There were 569,000 Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in December 2025, little changed (+0.4%; +2,500) from the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, the number of Canadians receiving regular EI benefits was up by 81,000 (+16.7%), with most of that increase occurring during the period from January to July 2025.
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