In March, 524,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down by 41,000 (-7.2%) from February.
March EI statistics reflect labour market conditions during the week of March 13 to 19, 2022.
By the March reference week, provinces had continued to ease most public health restrictions. Most notably, all capacity limits and proof-of-vaccination requirements were lifted in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Quebec prior to the March reference week.
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