The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits in October was 491,400, little changed from the previous month, according to new StatsCan figures.
The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits in October was 491,400, little changed from the previous month, according to new StatsCan figures. Compared with October 2013, the number of beneficiaries decreased 26,800 or 5.2 per cent. All provinces saw little change in October in the number of people receiving regular benefits, except for British Columbia, where there was a marked decline compared with September.
