Unemployed after a "permanent layoff" in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta over the past year

Unemployed after a "permanent layoff" in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta over the past yearLine chart. Unemployed after a "permanent layoff" in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta over the past year. Ontario, from September 2025 to September 2026: 205,500 persons; 196,400 persons; 188,600 persons; 205,400 persons; 219,800 persons; 222,100 persons; 235,700 persons; 201,100 persons; 191,200 persons; 185,900 persons; 200,500 persons; 265,400 persons; 176,600 persons. British Columbia, from September 2025 to September 2026: 65,000 persons; 72,800 persons; 68,400 persons; 66,400 persons; 73,400 persons; 76,400 persons; 90,900 persons; 73,500 persons; 64,900 persons; 62,400 persons; 68,900 persons; 86,400 persons; 66,200 persons. Alberta, from September 2025 to September 2026: 66,100 persons; 71,000 persons; 64,700 persons; 66,000 persons; 79,600 persons; 78,900 persons; 76,000 persons; 79,600 persons; 57,100 persons; 55,900 persons; 64,800 persons; 85,600 persons; 50,800 persons.OntarioBritish ColumbiaAlberta0100K200K300KSep2025Dec2025Mar2026Jun2026Sep2026Unemployed persons after a permanent layoffONBCABSource: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0125-01n = 13 months per line · Sep 2025 to Sep 2026Fair Notice · October 11, 2026
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Unemployed after a "permanent layoff" in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta over the past yearUnemployed persons after a permanent layoff
PlaceSep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026
Ontario205,500196,400188,600205,400219,800222,100235,700201,100191,200185,900200,500265,400176,600
British Columbia65,00072,80068,40066,40073,40076,40090,90073,50064,90062,40068,90086,40066,200
Alberta66,10071,00064,70066,00079,60078,90076,00079,60057,10055,90064,80085,60050,800

Statistics Canada's "permanent layoff" category is broad: it includes the end of a seasonal, temporary, term, contract or casual job, no work being available, a company that moved or went out of business, a layoff with no expected recall, and dismissal by the employer.

Source: Fair Notice analysis of Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0125-01. Adapted by Fair Notice. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Charts and data by Fair Notice, CC BY 4.0.