Full-Time Employment Changes by Canadian Province, May–June 2026

Month-to-month change in full-time employment across Canada’s provinces; K people.

What the Data Shows

Full-time employment changes are compared across Canada’s 10 provinces from May to June 2026. Each endpoint is a seasonally adjusted Labour Force Survey estimate in thousand persons, and the change is June minus May. British Columbia recorded the largest increase at +5.2 thousand, followed by Nova Scotia at +4.0 thousand. Ontario recorded the largest decrease at −10.5 thousand, while Alberta fell by 4.4 thousand.

Data table

Ontario — May 2026 6,862.1
Ontario — June 2026 6,851.6
Ontario — Change −10.5
British Columbia — May 2026 2,342.1
British Columbia — June 2026 2,347.3
British Columbia — Change +5.2
Alberta — May 2026 2,215.7
Alberta — June 2026 2,211.3
Alberta — Change −4.4
Nova Scotia — May 2026 438.4
Nova Scotia — June 2026 442.4
Nova Scotia — Change +4.0
Manitoba — May 2026 615.3
Manitoba — June 2026 618.2
Manitoba — Change +2.9
Saskatchewan — May 2026 507.0
Saskatchewan — June 2026 509.3
Saskatchewan — Change +2.3
Newfoundland and Labrador — May 2026 206.1
Newfoundland and Labrador — June 2026 207.2
Newfoundland and Labrador — Change +1.1
New Brunswick — May 2026 344.5
New Brunswick — June 2026 344.9
New Brunswick — Change +0.4

Sources

Source 1: Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted

Publisher: Statistics Canada

Dataset/table: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey

Units: thousand persons

Date checked: 2026-07-16

Evidence: Supports May and June 2026 change in full-time employment estimates for the complete 10-entity official source universe.

Data notes & caveats

Values are seasonally adjusted Labour Force Survey figures. Monthly movements are subject to survey sampling variability, and the provincial comparison does not include the territories.

Methodology

For each province, the monthly change equals the June value minus the May value. Provinces are ordered by the absolute size of that movement.

Source consistency notes

All endpoints use the same Statistics Canada release, May and June 2026 reference periods, unit and provincial population basis.

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