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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by participation rate

All 10 provinces and territories with data in Unemployment rate by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-26

National value: 65.3 (Canada).

Lowest: 57.8 to 61.3 %
Group 2: 61.3 to 65 %
Group 3: 65 to 66 %
Group 4: 66 to 67.4 %
Highest: 67.4 to 68.9 %
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Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Alberta	68.9
2	Saskatchewan	67.4
3	Manitoba	66.6
4	Prince Edward Island	66
5	Ontario	65
5	British Columbia	65
7	Quebec	64.9
8	Nova Scotia	61.3
9	New Brunswick	60.5
10	Newfoundland and Labrador	57.8

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01: Labour force characteristics by gender and detailed age group, annual. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by participation rate (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-participation-rate/

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