OTTAWA Statistics Canada

OTTAWA Statistics Canada: It says the number of recipients declined by 1.0 per cent or 5,200 people, to 523,700, according to 660 News. All four Western provinces as well as Newfoundland and Labrador reported fewer beneficiaries in March, while there was little change in the other provinces and OTTAWA Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits continued to trend down for a fifth consecutive month in March. The number of beneficiaries was down 8.1 per cent compared with a year earlier. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.