OTTAWA Statistics Canada

OTTAWA Statistics Canada: However, the agency says the number of beneficiaries was down 7.8 per cent compared with August 2012, according to 660 News. The number of regular EI beneficiaries in Alberta rose by 3.6 per cent in August, offsetting a July decline and OTTAWA Statistics Canada says 511,900 people were getting regular employment insurance benefits in August, up 1.5 per cent, or 7,800, from July. The majority of provinces saw increases in the number of beneficiaries in August compared with July, most notably Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Quebec. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.