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The number of Canadians receiving EI benefits climbed by 6,600 in July, according to Statistics Canada, continuing an upward trend.

The number of Canadians receiving jobless benefits in July reached the highest level outside of the pandemic period since 2017 in another sign of the country’s deteriorating job market.

But while the fallout from the trade war with the United States has contributed to the rise in the number of people collecting Employment Insurance (EI), Canada’s labour woes can’t all be laid at the feet of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The number of Canadians receiving EI benefits climbed by 6,600 in July to 552,000, according to Statistics Canada. That continues an upward trend that began at the start of the year, the agency said, adding jobless claims have jump

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