section_path: Impact by region or country/Americas/Canada
section_name: Canada
paragraph_text: Canada
  
  Total unemployment increased by 3 million and total hours worked fell by 30% between February and April 2020. Canadian manufacturing sales in March fell to the lowest level since mid-2016, as sales by auto manufacturers and parts suppliers plunged more than 30%.
  
  In response, the government of Canada introduced several benefits, including the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, the Canada Emergency Student Benefit, and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy.
  
  By June 2020, the national unemployment rate in Canada was 12.5%, down from 13.7% in May.