Local unemployment grew last month to 7.8% compared to 7.5% in October.
The November rate was released Friday morning by Statistics Canada which also reports the national jobless rate rose 1/10 of a basis point. It's now 6.6%, up from 6.5% in October which was a six-year low.
Stats-can says the country lost 10,700 jobs last month.
U.S. unemployment stayed steady at a six-year low of 5.8% in November, adding 321,000 jobs, in the latest sign that the U.S. is outperforming other major economies.