Canada's economy out-performed expectations creating 79,500 net new jobs last month.
Statistics Canada says November's unemployment rate fell 0.4%, from 6.3% in October to 5.9%, the lowest level since February 2008, just before the global financial crisis.
Economists expected the national economy to add another 10,000 positions which would have only meant a 0.1% change.
Ontario led the way in job growth as the provincial economy added another 44,000 net jobs. That pushed the jobless rate to 5.5%, a level not seen since July 2000.
The local economy also benefitted as Windsor's rate dropped to 6.3%, from 6.9% in October when it climbed more than a percentage point from September's showing of 5.8%.
The agency's monthly labour report does not tell the full employment picture. Earlier this week, Statistics Canada released data from the 2016 long-form census which showed 44.7% of residents of working age did not have a job. However, that number also includes retirees, students, and those currently not seeking employment.
Statistics Canada says women over the age of 55, young workers, and men between 25 and 54 years benefited from the jump. Gains were made in wholesale and retail, and manufacturing.
Of the 33 metropolitan census areas surveyed each month, Victoria, British Columbia had the lowest rate in November at 3.3%, and St. John's, Newfoundland had the highest at 14.7%.
