Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report 2014/2015 Annex 2 - Employment Insurance benefits data tables

Annex 2.1 - Employment Insurance Benefits – Concepts and Definitions

Chapter II and Annex 2 provide information on the numbers of new claims established, the average actual duration, the average weekly benefit rate and the amount paid in benefits. These concepts are defined below.

New Claims Established

New claims established refer to new Employment Insurance claims that have been received, processed and approved by Employment and Social Development Canada (via Service Canada) for which at least $1 in benefits was paid to an Employment Insurance claimant.

To avoid double counting, each claim established is counted only once. Thus, a claim that was established, for example, in November 2013 (i.e. in 2013/2014) and for which benefits paid to an Employment Insurance claimant began in December 2013 (i.e. in 2013/2014) and ended in June 2014 (i.e. in 2014/2015) is included in the 2013/2014 statistics, but is not counted in the 2014/2015 statistics.

New claims established designate a different concept from new applications submitted to Employment and Social Development Canada (and received by the organization). An application may be submitted, but not necessarily established. This is the case, for example, when the application is rejected because not all of the eligibility requirements are met.

It should be noted that the number of new claims established during a fiscal year does not necessarily correspond to the number of new Employment Insurance claimants because a claimant can have more than one Employment Insurance claim established annually.

New claims established are also referred to under other names such as: new claims established, benefits claims and claims established. The terms "new," "benefits" and "established" are sometimes omitted so as not to complicate the text. In all cases, these terms refer to the same concept.

Average Actual Duration

The average actual duration of Employment Insurance claims refers, in regard to these claims, to the average number of weeks of benefits per claim during which at least one dollar in benefits was paid to an Employment Insurance claimant.

The average actual duration is calculated by dividing the number of weeks of benefits during which at least one dollar was paid to a claimant by the number of claims that were established.

The average actual duration is a different concept than the maximum duration: the latter is the maximum number of weeks during which benefits may be paid (under sections 12 and 152.14 of the Employment Insurance Act, and Section 8 of the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations), while the former is the number of weeks for which benefits are actually paid.

Average Weekly Benefit Rate

The average weekly benefit rate refers to the rate of weekly benefits payable on average through an Employment Insurance claim.

The average weekly benefit rate is calculated by dividing the sum of the weekly benefit rate of each claim by the number of claims that were established.

The family supplement is always included in the calculation of the benefit rate, unless otherwise specified.

The average weekly benefit rate is not necessarily equal to the amount of benefits actually paid on average per claim established. The amount paid may be less than the benefit rate, especially if the weekly benefits are reduced because the claimant worked while on claim (for more information, see Section 2.3.3 of Chapter II relating to the working while on claim provision).

Amount Paid

The amount paid refers to the sum of benefit payments that claimants who have had an Employment Insurance claim established have received. In other words, it is the value of Employment Insurance benefits that were paid to Employment Insurance claimants.

The amount paid is always reported on a cash basis, meaning that they are reported in the year in which they were paid. Thus, the amount paid in benefits to an Employment Insurance claimant who, for example, had a claim established in November 2013 (i.e. in 2013/2014) and received payment starting in December 2013 (i.e. 2013/2014) and ending in June 2014 (i.e. 2014/2015) are included in the fiscal year statistics for 2013/2014 and 2014/2015. If this claimant received $200 per week for 17 weeks between December 2013 and March 2014, and $200 per week for 12 weeks between April and June 2014, an amount of $3,400 will be allocated to the 2013/2014 fiscal year and $2,400 will be allocated to the 2014/2015 fiscal year.

About claims that include more than one type of benefits

A claim that includes more than one type of benefits refers to an Employment Insurance claim for which the claimant receives more than one type of benefits during its benefit period. The eight types of benefits available under the Employment Insurance program as stipulated in Chapter II and Annex 2 are: regular benefits, fishing benefits, maternity benefits, parental benefits, sickness benefits, compassionate care benefits, benefits for parents of critically ill children, and work-sharing benefits.

A claim that includes more than one type of benefits is treated as several different claims, namely one claim per type of benefits, unless aggregated information is presented, in which case the claim that includes more than one type of benefits is considered to be a single claim. For example, a claim for which a claimant receives both regular benefits and maternity benefits during its benefit period is treated as two separate claims in cases where information on regular benefits or maternity benefits is reported separately (as in the case of Annexes 2.4 and 2.12, which report data on the two types of benefits separately; in this example, each of the two annexes would add one claim to its statistics). Conversely, if aggregated information is presented, the claim is considered a single claim (as in the case of Annex 2.2, which presents data on all Employment Insurance benefits).

Annex 2.2 - Employment Insurance Benefits

	New Claims Established¹							($)						Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)						Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established¹							Average Weekly Benefit Rate²							Amount Paid³
	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁵
Newfoundland and Labrador	92,300	85,430	86,870	81,130	82,050^r	81,260	-1.0	363	377	394	407	422	435	3.1	960.3	884.9	894.0	840.8	837.9^r	863.1	3.0
Prince Edward Island	24,580	23,870	24,080	21,870	21,330	21,960	3.0	365	370	382	398	403	416	3.2	225.9	223.5	228.5	218.1	200.0	211.4	5.7
Nova Scotia	90,480	86,040	87,930	82,000	78,650^r	79,610	1.2	355	363	377	388	404	419	3.7	821.3	785.6	804.6	773.4	738.9^r	748.5	1.3
New Brunswick	94,030	91,220	91,990	90,170	85,650^r	85,090	-0.7	352	359	370	385^r	402^r	412	2.5	855.7	832.1	847.1	838.9	828.2^r	824.4	-0.5
Quebec	579,760	507,190	526,110	505,500	493,130^r	491,800	-0.3	359^r	364	378	390	409	420	2.7	4,186.9	3,900.9	3,570.0	3,453.2	3,375.6^r	3,511.1	4.0
Ontario	699,450	564,590	592,030	575,250	573,450^r	562,090	-2.0	369	371	382	393	419	431	2.9	6,898.2	5,857.5	5,188.2	5,051.7	5,244.6^r	5,276.5	0.6
Manitoba	66,450	58,160	58,170	58,320	56,660^r	57,080	0.7	351	358	368	381	408	422	3.4	511.7	486.7	451.8	463.3	483.1^r	498.7	3.2
Saskatchewan	51,540	45,300	44,700	44,400	44,430^r	47,890	7.8	370	377	393	409	432	452	4.6	447.2	424.0	389.3	393.3	414.0^r	437.8	5.7
Alberta	196,630	150,810	142,560	143,280	146,220^r	170,190	16.4	396	400	411	424	453	472	4.2	2,011.4	1,618.0	1,333.5	1,283.6	1,384.5^r	1,509.4	9.0
British Columbia	263,570	227,520	222,610	211,540	205,440^r	208,630	1.6	367	367	377	389	416	429	3.1	2,427.5	2,231.7	1,908.6	1,815.2	1,798.8^r	1,864.9	3.7
Yukon	2,750	2,580	2,710	2,720	2,560	2,450	-4.3	420	434	444	453	472	474	0.4	32.6	28.3	29.2	31.8	29.5	30.4	3.1
Northwest Territories	2,550	2,530	2,520	2,400	2,310	2,250	-2.6	427	440	450	465	489	495	1.2	33.5	31.8	33.8	32.7	31.4	29.3	-6.7
Nunavut	1,370	1,550	1,340	1,360	1,260	990	-21.4	424	431	439	466	464	469	1.1	17.6	18.4	17.6	17.7	18.1	15.1	-16.6
Missing Data	0	0	0	0	280	70	-75.0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.4	-66.7
Gender
Men	1,228,500	1,010,210	1,024,820	982,220	977,290^r	994,760	1.8	391	395	408	421^r	443	457	3.2	11,170.9	9,276.0	8,149.7	7,778.8	7,874.5^r	8,092.0	2.8
Women	936,960	836,580	858,800	837,720	816,130^r	816,600	0.1	334	340	351	363	387	398	2.8	8,258.8	8,047.5	7,546.6	7,435.1	7,511.3^r	7,728.9	2.9
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	253,330	218,120	204,320	193,180	182, 430^r	182,070	-0.2	326	331	342	354	380	394	3.7	1,962.7	1,595.3	1,426.0	1,347.9	1,320.0^r	1,316.8	-0.2
25 to 44 Years	1,061,520	901,680	902,960	873,760	861,740^r	873,760	1.4	377	381	393	406	429	442	3.0	10,323.4	9,057.2	8,268.2	8,128.4	8,288.2^r	8,539.6	3.0
45 to 54 Years	508,860	417,440	434,420	410,090	399,180^r	391,340	-2.0	372	374	387	399	420	434	3.3	4,249.1	3,793.9	3,298.5	3,091.6	3,051.5^r	3,070.9	0.6
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	341,750	309,550	341,920	342,910	350,070^r	364,190	4.0	356^r	359^r	373	384	405	417	3.0	2,894.5	2,877.1	2,703.4	2,645.9	2,726.1	2,893.6	6.1
Claimant Category⁶
Long-Tenured Workers	755,640	536,420	569,860	502,550	461,460	412,320	-10.6	401	405	415	428	453	468	3.3	7,288.3	6,501.2	5,252.4	4,937.8	4,424.0	3,919.7	-11.4
Occasional Claimants	1,079,240	971,600	961,970	967,260	991,310	1,063,380	7.3	338	344	355	370	397^r	414	4.3	9,090.8	7,808.1	7,303.4	7,114.6	7,860.5	8,774.0	11.6
Frequent Claimants	330,580	338,770	351,790	350,130	339,180	333,100	-1.8	380	391	401	414	428	439	2.6	3,050.6	3,014.2	3,140.4	3,161.5	3,093.3	3,110.4	0.6
Missing Data	0	0	0	0	1,470	2,560	74.1	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	416	427	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.9	16.8	112.7
Canada	2,165,460	1,846,790	1,883,620	1,819,940	1,793,420^r	1,811,360	1.0	366^r	370	382	395	417^r	431	3.4	19,429.7	17,323.5	15,696.2	15,213.9	15,385.8^r	15,821.0	2.8

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Includes claims for which at least $1 of Employment Insurance benefits was paid.
² Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
³ Takes into account benefits paid under regular, fishing, special (maternity, parental, sickness, compassionate care and parents for critically ill children) and work-sharing benefits, as well as those paid under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes. Amount paid also includes family supplement top-ups.
⁴ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁵ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
⁶ Long-tenured workers are Employment Insurance (EI) claimants who have paid at least 30% of the maximum annual EI premiums in 7 of the past 10 years and who, over the last 5 years, have collected EI regular or fishing benefits for 35 weeks or less. Frequent claimants are EI claimants who have had three or more EI regular or fishing claims and have collected benefits for a total of more than 60 weeks in the past 5 years. Occasional claimants are EI claimants who do not meet the requirements for either long-tenured workers or frequent claimants.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.3 - Employment Insurance Benefits (by Employment Insurance Economic Region)

	New Claims Established¹							($)						Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)						Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established¹							Average Weekly Benefit Rate²							Amount Paid³
	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Employment Insurance Economic Region
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s	15,570	14,030	14,640	13,530	13,990	14,810	5.9	371	384	400	422	430	441	2.6	141.6	134.5	129.3	121.9	120.1	130.5	8.7
Newfoundland/Labrador	76,730	71,400	72,230	67,600	68,050	66,420	-2.4	362	375	393	404	421	434	3.1	818.7	750.3	764.8	718.8	717.7	732.4	2.0
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (until October 11, 2014)⁵	24,580	23,870	24,080	21,870	21,330	9,530	Not applicable	365	370	382	398	403	409	Not applicable	225.9	223.5	228.5	218.1	200.0	153.1	Not applicable
Charlottetown (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	2,960	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	402	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	11.1	Not applicable
Prince Edward Island (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	9,460	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	428	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	47.1	Not applicable
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	28,270	28,030	28,950	27,060	27,010	27,660	2.4	366	376	388	401	419	435	3.8	294.5	283.4	290.8	289.2	286.6	286.4	-0.1
Western Nova Scotia	42,070	39,090	39,350	36,220	34,090	33,860	-0.7	352	359	375	385	392	407	3.8	355.9	338.3	350.3	329.5	300.1	298.5	-0.5
Halifax	20,140	18,920	19,630	18,720	17,510	18,030	3.0	347	350	364	375	405	415	2.5	170.8	163.9	163.4	154.8	151.9	163.1	7.4
New Brunswick
Fredericton–Moncton–Saint John	27,580	27,300	28,080	28,190	26,370	26,280	-0.3	337	344	353	366	392	403	2.8	209.0	217.9	216.3	219.8	222.1	225.5	1.5
Madawaska–Charlotte	16,970	15,730	16,120	15,710	14,520	14,250	-1.9	354	358	369	384	391	398	1.8	144.8	136.8	137.3	136.7	132.3	120.5	-8.9
Restigouche–Albert	49,480	48,190	47,790	46,270	44,730	44,490	-0.5	359	368	381	398	413	421	1.9	502.0	477.4	493.5	482.4	473.7	478.0	0.9
Quebec
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine	30,320	28,950	28,810	27,920	27,240	26,520	-2.6	369	380	394	405	421	432	2.6	302.1	287.4	289.2	281.1	271.7	273.8	0.8
Quebec	45,560	40,790	41,600	39,570	39,040	40,290	3.2	358	361	377	387	417	427	2.4	251.1	262.6	228.1	209.4	221.6	240.7	8.6
Trois-Rivières	12,110	11,270	11,540	10,670	10,700	9,900	-7.5	365	373	383	404	400	409	2.3	83.5	88.7	83.8	76.8	69.3	65.3	-5.8
South Central Quebec	14,540	12,370	13,490	10,950	10,590	9,760	-7.8	350	352	368	378	406	419	3.2	86.3	71.6	63.9	57.9	53.1	57.6	8.5
Sherbrooke	12,170	10,210	11,430	9,730	9,690	10,850	12.0	355	349	362	377	403	412	2.2	73.1	64.4	59.4	54.3	54.2	67.2	24.0
Montérégie	42,810	35,300	37,840	32,470	31,260	30,970	-0.9	349	352	365	375	403	415	3.0	279.4	244.8	222.4	196.9	188.1	195.7	4.0
Montreal	206,450	174,190	180,820	181,210	176,260	176,270	0.0	350	354	366	378	407	419	2.9	1,493.8	1,399.7	1,183.5	1,192.1	1,211.3	1,289.1	6.4
Central Quebec	100,280	87,310	93,940	90,680	87,370	87,010	-0.4	367	370	384	399	401	412	2.7	706.2	645.1	632.8	624.2	566.1	569.7	0.6
North Western Quebec	27,530	24,310	23,840	22,830	22,690	23,260	2.5	375	384	400	413	417	428	2.6	238.0	202.6	189.4	185.4	178.1	176.5	-0.9
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	59,990	56,040	55,500	53,890	52,600	49,550	-5.8	374	381	396	410	417	425	1.9	486.5	450.2	444.7	411.6	398.0	390.9	-1.8
Hull	12,960	13,020	14,110	12,820	12,860	13,420	4.4	372	375	384	394	422	431	2.1	80.9	87.3	82.7	82.4	80.0	89.7	12.1
Chicoutimi–Jonquière	15,040	13,430	13,190	12,760	12,540	13,360	6.5	369	375	386	404	408	422	3.4	105.8	96.5	90.1	81.2	82.7	91.0	10.0
Ontario
Ottawa	34,860	31,760	34,090	33,650	33,380	33,180	-0.6	383	385	395	409	435	448	3.0	323.9	332.9	314.3	314.3	322.4	333.4	3.4
Eastern Ontario	26,960	24,060	25,790	26,240	26,590	26,590	0.0	351	359	369	380	409	424	3.7	204.1	203.8	196.0	202.2	207.6	217.3	4.7
Kingston	6,680	5,950	6,530	5,810	5,790	5,730	-1.0	363	361	372	385	409	425	3.9	55.0	54.0	47.7	47.7	48.4	51.4	6.2
Central Ontario	69,720	58,550	64,100	60,220	60,790	58,200	-4.3	353	357	371	382	407	419	2.9	586.7	521.0	482.8	458.0	485.5	487.6	0.4
Oshawa	19,060	16,120	17,290	16,700	17,820	17,890	0.4	390	394	407	421	429	449	4.7	211.2	179.5	158.6	152.5	159.0	162.7	2.3
Toronto	271,870	211,510	218,030	215,900	213,260	207,290	-2.8	369	371	381	392	422	433	2.6	2,857.9	2,457.8	2,127.2	2,060.0	2,149.4	2,161.6	0.6
Hamilton	34,670	30,010	29,870	28,730	29,520	29,230	-1.0	366	368	382	391	425	433	1.9	357.2	296.5	252.7	237.2	251.7	258.6	2.7
St. Catharines	26,490	21,060	21,910	22,290	22,220	19,580	-11.9	353	346	358	368	399	409	2.5	229.3	194.1	163.6	164.9	171.9	164.1	-4.5
London	24,960	19,330	21,460	20,190	20,550	19,400	-5.6	371	364	378	382	414	426	2.9	245.2	193.0	177.1	175.3	182.2	179.3	-1.6
Niagara	21,420	17,710	19,100	18,350	17,410	17,520	0.6	377	379	395	404	411	425	3.4	219.6	178.8	163.8	156.2	158.4	142.2	-10.2
Windsor	20,800	16,700	15,940	16,270	14,420	19,480	35.1	375	382	398	406	404	448	10.9	228.7	153.6	132.7	135.7	133.7	129.6	-3.1
Kitchener	26,930	21,270	22,080	21,730	22,420	20,450	-8.8	368	367	381	391	427	438	2.6	283.3	216.6	188.4	178.8	197.0	202.2	2.6
Huron	22,460	17,820	19,450	16,950	17,680	17,570	-0.6	375	383	392	406	414	421	1.7	225.9	171.0	162.3	143.9	133.9	142.4	6.3
South Central Ontario	28,800	21,660	24,100	21,100	19,740	18,560	-6.0	370	368	379	388	418	429	2.6	272.3	207.2	178.2	171.5	169.8	165.2	-2.7
Sudbury	13,440	8,650	8,050	7,840	8,150	7,870	-3.4	383	369	379	402	426	434	1.9	118.4	88.5	64.7	62.1	68.5	69.2	1.0
Thunder Bay	7,340	6,300	6,620	5,730	6,440	6,510	1.1	377	376	391	403	438	439	0.2	67.3	53.6	46.6	45.3	48.5	54.5	12.4
Northern Ontario	42,990	36,130	37,620	37,550	36,810	36,150	-1.8	377	384	397	410	424	432	1.9	412.4	355.6	331.3	345.9	354.1	349.1	-1.4
Manitoba
Winnipeg	37,610	32,570	32,120	32,640	31,920	31,990	0.2	348	357	368	381	411	425	3.4	274.0	272.3	248.3	247.1	271.3	272.4	0.4
Southern Manitoba	17,640	15,910	16,220	15,880	15,060	15,120	0.4	348	353	358	373	401	416	3.7	131.6	114.6	106.5	116.0	112.5	122.1	8.5
Northern Manitoba	11,200	9,680	9,830	9,800	9,640	9,890	2.6	366	368	381	395	410	417	1.7	106.0	99.8	96.9	100.3	99.0	103.6	4.6
Saskatchewan
Regina	8,660	7,530	7,530	7,870	7,800	8,510	9.1	373	380	399	412	448	457	2.0	69.2	70.0	64.9	68.2	71.1	76.8	8.0
Saskatoon	12,050	10,890	10,930	10,920	11,360	12,220	7.6	370	382	390	408	434	459	5.8	94.7	100.7	91.6	90.1	99.8	111.3	11.5
Southern Saskatchewan	14,930	12,860	12,450	12,470	11,660	13,080	12.2	360	364	381	398	421	444	5.5	117.7	106.2	96.3	98.2	99.0	106.2	7.3
Northern Saskatchewan	15,900	14,020	13,790	13,140	13,580	14,030	3.3	378	382	401	418	429	450	4.9	165.6	147.1	136.5	136.8	144.0	143.0	-0.7
Alberta
Calgary	63,930	46,960	43,440	46,090	46,710	54,040	15.7	397	401	410	424	456	473	3.7	706.2	549.8	446.0	432.4	474.1	510.1	7.6
Edmonton	63,070	51,540	47,970	47,760	50,510	57,710	14.3	399	406	417	428	458	474	3.5	613.2	529.1	443.6	416.7	466.9	515.4	10.4
Northern Alberta	15,720	12,910	12,600	11,890	12,180	14,890	22.2	412	415	434	448	462	484	4.8	170.4	146.7	124.6	124.4	122.6	139.3	13.6
Southern Alberta	53,910	39,400	38,550	37,540	36,670	43,200	17.8	386	385	397	410	440	465	5.7	521.6	392.4	319.3	310.2	320.0	342.3	7.0
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	49,120	43,850	42,100	38,370	38,040	38,600	1.5	363	365	377	389	422	434	2.8	447.8	404.5	346.7	298.6	302.7	321.9	6.3
Abbotsford	13,390	11,660	11,980	11,240	11,120	10,690	-3.9	334	327	334	353	366	383	4.6	108.8	97.6	94.7	92.1	86.9	86.7	-0.2
Vancouver	117,170	98,810	97,290	92,530	91,040	90,310	-0.8	367	364	375	385	413	424	2.7	1,084.2	1,032.7	862.2	816.5	834.7	852.0	2.1
Victoria	15,650	14,040	14,010	13,830	12,560	12,660	0.8	370	377	383	395	426	436	2.3	139.3	130.0	114.2	120.8	113.4	115.5	1.9
Southern Coastal British Columbia	36,580	33,920	32,490	31,860	30,310	30,380	0.2	363	364	372	384	419	433	3.3	323.8	300.1	262.0	250.7	250.2	258.9	3.5
Northern British Columbia	31,660	25,240	24,740	23,710	22,230	25,680	15.5	390	395	411	426	438	454	3.7	323.7	266.9	228.8	236.5	210.0	227.9	8.5
Territories
Yukon (until October 11, 2014)⁵	2,750	2,580	2,710	2,720	2,560	1,120	Not applicable	420	434	444	453	472	471	Not applicable	32.6	28.3	29.2	31.8	29.5	24.0	Not applicable
Whitehorse (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	740	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	478	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.2	Not applicable
Yukon (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	590	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	474	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.2	Not applicable
Northwest Territories (until October 11, 2014)⁵	2,550	2,530	2,520	2,400	2,310	1,330	Not applicable	427	440	450	465	489	488	Not applicable	33.5	31.8	33.8	32.7	31.4	24.8	Not applicable
Yellowknife (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	310	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	499	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	1.2	Not applicable
Northwest Territories (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	610	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	507	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.3	Not applicable
Nunavut (until October 11, 2014)⁵	1,370	1,550	1,340	1,360	1,260	510	Not applicable	424	431	439	466	464	464	Not applicable	17.6	18.4	17.6	17.7	18.1	12.8	Not applicable
Iqualuit (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	100	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	497	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.6	Not applicable
Nunavut (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	380	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	470	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	1.7	Not applicable
Missing Data	0	0	0	0	1,470	2,560	74.1	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	416	427	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.9	16.8	112.7
Canada	2,165,460	1,846,790	1,883,620	1,819,940	1,793,420	1,811,360	1.0	366	370	382	395	417	431	3.4	19,429.7	17,323.5	15,696.2	15,213.9	15,385.8	15,821.0	2.8

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Includes claims for which at least $1 of Employment Insurance benefits was paid.
² Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
³ Takes into account benefits paid under regular, fishing, special (maternity, parental, sickness, compassionate care and parents of critically ill children) and work-sharing benefits, as well as those paid under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes. Amount paid also includes family supplement top-ups.
⁴ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁵ As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.4 - Regular Benefits

	New Claims Established¹						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established¹						Average Actual Duration^2,3						Average Weekly Benefit Rate⁴						Amount Paid^4,5
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁷
Newfoundland and Labrador	68,160	67,430	62,430	63,290	63,410	0.2	27.7	26.6	26.1	25.6	25.3^p	-1.2	371	387	400^r	417	430	3.1	710.8	702.3	647.2	644.3	666.5	3.4
Prince Edward Island	18,570	18,380	16,930	16,040	16,560	3.2	24.9	24.8	23.3	22.7	23.3^p	2.6	362	373	389	395	407	3.0	170.7	170.6	163.0	144.3	147.6	2.3
Nova Scotia	66,590	68,370	62,160	59,530	60,730	2.0	24.8	24.0	23.9	23.1	23.5^p	1.7	360	374	385	400	417	4.3	593.8	599.1	564.0	535.3	534.1	-0.2
New Brunswick	74,530	75,420	73,500	69,450	68,930	-0.7	24.1	23.7	23.5	23.8	23.4^p	-1.7	359	371	386	403	413	2.5	666.4	672.0	660.0	643.7	640.9	-0.4
Quebec	441,710	460,360	436,760	424,230^r	423,840	-0.1	20.1	18.7	18.4	18.6	18.7^p	0.5	368	382	395	414	426	2.9	3,555.8	3,226.6	3,074.5	2,986.9	3,115.2	4.3
Ontario	397,260	416,250	404,250	401,030^r	391,380	-2.4	21.8	19.6	19.8	19.1	18.7^p	-2.1	371	383	395	421	435	3.3	3,904.1	3,241.4	3,049.0	3,128.8	3,093.2	-1.1
Manitoba	37,330	39,090	37,830	35,640	37,280	4.6	18.7	17.6	17.6	17.5	18.0^p	2.9	360	370	382	412	424	2.9	308.7	271.1	270.2	267.7	277.2	3.5
Saskatchewan	29,470	29,280	27,920	27,390	31,500	15.0	19.6	18.6	18.1	17.9	18.6^p	3.9	379	397	413	435	458	5.3	269.2	230.8	227.3	225.4	246.3	9.3
Alberta	96,060	86,670	83,160	84,000	105,780	25.9	19.4	16.5	16.0	16.3	17.4^p	6.7	407	418	431	462	484	4.8	1,021.6	731.2	626.3	670.5	747.0	11.4
British Columbia	162,250	156,310	147,300	140,810^r	139,040	-1.3	21.6	19.5	18.8	18.6	18.8^p	1.1	367	380	392	419	434	3.6	1,547.4	1,221.5	1,111.8	1,067.1	1,081.5	1.3
Yukon	2,140	2,060	2,080	2,020	1,880	-6.9	22.6	22.8	24.0	24.0	22.5^p	-6.3	432	445	457	477	478	0.2	21.6	22.0	22.1	21.3	22.7	6.6
Northwest Territories	1,680	1,720	1,590	1,530	1,680	9.8	27.4	26.3	26.2	25.9	25.7^p	-0.8	440	448	463	487	498	2.3	22.2	21.4	22.3	20.3	20.5	1.0
Nunavut	1,110	930	900	850	600	-29.4	29.2	27.6	28.2	29.2	29.3^p	0.3	430	433	462	460	472	2.6	12.9	11.7	12.9	11.9	9.5	-20.2
Gender
Men	847,490	855,990	814,090	808,040^r	826,410	2.3	21.3	19.8	19.7	19.5	19.5^p	0.0	395	408	422	443	458	3.4	8,320.8	7,207.9	6,793.2	6,851.0	7,032.8	2.7
Women	549,370	566,280	542,720	517,770^r	516,200	-0.3	21.9	20.0	19.6	19.3	19.4^p	0.5	333	347	358	382	395	3.4	4,484.2	3,913.6	3,657.3	3,516.6	3,569.3	1.5
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	161,610	149,370	138,910	129,400	129,700	0.2	19.1	18.3	17.6	17.6	17.9^p	1.7	337	349	362	389	405	4.1	1,232.2	1,074.7	1,004.7	973.2	966.1	-0.7
25 to 44 Years	629,390	627,110	594,800	580,650^r	592,390	2.0	20.7	19.2	18.9	18.6	18.7^p	0.5	381	393	407	430	445	3.5	5,680.6	4,839.2	4,553.0	4,510.3	4,603.5	2.1
45 to 54 Years	349,010	362,420	339,570	330,230	323,840	-1.9	22.2	20.1	20.1	19.9	19.8^p	-0.5	376	388	401	423	437	3.3	3,359.1	2,866.0	2,638.8	2,586.6	2,604.6	0.7
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	256,850	283,370	283,530	285,530	296,680	3.9	24.3	22.0	21.6	21.4	21.1^p	-1.4	362	375	386	407	420	3.2	2,533.1	2,341.7	2,254.1	2,297.5	2,427.9	5.7
Claimant Category⁸
Long-Tenured Workers	335,410	363,840	316,420	285,000^r	261,760	-8.2	22.1	18.3	18.3	17.9	17.5^p	-2.2	405	416	429	454	472	4.0	4,425.4	3,155.7	2,719.2	2,377.2	2,136.9	-10.1
Occasional Claimants	752,220	737,390	720,810	731,030^r	776,150	6.2	20.4	19.4	19.1	19.0	19.1^p	0.5	349	361	375	403	420	4.2	5,699.0	5,184.7	4,950.3	5,278.5	5,735.6	8.7
Frequent Claimants	309,230	321,040	319,580	309,780	304,700	-1.6	23.6	22.8	22.2	22.0	22.0^p	0.0	388	399	412	425	436	2.6	2,680.7	2,781.2	2,781.1	2,712.0	2,729.6	0.6
Canada	1,396,860	1,422,270	1,356,810	1,325,810^r	1,342,610	1.3	21.5	19.9	19.6	19.4	19.4^p	0.0	371	384	396	419	434	3.6	12,805.0	11,121.5	10,450.5	10,367.6	10,602.1	2.3

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.
² In the past, data on the actual duration of regular benefits were reported with a lag of one year after the period covered by the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report to ensure that data would pertain to claims that had ended. Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of regular benefits are reported for the fiscal year covered by the Report in order to provide timely, relevant and consistent information. This change has been made possible by methodological improvements and the increased availability of historical data. However, data for the fiscal year covered by the Report are preliminary; data for 2014/2015 will be revised, if required, in the 2015/2016 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report.
³ Excludes benefits paid under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes.
⁴ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
⁵ Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, amount paid in regular benefits include benefits under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes; prior years’ figures have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology for regular benefits excluded these benefits, even though they were included in the total of amount paid in Employment Insurance benefits shown in Annex 2.2.
⁶ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁷ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
⁸ Long-tenured workers are Employment Insurance (EI) claimants who have paid at least 30% of the maximum annual EI premiums in 7 of the past 10 years and who, over the last five years, have collected EI regular or fishing benefits for 35 weeks or less. Frequent claimants are EI claimants who have had three or more EI regular or fishing claims and have collected benefits for a total of more than 60 weeks in the past five years. Occasional claimants are EI claimants who do not meet the requirements for either long-tenured workers or frequent claimants.
^p Preliminary
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.5 - Regular Benefits (by Industry)

	New Claims Established¹						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established¹						Average Actual Duration^2,3						Average Weekly Benefit Rate⁴						Amount Paid^4,5
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Goods-producing Industries	529,430	534,240	492,470	512,200^r	511,030	-0.2	20.8	19.4	19.3	19.1	19.0^p	-0.5	404^r	416	431	451	467	3.5	5,211.3	4,521.2	4,157.8	4,349.4	4,379.8	0.7
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	63,470	64,000	58,110	57,140	56,880	-0.5	23.6	22.6	21.6	21.4	21.9^p	2.3	368	379	393	403	416	3.2	589.1	557.0	522.3	503.6	500.7	-0.6
Mining, and Oil and Gas Extraction	20,450	21,760	22,190	24,380^r	28,900	18.5	21.1	20.0	20.3	20.4	19.7^p	-3.4	448	462	476	495	510	3.0	228.6	200.0	211.8	253.1	238.9	-5.6
Utilities	5,010	4,530	4,300	4,680	4,420	-5.6	19.1	17.7	17.0	18.3	17.7^p	-3.3	445	459	477	494	501	1.4	48.9	40.4	38.2	40.0	41.1	2.8
Construction	267,840	272,830	258,530	274,730^r	274,140	-0.2	19.2	18.0	18.1	18.1	17.9^p	-1.1	425	438	454	473^r	487	3.0	2,413.3	2,248.2	2,125.8	2,324.7	2,376.8	2.2
Manufacturing	172,660	171,120	149,340	151,270	146,690	-3.0	22.2	20.4	20.4	19.9	19.7^p	-1.0	377	388	398	423	439	3.8	1,931.3	1,475.5	1,259.8	1,228.0	1,222.4	-0.5
Services-producing Industries	823,800	844,090	797,760	769,260	748,370	-2.7	21.9	20.1	19.8	19.5	19.5^p	0.0	352^r	365	377	399	413	3.5	7,242.5	6,264.2	5,841.1	5,734.3	5,656.9	-1.3
Wholesale Trade	49,950	48,440	45,620	43,940	44,050	0.3	25.3	23.6	23.4	22.9	22.4^p	-2.2	365	376	389	412	424	2.9	614.5	477.0	429.3	435.7	421.0	-3.4
Retail Trade	94,700	89,480	84,540	79,210	72,850	-8.0	24.6	23.0	22.7	22.2	22.1^p	-0.5	313	323	324	352	368	4.5	847.4	732.2	641.8	630.3	607.0	-3.7
Transportation and Warehousing	61,280	62,960	58,950	56,690	56,270	-0.7	19.8	19.1	19.3	18.7	19.1^p	2.1	358	367	373	390	403	3.3	529.6	431.9	435.7	412.9	400.3	-3.1
Finance and Insurance	16,630	16,060	15,870	14,750	13,820	-6.3	27.4	24.3	24.7	24.7	23.1^p	-6.5	379	396	408^r	436	445	2.1	228.3	176.2	161.2	167.0	155.9	-6.6
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	17,800	18,690	17,750	18,050	18,030	-0.1	24.9	23.3	21.7	22.2	21.6^p	-2.7	353	370	382	407	421	3.4	191.6	165.7	152.8	155.3	163.7	5.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	53,900	53,530	53,600	53,800	54,690	1.7	23.3	22.0	21.3	21.3	20.8^p	-2.3	391	406	426	448	463	3.3	591.5	493.7	476.0	510.6	505.4	-1.0
Business, Building and Other Support Services⁷	103,220	105,960	98,330	96,850	93,310	-3.7	23.7	21.8	21.5	21.3	21.4^p	0.5	345	353	368	394	409	3.8	964.4	839.3	785.3	784.5	787.0	0.3
Educational Services	125,970	149,320	148,080	145,810	146,040	0.2	13.6	11.6	11.9	11.7	12.3^p	5.1	387	400	415	438	449	2.5	674.8	623.1	616.8	605.8	634.6	4.8
Health Care and Social Assistance	54,260	55,510	50,440	48,840	47,160	-3.4	23.0	21.6	21.5	21.3	21.3^p	0.0	343	353	363	384	394	2.6	446.4	416.5	388.7	360.2	362.2	0.6
Information, Culture and Recreation⁸	47,770	47,340	43,680	41,960	39,470	-5.9	22.6	21.3	20.7	20.4	20.6^p	1.0	346	356	371	388	401	3.4	440.3	375.1	346.1	332.8	318.3	-4.4
Accommodation and Food Services	76,660	73,120	67,410	63,360	58,550	-7.6	24.4	23.0	22.4	22.2	22.3^p	0.5	285	300	310	330	341	3.3	579.7	522.0	475.2	460.3	427.2	-7.2
Other Services (except Public Administration)	47,670	47,330	44,080	40,700	40,730	0.1	23.8	22.1	21.3	21.0	21.4^p	1.9	337	349	362	380	394	3.7	461.1	389.7	357.6	336.6	334.4	-0.7
Public Administration	73,990	76,350	69,410	65,300	63,400	-2.9	21.6	20.5	19.9	20.5	20.6^p	0.5	388	400	411	426	437	2.6	673.0	621.9	574.7	542.3	539.9	-0.4
Unclassified	43,630	43,940	66,580	44,350	83,210	87.6	23.8	22.3	22.1	21.5	21.3^p	-0.9	344	356	372	392	412	5.1	351.3	336.1	451.7	283.9	565.3	99.1
Canada	1,396,860	1,422,270	1,356,810	1,325,810^r	1,342,610	1.3	21.5	19.9	19.6	19.4	19.4^p	0.0	371	384	396	419	434	3.6	12,805.0	11,121.5	10,450.5	10,367.6	10,602.1	2.3

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.
² In the past, data on the actual duration of regular benefits were reported with a lag of one year after the period covered by the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report to ensure that data would pertain to claims that had ended. Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of regular benefits are reported for the fiscal year covered by the Report in order to provide timely, relevant and consistent information. This change has been made possible by methodological improvements and the increased availability of historical data. However, data for the fiscal year covered by the Report are preliminary; data for 2014/2015 will be revised, if required, in the 2015/2016 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report.
³ Excludes benefits paid under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes.
⁴ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
⁵ Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, amount paid in regular benefits include benefits under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes; prior years’ figures have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology for regular benefits excluded these benefits, even though they were included in the total of amount paid in Employment Insurance benefits shown in Annex 2.2.
⁶ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁷ This industry comprises the industries with codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁸ This industry comprises the industries with codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
^p Preliminary.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative.

Annex 2.6 - Regular Benefits (by Regional Unemployment Rate and Hours of Insurable Employment from Previous Employment)

	New Claims Established¹						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established¹						Average Actual Duration^2,3						Average Weekly Benefit Rate⁴						Amount Paid^4,5
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Regional Unemployment Rate⁷
6.0% or Lower	109,660	182,290	199,610	187,910	273,380	45.5	16.8	15.9	15.7	16.0	16.9^p	5.6	369	396	406	442	452	2.3	845.8	965.3	1,320.2	2,512.0	2,848.2	13.4
6.1%–7.0%	118,160	163,980	159,140	196,410	158,060	-19.5	18.9	18.0	17.7	17.7	17.2^p	-2.8	384	379	393^r	416	433	4.1	913.7	1,133.3	1,090.2	1,583.2	1,855.8	17.2
7.1%–8.0%	225,910	165,330	177,020	259,710	329,870	27.0	20.1	18.3	18.7	18.3	18.4^p	0.5	368	375	384	417	428	2.6	1,972.5	1,318.2	1,039.3	2,957.8	2,661.5	-10.0
8.1%–9.0%	332,240	463,540	441,350	327,910^r	236,460	-27.9	20.2	19.5	19.1	19.3	19.9^p	3.1	368	379	395	415	426	2.7	1,942.8	3,198.4	3,220.7	406.5	461.9	13.6
9.1%–10.0%	209,390	138,570	100,260	45,870	78,450	71.0	23.6	20.4	20.8	19.8	18.8^p	-5.1	364	388	397	412	436	5.8	3,074.2	1,196.2	1,048.6	573.1	534.0	-6.8
10.1%–11.0%	113,080	64,650	49,340	84,810^r	55,950	-34.0	21.5	20.0	21.2	21.0	20.8^p	-1.0	379	386	404	413	430	4.1	991.9	722.4	391.4	455.0	444.9	-2.2
11.1%–12.0%	81,070	48,980	43,320	52,390	44,380	-15.3	22.7	22.9	22.9	20.8	23.1^p	11.1	379	393	393	411	419	1.9	778.9	560.8	469.1	108.1	112.5	4.1
12.1%–13.0%	40,240	26,520	19,890	10,030	7,660	-23.6	24.4	22.3	25.1	23.4	23.6^p	0.9	371	398	403	429	434	1.2	484.7	251.0	214.2	164.0	24.8	-84.9
13.1%–14.0%	19,250	20,130	27,860	6,620	470	-92.9	27.8	26.0	23.8	23.9	22.2^p	-7.1	365	392	409	429	506	17.9	272.9	192.6	220.8	150.0	227.4	51.6
14.1%–15.0%	20,540	20,290	17,740	20,030	25,870	29.2	26.3	25.7	26.1	26.7	28.3^p	6.0	384	381	392	413	422	2.2	188.0	220.0	219.4	424.0	379.2	-10.6
15.1%–16.0%	28,850	30,080	21,730	57,470	25,100	-56.3	26.1	27.0	27.0	27.5	25.5^p	-7.3	372	381	387	413	431	4.4	283.5	314.5	255.5	503.0	604.6	20.2
16.1% or Higher	98,470	97,910	99,550	76,650	106,960	39.5	27.9	27.3	26.3	25.2	25.3^p	0.4	374	389	406	420	429	2.1	1,056.1	1,048.9	961.4	530.9	447.4	-15.7
Hours of Insurable Employment from Previous Employment
420–559 Hours	24,170	19,490	17,170	16,200	15,540	-4.1	28.3	28.9	27.1	25.5	27.0^p	5.9	287	293	299	309	328	6.1	219.1	180.7	155.1	133.8	127.2	-4.9
560–699 Hours	72,650	67,530	57,610	52,690^r	48,850	-7.3	22.9	22.3	21.4	20.7	21.7^p	4.8	317	324	335	343	353	2.9	595.5	506.8	458.0	380.0	361.1	-5.0
700–839 Hours	102,090	101,820	91,410	88,590	88,530	-0.1	21.1	20.2	19.3	19.0	19.5^p	2.6	329	334	342	356	367	3.1	783.0	708.3	646.5	592.3	592.6	0.1
840–979 Hours	134,560	129,930	119,280	112,690^r	115,160	2.2	21.5	20.2	19.7	19.4	20.1^p	3.6	337	346	354	374	387	3.5	1,064.1	937.1	861.4	795.4	829.4	4.3
980–1,119 Hours	138,760	140,840	130,690	125,430	127,920	2.0	20.6	19.6	19.2	19.5	19.7^p	1.0	348	358	366	388	402	3.6	1,059.5	983.9	924.7	891.1	931.0	4.5
1,120–1,259 Hours	134,980	135,910	130,750	127,170	128,290	0.9	19.8	18.5	18.6	18.7	18.8^p	0.5	361	371	381	403	417	3.5	1,005.7	925.8	880.8	871.5	903.0	3.6
1,260–1,399 Hours	123,770	129,260	120,050	116,850	117,920	0.9	19.3	17.8	18.4	18.2	18.2^p	0.0	373	388	397	422	434	2.8	931.4	865.8	829.3	814.0	851.0	4.5
1,400–1,539 Hours	117,360	124,990	129,200	127,380	127,610	0.2	19.1	17.5	17.1	16.7	16.8^p	0.6	382	398	414	438	452	3.2	916.5	842.4	836.4	853.0	872.5	2.3
1,540–1,679 Hours	108,980	115,720	110,650	109,630	109,360	-0.2	20.2	18.1	18.3	18.3	18.2^p	-0.5	388	402	413	439	452	3.0	932.5	830.0	782.5	803.8	836.3	4.0
1,680–1,819 Hours	110,720	114,690	112,990	110,030^r	109,480	-0.5	21.7	19.9	19.7	19.7	19.3^p	-2.0	395	406	420	445	457	2.7	1,094.5	959.2	897.8	923.5	924.4	0.1
1,820 or More Hours	328,820	342,090	337,010	339,150	353,950	4.4	24.0	21.5	21.4	21.0	20.4^p	-2.9	411	424	439	463	478	3.2	4,201.6	3,381.4	3,178.0	3,309.0	3,373.4	1.9
Missing Data	0	0	0	0	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	1.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	-50.0
Canada	1,396,860	1,422,270	1,356,810	1,325,810^r	1,342,610	1.3	21.5	19.9	19.6	19.4	19.4^p	0.0	371	384	396	419	434	3.6	12,805.0	11,121.5	10,450.5	10,367.6	10,602.1	2.3

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.
² In the past, data on the actual duration of regular benefits were reported with a lag of one year after the period covered by the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report to ensure that data would pertain to claims that had ended. Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of regular benefits are reported for the fiscal year covered by the Report in order to provide timely, relevant and consistent information. This change has been made possible by methodological improvements and the increased availability of historical data. However, data for the fiscal year covered by the Report are preliminary; data for 2014/2015 will be revised, if required, in the 2015/2016 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report.
³ Excludes benefits paid under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes.
⁴ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
⁵ Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, amount paid in regular benefits include benefits under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes; prior years’ figures have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology for regular benefits excluded these benefits, even though they were included in the total of amount paid in Employment Insurance benefits shown in Annex 2.2.
⁶ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁷ Unemployment rates used for the Employment Insurance program are a moving average of seasonally adjusted monthly rates of unemployment produced by Statistics Canada, as per section 17 of the Employment Insurance Regulations.
^p Preliminary.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.7 - Regular Benefits (by Employment Insurance Economic Region)

Employment Insurance Economic Region	New Claims Established¹						Average Actual Duration^2,3						Average Weekly Benefit Rate⁴						Amount Paid^4,5
	New Claims Established¹						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s	10,590	10,560	9,360	9,740	10,550	8.3	21.9	18.3	17.6	17.5	18.2^p	4.0	387	403	422	434	447	3.0	93.2	86.6	73.0	71.0	82.0	15.5
Newfoundland/Labrador	57,570	56,870	53,070	53,550	52,860	-1.3	28.8	28.2	27.6	27.1	26.7^p	-1.5	369	384	397	414	426	2.9	617.6	615.7	574.2	573.4	584.5	1.9
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (until October 11, 2014)⁵	18,570	18,380	16,930	16,040	6,940	Not applicable	24.9	24.8	23.3	22.7	25.1^p	Not applicable	362	373	389	395	399	Not applicable	170.7	170.6	163.0	144.3	105.7	Not applicable
Charlottetown (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	2,320	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	18.8^p	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	401	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	8.3	Not applicable
Prince Edward Island (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	7,300	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	22.9^p	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	417	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	33.5	Not applicable
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	22,820	23,340	21,430	21,600	22,110	2.4	27.6	28.0	27.6	25.9	26.4^p	1.9	371	384	394	413	432	4.6	230.4	236.0	230.8	225.8	222.4	-1.5
Western Nova Scotia	31,080	31,290	28,200	26,340	26,450	0.4	24.6	23.3	23.5	22.4	23.0^p	2.7	355	371	382	388	404	4.1	264.1	266.2	247.8	224.1	219.8	-1.9
Halifax	12,690	13,740	12,530	11,590	12,170	5.0	20.4	19.0	18.5	19.3	19.2^p	-0.5	352	366	375	405	417	3.0	99.3	97.0	85.4	85.3	91.9	7.7
New Brunswick
Fredericton–Moncton–Saint John	20,020	20,710	20,670	19,040	19,230	1.0	19.9	19.1	19.2	19.6	20.4^p	4.1	343	356	368	393	407	3.6	149.3	142.6	145.2	142.0	146.2	3.0
Madawaska–Charlotte	12,760	13,500	12,990	11,830	11,370	-3.9	23.2	22.8	23.0	22.1	20.9^p	-5.4	358	367	383	391	399	2.0	111.1	111.6	108.6	104.2	92.1	-11.6
Restigouche–Albert	41,750	41,210	39,840	38,580	38,330	-0.6	26.4	26.3	25.9	26.4	25.6^p	-3.0	367	379	397	411	421	2.4	406.0	417.8	406.2	397.6	402.7	1.3
Quebec
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine	26,590	26,490	25,250	24,670	23,830	-3.4	27.2	25.8	24.8	25.8	25.4^p	-1.6	379	392	404	421	430	2.1	268.8	268.9	258.4	248.2	249.1	0.4
Quebec	34,530	35,740	33,530	32,840	34,200	4.1	16.3	15.0	14.8	15.4	15.9^p	3.2	369	386	396	428	438	2.3	233.6	199.7	179.6	188.5	209.8	11.3
Trois-Rivières	9,950	10,220	9,420	8,870	8,620	-2.8	20.9	19.6	18.4	18.3	17.2^p	-6.0	377	390	411	409	418	2.2	81.4	76.7	68.8	59.6	57.1	-4.2
South Central Quebec	10,420	11,480	9,220	8,930	8,160	-8.6	14.4	13.8	13.8	14.1	15.0^p	6.4	356	372	386^r	413^r	426	3.1	60.3	54.5	47.5	44.1	47.5	7.7
Sherbrooke	8,580	9,400	8,250	8,070	9,210	14.1	18.0	15.9	15.9	17.2	17.4^p	1.2	358	370	383	411	419	1.9	56.7	51.7	47.5	45.6	58.5	28.3
Montérégie	30,400	32,230	26,730	26,190	25,750	-1.7	18.0	17.0	16.3	17.0	16.7^p	-1.8	356	370	380	408	420	2.9	218.3	194.7	169.8	161.5	168.6	4.4
Montreal	150,210	157,750	155,350	152,130	152,310	0.1	20.7	18.8	18.8	19.1	19.2^p	0.5	357	370	382	412	424	2.9	1,289.1	1,077.4	1,071.5	1,090.8	1,166.0	6.9
Central Quebec	75,920	81,930	78,520	74,410	74,540	0.2	19.6	18.8	18.1	17.5	17.6^p	0.6	374	389	403	407	418	2.7	580.1	570.2	552.0	495.5	496.5	0.2
North Western Quebec	22,040	21,390	20,390	19,970	20,300	1.7	21.2	20.2	20.1	19.3	20.0^p	3.6	389	407	419	422	437	3.6	189.7	176.9	171.0	160.5	159.5	-0.6
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	50,990	51,040	48,710	47,280^r	44,590	-5.7	21.1	19.6	19.0	19.6	19.2^p	-2.0	383	399	414	422	429	1.7	415.6	409.0	369.2	354.6	349.5	-1.4
Hull	10,540	11,520	10,310	10,340	10,750	4.0	17.7	17.1	17.0	17.0	18.2^p	7.1	378	388	399	424	436	2.8	77.0	70.3	70.2	67.4	74.9	11.1
Chicoutimi–Jonquière	11,540	11,170	11,080	10,530	11,580	10.0	18.5	17.1	16.8	18.0	18.9^p	5.0	380	395	410	413	427	3.4	85.2	76.6	68.9	70.5	78.1	10.8
Ontario
Ottawa	18,840	21,380	20,740	19,950	20,180	1.2	19.6	18.0	17.9	17.3	17.8^p	2.9	372	390^r	399	429	443	3.3	171.4	148.6	145.8	147.4	151.4	2.7
Eastern Ontario	17,660	19,130	19,510	19,820	19,820	0.0	21.1	18.7	18.4	17.8	18.0^p	1.1	358	372^r	383	410	428	4.4	143.5	135.5	133.9	137.1	144.8	5.6
Kingston	3,990	4,420	3,820	3,820	3,770	-1.3	17.9	17.1	17.0	17.5	19.1^p	9.1	358	376	390	411	429	4.4	31.5	27.5	24.6	26.1	27.9	6.9
Central Ontario	42,590	47,260	44,740	44,080	42,610	-3.3	20.7	18.3	18.6	17.8	17.7^p	-0.6	359	373	387	412	425	3.2	366.2	331.2	307.9	316.3	310.7	-1.8
Oshawa	10,720	12,410	11,510	12,700	12,350	-2.8	21.5	17.7	19.5	16.6	16.1^p	-3.0	395	407	422	432	453	4.9	114.9	92.6	86.5	89.9	89.9	0.0
Toronto	144,840	148,580	147,190	145,690	141,040	-3.2	23.6	21.1	21.1	20.2	20.0^p	-1.0	370	379	392	424	435	2.6	1,586.7	1,265.7	1,178.7	1,218.5	1,215.2	-0.3
Hamilton	20,710	20,970	19,680	20,220	19,540	-3.4	20.8	17.6	17.8	17.1	17.0^p	-0.6	371	381	392	431	437	1.4	192.5	149.7	133.9	141.1	137.5	-2.6
St. Catharines	16,150	16,880	16,870	16,770^r	14,660	-12.6	20.9	19.4	19.2	18.6	18.5^p	-0.5	349	363	369	405	412	1.7	144.4	116.9	115.3	117.2	109.2	-6.8
London	13,900	14,490	13,900	14,210	13,430	-5.5	20.6	20.4	19.6	19.6	18,7^p	-4.6	361	377	383	416	423	1.7	127.9	108.5	105.3	109.1	104.9	-3.8
Niagara	12,850	13,940	13,260	12,610	12,330	-2.2	22.4	20.2	19.5	18.6	18.1^p	-2.7	382	396	405	415	433	4.3	129.4	113.1	101.8	100.1	88.9	-11.2
Windsor	13,180	11,740	12,210	10,230	15,520	51.7	19.8	17.6	20.4	19.1	16.8^p	-12.0	389	401^r	408	408	456	11.8	113.6	93.2	89.8	85.3	83.8	-1.8
Kitchener	14,420	15,150	14,600	15,050	13,340	-11.4	20.7	18.9	18.2	18.5	17.1^p	-7.6	368	383	391	429	443	3.3	139.9	114.9	103.2	111.9	108.9	-2.7
Huron	13,600	14,380	12,850	13,750	13,040	-5.2	21.0	18.1	18.8	18.5	17.1^p	-7.6	390	396	412	419	431	2.9	129.3	113.7	94.0	94.1	95.3	1.3
South Central Ontario	14,580	15,010	14,050	13,040	11,590	-11.1	18.9	16.8	16.5	16.9	16.3^p	-3.6	368	381	392	419	431	2.9	132.2	100.7	93.6	90.6	82.8	-8.6
Sudbury	5,930	5,710	5,740	5,780	5,540	-4.2	20.0	18.2	19.2	18.4	17.1^p	-7.1	377	384	409	430	444	3.3	63.9	42.4	40.8	45.5	43.0	-5.5
Thunder Bay	4,310	4,840	4,320	4,520	4,580	1.3	15.9	16.2	16.5	17.5	16.6^p	-5.1	386	396	412	446	456	2.2	35.5	28.1	29.3	31.4	33.9	8.0
Northern Ontario	28,990	29,960	29,260	28,790	28,040	-2.6	22.9	22.4	22.5	22.2	21.8^p	-1.8	387	402	415	429	439	2.3	281.4	259.1	264.7	267.2	265.1	-0.8
Manitoba
Winnipeg	19,820	21,050	20,440	19,370	20,080	3.7	17.4	16.1	16.1	15.7	16.7^p	6.4	359	370	380^r	417	429	2.9	161.4	136.0	132.8	134.8	138.4	2.7
Southern Manitoba	10,270	10,550	10,130	9,260	9,750	5.3	16.0	14.7	15.2	15.4	15.9^p	3.2	358	362	378	404	419	3.7	72.0	61.8	61.0	60.9	64.1	5.3
Northern Manitoba	7,240	7,490	7,260	7,010	7,450	6.3	26.3	26.1	25.2	25.3	24.0^p	-5.1	364	382	396	409	417	2.0	75.3	73.2	76.4	72.0	74.7	3.8
Saskatchewan
Regina	3,910	4,110	3,920	3,970	4,470	12.6	16.2	14.7	15.3	14.5	14.5^p	0.0	384	402	416	455	468	2.9	33.2	26.5	27.3	28.7	31.3	9.1
Saskatoon	6,540	6,560	6,310	6,100	7,510	23.1	17.2	16.5	14.7	15.4	16.2^p	5.2	385	400	411	437	469	7.3	56.3	45.9	44.5	43.4	52.1	20.0
Southern Saskatchewan	8,480	8,210	8,020	7,500	8,550	14.0	17.4	15.9	16.0	15.9	17.2^p	8.2	369	387	403	426	450	5.6	67.1	56.6	55.6	52.6	60.3	14.6
Northern Saskatchewan	10,540	10,400	9,670	9,820	10,970	11.7	24.2	23.7	23.2	22.5	23.1^p	2.7	381	402	421	432	453	4.9	112.6	101.8	99.9	100.6	102.6	2.0
Alberta
Calgary	29,610	26,080	26,820	26,580	32,730	23.1	19.9	17.0^r	17.0	16.7	17.7^p	6.0	406	414	431	462	484	4.8	328.7	229.8	202.1	217.0	237.3	9.4
Edmonton	33,060	29,490	27,300	29,770	36,310	22.0	19.1	15.5	15.1	15.8	16.6^p	5.1	414	425	437	470	487	3.6	338.5	245.3	198.3	227.7	260.7	14.5
Northern Alberta	8,670	8,310	7,060	7,320	10,290	40.6	20.9	18.6	17.1	18.3	19.6^p	7.1	419	438	451	465	490	5.4	97.9	77.3	65.0	65.1	79.3	21.8
Southern Alberta	24,720	22,790	21,980	20,330	26,450	30.1	18.6	16.4	15.3	15.9	17.1^p	7.5	394	406	418	450	477	6.0	256.5	178.8	160.9	160.8	169.6	5.5
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	34,220	33,070	29,400	29,140^r	28,630	-1.8	21.6	18.6	17.8	18.1	18.6^p	2.8	368	383	395	428	442	3.3	311.7	257.8	212.2	207.9	221.2	6.4
Abbotsford	8,680	8,570	8,270	7,980	7,380	-7.5	20.8	20.0	18.4	18.6	18.9^p	1.6	323^r	335	348	359	374	4.2	64.6	60.5	55.6	51.8	48.9	-5.6
Vancouver	66,490	63,510	60,470	58,780	55,620	-5.4	22.2	19.7	19.2	18.6	18.2^p	-2.2	362	374	384	412	424	2.9	670.9	494.6	446.9	449.4	435.8	-3.0
Victoria	9,180	9,190	8,830	7,790	7,520	-3.5	19.8	17.9	18.0	17.4	17.8^p	2.3	381	379	398	428	437	2.1	79.2	66.1	64.5	57.1	57.4	0.5
Southern Coastal British Columbia	24,670	23,510	22,680	21,280	20,740	-2.5	20.1	19.3	18.4	19.1	19.0^p	-0.5	368	379	394	427^r	443	3.7	214.0	178.9	164.7	158.4	161.5	2.0
Northern British Columbia	19,010	18,460	17,650	15,840	19,150	20.9	22.5	21.4	20.6	19.7	20.7^p	5.1	399	417	432	444	462	4.1	207.0	163.5	167.9	142.5	156.8	10.0
Territories
Yukon (until October 11, 2014)⁵	2,140	2,060	2,080	2,020	780	Not applicable	22.6	22.8	24.0	24.0	29.1^p	Not applicable	432	445	457	477	476	Not applicable	21.6	22.0	22.1	21.3	17.0	Not applicable
Whitehorse (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	560	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	16,8^p	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	485	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	2.6	Not applicable
Yukon (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	540	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	18,9^p	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	473	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.1	Not applicable
Northwest Territories (until October 11, 2014)⁵	1,680	1,720	1,590	1,530	990	Not applicable	27.4	26.3	26.2	25.9	29.2^p	Not applicable	440	448	463	487	492	Not applicable	22.2	21.4	22.3	20.3	17.2	Not applicable
Yellowknife (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	170	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	18,0^p	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	511	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.7	Not applicable
Northwest Territories (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	520	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	21,6^p	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	507	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	2.7	Not applicable
Nunavut (until October 11, 2014)⁵	1,110	930	900	850	280	Not applicable	29.2	27.6	28.2	29.2	30.8^p	Not applicable	430	433	462	460	464	Not applicable	12.9	11.7	12.9	11.9	7.9	Not applicable
Iqualuit (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	40	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	13,2^p	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	494	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.2	Not applicable
Nunavut (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	280	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	30,1^p	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	477	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	1.4	Not applicable
Canada	1,396,860	1,422,270	1,356,810	1 325 810^r	1,342,610	1.3	21.5	19.9	19.6	19.4	19.4^p	0.0	371	384	396	419	434	3.6	12,805.0	11,121.5	10,450.5	10,367.6	10,602.1	2.3

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.
² In the past, data on the actual duration of regular benefits were reported with a lag of one year after the period covered by the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report to ensure that data would pertain to claims that had ended. Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of regular benefits are reported for the fiscal year covered by the Report in order to provide timely, relevant and consistent information. This change has been made possible by methodological improvements and the increased availability of historical data. However, data for the fiscal year covered by the Report are preliminary; data for 2014/2015 will be revised, if required, in the 2015/2016 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report.
³ Excludes benefits paid under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes.
⁴ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
⁵ Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, amount paid in regular benefits include benefits under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes; prior years’ figures have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology for regular benefits excluded these benefits, even though they were included in the total of amount paid in Employment Insurance benefits shown in Annex 2.2.
⁶ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁷ As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.
^p Preliminary.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.8 - Seasonal Regular Claimants^1,2

	New Claims Established³						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established³						Average Actual Duration^4,5						Average Weekly Benefit Rate⁶						Amount Paid^5,6
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁸
Newfoundland and Labrador	35,300	33,980	32,450	32,100	30,720	-4.3	27.9	27.4	26.7	26.2	26.0^p	-0.8	386	398	413	426	439	3.1	362.9	364.5	345.8	340.2	342.1	0.6
Prince Edward Island	9,510	9,610	9,390	8,750	8,580	-1.9	25.5	25.3	23.7	23.2	23.6^p	1.7	379	385	400	404	413	2.2	86.8	89.5	86.9	79.1	75.8	-4.2
Nova Scotia	25,870	27,000	26,630	26,060	25,560	-1.9	24.5	23.8	24.0	22.7	23.1^p	1.8	377	388	402	411	427	3.9	223.6	236.2	236.9	230.3	222.4	-3.4
New Brunswick	34,810	34,900	35,150	34,470	34,090	-1.1	24.6	24.5	24.4	24.7	23.9^p	-3.2	380	387	404	417	426	2.2	309.0	320.2	324.2	322.5	330.4	2.4
Quebec	150,760	160,100	161,250	160,890	159,240	-1.0	18.6	17.3	16.9	17.0	17.0^p	0.0	394	406	420	436	447	2.5	1,082.3	1,056.7	1,040.9	1,043.2	1,082.2	3.7
Ontario	75,730	87,160	91,820	95,870	97,110	1.3	15.9	14.5	14.8	14.6	14.5^p	-0.7	398	410	425	443	456	2.9	490.6	483.6	499.3	547.9	572.0	4.4
Manitoba	8,580	10,380	10,670	10,520	10,820	2.9	16.1	14.8	14.4	14.6	14.6^p	0.0	377	389	397	425	435	2.4	56.9	57.4	58.7	60.2	63.3	5.1
Saskatchewan	7,620	8,080	8,260	7,770	7,770	0.0	16.7	16.7	16.5	16.0	16.6^p	3.8	392	406	418	441	451	2.3	53.1	52.0	54.7	53.1	53.5	0.8
Alberta	8,630	10,990	12,150	13,000	13,700	5.4	16.3	13.9	13.2	13.3	13.8^p	3.8	424	433	446	468	478	2.1	66.0	64.2	68.2	73.7	78.4	6.4
British Columbia	24,040	29,000	31,160	32,100	31,370	-2.3	18.0	16.0	15.4	15.3	15.6^p	2.0	383	394	403	422	431	2.1	178.6	168.5	178.1	180.4	188.9	4.7
Yukon	620	680	640	550	520	-5.5	22.0	23.3	21.9	21.7	20.2^p	-6.9	442	449	469	489	497	1.6	5.7	6.2	6.5	5.4	6.0	11.1
Northwest Territories	280	270	280	280	210	-25.0	27.9	26.8	27.6	25.5	23.3^p	-8.6	446	453	463	498	513	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.8	3.4	2.6	-23.5
Nunavut	60	80	80	50	30	-40.0	32.3	26.3	32.6	25.8	29.3^p	13.6	451	453	463	501	431	-14.0	0.7	1.1	1.2	0.8	0.5	-37.5
Gender
Men	245,790	255,140	259,690	262,030	261,810	-0.1	20.4	19.4	19.0	18.9	18.6^p	-1.6	418	429	443	458	470	2.6	2,055.5	2,050.0	2,045.5	2,097.6	2,162.1	3.1
Women	136,020	157,090	160,240	160,380	157,910	-1.5	19.0	17.1	16.7	16.4	16.8^p	2.4	343	360	374	392	403	2.8	863.7	853.1	859.8	842.5	856.0	1.6
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	11,350	12,180	11,980	10,940	10,540	-3.7	19.2	18.2	18.1	18.0	17.4^p	-3.3	408	420	428	444	462	4.1	84.9	86.2	89.2	82.9	80.4	-3.0
25 to 44 Years	146,270	152,580	154,550	155,330	154,680	-0.4	18.7	17.5	17.1	16.9	16.9^p	0.0	406	419	434	451	464	2.9	1,085.3	1,062.2	1,047.3	1,058.4	1,089.1	2.9
45 to 54 Years	121,400	129,680	128,020	126,060	120,920	-4.1	19.9	18.3	17.9	17.8	17.6^p	-1.1	388	400	415	431	443	2.8	939.2	905.5	870.1	862.6	859.2	-0.4
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	102,790	117,790	125,380	130,080	133,580	2.7	21.7	20.2	19.6	19.3	19.3^p	0.0	370	383	396	412	423	2.7	809.8	849.3	898.7	936.3	989.3	5.7
Canada	381,810	412,230	419,930	422,410^r	419,720	-0.6	19.9	18.5	18.1	17.9	17.9^p	0.0	391	402	417	433	445	2.8	2,919.2	2,903.2	2 905.3^r	2,940.2	3,018.1	2.6

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Seasonal regular claimants are individuals who established three or more regular or fishing claims in the five fiscal years preceding the reference year, of which at least two were established at the same time of year as their claim in the reference year. For the purposes of this annex, a 17-week window is used to determine whether a claim was established at the same time of year as their claim in the reference year. Specifically, a claim is considered to have been established at the same time of year if was established between eight weeks before and eight weeks after the week in which the reference year claim was established.
² In previous Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Reports, this annex dealt with all seasonal claimants, not only seasonal regular claimants. By definition, all those receiving fishing benefits were considered seasonal claimants, and their statistics were therefore included in this annex. For the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, for consistency and simplicity, this annex deals only with seasonal regular claimants, and data on individuals receiving fishing benefits are shown separately in Annex 2.9.
³ Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.
⁴ Data on the actual duration of benefits paid to seasonal regular claimants for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary; data for 2014/2015 will be revised, if required, in the 2015/2016 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report.
⁵ Excludes benefits paid under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes.
⁶ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to seasonal regular claimants.
⁷ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁸ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
^p Preliminary.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.9 - Fishing Benefits

	New Claims Established¹						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established¹						Average Actual Duration²						Average Weekly Benefit Rate³						Amount Paid³
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁴ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁵
Newfoundland and Labrador	11,322	12,462	11,833	11,218	11,160	-0.5	19.9	20.9	20.7	21.0	20.7^p	-1.4	417	440	448	464	484	4.3	92.6	106.1	101.3	100.1	98.6	-1.5
Prince Edward Island	3,022	2,977	2,877	2,834	2,844	0.4	19.5	19.5	19.5	19.8	20.3^p	2.5	436	449	470	475	493	3.8	23.9	23.8	23.3	22.6	24.1	6.6
Nova Scotia	5,579	5,608	5,436	5,225	5,185	-0.8	19.6	19.6	19.7	19.9	19.9^p	0.0	432	444	463	474	498	5.1	47.1	50.0	50.7	49.2	49.9	1.4
New Brunswick	2,671	2,770	2,795	2,751	2,791	1.5	19.6	19.6	19.6	19.9	19.8^p	-0.5	440	455	473	486	499	2.7	22.9	25.5	25.8	27.0	26.6	-1.5
Quebec	1,477	1,499	1,457	1,409	1,390	-1.3	19.7	19.4	18.9	19.9	19.5^p	-2.0	445	459	475	489	504	3.1	11.6	12.8	12.1	12.3	12.8	4.1
Ontario	89	94	82	90	93	3.3	20.2	20.7	21.5	23.1	21.8^p	-5.6	392	403	406	417	426	2.2	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
Manitoba	891	777	793	778	750	-3.6	22.8	22.1	23.1	23.4	22.7^p	-3.0	370	377	391	400	401	0.2	9.2	7.9	8.1	8.3	8.4	1.2
Saskatchewan	137	120	127	116	117	0.9	24.9	24.1	24.7	24.5	24.2^p	-1.2	369^r	342	386	394	419	6.3	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.1	1.0	-9.1
Alberta	19	15	20	23	25	8.7	23.1	23.7	20.4	23.7	22.0^p	-7.2	439	409	404	396	434	9.6	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	200.0
British Columbia	3,294	3,144	2,814	2,644	3,124	18.2	23.0	23.1	22.9	22.8	23.2^p	1.8	411^r	415	415^r	432	459	6.3	32.4	31.0	28.9	25.4	31.7	24.8
Yukon	1	1	3	4	4	0.0	19.0	17.0	25.3	25.5	24.5^p	-3.9	457	448	485	501	431	-14.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Not applicable
Northwest Territories	9	10	12	14	12	-14.3	21.5	25.9	25.9	25.5	24.2^p	-5.1	399	398	433	449	421	-6.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
Nunavut	22	29	41	69	92	33.3	16.6	18.2	19.9	20.7	22.5^p	8.7	426	458	464	459	485	5.7	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.7	250.0
Gender
Men	23,672	24,298	23,222	22,372	22,590	1.0	19.9	20.2	20.1	20.4	20.4^p	0.0	428	443	456	470	489	4.0	200.1	214.3	209.4	205.0	210.9	2.9
Women	4,861	5,208	5,068	4,803	4,997	4.0	22.0	22.4	22.2	22.3	22.3^p	0.0	401^r	421	433	443	465	5.0	41.6	44.8	43.4	43.0	44.7	4.0
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	1,218	1,361	1,239	1,127	1,218	8.1	20.2	20.3	19.9	20.4	20.2^p	-1.0	405	421	430	449	464	3.3	9.1	11.3	11.3	10.9	10.4	-4.6
25 to 44 Years	9,639	9,697	8,987	8,335	8,214	-1.5	19.6	20.2	20.0	20.3	20.4^p	0.5	426	441	453	467	484	3.6	84.0	84.8	77.6	75.0	74.3	-0.9
45 to 54 Years	9,029	9,232	8,805	8,420	8,228	-2.3	20.1	20.3	20.3	20.6	20.5^p	-0.5	427	444	458	471	490	4.0	75.5	83.0	82.9	78.8	78.7	-0.1
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	8,647	9,216	9,259	9,293	9,927	6.8	21.2	21.3	21.2	21.3	21.3^p	0.0	419	435	448	461	484	5.0	73.1	80.1	80.9	83.2	92.2	10.8
Canada	28,533	29,506	28,290	27,175	27,587	1.5	20.3	20.6	20.5	20.8	20.,7^p	-0.5	423	439	452	465	484	4.1	241.7	259.2	252.8	247.9	255.6	3.1

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Includes claims for which at least $1 of fishing benefits was paid.
² In the past, data on the actual duration of fishing benefits were reported with a lag of one year after the period covered by the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report to ensure that data would pertain to claims that had ended. Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of fishing benefits are reported for the fiscal year covered by the Report in order to provide timely, relevant and consistent information. This change has been made possible by methodological improvements and the increased availability of historical data. However, data for the fiscal year covered by the Report are preliminary; data for 2014/2015 will be revised, if required, in the 2015/2016 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report.
³ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with fishing benefits.
⁴ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁵ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
^p Preliminary.
^r Revised.
Sources: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data, except for the amount paid which is based on a 10% sample.

Annex 2.10 - Special Benefits^1,2,3

	New Claims Established⁴							($)						Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)						Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established⁴							Average Weekly Benefit Rate⁵							Amount Paid⁵
	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁷
Newfoundland and Labrador	11,020	10,670	11,550	11,120	11,660^r	11,970	2.7	344	357	374	393	401	408	1.7	78.7	81.4	85.6	92.1	93.5^r	98.0	4.8
Prince Edward Island	5,200	5,380	5,950	5,010	5,930	6,350	7.1	355	351	367	384	387	397	2.6	30.0	28.8	33.9	31.8	33.0^r	39.7	20.3
Nova Scotia	20,820	21,530	22,120	20,500	21,150^r	21,660	2.4	336	348	362	372	393	400	1.8	148.7	144.1	155.1	158.2	154.2^r	164.3	6.5
New Brunswick	24,830	25,250	24,690	25,280	24,220^r	24,920	2.9	339	353	363	379	395	405	2.5	141.7	142.3	149.4	152.9	157.3^r	156.8	-0.3
Quebec	100,130	97,110	102,050	105,330	105,400^r	107,700	2.2	330	340	350	364	380	390	2.6	305.6	304.5	320.9	354.8	367.5^r	375.2	2.1
Ontario	185,230	179,990	183,950	181,920	185,180^r	184,240	-0.5	357	367	375	386	410	420	2.4	1,915.5	1,905.5	1,929.5	1,991.5	2,105.9^r	2,176.8	3.4
Manitoba	19,250	18,850	18,450	19,300	19,610^r	18,990	-3.2	340	350	356	373	397	413	4.0	171.0	165.6	171.7	184.3	206.0^r	212.6	3.2
Saskatchewan	15,060	14,730	14,060	14,760	15,270^r	14,790	-3.1	348	360	374	390	414	430	3.9	148.9	153.4	157.9	165.1	187.3^r	188.0	0.4
Alberta	52,180	50,810	50,450	53,990	54,880^r	58,440	6.5	372	377	387	402	430	445	3.5	608.4	590.8	601.0	656.4	712.7^r	761.7	6.9
British Columbia	74,800	73,140	73,140	70,880	71,580^r	75,350	5.3	346	354	362	375	403	411	2.0	638.8	640.5	653.4	672.9	705.4^r	750.9	6.5
Yukon	630	540	720	740	590	670	13.6	420	439	437	436	452	463	2.4	6.1	6.7	7.2	9.6	8.1	7.7	-4.9
Northwest Territories	680	800	950	820	690	600	-13.0	420	440	454	466	488	478	-2.0	7.9	9.4	12.3	10.1	10.7	8.5	-20.6
Nunavut	470	470	420	390	380	350	-7.9	422	435	449	470	474	458	-3.4	5.8	5.4	5.9	4.6	6.0	5.0	-16.7
Missing Data	0	0	0	0	280	70	-75.0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.4	-66.7
Gender
Men	163,510	160,700	165,240	167,900	171,210^r	177,910	3.9	376	386	396	410	433	444	2.5	694.8	682.6	704.3	757.6	803.5^r	834.2	3.8
Women	346,790	338,570	343,260	342,140	345,610^r	348,190	0.7	336	345	354	366	388	398	2.6	3,512.4	3,495.8	3,579.5	3 726,9^r	3,945.4^r	4,111.3	4.2
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	48,350	45,700	43,110	41,810	39,880^r	39,890	0.0	276	284	288	301	321	330	2.8	383.5	350.1	338.4	330.9	334.9^r	339.5	1.4
25 to 44 Years	301,150	294,460	296,570	297,860	299,790^r	303,530	1.2	366	375	384	397	420	431	2.6	3,255.1	3,252.7	3,331.2	3,487.9	3,694.1^r	3,853.5	4.3
45 to 54 Years	91,060	88,460	91,260	90,260	91,400^r	90,850	-0.6	345	355	365	377	399	409	2.5	326.1	325.6	338.9	361.0	379.2^r	382.5	0.9
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	69,740	70,650	77,560	80,110	85,750^r	91,830	7.1	332	339	352	365	385	396	2.9	242.4	250.0	275.3	304.6	340.7	370.1	8.6
Employment Status
Employee	510,300	498,990	508,010	509,390	516,170^r	525,370	2.1	349	358	368	381	403	414	2.7	4,207.2	4,177.7	4,277.4	4,478.8	4,740.7^r	4,937.8	4.2
Self-Employed Persons⁸	Not applicable	280	490	650	650	730	12.3	Not applicable	319	325	293	326	315	-3.4	Not applicable	0.7	6.4	5.7	8.2	7.7	-6.1
Canada	510,300	499,270	508,500	510,040	516,820^r	526,100	1.8	349	358	368	381	403	414	2.7	4,207.2	4,178.4	4,283.8	4,484.5	4,748.9^r	4,945.5	4.1

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Includes maternity, parental, sickness, compassionate care and parents of critically ill children benefits.
² Also includes special benefits for self-employed individuals.
³ For a breakdown of maternity, parental, sickness, compassionate care and parents for critically ill children benefits, please refer to Annexes 2.13 to 2.18.
⁴ Includes claims for which at least $1 of special benefits was paid.
⁵ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.
⁶ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁷ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
⁸ Special benefits have been available since January 2011 to self-employed persons who choose to participate in the Employment Insurance program.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.11 - Special Benefits (by Employment Insurance Economic Region)^1,2

	New Claims Established³							($)						Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)						Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established³							Average Weekly Benefit Rate⁴							Amount Paid⁴
	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)5 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Employment Insurance Economic Region
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s	4,100	3,780	4,400	4,290	4,440	4,590	3.4	358	369	387	411	412	415	0.7	37.0	37.5	37.9	44.8	45.4	44.6	-1.8
Newfoundland/Labrador	6,920	6,890	7,150	6,830	7,210	7,350	1.9	336	350	365	382	395	403	2.0	41.7	44.0	47.7	47.3	48.0	53.1	10.6
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (until October 11, 2014)⁵	5,200	5,380	5,950	5,010	5,930	3,310	Not applicable	355	351	367	384	387	397	Not applicable	30.0	28.8	33.9	31.8	33.0	33.4	Not applicable
Charlottetown (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	760	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	389	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	2.3	Not applicable
Prince Edward Island (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	2,270	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	399	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.9	Not applicable
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	5,500	5,940	6,160	5,680	6,470	6,800	5.1	341	360	376	382	412	419	1.7	31.0	30.0	30.8	32.9	35.7	37.9	6.2
Western Nova Scotia	8,050	8,110	8,670	7,780	8,010	7,970	-0.5	329	346	356	369	372	381	2.4	54.3	51.2	59.5	57.7	53.3	56.6	6.2
Halifax	7,270	7,480	7,290	7,040	6,630	6,830	3.0	340	342	356	365	400	401	0.2	63.3	62.8	64.8	67.7	65.0	69.4	6.8
New Brunswick
Fredericton–Moncton–Saint John	8,920	9,430	9,220	9,640	9,130	9,050	-0.9	325	343	348	364	386	403	4.4	66.3	67.0	72.1	72.8	78.3	77.9	-0.5
Madawaska–Charlotte	3,700	4,030	3,950	4,010	3,870	4,000	3.4	341	349	370	376	382	394	3.1	21.0	21.7	21.3	24.0	23.2	23.6	1.7
Restigouche–Albert	12,210	11,790	11,520	11,630	11,190	11,800	5.5	349	363	374	392	407	410	0.7	54.4	53.6	56.1	56.2	55.7	54.9	-1.4
Quebec
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine	2,650	2,250	2,620	3,690	3,150	3,530	12.1	332	343	367	380	387	407	5.2	7.6	7.3	8.5	11.4	11.7	11.7	0.0
Quebec	8,760	9,110	9,480	9,380	9,420	9,270	-1.6	318	327	337	349	379	385	1.6	25.2	27.5	28.0	29.4	32.9	30.4	-7.6
Trois-Rivières	2,360	2,570	2,460	2,430	3,000	2,640	-12.0	337	348	363	373	367	382	4.1	6.6	6.9	7.0	7.6	9.4	8.0	-14.9
South Central Quebec	3,100	2,920	3,240	3,040	2,840	2,690	-5.3	317	330	346	349	381	389	2.1	9.7	9.2	9.1	10.0	8.9	9.9	11.2
Sherbrooke	2,300	2,390	2,610	2,140	2,380	2,610	9.7	318	312	323	340	374	390	4.3	7.0	7.0	7.3	6.5	8.2	8.4	2.4
Montérégie	8,050	7,080	7,900	7,670	7,120	7,350	3.2	313	323	337	347	373	386	3.5	24.8	23.1	27.2	26.3	25.6	26.2	2.3
Montreal	32,930	31,230	32,550	33,510	33,090	33,100	0.0	322	334	342	351	382	389	1.8	101.8	98.6	102.6	115.3	117.2	120.0	2.4
Central Quebec	18,650	17,810	18,740	19,720	20,490	21,040	2.7	339	346	356	373	370	382	3.2	57.3	58.5	58.6	68.4	68.5	71.7	4.7
North Western Quebec	4,290	3,880	3,610	4,020	4,540	4,600	1.3	348	341	350	381	379	388	2.4	13.7	12.5	12.1	14.0	17.2	16.7	-2.9
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	10,650	11,000	11,350	13,000	12,250	12,770	4.2	347	362	374	389	391	402	2.8	31.5	33.0	34.7	41.6	42.5	40.8	-4.0
Hull	2,850	3,150	3,450	3,040	3,160	3,380	7.0	352	355	364	375	412	409	-0.7	9.8	10.1	12.3	12.2	12.6	14.8	17.5
Chicoutimi–Jonquière	3,540	3,720	4,040	3,690	3,670	4,080	11.2	360	361	368	387	386	404	4.7	10.5	10.7	13.4	12.2	11.5	12.6	9.6
Ontario
Ottawa	13,550	13,620	13,430	13,460	13,960	13,270	-4.9	389	399	400	420	440	453	3.0	153.4	160.7	165.4	168.0	174.8	182.1	4.2
Eastern Ontario	7,400	6,960	7,160	7,450	7,380	7,520	1.9	327	355	352	367	400	410	2.5	53.6	58.7	59.6	67.5	70.2	72.3	3.0
Kingston	2,320	2,190	2,250	2,220	2,210	2,120	-4.1	349	365	363	378	405	414	2.2	22.2	22.4	20.2	23.1	22.2	23.4	5.4
Central Ontario	17,480	17,490	17,410	16,960	18,140	16,790	-7.4	335	345	353	363	388	399	2.8	144.6	151.6	149.6	149.2	168.5	175.7	4.3
Oshawa	5,470	5,810	5,570	5,540	5,630	5,970	6.0	377	388	406	415	418	435	4.1	60.6	63.7	65.8	65.9	68.9	72.7	5.5
Toronto	73,910	70,710	72,160	71,490	71,580	71,370	-0.3	365	372	380	389	417	426	2.2	878.6	845.7	854.7	876.5	926.7	944.5	1.9
Hamilton	10,050	9,960	9,580	9,600	9,800	10,300	5.1	352	361	377	383	411	424	3.2	106.3	101.8	102.6	102.9	110.4	120.8	9.4
St. Catharines	5,730	5,760	5,840	5,950	6,260	5,530	-11.7	324	333	341	358	379	397	4.7	48.4	48.0	46.5	49.3	54.6	54.8	0.4
London	6,690	5,880	6,820	6,520	6,890	6,360	-7.7	361	361	374	373	405	422	4.2	68.0	63.5	68.0	69.9	72.7	74.0	1.8
Niagara	4,970	4,980	5,040	5,500	5,270	5,690	8.0	359	368	385	396	390	404	3.6	44.7	47.7	49.7	54.0	57.9	53.1	-8.3
Windsor	4,500	4,080	4,490	4,620	4,780	4,560	-4.6	358	360	384	398	396	418	5.6	39.1	39.0	39.3	45.7	48.3	45.8	-5.2
Kitchener	6,530	6,990	6,850	7,040	7,640	7,430	-2.7	351	357	372	381	415	422	1.7	70.7	74.3	72.5	74.9	83.9	93.0	10.8
Huron	5,470	4,820	5,790	4,880	4,680	5,260	12.4	342	357	379	387	399	394	-1.3	42.9	40.6	47.9	49.5	39.6	47.0	18.7
South Central Ontario	7,080	7,020	7,680	7,210	6,680	6,880	3.0	347	363	361	374	409	420	2.7	72.7	72.9	75.8	77.6	78.8	82.1	4.2
Sudbury	3,040	3,170	2,800	2,420	2,620	2,790	6.5	344	348	364	376	409	407	-0.5	25.3	24.0	22.3	21.2	22.8	26.1	14.5
Thunder Bay	1,960	2,320	2,090	1,650	2,180	2,100	-3.7	347	359	370	378	418	400	-4.3	15.6	18.0	18.5	16.1	17.0	20.6	21.2
Northern Ontario	9,080	8,230	8,990	9,410	9,020	9,410	4.3	355	369	375	389	405	406	0.2	68.9	72.6	71.2	80.3	85.9	82.9	-3.5
Manitoba
Winnipeg	11,980	12,090	11,260	11,990	12,210	12,180	-0.2	339	351	359	376	399	416	4.3	104.2	108.6	111.2	113.5	135.7	133.3	-1.8
Southern Manitoba	5,310	5,070	5,440	5,580	5,380	5,040	-6.3	331	339	344	360	390	407	4.4	49.0	41.5	44.5	54.4	51.0	57.4	12.5
Northern Manitoba	1,960	1,690	1,750	1,730	1,980	1,690	-14.6	368	378	376	390	404	409	1.2	17.8	15.5	16.0	16.4	19.0	21.3	12.1
Saskatchewan
Regina	3,460	3,400	3,110	3,470	3,490	3,570	2.3	355	370	388	399	432	436	0.9	34.7	36.7	38.4	40.9	42.4	45.4	7.1
Saskatoon	4,080	3,920	4,040	4,040	4,440	4,120	-7.2	350	370	369	390	416	431	3.6	41.9	44.2	45.7	45.6	56.1	57.5	2.5
Southern Saskatchewan	4,220	4,030	3,810	4,020	3,790	4,010	5.8	330	339	353	374	398	417	4.8	39.6	38.8	39.6	42.6	46.4	45.8	-1.3
Northern Saskatchewan	3,300	3,380	3,100	3,230	3,520	3,040	-13.6	363	365	392	401	410	437	6.6	32.7	33.8	34.2	36.0	42.3	39.0	-7.8
Alberta
Calgary	17,590	16,470	15,980	17,780	18,000	19,550	8.6	380	384	393	405	437	449	2.7	220.5	219.4	215.8	230.0	256.4	272.5	6.3
Edmonton	16,890	17,410	16,950	18,530	18,830	19,690	4.6	373	382	393	405	432	443	2.5	194.7	188.5	197.8	217.9	238.9	254.5	6.5
Northern Alberta	4,090	3,880	3,940	4,360	4,190	4,080	-2.6	395	399	419	439	447	464	3.8	47.5	48.8	47.3	59.3	57.4	59.8	4.2
Southern Alberta	13,610	13,050	13,580	13,320	13,710	14,770	7.7	353	356	364	381	412	435	5.6	145.8	134.1	140.0	149.2	159.0	172.5	8.5
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	11,350	11,650	10,590	10,660	10,840	11,680	7.7	334	354	353	362	400	403	0.8	83.3	90.2	87.4	85.8	94.4	100.4	6.4
Abbotsford	4,650	4,800	5,020	4,420	4,580	4,730	3.3	308	312	315	344	356	374	5.1	35.1	31.7	33.7	36.3	34.4	37.4	8.7
Vancouver	36,610	34,970	36,430	34,350	34,840	36,700	5.3	354	359	368	380	407	417	2.5	350.2	345.8	358.2	361.1	378.6	406.3	7.3
Victoria	5,630	5,250	5,160	5,350	5,020	5,390	7.4	354	362	378	391	421	428	1.7	47.9	48.5	45.9	54.2	54.3	56.4	3.9
Southern Coastal British Columbia	10,130	9,940	9,370	10,050	9,470	10,110	6.8	331	336	344	357	396	402	1.5	68.1	73.2	72.0	76.4	82.7	86.5	4.6
Northern British Columbia	6,430	6,530	6,570	6,050	6,690	6,430	-3.9	366	376	389	406	418	418	0.0	54.2	51.0	56.2	59.1	60.2	61.9	2.8
Territories
Yukon (until October 11, 2014)⁵	630	540	720	740	590	440	Not applicable	420	439	437	436	452	465	Not applicable	6.1	6.7	7.2	9.6	8.1	7.0	Not applicable
Whitehorse (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	180	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	453	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.6	Not applicable
Yukon (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	50	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	478	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.1	Not applicable
Northwest Territories (until October 11, 2014)⁵	680	800	950	820	690	380	Not applicable	420	440	454	466	488	475	Not applicable	7.9	9.4	12.3	10.1	10.7	7.6	Not applicable
Yellowknife (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	120	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	482	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.5	Not applicable
Northwest Territories (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	100	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	485	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.4	Not applicable
Nunavut (until October 11, 2014)⁵	470	470	420	390	380	210	Not applicable	422	435	449	470	474	450	Not applicable	5.8	5.4	5.9	4.6	6.0	4.4	Not applicable
Iqualuit (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	60	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	499	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.3	Not applicable
Nunavut (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	80	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	451	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.2	Not applicable
Missing Data	0	0	0	0	1,470	2,560	74.1	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	416	427	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.9	16.8	112.7
Canada	510,300	499,270	508,500	510,040	516,820	526,100	1.8	349	358	368	381	403	414	2.7	4,207.2	4,178.4	4,283.8	4,484.5	4,748.9	4,945.5	4.1

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Includes maternity, parental, sickness, compassionate care and parents of critically ill children benefits.
² Also includes special benefits for self-employed individuals.
³ Includes claims for which at least $1 of special benefits was paid.
⁴ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.
⁵ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁶ As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.12 - Maternity Benefits¹

	New Claims Established²						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established²						Average Actual Duration³						Average Weekly Benefit Rate⁴						Amount Paid⁴
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁶
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,760	3,060	2,840	2,940	2,730	-7.1	14.3	14.4^r	14.2^r	14.3	14.0	-2.1	376	390	412	418	430	2.9	15.3	17.1	16.9	17.4	17.6	1.1
Prince Edward Island	940	1,180	920	990	1,060	7.1	14.3^r	14.7^r	14.4^r	14.0	14.1	0.7	345	374	392	387	421	8.8	5.0	6.5	5.1	5.2	6.9	32.7
Nova Scotia	5,880	5,560	5,130	4,840	5,430	12.2	14.5	14.6^r	14.6	14.6^r	14.7	0.7	350	362	370	396	394	-0.5	28.8	29.8	30.2	26.8	32.1	19.8
New Brunswick	4,690	4,820	4,680	4,280	4,230	-1.2	14.6^r	14.6^r	14.6^r	14.6^r	14.7	0.7	356	363	373	393	403	2.5	25.0	25.9	25.1	25.9	25.6	-1.2
Quebec⁷	0	0	0	0	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Not applicable
Ontario	84,130	83,880	84,900	84,110	82,350	-2.1	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	0.7	377	385	397	420	429	2.1	471.0	471.9	492.8	514.4	522.4	1.6
Manitoba	7,840	7,500	8,460	8,910	8,090	-9.2	14.6	14.7^r	14.7^r	14.7	14.7	0.0	348	352	371	388	407	4.9	39.2	39.2	44.9	50.4	49.5	-1.8
Saskatchewan	7,150	6,990	7,710	7,820	7,780	-0.5	14.8^r	14.6	14.7	14.6	14.7	0.7	363	371	391	409	427	4.4	38.8	39.2	43.5	46.8	48.2	3.0
Alberta	28,080	27,170	29,260	29,280	31,070	6.1	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	0.0	377	386	400	426	441	3.5	153.2	153.8	170.1	182.2	198.1	8.7
British Columbia	26,320	26,370	25,910	25,650	25,690	0.2	14.7^r	14.7^r	14.7^r	14.7^r	14.7	0.0	361	368	383	409	421	2.9	139.8	143.8	147.1	154.0	159.7	3.7
Yukon	190	360	360	220	250	13.6	14.8^r	14.9^r	14.5^r	14.9	14.2	-4.7	443	441	430	457	438	-4.2	1.3	2.0	2.5	1.8	1.5	-16.7
Northwest Territories	410	440	350	370	260	-29.7	14.7^r	14.8^r	14.8	14.9^r	14.1	-5.4	435	454	468	489	492	0.6	2.7	3.2	2.3	2.8	2.0	-28.6
Nunavut	230	210	160	230	140	-39.1	14.8	13.0^r	15.0	14.8	14.4	-2.7	433	455	457	472	434	-8.1	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.7	0.8	-52.9
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	21,340	19,640	18,440	17,650	17,520	-0.7	14.6^r	14.7^r	14.6^r	14.7^r	14.6	-0.7	268	272	284	304	315	3.6	85.3	81.0	79.5	80.8	80.3	-0.6
25 Years and Older	147,280	147,900	152,240	151,990	151,560	-0.3	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	0.0	386	394	406	429	440	2.6	836.1	852.6	902.4	948.7	984.0	3.7
Canada	168,620	167,540	170,680	169,640	169,080	-0.3	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	0.0	371	380	393	416	427	2.6	921.4	933.6	981.9	1,029.5	1,064.3	3.4

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Figures also include maternity benefits for self-employed individuals.
² Includes claims for which at least $1 of maternity benefits was paid.
³ In the past, data on the actual duration of maternity benefits were estimated using claims starting any time during the fiscal year. To increase the accuracy of this information, starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, the most recent data on the actual duration of maternity benefits (that is, data pertaining to the fiscal year covered by the Report) are based on claims starting in the first half of the fiscal year to ensure they are based on claims that have ended. If required, the most recent data will be revised in the following Report, once the actual duration of maternity benefits for the entire fiscal year is known. Prior years’ figures have been restated to reflect this, and any figures that have changed from those published in a previous Report have been marked as revised.
⁴ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with maternity benefits.
⁵ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁶ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
⁷ Quebec is excluded from calculations at the national level. Since January 2006, this province has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.13 - Parental Benefits (Biological)¹

	New Claims Established^2,3						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established^2,3						Average Actual Duration^3,4						Average Weekly Benefit Rate^3,5						Amount Paid⁵
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁷
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,690	3,140	2,900	3,000	2,790	-7.0	29.7^r	30.7	29.7^r	30.4^r	30.7	1.0	389	394	419	428	434	1.4	37.2	36.3	38.6	37.4	41.0	9.6
Prince Edward Island	1,050	1,320	940	1,130	1,140	0.9	28.2^r	28.6^r	30.0^r	29.4^r	31.5	7.1	361	385	405	400	428	7.0	11.2	12.9	12.9	11.6	15.5	33.6
Nova Scotia	6,560	6,450	5,940	5,450	6,040	10.8	29.3^r	29.2^r	29.6^r	29.2^r	28.8	-1.4	369	379	386	412	410	-0.5	65.3	72.0	71.8	65.6	71.3	8.7
New Brunswick	5,340	5,220	5,230	4,780	4,640	-2.9	28.5^r	29.2^r	29.5^r	29.6^r	29.0	-2.0	372	372	388	406	417	2.7	56.0	56.6	59.7	60.7	58.1	-4.3
Quebec⁸	0	0	0	0	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Not applicable
Ontario	95,630	95,060	96,350	95,810	94,160	-1.7	30.1^r	30.2^r	30.3^r	30.2^r	29.8	-1.3	387	394	406	429	438	2.1	1,118.1	1,122.9	1,156.2	1,206.5	1,249.2	3.5
Manitoba	8,850	8,570	9,570	9,880	9,280	-6.1	30.1^r	29.8^r	30.4^r	30.7^r	30.1	-2.0	359	364	381	401	418	4.2	92.4	96.9	100.3	116.0	119.3	2.8
Saskatchewan	7,920	7,720	8,410	8,660	8,420	-2.8	30.5^r	31.1^r	31.2^r	31.0^r	30.7	-1.0	373	382	402	419	433	3.3	89.3	93.8	95.8	110.7	109.7	-0.9
Alberta	29,760	29,010	31,300	31,330	33,430	6.7	31.1^r	31.3^r	31.4^r	31.3^r	31.0	-1.0	384	392	407	434	448	3.2	348.7	358.3	382.9	417.3	444.7	6.6
British Columbia	29,450	29,420	28,920	28,460	29,010	1.9	30.4^r	30.5^r	30.6^r	30.6^r	30.0	-2.0	374	379	395	420	434	3.2	330.1	339.9	344.6	361.0	380.0	5.3
Yukon	210	410	390	280	330	17.9	26.6^r	28.3^r	30.8^r	28.9^r	26.7	-7.6	445	442	444	458	467	2.0	3.7	3.6	5.6	4.7	4.7	0.0
Northwest Territories	490	600	430	460	340	-26.1	28.1^r	24.9^r	26.6^r	26.1^r	24.7	-5.4	439	458	469	490	497	1.4	5.2	7.3	5.8	6.4	5.2	-18.8
Nunavut	300	170	230	240	160	-33.3	25.8^r	27.6^r	26.7^r	30.2r	25.6	-15.2	433	443	463	469	441	-6.0	2.9	2.8	2.3	3.2	2.9	-9.4
Gender
Men	26,350	25,560	25,930	25,150	26,040	3.5	17.1^r	17.1^r	17.7^r	16.4^r	16.7	1.8	420	427	443	467	480	2.8	183.9	184.6	196.3	192.7	200.3	3.9
Women	161,900	161,530	164,680	164,330	163,700	-0.4	32.3^r	32.4^r	32.5^r	32.5^r	32.1	-1.2	375	382	396	419	429	2.4	1,976.2	2,018.7	2,080.1	2,208.3	2,301.4	4.2
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	21,250	19,890	18,420	17,590	17,490	-0.6	31.3^r	31.1^r	31.7^r	31.7^r	31.2	-1.6	283	283	296	315	327	3.8	197.0	190.1	182.0	179.5	182.9	1.9
25 Years and Older	167,000	167,200	172,190	171,890	172,250	0.2	30.0^r	30.2^r	30.4^r	30.3^r	29.9	-1.3	394	401	414	436	447	2.5	1,963.1	2,013.1^r	2,094.4	2,221.5	2,318.7	4.4
Canada	188,250	187,090	190,610	189,480	189,740	0.1	30.2^r	30.3^r	30.5^r	30.4^r	30.0	-1.3	382	388	402	425	436	2.6	2,160.1	2,203.3	2,276.4	2,401.0	2,501.6	4.2

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Figures also include parental benefits (biological) for self-employed individuals.
² Includes claims for which at least $1 of parental benefits (biological) was paid.
³ Parental benefits (biological) that are shared between two parents are considered as two separate claims.
⁴ In the past, data on the actual duration of parental benefits (biological) were estimated using claims starting in the first half of the fiscal year, to ensure they are based on claims that have ended, and they were never revised afterward. To increase the accuracy of this information, starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, the most recent data on the actual duration of parental benefits (biological)–that is, data pertaining to the fiscal year covered by the Report–will continue to be based on claims starting in the first half of the fiscal year but will be revised, if required, in the following Report, once the actual duration of parental benefits (biological) for the entire fiscal year is known. Prior years’ figures have been restated to reflect this, and any figures that have changed from those published in a previous Report have been marked as revised.
⁵ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with parental benefits (biological).
⁶ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁷ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
⁸ Quebec is excluded from calculations at the national level. Since January 2006, this province has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.14 - Parental Benefits (Adoptive)¹

	New Claims Established^2,3						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established^2,3						Average Actual Duration^3,4						Average Weekly Benefit Rate^3,5						Amount Paid⁵
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁸
Newfoundland and Labrador	10	20	20	30	40^c	-42.9^c	35.0^c,r	28.6^c,r	35.0	35.0	30.5	-12.9	457	468	440	492	357	-27.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.2	-66.7
Prince Edward Island	30	30	0	40	40^c	-42.9^c	35.0^c,r	28.6^c,r	Not applicable	34.5^r	Not available	Not available	444	453	Not applicable	454	399	-12.1	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2	-50.0
Nova Scotia	80	90	100	130	70	-46.2	26.5^r	25.9^r	26.3^r	20.9^r	31.8	52.2	439	400	489	469	449	-4.3	0.9	0.7	1.1	1.4	1.1	-21.4
New Brunswick	50	20	40	30	80	166.7	23.2^r	20.5	22.5^r	31.7^r	31.5	-0.6	453	464	440	444	464	4.5	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.9	200.0
Quebec⁹	0	0	0	0	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Not applicable
Ontario	720	940	950	820	760	-7.3	25.3^r	25.2^r	26.3^r	25.1^r	24.4	-2.4	427	437	459	475	477	0.4	9.3	8.8	11.7	9.8^r	9.2	-6.1
Manitoba	50	90	80	70	100	42.9	34.4^r	24.4^r	30.3^r	32.6^r	24.4	-2.8	370	449	388	423	437	3.3	0.5	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.0	11.1
Saskatchewan	40	40	60	90	50	-44.4	33.0	26.8^r	28.5^r	23.3^r	6.8	-70.8	361	430	436	446	483	8.3	1.1	0.1	0.7	0.9	0.5	-44.4
Alberta	210	250	240	190	210	10.5	25.7^r	29.8^r	29.0^r	30.5^r	31.0	1.6	444	449	449	474	469	-1.1	2.4	3.0	3.5	3.1	2.1	-32.3
British Columbia	280	260	290	200	200	0.0	26.5^r	25.4^r	28.6	29.3^r	24.5	-16.4	435	431	410	434	504	16.1	3.2	2.7	3.3	2.8	2.4	-14.3
Yukon	10	0	0	10	70^c	75.0^c	30.3^c,r	27.6^c,r	Not applicable	31.3^c,r	13.0	Not available	468	Not applicable	Not applicable	514	514	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	Not applicable
Northwest Territories	0	10	30	0					20.0^r		Not available	Not applicable	Not applicable	468	490	Not applicable	514	Not applicable	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Nunavut	60	90	50	30					23.4^r		25.5	Not available	419	430	491	483	484	0.2	0.8	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.5	25.0
Gender
Men	360	520	460	330	500	51.5	17.4^r	19.8^r	16.5^r	19.5^r	22.0	12.8	440	466	481	483	507	5.0	3.6	3.9	3.9	3.2	4.9	53.1
Women	1,180	1,320	1,400	1,310	1,080	-17.6	29.3^r	28.5^r	30.5^r	28.6^r	26.7	-6.6	426	426	438	459	458	-0.2	15.7	14.8	19.0	17.4	13.5	-22.4
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	30	0	10	20	1580^d	-3.7^d	33.7^r	Not applicable	27.1^d,r	26.7^d,r	25.0^d	-6.4^d	434	Not applicable	182	336	473^d	1.9^d	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	18.4^d	-10.7^d
25 Years and Older	1,510	1,840	1,850	1,620	1580^d	-3.7^d	26.4^r	26.0^r	27.1^d,r	26.7^d,r	25.0^d	-6.4^d	429	437	450	466	473^d	1.9^d	18.9	18.6	22.8	20.5	18.4^d	-10.7^d
Canada	1,540	1,840	1,860	1,640	1,580	-3.7	26.5^r	26.0^r	27.1^r	26.7^r	25.0	-6.4	429	437	449	464	473	1.9	19.2	18.7	22.9	20.6	18.4	-10.7

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Figures also include parental benefits (adoptive) for self-employed individuals.
² Includes claims for which at least $1 of parental benefits (adoptive) was paid.
³ Parental benefits (adoptive) that are shared between two parents are considered as two separate claims.
⁴ In the past, data on the actual duration of parental benefits (adoptive) were estimated using claims starting in the first half of the fiscal year, to ensure they are based on claims that have ended, and they were never revised afterward. To increase the accuracy of this information, starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, the most recent data on the actual duration of parental benefits (adoptive)–that is, data pertaining to the fiscal year covered by the Report–will continue to be based on claims starting in the first half of the fiscal year but will be revised, if required, in the following Report, once the actual duration of parental benefits (adoptive) for the entire fiscal year is known. Prior years’ figures have been restated to reflect this, and any figures that have changed from those published in a previous Report have been marked as revised.
⁵ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with parental benefits (adoptive).
⁶ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁷ When no claim started during the first half of the fiscal year, figures are indicated as not available.
⁸ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
⁹ Quebec is excluded from calculations at the national level. Since January 2006, this province has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
^c For confidentiality purposes, data for Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island have been combined. For the same reasons, data for Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut have also been combined.
^d For confidentiality purposes, data by age group have been combined.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.15 - Sickness Benefits¹

	New Claims Established²						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established²						Average Actual Duration³						Average Weekly Benefit Rate⁴						Amount Paid⁴
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁶
Newfoundland and Labrador	8,560	9,210	8,880	9,460	9,930	5.0	9.2	9.6^r	10.1^r	10.1^r	9.6	-5.0	346	365	385	390	399	2.3	28.7	32.0	36.3	37.8	38.7	2.4
Prince Edward Island	4,550	4,830	4,300	5,050	5,520	9.3	7.5^r	7.8^r	7.9	8.1^r	8.4	3.7	347	361	378	382	389	1.8	12.1	14.2	13.5	15.7	17.0	8.3
Nova Scotia	15,880	16,750	15,310	16,530	16,570	0.2	9.2^r	9.0^r	9.4	9.4^r	9.2	-2.1	335	351	362	383	391	2.1	48.7	52.3	54.8	59.9	58.9	-1.7
New Brunswick	20,910	20,590	21,050	20,440	21,080	3.1	8.3^r	8.3^r	8.5^r	8.3^r	8.7	4.8	346	359	374	390	400	2.6	60.8	66.4	67.5	70.1	71.6	2.1
Quebec	95,590	100,590	103,930	104,120	105,880	1.7	8.9^r	8.9^r	9.1^r	9.1^r	9.3	2.2	340	350	364	380	390	2.6	296.3	313.0	346.0	362.4	367.9	1.5
Ontario	88,210	92,540	89,260	92,650	93,470	0.9	10.1^r	10.1^r	10.3	10.5^r	10.6	1.0	341	352	359	386	397	2.8	308.1	327.1	331.8	368.9	386.1	4.7
Manitoba	10,260	10,150	10,220	9,960	9,990	0.3	9.8^r	9.9^r	9.9^r	10.5^r	10.5	0.0	339	343	361	392	405	3.3	32.8	34.0	37.7	38.0	41.6	9.5
Saskatchewan	7,250	6,680	6,810	7,070	6,910	-2.3	9.6^r	10.0^r	10.1^r	10.2^r	10.4	2.0	340	358	373	401	417	4.0	23.8	24.5	24.7	28.3	28.9	2.1
Alberta	22,350	22,500	23,980	24,680	25,430	3.0	10.2^r	10.2^r	10.6	10.7	10.7	0.0	363	375	389	420	436	3.8	85.4	85.0	98.8	107.5	113.0	5.1
British Columbia	46,730	46,540	45,120	46,210	49,580	7.3	10.3^r	10.3^r	10.6^r	10.5^r	10.7	1.9	337	345	358	389	394	1.3	165.8	165.2	176.1	184.6	204.7	10.9
Yukon	370	370	390	300	330	10.0	9.4^r	9.6^r	9.7	9.9^r	8.8	-11.1	434	428	425	444	453	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.3	-13.3
Northwest Territories	340	340	390	220	250	13.6	9.9^r	10.3	10.1^r	10.1^r	10.7	5.9	434	445	461	483^r	449	-7.0	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.4	1.1	-21.4
Nunavut	100	130	110	110	130	18.2	10.5^r	9.8	12.3^r	10.5	10.2	-2.9	449	465	475	500	467	-6.6	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.7	16.7
Gender
Men	133,220	138,380	140,380	144,300	149,630	3.7	9.2^r	9.2^r	9.5^r	9.5^r	9.9	4.2	379	390	404	427	438	2.6	491.5	512.9	553.4	601.5	621.1	3.3
Women	187,880	192,840	189,370	192,500	195,440	1.5	9.8^r	9.7^r	10.0^r	10.1^r	10.1	0.0	316	326	336	359	368	2.5	574.5	604.3	637.6	675.3	710.6	5.2
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	27,960	26,560	26,160	25,360	25,410	0.2	8.4r	8.5r	8.7r	9.0	9.0	0.0	282	289	303	323	331	2.5	67.2	67.0	69.2	73.9	75.2	1.8
25 to 44 Years	138,460	140,480	137,950	139,080	141,860	2.0	9.2^r	9.2^r	9.4	9.5^r	9.6	1.1	349	359	371	396	406	2.5	448.7	463.6	486.0	513.2	534.6	4.2
45 to 54 Years	85,120	87,870	86,700	88,030	87,430	-0.7	9.8	9.7^r	10.1^r	10.1^r	10.3	2.0	353	364	375	397	407	2.5	304.2	315.0	335.2	353.4	357.4	1.1
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	69,560	76,310	78,940	84,330	90,370	7.2	10.3^r	10.2^r	10.4^r	10.4^r	10.7	2.9	338	352	365	385	395	2.6	245.9	271.7	300.6	336.3	364.4	8.4
Canada	321,100	331,220	329,750	336,800	345,070	2.5	9.5^r>	9.5^r	9.8^r	9.8^r	10.0	2.0	342	353	365	388	398	2.6	1,066.0	1,117.3	1,191.0	1,276.8	1,331.7	4.3

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Figures also include sickness benefits for self-employed individuals.
² Includes claims for which at least $1 of sickness benefits was paid.
³ In the past, data on the actual duration of sickness benefits were estimated using claims starting any time during the fiscal year. To increase the accuracy of this information, starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, the most recent data on the actual duration of sickness benefits (that is, data pertaining to the fiscal year covered by the Report) are based on claims starting in the first half of the fiscal year to ensure they are based on claims that have ended. If required, the most recent data will be revised in the following Report, once the actual duration of sickness benefits for the entire fiscal year is known. Prior years’ figures have been restated to reflect this, and any figures that have changed from those published in a previous Report have been marked as revised.
⁴ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with sickness benefits.
⁵ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁶ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.16 - Compassionate Care Benefits¹

	New Claims Established²						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established²						Average Actual Duration³						Average Weekly Benefit Rate⁴						Amount Paid⁴
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁶
Newfoundland and Labrador	70	56	72	64	76	18.8	4.7	4.8	4.9	5.0	4.7	-6.0	365^r	385	397^r	407	410	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1^r	0.1	0.0
Prince Edward Island	31	30	37	35	33	-5.7	5.0	4.7	4.9	4.8	4.6	-4.2	358	378	396^r	377	405	7.4	0.1	0.1^r	0.1	0.1	0.0	-100.0
Nova Scotia	209	160	163	169	170	0.6	5.0	4.8	4.9	4.8	4.9	2.1	345	339^r	379^r	366	395	7.9	0.4	0.4^r	0.3	0.4^r	0.5	25.0
New Brunswick	147	130	150	122	143	17.2	4.9	4.7	5.0	4.6	4.6	0.0	344^r	344	353	381^r	397	4.2	0.3	0.2^r	0.2^r	0.2^r	0.3	50.0
Quebec	1,044	1,019	1,030	917	1,046	14.1	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.3	-4.4	349^r	360	377	392^r	411	4.8	1.9^r	1.7	1.9^r	1.6^r	1.8	12.5
Ontario	2,681	2,742	2,704	2,725	2,738	0.5	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	0.0	369^r	380	392	419	431	2.9	5.2^r	5.0	5.9^r	5.7^r	5.4	-5.3
Manitoba	263	247	217	245	229	-6.5	4.6	4.9	4.6	4.7	4.7	0.0	358	370^r	374^r	397^r	415	4.5	0.6^r	0.5	0.3^r	0.5^r	0.6	20.0
Saskatchewan	191	185	148	199	157	-21.1	4.9	4.8	5.0	4.8	5.2	8.3	374	389^r	396	441^r	445	0.9	0.4^r	0.3^r	0.4^r	0.5^r	0.3	-40.0
Alberta	468	483	569	555	675	21.6	4.8	5.0	4.9	5.0	5.0	0.0	383^r	396^r	413	441	457	3.6	1.0^r	0.9^r	1.2^r	1.7^r	1.5	-11.8
British Columbia	900	902	985	949	948	-0.1	4.8	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	0.0	361	375	385^r	420^r	427	1.7	1.7	1.9^r	1.7^r	2.2^r	2.0	-9.1
Yukon	10	8	11	8	15	87.5	5.5	5.4	5.6	4.0	4.7	17.5	452	447	478	483	499	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	Not applicable
Northwest Territories	6	8	9	9	11	22.2	4.8	4.5	4.9	4.4	4.4	0.0	461	448	451	467	482	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Not applicable
Nunavut	7	5	7	6	3	-50.0	5.6	4.2	5.4	6.0	4.3	-28.3	457	468	470	385	504	30.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Not applicable
Gender
Men	1,575	1,525	1,714	1,648	1,833	11.2	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	0.0	399^r	411^r	424^r	445^r	461	3.6	3.6^r	2.8^r	3.9^r	4.1^r	4.3	4.9
Women	4,452	4,450	4,388	4,355	4,411	1.3	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	-2.1	351	363	375	403	414	2.7	8.1^r	8.0^r	8.3^r	9.0^r	8.2	-8.9
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	129	120	116	100	118	18.0	4.4	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.6	-2.1	306^r	323^r	329	354^r	361	2.0	0.2	0.1^r	0.2	0.3^r	0.1	-66.7
25 to 44 Years	2,275	2,196	2,115	1,991	2,099	5.4	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	0.0	374^r	388	402^r	426	440	3.3	4.3	4.2^r	4.5^r	4.3^r	4.6	7.0
45 to 54 Years	2,162	2,134	2,277	2,199	2,172	-1.2	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.7	4.6	-2.1	368	378	390	418	432	3.3	4.5^r	4.0^r	4.5^r	4.7^r	3.9	-17.0
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	1,461	1,525	1,594	1,713	1,855	8.3	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	0.0	345	359	374^r	401	412	2.7	2.7^r	2.5^r	3.1^r	3.8^r	4.0	5.3
Canada	6,027	5,975	6,102	6,003	6,244	4.0	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	0.0	364	375^r	389	414^r	428	3.4	11.7^r	10.9^r	12.3^r	13.1^r	12.6	-3.8

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
¹ Figures also include compassionate care benefits for self-employed individuals.
² Includes claims for which at least $1 of compassionate care benefits was paid.
³ Data on the actual duration of compassionate care benefits have been estimated using claims starting any time during the fiscal year.
⁴ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with compassionate care benefits.
⁵ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁶ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data, except for the amount paid which is based on a 10% sample.

Annex 2.17 - Benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children^1,2

	New Claims Established^3,4			(Number of Weeks)		Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)		Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)		Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established^3,4			Average Actual Duration^4,5			Average Weekly Benefit Rate^4,6			Amount Paid⁶
	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	9	28	211.1	20.6	21.8	5.8	323	408	26.3	0.1	0.2	100.0
Prince Edward Island	4	8	100.0	Not available^c	Not available^c	Not available^c	Not available^c	Not available^c	Not available^c	0.0	0.0	Not available^c
Nova Scotia	35	62	77.1	14.6	18.5	26.7	417	396	-5.0	0.2	0.5	150.0
New Brunswick	26	72	176.9	11.2	15.7	40.2	420	406	-3.3	0.1	0.4	300.0
Quebec	293	637	117.4	13.0	15.1	16.2	407	419	2.9	1.4	4.0	185.7
Ontario	457	893	95.4	16.1	16.5	2.5	416	427	2.6	2.7	6.0	122.2
Manitoba	43	82	90.7	20.5	15.0	-26.8	376	424	12.8	0.3	0.5	66.7
Saskatchewan	26	51	96.2	11.4	16.9	48.2	414	453	9.4	0.2	0.3	50.0
Alberta	151	350	131.8	16.3	16.4	0.6	456	447	-2.0	1.0	2.4	140.0
British Columbia	137	305	122.6	16.1	16.3	1.2	410	425	3.7	0.8	2.1	162.5
Yukon	4^c	5^c	25.0^c	Not available^c	Not available^c	Not available^c	Not available^c	Not available^c	Not available^c	0.0^c	0.0^c	Not available^c
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Missing Data	284	67	-76.4	10.5	12.4	18.1	Not available	Not available	Not available	1.2	0.4	-66.7
Gender
Men	368	563	53.0	12.4	14.6	17.7	456	453	-0.7	2.0	3.6	80.0
Women	1,101	1,997	81.4	14.3	16.4	14.7	402	420	4.5	5.9	13.2	123.7
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	81	162	100.0	12.2	14.0	14.8	335	337	0.6	0.3	0.8	166.7
25 to 44 Years	1,226	2,193	78.9	13.5	15.7	16.3	425	433	1.9	6.6	14.3	116.7
45 to 54 Years	156	194	24.4	16.6	21.5	29.5	394	425	7.9	0.9	1.7	88.9
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	6	11	83.3	16.0	11.8	-26.3	357	391	9.5	0.0	0.1	Not available
Canada	1,469	2,560	74.3	13.7	16.0	16.8	416	427	2.6	7.9	16.8	112.7

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding
¹ Benefits for parents of critically ill children have been available since June 2013.
² Figures also include parents of critically ill children benefits for self-employed individuals.
³ Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for parents of critically ill children was paid.
⁴ Benefits for parents of critically ill children benefits that are shared between two parents are considered as two separate claims.
⁵ Data on the actual duration of benefits for parents of critically ill children have been estimated using claims starting during the first half of the fiscal year to ensure they are based on claims that have ended.
⁶ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for parents of critically ill children.
⁷ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
^c For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have been combined.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.18 - Work-sharing Benefits

	New Claims Established¹						(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established¹						Average Actual Duration²						Average Weekly Benefit Rate³						Amount Paid³
	2010/2011⁴	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁵ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁶
Newfoundland and Labrador	1	83	5	6	14	133.3	8.0	15.9	12.6	17.8	19.0^p	6.7	183	84	352	131	135	3.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	Not applicable
Prince Edward Island	52	16	15	7	82	1,071.4	20.6	33.0	20.9	22.8	7.6^p	-66.7	109	103	159	108	160	48.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Nova Scotia	149	336	266	151	20^c	-90.8	8.8	17.2	14.7	13.5	17.5^p	29.6	91	93	96	117	202	72.6	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.0
New Brunswick	75	73	78	67	20^c	-90.8	16.8	13.1	21.9	17.2	4.4^p	-74.4	103	146	133	127	80	-37.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Quebec	8,228	6,765	6,310	4,759	3,580	-24.8	13.4	13.4	14.3	14.7	14.5^p	-1.4	99	90	112	107	120	12.1	29.0	9.8	11.8	8.9	8.0	-10.1
Ontario	7,162	13,329	5,373	4,512	2,255	-50.0	13.7	12.4	13.7	16.1	15.4^p	-4.3	92	100	97	103	118	14.6	47.0	16.3	10.2	8.7	5.4	-37.9
Manitoba	1,777	606	519	536	262	-51.1	11.5	10.5	10.4	14.1	16.8^p	19.1	100	89	101	110	135	22.7	3.2	1.1	0.7	1.0	0.5	-50.0
Saskatchewan	339	17	11	68	742	991.2	7.4	23.1	19.6	11.2	20.4^p	82.1	134	170	166	194	196	1.0	0.9	0.0	0.1	0.2	2.4	1,100.0
Alberta	773	882	483	1,024	631	-38.4	11.1	11.0	8.8	5.3	16.1^p	203.8	106	103	130	222	146	-34.2	5.6	1.1	0.8	1.2	0.4	-66.7
British Columbia	2,373	1,648	815	534	438	-18.0	14.7	14.5	11.1	12.9	15.3^p	18.6	102	94	114	114	121	6.1	11.5	2.7	1.7	0.9	0.8	-11.1
Yukon	0	0	15	9^d	0	-100.0	Not applicable	Not applicable	9.7	34.0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	125	120	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Not applicable
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	9^d	0	-100.0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	17.0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	98	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Not applicable
Nunavut	0	0	0	0	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Not applicable
Gender
Men	15,024	15,508	9,594	8,078	5,952	-26.3	13.1	12.6	13.1	13.9	15.1^p	8.6	103	101	115	123	135	9.8	72.5	23.1	18.6	15.0	14.1	-6.0
Women	5,905	8,247	4,296	3,595	2,072	-42.4	13.8	13.2	14.6	15.2	16.6^p	9.2	85	88	88	103	112	8.7	25.8	8.6	7.5	6.3	3.6	-42.9
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	1,514	1,502	759	546	497	-9.0	11.9	11.3	11.6	12.8	12.1^p	-5.5	90	96	97	99	122	23.2	3.9	1.7	1.0	1.0	0.8	-20.0
25 to 44 Years	9,490	10,492	5,689	5,130	3,475	-32.3	12.9	11.9	13.2	13.5	15.3^p	13.3	99	96	107	123	132	7.3	39.8	13.0	9.9	8.7	8.3	-4.6
45 to 54 Years	6,391	7,588	4,584	3,702	2,403	-35.1	13.7	13.3	13.9	15.0	15.9^p	6.0	98	97	108	114	130	14.0	33.8	10.6	8.9	7.0	5.2	-25.7
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	3,534	4,173	2,858	2,295	1,649	-28.1	14.3	14.7	14.5	15.3	16.2^p	5.9	99	97	108	113	125	10.6	20.8	6.4	6.3	4.6	3.4	-26.1
Canada	20,929	23,755	13,890	11,673	8,024	-31.3	13.3	12.8	13.6	14.3	15.5^p	8.4	98	97	107	117	129	10.3	98.3	31.7	26.1	21.3	17.7	-16.9

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding
¹ Includes claims for which at least $1 of work-sharing benefits was paid.
² In the past, data on the actual duration of work-sharing benefits were reported with a lag of one year after the period covered by the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report to ensure that data would pertain to claims that had ended. Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of work-sharing benefits are reported for the fiscal year covered by the Report in order to provide timely, relevant and consistent information. This change has been made possible by methodological improvements and the increased availability of historical data. However, data for the fiscal year covered by the Report are preliminary; data for 2014/2015 will be revised, if required, in the 2015/2016 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report.
³ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants with work-sharing benefit.
⁴ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, the number of new claims established is based on a 100% sample of Employement Insurance (EI) administrative data; the figures for the fiscal years 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 published in Reports before 2013/2014 have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on a 10% sample.
⁵ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁶ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
^c For confidentiality purposes, data for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have been combined.
^d For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon and Northwest Territories have been combined.
^p Preliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data, except for the amount paid which is based on a 10% sample.

Annex 2.19 - Family Supplement

	2013/2014	2014/2015	2013/2014– 2014/2015	2013/2014	2014/2015	2013/2014	2014/2015	2013/2014– 2014/2015	2013/2014	2014/2015	2013/2014– 2014/2015	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Claims Established Which Included Family Supplement¹			Percentage of New Claims Established Which Included Family Supplement²		Average Weekly Family Supplement³			Average Weekly Benefit Rate^3,4			Amount Paid⁵
			Change (%)⁶	(%)		(In dollars)		Change (%)⁶	($)		Change (%)⁶	($ Million)						Change (%)⁶
Province and Territory⁷
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,770	2,390	-13.7	3	3	45	40	-11.1	323	330	2.2	6.0	5.3	4.6	4.3	3.7	3.6	-2.7
Prince Edward Island	1,060	930	-12.3	5	4	42	41	-2.4	328	327	-0.3	2.2	2.0	1.8	1.6	1.3	1.3	0.0
Nova Scotia	4,400	4,210	-4.3	6	5	43	41	-4.7	322	328	1.9	8.9	8.2	7.6	7.1	5.8	5.1	-12.1
New Brunswick	4,750	4,460	-6.1	6	5	40	36	-10.0	331	330	-0.3	7.1	6.2	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.0	-9.1
Quebec	18,760	17,610	-6.1	4	4	41	43	4.9	340	347	2.1	26.2	23.7	19.1	17.9	15.8	15.2	-3.8
Ontario	30,050	28,330	-5.7	5	5	44	39	-11.4	320	326	1.9	49.9	45.3	41.1	39.3	35.6	32.7	-8.1
Manitoba	4,250	4,260	0.2	8	7	50	46	-8.0	334	347	3.9	8.3	7.1	6.3	6.4	5.7	5.4	-5.3
Saskatchewan	2,870	2,680	-6.6	6	6	54	46	-14.8	343	356	3.8	6.5	6.1	4.7	4.3	3.9	3.9	0.0
Alberta	6,520	5,950	-8.7	4	4	43	43	0.0	337	348	3.3	10.9	9.2	7.2	7.1	6.9	7.3	5.8
British Columbia	10,420	9,930	-4.7	5	5	41	38	-7.3	326	333	2.1	16.8	16.2	14.2	13.0	10.8	10.3	-4.6
Yukon	60	40	-33.3	2	2	31	44	41.9	379	326	-14.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	Not applicable
Northwest Territories	40	60	50.0	2	3	51	43	-15.7	372	343	-7.8	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	Not applicable
Nunavut	50	60	20.0	4	6	52	35	-32.7	369	314	-14.9	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	-100.0
Gender
Men	17,860	16,850	-5.7	2	2	47	46	-2.1	373	384	2.9	30.0	26.4	21.7	20.1	17.9	16.4	-8.4
Women	68,140	64,060	-6.0	8	8	43	39	-9.3	318	323	1.6	113.2	103.3	90.9	86.5	77.3	73.6	-4.8
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	11,670	10,640	-8.8	6	6	38	35	-7.9	282	292	3.5	22.8	20.0	17.6	15.4	13.8	13.6	-1.4
25 to 44 Years	60,330	56,930	-5.6	7	7	46	43	-6.5	338	343	1.5	104.7	95.6	83.1	78.9	70.6	66.8	-5.4
45 to 54 Years	12,280	11,760	-4.2	3	3	37	36	-2.7	333	341	2.4	14.2	12.7	10.7	11.0	9.6	8.4	-12.5
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	1,720	1,580	-8.1	0	0	35	36	2.9	327	350	7.0	1.5	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	9.1
Claimant Category⁸
Long-Tenured Workers	6,460	4,120	-36.2	1	1	36	36	0.0	352	364	3.4	11.3	11.5	7.9	8.3	5.6	3.9	-30.4
Occasional Claimants	70,590	69,100	-2.1	7	6	44	41	-6.8	324	331	2.2	118.9	105.8	93.6	87.6	80.6	78.4	-2.7
Frequent Claimants	8,950	7,690	-14.1	3	2	38	38	0.0	350	360	2.9	12.9	12.4	11.1	10.7	8.9	7.7	-13.5
Canada	86,000	80,910	-5.9	4.8	4.5	43	41	-4.7	329	336	2.1	143.2	129.7	112.6	106.6	95.2	90.0	-5.5

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding
¹ Includes claims for which at least $1 of Employment Insurance benefits with family supplement was paid.
² Includes claims for which at least $1 of Employment Insurance benefits was paid.
³ Calculatiions exclude claims without family supplement.
⁴ Takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
⁵ Includes only the amount paid in family supplement.
⁶ Percentage growth between 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.
⁷ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
⁸ Long-tenured workers are Employment Insurance (EI) claimants who have paid at least 30% of the maximum annual EI premiums in 7 of the past 10 years and who, over the last five years, have collected EI regular or fishing benefits for 35 weeks or less. Frequent claimants are EI claimants who have had three or more EI regular or fishing claims and have collected benefits for a total of more than 60 weeks in the past five years. Occasional claimants are EI claimants who do not meet the requirements for either long-tenured workers or frequent claimants.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.20 - Working While on Regular Claim^1,2

							(Number of Weeks)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($)					Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	($ Million)					Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
	New Regular Claims Established Which Included Employment Income Earned from Working While on Claim³						Average Number of Weeks Worked While on Regular Claims⁴						Average Weekly Employment Income Earned from Working While on Regular Claim⁵						Percentage of New Regular Claims Established Which Included Employment Income Earned from Working While on Claim³
	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁶ 2013/2014– 2014/2015	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Change (%)⁷ 2013/2014– 2014/2015
Province and Territory⁸
Newfoundland and Labrador	49,790	47,280	46,040	39,150	38,330	-2.1	16.5	16.6	18.7	15.9	15.4	-3.1	703	774	790	882	961	9.0	67	69	68	62	60	-2
Prince Edward Island	13,260	12,520	12,080	9,890	9,150	-7.5	15.1	14.8	19.3	14.4	13.9	-3.5	471	478	517	656	685	4.4	68	67	65	58	57	-1
Nova Scotia	45,930	43,160	44,410	37,040	34,470	-6.9	15.6	15.3	17.4	15.1	14.4	-4.6	588	632	653	733	796	8.6	65	64	64	59	57	-2
New Brunswick	53,280	50,660	51,300	47,130	44,310	-6.0	17.6	17.3	19.8	16.8	16.7	-0.6	589	610	620	725	766	5.7	69	67	67	63	63	0
Quebec	314,190	279,200	292,350	261,070	253,410	-2.9	14.8	14.6	15.8	13.7	13.5	-1.5	587	604	621	697	730	4.7	63	62	63	59	59	0
Ontario	243,820	196,840	199,520	181,810	177,080	-2.6	11.0	10.3	10.8	9.6	9.1	-5.2	520	518	538	589	632	7.3	49	49	47	44	43	-1
Manitoba	21,900	18,130	18,600	16,960	16,510	-2.7	6.9	7.1	7.3	6.3	5.9	-6.3	442	443	461	527	565	7.2	51	48	47	44	46	2
Saskatchewan	17,880	14,610	13,840	12,580	12,350	-1.8	7.9	7.3	8.2	6.2	6.1	-1.6	570	501	539	654	706	8.0	50	49	47	44	44	0
Alberta	58,910	42,830	38,560	34,790	35,710	2.6	8.1	7.7	7.7	6.3	5.9	-6.3	615	726	738	766	818	6.8	44	44	44	41	41	0
British Columbia	105,070	84,930	82,110	72,650	68,600	-5.6	11.2	11.0	11.3	9.5^r	9.0	-5.3	559	553	577	632	667	5.5	55	52	52	49	48	-1
Yukon	1,150	1,110	1,130	1,140	960	-15.8	8.4	9.3	9.8	8.2	8.4	2.4	518	555	595	630	685	8.7	52	51	54	54	47	-7
Northwest Territories	920	850	680	660	690	4.5	8.3	7.2	9.6	5.0^r	5.2	4.0	683	714	635	705	798	13.2	47	50	39	41	45	4
Nunavut	460	540	370	300	300	0.0	6.1	7.2^r	12.3	8.6	5.1	-40.7	551	604	809	820	614	-25.1	50	48	40	32	35	3
Gender
Men	553,610	466,330	471,980	418,190	414,720	-0.8	12.7	12.5	13.6	11.9	11.6	-2.5	695	728	752	830	874	5.3	55	54	54	51	50	-1
Women	372,950	326,330	329,010	296,980	277,150	-6.7	13.2	13.2	14.3	12.1	11.6	-4.1	382	388	397	456	480	5.3	59	59	57	54	53	-1
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	102,010	88,100	81,360	71,990	67,660	-6.0	9.5	9.8	10.8	9.3	9.2	-1.1	438	462	484	546	590	8.1	53	54	54	51	51	0
25 to 44 Years	424,110	360,930	358,920	324,540	314,830	-3.0	12.3	12.0	12.9	11.1	10.8	-2.7	582	600	614	677	720	6.4	56	56	56	54	53	-1
45 to 54 Years	260,740	219,120	224,570	203,450	196,560	-3.4	14.7	14.6	15.5	13.6	13.1	-3.7	632	652	671	720	756	5.0	62	62	61	59	59	0
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	139,700	124,510	136,140	115,190	112,820	-2.1	14.2	14.1	15.9	12.9^r	12.5	-3.1	509	533	554	668	715	7.0	50	48	47	40	39	-1
Weekly Benefit Rate⁹
$100 or Less	2,600	1,720	1,430	940	310	-67.0	10.9	10.4	12.9	11.4	10.3	-9.6	183	180	168	227	226	-0.4	46	43	46	35	30	-5
$101 to $200	55,050	43,140	35,120	28,210	17,910	-36.5	12.6	11.9	12.9	10.6	10.3	-2.8	227	232	226	251	254	1.2	50	49	48	44	44	0
$201 to $300	166,820	146,080	137,500	111,410	86,810	-22.1	12.6	12.5	13.7	11.7	11.3	-3.4	304	304	304	329	332	0.9	53	51	51	47	46	-1
$301 to $400	198,190	172,250	168,290	145,750	129,390	-11.2	13.0	13.0	14.1	12.0	11.6	-3.3	402	403	397	437	431	-1.4	57	56	55	52	51	-1
$401 or More	503,900	429,470	458,650	428,860	457,450	6.7	13.0	12.9	14.0	12.1	11.7	-3.3	762	797	804	874	889	1.7	58	59	58	54	53	-1
Canada	926,560	792,660	800,990	715,170	691,870	-3.3	12.9	12.8	13.9	11.9	11.6	-2.5	569	588	606	675	717	6.2	56	56	55	52	51	-1

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding
¹ The definition of "working while on claim" includes all regular claimants who earned employment income during their Employment Insurance benefit period.
² Data on working while on claim are presented up to 2013/2014 to ensure all claims were completed.
³ Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefit was paid.
⁴ Only weeks for which at least $1 of employment income was earned while on regular claim were included in the calculation.
⁵ Includes employment income only (all amounts paid in Employment Insurance benefits are excluded from the calculation). Only weeks with at least $1 of employment income earned from working while on regular claim are taken into account in the calculation.
⁶ Percentage growth between 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.
⁷ Percentage point difference between 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.
⁸ Starting with the 2013/2014 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, provincial and territorial figures are based on the province or territory of residence where a claim was initially established; figures pertaining to years prior to 2013/2014 published in the previous Reports have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology was based on the province or territory of residence where the claim ended.
⁹ The weekly benefit rate is the basic amount a claimant can receive for each week in the benefit period when he or she does not earn any employment income. This amount takes into account family supplement top-ups paid to claimants.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.21 - Employment Insurance Benefit Repayment¹

	People Who Repaid Benefits						($ Million)					Change (%)² 2012–2013
	People Who Repaid Benefits						Amount Repaid
	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Change (%)² 2012–2013	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Change (%)² 2012–2013
Province and Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	8,115	9,252	11,254^r	11,799	12,787	8.4	13.3	15.9	19.6^r	19.5	21.0	7.7
Prince Edward Island	751	850	1,013^r	1,358	1,048	-22.8	1.2	1.5	1.8	2.9	1.9	-34.5
Nova Scotia	5,924	7,022	7,350^r	7,712	7,722	0.1	9.3	11.4	12,7^r	13.9	14.5	4.3
New Brunswick	4,919	5,130	5,687^r	6,488	6,499	0.2	7.2	8.0	9.3	11.0	11.6	5.5
Quebec	42,787	46,244	48,360^r	47,748	40,948	-14.2	41.7	47.5	49.3^r	49.9	45.3	-9.2
Ontario	59,627	55,090	45,635^r	42,376	38,373	-9.4	67.1	54.2	47.6^r	44.9	44.5	-0.9
Manitoba	2,789	3,094	3,096^r	2,913	2,918	0.2	3.3	3.5	3.6^r	3.6	3.7	2.8
Saskatchewan	4,430	4,768	4,842^r	4,621	4,585	-0.8	5.2	5.4	5.6^r	5.5	5.7	3.6
Alberta	22,490	29,552	26,890^r	23,918	22,813	-4.6	27.2	36.4	35.4^r	29.8	29.1	-2.3
British Columbia	19,157	22,281	20,337^r	18,569	18,676	0.6	21.3	25.5	23.8^r	23.0	23.3	1.3
Yukon	350	336	384^r	306	288	-5.9	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0
Northwest Territories	356	433	374^r	317	275	-13.2	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0
Nunavut	2	4	46^r	143	108	-24.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	-50.0
Non-residents of Canada	15	23	33	70	69	-1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0
Gender
Men	152,912	163,914	155,614^r	150,102	140,103	-6.7	178.6	189.4	189.6^r	186.1	182.9	-1.7
Women	18,800	20,165	19,687^r	18,236	17,006	-6.7	19.2	20.8	20.1^r	19.0	18.8	-1.1
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	4,521	6,478	6,704^r	6,629	6,098	-8.0	4.8	7.0	7,5^r	7.6	7.2	-5.3
25 to 44 Years	74,010	79,814	74,806^r	72,133	68,297	-5.3	78.1	81.7	80.1^r	80.2	79.8	-0.5
45 to 54 Years	54,303	54,400	49,526^r	45,694	41,376	-9.4	62.1	60.1	57.3^r	53.6	52.0	-3.0
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	38,878	43,387	44,265^r	43,882	41,338	-5.8	52.8	61.5	64.7^r	63.7	62.6	-1.7
Canada	171,712	184,079	175,301^r	168,338	157,109	-6.7	197.8	210.2	209.7^r	205.1	201.7	-1.7

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding
¹ As benefit repayments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2013 taxation year.
² Percentage growth between 2012 and 2013.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative.

Annex 2.22 - Contributors to the Employment Insurance Program¹

	Total			Paid by Employers²	Paid by Employees	Total Employment Income			Total Insurable Earnings		Number of Workers with Employment Income			Employment Income per Worker		Insurable Earnings per Worker
	Employment Insurance Premium					Employment Income
	($ Million) 2012	($ Million) 2013	(% of Total) 2013	($ Million) 2013	($ Million) 2013	($ Million) 2012	($ Million) 2013	(% of Total) 2013	($ Million) 2012	($ Million) 2013	2012	2013	(% of Total) 2013	($) 2012	($) 2013	($) 2012	($) 2013
Province and Territory of the Employer
Newfoundland and Labrador	316.4^r	342.7	1.6	199.0	143.7	11,010.8	11,905.8	1.4	7,470.9	7,893.2	272,520	275,100	1.5	40,404	43,278	27,414	28,692
Prince Edward Island	82.9^r	86.5	0.4	49.8	36.7	2,545.1	2,573.7	0.3	1,955.8	1,971.8	79,760	78,680	0.4	31,909	32,711	24,521	25,061
Nova Scotia	539.1^r	566.7	2.6	323.6	243.1	17,542.1	17,994.2	2.2	12,866.5	13,116.2	480,440	478,550	2.6	36,513	37,602	26,781	27,408
New Brunswick	439.4^r	455.9	2.1	260.5	195.4	14,043.8	14,117.2	1.7	10,448.5	10,512.1	396,340	389,230	2.1	35,434	36,270	26,362	27,007
Quebec	3,772.9^r	4,043.9	18.5	2,287.5	1,756.4	158,581.3	162,845.0	19.6	113,817.6	117,340.1	4,193,570	4,185,470	22.7	37,815	38,907	27,141	28,035
Ontario	8,066.6^r	8,585.8	39.2	4,912.0	3,673.8	311,687.9	320,170.9	38.5	193,188.1	199,406.3	6,821,900	6,882,370	37.3	45,689	46,520	28,319	28,973
Manitoba	754.7^r	807.6	3.7	461.3	346.3	25,608.9	26,767.3	3.2	18,086.1	18,766.6	654,010	659,770	3.6	39,157	40,571	27,654	28,444
Saskatchewan	691.7^r	748.7	3.4	429.1	319.6	25,896.9	26,863.0	3.2	16,785.4	17,601.3	579,550	589,480	3.2	44,684	45,571	28,963	29,859
Alberta	3,012.9^r	3,359.5	15.3	1,947.3	1,412.1	133,756.0	143,169.2	17.2	73,346.5	79,233.6	2,371,420	2,470,270	13.4	56,403	57,957	30,929	32,075
British Columbia	2,606.7^r	2,795.8	12.8	1,607.0	1,188.9	96,708.5	100,254.6	12.1	62,261.0	64,762.6	2,318,680	2,344,630	12.7	41,708	42,759	26,852	27,622
Yukon	32.9^r	33.6	0.2	19.5	14.2	1,168.5	1,139.6	0.1	784.5	777.5	25,690	24,890	0.1	45,485	45,785	30,537	31,237
Northwest Territories	43.8^r	46.0	0.2	26.8	19.2	1,939.1	1,982.1	0.2	1,061.9	1,102.4	32,900	32,480	0.2	58,939	61,025	32,277	33,941
Nunavut	27.2	28.7	0.1	16.7	12.0	1,203.9	1,203.7	0.1	661.4	673.8	22,740	22,450	0.1	52,942	53,617	29,085	30,013
Gender
Men	11,324.1^r	12,189.3	55.7	7,010.8	5,178.5	493,311.0	511,130.2	61.5	285,259.6	297,078.9	9,439,330	9,548,630	51.8	52,261	53,529	30,220	31,112
Women	9,057.2^r	9,706.9	44.3	5,526.2	4,180.7	307,961.5	319,493.0	38.4	227,335.4	235,954.3	8,792,470	8,868,050	48.1	35,026	36,027	25,856	26,607
Missing Data	5.7	5.2	0.0	3.0	2.2	420.3	363.2	0.0	139.1	124.4	17,720	16,690	0.1	23,719	21,762	7,850	7,454
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	1,730.1^r	1,816.4	8.3	1,052.4	764.0	45,311.9	46,178.1	5.6	42,138.1	42,886.2	3,168,380	3,157,520	17.1	14,301	14,625	13,300	13,582
25 to 44 Years	9,569.7^r	10,276.6	46.9	5,895.1	4,381.5	351,893.4	364,783.3	43.9	241,123.9	250,609.9	7,615,870	7,701,250	41.8	46,205	47,367	31,661	32,541
45 to 54 Years	5,436.7^r	5,744.2	26.2	3,275.1	2,469.1	238,888.4	243,884.3	29.3	137,839.8	140,870.7	4,088,070	4,057,060	22.0	58,435	60,114	33,718	34,722
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	3,644.8^r	4,059.0	18.5	2,314.4	1,744.6	165,178.8	175,777.4	21.2	91,493.2	98,666.3	3,359,460	3,500,810	19.0	49,168	50,210	27,234	28,184
Missing Data	5.7	5.2	0.0	3.0	2.2	420.3	363.3	0.0	139.2	124.5	17,740	16,730	0.1	23,692	21,715	7,847	7,442
Industry
Goods-producing Industries	4,652.3^r	4,990.8	22.8	2,889.7	2,101.1	192,341.8	197,185.1	23.7	116,946.3	121,268.4	3,606,770	3,636,270	19.7	53,328	54,227	32,424	33,350
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	234.3^r	246.2	1.1	143.8	102.4	8,175.4	8,498.8	1.0	5,669.9	5,779.0	321,810	323,530	1.8	25,404	26,269	17,619	17,862
Mining, and Oil and Gas Extraction	443.8^r	458.1	2.1	265.5	192.6	27,557.4	26,665.3	3.2	11,289.8	11,254.8	266,820	258,380	1.4	103,281	103,202	42,312	43,559
Utilities	192.5^r	208.3	1.0	116.3	92.0	10,469.1	10,937.5	1.3	5,023.7	5,218.1	119,820	120,360	0.7	87,374	90,873	41,927	43,354
Construction	1,491.2^r	1,667.5	7.6	993.7	673.8	58,438.2	62,822.0	7.6	36,679.4	39,749.0	1,187,850	1,239,740	6.7	49,197	50,674	30,879	32,062
Manufacturing	2,290.5^r	2,410.7	11.0	1,370.4	1,040.3	87,701.8	88,261.4	10.6	58,283.4	59,267.5	1,710,470	1,694,260	9.2	51,274	52,094	34,074	34,981
Services-producing Industries	15,154.0^r	15,845.7	72.4	9,039.4	6,806.3	587,380.1	592,664.7	71.3	381,029.5	385,944.9	14,001,900	13,890,090	75.4	41,950	42,668	27,213	27,786
Wholesale Trade	1,062.3^r	1,120.4	5.1	642.3	478.1	46,012.8	46,738.6	5.6	26,648.9	27,211.3	834,870	826,170	4.5	55,114	56,573	31,920	32,937
Retail Trade	1,620.6^r	1,688.8	7.7	974.2	714.6	52,117.8	52,962.2	6.4	39,826.4	40,258.8	2,029,000	1,999,700	10.8	25,686	26,485	19,629	20,132
Transportation and Warehousing	919.1^r	986.0	4.5	561.4	424.6	34,634.0	36,251.2	4.4	23,145.2	24,061.4	732,570	747,190	4.1	47,277	48,517	31,595	32,203
Finance and Insurance	964.0^r	1,022.9	4.7	571.3	451.6	51,381.8	52,515.9	6.3	24,899.7	25,508.5	715,790	712,730	3.9	71,783	73,683	34,786	35,790
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	307.9^r	334.1	1.5	194.4	139.7	13,188.7	13,728.4	1.7	7,543.0	7,936.0	304,760	306,760	1.7	43,276	44,753	24,751	25,870
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	1,175.8^r	1,269.9	5.8	731.0	538.9	58,477.3	60,643.2	7.3	29,674.9	30,951.9	981,740	998,030	5.4	59,565	60,763	30,227	31,013
Business, Building and Other Support Services³	1,151.2^r	1,301.5	5.9	752.2	549.3	43,753.6	48,258.4	5.8	28,390.3	31,153.3	1,200,070	1,271,970	6.9	36,459	37,940	23,657	24,492
Educational Services	1,586.7^r	1,698.9	7.8	949.0	749.8	59,612.2	61,127.5	7.4	40,934.9	42,432.4	1,312,520	1,322,010	7.2	45,418	46,238	31,188	32,097
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,738.4^r	1,866.1	8.5	1,067.2	798.9	60,251.5	62,251.1	7.5	44,544.3	46,275.4	1,469,010	1,499,420	8.1	41,015	41,517	30,323	30,862
Information, Culture and Recreation⁴	692.3^r	743.5	3.4	422.7	320.8	27,648.8^r	29,188.6	3.5	17,488.9	18,218.1	642,940	644,730	3.5	43,004	45,273	27,201	28,257
Accommodation and Food Services	753.8^r	804.6	3.7	468.4	336.2	21,050.8	21,733.7	2.6	18,092.6	18,761.0	1,293,040	1,305,910	7.1	16,280	16,643	13,992	14,366
Other Services (except Public Administration)	691.2^r	744.8	3.4	433.8	311.0	23,504.9	24,635.5	3.0	16,817.9	17,599.4	711,560	721,720	3.9	33,033	34,134	23,635	24,385
Public Administration	2,490.7^r	2,264.2	10.3	1,271.5	992.8	95,745.9	82,630.4	9.9	63,022.5	55,577.4	1,774,030	1,533,750	8.3	53,971	53,875	35,525	36,236
Unclassified	580.8^r	1,064.9	4.9	610.9	454.0	21,970.9	41,136.5	5.0	14,758.3	25,944.3	640,850	907,010	4.9	34,284	45,354	23,029	28,604
Canada	20,387.0^r	21,901.4	100.0	12,540.0	9,361.4	801,692.8	830,986.3	100.0	512,734.1	533,157.6	18,249,520	18,433,370	100.0	43,930	45,081	28,096	28,924

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding
¹ As Employment Insurance premium payments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2013 taxation year.
² Employer contributions are 1.4 times employee contributions. However, employers who participate in the Premium Reduction Program may contribute less than 1.4 times their employees’ contributions.
³ This industry comprises the industries with codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁴ This industry comprises the industries with codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
Source: Canada Revenue Agency, T4 slips with employment income. Data are based on a 10% sample of T4 slips with employment income.

Annex 2.23 - Benefits-to-Contributions Ratios¹

	($ Million) 2013	(% of Total) 2013	($ Million) 2013	(% of Total) 2013	($ Million) 2013	(% of Total) 2013	2013	2013	(Canada = 1) 2013	(Canada = 1) 2013
	Employment Insurance Premium		Employment Insurance Regular Benefits		Total Employment Insurance Benefits		Regular Benefits-to-contributions Ratio²	Total Benefits-to-contributions Ratio	Adjusted Regular Benefits-to-contributions Ratio^2,3	Adjusted Total Benefits-to-contributions Ratio³
Province and Territory⁴
Newfoundland and Labrador	342.7	1.6	610.5	6.2	831.8	5.4	1.7	2.4	4.2	3.5
Prince Edward Island	86.5	0.4	136.5	1.4	200.4	1.3	1.5	2.3	3.8	3.3
Nova Scotia	566.7	2.6	519.9	5.3	744.2	4.9	0.9	1.3	2.2	1.9
New Brunswick	455.9	2.1	606.3	6.2	827.9	5.4	1.3	1.8	3.1	2.6
Quebec	4,043.9	18.5	2,860.1	29.2	3,356.8	21.9	0.5	0.8	1.3	1.2
Ontario	8,585.8	39.2	2,963.3	30.3	5,196.9	34.0	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.9
Manitoba	807.6	3.7	242.2	2.5	479.7	3.1	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.9
Saskatchewan	748.7	3.4	192.5	2.0	394.1	2.6	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.8
Alberta	3,359.5	15.3	593.6	6.1	1,402.5	9.2	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.6
British Columbia	2,795.8	12.8	1,008.2	10.3	1,787.0	11.7	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.9
Yukon	33.6	0.2	20.4	0.2	29.6	0.2	0.6	0.9	1.4	1.3
Northwest Territories	46.0	0.2	18.6	0.2	31.1	0.2	0.4	0.7	0.9	1.0
Nunavut	28.7	0.1	11.8	0.1	18.5	0.1	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.9
Gender
Men	12,189.3	55.7	6,417.9	65.6	7,818.4	51.1	0.5	0.6	1.2	0.9
Women	9,706.9	44.3	3,366.1	34.4	7,482.0	48.9	0.3	0.8	0.8	1.1
Missing Data	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Age
24 Years and Under (Youth)	1,816.4	8.3	831.3	8.5	1,349.6	8.8	0.4	0.7	1.1	1.1
25 to 44 Years	10,276.6	46.9	4,220.7	43.1	8,261.8	54.0	0.4	0.8	0.9	1.2
45 to 54 Years	5,744.2	26.2	2,512.7	25.7	3,031.7	19.8	0.4	0.5	1.0	0.8
55 Years and Older (Older Workers)	4,059.0	18.5	2,219.3	22.7	2,657.3	17.4	0.5	0.7	1.2	0.9
Missing Data	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Industry
Goods-producing Industries	4,990.8	22.8	4,062.1	41.5	5,178.0	33.8	0.7	1.0	1.8	1.5
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	246.2	1.1	497.7	5.1	599.9	3.9	1.9	2.4	4.7	3.5
Mining, and Oil and Gas Extraction	458.1	2.1	238.2	2.4	305.9	2.0	0.5	0.7	1.2	1.0
Utilities	208.3	1.0	35.6	0.4	61.0	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4
Construction	1,667.5	7.6	2,125.2	21.7	2,507.3	16.4	1.2	1.5	2.9	2.2
Manufacturing	2,410.7	11.0	1,165.2	11.9	1,703.9	11.1	0.4	0.7	1.1	1.0
Services-producing Industries	15,845.7	72.4	5,507.6	56.3	9,817.6	64.2	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.9
Wholesale Trade	1,120.4	5.1	415.7	4.2	692.2	4.5	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.9
Retail Trade	1,688.8	7.7	596.7	6.1	1,029.9	6.7	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.9
Transportation and Warehousing	986.0	4.5	410.3	4.2	587.0	3.8	0.4	0.6	0.9	0.9
Finance and Insurance	1,022.9	4.7	158.9	1.6	413.5	2.7	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.6
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	334.1	1.5	148.3	1.5	227.2	1.5	0.4	0.7	1.0	1.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	1,269.9	5.8	482.2	4.9	753.1	4.9	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.8
Business, Building and Other Support Services⁴	1,301.5	5.9	750.9	7.7	1,074.0	7.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	1.2
Educational Services	1,698.9	7.8	587.0	6.0	1,056.1	6.9	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.9
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,866.1	8.5	339.9	3.5	1,066.0	7.0	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.8
Information, Culture and Recreation⁵	743.5	3.4	323.9	3.3	465.1	3.0	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.9
Accommodation and Food Services	804.6	3.7	450.3	4.6	721.7	4.7	0.5	0.9	1.3	1.3
Other Services (except Public Administration)	744.8	3.4	319.2	3.3	526.0	3.4	0.4	0.7	1.0	1.0
Public Administration	2,264.2	10.3	524.3	5.4	1,205.9	7.9	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.8
Unclassified	1,064.9	4.9	214.2	2.2	304.8	2.0	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4
Canada	21,901.4	100.0	9,783.9	100.0	15,300.4	100.0	0.4	0.7	1.0	1.0

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding
¹ As Employment Insurance premium payments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2013 taxation year.
² To factor in the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP), which reduces the premiums paid by employers and employees in Quebec, and the Premium Reduction Program (PRP), which reduces the premiums paid by employers who offer their employees a short-term disability plan, the regular benefits-to-contributions ratios (adjusted and non-adjusted) have been calculated based on an estimate of the Employment Insurance premiums that would have been paid by employees and employers in the absence of QPIP and PRP, rather than on the premiums that were actually paid.
³ For ease of analysis, the benefits-to-contributions ratios have been adjusted (i.e standardized) so that the figure for Canada equals one.
⁴ The benefits-to-contributions ratios for the provinces and territories are determined by the location of employers for premiums and by the residence of claimants for benefits. As a result, it is possible that the ratio for some provinces and territories may be under or overstated if contributions are being accredited to a province or territory, while the employment is actually situated in another province or territory.
⁵ This industry comprises the industries with codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁶ This industry comprises the industries with codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
Sources: Canada Revenue Agency [CRA], T4 slips with employment income (for data on Employment Insurance contributions); and Employment and Social Development Canada [ESDC], Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data (for data on Employment Insurance benefits). CRA data are based on a 10% sample of T4 slips with employment income, and ESDC data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.24 - Unemployment Rates Used for the Purposes of the Employment Insurance Program (by Employment Insurance Economic Region)¹

Regional Rate of Unemployment²
Effective Date³	April 6 to May 10 2014	May 11 to June 7 2014	June 8 to July 12 2014	July 13 to August 9 2014	August 10 Sept. 6 2014	Sept. 7 to Oct. 11 2014	Oct. 12 to Nov. 8 2014	Nov. 9 to Dec. 6 2014	Dec. 7, 2014 to Jan. 10, 2015	Jan. 11 to Feb. 7 2015	Feb. 8 to March 14 2015	March 15 to April 11 2015	Minimum of the 12 Months	Average of the 12 Months	Maximum of the 12 Months
Unemployment Rate Moving Average Ending on the Month of…⁴	March 2014 (%)	April 2014 (%)	May 2014 (%)	June 2014 (%)	July 2014 (%)	August 2014 (%)	September 2014 (%)	October 2014 (%)	November 2014 (%)	December 2014 (%)	January 2015 (%)	February 2015 (%)	2014/2015 (%)	2014/2015 (%)	2014/2015 (%)
Employment Insurance Economic Region
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s	5.1	5.8	6.3	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.2	5.7	5.3	5.5	5.7	5.1	6.0	6.7
Newfoundland/Labrador	16.8	16.6	16.9	17.3	17.5	17.7	17.7	17.9	16.7	16.5	16.3	17.1	16.3	17.1	17.9
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (until October 11, 2014)⁵	11.8	11.9	12.0	11.4	10.6	9.8	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	9.8	11.3	12.0
Charlottetown (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.4	8.4	8.6	8.0	8.2	8.6
Prince Edward Island (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	11.7	11.5	11.9	12.6	12.7	12.2	11.5	12.1	12.7
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	14.7	14.7	14.8	15.1	15.5	14.7	14.5	14.8	16.0	15.8	15.4	14.7	14.5	15.1	16.0
Western Nova Scotia	10.5	11.1	11.3	11.3	11.1	11.4	11.1	10.8	10.2	10.2	9.8	9.9	9.8	10.7	11.4
Halifax	6.3	6.0	5.7	5.4	5.7	5.8	6.0	5.9	6.0	6.0	5.9	6.0	5.4	5.9	6.3
New Brunswick
Fredericton–Moncton–Saint John	6.9	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.6	7.4	7.4	7.1	7.1	7.3	6.9	7.3	7.6
Madawaska–Charlotte	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.5	10.0	9.9	10.4	10.7	11.0	10.9	11.1	10.8	9.9	10.6	11.1
Restigouche–Albert	16.7	16.7	16.9	16.7	16.4	14.9	14.4	14.4	15.4	16.7	16.1	16.3	14.4	16.0	16.9
Quebec
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine	17.7	17.5	17.5	16.9	15.7	15.3	15.7	16.7	17.1	17.8	17.8	18.0	15.3	17.0	18.0
Quebec	4.3	4.7	5.1	5.5	5.7	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.4	5.6	5.8	5.8	4.3	5.4	5.9
Trois-Rivières	8.5	8.2	8.3	8.4	7.5	6.7	6.0	6.3	6.4	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.0	7.2	8.5
South Central Quebec	4.8	5.1	5.1	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.2	5.7	6.3	6.4	6.0	4.8	5.6	6.4
Sherbrooke	6.7	7.2	7.2	6.9	6.7	7.3	7.7	7.9	7.3	7.5	7.3	7.1	6.7	7.2	7.9
Montérégie	7.7	8.2	7.8	7.8	7.2	7.2	6.8	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.6	7.2	8.2
Montreal	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.5	8.9	8.7	8.5	8.4	8.6	8.3	7.9	7.6	7.6	8.3	8.9
Central Quebec	8.6	8.5	8.4	8.1	8.1	7.8	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.6	7.3	7.8	8.6
North Western Quebec	10.7	10.4	9.9	9.1	9.3	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	10.3	10.9	11.0	9.0	9.9	11.0
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	10.4	10.1	10.1	10.6	10.4	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.7	9.6	9.9	9.8	9.6	10.0	10.6
Hull	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.4	6.6	7.0	7.3	6.9	6.8	7.0	7.5	7.6	6.4	6.9	7.6
Chicoutimi–Jonquière	9.4	10.0	9.8	9.7	9.6	9.4	9.4	9.9	9.9	9.8	8.8	8.3	8.3	9.5	10.0
Ontario
Ottawa	6.4	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.3	6.6	6.6	6.2	5.9	5.7	6.6	6.9	5.7	6.5	6.9
Eastern Ontario	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.3	7.3	7.6	7.5	7.4	7.3	8.0	8.1	8.1	7.3	7.6	8.1
Kingston	6.6	6.6	6.9	6.5	6.3	6.8	7.5	7.3	6.8	6.3	6.6	6.6	6.3	6.7	7.5
Central Ontario	8.9	8.9	8.6	7.7	7.4	7.0	6.7	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.8	7.0	6.3	7.3	8.9
Oshawa	7.2	7.1	7.3	7.3	7.5	7.7	7.7	7.4	6.8	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.6	7.2	7.7
Toronto	8.0	7.8	7.6	7.8	8.1	8.3	8.2	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.5	7.5	7.9	8.3
Hamilton	5.8	6.4	6.8	7.2	6.7	6.2	5.9	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.5	5.5	6.1	7.2
St. Catharines	8.4	8.3	8.0	7.9	7.8	7.9	7.3	6.9	6.4	6.7	6.9	6.9	6.4	7.5	8.4
London	8.2	8.0	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.9	7.5	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.4	7.0	7.0	7.7	8.2
Niagara	9.0	8.8	8.3	8.1	8.3	8.4	8.8	8.8	9.1	9.1	8.5	8.3	8.1	8.6	9.1
Windsor	7.7	9.0	9.1	9.3	8.9	9.1	8.8	8.8	8.8	9.2	9.6	9.7	7.7	9.0	9.7
Kitchener	6.7	6.8	6.6	6.4	6.3	6.5	6.7	6.3	6.2	5.7	5.9	5.6	5.6	6.3	6.8
Huron	7.5	7.7	7.6	7.9	7.6	7.6	7.4	7.7	7.5	7.1	7.0	6.8	6.8	7.5	7.9
South Central Ontario	5.7	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.0	5.3	5.2	5.2	4.9	5.3	5.4	4.9	5.4	5.9
Sudbury	6.5	5.9	6.3	6.7	6.8	6.4	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.0	5.6	5.9	5.6	6.2	6.8
Thunder Bay	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.4	5.1	4.9	5.0	5.4	5.7	6.0	5.2	4.7	4.7	5.5	6.1
Northern Ontario	12.6	11.9	11.6	11.5	11.6	12.1	11.8	10.9	10.1	10.0	11.8	12.4	10.0	11.5	12.6
Manitoba
Winnipeg	5.7	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.7	6.0	6.2	6.0	5.6	5.6	6.2	6.3	5.6	5.9	6.3
Southern Manitoba	6.4	6.5	6.4	6.3	6.0	5.7	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.5	5.3	5.8	6.5
Northern Manitoba	32.2	31.9	31.8	31.8	31.8	32.0	32.0	32.0	32.0	32.0	32.0	31.9	31.8	32.0	32.2
Saskatchewan
Regina	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.3	3.2	2.9	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.8	4.2	2.9	3.5	4.2
Saskatoon	4.7	4.5	4.2	3.8	3.6	4.4	4.2	4.4	3.6	3.8	4.4	5.0	3.6	4.2	5.0
Southern Saskatchewan	6.7	6.5	6.4	6.1	6.0	5.9	5.8	6.1	6.2	6.3	5.5	5.6	5.5	6.1	6.7
Northern Saskatchewan	16.5	16.4	16.7	16.6	17.0	17.0	17.0	16.8	16.4	16.4	16.2	17.0	16.2	16.7	17.0
Alberta
Calgary	5.1	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.5	4.7	4.6	4.4	4.8	4.8	5.0	4.4	5.1	5.5
Edmonton	5.0	5.0	5.3	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.5	5.4	5.1	4.8	4.9	4.8	5.3	5.7
Northern Alberta	9.0	8.9	7.8	7.5	7.8	8.6	8.8	8.3	7.7	7.7	8.6	9.2	7.5	8.3	9.2
Southern Alberta	5.1	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.9	4.7	5.3	5.4	5.9	4.6	5.0	5.9
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	8.6	8.3	7.9	7.8	7.4	7.2	7.3	7.6	7.6	7.0	6.7	7.4	6.7	7.6	8.6
Abbotsford	8.2	7.7	7.6	7.7	8.2	8.3	8.1	7.2	6.9	6.7	6.2	5.9	5.9	7.4	8.3
Vancouver	6.0	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.9	6.2	6.2	6.1	5.9	6.0	5.6	5.9	6.2
Victoria	6.1	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.9	6.1
Southern Coastal British Columbia	8.2	7.9	7.9	8.3	8.9	9.2	8.6	8.2	7.8	7.8	7.1	6.5	6.5	8.0	9.2
Northern British Columbia	11.6	11.6	11.8	11.5	11.4	10.9	10.9	10.5	10.5	10.2	8.8	8.5	8.5	10.7	11.8
Territories
Yukon (until October 11, 2014)^5,6	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	25.0	25.0	25.0
Whitehorse (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.5	4.2	4.1	4.3	5.4	5.8	4.1	4.7	5.8
Yukon (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	7.3	8.6	9.1	7.8	9.0	9.8	7.3	8.6	9.8
Northwest Territories (until October 11, 2014)^5,6	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	25.0	25.0	25.0
Yellowknife (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.2	4.0	3.6	4.0	4.2	4.5
Northwest Territories (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	13.2	13.1	13.3	14.2	13.9	13.2	13.1	13.5	14.2
Nunavut (until October 11, 2014)^5,6	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	25.0	25.0	25.0
Iqualuit (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.9	4.5	4.8	3.9	4.2	5.0	3.9	4.6	5.0
Nunavut (starting October 12, 2014)⁵	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	18.2	17.7	16.8	17.1	17.3	16.8	16.8	17.3	18.2

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding
¹ The unemployment rate in this annex are those used in the administration of the EI program. These rates come from Statistics Canada but may differ from the official unemployment rates due to differences in methodology, as explained below.
² To obtain the monthly unemployment rates used for the purposes of the Employment Insurance program relating to periods before April 6 2014, please refer to the Web page Monthly Seasonal Adjusted Unemployment Rates by EI Economic Region [ http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/aad2bcd4-9f45-4013-b2a6-8367106dc0b2 ]
³ Effective for new claims established between the dates indicated.
⁴ The regional unemployment rates are calculated using a 3-month moving average (or, in the case of the territories, a 12-month moving average if this is larger) of seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for the period ending in the month indicated. These regional rates come from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS). The regional unemployment rates in the provinces incorporates an estimate of the rates of unemployment for status Indians living on Indian reserves, as per section 17 of the Employment Insurance Regulations. Conversely, the regional unemployment rates in the territories are representative of the population, as LFS data cover persons living on and off reserves. A monthly regional unemployment rate substitute is used if Statistics Canada is not able to publish a monthly unemployment rate for reasons of confidentiality.
⁵ As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided in two EI economic regions, one consisting of a capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.
⁶ Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut unemployment rates were set at 25% until October 11, 2014 for the purposes of the Employment Insurance program.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (for data on unemployment rate); and Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance administrative data (for information on effective dates).

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Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report 2014/2015 Annex 2 - Employment Insurance benefits data tables

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