Annex 2: Employment Insurance benefits data tables

From: Employment and Social Development Canada

Official title: Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2019 and ending March 31, 2020: Annex 2: Employment Insurance benefits data tables

List of abbreviations
Annex 2.1 – Employment Insurance benefits – Concepts and definitions
Annex 2.2 – Employment Insurance maximum number of benefit weeks entitlement
Annex 2.3 – Employment Insurance benefits
Annex 2.4 – Employment Insurance benefits by EI economic region
Annex 2.5 – Regular benefits
Annex 2.6 – Regular benefits (by industry)
Annex 2.7 – Regular benefits (by regional units (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment)
Annex 2.8 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)
Annex 2.9 – Seasonal regular claimants
Annex 2.10 – Fishing benefits
Annex 2.11 – Special benefits
Annex 2.12 – Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)
Annex 2.13 – Firms and Employment Insurance regular and special benefits (by industry)
Annex 2.14 – Maternity benefits
Annex 2.15 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive)
Annex 2.16 – Sickness benefits
Annex 2.17 – Sickness benefits (by industry)
Annex 2.18 – Compassionate case benefits
Annex 2.19 – Family caregiver benefit for adults
Annex 2.20 – Family caregiver benefits for children
Annex 2.21 – Work-Sharing benefits
Annex 2.22 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry)
Annex 2.23 – Family Supplement
Annex 2.24 – Working while on claim
Annex 2.25 – Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims, by types of benefits1, Canada
Annex 2.26 – Employment Insurance benefit repayment
Annex 2.27 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program
Annex 2.28 – Adjusted benefits-to-contributions (B/C) ratios
Annex 2.29 – Unemployment rates used for the purpose of the Employment Insurance program (by Employment Insurance economic region)
Annex 2.30 – Employment Insurance economic regions map – FY1920

List of abbreviations

This is the complete list of abbreviations for the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2019 and ending March 31, 2020.

Abbreviations

ADR: Alternative Dispute Resolution
ASETS: Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
B/C Ratio: Benefits-to-Contributions ratio
B/U Ratio: Benefits-to-Unemployed ratio
B/UC Ratio: Benefits-to-Unemployed Contributor ratio
BDM: Benefit Delivery Modernization
CAWS: Citizen Access Workstation Services
CCAJ: Connecting Canadians with Available Jobs
CCDA: Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship
CCIS: Call Centre Improvement Strategy
CEIC: Canada Employment Insurance Commission
CERB: Canada Emergency Response Benefit
COLS: Community Outreach and Liaison Service
CPI: Consumer Price Index
CPP: Canada Pension Plan
CRA: Canada Revenue Agency
CRF: Consolidated Revenue Fund
CX: Client Experience
EBSMs: Employment Benefits and Support Measures
ECC: Employment Contact Centre
EI: Employment Insurance
EICS: Employment Insurance Coverage Survey
EIR: Employment Insurance Regulations
EI SQR: Employment Insurance Service Quality Review
eROE: Electronic Record of Employment
ESDC: Employment and Social Development Canada
FLMM: Forum of Labour Market Ministers
FY: Fiscal Year
FY *: Fiscal Year excluding the month of March
G7: Group of Seven
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
HCCS: Hosted Contact Centre Solution
HRSDC: Human Resources and Social Development Canada
IQF: Individual Quality Feedback
IQP: Integrated Quality Platform
ISET: Indigenous Skills and Employment Training
IVR: Interactive Voice Response
LFS: Labour Force Survey
LMDA: Labour Market Development Agreements
LMI: Labour Market Information
LMP: Labour Market Partnerships
MAEST: Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training
MIE: Maximum Insurable Earnings
MSCA: My Service Canada Account
MTESS: Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale
NAICS: North American Industry Classification System
NESI: National Essential Skills Initiative
NIS: National Investigative Services
NOS: National Occupational Standards
NWS: National Workload System
OAS: Old Age Security
OECD: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
PAAR: Payment Accuracy Review
PPEs: Clients who are Premiums Paid Eligible
P/Ts: Provinces and Territories
PRAR: Processing Accuracy Review
PRP: Premium Reduction Program
QPIP: Quebec Parental Insurance Plan
R&I: Research and Innovation
RAIS: Registered Apprenticeship Information System
ROE: Record of Employment
RSOS: Red Seal Occupational Standards
SA: Social Assistance
SCC: Service Canada Centres
SDP: Service Delivery Partner
SEPH: Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours
SIN: Social Insurance Number
SIR: Social Insurance Registry
SLAP: Softwood Lumber Action Plan
SME: Small and medium sized enterprises
SST: Social Security Tribunal
STDP: Short-term disability plan
SUB: Supplemental Unemployment Benefit
TRF: Targeting, Referral and Feedback
UV ratio: Unemployment-to-vacancy ratio
VBW: Variable Best Weeks
VER: Variable Entrance Requirement
WWC: Working While on Claim

Annex 2.1 – Employment Insurance benefits – Concepts and definitions

Chapter 2 and annex 2 provide information on the following:

numbers of new claims established
the average actual duration
the average weekly benefit rate
the amount paid in benefits
employment insurance claimant categories
- long-tenured workers
- occasional claimants
- frequent claimants
seasonal regular claimants and claim status
- active
- open
- completed
- terminated
- dormant, and
- combined

These concepts are defined below.

New claims established

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

To avoid double counting, each claim established is counted only once. Thus, a claim that was established, for example, in November 2018 (in FY1819) and for which benefits paid to an EI claimant began in December 2018 (in FY1819) and ended in June 2019 (in FY1920) is included in the FY1819 statistics, but is not counted in the FY1920 statistics.

New claims established designate a different concept from new applications submitted to ESDC (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 as not all of the eligibility requirements are met.

It should be noted that the number of new claims established during a FY does not necessarily correspond to the number of new EI claimants because a claimant can have more than 1 EI 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 EI claims refers, in regard to these claims, to the average number of weeks of benefits per claim during which at least $1 in benefits was paid to an EI claimant.

For claims associated with most benefits types, the average actual duration is calculated by dividing the sum of the number of weeks of benefits during which at least $1 was paid per claim by the number of claims that were completed based on the variable assessed. For example, the average actual duration for Ontario is equal to the sum of the number of weeks of benefits paid in Ontario for all claims completed during a fiscal year divided by the number of claims that were completed in Ontario during the same period.

Average actual duration for claims for EI fishing benefits and family caregiver benefits for adults and children are calculated using claims established during the reference period rather than claims completed during the reference period.

The average actual duration is a different concept than the average 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, or level of EI benefits, refers to the rate of weekly benefits payable on average for an EI 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 average weekly 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, consult subsection 2.2.7 of chapter 2 relating to the Working While on Claim provision).

Amount paid

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

The amount paid is always reported on a cash basis, meaning that they are reported in the year in which they were paid regardless of when the claim was established. Thus, the amount paid in benefits to an EI claimant who, for example, had a claim established in November 2018 (in FY1819) and received payment starting in December 2018 (in FY1819) and ending in June 2019 (in FY1920) are included in the FY statistics for FY1819 and FY1920. If this claimant received:

$200 per week for 17 weeks between December 2018 and March 2019, and
$200 per week for 12 weeks between April and June 2019

An amount of $3,400 will be allocated to FY1819 and $2,400 will be allocated to FY1920.

Long-Tenured workers

Long-Tenured workers are 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

Frequent claimants are EI claimants who have had 3 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

Occasional claimants are EI claimants who do not meet the requirements for either long-tenured workers or frequent claimants.

Seasonal claimants

EI claimants who had at least 3 regular or fishing claims within past 5 years from the reference year, with at least 2 of these claims having started during the same period of the year as the current claim, are referred to as seasonal claimants.

A claim is considered to have been established at the same time of year if it was established between 8 weeks before and 8 weeks after the week in which the reference year claim was established.

Active claims

Active claims are claims for which benefits are still being paid during the reference period.

Open claims

Open claims are those for which the claimants are still receiving or still can receive EI benefits.

Completed claims

Completed claims refer to claims that are terminated and those that are dormant.

Terminated claims

Terminated claims are those that have ended and for which claimants are no longer eligible to receive EI benefits. The main reasons associated with the termination of claims is either that all weeks of benefits the claimant was entitled to be paid or that the claim reached the last week of the benefit period, that is the last week for which EI benefits could be paid.

Dormant claims

Dormant claims are those that, as of August of the reference year following the reporting FY, are open but are not active.

Combined or mixed claims

A combined or mixed claim refers to an EI claim for which the claimant receives more than 1 type of benefit during the claimant’s benefit period. The 8 types of benefits available under the EI program as stipulated in chapter II and annex 2 are:

regular benefits
fishing benefits
maternity benefits
parental benefits
sickness benefits
compassionate care benefits
family caregiver benefit for adults
family caregiver benefit for children, and
Work-Sharing benefits

Regular and fishing benefits can never be combined in the same claim.

A claim for which a claimant receives both regular benefits and maternity benefits during its benefit period is treated as 2 separate claims in cases where information on regular benefits or maternity benefits is reported separately (as in the case of annexes 2.5 and 2.14, which report data on the 2 types of benefits separately; in this example, each of the 2 annexes would add 1 claim to its totals). Conversely, if aggregated information is presented, the claim is considered a single claim (as in the case of annex 2.3, which presents data on all EI benefits).

Annex 2.2 – Employment Insurance maximum number of benefit weeks entitlement

Annex 2.2 – Employment Insurance maximum number of benefit weeks entitlement
Number of hours of insurable employment in qualifying period	Regional rate of unemployment of 6% or less	Regional rate of unemployment of more than 6% but not more than 7%	Regional rate of unemployment of more than 7% but not more than 8%	Regional rate of unemployment of more than 8% but not more than 9%	Regional rate of unemployment of more than 9% but not more than 10%	Regional rate of unemployment of more than 10% but not more than 11%	Regional rate of unemployment of more than 11% but not more than 12%	Regional rate of unemployment of more than 12% but not more than 13%	Regional rate of unemployment of more than 13% but not more than 14%	Regional rate of unemployment of more than 14% but not more than 15%	Regional rate of unemployment of more than 15% but not more than 16%	Regional rate of unemployment of more than 16%
420 to 454	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	28	30	32
455 to 489	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	26	28	30	32
490 to 524	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	25	27	29	31	33
525 to 559	0	0	0	0	0	21	23	25	27	29	31	33
560 to 594	0	0	0	0	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34
595 to 629	0	0	0	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34
630 to 664	0	0	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35
665 to 699	0	15	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35
700 to 734	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36
735 to 769	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36
770 to 804	15	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37
805 to 839	15	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37
840 to 874	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38
875 to 909	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38
910 to 944	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39
945 to 979	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39
980 to 1,014	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40
1,015 to 1,049	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40
1,050 to 1,084	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41
1,085 to 1,119	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41
1,120 to 1,154	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42
1,155 to 1,189	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42
1,190 to 1,224	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43
1,225 to 1,259	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43
1,260 to 1,294	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44
1,295 to 1,329	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44
1,330 to 1,364	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45
1,365 to 1,399	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45
1,400 to 1,434	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	45
1,435 to 1,469	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	45
1,470 to 1,504	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	45	45
1,505 to 1,539	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	45	45
1,540 to 1,574	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	45	45	45
1,575 to 1,609	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	45	45	45
1,610 to 1,644	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	45	45	45	45
1,645-1,679	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	45	45	45	45
1,680 to 1,714	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	45	45	45	45	45
1,715 to 1,749	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	45	45	45	45	45
1,750 to 1,784	34	36	38	40	42	44	45	45	45	45	45	45
1,785 to 1,819	35	37	39	41	43	45	45	45	45	45	45	45
1,820+	36	38	40	42	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45

Source: Employment Insurance Act, Schedule I.

Annex 2.3 – Employment Insurance benefits

**Annex 2.3.1 – Employment Insurance benefits: New claims established¹**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	85,910	74,000	81,090	86,070	81,790	-5.0
Prince Edward Island	22,140	22,540	22,720	22,480	21,770	-3.2
Nova Scotia	82,410	82,710	85,300	84,570	82,540	-2.4
New Brunswick	88,670	88,910	91,130	89,820	89,380	-0.5
Quebec	496,680	483,700	482,990	473,060	475,220	+0.5
Ontario	569,620	552,030	562,570	556,900	585,670	+5.2
Manitoba	64,660	59,250	61,440	64,020	64,780	+1.2
Saskatchewan	57,110	49,850	51,250	54,210	57,280	+5.7
Alberta	235,470	201,610	170,270	188,870	200,450	+6.1
British Columbia	216,790	197,770	200,820	198,240	210,060	+6.0
Yukon	2,410	2,300	2,200	2,310	2,300	-0.4
Northwest Territories	2,320	2,380	2,420	2,310	2,030	-12.1
Nunavut	1,230	1,290	1,340	1,470	1,210	-17.7
Men	1,075,810	984,150	974,660	988,250	1,018,710	+3.1
Women	849,610	834,190	840,880	836,080	855,770	+2.4
24 years old and under	194,270	178,010	172,810	170,480	171,760	+0.8
25 to 44 years old	933,430	883,950	876,270	882,780	914,700	+3.6
45 to 54 years old	402,020	370,360	363,410	352,640	352,040	-0.2
55 years old and over	395,700	386,020	403,050	418,430	435,980	+4.2
Canada	1,925,420	1,818,340	1,815,540	1,824,330	1,874,840	+2.7

Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
¹ Excludes Family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.3.2 – Employment Insurance benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹,² ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	448	445	456	464	477	+2.8
Prince Edward Island	428	432	436	437	455	+4.3
Nova Scotia	425	426	431	437	453	+3.6
New Brunswick	424	426	431	440	454	+3.1
Quebec	428	433	443	454	471	+3.8
Ontario	441	451	459	473	486	+2.9
Manitoba	435	440	444	453	463	+2.3
Saskatchewan	466	465	468	477	487	+2.2
Alberta	486	485	488	499	508	+1.9
British Columbia	442	447	455	468	486	+3.8
Yukon	490	498	502	517	526	+1.9
Northwest Territories	505	510	519	520	527	+1.4
Nunavut	472	485	504	500	542	+8.5
Men	469	473	480	492	506	+3.0
Women	409	416	423	433	448	+3.4
24 years old and under	407	400	403	421	434	+3.0
25 to 44 years old	455	460	468	478	493	+3.2
45 to 54 years old	446	452	460	472	488	+3.4
55 years old and over	428	433	440	452	466	+3.0
Canada	443	447	454	465	480	+3.2

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
¹ Excludes family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to incompatibility of administrative data sources and extended parental benefits which are paid at a lower benefit rate (33% of average weekly insurable earnings) than other types of benefits.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.3.3 – Employment Insurance benefits: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	958.6	1,040.2	1,185.2	1,022.9	992.5	-4.0
Prince Edward Island	228.1	230.7	248.1	231.1	226.0	-2.2
Nova Scotia	833.0	841.3	892.2	845.1	851.3	+0.7
New Brunswick	904.0	919.0	954.0	869.6	925.1	+6.4
Quebec	3,649.7	3,430.7	3,558.2	3,106.0	3,210.3	+3.4
Ontario	5,478.3	5,443.2	5,657.7	5,240.4	5,680.5	+8.4
Manitoba	573.4	587.3	631.3	619.2	631.2	+1.9
Saskatchewan	572.7	671.5	700.9	624.7	639.3	+2.3
Alberta	2,362.3	3,158.3	2,655.3	2,171.0	2,266.4	+4.4
British Columbia	2,031.1	2,064.2	2,089.5	1,878.1	2,004.3	+6.7
Yukon	25.9	27.3	27.8	25.0	26.0	+3.7
Northwest Territories	28.8	29.9	30.9	31.1	29.7	-4.6
Nunavut	16.2	17.6	23.6	21.0	20.0	-4.3
Men	9,411.7	9,868.8	9,678.0	8,416.6	8,833.7	+5.0
Women	8,250.3	8,592.2	8,976.6	8,268.7	8,669.0	+4.8
24 years old and under	1,523.7	1,522.2	1,443.0	1,284.6	1,302.6	+1.4
25 to 44 years old	9,497.1	9,869.4	9,908.0	9,038.7	9,554.9	+5.7
45 to 54 years old	3,341.4	3,450.0	3,431.5	2,883.7	2,915.8	+1.1
55 years old and over	3,299.8	3,619.4	3,872.1	3,478.3	3,729.3	+7.2
Canada	17,662.0	18,461.0	18,654.7	16,685.3	17,502.7	+4.9

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
¹ Excludes family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to incompatibility of administrative data sources.
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 – Employment Insurance benefits by EI economic region

**Annex 2.4.1 – Employment Insurance benefits by EI economic region: New claims established¹**
EI economic region	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
St. John's	16,190	16,210	16,620	15,260	14,470	-5.2
Newfoundland - Labrador	69,720	57,790	64,470	70,810	67,320	-4.9
Prince Edward Island²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown²	5,470	5,860	5,570	5,680	4,850	-14.6
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)²	16,670	16,680	17,150	16,800	16,920	+0.7
Eastern Nova Scotia	28,370	28,580	30,060	30,890	28,710	-7.1
Western Nova Scotia	35,120	34,740	35,660	33,640	34,130	+1.5
Halifax	18,920	19,390	19,580	20,040	19,700	-1.7
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	28,070	27,670	28,250	28,170	27,810	-1.3
Madawaska-Charlotte	14,270	13,880	14,380	14,410	14,580	+1.2
Restigouche-Albert	46,330	47,360	48,500	47,240	46,990	-0.5
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine	27,320	27,780	27,900	27,020	26,450	-2.1
Quebec	40,400	38,730	40,490	39,530	37,940	-4.0
Trois-Rivières	10,060	9,550	9,650	9,310	10,320	+10.8
South Central Quebec	9,190	9,950	8,780	8,870	10,430	+17.6
Sherbrooke	10,060	9,870	10,150	9,960	10,080	+1.2
Montérégie	33,220	32,400	31,710	30,950	33,540	+8.4
Montréal	179,760	174,100	174,490	170,940	172,740	+1.1
Central Quebec	87,800	86,170	86,950	85,820	85,120	-0.8
North Western Quebec	22,520	21,010	21,210	20,750	19,950	-3.9
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	50,290	49,020	47,100	46,140	45,370	-1.7
Hull	13,320	12,980	12,630	12,700	12,270	-3.4
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	12,740	12,140	11,930	11,070	11,010	-0.5
Ottawa	34,370	33,210	32,610	32,410	33,950	+4.8
Eastern Ontario	27,780	26,630	26,410	25,490	23,600	-7.4
Kingston	5,110	5,520	5,140	5,570	6,580	+18.1
Central Ontario	61,340	60,350	59,150	58,130	61,510	+5.8
Oshawa	17,760	17,770	18,760	16,100	18,300	+13.7
Toronto	211,410	205,510	204,230	204,030	213,050	+4.4
Hamilton	29,400	29,650	29,240	29,040	31,550	+8.6
St. Catharines	20,760	20,330	20,380	20,090	21,490	+7.0
London	18,920	19,270	20,780	19,090	22,040	+15.5
Niagara	18,080	17,240	17,280	17,390	18,570	+6.8
Windsor	13,630	12,200	19,440	21,290	20,970	-1.5
Kitchener	20,340	20,980	21,820	21,540	23,130	+7.4
Huron	17,710	20,100	19,450	17,880	19,220	+7.5
South Central Ontario	19,210	19,310	21,680	20,780	23,430	+12.8
Sudbury	8,760	7,290	7,430	7,860	8,250	+5.0
Thunder Bay	6,540	6,000	6,370	5,900	6,240	+5.8
Northern Ontario	38,500	30,670	32,400	34,310	33,790	-1.5
Winnipeg	36,060	32,910	34,580	34,910	35,910	+2.9
Southern Manitoba	18,200	17,150	17,180	17,750	17,860	+0.6
Northern Manitoba	10,400	9,190	9,680	11,360	11,010	-3.1
Regina	9,830	10,260	10,470	10,310	10,580	+2.6
Saskatoon	14,780	13,940	13,430	13,990	15,840	+13.2
Southern Saskatchewan	15,310	12,210	12,750	13,820	14,320	+3.6
Northern Saskatchewan	17,190	13,440	14,600	16,090	16,540	+2.8
Calgary	74,310	63,390	55,710	57,720	61,950	+7.3
Edmonton	81,150	67,740	61,260	68,520	71,530	+4.4
Northern Alberta	20,620	22,770	13,900	16,540	16,690	+0.9
Southern Alberta	59,390	47,710	39,400	46,090	50,280	+9.1
Southern Interior British Columbia	43,030	36,590	36,700	40,710	42,500	+4.4
Abbotsford	10,790	11,090	10,750	9,760	10,390	+6.5
Vancouver	90,370	84,900	87,510	82,480	88,030	+6.7
Victoria	12,990	12,090	12,870	12,360	13,150	+6.4
Southern Coastal British Columbia	32,410	31,280	30,000	30,350	31,710	+4.5
Northern British Columbia	27,200	21,820	22,990	22,580	24,280	+7.5
Yukon²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse²	1,560	1,420	1,340	1,480	1,480	0.0
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)²	850	880	860	830	820	-1.2
Northwest Territories²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife²	810	870	840	830	750	-9.6
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)²	1,510	1,510	1,580	1,480	1,280	-13.5
Nunavut²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqaluit²	300	230	320	290	290	0.0
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)²	930	1,060	1,020	1,180	920	-22.0
Canada	1,925,420	1,818,340	1,815,540	1,824,330	1,874,480	+2.7

Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
¹ Excludes Family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.
² As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 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 2 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 2.4.2 – Employment Insurance benefits by EI economic region: Average weekly benefit rate¹,² ($)**
EI economic region	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
St. John's	456	464	463	468	475	+1.6
Newfoundland - Labrador	447	440	454	463	477	+3.1
Prince Edward Island	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown³	413	406	405	408	427	+4.7
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)³	433	441	446	447	463	+3.8
Eastern Nova Scotia	439	440	446	449	467	+3.9
Western Nova Scotia	413	416	418	426	441	+3.6
Halifax	426	425	431	439	454	+3.5
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	414	416	424	432	443	+2.5
Madawaska-Charlotte	411	411	420	425	436	+2.6
Restigouche-Albert	434	436	439	449	465	+3.7
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine	437	443	451	460	478	+3.9
Quebec	435	441	454	467	482	+3.4
Trois-Rivières	415	419	436	441	467	+5.9
South Central Quebec	429	437	443	451	478	+5.8
Sherbrooke	418	430	435	452	474	+4.9
Montérégie	424	432	439	452	467	+3.4
Montréal	427	433	442	452	470	+4.0
Central Quebec	420	426	436	447	466	+4.3
North Western Quebec	433	438	446	464	473	+2.0
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	433	435	445	456	470	+3.2
Hull	439	452	458	470	478	+1.6
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	423	427	437	448	465	+3.8
Ottawa	455	465	469	480	491	+2.3
Eastern Ontario	431	441	441	460	473	+2.7
Kingston	421	437	441	466	468	+0.5
Central Ontario	432	444	448	461	477	+3.5
Oshawa	452	466	476	486	492	+1.3
Toronto	445	455	465	478	491	+2.7
Hamilton	444	455	464	479	489	+2.1
St. Catharines	413	428	435	450	465	+3.5
London	427	439	451	463	484	+4.5
Niagara	438	444	456	468	484	+3.4
Windsor	437	433	468	485	500	+3.0
Kitchener	444	458	460	480	493	+2.8
Huron	435	441	450	467	478	+2.4
South Central Ontario	440	455	461	474	491	+3.5
Sudbury	453	453	456	481	497	+3.4
Thunder Bay	459	467	475	483	503	+4.1
Northern Ontario	445	442	451	469	482	+2.8
Winnipeg	436	448	448	456	469	+2.8
Southern Manitoba	434	432	441	449	463	+3.1
Northern Manitoba	435	428	438	448	446	-0.5
Regina	466	480	477	490	498	+1.7
Saskatoon	466	469	473	482	490	+1.5
Southern Saskatchewan	464	459	468	472	489	+3.5
Northern Saskatchewan	467	455	458	468	477	+1.9
Calgary	485	484	486	496	504	+1.7
Edmonton	489	492	496	505	515	+1.9
Northern Alberta	494	498	495	508	514	+1.3
Southern Alberta	479	472	476	490	502	+2.5
Southern Interior British Columbia	450	443	455	464	480	+3.6
Abbotsford	391	407	409	423	449	+6.2
Vancouver	435	451	456	471	489	+3.7
Victoria	450	453	463	478	494	+3.3
Southern Coastal British Columbia	444	443	452	465	482	+3.8
Northern British Columbia	467	459	467	482	499	+3.7
Yukon³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse³	485	504	503	517	527	+2.0
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)³	498	487	501	517	525	+1.6
Northwest Territories³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife³	505	511	523	528	532	+0.8
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)³	506	509	517	516	524	+1.6
Nunavut³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqaluit³	499	524	517	541	560	+3.5
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)³	463	477	500	489	537	+9.7
Canada	443	447	454	465	480	+3.2

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
¹ Excludes Family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources and extended parental benefits which are paid at a lower benefit rate (33% of average weekly insurable earnings) than other types of benefits.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
³ As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 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 2 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 2.4.3 – Employment Insurance benefits by EI economic region: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
EI economic region	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
St. John's	146.2	167.4	191.6	163.2	148.6	-8.9
Newfoundland - Labrador	812.4	872.7	993.6	859.7	843.9	-1.8
Prince Edward Island²	13.1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown²	46.9	52.3	50.1	47.0	44.8	-4.7
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)²	168.1	178.4	198.0	184.0	181.2	-1.5
Eastern Nova Scotia	328.9	335.5	362.0	356.5	352.0	-1.2
Western Nova Scotia	321.4	322.3	337.6	307.3	307.1	-0.1
Halifax	182.6	183.5	192.5	181.3	192.2	+6.0
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	257.6	263.4	259.3	246.4	259.8	+5.5
Madawaska-Charlotte	125.2	117.1	124.6	121.4	130.6	+7.5
Restigouche-Albert	521.2	538.5	570.1	501.8	534.8	+6.6
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine	291.4	290.4	322.5	280.2	293.4	+4.7
Quebec	259.0	237.7	254.8	231.5	229.4	-0.9
Trois-Rivières	66.6	58.2	63.4	58.0	65.4	+12.8
South Central Quebec	57.0	53.5	51.9	46.7	54.6	+17.0
Sherbrooke	66.7	61.9	62.1	59.0	59.8	+1.4
Montérégie	218.8	207.6	210.1	184.1	197.6	+7.4
Montréal	1,331.2	1,273.9	1,288.5	1,114.3	1,132.9	+1.7
Central Quebec	585.3	533.1	596.1	519.9	542.0	+4.2
North Western Quebec	180.1	164.2	163.6	149.0	151.0	+1.3
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	397.4	372.8	370.3	311.7	331.9	+6.5
Hull	95.1	91.9	91.4	80.4	80.9	+0.7
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	101.0	85.6	83.6	71.2	71.3	+0.2
Ottawa	352.9	341.9	344.7	328.2	346.7	+5.6
Eastern Ontario	238.4	229.5	231.2	222.2	220.9	-0.6
Kingston	46.0	48.1	47.7	47.2	59.3	+25.7
Central Ontario	503.2	505.7	541.4	495.8	538.4	+8.6
Oshawa	167.4	167.5	181.8	153.1	171.5	+12.0
Toronto	2,224.3	2,178.7	2,244.7	2,087.5	2,261.3	+8.3
Hamilton	275.6	275.9	289.9	270.8	297.9	+10.0
St. Catharines	163.1	168.8	174.3	154.1	176.5	+14.6
London	174.5	169.7	193.3	177.1	190.7	+7.7
Niagara	166.7	154.9	159.5	156.6	168.0	+7.3
Windsor	147.5	108.2	125.7	135.6	162.2	+19.6
Kitchener	194.7	199.1	210.4	206.8	222.2	+7.5
Huron	148.1	162.2	166.0	147.8	156.8	+6.1
South Central Ontario	169.4	177.3	189.2	189.7	209.0	+10.2
Sudbury	75.4	94.2	84.0	70.5	78.3	+11.1
Thunder Bay	55.9	55.3	57.3	51.6	54.6	+5.9
Northern Ontario	375.2	406.2	416.7	345.7	366.1	+5.9
Winnipeg	321.0	312.1	332.4	326.0	335.8	+3.0
Southern Manitoba	143.0	152.5	155.0	156.5	164.6	+5.2
Northern Manitoba	109.3	122.6	144.0	136.7	130.8	-4.3
Regina	93.7	106.6	118.0	109.0	110.8	+1.6
Saskatoon	144.1	177.0	187.0	160.2	165.9	+3.6
Southern Saskatchewan	142.8	169.9	170.9	147.2	154.3	+4.8
Northern Saskatchewan	192.2	217.9	225.0	208.2	208.3	0.0
Calgary	786.2	1,057.4	917.0	716.3	725.1	+1.2
Edmonton	781.3	1,037.9	922.1	785.2	791.7	+0.8
Northern Alberta	225.5	323.4	236.9	199.2	212.9	+6.9
Southern Alberta	569.3	739.5	579.3	470.3	536.7	+14.1
Southern Interior British Columbia	386.2	439.6	433.6	380.8	383.6	+0.7
Abbotsford	88.6	93.0	93.3	82.7	89.8	+8.5
Vancouver	866.0	830.6	867.7	810.7	873.5	+7.7
Victoria	124.0	119.8	119.5	112.9	124.4	+10.2
Southern Coastal British Columbia	297.7	279.6	281.9	258.3	285.4	+10.5
Northern British Columbia	268.6	301.6	293.4	232.7	247.6	+6.4
Yukon²	2.7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse²	14.3	18.4	19.0	15.9	17.3	+8.7
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)²	9.0	8.9	8.8	9.1	8.6	-5.0
Northwest Territories²	3.6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife²	7.7	10.1	9.3	10.1	10.2	+0.8
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)²	17.5	19.8	21.5	21.1	19.5	-7.2
Nunavut²	1.3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqualuit²	2.7	3.0	4.1	3.9	4.4	+13.0
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)²	12.1	14.6	19.5	17.1	15.7	-8.3
Canada	17,662.0	18,461.0	18,654.7	16,685.3	17,502.7	+4.9

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
¹ Excludes Family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.
² 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 2 EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area. Amounts paid were registered in FY1516 in the 4 former EI economic regions in spite of the change in EI economic region boundaries because some claims established just prior to that change had continued to be paid in FY1516.
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

**Annex 2.5.1 – Regular benefits: New claims established**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	67,880	55,590	62,170	66,680	62,980	-5.5
Prince Edward Island	16,790	16,910	16,430	15,540	14,860	-4.4
Nova Scotia	62,020	62,610	63,880	61,800	62,100	+0.5
New Brunswick	72,030	70,120	70,610	68,320	68,720	+0.6
Quebec	422,200	405,460	399,080	384,500	400,460	+4.2
Ontario	390,830	366,810	373,130	363,620	393,950	+8.3
Manitoba	41,810	39,310	40,230	42,610	42,900	+0.7
Saskatchewan	39,580	34,090	35,190	37,570	40,800	+8.6
Alberta	167,800	141,140	112,400	127,090	140,540	+10.6
British Columbia	146,080	124,830	122,410	120,860	135,800	+12.4
Yukon	1,840	1,750	1,610	1,640	1,680	+2.4
Northwest Territories	1,550	1,740	1,760	1,580	1,520	-3.8
Nunavut	680	770	810	900	770	-14.4
Men	896,610	806,660	788,880	791,220	830,770	+5.0
Women	534,480	514,470	510,830	501,490	536,310	+6.9
24 years old and under	140,640	126,880	118,750	113,780	122,860	+8.0
25 to 44 years old	639,540	588,420	571,930	568,800	603,290	+6.1
45 to 54 years old	329,800	298,500	289,420	278,900	286,640	+2.8
55 years old and over	321,110	307,330	319,610	331,230	354,290	+7.0
Long-tenured workers¹	380,460	329,290	310,270	294,820	340,900	+15.6
Occasional claimants¹	742,840	706,150	699,370	700,580	738,600	+5.4
Frequent claimants¹	307,790	285,690	290,070	297,310	287,580	-3.3
Canada	1,431,090	1,321,130	1,299,710	1,292,710	1,367,080	+5.8

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ Consult annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.5.2 – Regular benefits: Average actual duration¹ (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	26.0	31.8	32.7	28.6	27.0	-5.8
Prince Edward Island	23.3	23.3	23.1	22.3	22.2	-0.7
Nova Scotia	23.7	23.3	22.7	22.0	22.0	-0.1
New Brunswick	24.0	23.6	22.4	20.5	21.2	+3.7
Quebec	18.6	18.2	16.8	15.6	15.7	+0.9
Ontario	18.3	18.9	17.6	16.9	16.9	-0.3
Manitoba	17.9	19.3	19.3	18.6	18.6	+0.1
Saskatchewan	18.3	24.8	26.0	22.8	20.3	-10.7
Alberta	17.4	24.5	28.5	21.6	19.4	-10.1
British Columbia	18.4	20.3	19.9	17.9	17.0	-5.2
Yukon	21.6	21.0	21.7	20.0	19.2	-3.7
Northwest Territories	26.6	21.6	22.3	22.6	22.8	+1.0
Nunavut	27.0	31.2	32.8	28.1	28.0	-0.3
Men	19.6	20.9	20.5	18.8	18.4	-1.7
Women	18.9	20.3	19.8	18.0	17.4	-3.5
24 years old and under	17.6	18.7	17.7	16.6	16.1	-2.6
25 to 44 years old	18.5	19.6	19.3	17.4	17.1	-1.8
45 to 54 years old	19.8	21.4	20.9	19.0	18.4	-3.6
55 years old and over	21.1	22.9	22.5	20.5	20.0	-2.8
Long-tenured workers²	17.4	20.0	21.1	18.0	16.7	-7.2
Occasional claimants²	19.0	20.1	19.1	17.8	17.4	-2.2
Frequent claimants²	22.1	23.1	22.1	20.7	20.8	0.8
Canada	19.3	20.7	20.3	18.5	18.0	-2.4

**Annex 2.5.3 – Regular benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	444	434	447	456	468	+2.6
Prince Edward Island	419	419	426	433	446	+3.1
Nova Scotia	423	422	427	433	447	+3.3
New Brunswick	426	430	437	447	459	+2.9
Quebec	434	440	450	462	478	+3.5
Ontario	445	454	462	477	489	+2.5
Manitoba	438	441	449	456	462	+1.5
Saskatchewan	472	468	471	481	490	+1.9
Alberta	495	493	496	507	512	+1.0
British Columbia	449	451	459	472	488	+3.4
Yukon	494	501	500	519	528	+1.8
Northwest Territories	507	511	527	523	527	+0.7
Nunavut	469	486	514	502	550	+9.6
Men	470	474	481	493	507	+2.9
Women	406	412	419	432	444	+2.9
24 years old and under	419	412	416	433	445	+2.8
25 to 44 years old	458	462	470	481	495	+2.8
45 to 54 years old	449	454	463	475	490	+3.2
55 years old and over	431	435	442	455	468	+2.7
Long-tenured workers²	482	489	495	503	515	+2.5
Occasional claimants²	428	429	437	452	464	+2.7
Frequent claimants²	446	453	464	477	491	+3.1
Canada	446	449	457	469	483	+2.9

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
² Consult annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.5.4 – Regular benefits: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	749.5	822.2	953.6	799.2	759.2	-5.0
Prince Edward Island	162.6	161.2	175.5	160.3	155.5	-3.0
Nova Scotia	603.0	595.5	642.5	595.2	588.6	-1.1
New Brunswick	712.5	703.0	729.6	632.2	680.0	+7.6
Quebec	3,227.0	2,974.1	3,043.3	2,577.5	2,622.2	+1.7
Ontario	3,200.8	3,069.9	3,183.3	2,775.9	3,011.1	+8.5
Manitoba	338.3	352.1	386.2	371.1	370.7	-0.1
Saskatchewan	361.3	450.8	473.3	393.0	405.9	+3.3
Alberta	1,499.9	2,274.7	1,804.8	1,331.3	1,354.1	+1.7
British Columbia	1,219.0	1,217.0	1,193.0	988.5	1,068.7	+8.1
Yukon	18.7	18.8	18.9	16.5	17.0	+2.7
Northwest Territories	20.2	19.3	20.8	21.4	19.5	-8.7
Nunavut	9.4	11.5	15.8	11.7	12.2	+4.0
Men	8,253.4	8,612.3	8,359.3	7,072.5	7,348.8	+3.9
Women	3,868.8	4,057.8	4,281.2	3,601.3	3,715.6	+3.2
24 years old and under	1,153.7	1,158.1	1,076.1	922.7	939.3	+1.8
25 to 44 years old	5,345.2	5,548.9	5,449.7	4,585.2	4,783.1	+4.3
45 to 54 years old	2,844.6	2,921.7	2,876.7	2,335.9	2,342.4	+0.3
55 years old and over	2,778.8	3,041.3	3,238.0	2,830.0	2,999.6	+6.0
Long-tenured workers²	3,141.1	3,681.5	3,343.6	2,467.4	2,518.1	+2.1
Occasional claimants²	6,118.7	6,220.2	6,272.5	5,505.2	5,746.6	+4.4
Frequent claimants²	2,862.3	2,768.4	3,024.4	2,701.2	2,799.7	+3.6
Canada	12,122.2	12670.1	12,640.5	10,673.8	11,064.4	+3.7

Annex 2.6 – Regular benefits (by industry)

**Annex 2.6.1 – Regular benefits (by industry): New claims established**
Industry	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Goods-producing industries	565,610	484,720	502,080	505,200	523,350	+3.6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	57,360	51,910	53,760	52,440	51,240	-2.3
Mining and oil and gas extraction	38,250	24,430	21,340	24,980	24,130	-3.4
Utilities	4,230	3,980	4,150	4,150	4,870	+17.3
Construction	316,290	273,380	288,870	292,720	289,330	-1.2
Manufacturing	149,480	131,020	133,960	130,910	153,780	+17.5
Service-producing industries	821,740	762,630	764,150	764,220	801,070	+4.8
Wholesale trade	48,240	43,600	39,790	38,920	41,670	+7.1
Retail trade	83,500	76,300	79,090	69,330	76,100	+9.8
Transportation and warehousing	67,950	59,470	60,190	62,640	64,460	+2.9
Finance and insurance	15,500	14,080	15,020	12,630	12,480	-1.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	20,220	18,640	17,720	18,270	18,800	+2.9
Professional, scientific and technical services	61,630	54,190	52,690	50,950	55,220	+8.4
Business, building and support services¹	100,250	88,740	86,380	88,130	85,720	-2.7
Educational services	156,100	153,460	157,110	163,030	170,300	+4.5
Health care and social assistance	47,610	45,740	46,590	45,870	50,050	+9.1
Information, culture and recreation²	41,320	38,030	39,080	40,250	39,900	-0.9
Accommodation and food services	63,840	60,630	63,840	63,280	72,130	+14.0
Other services (except public administration)	45,900	42,020	40,340	42,010	45,450	+8.2
Public administration	69,680	67,730	66,310	68,910	68,790	-0.2
Unclassified³	43,740	73,780	33,480	23,290	42,660	+83.2
Canada	1,431,090	1,321,130	1,299,710	1,292,710	1,367,080	+5.8

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
² This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
³ For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.6.2 – Regular benefits (by industry): Average actual duration¹ (number of weeks)**
Industry	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Goods-producing industries	19.3	20.7	20.1	18.3^r	17.9	-2.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	21.6	22.0	22.0	20.7^r	20.7	-0.1
Mining and oil and gas extraction	20.8	23.9	26.9	21.4^r	20.5	-4.3
Utilities	17.6	18.4	19.3	17.3^r	15.3	-11.3
Construction	18.4	19.6	19.3	17.7^r	17.3	-2.5
Manufacturing	20.0	21.9	19.8	18.2^r	17.8	-1.9
Service-producing industries	19.3	20.5	20.2	18.5^r	18.1	-2.5
Wholesale trade	22.7	23.7	23.9	22.0^r	22.1	+0.6
Retail trade	21.9	22.8	22.8	21.4^r	20.9	-2.3
Transportation and warehousing	18.9	20.9	20.1	18.4^r	18.1	-1.9
Finance and insurance	23.3	24.3	24.3	23.9^r	22.3	-6.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	22.0	22.9	24.0	21.1^r	20.6	-2.8
Professional, scientific and technical services	20.9	22.7	22.4	19.7^r	19.3	-2.2
Business, building and support services²	21.2	22.0	21.4	19.9^r	19.8	-0.4
Educational services	11.9	12.4	12.5	11.8	11.1	-5.5
Health care and social assistance	21.0	22.3	21.4	19.9^r	19.4	-2.1
Information, culture and recreation³	20.0	20.7	20.9	19.1^r	19.3	+1.2
Accommodation and food services	22.1	22.7	22.6	20.9^r	21.2	+1.1
Other services (except public administration)	20.9	22.4	22.4	20.1^r	20.0	-0.6
Public administration	20.1	21.7	22.0	20.3^r	19.7	-2.9
Unclassified⁴	19.7	22.8	22.9	21.1^r	19.9	-5.6
Canada	19.3	20.7	20.3	18.5^r	18.0	-2.4

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ The reported duration estimates are based on completed claims that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
² This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
³ This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁴ For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
^r Revised.
^p Preliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.6.3 – Regular benefits (by industry): Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
Industry	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Goods-producing industries	480	485	493	503	519	+3.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	429	431	441	459	479	+4.4
Mining and oil and gas extraction	522	528	531	541	554	+2.4
Utilities	516	524	532	538	552	+2.5
Construction	498	505	512	521	536	+2.9
Manufacturing	448	453	464	474	494	+4.3
Service-producing industries	425	430	434	447	460	+2.8
Wholesale trade	440	447	449	462	477	+3.3
Retail trade	374	386	386	405	421	+3.9
Transportation and warehousing	425	417	420	431	449	+4.1
Finance and insurance	462	463	481	493	510	+3.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	432	440	449	469	480	+2.5
Professional, scientific and technical services	479	482	488	497	515	+3.8
Business, building and support services²	419	422	429	447	463	+3.5
Educational services	457	466	473	479	488	+1.9
Health care and social assistance	402	408	414	423	440	+4.1
Information, culture and recreation³	413	414	418	435	439	+0.8
Accommodation and food services	352	355	359	374	390	+4.1
Other services (except public administration)	416	418	422	439	449	+2.4
Public administration	446	451	460	468	479	+2.4
Unclassified⁴	419	423	427	440	457	+3.8
Canada	446	449	457	469	483	+2.9

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
² This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
³ This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁴ For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.6.4 – Regular benefits (by industry): Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
Industry	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Goods-producing industries	5,337.1	5,397.7	5,343.6	4,473.4	4,590.7	+2.6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	520.4	515.6	578.2	496.8	525.8	+5.8
Mining and oil and gas extraction	445.0	448.8	310.0	274.2	270.0	-1.6
Utilities	39.1	42.2	48.2	36.4	42.2	+15.9
Construction	2,934.7	3,001.5	3,113.4	2,640.3	2,592.1	-1.8
Manufacturing	1,397.9	1,389.6	1,293.7	1,025.7	1,160.7	+13.2
Service-producing industries	6,487.5	6,687.7	6,998.6	5,995.6	6,151.8	+2.6
Wholesale trade	497.1	515.1	492.3	402.6	425.2	+5.6
Retail trade	685.4	712.3	763.4	620.9	610.1	-1.7
Transportation and warehousing	520.5	556.8	533.3	466.0	499.1	+7.1
Finance and insurance	166.5	177.9	193.9	155.0	148.8	-4.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	191.8	208.1	207.3	175.4	174.8	-0.4
Professional, scientific and technical services	630.5	666.4	601.1	479.4	516.5	+7.7
Business, building and support services²	881.9	876.9	871.4	768.8	768.0	-0.1
Educational services	711.6	695.1	850.0	774.6	823.5	+6.3
Health care and social assistance	371.2	389.6	424.0	349.6	359.2	+2.8
Information, culture and recreation³	336.2	337.1	377.7	324.7	317.1	-2.3
Accommodation and food services	498.2	496.3	559.9	487.2	489.4	+0.5
Other services (except public administration)	399.4	424.4	421.5	371.7	376.7	+1.4
Public administration	597.3	631.5	702.7	619.7	643.4	+3.8
Unclassified⁴	297.6	584.7	298.4	204.8	321.8	+57.1
Canada	12,122.2	12,670.1	12,640.5	10,673.8	11,064.4	+3.7

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits. Includes benefits paid for training purposes under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act.
² This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
³ This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁴ For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
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 regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment)

**Annex 2.7.1 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate¹ and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): New claims established**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under	218,020	171,350	384,230	411,230	685,050	+66.6
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% ~ 7.0%	363,660	363,170	425,580	479,030	284,170	-40.7
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% ~ 8.0%	279,030	299,000	134,750	129,350	134,670	+4.1
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% ~ 9.0%	216,290	169,290	110,860	40,770	34,970	-14.2
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% ~ 10.0%	75,660	65,480	31,660	13,870	9,600	-30.8
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% ~ 11.0%	50,430	35,420	7,990	36,950	28,700	-22.3
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% ~ 12.0%	16,740	21,420	60,140	49,040	34,790	-29.1
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% ~ 13.0%	43,880	35,300	13,420	4,070	23,840	+485.7
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% ~ 14.0%	16,910	11,350	28,240	6,980	47,370	+578.7
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% ~ 15.0%	23,650	38,190	24,020	17,860	9,010	-49.6
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% ~ 16.0%	31,980	25,370	10,270	24,980	14,470	-42.1
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater	94,840	85,790	68,550	78,580	60,440	-23.1
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559	16,070	20,010	18,660	18,220	17,250	-5.3
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699	51,100	56,330	47,490	41,930	35,380	-15.6
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839	91,000	102,770	104,810	102,040	102,240	+0.2
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979	116,610	113,880	110,790	110,600	111,140	+0.5
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119	132,800	119,850	114,140	117,460	118,120	+0.6
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259	131,700	122,760	120,710	122,190	125,460	+2.7
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399	126,290	113,860	114,510	114,270	119,750	+4.8
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539	134,580	125,170	125,090	129,220	134,370	+4.0
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679	115,230	103,540	105,730	106,130	113,360	+6.8
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819	119,890	103,900	106,150	107,350	118,180	+10.1
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more	395,820	339,060	331,630	323,300	371,830	+15.0
Canada	1,431,090	1,321,130	1,299,710	1,292,710	1,367,080	+5.8

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ 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.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.7.2 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): Average actual duration¹,² (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under	17.2	19.0	14.8	15.6^r	14.9	-4.2
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% ~ 7.0%	15.9	18.9	17.5	15.7^r	17.7	+12.6
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% ~ 8.0%	19.2	18.9	19.9	19.4^r	18.3	-5.8
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% ~ 9.0%	19.4	19.7	23.4	22.5^r	19.7	-12.2
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% ~ 10.0%	19.2	21.0	22.7	23.3^r	20.7	-11.3
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% ~ 11.0%	21.3	22.9	22.5	20.5^r	22.5	+9.4
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% ~ 12.0%	23.8	24.9	25.8	23.3^r	23.0	-1.6
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% ~ 13.0%	19.8	24.2	30.2	28.4^r	19.9	-30.0
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% ~ 14.0%	19.7	24.0	22.5	23.7^r	20.9	-11.9
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% ~ 15.0%	27.9	26.1	25.9	25.9	25.9	0.0
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% ~ 16.0%	26.6	28.6	26.8	25.8^r	26.9	+4.2
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater	26.4	32.0	33.1	29.8^r	27.8	-6.7
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559	26.6	28.3	28.6	26.2^r	26.5	+1.1
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699	20.8	21.6	22.2	20.7^r	21.9	+6.1
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839	18.5	19.2	18.7	16.8^r	16.7	-0.9
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979	19.2	20.4	19.7	17.9^r	17.8	-0.6
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119	19.0	20.2	19.7	18.3^r	18.1	-0.9
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259	18.4	19.6	19.3	17.8^r	17.5	-1.5
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399	17.8	19.2	18.5	17.5^r	17.2	-1.9
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539	16.8	17.8	17.2	16.0^r	15.6	-2.3
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679	18.3	19.4	18.9	17.5^r	17.0	-2.9
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819	19.6	21.2	20.4	18.4^r	18.1	-1.7
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more	21.1	22.8	22.7	20.4^r	19.4	-5.1
Canada	19.3	20.7	20.3	18.5^r	18.0	-2.4

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ The reported duration estimates are based on completed claims that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
² 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.
^r Revised.
^p Preliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.7.3 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): Average weekly benefit rate¹,² ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under	452	454	459	471	482	+2.3
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% ~ 7.0%	456	453	454	472	483	+2.3
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% ~ 8.0%	439	446	468	466	501	+7.5
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% ~ 9.0%	443	451	460	476	470	-1.4
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% ~ 10.0%	427	443	462	491	486	-0.9
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% ~ 11.0%	447	466	462	474	500	+5.5
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% ~ 12.0%	481	449	456	459	478	+4.1
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% ~ 13.0%	448	478	461	472	468	-0.9
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% ~ 14.0%	442	432	448	457	468	+2.3
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% ~ 15.0%	431	429	436	443	480	+8.4
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% ~ 16.0%	433	443	442	456	462	+1.4
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater	444	433	445	455	466	+2.5
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559	340	334	333	342	357	+4.2
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699	369	365	370	382	396	+3.6
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839	379	380	377	388	396	+2.2
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979	397	402	405	421	425	+1.0
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119	411	417	424	441	448	+1.7
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259	427	436	445	457	465	+1.8
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399	446	451	462	473	487	+2.9
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539	462	472	481	493	503	+2.2
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679	463	472	482	493	504	+2.3
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819	471	478	488	498	512	+2.8
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more	491	499	505	516	529	+2.5
Canada	446	449	457	469	483	+2.9

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
² 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.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.7.4 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): Amount paid¹,² ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under	4,089.6	1,381.8	2,329.3	2,931.4	4,285.2	+46.2
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% ~ 7.0%	2,836.0	3,092.1	3,453.9	3,341.8	2,707.0	-19.0
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% ~ 8.0%	1,572.8	2,511.9	1,751.9	1,135.3	1,181.7	+4.1
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% ~ 9.0%	727.7	2,022.7	1,367.9	599.1	270.0	-54.9
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% ~ 10.0%	526.8	539.5	527.8	186.0	129.8	-30.2
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% ~ 11.0%	194.9	337.2	275.9	287.9	307.8	+6.9
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% ~ 12.0%	294.4	282.4	522.9	590.9	412.7	-30.2
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% ~ 13.0%	60.8	460.1	350.0	54.3	202.5	+273.3
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% ~ 14.0%	235.3	165.6	275.9	118.5	394.0	+232.3
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% ~ 15.0%	378.3	345.7	364.1	232.6	111.3	-52.1
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% ~ 16.0%	459.2	295.1	205.9	207.4	262.3	+26.5
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater	746.2	1,235.9	1,215.2	988.7	800.1	-19.1
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559	144.0	175.8	207.5	169.7	169.0	-0.5
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699	380.7	437.8	460.8	351.5	328.5	-6.6
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839	625.3	720.0	812.3	679.4	686.6	+1.1
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979	879.3	917.6	946.5	823.6	841.4	+2.2
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119	1,001.5	1,002.1	1,015.7	900.8	929.9	+3.2
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259	985.0	1,001.8	1,065.4	927.8	960.9	+3.6
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399	931.2	950.8	999.5	875.9	923.1	+5.4
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539	976.4	996.0	1,037.2	932.5	973.1	+4.3
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679	932.8	958.5	973.3	830.0	877.8	+5.8
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819	1,075.4	1,107.4	1,076.9	915.2	971.6	+6.2
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more	4,190.5	4,401.8	4,045.4	3,267.2	3,402.6	+4.1
Canada	12,122.2	12,670.1	12,640.5	10,673.8	11,064.4	+3.7

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Totals include amounts paid for claims where data on hours of insurable employment are missing. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits. Includes benefits paid for training purposes under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act.
² 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.
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 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)

**Annex 2.8.1 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): New claims established**
EI economic region	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
St. John’s	12,290	12,510	12,900	11,510	11,070	-3.8
Newfoundland – Labrador	55,590	43,080	49,270	55,170	51,910	-5.9
Charlottetown¹	4,070	4,420	3,820	3,730	3,410	-8.6
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)¹	12,720	12,490	12,610	11,810	11,450	-3.0
Eastern Nova Scotia	22,420	22,580	23,760	24,190	22,610	-6.5
Western Nova Scotia	27,000	26,950	27,020	24,810	26,000	+4.8
Halifax	12,600	13,080	13,100	12,800	13,490	+5.4
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	20,920	19,800	20,180	19,270	19,540	+1.4
Madawaska-Charlotte	11,240	10,700	10,940	10,840	11,060	+2.0
Restigouche- Albert	39,870	39,620	39,490	38,210	38,120	-0.2
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine	24,740	24,990	25,180	24,030	23,740	-1.2
Québec	33,750	31,470	32,950	30,760	31,440	+2.2
Trois-Rivières	8,430	7,930	7,820	7,550	8,560	+13.4
South Central Quebec	7,480	7,900	6,820	6,820	8,560	+25.5
Sherbrooke	8,230	7,990	8,000	7,690	8,290	+7.8
Montérégie	27,030	26,160	24,880	24,240	27,820	+14.8
Montreal	152,860	146,390	144,110	138,980	145,090	+4.4
Central Quebec	73,830	70,970	71,440	68,910	71,350	+3.5
North Western Quebec	19,850	17,960	17,730	17,610	17,150	-2.6
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	44,610	43,010	40,660	39,620	39,520	-0.3
Hull	10,660	10,430	9,890	9,420	9,710	+3.1
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	10,730	10,260	9,600	8,870	9,230	+4.1
Ottawa	21,210	19,470	19,340	19,130	19,290	+0.8
Eastern Ontario	20,220	18,910	18,670	17,530	16,420	-6.3
Kingston	3,120	3,530	3,110	3,530	4,280	+21.2
Central Ontario	44,200	42,800	41,030	39,720	43,440	+9.4
Oshawa	12,280	12,270	12,690	10,470	12,460	+19.0
Toronto	141,370	132,690	131,950	129,050	139,560	+8.1
Hamilton	19,400	19,210	18,630	18,330	19,990	+9.1
St. Catharines	15,240	14,710	14,310	14,030	15,560	+10.9
London	12,300	12,710	13,770	11,870	14,680	+23.7
Niagara	12,760	12,160	11,600	11,150	12,850	+15.2
Windsor	9,340	8,360	14,490	16,180	16,550	+2.3
Kitchener	13,340	13,360	13,570	13,240	14,710	+11.1
Huron	12,940	13,970	13,360	12,560	13,380	+6.5
South Central Ontario	11,890	11,480	13,110	12,130	14,840	+22.3
Sudbury	6,550	4,560	4,990	5,180	5,710	+10.2
Thunder Bay	4,990	4,250	4,460	4,130	4,240	+2.7
Northern Ontario	29,680	22,370	24,050	25,390	25,990	+2.4
Winnipeg	22,270	21,380	21,920	22,750	23,040	+1.3
Southern Manitoba	11,550	10,960	11,180	11,140	11,390	+2.2
Northern Manitoba	7,990	6,970	7,130	8,720	8,470	-2.9
Regina	5,700	6,270	6,330	6,460	6,570	+1.7
Saskatoon	9,730	9,210	8,640	9,080	10,760	+18.5
Southern Saskatchewan	10,590	8,320	8,710	9,380	10,210	+8.8
Northern Saskatchewan	13,560	10,290	11,510	12,650	13,260	+4.8
Calgary	52,480	43,150	35,620	37,950	42,350	+11.6
Edmonton	57,060	47,150	42,230	47,140	51,080	+8.4
Northern Alberta	16,090	18,750	9,880	12,220	12,590	+3.0
Southern Alberta	42,170	32,090	24,670	29,780	34,520	+15.9
Southern Interior British Columbia	32,740	25,790	25,520	29,410	31,230	+6.2
Abbotsford	7,390	7,160	6,690	5,830	6,290	+7.9
Vancouver	54,580	49,110	47,730	43,640	51,220	+17.4
Victoria	7,920	6,650	6,710	6,480	7,390	+14.0
Southern Coastal British Columbia	22,350	20,390	19,220	19,010	21,490	+13.0
Northern British Columbia	21,100	15,730	16,540	16,490	18,180	+10.2
Whitehorse¹	1,070	950	820	920	930	+1.1
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)¹	770	800	790	720	750	+4.2
Yellowknife¹	410	510	520	430	470	+9.3
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)¹	1,140	1,230	1,240	1,150	1,050	-8.7
Iqualuit¹	110	110	170	130	140	+7.7
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)¹	570	660	640	770	630	-18.2
Canada	1,431,090	1,321,130	1,299,710	1,292,710	1,367,080	+5.8

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ As of October 12, 2014, there are 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 2 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 2.8.2 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Average actual duration¹ (number of weeks)**
EI economic region	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
St. John’s	18.7	19.2	20.9	20.8^r	20.2	-2.5
Newfoundland – Labrador	27.6	35.4	35.7	30.4^r	28.4	-6.4
Prince Edward Island²	25.3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown²	19.6	19.4	19.1	17.5^r	18.2	+4.1
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)²	23.9	24.7	24.5	23.7^r	23.4	-1.2
Eastern Nova Scotia	27.4	26.8	26.4	26.1^r	26.6	+2.0
Western Nova Scotia	23.0	22.0	21.4	20.1^r	19.5	-3.1
Halifax	18.9	19.8	19.0	18.5^r	18.4	-0.5
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	20.4	19.9	18.7	17.5^r	17.9	+2.2
Madawaska-Charlotte	21.4	20.6	19.1	18.7^r	19.9	+6.6
Restigouche- Albert	26.5	26.4	25.1	22.5^r	23.3	+3.8
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine	26.0	25.4	25.2	23.8^r	24.5	+2.9
Québec	15.9	15.3	14.2	13.5^r	13.4	-0.3
Trois-Rivières	17.4	16.2	15.4	15.0^r	14.6	-2.3
South Central Quebec	14.8	13.8	13.0	12.8^r	12.3	-4.1
Sherbrooke	17.1	16.2	14.4	14.3^r	13.0	-8.8
Montérégie	16.9	16.4	15.4	14.2^r	13.9	-2.0
Montreal	19.0	18.9	17.0	15.7^r	15.5	-1.4
Central Quebec	17.4	16.5	15.7	14.6^r	15.0	+2.6
North Western Quebec	20.1	18.8	17.4	16.5^r	16.5	+0.1
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	19.3	19.1	17.3	15.4^r	16.5	+7.5
Hull	18.0	17.4	16.2	14.3^r	14.8	+3.3
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	19.2	18.1	16.8	14.8^r	14.9	+0.7
Ottawa	17.1	17.4	16.3	15.7^r	15.4	-1.6
Eastern Ontario	17.8	18.4	16.9	16.4^r	16.2	-1.3
Kingston	18.1	17.2	15.8	16.0^r	16.0	+0.3
Central Ontario	16.9	17.5	16.7	16.2^r	16.3	+0.5
Oshawa	15.5	17.6	15.6	15.3^r	15.5	+1.7
Toronto	19.6	19.1	18.1	17.2^r	17.7	+2.6
Hamilton	16.9	16.4	16.3	15.6^r	16.0	+2.8
St. Catharines	17.5	17.4	16.7	15.9^r	16.3	+2.1
London	18.2	16.5	16.6	16.0^r	15.9	-0.6
Niagara	18.2	18.3	16.9	16.3^r	17.0	+3.9
Windsor	16.6	19.2	11.1	14.2^r	13.6	-4.5
Kitchener	17.0	16.7	15.8	15.9^r	16.4	+3.0
Huron	17.1	17.1	15.6	15.7^r	15.1	-3.9
South Central Ontario	16.2	16.4	14.2	15.1^r	15.3	+1.7
Sudbury	17.3	25.0	24.6	18.0^r	16.5	-8.3
Thunder Bay	16.0	15.9	15.6	16.1^r	15.6	-3.0
Northern Ontario	21.7	28.7	28.1	23.4^r	21.4	-8.5
Winnipeg	16.9	17.0	16.6	16.1^r	16.3	+1.5
Southern Manitoba	15.8	16.7	16.4	16.1^r	16.8	+4.6
Northern Manitoba	24.4	30.5	31.7	28.2^r	26.5	-5.7
Regina	14.9	16.4	16.8	16.0^r	16.6	+4.2
Saskatoon	16.0	22.6	24.5	20.5^r	17.8	-13.1
Southern Saskatchewan	16.4	24.0	25.9	21.0^r	18.4	-12.7
Northern Saskatchewan	23.2	31.6	33.2	28.4^r	25.7	-9.8
Calgary	17.5	26.4	29.8	23.0^r	20.0	-13.2
Edmonton	16.8	24.0	26.3	20.5^r	18.7	-8.9
Northern Alberta	19.8	21.7	31.7	24.3^r	22.5	-7.1
Southern Alberta	17.3	24.4	28.6	20.5^r	18.5	-9.6
Southern Interior British Columbia	18.4	24.2	24.8	20.5^r	17.5	-14.3
Abbotsford	17.3	16.9	16.9	15.8^r	15.4	-2.1
Vancouver	17.7	17.4	16.9	16.2^r	16.2	+0.2
Victoria	17.3	18.1	15.9	15.2^r	15.9	+4.5
Southern Coastal British Columbia	19.1	18.9	17.6	16.2^r	16.8	+3.7
Northern British Columbia	20.6	26.3	24.7	21.7^r	19.3	-10.8
Yukon²	29.6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse²	16.7	21.9	23.2	19.4^r	17.8	-8.6
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)²	20.4	19.9	19.8	20.7^r	21.2	+2.2
Northwest Territories²	35.0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife²	17.6	14.7	16.2	18.0	18.6	+2.9
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)²	25.0	24.6	24.5	24.5	24.5	+0.1
Nunavut²	34.7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqualuit²	17.6	16.8	22.6	20.1^r	22.0	+9.7
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)²	25.5	34.3	34.9	29.7^r	29.1	-2.0
Canada	19.3	20.7	20.3	18.5^r	18.0	-2.4

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ The reported duration estimates are based on completed claims that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
² As of October 12, 2014, there are 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 2 EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.
^r Revised.
^p Preliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.8.3 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
EI economic region	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
St. John’s	460	468	466	470	477	+1.4
Newfoundland – Labrador	440	424	442	453	466	+2.9
Charlottetown²	416	399	406	418	423	+1.3
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)²	421	426	432	438	453	+3.6
Eastern Nova Scotia	434	433	440	443	459	+3.7
Western Nova Scotia	411	411	414	423	434	+2.5
Halifax	428	424	429	432	452	+4.7
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	418	422	432	442	453	+2.4
Madawaska-Charlotte	413	413	424	430	440	+2.2
Restigouche- Albert	433	438	443	453	468	+3.4
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine	437	442	451	460	478	+3.8
Québec	445	452	467	481	493	+2.6
Trois-Rivières	424	429	446	454	476	+4.9
South Central Quebec	441	444	458	465	484	+4.2
Sherbrooke	426	440	447	463	483	+4.3
Montérégie	430	439	448	464	477	+2.8
Montreal	432	438	448	459	477	+3.9
Central Quebec	427	434	445	456	473	+3.8
North Western Quebec	440	447	453	470	480	+2.1
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	439	441	452	462	476	+3.0
Hull	445	457	463	477	485	+1.7
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	432	434	446	458	473	+3.4
Ottawa	453	460	464	476	485	+1.8
Eastern Ontario	435	443	440	462	476	+2.8
Kingston	429	438	443	466	468	+0.5
Central Ontario	437	449	452	465	481	+3.3
Oshawa	456	472	483	493	497	+0.8
Toronto	447	458	467	482	493	+2.3
Hamilton	452	460	468	483	494	+2.4
St. Catharines	417	434	440	456	471	+3.1
London	427	441	455	464	484	+4.2
Niagara	439	447	457	473	486	+2.7
Windsor	440	440	481	496	506	+2.1
Kitchener	452	463	464	483	495	+2.6
Huron	445	451	458	474	483	+1.8
South Central Ontario	445	460	468	481	496	+3.0
Sudbury	457	458	466	489	504	+3.0
Thunder Bay	463	476	485	494	514	+4.1
Northern Ontario	452	444	455	472	483	+2.3
Winnipeg	441	451	456	461	472	+2.4
Southern Manitoba	438	435	443	451	461	+2.1
Northern Manitoba	431	421	435	448	439	-1.9
Regina	473	490	487	501	506	+1.0
Saskatoon	474	476	478	491	495	+0.9
Southern Saskatchewan	469	461	472	474	489	+3.1
Northern Saskatchewan	472	453	457	468	479	+2.3
Calgary	493	490	493	502	506	+0.8
Edmonton	499	500	505	514	519	+1.0
Northern Alberta	499	500	498	511	515	+0.9
Southern Alberta	490	481	485	499	507	+1.7
Southern Interior British Columbia	459	448	463	471	485	+3.0
Abbotsford	383	398	395	416	440	+5.8
Vancouver	438	453	460	473	488	+3.2
Victoria	454	459	461	486	494	+1.6
Southern Coastal British Columbia	457	456	459	470	490	+4.3
Northern British Columbia	474	461	474	487	504	+3.4
Whitehorse²	491	510	496	521	530	+1.8
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)²	499	491	504	516	525	+1.7
Yellowknife²	506	508	533	537	538	+0.1
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)²	507	513	525	518	522	+0.7
Iqualuit²	496	526	523	546	563	+3.1
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)²	464	480	512	494	547	+10.6
Canada	446	449	457	469	483	+2.9

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
² As of October 12, 2014, there are 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 2 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 2.8.4 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
EI economic region	FY1516²	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
St. John’s	98.6	116.3	139.1	112.8	100.5	-10.9
Newfoundland – Labrador	650.9	705.9	814.5	686.4	658.7	-4.0
Prince Edward Island²	8.5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown²	33.4	34.1	32.3	29.2	29.0	-0.5
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)²	120.6	127.1	143.2	131.2	126.4	-3.6
Eastern Nova Scotia	256.1	257.9	283.4	276.5	272.4	-1.5
Western Nova Scotia	241.1	231.8	244.9	212.1	208.5	-1.7
Halifax	105.8	105.8	114.2	106.5	107.7	+1.1
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	176.3	170.1	172.9	151.5	160.0	+5.6
Madawaska-Charlotte	96.5	87.9	93.0	88.5	97.8	+10.5
Restigouche- Albert	439.7	445.0	463.6	392.1	422.1	+7.7
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine	266.8	264.2	295.6	252.0	265.2	+5.2
Québec	222.0	198.3	211.6	183.7	181.2	-1.3
Trois-Rivières	57.5	48.6	53.3	47.0	50.0	+6.3
South Central Quebec	47.0	42.7	40.7	35.4	39.4	+11.5
Sherbrooke	57.4	50.6	50.5	46.3	46.5	+0.4
Montérégie	186.3	174.3	173.2	146.6	153.9	+5.0
Montreal	1,195.6	1,124.4	1,116.9	939.7	935.2	-0.5
Central Quebec	508.2	449.4	499.2	420.7	431.8	+2.6
North Western Quebec	164.2	146.7	141.6	126.7	128.0	+1.0
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	354.2	327.0	318.4	262.6	272.7	+3.8
Hull	81.2	76.5	74.7	60.8	63.0	+3.6
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	86.5	71.4	67.6	56.0	55.2	-1.4
Ottawa	165.8	151.8	152.4	140.9	138.8	-1.5
Eastern Ontario	160.2	146.6	145.7	130.1	125.8	-3.3
Kingston	24.1	23.9	24.2	23.6	32.7	+38.7
Central Ontario	320.9	313.5	333.7	292.5	316.9	+8.4
Oshawa	93.6	91.1	101.9	78.4	88.3	+12.7
Toronto	1,230.7	1,148.5	1,177.8	1,035.5	1,131.2	+9.2
Hamilton	145.9	143.5	150.2	137.9	138.0	+0.1
St. Catharines	106.7	106.7	108.2	92.2	103.5	+12.3
London	92.6	88.3	107.3	89.3	94.6	+5.9
Niagara	103.8	93.9	94.4	85.4	94.5	+10.7
Windsor	98.6	62.5	77.6	78.2	103.1	+31.8
Kitchener	104.5	101.6	108.2	97.4	115.0	+18.0
Huron	98.6	101.2	99.3	85.1	88.3	+3.7
South Central Ontario	86.7	84.1	91.6	85.8	99.5	+15.9
Sudbury	50.9	64.6	55.2	41.4	47.0	+13.6
Thunder Bay	36.0	33.4	35.1	32.3	31.6	-2.0
Northern Ontario	281.4	314.4	320.6	250.0	262.2	+4.9
Winnipeg	171.9	169.3	182.0	177.9	179.3	+0.8
Southern Manitoba	82.9	88.6	91.2	88.1	91.9	+4.3
Northern Manitoba	83.6	94.2	113.0	105.1	99.5	-5.4
Regina	43.8	52.3	61.8	52.0	54.2	+4.2
Saskatoon	82.1	109.4	117.1	89.0	93.0	+4.5
Southern Saskatchewan	87.9	115.4	115.4	88.0	96.0	+9.0
Northern Saskatchewan	147.5	173.7	179.1	164.0	162.7	-0.8
Calgary	486.3	747.9	613.1	415.8	413.3	-0.6
Edmonton	489.2	730.6	632.7	495.0	471.0	-4.9
Northern Alberta	157.5	253.3	176.4	139.9	146.8	+5.0
Southern Alberta	366.9	542.9	382.6	280.6	322.9	+15.1
Southern Interior British Columbia	273.0	318.5	310.0	258.7	254.2	-1.8
Abbotsford	49.3	48.7	48.9	39.4	41.5	+5.2
Vancouver	436.5	391.0	403.4	342.3	379.1	+10.7
Victoria	64.6	56.4	53.8	49.9	56.4	+12.9
Southern Coastal British Columbia	193.8	173.2	165.0	140.6	164.6	+17.0
Northern British Columbia	201.8	229.2	211.9	157.6	173.1	+9.8
Yukon²	1.8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse²	9.2	10.8	10.9	8.9	9.2	+3.9
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)²	7.7	8.0	8.0	7.6	7.8	+1.3
Northwest Territories²	2.6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife²	3.8	4.3	4.3	5.2	5.1	-0.6
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)²	13.8	15.0	16.4	16.2	14.4	-11.3
Nunavut²	0.7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqualuit²	0.7	1.3	2.0	1.3	1.5	+14.6
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)²	8.0	10.2	13.8	10.4	10.6	+2.7
Canada	12,122.2	12,670.1	12,640.5	10,673.8	11,064.4	+3.7

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits. Includes benefits paid for training purposes under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act.
² As of October 12, 2014, there are 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 2 EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area. The 4 former EI economic regions continued to show claim amounts in FY1516 as some claims that were established in these regions just prior to the change in EI economic region boundaries had continued to be paid in FY1516.
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 – Seasonal regular claimants

**Annex 2.9.1 – Seasonal regular claimants¹: New claims established²**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	32,470	17,130	14,630	21,170	28,100	+32.7
Prince Edward Island	8,590	8,430	8,340	8,120	7,710	-5.0
Nova Scotia	24,970	24,630	25,340	24,640	24,710	+0.3
New Brunswick	34,910	33,620	33,890	33,650	32,990	-2.0
Quebec	159,380	156,020	157,360	153,030	150,240	-1.8
Ontario	98,420	92,340	96,070	99,060	102,940	+3.9
Manitoba	11,090	9,970	10,320	11,720	12,360	+5.5
Saskatchewan	8,240	4,800	3,790	6,010	8,480	+41.1
Alberta	15,280	8,650	7,690	11,980	17,760	+48.2
British Columbia	31,500	24,410	22,960	25,220	27,390	+8.6
Yukon	560	420	430	400	420	+5.0
Northwest Territories	230	220	260	250	220	-12.0
Nunavut	50	40	30	30	50	+66.7
Men	266,130	232,770	235,580	245,400	255,940	+4.3
Women	159,560	147,910	145,530	149,880	157,430	+5.0
24 years old and under	10,470	8,130	7,930	7,630	7,960	+4.3
25 to 44 years old	156,900	142,730	144,000	149,160	153,940	+3.2
45 to 54 years old	119,340	103,330	98,730	99,610	103,210	+3.6
55 years old and over	138,980	126,490	130,450	138,880	148,260	+6.8
Canada	425,690	380,680	381,110	395,280	413,370	+4.6

Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
¹ Seasonal regular claimants are individuals who established 3 or more regular or fishing claims in the 5 fiscal years preceding the reference year, of which at least 2 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 8 weeks before and 8 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 FY1920 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 2.10.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.9.2 – Seasonal regular claimants¹: Average actual duration (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	26.7	34.5	33.1	27.5^r	27.3	-0.8
Prince Edward Island	23.5	23.9	23.8	23.3^r	24.2	+3.6
Nova Scotia	23.6	22.9	22.6	22.4^r	22.5	+0.3
New Brunswick	24.6	24.1	23.3	21.0^r	22.4	+6.3
Quebec	17.1	16.6	15.7	14.4^r	15.0	+3.8
Ontario	14.0	14.8	14.0	13.3^r	13.7	+2.7
Manitoba	15.2	16.1	15.8	14.6^r	15.7	+7.3
Saskatchewan	16.6	24.7	22.7	19.1^r	17.8	-6.8
Alberta	14.2	21.8	22.7	18.0^r	16.4	-8.6
British Columbia	15.0	17.3	17.1	14.9^r	14.4	-2.9
Yukon	19.9	19.4	20.5	20.0^r	20.6	+2.9
Northwest Territories	24.1	24.5	21.4	23.3^r	21.9	-6.3
Nunavut	26.7	38.0	30.3	37.8	15.8	-58.1
Men	19.0	19.9	18.7	17.0^r	17.7	+4.2
Women	16.1	17.2	16.5	14.8^r	15.0	+1.1
24 years old and under	18.1	18.7	18.1	16.8^r	17.1	+1.5
25 to 44 years old	17.0	17.5	16.7	15.1^r	15.6	+3.2
45 to 54 years old	17.7	18.7	17.8	16.0^r	16.2	+1.1
55 years old and over	19.1	20.7	19.3	17.4^r	18.1	+3.9
Canada	17.9	18.9	17.9	16.2^r	16.7	+3.1

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
¹ Seasonal regular claimants are individuals who established 3 or more regular or fishing claims in the 5 fiscal years preceding the reference year, of which at least 2 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 8 weeks before and 8 weeks after the week in which the reference year claim was established.
^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 2.9.3 – Seasonal regular claimants¹: Average weekly benefit rate²,³**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	452	428	439	466	487	+4.4
Prince Edward Island	431	443	452	454	470	+3.7
Nova Scotia	433	440	450	455	470	+3.4
New Brunswick	440	453	465	474	487	+2.9
Quebec	456	466	475	486	502	+3.2
Ontario	466	478	486	498	511	+2.6
Manitoba	442	452	465	474	480	+1.1
Saskatchewan	465	457	487	490	501	+2.2
Alberta	488	485	505	515	524	+1.7
British Columbia	445	444	451	470	485	+3.2
Yukon	514	517	524	544	547	+0.7
Northwest Territories	517	515	536	539	560	+3.8
Nunavut	507	484	466	494	510	+3.3
Men	481	487	495	506	521	+3.0
Women	413	423	436	448	462	+3.1
24 years old and under	478	479	490	502	513	+2.1
25 to 44 years old	475	484	495	504	519	+2.9
45 to 54 years old	454	462	473	486	501	+3.1
55 years old and over	432	437	447	460	476	+3.4
Canada	455	462	473	484	499	+3.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
¹ Seasonal regular claimants are individuals who established 3 or more regular or fishing claims in the 5 fiscal years preceding the reference year, of which at least 2 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 8 weeks before and 8 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 FY1920 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 2.10.
³ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to seasonal regular claimants.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.9.4 – Seasonal regular claimants¹: Amount paid²,³ ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	365.8	359.0	240.3	206.0	308.2	+49.6
Prince Edward Island	82.6	80.4	92.9	83.5	83.4	-0.2
Nova Scotia	238.1	230.3	259.4	238.8	247.4	+3.6
New Brunswick	352.2	343.6	363.1	319.8	340.5	+6.5
Quebec	1,126.7	1,041.2	1,128.0	963.9	995.7	+3.3
Ontario	606.0	585.9	638.4	599.3	646.9	+8.0
Manitoba	70.9^r	68.6^r	76.5	78.0	88.0	+12.9
Saskatchewan	63.9	59.9	49.2	49.2	67.6	+37.4
Alberta	99.9	111.7	97.8	96.6	134.8	+39.5
British Columbia	191.4	188.5	175.0	156.2	175.2	+12.2
Yukon	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.3	4.5	+4.8
Northwest Territories	2.8	2.6	2.9	3.4	2.6	-21.5
Nunavut	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.4	-32.4
Men	2,311.1	2,214.8	2,176.0	1,964.5	2,173.4	+10.6
Women	894.5	862.4	952.9	834.9	921.7	+10.4
24 years old and under	87.3	76.4	71.9	61.5	64.9	+5.6
25 to 44 years old	1,157.1	1,108.0	1,147.8	1,030.4	1,121.2	+8.8
45 to 54 years old	884.9	826.8	808.3	696.3	745.5	+7.1
55 years old and over	1,076.3	1,066.0	1,100.9	1,011.2	1,163.5	+15.1
Canada	3,205.6	3,077.2	3,128.9	2,799.4	3,095.1	+10.6

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
¹ Seasonal regular claimants are individuals who established 3 or more regular or fishing claims in the 5 fiscal years preceding the reference year, of which at least 2 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 8 weeks before and 8 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 FY1920 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 2.10.
³ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to seasonal regular claimants.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.10 – Fishing benefits

**Annex 2.10.1 – Fishing benefits: New claims established**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	11,469	11,819	12,278	12,682	13,041	+2.8
Prince Edward Island	2,981	3,108	3,258	3,278	3,236	-1.3
Nova Scotia	5,327	5,448	5,633	5,701	5,750	+0.9
New Brunswick	2,977	3,066	3,310	3,203	3,244	+1.3
Quebec	1,409	1,425	1,412	1,408	1,372	-2.6
British Columbia	2,940	2,919	2,942	2,843	2,424	-14.7
Other provinces and territories	1,168	1,149	1,222	1,252	1,318	+5.3%
Men	23,121	23,502	24,015	24,319	24,203	-0.5
Women	5,150	5,432	6,040	6,048	6,182	+2.2
24 years old and under	1,380	1,460	1,564	1,535	1,593	3.8
25 to 44 years old	8,327	8,335	8,683	8,556	8,428	-1.5
45 to 54 years old	8,184	8,171	8,217	8,095	7,901	-2.4
55 years old and over	10,380	10,968	11,591	12,181	12,463	+2.3
Canada	28,271	28,934	30,055	30,367	30,385	+0.1

Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI fishing benefits was paid.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.10.2 – Fishing benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	20.7	21.2	19.5	19.1	21.1	+10.5
Prince Edward Island	19.7	19.7	19.1	18.8	19.9	+5.9
Nova Scotia	19.8	20.0	19.8	19.8	20.1	+1.5
New Brunswick	19.4	19.8	19.6	19.1	20.2	+5.8
Quebec	18.6	20.0	17.1	17.1	18.7	+9.4
British Columbia	22.9	23.0	23.1	23.3	23.3	0.0
Other provinces and territories	22.3	22.5	23.2	23.0	23.2	+0.9
Men	20.1	20.5	19.5	19.3	20.5	+6.2
Women	22.0	22.3	21.5	21.2	22.2	+4.7
24 years old and under	20.3	20.3	20.4	20.1	20.8	+3.5
25 to 44 years old	20.2	20.5	20.2	20.1	21.1	+5.0
45 to 54 years old	20.2	20.5	19.3	19.0	20.4	+7.4
55 years old and over	21.0	21.3	20.0	19.8	20.9	+5.6
Canada	20.5	20.8	19.9	19.7	20.8	+5.6

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI fishing benefits was paid. Estimates on average actual duration are based on claims established.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.10.3 – Fishing benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	497	506	515	517	533	+3.0
Prince Edward Island	511	527	532	528	545	+3.3
Nova Scotia	506	519	521	521	538	+3.2
New Brunswick	511	519	521	529	546	+3.2
Quebec	513	525	532	538	551	+2.5
British Columbia	444	457	449	475	466	-1.9
Other provinces and territories	431	426	430	444	447	+0.5
Men	497	508	513	518	532	+2.6
Women	480	489	494	499	515	+3.2
24 years old and under	475	481	483	493	511	+3.6
25 to 44 years old	494	503	507	512	526	+2.7
45 to 54 years old	500	511	517	522	536	+2.7
55 years old and over	493	504	510	514	527	+2.7
Canada	494	505	510	514	528	+2.7

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI fishing benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with fishing benefits.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.10.4 – Fishing benefits: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (% ) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	108.1	111.4	121.4	118.4	126.5	+6.8
Prince Edward Island	26.2	28.4	29.5	29.1	30.0	+3.0
Nova Scotia	53.0	57.2	59.8	59.9	59.2	-1.2
New Brunswick	29.3	31.1	34.7	34.1	36.5	+7.0
Quebec	12.5	12.0	11.2	12.0	11.6	-2.7
British Columbia	31.3	29.9	30.4	29.8	26.1	-12.3
Other provinces and territories	11.8	12.9	13.3	14.5	13.2	-8.7
Men	223.9	229.5	241.0	238.9	242.9	+1.7
Women	48.4	53.4	59.2	58.8	60.2	+2.3
24 years old and under	11.6	14.0	14.8	16.4	16.9	+2.8
25 to 44 years old	78.6	82.1	90.1	89.9	88.5	-1.5
45 to 54 years old	81.4	79.9	82.0	78.4	75.3	-4.0
55 years old and over	100.7	106.9	113.3	113.0	122.4	+8.4
Canada	272.3	282.9	300.2	297.7	303.1	+1.8

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI fishing benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with fishing benefits.
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

**Annex 2.11.1 – Special benefits¹: New claims established**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	12,490	12,080	13,040	13,230	12,940	-2.2
Prince Edward Island	6,610	6,850	6,860	6,680	6,950	+4.0
Nova Scotia	23,830	24,110	25,890	26,430	27,090	+2.5
New Brunswick	26,980	28,480	33,000	33,590	33,970	+1.1
Quebec	112,690	120,900	133,050	136,230	135,310	-0.7
Ontario	192,110	198,760	204,730	207,380	214,170	+3.3
Manitoba	20,230	19,100	20,910	20,680	21,340	+3.2
Saskatchewan	16,230	15,380	16,420	17,310	17,070	-1.4
Alberta	62,330	58,820	58,960	62,920	66,100	+5.1
British Columbia	75,380	77,130	82,320	80,150	82,590	+3.0
Yukon	740	710	710	670	770	+14.9
Northwest Territories	720	640	710	750	580	-22.7
Nunavut	470	420	490	520	390	-25.0
Men	188,700	195,280	212,700	220,000	237,370	+7.9
Women	362,110	368,100	384,390	386,540	381,900	-1.2
24 years old and under	41,940	41,340	42,020	42,050	40,890	-2.8
25 to 44 years old	317,170	321,680	337,320	342,800	358,740	+4.6
45 to 54 years old	93,420	94,840	100,990	99,400	95,000	-4.4
55 years old and over	98,280	105,520	116,760	122,290	124,640	+1.9
Employees	550,250	562,660	596,310	605,930	618,400	+2.1
Self-employed persons	560	720	780	610	870	+42.6
Canada	550,810	563,380	597,090	606,540	619,270	+2.1

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
¹ Includes maternity, parental, sickness, and compassionate care benefits. Excludes family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to incompatibility of administrative data sources.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.11.2 – Special benefits¹: Average weekly benefit rate² ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	422	436	437	450	462	+2.6
Prince Edward Island	407	424	429	438	456	+4.1
Nova Scotia	409	416	425	431	449	+3.9
New Brunswick	419	421	433	438	459	+4.7
Quebec	398	406	416	427	445	+4.4
Ontario	430	441	449	462	477	+3.4
Manitoba	424	432	432	443	459	+3.7
Saskatchewan	442	453	456	461	477	+3.4
Alberta	454	460	467	477	495	+3.9
British Columbia	422	434	443	454	477	+5.0
Yukon	475	494	503	511	519	+1.7
Northwest Territories	503	508	508	513	526	+2.7
Nunavut	472	482	487	499	538	+7.7
Men	454	462	470	481	500	+3.8
Women	408	416	423	432	448	+3.8
24 years old and under	343	346	353	375	389	+3.8
25 to 44 years old	441	450	457	466	485	+4.1
45 to 54 years old	423	430	441	452	470	+4.1
55 years old and over	403	414	423	434	449	+3.4
Employees	424	432	440	450	468	+4.0
Self-employed persons	329	337	331	329	356	+8.1
Canada	423	432	440	450	468	+4.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
¹ Includes maternity, standard parental, sickness, and compassionate care benefits. Excludes family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to incompatibility of administrative data sources and extended parental benefits which are calculated at a lower benefit rate.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based in a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.11.3 – Special benefits¹: Amount paid² ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	101.3	106.6	110.8	106.6^r	107.1	+0.5
Prince Edward Island	39.5	41.2	43.3	42.3	40.8	-3.7
Nova Scotia	177.1	188.0	190.3	192.3^r	204.2	+6.2
New Brunswick	162.7	185.1	190.8	205.2	209.3	+2.0
Quebec	407.8	442.0	506.0	528.2^r	574.5	+8.8
Ontario	2,281.4	2,379.7	2,487.0^r	2,502.0^r	2,678.5	+7.1
Manitoba	224.6^r	224.4	237.2	239.9^r	249.5	+4.0
Saskatchewan	208.5^r	218.8	226.7	233.9^r	232.6	-0.6
Alberta	848.9^r	863.2	852.1	848.6^r	914.9	+7.8
British Columbia	779.7	817.9^r	869.8	870.3^r	913.2	+4.9
Territories	21.0	23.5	25.7	26.5	25.5	-3.6
Unknown*	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.4	n/a	n/a
Men	909.2	1,001.3	1,077.6	1,127.2^r	1,236.3	+9.7
Women	4,343.4	4,489.1	4,662.2^r	4,669.0^r	4,913.8	+5.2
24 years old and under	357.1	348.5	353.0	347.1	346.1	-0.3
25 to 44 years old	4,076.6	4,240.3	4,391.3^r	4,407.5^r	4,694.4	+6.5
45 to 54 years old	405.4	438.5	475.1	485.9^r	498.5	+2.6
55 years old and over	413.5	463.2	520.3	555.7^r	611.2	+10.0
Employees	5,244.7	5,482.7^r	5,729.9^r	5,787.0^r	6,140.1	+6.1
Self-employed persons	7.9	7.7	9.9	9.2	10.0	+8.8
Canada	5,252.5	5,490.5	5,739.8^r	5,796.2^r	6,150.1	+6.1

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
¹ Includes maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care benefits, as well as family caregiver benefits for adults and children.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.
^r Revised
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data on maternity, parental and sickness benefits are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data, whereas data on compassionate care benefits, and family caregiver benefits for adults and children are based on a 100% sample.

Annex 2.12 – Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)

**Annex 2.12.1 – Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)¹: New claims established**
EI economic region	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
St. John's	4,440	4,570	5,080	4,660	4,620	-0.9
Newfoundland - Labrador	8,050	7,510	7,960	8,570	8,230	-2.9
Prince Edward Island²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown	1,830	2,130	1,990	1,940	1,670	-13.9
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)	4,780	4,720	4,870	4,740	5,280	+11.4
Eastern Nova Scotia	7,290	7,600	8,500	8,180	8,880	+8.6
Western Nova Scotia	9,200	8,950	9,920	10,220	10,180	-0.4
Halifax	7,340	7,560	7,470	8,030	8,030	0.0
Fredericton-Moncton	9,980	10,180	11,010	11,540	11,260	-2.4
Madawaska-Charlotte	4,120	4,130	4,680	4,780	4,710	-1.5
Restigouche-Albert	12,880	14,170	17,310	17,270	18,000	+4.2
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine	3,480	3,980	4,750	4,240	4,570	+7.8
Québec	10,330	10,800	11,730	13,060	11,580	-11.3
Trois-Rivières	2,830	2,910	3,210	3,290	3,810	+15.8
South Central Quebec	2,700	2,990	3,190	3,210	3,590	+11.8
Sherbrooke	2,550	3,150	3,250	3,480	3,190	-8.3
Montérégie	8,420	8,650	9,470	9,700	10,140	+4.5
Montreal	35,590	38,450	42,850	44,090	44,330	+0.5
Central Quebec	21,830	24,180	25,780	26,910	26,130	-2.9
North Western Quebec	4,330	4,560	5,420	5,220	4,880	-6.5
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	12,930	13,600	14,860	14,420	15,260	+5.8
Hull	3,280	3,380	3,640	4,150	3,470	-16.4
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	4,420	4,250	4,900	4,460	4,360	-2.2
Ottawa	13,860	14,310	14,140	13,850	15,280	+10.3
Eastern Ontario	8,250	8,210	8,750	9,030	8,460	-6.3
Kingston	2,110	2,130	2,130	2,220	2,610	+17.6
Central Ontario	18,820	18,920	19,350	19,780	20,680	+4.6
Oshawa	5,980	6,020	6,660	5,990	6,800	+13.5
Toronto	74,040	77,080	77,040	79,030	79,040	0.0
Hamilton	10,620	11,100	11,320	11,570	13,230	+14.3
St. Catharines	6,410	6,470	6,650	7,020	7,300	+4.0
London	6,930	7,110	7,770	7,320	8,200	+12.0
Niagara	5,750	5,610	6,170	6,670	6,490	-2.7
Windsor	4,640	4,520	5,680	6,090	5,610	-7.9
Kitchener	7,280	7,900	8,470	8,590	9,140	+6.4
Huron	5,550	7,100	7,200	6,260	7,420	+18.5
South Central Ontario	7,370	7,800	8,690	8,640	8,970	+3.8
Sudbury	2,560	3,040	2,840	3,120	3,050	-2.2
Thunder Bay	1,950	1,980	2,080	2,180	2,150	-1.4
Northern Ontario	9,990	9,460	9,790	10,020	9,740	-2.8
Winnipeg	12,870	11,630	13,180	12,770	13,490	+5.6
Southern Manitoba	5,630	5,680	5,880	6,060	5,870	-3.1
Northern Manitoba	1,730	1,790	1,850	1,850	1,980	+7.0
Regina	3,890	3,910	4,200	4,180	4,270	+2.2
Saskatoon	4,500	4,450	4,660	4,980	5,300	+6.4
Southern Saskatchewan	4,150	3,830	4,170	4,540	3,980	-12.3
Northern Saskatchewan	3,690	3,190	3,390	3,610	3,520	-2.5
Calgary	20,220	19,240	20,700	20,270	21,740	+7.3
Edmonton	21,670	20,310	19,920	22,170	23,090	+4.1
Northern Alberta	4,950	4,710	4,120	4,680	4,790	+2.4
Southern Alberta	15,490	14,560	14,220	15,800	16,480	+4.3
Southern Interior British Columbia	12,160	12,250	12,700	12,840	13,960	+8.7
Abbotsford	4,360	5,240	5,370	4,980	5,030	+1.0
Vancouver	36,830	36,380	39,940	38,770	39,460	+1.8
Victoria	5,190	5,510	6,090	5,640	6,070	+7.6
Southern Coastal British Columbia	10,480	11,570	11,280	11,570	11,380	-1.6
Northern British Columbia	6,360	6,180	6,940	6,350	6,690	+5.4
Yukon²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse	590	570	590	550	610	+10.9
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)	150	140	120	120	160	+33.3
Northwest Territories²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife	390	370	360	410	290	-29.3
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)	330	270	350	340	290	-14.7
Nunavut²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqaluit	170	110	170	160	170	+6.3
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)	300	310	320	360	220	-38.9
Canada	550,810	563,380	597,090	606,540	619,270	+2.1

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
¹ Includes maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care benefits. Excludes family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to incompatibility of administrative data sources.
² As of October 17, 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 2 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 2.12.2 – Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)¹: Average weekly benefit rate² ($)**
EI economic region	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
St. John's	430	445	440	455	462	+1.4
Newfoundland - Labrador	417	430	435	448	463	+3.3
Prince Edward Island³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown	383	405	402	407	431	+5.9
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)	416	432	440	450	463	+2.9
Eastern Nova Scotia	426	436	449	457	470	+2.9
Western Nova Scotia	391	395	402	405	423	+4.4
Halifax	414	421	429	439	457	+4.1
Fredericton-Moncton	415	414	422	429	444	+3.5
Madawaska-Charlotte	399	401	408	417	437	+4.9
Restigouche-Albert	428	433	448	450	473	+5.2
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine	403	414	422	428	454	+6.2
Québec	397	408	419	433	453	+4.6
Trois-Rivières	385	389	408	414	452	+9.1
South Central Quebec	391	410	406	419	457	+8.9
Sherbrooke	381	400	404	426	441	+3.4
Montérégie	400	402	410	422	439	+4.2
Montreal	402	407	421	427	445	+4.4
Central Quebec	391	397	406	419	439	+4.8
North Western Quebec	392	401	413	436	442	+1.2
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	404	410	417	435	448	+3.0
Hull	412	433	440^r	450	451	+0.3
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	405	414	423	425	448	+5.4
Ottawa	455	470	473	483	497	+3.0
Eastern Ontario	417	432	437	451	466	+3.2
Kingston	408	434	439	463	461	-0.4
Central Ontario	414	427	435	446	462	+3.6
Oshawa	440	449	463	469	479	+2.1
Toronto	438	446	456	467	483	+3.5
Hamilton	425	443	457	468^r	477	+1.8
St. Catharines	400	409	420	432	451	+4.2
London	421	432	442	460	480	+4.2
Niagara	428	431	446	452	472	+4.6
Windsor	430	419	434	458^r	479	+4.5
Kitchener	426	444	449	469	482	+2.6
Huron	412	422	435	449	467	+4.0
South Central Ontario	423	444	445	462	479	+3.7
Sudbury	432	437	433	462	475	+2.8
Thunder Bay	445	451	452	463	475	+2.7
Northern Ontario	420	431	440^r	455^r	477	+4.7
Winnipeg	427	437	432	443	459	+3.6
Southern Manitoba	412	419	432	440	459	+4.4
Northern Manitoba	445	439	437	453	461	+1.7
Regina	451	461	459	471	482	+2.4
Saskatoon	441	449	457	460	472	+2.6
Southern Saskatchewan	438	447	458	458	484	+5.7
Northern Saskatchewan	437	454	451	456	471	+3.4
Calgary	459	465	472	477	495	+3.8
Edmonton	456	466	474	483	502	+4.1
Northern Alberta	472	484	478	494	504	+1.8
Southern Alberta	439	438	449	462	483	+4.5
Southern Interior British Columbia	422	430	438	443	466	+5.3
Abbotsford	378	394	398	411	445	+8.5
Vancouver	425	443	448	462	486	+5.2
Victoria	437	440	463	465	489	+5.1
Southern Coastal British Columbia	416	415	439	449	463	+3.1
Northern British Columbia	438	447	450	468	485	+3.7
Yukon³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse	474	496	507	508	515	+1.3
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)	476	485	486	524	537	+2.4
Northwest Territories³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife	506	516	509	517	520	+0.5
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)	499	497	507	507	534	+5.2
Nunavut³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqaluit	528	530	514	536	557	+3.9
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)	441	465	470	482	522	+8.3
Canada	423	432	440	450	468	+4.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
¹ Includes maternity, standard parental, sickness and compassionate care benefits. Excludes family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to incompatibility of administrative data sources and extended parental benefits which are calculated at a lower benefit rate.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.
³ 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 2 EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.
^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 2.12.3 – Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)¹: Amount paid² ($ million)**
EI economic region	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
St. John's	43.3	47.2	48.8	46.5	43.3	-6.9
Newfoundland - Labrador	57.7	59.2	61.3	58.8	62.3	+6.0
Prince Edward Island³	4.3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown	12.1	16.4	15.6	16.0	14.1	-12.2
Prince Edward Island (excl. Charlottetown)	22.9	24.7	27.5	25.7	26.3	+2.6
Eastern Nova Scotia	43.6	47.2	47.6	48.0	47.9	-0.2
Western Nova Scotia	58.7	66.2	66.6	70.3	72.1	+2.7
Halifax	74.4	74.5	75.3	71.8	80.9	+12.7
Fredericton-Moncton	79.7	91.7	84.8	93.3	96.9	+3.9
Madawaska-Charlotte	23.2	24.1	26.0	27.8	27.6	-0.9
Restigouche-Albert	59.2	68.9	78.9	82.2	82.4	+0.3
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine	12.4	14.5	16.3	16.6	16.5	-0.4
Québec	36.8	38.8	43.0	47.8	47.2	-1.3
Trois-Rivières	8.9	9.5	10.1	10.9	15.2	+39.4
South Central Quebec	9.9	10.4	11.1	11.3	14.8	+30.9
Sherbrooke	9.0	11.1	11.2	12.5	12.8	+2.8
Montérégie	31.4	32.5	36.5	37.2	43.0	+15.6
Montreal	133.3	146.7	170.2	173.9	191.5	+10.1
Central Quebec	75.6	82.1	96.0	98.8	105.8	+7.1
North Western Quebec	15.9	17.4	22.0	22.3	22.6	+1.0
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	42.6	45.4	51.4	48.7	58.1	+19.4
Hull	13.8	15.4	16.8	19.6	17.6	-10.2
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	14.5	14.2	15.9	15.1	15.9	+4.9
Ottawa	187.2	190.0	192.2	187.3	206.3	+10.2
Eastern Ontario	78.0	82.4	85.4	92.1	94.2	+2.3
Kingston	21.9	24.2	23.4	23.6	26.4	+11.6
Central Ontario	181.9	191.5	207.3	203.1	219.1	+7.9
Oshawa	73.7	76.4	79.9	74.7	82.2	+10.1
Toronto	990.5	1,028.4	1,064.9	1,051.2	1,114.0	+6.0
Hamilton	129.6	132.2	139.5	132.9	157.2	+18.3
St. Catharines	56.0	62.0	66.0	61.8	71.6	+15.8
London	81.6	81.1	85.9	87.8	94.8	+7.9
Niagara	62.7	60.7	64.9	71.0	72.7	+2.5
Windsor	48.7	45.6	48.1	57.5	57.7	+0.3
Kitchener	90.1	97.2	101.7	109.2	105.6	-3.2
Huron	49.1	60.6	66.6	62.7	67.9	+8.4
South Central Ontario	82.7	93.0	97.5	103.8	107.7	+3.7
Sudbury	24.5	29.5	28.8	29.1	31.0	+6.7
Thunder Bay	20.0	22.0	22.3	19.3	22.1	+14.5
Northern Ontario	92.8	90.5	95.2	95.0	102.6	+7.9
Winnipeg	147.1	141.3	150.2	147.8	154.2	+4.3
Southern Manitoba	57.9	61.5	62.9	67.6	70.0	+3.5
Northern Manitoba	18.9	20.6	22.3	21.7	21.5	-0.8
Regina	49.8	54.3	56.2	57.0	56.0	-1.8
Saskatoon	60.6	66.5	69.2	71.2	72.3	+1.6
Southern Saskatchewan	53.8	54.2	55.5	59.0	57.3	-2.9
Northern Saskatchewan	43.3	42.4	44.6	43.4	44.0	+1.5
Calgary	294.0	301.6	302.5	299.7	308.0	+2.8
Edmonton	284.5	297.3	288.0	289.9	317.6	+9.6
Northern Alberta	67.6	69.5	60.4	59.2	65.1	+9.9
Southern Alberta	198.9	191.4	195.2	189.6	211.7	+11.6
Southern Interior British Columbia	111.0	120.4	123.5	122.0	127.5	+4.5
Abbotsford	38.8	43.8	44.1	42.8	47.3	+10.5
Vancouver	418.7	430.5	455.7	459.8	482.6	+5.0
Victoria	57.7	61.4	63.9	61.0	65.7	+7.6
Southern Coastal British Columbia	92.4	95.8	106.8	106.9	110.5	+3.5
Northern British Columbia	58.4	63.1	71.6	67.2	65.2	-3.0
Yukon³	0.9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse	5.1	7.6	8.0	7.1	7.9	+12.0
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)	1.3	0.9	0.8	1.4	0.9	-38.4
Northwest Territories³	1.0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife	3.9	5.7	5.0	4.9	5.0	+2.1
Northwest Territories (excl. Yellowknife)	3.1	4.3	4.6	4.4	4.8	+9.5
Nunavut³	0.5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqaluit	1.8	1.5	2.1	2.5	2.7	+10.1
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)	3.4	3.5	5.0	5.7	4.0	-28.8
Canada	5,228.8	5,464.6	5,700.8	5,709.0	6,050.0	+6.0

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
¹ Includes maternity, parental, sickness, and compassionate care benefits. Excludes family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to incompatibility of administrative data sources. Therefore, total amounts paid in EI special benefits do not match those in annex 2.11.3.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.
³ 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 2 EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area. Amounts paid were registered in FY1516 in the 4 former EI economic regions in spite of the change in EI economic region boundaries because some claims established just prior to that change had continued to be paid in FY1516.
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 – Firms and Employment Insurance regular and special benefits (by industry)

**Annex 2.13.1 – Firms and Employment Insurance regular and special benefits (by industry)**
Industry	Number of firms 2018	Distribution of firm (%) 2018	Firm’s workforce¹ 2018	Distribution of the firm’s workforce (%) 2018	Number of EI regular claimants² 2018	Distribution of EI regular claimants (%) 2018	Number of EI special claimants² 2018	Distribution of EI Special Claimants (%) 2018
Goods-producing industries	261,680	21.3%	3,794,920	19.3%	622,170	38.6%	171,040	20.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	52,180	4.2%	340,050	1.7%	62,210	3.9%	17,960	2.2%
Mining, and oil and gas extraction	8,470	0.7%	225,790	1.1%	30,110	1.9%	7,260	0.9%
Utilities	820	0.1%	119,090	0.6%	5,600	0.3%	2,780	0.3%
Construction	151,660	12.3%	1,305,820	6.7%	358,480	22.2%	60,970	7.3%
Manufacturing	48,550	3.9%	1,804,170	9.2%	165,760	10.3%	82,070	9.9%
Services-producing industries	862,740	70.2%	15,514,560	79.0%	969,270	60.2%	653,820	78.5%
Wholesale trade	46,050	3.7%	859,410	4.4%	53,060	3.3%	30,900	3.7%
Retail trade	101,850	8.3%	2,199,250	11.2%	100,370	6.2%	90,010	10.8%
Transportation and warehousing	74,190	6.0%	865,560	4.4%	73,790	4.6%	35,910	4.3%
Finance and insurance	32,030	2.6%	741,530	3.8%	19,460	1.2%	27,640	3.3%
Professional, scientific and technical services	52,100	4.2%	345,230	1.8%	23,930	1.5%	13,510	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	153,780	12.5%	1,135,870	5.8%	65,080	4.0%	34,460	4.1%
Business, building and other support services³	57,690	4.7%	1,295,090	6.6%	116,670	7.2%	55,300	6.6%
Educational services	14,390	1.2%	1,431,390	7.3%	179,890	11.2%	51,060	6.1%
Health care and social assistance	110,660	9.0%	1,713,470	8.7%	63,670	4.0%	115,030	13.8%
Information, culture and recreation⁴	32,030	2.6%	683,940	3.5%	50,860	3.2%	20,230	2.4%
Accommodation and food services	74,860	6.1%	1,539,110	7.8%	81,370	5.0%	60,940	7.3%
Other services (except public administration)	107,910	8.8%	759,840	3.9%	53,880	3.3%	33,760	4.1%
Public administration	5,210	0.4%	1,944,880	9.9%	87,260	5.4%	85,080	10.2%
Unclassified*	105,160	8.6%	325,550	1.7%	19,850	1.2%	8,170	1.0%
Canada	1,229,580	100.0%	19,635,030	100.0%	1,611,290	100.0%	833,020	100.0%

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers.
¹ The number of workers in a firm is the number of individuals paid employment income by that firm, as indicated on a T4 form. The number of workers is adjusted so that each individual in the labour force is only counted once and individuals who work for more than one firm are taken into account. For example, if an employee earned $25,000 in firm 1 and $25,000 in firm 2, then he or she was recorded as 0.5 employees at the first firm and 0.5 employees at the second firm.
² These columns are based on the number of people receiving EI regular and/or special benefits in 2018.
³ This industry category 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 category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Sources: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI data. Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) administrative data. CRA data are based on a 100% sample.

Annex 2.14 – Maternity benefits

**Annex 2.14.1 – Maternity benefits¹: New claims established**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,970	2,750	2,730	2,550	2,210	-13.3
Prince Edward Island	1,050	1,030	900	890	830	-6.7
Nova Scotia	5,680	5,000	5,060	5,410	4,640	-14.2
New Brunswick	4,410	4,130	4,180	4,350	3,830	-12.0
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	84,190	83,770	83,920	83,500	84,930	+1.7
Manitoba	8,870	8,150	8,610	8,580	8,280	-3.5
Saskatchewan	8,330	7,760	8,330	8,340	7,970	-4.4
Alberta	31,860	30,580	29,470	29,360	29,580	+0.7
British Columbia	26,300	26,340	27,430	26,110	24,790	-5.1
Yukon	290	280	240	280	210	-25.0
Northwest Territories	360	320	300	380	250	-34.2
Nunavut	200	220	300	260	170	-34.6
24 years old and under	16,990	15,470	15,080	14,120	12,370	-12.4
25 to 29 years old	49,060	47,800	46,170	45,120	43,560	-3.5
30 to 34 years old	70,100	68,500	68,610	68,240	69,010	+1.1
35 to 39 years old	32,470	32,420	34,660	35,600	35,710	+0.3
40 years old and over	5,890	6,140	6,950	6,930	7,040	+1.6
Canada	174,510	170,330	171,470	170,010	167,690	-1.4

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI maternity benefits was paid.
¹ Figures also include maternity benefits for self-employed individuals.
² Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.14.2 – Maternity benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	14.1	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.6	+3.0
Prince Edward Island	14.2	14.6	14.5	14.1	14.8	+4.9
Nova Scotia	14.5	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.5	-0.4
New Brunswick	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.5	14.5	+0.2
Quebec¹	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.6	14.7	+0.1
Manitoba	14.6	14.7	14.6	14.7	14.7	-0.1
Saskatchewan	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	-0.4
Alberta	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.6	14.7	+0.4
British Columbia	14.7	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.8	+0.6
Yukon	14.5	14.4	15.0	14.3	14.8	+4.1
Northwest Territories	14.8	14.2	14.3	13.1	14.3	+9.2
Nunavut	14.0	14.5	14.3	14.8	14.8	+0.3
24 years old and under	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	+0.4
25 to 29 years old	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	+0.4
30 to 34 years old	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	+0.3
35 to 39 years old	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	+0.2
40 years old and over	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.5^r	14.4	-0.7
Canada	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.6	14.7	+0.3

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI maternity benefits was paid. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August of the following fiscal year.
¹ Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
^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 2.14.3 – Maternity benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	424	450	438	470	476	+1.5
Prince Edward Island	432	436	446	441	511	+15.7
Nova Scotia	409	411	425	436	461	+5.7
New Brunswick	414	424	431	433	434	+0.4
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	439	447	457	470	484	+3.0
Manitoba	416	432	422	438	453	+3.4
Saskatchewan	439	455	452	461	476	+3.2
Alberta	449	462	467	475	494	+4.1
British Columbia	428	437	449	462	482	+4.4
Yukon	474	493	518	506	516	+2.0
Northwest Territories	495	499	499	503	525	+4.4
Nunavut	453	480	469	466	541	+16.2
24 years old and under	325	326	335	355	366	+3.0
25 to 29 years old	419	430	435	447	462	+3.4
30 to 34 years old	459	469	475	486	502	+3.3
35 to 39 years old	468	476	482	491	505	+3.0
40 years old and over	462	475	480	482	501	+3.9
Canada	436	447	454	465	482	+3.6

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI maternity benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with maternity benefits.
² Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.14.4 – Maternity benefits: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	17.7	18.5	17.8	17.5	16.6	-5.1
Prince Edward Island	6.5	6.2	6.5	5.9	5.8	-0.7
Nova Scotia	33.1	32.0	31.4	33.3	34.1	+2.4
New Brunswick	25.6	27.9	25.1	27.7	26.2	-5.7
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	542.6	556.9	566.4	576.3	607.0	+5.3
Manitoba	53.1	51.5	55.4	55.5	55.5	-0.1
Saskatchewan	52.3	53.0	55.4	58.1	55.9	-3.9
Alberta	209.5	212.9	206.2	203.9	218.4	+7.1
British Columbia	165.2	172.6	179.9	179.5	183.5	+2.2
Yukon	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.1	1.7	-16.3
Northwest Territories	2.1	2.5	2.3	2.5	2.1	-16.4
Nunavut	1.3	1.3	2.1	1.8	1.3	-25.5
24 years old and under	81.9	77.4	76.1	75.6	68.5	-9.3
25 to 29 years old	302.6	308.1	297.1	299.1	307.3	+2.7
30 to 34 years old	466.0	480.6	484.5	485.2	512.2	+5.6
35 to 39 years old	219.7	229.3	245.5	255.2	268.7	+5.3
40 years old and over	40.6	41.9	47.1	49.0	51.3	+4.7
Canada	1,110.9	1,137.3	1,150.3	1,164.1	1,208.1	+3.8

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI maternity benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with maternity benefits.
² Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
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 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive)

**Annex 2.15.1 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive): New claims established**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Parental standard¹	196,660	195,960	189,350	168,120	174,980	+4.1
Parental extended²	n/a	n/a	8,700	31,910	37,770	+18.4
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,960	2,930	2,790	2,720	2,360	-13.2
Prince Edward Island	1,140	1,130	1,000	960	1,000	+4.2
Nova Scotia	6,470	5,970	5,830	6,190	5,990	-3.2
New Brunswick	4,940	4,580	4,710	4,960	5,010	+1.0
Quebec³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	96,390	98,370	97,880	99,620	109,200	+9.6
Manitoba	9,970	9,440	10,050	10,220	10,600	+3.7
Saskatchewan	9,140	8,720	9,290	9,480	9,720	+2.5
Alberta	34,830	33,480	33,130	33,840	35,290	+4.3
British Columbia	29,670	30,340	32,250	30,790	32,710	+6.2
Yukon	340	330	310	400	320	-20.0
Northwest Territories	480	390	430	490	300	-38.8
Nunavut	330	280	380	360	250	-30.6
Men	26,690	29,490	30,850	33,600	47,390	+41.0
Women	169,970	166,470	167,200	166,430	165,360	-0.6
24 years old and under	17,030	15,840	15,420	14,660	13,200	-10.0
25 to 29 years old	51,830	51,080	49,380	48,970	49,780	+1.7
30 to 34 years old	77,880	77,230	78,020	78,770	85,300	+8.3
35 to 39 years old	39,010	40,360	42,770	44,950	49,560	+10.3
40 years old and over	10,910	11,450	12,460	12,680	14,910	+17.6
Canada	196,660	195,960	198,050	200,030	212,750	+6.4

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid. Parental benefits that are shared between 2 parents are considered as 2 separate claims.
¹ Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Standard parental benefits are equivalent to the parental benefits offered in previous fiscal years, that is, up to 35 weeks of parental benefits paid at 55% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
² Extended parental benefits offer up to 61 weeks of parental benefits paid at 33% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
³ Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.15.2 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive): Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Parental standard²	2,643.5	2,705.1	2,777.1	2,511.5	2,416.0	-3.8
Parental extended³	n/a	n/a	1.1^r	219.2^r	505.7	+130.7
Newfoundland and Labrador	39.9	42.0	42.6	38.4	37.8	-1.5
Prince Edward Island	15.4	14.4	15.1	14.3	13.2	-7.8
Nova Scotia	77.0	79.4	77.1	74.1^r	80.5	+8.7
New Brunswick	61.8	62.5	59.8	63.3	66.1	+4.5
Quebec⁴	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	1,297.7	1,328.0	1,375.5^r	1,348.3^r	1,468.8	+8.9
Manitoba	125.0	126.1	131.0	131.6	139.9	+6.3
Saskatchewan	121.1	127.8	133.6	135.0	133.7	-1.0
Alberta	497.7	501.7	495.3	478.1^r	517.5	+8.2
British Columbia	395.9	409.5	433.4	431.9^r	449.5	+4.1
Yukon	3.4	4.2	5.0	4.7	4.9	+5.9
Northwest Territories	4.6	6.6	5.7	5.4	5.7	+5.5
Nunavut	3.9	2.8	4.1	5.8^r	4.7	-28.7
Men	213.5	233.7	252.4	257.8^r	315.5	+22.4
Women	2,430.0	2,471.4	2,525.8^r	2,472.9^r	2,606.2	+5.4
24 years old and under	191.9	177.8	176.1	169.7	170.2	+0.3
25 to 29 years old	705.8	707.4	698.6	684.9	710.6	+3.8
30 to 34 years old	1,080.1	1,116.0	1,154.6	1,117.3^r	1,200.3	+7.4
35 to 39 years old	530.6	565.6	595.5^r	604.7^r	670.1	+10.8
40 years old and over	135.1	138.3	153.5	154.1^r	170.4	+10.6
Canada	2,643.5	2,705.1	2,778.2^r	2,730.7^r	2,921.7	+7.0

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with parental benefits.
² Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Standard parental benefits are equivalent to the parental benefits offered in previous fiscal years, that is, up to 35 weeks of parental benefits paid at 55% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
³ Extended parental benefits offer up to 61 weeks of parental benefits paid at 33% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
⁴ Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.15.3 – Parental standard benefits¹ (biological and adoptive): New claims established**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,960	2,930	2,720	2,440	2,070	-15.2
Prince Edward Island	1,140	1,130	950	930	830	-10.8
Nova Scotia	6,470	5,970	5,620	5,430	5,410	-0.4
New Brunswick	4,940	4,580	4,550	4,500	4,420	-1.8
Quebec³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	96,390	98,370	92,770	80,900	86,810	+7.3
Manitoba	9,970	9,440	9,780	8,970	9,180	+2.3
Saskatchewan	9,140	8,720	9,030	8,610	8,480	-1.5
Alberta	34,830	33,480	31,760	29,370	30,680	+4.5
British Columbia	29,670	30,340	31,090	25,840	26,420	+2.2
Yukon	340	330	310	340	260	-23.5
Northwest Territories	480	390	430	460	250	-45.7
Nunavut	330	280	340	330	170	-48.5
Men	26,690	29,490	30,390	30,030	39,970	+33.1
Women	169,970	166,470	158,960	138,090	135,010	-2.2
24 years old and under	17,030	15,840	14,700	12,640	11,440	-9.5
25 to 29 years old	51,830	51,080	47,450	42,080	41,700	-0.9
30 to 34 years old	77,880	77,230	74,620	66,110	69,520	+5.2
35 to 39 years old	39,010	40,360	40,670	36,850	40,160	+9.0
40 years old and over	10,910	11,450	11,910	10,440	12,160	+16.5
Canada	196,660	195,960	189,350	168,120	174,980	+4.1

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid. Parental benefits that are shared between 2 parents are considered as 2 separate claims.
¹ Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Standard parental benefits are equivalent to the parental benefits offered in previous fiscal years, that is, up to 35 weeks of parental benefits paid at 55% of the average weekly insurable earnings. Extended parental benefits offer up to 61 weeks of parental benefits paid at 33% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
³ Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.15.4 – Parental standard benefits¹ (biological or adoptive): Average actual duration (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819³,^r	FY1920³, ^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	30.9	29.9	30.4	30.4^r	29.8	-1.8
Prince Edward Island	30.2	29.9	29.7	30.2^r	27.6	-8.6
Nova Scotia	28.7	29.5	29.4	29.3^r	27.8	-5.0
New Brunswick	29.8	29.7	29.3	30.0^r	28.5	-4.9
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	30.2	29.9	30.0	29.8^r	28.4	-4.4
Manitoba	30.5	30.3	29.7	29.9^r	28.6	-4.5
Saskatchewan	31.3	30.9	31.0	30.4^r	29.4	-3.5
Alberta	31.0	30.9	30.6	30.8^r	29.7	-3.6
British Columbia	30.5	30.0	29.7	30.1	28.5	-5.5
Yukon	28.1	27.8	26.3	28.6^r	26.4	-7.6
Northwest Territories	25.7	27.8	24.4	27.2^r	27.3	+0.5
Nunavut	24.0	27.3	25.1	27.3^r	27.3	-0.1
Men	16.6	16.1	16.3	16.1^r	13.7	-0.2
Women	32.6	32.6	32.5	32.7	32.6	-14.7
24 years old and under	31.6	31.4	31.4	31.3^r	30.8	-1.6
25 to 29 years old	31.4	31.2	31.0	31.1^r	30.2	-2.8
30 to 34 years old	30.5	30.3	30.2	30.3	28.8	-4.8
35 to 39 years old	29.4	29.2	29.0	29.0	27.4	-5.6
40 years old and over	26.0	25.5	26.2	25.8^r	24.2	-6.2
Canada	30.4	30.1	30.0	30.0^r	28.7	-4.4

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
¹ Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Standard parental benefits are equivalent to the parental benefits offered in previous fiscal years, that is, up to 35 weeks of parental benefits at 55% of the average weekly insurable earnings. Extended parental benefits offer up to 61 weeks of benefits at 33% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
² Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
³ Starting with this report, figures on the duration of parental claims are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data (for FY1920 and revised FY1819). This new methodology is necessary in order to eventually report on how parental benefits are actually shared between parents. Figures from previous Monitoring and Assessment Reports are still based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data (FY1516 to FY1718).
^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 for FY1516 to FY1718, and on a 100% sample for FY1819 and FY1920.

**Annex 2.15.5 – Parental standard benefits¹ (biological and adoptive): Average weekly benefit rate² ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	441	460	448	478	490	+2.5
Prince Edward Island	438	440	449	453	522	+15.3
Nova Scotia	427	432	446	452	482	+6.5
New Brunswick	425	434	442	442	457	+3.5
Quebec³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	448	458	466	478	496	+3.7
Manitoba	427	444	435	452	474	+5.0
Saskatchewan	448	463	464	474	489	+3.1
Alberta	457	468	475	483	505	+4.5
British Columbia	440	450	462	473	495	+4.7
Yukon	483	498	520	523	530	+1.5
Northwest Territories	503	513	502	512	544	+6.4
Nunavut	464	491	478	493	532	+8.0
Men	491	503	507	517	536	+3.6
Women	439	449	455	466	483	+3.6
24 years old and under	336	336	346	372	382	+2.9
25 to 29 years old	426	438	443	454	473	+4.1
30 to 34 years old	465	476	481	491	511	+4.0
35 to 39 years old	475	484	490	499	515	+3.2
40 years old and over	477	489	493	499	520	+4.2
Canada	446	457	464	475	495	+4.2

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid.
¹ Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Standard parental benefits are equivalent to the parental benefits offered in previous fiscal years, that is, up to 35 weeks of parental benefits paid at 55% of the average weekly insurable earnings. Extended parental benefits offer up to 61 weeks of parental benefits paid at 33% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with parental benefits.
³ Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.15.6 – Parental standard benefits¹ (biological and adoptive): Amount paid² ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	39.9	42.0	42.6	36.7	33.6	-8.4
Prince Edward Island	15.4	14.4	15.0	13.8	12.2	-11.8
Nova Scotia	77.0	79.4	77.1	69.6	71.0	+2.1
New Brunswick	61.8	62.5	59.8	60.2	58.9	-2.2
Quebec³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	1,297.7	1,328.0	1,374.9	1,215.7	1,171.8	-3.6
Manitoba	125.0	126.1	130.9	124.6	122.1	-2.0
Saskatchewan	121.1	127.8	133.6	129.4	118.9	-8.1
Alberta	497.7	501.7	495.1	445.3	445.2	0.0
British Columbia	395.9	409.5	433.3	401.3	369.6	-7.9
Yukon	3.4	4.2	5.0	4.5	4.1	-7.6
Northwest Territories	4.6	6.6	5.7	5.3	5.2	-1.6
Nunavut	3.9	2.8	4.1	5.1	3.4	-34.6
Men	213.5	233.7	251.8	242.4	274.4	+13.2
Women	2,430.0	2,471.4	2,525.4	2,269.1	2,141.6	-5.6
24 years old and under	191.9	177.8	176.0	157.9	146.1	-7.5
25 to 29 years old	705.8	707.4	698.4	640.1	602.8	-5.8
30 to 34 years old	1,080.1	1,116.0	1,154.2	1,027.4	992.7	-3.4
35 to 39 years old	530.6	565.6	595.2	547.9	537.8	-1.8
40 years old and over	135.1	138.3	153.4	138.2	136.7	-1.1
Canada	2,643.5	2,705.1	2,777.1	2,511.5	2,416.0	-3.8

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid.
¹ Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Standard parental benefits are equivalent to the parental benefits offered in previous fiscal years, that is, up to 35 weeks of parental benefits paid at 55% of the average weekly insurable earnings. Extended parental benefits offer up to 61 weeks of parental benefits paid at 33% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with parental benefits.
³ Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.15.7 – Parental extended benefits¹ (biological and adoptive): New claims established**
Category	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	70	280	290	+3.6
Prince Edward Island	50	30	170	+466.7
Nova Scotia	210	760	580	-23.7
New Brunswick	160	460	590	+28.3
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	5,110	18,720	22,390	+19.6
Manitoba	270	1,250	1,420	+13.6
Saskatchewan	260	870	1,240	+42.5
Alberta	1,370	4,470	4,610	+3.1
British Columbia	1,160	4,950	6,290	+27.1
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	40^c	120^c	190^c	+58.3
Men	460	3,570	7,420	+107.8
Women	8,240	28,340	30,350	+7.1
24 years old and under	720	2,020	1,760	-12.9
25 to 29 years old	1,930	6,890	8,080	+17.3
30 to 34 years old	3,400	12,660	15,780	+24.6
35 to 39 years old	2,100	8,100	9,400	+16.0
40 years old and over	550	2,240	2,750	+22.8
Canada	8,700	31,910	37,770	+18.4

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid. Parental benefits that are shared between 2 parents are considered as 2 separate claims.
¹ Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Standard parental benefits are equivalent to the parental benefits offered in previous fiscal years, that is, up to 35 weeks of parental benefits paid at 55% of the average weekly insurable earnings. Extended parental benefits offer up to 61 weeks of parental benefits paid at 33% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
² Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
^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 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.15.8 – Parental extended benefits¹ (biological and adoptive): Average actual duration² (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1920^P
Newfoundland and Labrador	51.3
Prince Edward Island	45.1
Nova Scotia	44.7
New Brunswick	46.0
Quebec³	n/a
Ontario	46.9
Manitoba	45.0
Saskatchewan	47.3
Alberta	49.8
British Columbia	46.3
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	38.8^c
Men	16.6
Women	55.1
24 years old and under	52.4
25 to 29 years old	51.0
30 to 34 years old	47.4
35 to 39 years old	44.6
40 years old and over	38.6
Canada	47.1

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
¹ Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Standard parental benefits are equivalent to the parental benefits offered in previous fiscal years, that is, up to 35 weeks of parental benefits at 55% of the average weekly insurable earnings. Extended parental benefits offer up to 61 weeks of benefits at 33% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
² Given the low number of completed extended parental claims in FY1718 and FY1819, duration estimates for those claims are not reported.
³ Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
^p Preliminary.
^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 2.15.9 – Parental extended benefits¹ (biological and adoptive): Average weekly benefit rate² ($)**
Category	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	289	311	302	-2.9
Prince Edward Island	281	279	324	+15.9
Nova Scotia	277	281	293	+4.4
New Brunswick	261	280	286	+2.3
Quebec³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	289	300	3.9	+2.8
Manitoba	286	277	296	+6.8
Saskatchewan	242	287	297	+3.4
Alberta	291	296	306	+3.4
British Columbia	280	294	306	+4.3
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	328^c	298^c	337^c	+12.9
Men	310	321	331	+3.2
Women	285	294	301	+2.4
24 years old and under	243	254	264	+4.1
25 to 29 years old	267	285	292	+2.4
30 to 34 years old	294	302	311	+3.1
35 to 39 years old	298	306	317	+3.4
40 years old and over	315	309	319	+3.0
Canada	286	297	307	+3.4

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid.
¹ Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Standard parental benefits are equivalent to the parental benefits offered in previous fiscal years, that is, up to 35 weeks of parental benefits paid at 55% of the average weekly insurable earnings. Extended parental benefits offer up to 61 weeks of parental benefits paid at 33% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with parental benefits.
³ Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
^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 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.15.10 – Parental extended benefits¹ (biological and adoptive): Amount paid² ($ million)**
Category	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	0.01	1.7	4.2	+147.7
Prince Edward Island	0.02	0.5	1.0	+109.2
Nova Scotia	0.01	4.5	9.5	+111.2
New Brunswick	0.00	3.1	7.2	+134.8
Quebec³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	0.60	132.6	297.0	+124.0
Manitoba	0.04	6.9	17.8	+156.7
Saskatchewan	0.02	5.6	14.9	+163.9
Alberta	0.21	32.8	72.2	+120.4
British Columbia	0.14	30.6	79.9	+161.1
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	0.02^c	0.9^c	2.1^c	+120.0
Men	0.65	15.4	41.1	+166.7
Women	0.43	203.8	464.6	+128.0
24 years old and under	0.11	11.8	24.2	+105.2
25 to 29 years old	0.18	44.8	107.8	+140.8
30 to 34 years old	0.41	89.9	207.6	+131.0
35 to 39 years old	0.26	56.8	132.3	+132.9
40 years old and over	0.12	15.9	33.8	+112.1
Canada	1.08	219.2^r	505,7	+130.7

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid.
¹ Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Standard parental benefits are equivalent to the parental benefits offered in previous fiscal years, that is, up to 35 weeks of parental benefits paid at 55% of the average weekly insurable earnings. Extended parental benefits offer up to 61 weeks of parental benefits paid at 33% of the average weekly insurable earnings.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with parental benefits.
³ Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
^r Revised.
^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 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.16 – Sickness benefits

**Annex 2.16.1 – Sickness benefits: New claims established**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	10,170	10,140	11,070	11,500	11,340	-1.4
Prince Edward Island	5,780	6,000	6,100	5,960	6,120	+2.7
Nova Scotia	18,500	19,070	21,060	21,130	21,910	+3.7
New Brunswick	22,800	24,830	29,440	30,080	30,080	+0.0
Quebec	111,420	119,210	131,510	134,600	134,070	-0.4
Ontario	99,060	105,010	111,480	112,990	111,200	-1.6
Manitoba	10,590	9,970	11,250	11,030	11,380	+3.2
Saskatchewan	7,640	7,060	7,670	8,200	7,890	-3.8
Alberta	29,240	26,520	27,750	31,430	32,930	+4.8
British Columbia	49,490	50,170	53,710	53,190	53,390	+0.4
Yukon	430	420	450	300	440	+46.7
Northwest Territories	250	200	250	280	250	-10.7
Nunavut	110	100	130	150	140	-6.7
Men	160,580	163,870	179,810	184,820	189,250	+2.4
Women	204,900	214,830	232,060	236,020	231,890	-1.7
24 years old and under	27,730	28,710	29,990	30,250	30,010	-0.8
25 to 34 years old	77,030	80,220	88,670	90,000	91,570	+1.7
35 to 44 years old	74,860	76,310	83,000	85,520	86,210	+0.8
45 to 54 years old	89,420	90,600	96,350	94,980	90,670	-4.5
55 to 64 years old	80,310	84,940	93,830	98,340	99,220	+0.9
65 years old and over	16,130	17,920	20,030	21,750	23,460	+7.9
Canada	365,480	378,700	411,870	420,840	421,140	+0.1

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.16.2 – Sickness benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	9.6	9.8	9.7	9.5^r	9.3	-1.8
Prince Edward Island	7.8	7.8	8.2	8.1	7.8	-3.4
Nova Scotia	9.0	9.3	9.0	9.1	9.4	+3.0
New Brunswick	8.3	8.5	8.3	8.5	8.6	+1.0
Quebec	9.0	9.1	9.0	9.1^r	9.4	+4.0
Ontario	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.6^r	10.7	+1.3
Manitoba	10.2	10.6	10.1	10.1	10.2	+1.0
Saskatchewan	10.4	10.8	10.2	10.2^r	10.4	+2.5
Alberta	10.7	10.8	10.5	10.5	10.6	+0.7
British Columbia	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.7	+0.9
Yukon	10.0	8.9	10.2	11.3^r	9.4	-16.2
Northwest Territories	9.9	10.3	11.1	10.8	11.0	+1.7
Nunavut	13.3	10.1	14.7	11.6	10.2	-12.0
Men	9.5	9.6	9.5	9.4	9.6	+1.7
Women	10.1	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.3	+2.1
24 years old and under	8.8	8.9	9.0	8.8	9.2	+3.9
25 to 34 years old	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.3	+1.0
35 to 44 years old	9.7	9.9	9.7	9.8^r	9.9	+1.5
45 to 54 years old	10.0	10.2	10.1	10.1^r	10.3	+1.8
55 to 64 years old	10.4	10.5	10.3	10.2^r	10.4	+2.9
65 years old and over	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.9^r	10.9	+0.3
Canada	9.8	9.9	9.8	9.8	10.0	+1.9

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August of the following fiscal year.
^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 2.16.3 – Sickness benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	415	429	431	444	457	+3.0
Prince Edward Island	400	418	425	433	449	+3.7
Nova Scotia	400	408	417	424	440	+3.8
New Brunswick	416	417	430	435	456	+4.8
Quebec	398	405	416	427	445	+4.4
Ontario	408	420	430	446	460	+3.2
Manitoba	419	417	425	431	441	+2.3
Saskatchewan	428	438	442	445	460	+3.5
Alberta	448	446	454	464	482	+3.8
British Columbia	408	419	428	441	464	+5.2
Yukon	470	490	488	501	512	+2.2
Northwest Territories	502	517	497	518	533	+3.0
Nunavut	455	430	520	519	544	+4.9
Men	448	455	464	475	492	+3.6
Women	379	388	397	409	426	+4.1
24 years old and under	346	351	355	377	391	+3.8
25 to 34 years old	410	417	427	439	458	+4.4
35 to 44 years old	426	433	442	453	472	+4.3
45 to 54 years old	421	428	439	450	468	+4.1
55 to 64 years old	407	418	427	438	453	+3.5
65 years old and over	381	391	398	413	429	+3.7
Canada	409	417	426	438	456	+4.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with sickness benefits.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.16.4 – Sickness benefits: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	43.0	45.1	49.0	48.7	50.9	+4.6
Prince Edward Island	17.3	20.2	21.1	21.4	21.1	-1.6
Nova Scotia	65.8	74.0	79.0	81.4	85.7	+5.3
New Brunswick	74.3	92.7	103.7	111.2	114.0	+2.5
Quebec	400.0	428.8	490.2	507.0	553.4	+9.2
Ontario	424.3	461.8	502.3	519.7	545.8	+5.0
Manitoba	44.9	43.7	47.3	48.2	49.3	+2.3
Saskatchewan	33.6	35.4	34.6	36.4	39.3	+7.9
Alberta	136.1	138.2	138.3	150.3	162.9	+8.3
British Columbia	212.9	223.9	242.3	241.5	261.4	+8.2
Yukon	1.8	2.1	1.9	1.8	2.1	+17.5
Northwest Territories	1.3	0.9	1.5	1.4	1.8	+30.3
Nunavut	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.6	1.2	+100.2
Men	684.5	745.5	797.0	830.0	880.6	+6.1
Women	771.5	821.9	915.0	939.6	1,008.2	+7.3
24 years old and under	81.9	91.5	98.6	99.5	104.8	+5.3
25 to 34 years old	283.9	307.8	340.3	356.4	379.2	+6.4
35 to 44 years old	308.2	327.3	353.2	368.8	396.3	+7.4
45 to 54 years old	375.7	396.9	425.7	426.4	436.2	+2.3
55 to 64 years old	341.5	370.0	407.1	426.4	463.1	+8.6
65 years old and over	64.8	74.0	87.2	92.1	109.2	+18.6
Canada	1,456.0	1,567.4	1,712.0	1,769.6	1,888.8	+6.7

Note: Data may not add up to the totals due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with sickness benefits.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.17 – Sickness benefits (by industry)

**Annex 2.17.1 – Sickness benefits (by industry): Employment (totals in thousands)**
Industry	FY1516 Employment (000s)	FY1516 Share (%)	FY1920 Employment (000s)	FY1920 Share (%)
Goods-producing industries	3,855.2	21.6	3,971.3	20.9
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction	644.5	3.6	617.6	3.3
Utilities	135.9	0.8	138.8	0.7
Construction	1,364.3	7.7	1,478.1	7.8
Manufacturing	1,710.5	9.6	1,736.9	9.2
Services-producing industries	13,963.0	78.4	14,994.6	79.1
Wholesale trade and retail trade	2,709.6	15.2	2,823.3	14.9
Transportation and warehousing	912.6	5.1	1,033.8	5.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing	1,092.4	6.1	1,216.1	6.4
Professional, scientific and technical services	1,367.8	7.7	1,544.5	8.1
Business, building and other support services¹	755.2	4.2	755.9	4.0
Educational services	1,261.7	7.1	1,359.0	7.2
Health care and social assistance	2,288.1	12.8	2,503.3	13.2
Information, culture and recreation²	741.5	4.2	759.2	4.0
Accommodation and food services	1,179.4	6.6	1,189.5	6.3
Other services (except public administration)	756.6	4.2	805.9	4.2
Public administration	898.1	5.0	1,004.0	5.3
Unclassified*	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Canada	17,813.2	100.0	18,965.9	100.0

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers.
¹ This industry category 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.
² This industry category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Table 14-10-0022-01.

**Annex 2.17.2 – Sickness benefits (by industry): New claims established**
Industry	FY1516 New claims	FY1516 Share (%)	FY1920 New claims	FY1920 Share (%)
Goods-producing industries	97,880	26.8	117,450	27.9
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction	17,520	4.8	16,980	4.0
Utilities	300	0.1	720	0.2
Construction	37,380	10.2	45,550	10.8
Manufacturing	42,680	11.7	54,200	12.9
Services-producing industries	258,550	70.7	291,610	69.2
Wholesale trade and retail trade	60,340	16.5	67,000	15.9
Transportation and warehousing	19,310	5.3	21,850	5.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing	10,820	3.0	12,000	2.8
Professional, scientific and technical services	10,260	2.8	12,540	3.0
Business, building and other support services¹	28,260	7.7	27,510	6.5
Educational services	11,130	3.0	13,070	3.1
Health care and social assistance	42,450	11.6	52,690	12.5
Information, culture and recreation²	7,200	2.0	8,600	2.0
Accommodation and food services	27,280	7.5	29,870	7.1
Other services (except public administration)	16,340	4.5	17,970	4.3
Public administration	25,160	6.9	28,510	6.8
Unclassified*	9,050	2.5	12,080	2.9
Canada	365,480	100.0	421,140	100.0

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.
¹ This industry category 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.
² This industry category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.17.3 – Sickness benefits (by industry): Amount paid ($ million)**
Industry	FY1516 Amount paid ($)	FY1516 Share (%)	FY1920 Amount paid ($)	FY1920 Share (%)
Goods-producing industries	414.3	28.5	527.9	28.0
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction	65.1	4.5	82.9	4.4
Utilities	1.8	0.1	3.1	0.2
Construction	172.3	11.8	205.1	10.9
Manufacturing	175.1	12.0	236.8	12.5
Services-producing industries	1,013.5	69.6	1,314.6	69.6
Wholesale trade and retail trade	214.0	14.7	275.5	14.6
Transportation and warehousing	88.0	6.0	114.3	6.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing	46.9	3.2	59.0	3.1
Professional, scientific and technical services	42.5	2.9	58.3	3.1
Business, building and other support services¹	111.3	7.6	129.0	6.8
Educational services	39.1	2.7	55.3	2.9
Health care and social assistance	176.3	12.1	246.9	13.1
Information, culture and recreation²	27.7	1.9	35.2	1.9
Accommodation and food services	85.3	5.9	113.3	6.0
Other services (except public administration)	62.3	4.3	77.7	4.1
Public administration	120.2	8.3	150.1	7.9
Unclassified*	28.2	1.9	46.3	2.5
Canada	1,456.0	100.0	1,888.8	100.0

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.
¹ This industry category 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.
² This industry category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.18 – Compassionate case benefits

**Annex 2.18.1 – Compassionate care benefits: New claims established**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	92	106	129	92	95	+3.3
Prince Edward Island	51	55	66	40	29	-27.5
Nova Scotia	243	367	351	281	273	-2.8
New Brunswick	205	245	283	193	173	-10.4
Quebec	1,319	1,759	1,808	1,497	1,305	-12.8
Ontario	3,465	4,452	4,966	3,574	3,223	-9.8
Manitoba	297	391	397	346	301	-13.0
Saskatchewan	200	258	284	219	175	-20.1
Alberta	741	1,002	1,032	866	776	-10.4
British Columbia	1,238	1,523	1,658	1,243	1,205	-3.1
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	20^c	35^c	36^c	34^c	26^c	-23.5
Men	2,260	2,812	3,120	2,436	2,239	-8.1
Women	5,611	7,381	7,890	5,949	5,342	-10.2
24 years old and under	138	176	167	116	136	+17.2
25 to 44 years old	2,450	3,259	3,494	2,723	2,446	-10.2
45 to 54 years old	2,758	3,461	3,641	2,681	2,409	-10.1
55 years old and over	2,525	3,297	3,708	2,865	2,590	-9.6
Canada	7,871	10,193	11,010	8,385	7,581	-9.6

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI compassionate care benefits was paid.
^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 2.18.2 – Compassionate care benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1516¹	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	5.0	9.7	13.4	13.3	11.8	-11.4
Prince Edward Island	5.1	11.0	13.2	12.1	10.7	-11.2
Nova Scotia	5.0	10.8	13.3	11.4	10.9	-3.8
New Brunswick	4.5	10.3	13.3	12.2	12.7	+4.4
Quebec	4.4	8.6	10.8	9.8	9.1	-7.5
Ontario	4.6	9.8	11.8	11.6^r	11.1	-4.6
Manitoba	4.8	10.2	11.9	11.5^r	10.9	-4.5
Saskatchewan	5.0	11.7	12.5	11.9^r	12.1	+1.7
Alberta	5.0	10.0	12.9	12.6^r	12.7	+0.8
British Columbia	4.7	10.3	12.4	11.7	11.5	-1.4
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	4.3^c	11.1^c	14.3^c	10.7^c,^r	12.6^c	+17.6
Men	4.7	9.7	12.1	11.8	11.3	-3.7
Women	4.6	9.9	11.9	11.3	10.9	-3.6
24 years old and under	4.8	9.8	11.0	10.2^r	11.8	+15.3
25 to 44 years old	4.6	9.5	11.3	11.0	10.5	-4.6
45 to 54 years old	4.6	9.5	11.9	11.2	10.8	-3.7
55 years old and over	4.8	10.5	12.8	12.2	11.8	-3.5
Canada	4.6	9.8	12.0	11.4^r	11.0	-3.7

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI compassionate care benefits was paid. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
¹ Starting January 3, 2016, compassionate care benefits were enhanced to allow claimants to collect up to 26 weeks of benefits, an increase from the maximum of 6 weeks previously available.
^C For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
^p Preliminary
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.18.3 – Compassionate care benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	421	433	448	458	458	0.0
Prince Edward Island	411	417	450	440	418	-5.1
Nova Scotia	399	411	418	429	443	+3.1
New Brunswick	392	403	417	430	440	+2.5
Quebec	412	414	429	443	463	+4.7
Ontario	438	450	461	477	491	+2.9
Manitoba	425	448	454	459	471	+2.7
Saskatchewan	465	463	459	484	487	+0.8
Alberta	464	470	477	490	499	+1.9
British Columbia	439	453	459	474	484	+2.0
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	460^c	498^c	521^c	496^c	525	+5.9
Men	468	478	488	498	512	+2.8
Women	420	431	441	456	469	+2.8
24 years old and under	364	380	386	414	416	+0.5
25 to 44 years old	448	457	466	478	494	+3.4
45 to 54 years old	439	454	464	477	490	+2.7
55 years old and over	417	423	436	453	465	+2.8
Canada	434	444	454	468	482	+2.8

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI compassionate care benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with compassionate care benefits.
^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 2.18.4 – Compassionate care benefits: Amount paid¹ ($ thousands)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	220.3	609.2	786.5	514.0	472.6	-8.1
Prince Edward Island	122.4	346.0	393.8	248.5	163.3	-34.3
Nova Scotia	551.0	2,081.8	2,036.0	1,377.0	1,320.2	-4.1
New Brunswick	451.6	1,449.3	1,531.0	1,096.1	959.4	-12.5
Quebec	2,828.6	7,660.5	8,549.1	6,468.3	5,547.0	-14.2
Ontario	7,955.7	22,998.8	27,343.8	19,988.7	17,170.7	-14.1
Manitoba	723.5	2,158.5	2,219.0	1,847.3	1,494.5	-19.1
Saskatchewan	506.5	1,671.4	1,768.2	1,429.5	1,024.6	-28.3
Alberta	1,986.2	6,148.5	6,693.1	5,671.1	4,806.3	-15.2
British Columbia	2,916.4	8,791.6	9,503.6	6,993.7	6,486.3	-7.3
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	62.0^c	217.8^c	250.4^c	200.9^c	128.4^c	-36.1
Men	5,887.2	16,843.7	19,117.2	14,950.6	13,009.4	-13.0
Women	12,437.1	37,289.8	41,957.3	30,884.4	26,563.8	-14.0
24 years old and under	250.9	728.8	773.1	473.1	578.9	+22.4
25 to 44 years old	5,780.8	16,998.1	18,878.8	14,449.2	12,339.1	-14.6
45 to 54 years old	6,432.0	18,475.2	20,466.0	15,055.4	12,560.7	-16.6
55 years old and over	5,860.6	17,931.3	20,956.6	15,857.3	14,094.5	-11.1
Canada	18,324.3	54,133.4	61,074.5	45,835.0	39,573.2	-13.7

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI compassionate care benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with compassionate care benefits.
^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 2.19 – Family caregiver benefit for adults

**Annex 2.19.1 – Family caregiver benefit for adults¹: New claims established**
Category	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	54	216^r	184	-14.8
Prince Edward Island	17	77^r	87	+13.0
Nova Scotia	67	330^r	322	-2.4
New Brunswick	65	303^r	282	-6.9
Quebec	508	2,031^r	1,934	-4.8
Ontario	1,207	5,168^r	5,419^C2	+4.9
Manitoba	85	370^r	407	+10.0
Saskatchewan	63	254^r	304	+19.7
Alberta	229	1,062^r	1,031	-2.9
British Columbia	344^C1	1,399^r	1,575	+12.6
Territories	344^C1	31^r	47	+51.6
Unknown*	28	124^r	n/a	n/a
Men	829	3,593^r	3,725	+3.7
Women	1,842	7,772^r	7,867	+1.2
24 years old and under	37	180^r	229	+27.2
25 to 34 years old	260	1,180^r	1,292	+9.5
35 to 44 years old	466	2,106^r	2,128	+1.0
45 to 54 years old	837	3,584^r	3,521	-1.8
55 to 64 years old	905	3,636^r	3,682	+1.3
65 years old and over	166	679^r	740	+9.0
Canada	2,671	11,365^r	11,592	+2.0

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for adults was paid.
¹ The family caregiver benefits for adults have been available since December 3, 2017.
^C1 For confidentiality purposes, data for the territories have been combined with British Columbia.
^C2 For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
^r Revised
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.19.2 – Family caregiver benefit for adults¹: Average actual duration (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	11.4	11.0	10.8	-1.8
Prince Edward Island	n/a	10.9	11.3	+3.7
Nova Scotia	9.3	11.1	11.3	+1.2
New Brunswick	10.1	11.2	10.9	-2.6
Quebec	9.0	11.4	10.7	-6.8
Ontario	7.6	10.6	10.4^C2	-1.9
Manitoba	7.9	10.1	10.8	+6.7
Saskatchewan	7.6	10.9	11.0	+1.5
Alberta	8.1	11.0	10.9	-0.3
British Columbia	8.4^C1	11.1	10.7	-3.6
Territories	8.4^C1	11.8	11.2	-5.4
Unknown*	3.7	5.0	n/a	n/a
Men	7.9	10.6	10.4	-2.2
Women	8.0	10.8	10.7	-1.0
24 years old and under	9.8	9.8	10.6	+8.2
25 to 34 years old	7.5	10.2	9.9	-2.3
35 to 44 years old	7.6	10.2	10.0	-2.3
45 to 54 years old	7.7	10.7	10.4	-2.7
55 to 64 years old	8.4	11.1	11.1	-0.3
65 years old and over	8.9	12.0	11.9	-0.8
Canada	8.0	10.7	10.6	-1.4

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for adults was paid.
¹ The family caregiver benefits for adults have been available since December 3, 2017.
^C1 For confidentiality purposes, data for the territories have been combined with British Columbia.
^C2 For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
^p Preliminary.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.19.3 – Family caregiver benefit for adults¹: Average weekly benefit rate²**
Category	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	415	431^r	417	-3.4
Prince Edward Island	n/a	434^r	424	-2.3
Nova Scotia	376	401^r	412	+2.7
New Brunswick	401	400^r	423	+5.8
Quebec	416	408^r	417	+2.3
Ontario	455	444^r	456^C2	+2.8
Manitoba	443	431^r	449	+4.1
Saskatchewan	487	462^r	463	+0.2
Alberta	480	463^r	475	+2.5
British Columbia	445^C1	435^r	457	+5.0
Territories	445^C1	520^r	531	+2.2
Unknown*	not available	450^r	n/a	n/a
Men	491	477^r	488	+2.2
Women	428	417^r	431	+3.2
24 years old and under	428	372^r	384	+3.0
25 to 34 years old	471	448^r	466	+4.1
35 to 44 years old	470	451^r	467	+3.7
45 to 54 years old	459	445^r	455	+2.4
55 to 64 years old	418	426^r	440	+3.3
65 years old and over	419	395^r	405	+2.6
Canada	446	436^r	449	+3.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for adults was paid.
¹ The family caregiver benefits for adults have been available since December 3, 2017.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for family caregiver for adults.
^C1 For confidentiality purposes, data for the territories have been combined with British Columbia.
^C2 For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
^r Revised
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.19.4 – Family caregiver benefit for adults¹: Amount paid² ($ thousands)**
Category	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	146.9	991.6^r	783.7	-21.0
Prince Edward Island	40.9	333.9^r	421.7	+26.3
Nova Scotia	179.2	1,350.8^r	1,588.1	+17.6
New Brunswick	206.5	1,229.4^r	1,310.7	+6.6
Quebec	1,481.4	8,302.1^r	8,801.9	+6.0
Ontario	3,539.4^r	22,753.2^r	25,654.8^C2	+12.8
Manitoba	244.2	1,511.9^r	1,979.0	+30.9
Saskatchewan	186.5	1,177.9^r	1,586.7	+34.7
Alberta	728.5	4,820.0^r	5,599.0	+16.2
British Columbia	1,011.7^C1	6,122.6^r	7,647.9	+24.9
Territories	1,011.7^C1	163.2^r	295.8	+81.2
Unknown*	40.7	325.1^r	n/a	n/a
Men	2,711.7	16,344.9^r	19,098.4	+16.8
Women	5,094.0	32,737.1^r	36,570.9	+11.7
24 years old and under	76.2	647.1^r	740.2	+14.4
25 to 34 years old	784.4	5,013.7^r	5,831.3	+16.3
35 to 44 years old	1,387.9	8,939.4^r	10,236.5	+14.5
45 to 54 years old	2,459.9	15,901.3^r	17,264.8	+8.6
55 to 64 years old	2,588.5	15,775.8^r	18,022.9	+14.2
65 years old and over	508.9	2,804.7^r	3,573.7	+27.4
Canada	7,805.8	49,082.0^r	55,669.3	+13.4

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for adults was paid.
¹ The family caregiver benefits for adults have been available since December 3, 2017.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for family caregiver for adults.
^C1 For confidentiality purposes, data for the territories have been combined with British Columbia.
^C2 For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
^r Revised.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.20 – Family caregiver benefits for children

**Annex 2.20.1 – Family caregiver benefits for children¹: New claims established**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	58	44	70	63^r	72	+14.3
Prince Edward Island	26	22	18	33^r	25	-24.2
Nova Scotia	73	86	92	103^r	140	+35.9
New Brunswick	74	92	94	107^r	104	-2.8
Quebec	822	889	884	1,124^r	1,054	-6.2
Ontario	1,329	1,570	1,941	2,164^r	2,056^C2	-5.0
Manitoba	129	158	182	212^r	195	-8.0
Saskatchewan	142	153	195	233^r	180	-22.7
Alberta	558	613	765	888^r	798	-10.1
British Columbia	466	553	628	737^r	759	+3.0
Territories	13^C1	16^C1	12^C1	20^C1,^r	20^C1	0.0
Unknown*	50	42	40	38	n/a	n/a
Men	751	818	1,008	1,224^r	1,201	-1.9
Women	2,989	3,420	3,913	4,498^r	4,202	-6.6
24 years old and under	216	225	257	253^r	226	-10.7
25 to 44 years old	3,276	3,766	4,282^r	4,886^r	4,546	-7.0
45 to 54 years old	226	227	341	505^r	551	+9.1
55 years old and over	22	20	41	78^r	80	+2.6
Canada	3,740	4,238	4,921	5,722^r	5,403	-5.6

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for children was paid. All family caregiver benefits for children that are shared between 2 parents are considered as 2 separate claims.
¹ As of December 3, 2017, EI Parents of Critically Ill Children benefits have been renamed Family Caregiver Benefit for Children as part of the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1.
^C1 For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
^C2 For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
^r Revised.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.20.2 – Family caregiver benefits for children¹: Average actual duration (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	17.8	17.1	20.6	22.8	19.3	-15.1
Prince Edward Island	11.0	24.7	20.2	19.1	12.0	-37.1
Nova Scotia	20.6	20.5	20.0	22.0	16.1	-26.8
New Brunswick	21.0	19.3	20.3	15.3	17.8	+16.3
Quebec	14.6	14.6	15.3	13.8	13.9	+1.2
Ontario	20.9	20.4	17.9	19.1	16.1^C2	-15.4
Manitoba	19.9	19.6	16.3	17.1	14.4	-15.6
Saskatchewan	21.4	18.7	17.1	20.6	16.6	-19.4
Alberta	21.1	20.9	19.4	19.8	15.5	-21.4
British Columbia	20.2	17.8	18.4	17.8	15.5	-13.0
Territories	10.5^C1	25.0^C1	11.1^C1	16.8^C1	17.2^C1	+2.3
Unknown*	7.4	6.1	5.9	5.6	n/a	n/a
Men	16.0	14.3	13.8	14.4	14.0	-2.8
Women	18.3	18.7	18.4	18.3	15.9	-13.2
24 years old and under	15.8	16.2	15.3	16.4	13.9	-15.5
25 to 44 years old	17.2	16.8	16.3	16.6	14.9	-10.1
45 to 54 years old	21.5	21.7	20.1	18.7	18.2	-2.4
55 years old and over	12.7	21.9	18.5	20.5	21.8	+6.2
Canada	17.5	17.3	16.7	17.0	15.4	-9.4

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for children was paid.
¹ As of December 3, 2017, EI Parents of Critically Ill Children benefits have been renamed Family Caregiver Benefit for Children as part of the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1.
^C1 For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
^C2 For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
^p Preliminary.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.20.3 – Family caregiver benefits for children¹: Average weekly benefit rate² ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	422	447	424	458^r	452	-1.1
Prince Edward Island	467	437	447	465^r	387	-16.7
Nova Scotia	403	441	416	430^r	429	-0.1
New Brunswick	435	385	432	443^r	429	-3.0
Quebec	435	442	447	448^r	457	+2.0
Ontario	443	455	467	460^r	467^C2	+1.5
Manitoba	431	435	479	442^r	443	+0.2
Saskatchewan	477	442	439	463^r	449	-3.0
Alberta	457	461	471	470^r	480	+2.1
British Columbia	447	444	469	439^r	459	+4.6
Territories	442^C1	454^C1	532^C1	472r,^C1	499^C1	+5.7
Unknown	n/a	n/a	n/a	468^r	n/a	n/a
Men	474	481	494	491^r	500	+1.7
Women	424	429	436	446	452	+1.4
24 years old and under	376	370	381	369^r	382	+3.5
25 to 44 years old	445	451	461	460^r	467	+1.5
45 to 54 years old	435	440	466	457^r	462	+1.0
55 years old and over	418	458	423	449^r	435	-3.1
Canada	440	446	457	455^r	462	+1.5

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for children was paid.
¹ As of December 3, 2017, EI Parents of Critically Ill Children benefits have been renamed Family Caregiver Benefit for Children as part of the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for family caregiver for children.
^C1 For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
^C2 For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.20.4 – Family caregiver benefit for children¹: Amount paid² ($ thousands)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	330.8	352.9	450.2	550.9^r	554.1	+0.6
Prince Edward Island	179.4	138.1	133.1	190.6^r	115.0	-39.7
Nova Scotia	492.8	550.1	522.9	741.4^r	990.4	+33.6
New Brunswick	525.2	519.6	520.0	648.8^r	708.3	+9.2
Quebec	4,945.1	5,515.1	5,761.5	6,510.0^r	6,724.9	+3.3
Ontario	8,895.9	10,004.5	12,006.6	14,893.3^r	14,104.3^C2	-5.3
Manitoba	775.9	962.9	1,090.7	1,306.3^r	1,393.5	+6.7
Saskatchewan	878.6	926.0	1,142.3	1,719.2^r	1,031.4	-40.0
Alberta	3,818.3	4,308.4	4,893.3	5,766.2^r	5,715.7	-0.9
British Columbia	2,808.5	3,055.5	3,707.1	4,327.6^r	4,820.7	+11.4
Territories	62.7^C1	110.9^C1	63.8^C1	157.3^C1,^r	120.8^C1	-23.2
Unknown*	84.5	111.5	113.8	96.9	n/a	n/a
Men	5,231.0	5,265.7	6,332.8	8,124.1^r	8,036.3	-1.1
Women	18,566.7	21,289.6	24,072.4	28,784.2^r	28,242.7	-1.9
24 years old and under	1,087.6	1,060.3	1,312.1	1,242.9^r	1,168.8	-6.0
25 to 44 years old	20,549.8	23,335.0	25,978.2	30,968.7^r	30,061.8	-2.9
45 to 54 years old	2,012.5	2,031.9	2,796.3	4,032.3^r	4,395.3	+9.0
55 years old and over	147.8	128.2	318.5	664.5^r	653.2	-1.7
Canada	23,797.7	26,555.4	30,405.2	36,908.3^r	36,279.1	-1.7

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for children was paid.
¹ As of December 3, 2017, EI Parents of Critically Ill Children benefits have been renamed Family Caregiver Benefit for Children as part of the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1.
² Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for family caregiver for children.
^C1 For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
^C2 For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
^r Revised.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.21 – Work-Sharing benefits

**Annex 2.21.1 – Work-Sharing benefits: New claims established**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	43	41	28^c	0	40	n/a
Prince Edward Island	12	10	28^c	0	7	n/a
Nova Scotia	205	145	181	15	70	366.7
New Brunswick	42	16	22	11	70	536.4
Quebec	4,451	2,737	941	1,001	2,385	138.3
Ontario	2,849	2,017	1,737	1,339	3,969	196.4
Manitoba	2,482	915	111	539	1,729	220.8
Saskatchewan	1,035	577	85	212	642	202.8
Alberta	7,939	4,872	403	600	1,089	81.5
British Columbia	1,463	606	200	98	1,045	966.3
Men	15,933	8,883	2,487	2,721	8,528	213.4
Women	4,588	3,053	1,221	1,094	2,518	130.2
24 years old and under	1,425	718	151	235	748	218.3
25 to 44 years old	9,463	5,547	1,403	1,409	4,644	229.6
45 to 54 years old	5,539	3,144	1,075	1,080	2,809	160.1
55 years old and over	4,094	2,527	1,079	1,091	2,845	160.8
Canada	20,521	11,936	3,708	3,815	11,046	189.5

Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid. During the years reported in this table, no Work-Sharing claims were established in the territories.
^C For confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces in different years 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 2.21.2 – Work-Sharing benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920^P	Change (% ) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	19.3	17.8	19.0^c	27.9	12.7	-54.5
Prince Edward Island	7.7	14.5	19.0^c	3.0	n/a	-100.0
Nova Scotia	14.0	15.4	19.9	15.2	19	+25.0
New Brunswick	9.3	13.8	16.2	17.0	11.2	-34.1
Quebec	13.0	13.2	21.1	15.8^r	16.8	+6.3
Ontario	15.5	14.4	15.9	13.4^r	13.7	+2.2
Manitoba	11.6	17.0	23.5	14.5	12.2	-15.9
Saskatchewan	18.9	17.3	24.5	20.9^r	19	-9.1
Alberta	14.9	20.6	31.6	18.5	13.2	-28.6
British Columbia	13.3	17.5	22.2	15.3^r	14.9	-2.6
Men	14.1	16.9	23.2	15.0^r	14.1	-6.0
Women	15.3	19.4	25.4	17.0^r	16.1	-5.3
24 years old and under	12.0	16.3	22.1	12.7^r	13.6	+7.1
25 to 44 years old	14.1	17.2	24.0	15.1^r	14	-7.3
45 to 54 years old	14.9	17.6	24.6	15.7^r	15.3	-2.5
55 years old and over	15.0	17.9	22.9	16.5^r	15.4	-6.7
Canada	14.4	17.4	23.8	15.5	14.7	-5.2

Notes: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following year.
^C For confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces and territories in different years have been combined.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.21.3 – Work-Sharing benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹,² ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (% ) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	168	187	148^c	0	258	n/a
Prince Edward Island	186	211	148^c	0	90	n/a
Nova Scotia	136	137	113	183	132	-27.9
New Brunswick	128	176	71	109	114	+4.6
Quebec	116	113	109	127	136	+7.1
Ontario	117	118	102	105	127	+21.0
Manitoba	119	101	113	110	149	+35.5
Saskatchewan	142	142	160	151	152	+0.7
Alberta	142	137	124	135	159	+17.8
British Columbia	150	114	118	167	142	-15.0
Men	136	131	115	129	143	+10.9
Women	115	107	99	99	124	+25.3
24 years old and under	133	120	102	120	134	+11.7
25 to 44 years old	133	125	113	124	139	+12.1
45 to 54 years old	128	126	106	119	140	+17.6
55 years old and over	129	124	108	118	138	+16.9
Canada	131	125	109	121	139	+14.9

Notes: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with Work-Sharing benefits.
² During the years reported in this table, no Work-Sharing claims were established in the territories.
^C For confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces in different years 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, except for the amount paid which is based on a 10% sample.

**Annex 2.21.4 – Work-Sharing benefits: Amount paid¹,²,³ ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718r	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	0.1	0.2	0.2^c	0.0	0.1	1891.8
Prince Edward Island	0.1	0.0	0.2^c	0.0	n/a	n/a
Nova Scotia	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.1	109.0
New Brunswick	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	43.5
Quebec	6.3^r	6.7^r	3.2	1.8	4.2	126.1
Ontario	5.4^r	4.5^r	2.8	1.5	5.4	263.0
Manitoba	3.0^r	3.7^r	0.6	0.5	2.7	458.3
Saskatchewan	2.4^r	1.8^r	0.9	0.5	1.7	224.9
Alberta	18.3^r	25.3^r	4.1	1.1	1.4	30.7
British Columbia	3.7^r	2.3^r	0.4	0.3	1.0	251.7
Men	31.2^r	34.4^r	9.2	4.3	12.8	201.1
Women	8.3	10.8^r	3.3	1.5	3.7	147.9
24 years old and under	2.5^r	2.7^r	0.6	0.3	1.0	288.1
25 to 44 years old	18.3^r	20.9^r	5.1	2.1	6.3	201.4
45 to 54 years old	10.8^r	12.3^r	3.7	1.7	4.5	169.9
55 years old and over	8.0^r	9.3^r	3.1	1.7	4.7	171.9
Canada	39.6^r	45.3^r	12.5	5.7	16.5	187.3

Notes: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with Work-Sharing benefits.
² In previous EI Monitoring and Assessment Reports, amounts paid for Work-Sharing benefits were based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data. Starting in FY1819, amounts paid are based on a 100% sample. Consequently, statistics reported for previous years have been revised.
³ During the years reported in this table, no Work-Sharing claims were established in the territories.
^C For confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces in different years have been combined.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.22 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry)

**Annex 2.22.1 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): New claims established**
Industry	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Goods-producing industries	15,612	9,315	3,031	3,461	9,347	170.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	40	10	18^c	13^c	107^c	n/a
Mining and oil and gas extraction	514^c	281	18^c	13^c	107^c	n/a
Utilities	514^c	0	0	0	107^c	n/a
Construction	627	550	158	190	215	13.2
Manufacturing	14,431	8,474	2,855	3,258	9,025	177.0
Service-producing industries	4,869	2,439	633^r	352	1,642	366.5
Wholesale trade	2,026	1,017	180	63	581	822.2
Retail trade	521	167	44	30	130	333.3
Transportation and warehousing	220^c	78^c	14^c	20^c	98^c	390.0
Finance and insurance	220^c	78^c	14^c	20^c	98^c	390.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	131	203	283^c	67^c	65	n/a
Professional, scientific and technical services	1,069	543	283^c	67^c	311	n/a
Business, building and support services¹	170	175	39	73	175	139.7
Educational services	14	32^c	24^c	23^c	53^c	130.4
Health care and social assistance	31	32^c	24^c	23^c	53^c	130.4
Information, culture and recreation²	105	23	31	45	96	113.3
Accommodation and food services	216	29	14^c	28^c	43	n/a
Other services (except public administration)	352	169	14^c	28^c	90^c	n/a
Public administration	54^c	185^c	48^c	n/a³	90^c	n/a
Unclassified⁴	54^c	185^c	48^c	n/a³	57	n/a³
Canada	20,521	11,936	3,708	3,815	11,046	189.5

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.
¹ This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
² This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
³ Data have been suppressed to ensure confidentiality.
⁴ For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
^C For confidentiality purposes, data for some industries in different years 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 2.22.2 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Average actual duration (number of weeks)**
Industry	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718r	FY1819^r	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Goods-producing industries	13.4	16.5	21.5	14.6	14.6	0.0
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	9.8	8.1	37.6^c	27.5^c	9.2	-198.9
Mining and oil and gas extraction	17.2^c	17.6	37.6^c	27.5^c	9.2	-198.9
Utilities	17.2^c	14.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	n/a
Construction	13.6	13.2	23.5	13.3^r	15.6	+17.3
Manufacturing	13.3	16.6	21.0	14.7^r	14.7	0.0
Service-producing industries	16.8	20.8	31.6	21.3^r	14.9	-30.0
Wholesale trade	16.4	20.3	34.0	18.6^r	12.6	-47.6
Retail trade	14.2	21.4	25.4	16.7^r	15.0	-10.2
Transportation and warehousing	24.0^c	19.6^c	32.2^c	31.3c^r	15.2	-51.4
Finance and insurance	24.0^c	19.6^c	32.2^c	31.3c^r	15.2	-51.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	14.4	19.2	28.1^c	25.0^r	17.0	-32.0
Professional, scientific and technical services	19.3	19.9	28.1^c	25.0^r	17.0	-32.0
Business, building and support services¹	13.4	22.9	24.5	12.5^r	9.7	-22.4
Educational services	18.3^c	24.9^c	25.4^c	24.7^r	17.4	-29.5
Health care and social assistance	18.3^c	24.9^c	25.4^c	24.7^r	17.4	-29.5
Information, culture and recreation²	18.3	26.9	55.2	24.3^r	20.3	-16.5
Accommodation and food services	14.0	25.6	36.7^c	27.8^c,^r	11.9	n/a
Other services (except public administration)	12.7	22.9	36.7^c	27.8^c,^r	16.7	n/a
Public administration	12.8^c	15.1^c	14.9^c	n/a³	16.7	n/a
Unclassified⁴	12.8^c	15.1^c	14.9^c	n/a³	14.0	n/a
Canada	14.4	17.4	23.8	15.5	14.7	-5.2

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
¹ This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
² This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
³ Data have been suppressed to ensure confidentiality.
⁴ For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
^C For confidentiality purposes, data for some industries in different years have been combined.
^p Preliminary.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.22.3 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
Industry	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Goods-producing industries	132	124	106	119	138	+16.0
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	142	116	110^c	180^c	208^c	+15.5
Mining and oil and gas extraction	152^c	126	110^c	180^c	208^c	+15.5
Utilities	152^c	0	0	0	0	0.0
Construction	153	148	112	130	173	+33.1
Manufacturing	130	122	106	119	136	+14.3
Service-producing industries	129	129	123	133	143	+7.5
Wholesale trade	109	111	113	145	138	-4.8
Retail trade	115	130	119	106	139	+31.1
Transportation and warehousing	136^c,^r	158^c	157^c	91^c	125^c	+37.4
Finance and insurance	136^c,^r	158^c	157^c	91^c	125^c	+37.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	125	132	131^c	140^c	156	+11.4
Professional, scientific and technical services	138	145	131^c	140^c	156	+11.4
Business, building and support services²	140	139	100	156	146	-6.4
Educational services	126^c	124^c	128^c	145^c	158	+9.0
Health care and social assistance	126^c	124^c	128^c	145^c	158	+9.0
Information, culture and recreation³	179	152	136	118	145	+22.9
Accommodation and food services	211	125	108^c	111^c	111	n/a
Other services (except public administration)	158	151	108^c	111^c	143	n/a
Public administration	148^c	130^c	125^c	n/a4	143	n/a
Unclassified⁵	148^c	130^c	125^c	n/a4	211	n/a
Canada	131	125	109	121	139	+14.9

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with Work-Sharing benefits.
² This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
³ This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁴ Data have been suppressed to ensure confidentiality.
⁵ For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
^C For confidentiality purposes, data for some industries in different years have been combined.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.22.4 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Amount paid¹,² ($ million)**
Industry	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Goods-producing industries	28.1^r	32.2^r	9.1^r	4.9	14.9	204.5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	0.1	0.0	0.2^c,^r	0.0^c	0.2^c	1789.4
Mining and oil and gas extraction	1.4^c,^r	1.3	0.2^c,^r	0.0^c	0.2^c	1789.4
Utilities	1.4^c,^r	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Construction	1.0^r	2.0^r	0.8^r	0.3	0.5	64.9
Manufacturing	25.7^r	28.9^r	8.0^r	4.6	14.3	209.8
Service-producing industries	12.3^r	13.9^r	3.4	0.8	1.6	84.2
Wholesale trade	4.1^r	4.2^r	1.1	0.2	0.5	151.4
Retail trade	0.8	1.3^r	0.2^r	0.1	0.1	87.8
Transportation and warehousing	0.5^c,^r	0.6^c,^r	0.1^c,^r	0.0^c	0.1^c	35.5
Finance and insurance	0.5^c,^r	0.6^c,^r	0.1^c,^r	0.0^c	0.1^c	35.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	0.2^r	0.8^r	1.3^c,^r	0.2^c	0.5^c	128.3
Professional, scientific and technical services	2.9^r	2.7^r	1.3^c,^r	0.2^c	0.5^c	128.3
Business, building and support services³	0.4^r	0.8	0.2^r	0.1	0.1	59.0
Educational services	0.1^c	0.1^c	0.1^c	0.0^c	$0.1^c	48.5
Health care and social assistance	0.1^c	0.1^c	0.1^c	0.0^c	$0.1^c	48.5
Information, culture and recreation⁴	0.5	0.4	0.2^r	0.1	0.1	-37.7
Accommodation and food services	1.1^r	0.5^r	0.3^c,^r	0.1^c	0.0	n/a
Other services (except public administration)	0.9^r	1.4	0.3^c,^r	0.1^c	0.1	n/a
Public administration	0.0^c	0.4^c,^r	0.1^c	n/a5	0.1	n/a
Unclassified⁶	0.0^c	0.4^c,^r	0.1^c	n/a5	0.0	n/a
Canada	39.6^r	45.3^r	12.5^r	5.7	16.5	187.3

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.
¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with Work-Sharing benefits.
² In previous EI Monitoring and Assessment Reports, amounts paid for Work-Sharing benefits were based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data. Starting in FY1819, amounts paid are based on a 100% sample. Consequently, statistics reported for previous years have been revised.
³ This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁴ This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, s and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁵ Data have been suppressed to ensure confidentiality.
⁶ For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
^C For confidentiality purposes, data for some industries in different years have been combined.
^r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.23 – Family Supplement

**Annex 2.23.1 – Family Supplement: New claims established¹**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,490	2,500	2,530	2,320	1,970	-15.1
Prince Edward Island	990	1,020	930	780	770	-1.3
Nova Scotia	4,600	4,440	4,170	4,400	3,970	-9.8
New Brunswick	4,100	4,100	3,960	3,890	3,500	-10.0
Quebec	17,470	18,200	17,580	16,900	15,640	-7.5
Ontario	27,680	26,330	25,740	23,470	20,580	-12.3
Manitoba	4,390	4,070	4,010	3,880	3,790	-2.3
Saskatchewan	2,660	3,050	3,110	3,270	3,130	-4.3
Alberta	6,380	6,700	5,790	6,110	6,360	+4.1
British Columbia	9,030	8,780	7,980	7,710	6,130	-20.5
Yukon	20	40	50	20	70^c	-58.8
Northwest Territories	20	90	50	60	70^c	-58.8
Nunavut	80	90	50	90	70^c	-58.8
Men	16,540	16,480	15,900	14,930	12,650	-15.3
Women	63,370	62,930	60,050	57,970	53,260	-8.1
24 years old and under	10,420	9,820	9,580	9,010	7,430	-17.5
25 to 44 years old	57,080	57,040	54,100	52,600	48,470	-7.9
45 to 54 years old	10,840	10,980	10,580	9,880	8,500	-14.0
55 years old and over	1,570	1,570	1,690	1,410	1,510	+7.1
Canada	79,910	79,410	75,950	72,900	65,910	-9.6

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
¹ Excludes Family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.
^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 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.23.2 – Family Supplement: Percentage of new claims established which included Family Supplement¹ (%)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	2.9	3.4	3.1	2.7	2.4
Prince Edward Island	4.5	4.5	4.1	3.5	3.5
Nova Scotia	5.6	5.4	4.9	5.2	4.8
New Brunswick	4.6	4.6	4.3	4.3	3.9
Quebec	3.5	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.3
Ontario	4.9	4.8	4.6	4.2	3.5
Manitoba	6.8	6.9	6.5	6.1	5.9
Saskatchewan	4.7	6.1	6.1	6.0	5.5
Alberta	2.7	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.2
British Columbia	4.2	4.4	4.0	3.9	2.9
Yukon	0.8	1.7	2.3	0.9	0.4
Northwest Territories	0.9	3.8	2.1	2.6	2.0
Nunavut	6.5	7.0	3.7	6.1	1.7
Men	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.2
Women	7.5	7.5	7.1	6.9	6.2
24 years old and under	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.3	4.3
25 to 44 years old	6.1	6.5	6.2	6.0	5.3
45 to 54 years old	2.7	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.4
55 years old and over	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3
Canada	4.2	4.4	4.2	4.0	3.5

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
¹ Excludes Family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.23.3 – Family Supplement: Average weekly Family Supplement¹ ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	42	39	44	44^r	43	-1.4
Prince Edward Island	43	41	43^r	39^r	34	-12.4
Nova Scotia	43	45	42	44	45	+2.0
New Brunswick	39	41	40	43	41	-4.5
Quebec	43	42	42	43	44	+3.9
Ontario	40	43	45	43	43	+0.6
Manitoba	49	55	55	54	56	+3.4
Saskatchewan	44^r	49	54^r	51	50	-1.5
Alberta	41	44^r	43	44	45	+2.5
British Columbia	39	43	40	42	41	-2.0
Yukon	60	30	25	44	38^c	-15.0
Northwest Territories	15	35	52	44	38^c	-15.0
Nunavut	61	44	39	44	38^c	-15.0
Men	47	47	48	49	48	-3.5
Women	40	43	44	43	44	+2.5
24 years old and under	34	38	37	38	39	+2.3
25 to 44 years old	44	47	47	47	47	+0.3
45 to 54 years old	37	36	38	37	38	+3.7
55 years old and over	36	34	36	33	32	-1.2
Canada	41	44	44	44	45	+1.1

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
¹ Excludes Family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.
^C For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
^r Revised data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.23.4 – Family Supplement: Average weekly benefit rate¹,² ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	332	341	347	339	360	+6.0
Prince Edward Island	340	343	350	357	361	+1.1
Nova Scotia	329	324	331	342	352	+2.9
New Brunswick	338	340	353	353	362	+2.5
Quebec	353	360	363	376	390	+3.7
Ontario	336	341	350	368	372	+1.2
Manitoba	349	369	358	374	371	-0.7
Saskatchewan	359	359	361	378	382	+1.1
Alberta	357	366	374	383	395	+3.1
British Columbia	338	349	354	369	380	+2.9
Yukon	461	480	418	365	451^c	+23.4
Northwest Territories	500	432	359	365	451^c	+23.4
Nunavut	385	344	431	365	451^c	+23.4
Men	393	397	404	416	427	+2.8
Women	330	337	343	356	366	+2.6
24 years old and under	297	299	312	324	332	+2.2
25 to 44 years old	350	358	363	375	384	+2.4
45 to 54 years old	345	349	353	373	383	+2.5
55 years old and over	363	355	377	376	373	-0.9
Canada	343	350	355	369	378	+2.4

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
¹ Excludes Family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.
² Averages include all claims which provided Family Supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
^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 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.23.5 – Family Supplement: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819	FY1920	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	3.4	3.1	4.0	3.5	2.8	-21.1
Prince Edward Island	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.7	-27.1
Nova Scotia	6.2	5.7	5.6	5.3	5.1	-2.9
New Brunswick	4.9	4.6	4.9	4.5	4.3	-3.7
Quebec	15.3	15.5	15.2	13.3	12.9	-3.4
Ontario	32.8	30.0	30.8	25.3	21.8	-13.9
Manitoba	5.5	6.1	6.1	5.4	5.0	-5.9
Saskatchewan	3.3	4.2	4.7	4.8	4.0	-16.2
Alberta	7.4	8.1	8.1	6.4	6.9	+8.6
British Columbia	10.3	9.8	8.9	7.3	6.4	-12.3
Yukon	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1^c	-68.3
Northwest Territories	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1^c	-68.3
Nunavut	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1^c	-68.3
Men	17.0	17.0	17.0	14.7	12.7	+13.4
Women	73.6	71.6	72.7	62.3	57.4	-7.9
24 years old and under	13.5	12.1	12.1	10.0	8.5	-15.2
25 to 44 years old	67.5	67.0	67.4	58.3	53.6	-8.2
45 to 54 years old	8.3	8.5	8.8	7.7	7.1	-8.1
55 years old and over	1.3	1.1	1.3	0.9	0.9	+0.8
Canada	90.6	88.7	89.7	77.0	70.1	-9.0

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
¹ Excludes Family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.
^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 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.24 – Working while on claim

**Annex 2.24.1 – Working while on claim: Number of completed claims for regular Employment Insurance benefits with working while on claim**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	36,560	34,480	39,010	43,950	38,710	-11.9
Prince Edward Island	8,950	9,020	9,220	8,550	7,140	-16.5
Nova Scotia	34,730	34,120	36,420	35,050	32,140	-8.3
New Brunswick	43,590	44,660	45,350	40,000	37,750	-5.6
Quebec	249,000	245,130	249,350	226,580	205,680	-9.2
Ontario	182,430	163,780	174,130	154,010	150,110	-2.5
Manitoba	15,790	17,920	18,560	19,030	16,910	-11.1
Saskatchewan	14,650	15,180	17,850	18,820	16,560	-12.0
Alberta	43,880	72,540	71,460	64,230	55,670	-13.3
British Columbia	66,910	65,710	66,110	60,340	56,830	-5.8
Yukon	870	760	690	690	780	+13.0
Northwest Territories	750	760	730	790	680	-13.9
Nunavut	230	240	330	450	380	-15.6
Men	418,140	433,580	432,850	399,300	359,750	-9.9
Women	280,200	270,720	296,360	273,190	259,590	-5.0
24 years old and under	67,700	72,600	69,190	60,890	53,750	-11.7
25 to 44 years old	325,920	334,080	343,220	319,920	290,860	-9.1
45 to 54 years old	188,990	182,110	191,010	169,330	156,050	-7.8
55 years old and over	115,730	115,510	125,790	122,350	118,680	-3.0
Canada	698,340	704,300	729,210	672,490	619,340	-7.9

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefit was paid. Includes only claims with at least $1 of employment income earned from working while on claim while claiming EI regular benefits. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
^r Revised data.
^p Preliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.24.2 – Working while on claim: Average number of weeks worked while on claim (number of weeks)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	15.6	15.2	17.7	17.1	16.1	-5.5
Prince Edward Island	13.3	13.9	13.7	13.1	12.1	-7.4
Nova Scotia	14.3	14.0	13.8	13.4	12.8	-4.7
New Brunswick	16.6	16.4	16.5	16.0	15.4	-3.6
Quebec	13.4	13.5	13.1	12.9	12.7	-1.2
Ontario	8.3	8.4	8.0	7.8	7.9	+1.6
Manitoba	6.0	5.8	6.1	6.1	6.0	-2.1
Saskatchewan	6.2	7.0	8.7	7.7	6.8	-12.0
Alberta	6.0	7.0	9.8	7.8	7.1	-9.2
British Columbia	8.9	9.0	9.4	8.8	8.1	-7.8
Yukon	7.7	7.0	8.1	7.9	4.6	-41.5
Northwest Territories	7.1	7.1	6.0	5.1	6.8	+32.6
Nunavut	7.3	8.6	7.2	6.8	8.2	+21.5
Men	11.2	11.0	11.5	11.3	11.2	-1.3
Women	11.1	11.3	11.3	10.5	9.9	-6.0
24 years old and under	9.1	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	0.0
25 to 44 years old	10.4	10.4	10.7	10.2	9.8	-3.7
45 to 54 years old	12.8	12.7	12.9	12.4	12.0	-2.9
55 years old and over	12.0	12.4	12.7	12.3	11.7	-4.9
Canada	11.2	11.2	11.4	11.0	10.6	-3.3

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes only weeks with at least $1 of employment income earned from working while on claim while claiming EI regular benefits. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
^r Revised data.
^p Preliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.24.3 – Working while on claim: Average weekly employment income earned from working while on claim ($)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920^P	Change (%) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	1,014	993	1,021	1,070	1,060	-0.9
Prince Edward Island	743	724	687	726	736	+1.3
Nova Scotia	848	851	821	832	810	-2.7
New Brunswick	793	794	793	819	852	+4.1
Quebec	750	760	778	811	823	+1.5
Ontario	631	640	654	675	699	+3.6
Manitoba	574	615	608	613	611	-0.2
Saskatchewan	769	728	753	819	730	-10.9
Alberta	891	825	858	906	854	-5.8
British Columbia	735	725	726	756	761	+0.7
Yukon	663	658	607	723	730	+0.9
Northwest Territories	899	805	898	875	856	-2.1
Nunavut	819	628	856	821	611	-25.6
Men	907	903	930	973	976	+0.3
Women	502	501	515	536	548	+2.1
24 years old and under	603	611	589	621	627	+1.0
25 to 44 years old	750	762	771	804	801	-0.4
45 to 54 years old	793	788	808	849	845	-0.5
55 years old and over	733	734	760	787	798	+1.4
Canada	744	749	762	796	796	+0.1

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. 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 claim while claiming EI regular benefits are taken into account in the calculation. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
^r Revised.
^p Preliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.24.4 – Working while on claim: Percentage of completed claims for regular Employment Insurance benefits with employment income from working while on claim (%)**
Category	FY1516	FY1617	FY1718	FY1819^r	FY1920^P	Change (% points) FY1819 to FY1920
Newfoundland and Labrador	60.1	60.2	61.0	60.9	60.5	-0.5
Prince Edward Island	55.6	53.2	53.4	51.3	47.9	-3.4
Nova Scotia	55.4	54.7	55.3	54.7	52.9	-1.8
New Brunswick	61.5	60.6	60.3	57.3	57.1	-0.2
Quebec	57.7	58.0	57.5	56.9	55.8	-1.1
Ontario	44.8	43.1	43.9	41.8	41.9	+0.1
Manitoba	42.8	44.3	45.7	44.1	40.7	-3.4
Saskatchewan	47.2	44.0	47.1	46.0	41.9	-4.1
Alberta	42.5	44.6	48.5	46.4	44.4	-2.0
British Columbia	48.0	47.9	49.0	48.5	46.3	-2.2
Yukon	48.3	41.3	38.5	42.6	44.3	+1.7
Northwest Territories	43.6	45.0	43.5	45.4	41.5	-3.9
Nunavut	41.8	32.9	40.2	44.1	44.7	+0.6
Men	49.7	49.5	49.9	48.9	46.9	-2.1
Women	53.5	52.5	53.8	52.1	52.1	0.0
24 years old and under	50.8	51.4	51.8	50.2	48.6	-1.7
25 to 44 years old	53.6	53.5	54.9	54.4	52.7	-1.7
45 to 54 years old	58.5	57.6	59.4	57.5	57.1	-0.4
55 years old and over	38.6	37.2	37.3	36.4	36.0	-0.4
Canada	51.2	50.6	51.4	50.2	48.9	-1.2

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefit was paid. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
^r Revised data.
^p Preliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.25 – Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims, by types of benefits¹, Canada

**Annex 2.25.1 – Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims, by types of benefits¹, Canada**
Benefit type	Level of claims FY1718	Combined claims FY1718 (%)	Level of claims FY1819	Combined claims FY1819 (%)	Level of claims FY1920	Combined claims FY1920 (%)
Regular	1,498,290	12.4	1,423,840	12.8	1,312,370	13.6
Fishing	30,570	13.1	30,190	13.5	27,820	13.7
Sickness	435,640	46.6	439,560	46.1	3,850	47.3
Maternity	173,960	98.5	166,180	98.5	166,350	98.8
Parental²	204,310	85.0	196,260	84.2	208,010	80.4
Compassionate care	12,300	41.1	9,970	41.5	422,570	42.6
Work-sharing	11,310	25.1	3,310	31.1	7,330	23.9
All claims³	1,976,800	18.0	1,891,250	18.2	1,780,600	19.7

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid. Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
¹ Excludes Family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.
² Parental benefits for biological parents and parental benefits for adoptive parents are grouped together.
³ The sum of claims by benefit type does not add up to the total because more than one benefit type can be part of the same claim.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.26 – Employment Insurance benefit repayment

**Annex 2.26.1 – Employment Insurance benefit repayment¹: People who repaid benefits**
Category	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change (%) 2017 to 2018
Newfoundland and Labrador	14,168	14,766	14,812	14,412	12,692	-11.9
Prince Edward Island	1,275	1,422	1,573	1,737	1,436	-17.3
Nova Scotia	8,738	8,625	7,952	8,645	7,847	-9.2
New Brunswick	7,220	6,869	6,038	6,135	6,430	+4.8
Quebec	40,567	37,645	39,941	43,401	50,865	+17.2
Ontario	43,716	45,100	36,921	44,092	45,078	+2.2
Manitoba	3,084	3,162	3,074	3,882	3,945	+1.6
Saskatchewan	4,690	4,982	5,230	6,225	6,074	-2.4
Alberta	23,415	28,296	33,926	38,651	31,620	-18.2
British Columbia	19,215	20,590	19,088	21,186	18,582	-12.3
Yukon	273	299	274	344	345	+0.3
Northwest Territories	259	264	310	299	290	-3.0
Nunavut	96	108	107	120	123	+2.5
Non-residents of Canada	61	97	83	99	1,636	+1,552.5
Men	148,848	153,159	150,835	167,644	165,635	-1.2
Women	17,929	19,066	18,494	21,584	21,328	-1.2
24 years old and under	6,328	5,408	4,879	5,394	5,007	-7.2%
25 to 44 years old	72,948	77,047	78,828	85,933	85,095	-1.0%
45 to 54 years old	43,660	44,369	41,292	45,790	43,854	-4.2%
55 years old and over	43,841	45,401	44,330	52,111	53,007	1.7%
Canada	166,777	172,225	169,329	189,228	186,963	-1.2%

¹ As benefit repayments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2018 tax year.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.26.2 – Employment Insurance benefit repayment¹: Amount repaid ($ million)**
Category	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change (%) 2017 to 2018
Newfoundland and Labrador	26.9	28.7	31.6	32.1	29.9	-6.8
Prince Edward Island	2.7	3.8	4.7	5.7	4.4	-23.3
Nova Scotia	17.5	20.0	18.8	21.4	20.1	-6.0
New Brunswick	13.5	14.7	13.3	14.2	14.4	+1.9
Quebec	46.1	44.3	45.9	52.2	57.3	+9.8
Ontario	49.8	54.8	46.2	53.6	53.9	+0.6
Manitoba	4.2	4.4	4.2	5.3	6.0	13.9
Saskatchewan	6.4	7.1	7.7	9.9	10.1	+1.7
Alberta	31.2	40.0	51.4	60.8	51.9	-14.7
British Columbia	24.9	28.6	25.9	29.0	26.6	-8.1
Yukon	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	+2.9
Northwest Territories	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	-1.1
Nunavut	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	19.4
Non-residents of Canada	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	2.7	+1,528.6
Men	203.8	224.4	227.7	257.4	251.1	-2.4
Women	20.2	23.1	23.0	28.1	27.4	-2.4
24 years old and under	8.0	7.4	6.7	7.4	6.7	-9.2
25 to 44 years old	89.8	100.9	104.8	116.3	113.5	-2.4
45 to 54 years old	57.1	63.0	61.6	69.1	65.8	-4.8
55 years old and over	69.1	76.1	77.6	92.7	92.6	-0.1
Canada	224.0	247.5	250.6	285.5	278.6	-2.4

Note: Data may not add up to the totals due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers.
¹ As benefit repayments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2018 tax year.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.27 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program

**Annex 2.27.1 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program¹: EI premium ($ million)**
Category	2017 Total	2018 Total	2018 % of total	2018 Paid by employers²	2018 Paid by employees
Newfoundland and Labrador	315.6	316.1	1.4	182.9	136.5
Prince Edward Island	86.1	92.0	0.4	53.0	39.6
Nova Scotia	545.8	575.1	2.5	328.4	250.6
New Brunswick	443.6	470.2	2.1	269.3	203.7
Quebec	3,763.8	4,052.6	17.9	2,292.6	1,794.7
Ontario	8,617.6	9,252.0	40.9	5,301.3	4,044.1
Manitoba	795.7	829.8	3.7	474.5	363.0
Saskatchewan	681.2	703.1	3.1	401.1	310.4
Alberta	2,969.2	3,109.2	13.7	1,788.8	1,372.4
British Columbia	2,911.2	3,117.2	13.8	1,796.3	1,357.4
Yukon	33.6	36.6	0.2	21.2	15.9
Northwest Territories	43.2	44.2	0.2	25.6	19.5
Nunavut	31.1	35.0	0.2	20.6	15.4
Men	11,725.4	12,455.1	55.0	7,158.9	5,463.6
Women	9,510.8	10,162.2	44.9	5,787.8	4,453.0
Unknown³	1.4	15.6	0.1	9.0	6.6
24 years old and under	1,694.2	1,871.1	8.3	1,083.5	793.9
25 to 44 years old	10,040.9	10,726.4	47.4	6,152.1	4,714.3
45 to 54 years old	5,129.0	5,294.4	23.4	3,018.0	2,339.4
55 years old and over	4,368.4	4,721.6	20.9	2,690.9	2,067.2
Unknown³	5.0	19.5	0.1	11.2	8.3
Goods-producing industries	4,801.4	5,062.3	22.4	2,924.7	2,209.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	268.5	290.1	1.3	169.9	123.4
Mining, and oil and gas extraction	362.8	385.9	1.7	222.6	174.0
Utilities	189.2	198.0	0.9	110.0	90.2
Construction	1,650.1	1,712.3	7.6	1,013.3	735.1
Manufacturing	2,330.8	2,475.9	10.9	1,409.0	1,086.4
Service-producing industries	16,307.3	17,328.6	76.6	9,887.8	7,610.9
Wholesale trade	1,076.0	1,141.1	5.0	655.0	498.2
Retail trade	1,732.8	1,848.6	8.2	1,066.9	792.0
Transportation and warehousing	1,000.4	1,073.3	4.7	611.5	473.0
Finance and insurance	1,019.5	1,045.8	4.6	583.1	474.5
Real estate, and rental and leasing	364.1	387.1	1.7	225.1	166.9
Professional, scientific and technical services	1,341.4	1,449.0	6.4	836.9	635.9
Business, building and other support services⁴	1,198.1	1,288.1	5.7	744.0	558.3
Educational services	1,662.4	1,760.6	7.8	980.7	794.2
Health care and social assistance	1,924.9	2,045.2	9.0	1,170.3	900.2
Information, culture and recreation⁵	724.8	746.7	3.3	426.6	328.1
Accommodation and food services	890.2	965.2	4.3	562.2	405.9
Other services (except public administration)	727.2	787.6	3.5	458.7	337.1
Public administration	2,645.5	2,790.4	12.3	1,566.8	1,246.6
Unclassified³	128.9	242.0	1.1	143.2	103.2
Canada	21,237.6	22,633.0	100.0	12,955.7	9,923.2

Note: Data may not add up to the totals due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers.
¹ As Employment Insurance premium payments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2018 taxation year.
² Employer contributions are 1.4 times the level of employee contributions. However, employers who participate in the Premium Reduction Program may contribute less than 1.4 times their employees’ contributions. Consult chapter 2, section 2. 7 for more information.
³ For some T4 slips, this information was not available in the data.
⁴ This industry category 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.
⁵ This industry category 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 2.27.2 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program¹: Employment income**
Category	Total empl. Income ($ million) 2017	Total empl. Income ($ million) 2018	Total empl. Income ($ million) % of total 2018	Total ins. earnings ($ million) 2017	Total ins. earnings ($ million) 2018	Number of workers with empl. income 2017	Number of workers with empl. income 2018	Number of workers with empl. income % of total 2018	Empl. income per worker ($ per year) 2017	Empl. income per worker ($ per year) 2018	Ins. earnings per worker ($ per year) 2017	Ins. earnings per worker ($ per year) 2018
Newfoundland and Labrador	11,934.9	12,220.1	1.3	8,360.9	8,217.7	270,930	264,090	1.4	44,052	46,273	30,860	31,117
Prince Edward Island	2,899.8	3,080.5	0.3	2,266.6	2,381.2	83,490	85,140	0.4	34,732	36,181	27,148	27,968
Nova Scotia	19,208.7	20,922.3	2.2	14,586.3	15,095.3	490,840	495,070	2.5	39,134	42,261	29,717	30,491
New Brunswick	15,286.2	16,388.3	1.7	11,775.1	12,271.5	397,910	403,430	2.1	38,416	40,622	29,592	30,418
Quebec	178,586.5	193,771.9	19.9	131,202.1	137,918.8	4,283,290	4,389,350	22.5	41,694	44,146	30,631	31,421
Ontario	352,072.4	393,202.3	40.5	230,942.6	243,657.7	7,373,130	7,488,970	38.4	47,751	52,504	31,322	32,536
Manitoba	29,872.1	31,230.0	3.2	21,318.7	21,865.6	689,480	694,890	3.6	43,326	44,942	30,920	31,466
Saskatchewan	26,556.7	27,809.9	2.9	18,431.7	18,695.2	580,370	579,550	3.0	45,758	47,985	31,759	32,258
Alberta	131,577.0	141,410.2	14.5	80,385.5	82,667.8	2,388,480	2,399,380	12.3	55,088	58,936	33,655	34,454
British Columbia	114,362.2	126,889.2	13.1	77,707.8	81,756.6	2,594,000	2,634,520	13.5	44,087	48,164	29,957	31,033
Yukon	1,266.5	1,415.3	0.1	894.5	960.5	26,300	26,810	0.1	48,156	52,791	34,010	35,826
Northwest Territories	2,060.6	2,106.8	0.2	1,163.9	1,172.9	32,420	31,770	0.2	63,559	66,315	35,901	36,920
Nunavut	1,385.1	1,613.9	0.2	842.6	937.7	25,370	26,750	0.1	54,597	60,332	34,010	35,054
Men	532,725.2	590,280.6	60.7	331,266.3	345,579.3	9,949,350	10,072,070	51.6	53,544	58,606	33,295	34,311
Women	354,066.2	381,205.4	39.2	268,574.3	281,603.1	9,278,320	9,400,420	48.2	38,161	40,552	28,946	29,956
Unknown²	277.3	574.8	0.1	37.7	416.1	8,340	47,230	0.2	33,254	12,169	4,517	8,809
24 years old and under	48,902.5	53,277.4	5.5	46,199.5	50,075.5	3,207,240	3,210,250	16.4	15,248	16,596	14,405	15,599
25 to 44 years old	392,390.3	430,628.3	44.3	284,231.8	298,245.9	8,102,540	8,228,350	42.2	48,428	52,335	35,079	36,246
45 to 54 years old	239,728.8	258,457.2	26.6	146,092.4	148,039.7	3,871,250	3,824,940	19.6	61,925	67,572	37,738	38,704
55 years old and over	205,644.5	228,985.8	23.6	123,216.6	130,714.5	4,042,960	4,205,040	21.5	50,865	54,455	30,477	31,085
Unknown²	402.6	712.0	0.1	138.0	523.0	12,020	51,140	0.3	33,496	13,923	11,481	10,226
Goods-producing industries	205,297.9	223,119.5	23.0	135,102.8	139,950.0	3,784,600	3,812,750	19.5	54,246	58,519	35,698	36,706
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	10,343.8	11,213.6	1.2	7,308.0	7,755.9	352,550	352,840	1.8	29,340	31,781	20,729	21,981
Mining, and oil and gas extraction	21,653.4	24,748.0	2.5	10,267.1	10,744.9	223,850	229,320	1.2	96,732	107,919	45,866	46,856
Utilities	11,060.1	12,063.8	1.2	5,556.7	5,704.6	118,300	120,000	0.6	93,492	100,532	46,972	47,538
Construction	68,076.8	71,026.7	7.3	45,292.0	46,224.3	1,319,800	1,310,220	6.7	51,581	54,210	34,317	35,280
Manufacturing	94,163.7	104,067.4	10.7	66,679.1	69,520.3	1,770,100	1,800,370	9.2	53,197	57,803	37,670	38,614
Service-producing industries	676,338.7	738,325.1	76.0	461,281.7	481,170.5	15,274,330	15,391,080	78.8	44,279	47,971	30,200	31,263
Wholesale trade	45,616.4	54,075.1	5.6	30,313.6	31,583.0	842,860	854,530	4.4	54,121	63,281	35,965	36,959
Retail trade	61,066.5	65,111.4	6.7	48,028.7	50,228.7	2,166,550	2,166,350	11.1	28,186	30,056	22,168	23,186
Transportation and warehousing	41,054.7	45,070.7	4.6	28,369.8	29,882.5	833,530	868,270	4.4	49,254	51,909	34,036	34,416
Finance and insurance	58,357.9	63,627.1	6.5	29,613.5	29,830.8	754,000	746,610	3.8	77,398	85,221	39,275	39,955
Real estate, and rental and leasing	16,140.5	18,161.9	1.9	10,014.9	10,484.9	343,690	344,180	1.8	46,963	52,769	29,139	30,463
Professional, scientific and technical services	65,440.9	76,729.1	7.9	37,928.4	40,301.5	1,107,980	1,130,860	5.8	59,063	67,850	34,232	35,638
Business, building and other support services³	48,300.4	54,313.3	5.6	33,166.6	35,164.8	1,274,680	1,259,660	6.5	37,892	43,117	26,020	27,916
Educational services	68,706.3	71,747.8	7.4	48,485.8	50,360.3	1,396,890	1,415,020	7.2	49,185	50,704	34,710	35,590
Health care and social assistance	73,460.8	78,410.1	8.1	55,580.3	57,940.2	1,677,770	1,709,600	8.8	43,785	45,865	33,127	33,891
Information, culture and recreation⁴	31,701.8	34,734.4	3.6	20,556.6	20,712.1	687,800	679,000	3.5	46,092	51,155	29,887	30,504
Accommodation and food services	27,422.5	29,220.0	3.0	24,025.6	25,564.1	1,530,940	1,501,260	7.7	17,912	19,464	15,693	17,028
Other services (except public administration)	26,393.8	29,603.8	3.0	19,908.0	21,197.9	746,480	757,360	3.9	35,358	39,088	26,669	27,989
Public administration	112,676.2	$17,520.4	12.1	75,290.0	77,919.6	1,911,160	1,958,380	10.0	58,957	60,009	39,395	39,788
Unclassified²	5,432.3	10,616.1	1.1	3,493.8	6,478.0	177,080	315,890	1.6	30,677	33,607	19,730	20,507
Canada	887,068.8	972,060.7	100.0	599,878.3	627,598.4	19,236,010	19,519,720	100.0	46,115	49,799	31,185	32,152

Note: Data may not add up to the totals due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers.
¹ As Employment Insurance premium payments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2018 taxation year.
² For some T4 slips, this information was not available in the data.
³ This industry category 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 category 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 2.28 – Adjusted benefits-to-contributions (B/C) ratios

**Annex 2.28.1 – Adjusted benefits-to-contributions (B/C) ratios¹,⁴**
Category	EI premium 2018 ($ million)	EI premium % of total 2018	EI regular benefits 2018 ($ million)	EI regular benefits % of total 2018	Total EI benefits 2018 ($ million)	Total EI benefits % of total 2018	Adjusted regular B/C ratio2,3 (Canada=1) 2018	Adjusted total B/C ratio3 (Canada=1) 2018
Newfoundland and Labrador	316.1	1.4	803.3	7.9	1,055.3	6.3	6.01	4.50
Prince Edward Island	92.0	0.4	144.5	1.4	233.3	1.4	3.73	3.42
Nova Scotia	575.1	2.5	560.1	5.5	843.4	5.0	2.28	1.98
New Brunswick	470.2	2.1	581.3	5.7	865.7	5.2	2.91	2.48
Quebec	4,052.6	17.9	2,506.0	24.6	3,108.1	18.5	1.12	1.03
Ontario	9,252.0	40.9	2,665.8	26.1	5,251.5	31.3	0.67	0.77
Manitoba	829.8	3.7	332.6	3.3	610.6	3.6	0.94	0.99
Saskatchewan	703.1	3.1	364.8	3.6	608.3	3.6	1.20	1.17
Alberta	3,109.2	13.7	1,286.5	12.6	2,242.8	13.4	0.96	0.97
British Columbia	3,117.2	13.8	914.4	9.0	1,875.0	11.2	0.69	0.81
Yukon	36.6	0.2	15.2	0.1	24.2	0.1	0.98	0.89
Northwest Territories	44.2	0.2	19.5	0.2	30.6	0.2	1.02	0.93
Nunavut	35.0	0.2	12.0	0.1	21.4	0.1	0.79	0.82
Outside Canada	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	7.9	0.0	0.00	0.00
Men	12,455.1	55.0	6,739.7	66.0	8,459.0	50.4	1.20	0.92
Women	10,162.2	44.9	3,467.7	34.0	8,319.1	49.6	0.76	1.10
Unknown⁵	15.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00
24 years old and under	1,871.1	8.3	769.1	7.5	1,330.2	7.9	0.94	0.96
25 to 44 years old	10,726.4	47.4	4,324.2	42.4	9,081.8	54.1	0.89	1.14
45 to 54 years old	5,294.4	23.4	2,328.9	22.8	2,923.9	17.4	0.97	0.74
55 years old and over	4,721.6	20.9	2,785.3	27.3	3,442.1	20.5	1.31	0.98
Unknown⁵	19.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	00.0	00.0
Goods-producing industries	5,062.3	22.4	4,261.5	41.7	5,701.1	34.0	1.87	1.52
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	290.1	1.3	485.0	4.8	880.8	5.2	3.84	4.10
Mining, and oil and gas extraction	385.9	1.7	256.4	2.5	317.7	1.9	1.47	1.11
Utilities	198.0	0.9	35.9	0.4	64.4	0.4	0.39	0.44
Construction	1,712.3	7.6	2,494.1	24.4	2,975.9	17.7	3.32	2.34
Manufacturing	2,475.9	10.9	990.2	9.7	1,462.4	8.7	0.88	0.80
Service-producing industries	17,328.6	76.6	5,731.4	56.1	10,759.3	64.1	0.73	0.84
Wholesale trade	1,141.1	5.0	380.8	3.7	590.7	3.5	0.74	0.70
Retail trade	1,848.6	8.2	600.5	5.9	1,125.1	6.7	0.74	0.82
Transportation and warehousing	1,073.3	4.7	448.1	4.4	665.3	4.0	0.92	0.84
Finance and insurance	1,045.8	4.6	154.0	1.5	441.8	2.6	0.32	0.57
Real estate and rental and leasing	387.1	1.7	165.1	1.6	266.2	1.6	0.97	0.93
Professional, scientific and technical services	1,449.0	6.4	474.8	4.7	795.3	4.7	0.72	0.74
Business, building and other support⁶	1,288.1	5.7	727.0	7.1	1,080.8	6.4	1.27	1.13
Educational services	1,760.6	7.8	754.7	7.4	1,275.2	7.6	0.92	0.98
Health care and social assistance	2,045.2	9.0	327.2	3.2	1,254.3	7.5	0.35	0.83
Information, culture and recreation⁷	746.7	3.3	311.3	3.1	469.2	2.8	0.92	0.85
Accommodation and food services	965.2	4.3	461.2	4.5	798.6	4.8	1.11	1.12
Other services (except public administration)	787.6	3.5	339.7	3.3	579.0	3.5	0.99	0.99
Public administration	2,790.4	12.3	586.9	5.7	1,417.9	8.5	0.46	0.69
Unclassified⁵	242.0	1.1	214.5	2.1	317.6	1.9	2.04	1.77
Canada	22,633.0	100.0	10,207.4	100.0	16,778.1	100.0	1.00	1.00

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers.
¹ As Employment Insurance premium payments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2018 taxation year.
² To factor in the Quebec Parental Insurance Program (QPIP), which reduced 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 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 premiums that were actually paid.
³ For ease of analysis, the benefits-to-contributions ratios have been adjusted (in other word, 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 For some T4 slips, this information was not available in the data.
⁶ 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.
⁷ 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 (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 2.29 – Unemployment rates used for the purpose of the Employment Insurance program (by Employment Insurance economic region)

**Annex 2.29.1 – Unemployment rates used for the purpose of the Employment Insurance program (by Employment Insurance economic region)¹,²**
Effective date³	April 07, 2019 to May 11, 2019	May 12, 2019 to June 08, 2019	June 09, 2019 to July 06, 2019	July 07, 2019 to August 10, 2019	August 11, 2019 to Sept. 07, 2019	Sept. 08, 2019 to Oct. 12, 2019	Oct. 13, 2019 to Nov. 09, 2019	Nov. 10, 2019 to Dec. 07, 2019	Dec. 08, 2019 to January 11, 2020	January 12, 2020 to February 08, 2020	February 09, 2020 to March 07, 2020	March 08, 2020 to April 11, 2020	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 2019 (%)	April 2019 (%)	May 2019 (%)	June 2019 (%)	July 2019 (%)	August 2019 (%)	Sept. 2019 (%)	Oct. 2019 (%)	Nov. 2019 (%)	Dec. 2019 (%)	January 2020 (%)	February 2020 (%)	FY1920 (%)	FY1920 (%)	FY1920 (%)
St. John’s	7.5	7.6	7.8	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.1	7.0	6.5	6.7	7.2	8.0	6.5	7.4	8.0
Newfound-land-Labrador	15.1	15.2	15.7	16.6	17.6	17.9	17.5	17.0	16.5	16.2	16.0	15.7	15.1	16.4	17.9
Charlottetown	7.1	6.8	6.8	7.2	6.9	6.8	6.5	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.2	5.4	5.2	6.4	7.2
Prince Edward Island	12.0	12.2	11.2	11.1	10.9	11.1	11.2	11.0	10.7	10.6	10.2	10.2	10.2	11.0	12.2
Eastern Nova Scotia	13.8	13.8	13.9	14.0	13.6	13.8	13.6	14.3	13.8	13.7	13.0	13.1	13.0	13.7	14.3
Western Nova Scotia	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.8	7.1	7.5	7.9	7.9	8.2	8.3	8.3	8.0	6.6	7.5	8.3
Halifax	4.9	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.6	5.7	5.9	5.9	6.5	6.4	6.6	4.9	5.7	6.6
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.5	6.5	6.3	6.1	6.4	6.8
Madawaska-Charlotte	8.1	8.4	8.2	8.0	8.3	9.1	8.9	8.3	7.6	7.8	7.5	7.2	7.2	8.1	9.1
Restigouche-Albert	12.8	12.7	12.1	12.0	12.5	13.4	13.4	13.2	12.4	11.9	11.7	11.2	11.2	12.4	13.4
Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine	15.0	15.2	14.6	14.1	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.0	13.4	13.8	14.5	14.6	13.0	14.0	15.2
Québec	3.8	3.5	3.0	2.6	2.4	2.7	3.1	3.1	3.5	3.7	4.3	4.3	2.4	3.3	4.3
Trois-Rivières	5.4	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.1	5.4	5.2	5.2	4.7	4.7	5.4	5.7
South Central Québec	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.7	3.1	3.2	3.4	3.4	3.7	2.4	2.9	3.7
Sherbrooke	3.4	2.6	2.8	3.5	4.2	5.4	5.7	5.8	5.1	4.8	5.0	5.0	2.6	4.4	5.8
Montérégie	4.9	4.5	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.0	4.3	4.9
Montréal	5.9	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.7	6.0	6.2	6.1	5.6	5.6	5.8	6.2
Central Quebec	5.1	5.8	5.7	5.4	4.7	4.4	4.7	5.0	5.3	5.0	4.7	3.9	3.9	5.0	5.8
North Western Quebec	6.7	6.6	6.8	6.5	6.4	6.3	6.0	6.1	5.9	6.5	6.5	6.0	5.9	6.4	6.8
Bas-Saint-Laurent – Côte-Nord	8.2	7.9	8.2	7.5	6.7	6.1	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.3	6.7	6.7	6.0	6.9	8.2
Hull	5.6	5.7	5.3	4.7	4.2	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.6	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.1	4.8	5.7
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	5.3	5.1	4.2	4.5	5.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.2	6.1	5.8	4.2	5.5	6.2
Ottawa	5.1	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.0	4.9	4.4	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.3	4.2	4.8	5.6
Eastern Ontario	6.0	5.1	4.8	4.1	4.4	4.6	5.1	5.4	5.3	5.1	4.7	4.8	4.1	4.9	6.0
Kingston	4.9	4.8	4.6	4.6	4.8	5.6	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.4	4.6	5.3	5.9
Central Ontario	6.1	5.9	6.1	5.4	5.3	5.4	5.8	5.9	6.2	6.8	6.8	6.9	5.3	6.0	6.9
Oshawa	5.2	4.9	5.3	5.0	5.1	4.9	5.1	5.1	5.6	6.0	6.7	7.1	4.9	5.5	7.1
Toronto	6.6	6.7	6.3	5.9	5.6	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.9	6.7
Hamilton	3.4	3.9	4.3	4.8	5.0	5.0	5.1	4.8	4.6	4.3	4.6	4.8	3.4	4.5	5.1
St. Catharines	6.7	6.6	5.9	5.6	5.6	5.8	6.0	5.7	5.5	4.9	5.2	5.4	4.9	5.7	6.7
London	5.0	4.9	5.1	5.0	5.8	6.4	6.6	6.2	5.6	5.6	4.9	4.8	4.8	5.5	6.6
Niagara	6.5	6.7	6.8	7.1	7.1	6.9	6.5	6.7	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.4	6.5	6.9	7.4
Windsor	6.1	6.0	5.7	5.5	5.9	6.4	6.8	7.3	7.4	7.7	8.4	8.6	5.5	6.8	8.6
Kitchener	4.6	4.8	4.8	4.8	5.4	5.6	5.8	5.4	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.6	4.6	5.3	5.8
Huron	6.7	6.6	6.1	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.1	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.6	5.7	5.3	6.0	6.7
South Central Ontario	4.9	4.9	4.7	4.7	4.7	5.2	5.1	4.9	4.5	4.4	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.7	5.2
Sudbury	5.7	5.3	5.1	5.3	5.0	5.3	5.6	6.1	5.7	5.4	4.9	5.2	4.9	5.4	6.1
Thunder Bay	6.0	5.5	4.7	5.1	5.5	6.1	5.8	5.4	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	4.7	5.4	6.1
Northern Ontario	10.3	10.8	11.6	12.2	12.1	11.7	11.3	11.1	11.3	11.3	11.0	10.4	10.3	11.3	12.2
Winnipeg	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.0	5.0	5.3	5.5
Southern Manitoba	6.6	6.7	6.7	7.1	7.4	7.5	7.1	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.5	6.7	6.5	6.9	7.5
Northern Manitoba	33.4	34.0	34.4	35.0	35.1	35.3	35.1	34.8	34.4	34.4	34.6	35.1	33.4	34.6	35.3
Regina	5.1	4.9	4.6	4.6	5.1	4.9	5.1	4.8	5.6	5.8	6.6	6.6	4.6	5.3	6.6
Saskatoon	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.7	5.8	6.5	5.5	5.9	6.5
Southern Saskatchewan	7.3	7.5	7.2	7.2	6.8	6.8	6.9	7.2	7.2	7.4	7.8	8.0	6.8	7.3	8.0
Northern Saskatchewan	19.0	18.9	18.8	19.2	19.2	19.3	19.1	19.0	19.2	19.1	19.0	18.6	18.6	19.0	19.3
Calgary	7.6	7.4	6.8	6.7	6.6	7.2	7.3	7.5	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.6	6.6	7.3	7.6
Edmonton	7.1	6.9	6.9	7.1	7.5	7.4	7.3	7.2	7.8	8.1	8.2	7.9	6.9	7.4	8.2
Northern Alberta	11.0	11.2	11.0	10.9	11.0	11.4	11.5	11.0	10.7	10.6	10.8	11.1	10.6	11.0	11.5
Southern Alberta	7.3	7.8	8.1	7.6	7.6	7.4	7.8	7.5	7.2	6.8	7.0	7.3	6.8	7.4	8.1
Southern Interior British Columbia	6.1	6.7	7.0	6.7	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.4	6.8	6.1	6.4	7.0
Abbotsford	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.2	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	4.8	4.8	5.3	5.7
Vancouver	4.9	4.6	4.3	4.1	4.1	4.5	4.7	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.6	4.5	4.1	4.6	5.0
Victoria	3.9	3.9	4.5	4.9	4.6	4.2	4.0	4.1	4.5	4.3	4.4	4.3	3.9	4.3	4.9
Southern Coastal British Columbia	5.2	5.5	5.7	6.1	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.8	6.8	7.1	7.1	7.6	5.2	6.4	7.6
Northern British Columbia	9.7	10.1	9.3	9.2	9.0	9.7	10.1	10.5	10.6	10.5	10.2	10.1	9.0	9.9	10.6
Whitehorse	3.6	4.3	3.4	3.7	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.3	3.0	3.0	3.4	4.3
Yukon	6.9	10.1	7.8	5.2	5.8	5.7	5.6	8.3	9.1	13.4	12.5	12.0	5.2	8.5	13.4
Yellowknife	3.4	4.0	4.4	5.3	4.1	3.9	4.1	4.0	4.3	3.9	3.9	4.2	3.4	4.1	5.3
Northwest Territories	11.9	11.3	11.3	11.9	11.0	12.7	14.0	13.7	14.2	13.8	13.8	14.0	11.0	12.8	14.2
Iqaluit	6.1	5.9	6.3	6.6	8.4	7.0	6.4	5.7	5.6	5.5	6.1	6.5	5.5	6.3	8.4
Nunavut	18.9	17.9	17.7	18.0	17.4	18.2	18.1	18.1	18.2	17.0	17.3	17.0	17.0	17.8	18.9

¹ The unemployment rates 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 7 2019, please refer to the web page Monthly Seasonal Adjusted Unemployment Rates by EI economic Region
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 incorporate an estimate of the rates of unemployment for status Indians living on 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.
Source: 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).

Annex 2.30 – Employment Insurance economic regions map – FY1920

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