Official title: Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021 and ending March 31, 2022: Annex 2: Employment Insurance benefits data tables
This is the complete list of abbreviations for the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021 and ending March 31, 2022.
Abbreviations
AD
Appeal Division
ADR
Alternative Dispute Resolution
AI
Artificial Intelligence
ASETS
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
B
Beneficiary
B/C Ratio
Benefits-to-Contributions ratio
B/U
Beneficiary-to-Unemployed (ratio)
B/UC
Beneficiary-to-Unemployed Contributor (ratio)
BDM
Benefits Delivery Modernization
CAWS
Client Access Workstation Services
CCAJ
Connecting Canadians with Available Jobs
CCDA
Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship
CCIS
Corporate Client Information Service
CEGEP
College of General and Professional Teaching
CEIC
Canada Employment Insurance Commission
CERB
Canada Emergency Response Benefit
CESB
Canada Emergency Student Benefit
CEWB
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
COEP
Canadian Out of Employment Panel Survey
COLS
Community Outreach and Liaison Service
CPP
Canada Pension Plan
CRA
Canada Revenue Agency
CRB
Canada Recovery Benefit
CRCB
Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit
CRF
Consolidated Revenue Fund
CRSB
Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit
CSO
Citizen Service Officer
CWLB
Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit
CX
Client Experience
EAS
Employment Assistance Services
EBSM
Employment Benefits and Support Measures
ECC
Employer Contact Centre
EI
Employment Insurance
EI-ERB
Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit
EICS
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey
EIPR
Employment Insurance Premium Ratio
eROE
Electronic Record of Employment
ESDC
Employment and Social Development Canada
eSIN
Electronic Social Insurance Number
FY
Fiscal Year
G7
Group of Seven
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GIS
Guaranteed Income Supplements
HCCS
Hosted Contact Centre Solution
HR
Human Resources
ID
Identification
IQF
Individual Quality Feedback
IS
Income Security
ISET
Indigenous Skills and Employment Training
IVR
Interactive Voice Response
JCP
Job Creation Partnerships
LFS
Labour Force Survey
LMDA
Labour Market Development Agreements
LMI
Labour Market Information
LMP
Labour Market Partnerships
LWF
Longitudinal Worker File
MAR
Monitoring and Assessment Report
MBM
Market Basket Measure
MIE
Maximum Insurable Earnings
MSCA
My Service Canada Account
NAICS
North American Industry Classification System
NESI
National Essential Skills Initiative
NIS
National Investigative Services
NOM
National Operating Model
NQCP
National Quality and Coaching Program
OAG
Office of the Auditor General of Canada
OAS
Old Age Security
OSC
Outreach Support Centre
PAAR
Payment Accuracy Review
PEAQ
Processing Excellence, Accuracy and Quality
PPE
Premium-paid eligible individuals
PRAR
Processing Accuracy Review
PRP
Premium Reduction Program
PTs
Provinces and Territories
QPIP
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan
RAIS
Registered Apprenticeship Information System
RCMP
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
R&I
Research and Innovation
ROE
Record of employment
ROE Web
Record of employment on the web
RPA
Robotics Process Automation
SAT
Secure Automated Transfer
SCC
Service Canada Centre
SD
Skills Development
SD-A
Skills Development – Apprenticeship
SD-R
Skills Development – Regular
SDP
Service Delivery Partner
SEPH
Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours
SIN
Social Insurance Number
SIR
Social Insurance Registry
SRS
Simple Random Sampling
SST
Social Security Tribunal
STDP
Short-term disability plan
SUB
Supplemental Unemployment Benefit
TRF
Targeting, Referral and Feedback
TTY
Teletypewriter
TWS
Targeted Wage Subsidies
U
Unemployed
UC
Unemployed contributor
UV
Unemployment-to-vacancy
VBW
Variable Best Weeks
VER
Variable Entrance Requirement
VRI
Video Remote Interpretation
WCAG
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
WWC
Working While on Claim
Annex 2.1 – Employment Insurance benefits – Concepts and definitions
Chapter II and Annex 2 provide information on the numbers of new claims established, the average actual duration, the average weekly benefit rate, 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 claims that have been received, processed and approved by Employment and Social Development Canada (via Service Canada) for which at least $1 in benefits was paid to an Employment Insurance claimant.
To avoid double counting, each claim established is counted only once. Thus, a claim that was established, for example, in November 2020 (in FY2021) and for which benefits paid to an Employment Insurance claimant began in December 2020 (in FY2021) and ended in June 2021 (in FY2122) is included in the FY2021 statistics, but is not counted in the FY2122 statistics.
New claims established designate a different concept from new applications submitted to Employment and Social Development Canada (and received by the organization). An application may be submitted, but not necessarily established. This is the case, for example, when the application is rejected because not all of the eligibility requirements are met.
It should be noted that the number of new claims established during a fiscal year does not necessarily correspond to the number of new Employment Insurance claimants because a claimant can have more than 1 Employment Insurance claim established annually.
New claims established are also referred to under other names such as: new claims established, benefits, claims and claims established. The terms "new," "benefits" and "established" are sometimes omitted so as not to complicate the text. In all cases, these terms refer to the same concept.
Average actual duration
The average actual duration of Employment Insurance claims refers, in regard to these claims, to the average number of weeks of benefits per claim during which at least 1 dollar in benefits was paid to an Employment Insurance 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 dollar was paid per claim by the number of claims that were completed based on the variable assessed (that is, 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 Employment Insurance fishing benefits 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 Employment Insurance claim.
The average weekly benefit rate is calculated by dividing the sum of the weekly benefit rate of each claim by the number of claims that were established.
The Family Supplement is always included in the calculation of the 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 II relating to the Working While on Claim provision).
Amount paid
The amount paid refers to the sum of benefit payments that claimants who have established an Employment Insurance claim have received. In other words, it is the value of Employment Insurance benefits that were paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
The amount paid is always reported on a cash basis, meaning that they are reported in the year in which they were paid regardless of when the claim was established. Thus, the amount paid in benefits to an Employment Insurance claimant who, for example, had a claim established in November 2020 (in FY2021) and received payment starting in December 2020 (in FY2021) and ending in June 2021 (in FY2122) are included in the fiscal year statistics for FY2021 and FY2122. If this claimant received $200 per week for 17 weeks between December 2010 and March 2021, and $200 per week for 12 weeks between April and June 2021, an amount of $3,400 will be allocated to FY2021 and $2,400 will be allocated to FY2122.
Long-Tenured workers
Long-Tenured workers are Employment Insurance (EI) claimants who have paid at least 30% of the maximum annual EI premiums in 7 of the past 10 years and who, over the last 5 years, have collected EI regular or fishing benefits for 35 weeks or less.
Frequent claimants
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 Employment Insurance 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 Employment Insurance benefits could be paid.
Dormant claims
Dormant claims are those that, as of August of the reference year following the reporting fiscal year, are open but are not active.
Combined or mixed claim
A combined or mixed claim refers to an Employment Insurance 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 Employment Insurance program as stipulated in Chapter II and Annex 2 are: regular benefits, fishing benefits, maternity benefits, parental benefits, sickness benefits, compassionate care benefits, 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 2.13, 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 Employment Insurance benefits).
Annex 2.2 – Employment Insurance maximum number of benefit weeks entitlement
Applied under Employment Insurance original rules, however temporary measures were in effect in FY21221
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% and under
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%
420-454
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
28
30
32
455-489
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
26
28
30
32
490-524
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
25
27
29
31
33
525-559
0
0
0
0
0
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
560-594
0
0
0
0
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
595-629
0
0
0
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
630-664
0
0
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
665-699
0
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
700-734
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
735-769
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
770-804
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
805-839
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
840-874
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
875-909
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
910-944
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
945-979
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
980-1,014
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
1,015-1,049
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
1,050-1,084
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
1,085-1,119
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
1,120-1,154
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
1,155-1,189
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
1,190-1,224
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
1,225-1,259
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
1,260-1,294
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
1,295-1,329
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
1,330-1,364
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
1,365-1,399
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
1,400-1,434
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
45
1,435-1,469
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
45
1,470-1,504
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
45
45
1,505-1,539
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
45
45
1,540-1,574
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
45
45
45
1,575-1,609
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
45
45
45
1,610-1,644
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
1,680-1,714
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
45
45
45
45
45
1,715-1,749
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
45
45
45
45
45
1,750-1,784
34
36
38
40
42
44
45
45
45
45
45
45
1,785-1,819
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
1 During FY2122, 2 different sets of EI temporary measures were in place to facilitate access to EI benefits in response to the economic disruptions due to COVID-19 pandemic. For claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021, a minimum unemployment rate of 13.1% was in effect in all EI economic regions, as well as a minimum eligibility requirement of 120 hours of insurable employment (including the one-time 300-hour credit) and a maximum of 50 weeks of EI regular benefits. For claims established between September 26, 2021 and September 24, 2022, the EI monthly unemployment rate resumed, the weeks of entitlement returned to EI original rules (between 14 to 45 weeks), and a minimum eligibility requirement of 420 hours of insurable employment was in place.
Source: Employment Insurance Act, Schedule I.
Annex 2.3 – Employment Insurance benefits
Annex 2.3.1 – Employment Insurance benefits: New claims established1
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20212,3
First half of FY21223
Second half of FY21223
Total of FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
81,090
86,070
81,790
100,110
24,520
61,200
85,720
Prince Edward Island
22,720
22,480
21,770
25,190
7,150
16,890
24,040
Nova Scotia
85,300
84,570
82,540
103,060
36,390
55,270
91,660
New Brunswick
91,130
89,820
89,380
110,670
27,690
69,400
97,090
Quebec
482,990
473,060
475,220
749,310
174,310
364,030
538,340
Ontario
562,570
556,900
585,670
1,067,890
297,370
382,860
680,230
Manitoba
61,440
64,020
64,780
102,110
31,270
40,200
71,470
Saskatchewan
51,250
54,210
57,280
77,500
23,970
33,880
57,850
Alberta
170,270
188,870
200,450
364,420
93,450
117,150
210,600
British Columbia
200,820
198,240
210,060
340,390
108,820
128,290
237,110
Yukon
2,200
2,310
2,300
3,210
970
1,650
2,620
Northwest Territories
2,420
2,310
2,030
2,860
930
1,360
2,290
Nunavut
1,340
1,470
1,210
1,970
940
640
1,580
Men
974,660
988,250
1,018,710
1,605,540
346,660
758,280
1,104,940
Women
840,880
836,080
855,770
1,443,150
481,120
514,540
995,660
24 years old and under
172,810
170,480
171,760
440,960
103,140
134,860
238,000
25 to 44 years old
876,270
882,780
914,700
1,382,320
429,430
604,070
1,033,500
45 to 54 years old
363,410
352,640
352,040
524,550
138,370
219,840
358,210
55 years old and over
403,050
418,430
435,980
700,860
156,840
314,050
470,890
Canada
1,815,540
1,824,330
1,874,840
3,048,690
827,780
1,272,820
2,100,600
Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
2 Claims for regular or sickness benefits could not be established during the first half of FY2021 due to the implementation of the Canada Emergency Response Benefits (CERB).
3 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
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
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20212,3
First half of FY21223
Second half of FY21223
Total of FY2122
St. John's
16,620
15,260
14,470
24,230
5,970
10,540
16,510
Newfoundland - Labrador
64,470
70,810
67,320
75,880
18,550
50,660
69,210
Charlottetown
5,570
5,680
4,850
8,600
3,290
3,930
7,220
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)
17,150
16,800
16,920
16,590
3,860
12,960
16,820
Eastern Nova Scotia
30,060
30,890
28,710
30,220
10,170
19,520
29,690
Western Nova Scotia
35,660
33,640
34,130
40,970
13,520
22,840
36,360
Halifax
19,580
20,040
19,700
31,870
12,700
12,910
25,610
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John
28,250
28,170
27,810
41,760
11,400
22,080
33,480
Madawaska-Charlotte
14,380
14,410
14,580
17,270
4,340
10,690
15,030
Restigouche-Albert
48,500
47,240
46,990
51,640
11,950
36,630
48,580
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
27,900
27,020
26,450
26,720
6370
19,340
25,710
Quebec
40,490
39,530
37,940
67,730
16,210
29,690
45,900
Trois-Rivières
9,650
9,310
10,320
15,930
3,580
7,910
11,490
South Central Quebec
8,780
8,870
10,430
16,220
4,230
7,690
11,920
Sherbrooke
10,150
9,960
10,080
17,290
4,830
7,850
12,680
Montérégie
31,710
30,950
33,540
55,830
12,780
26,060
38,840
Montréal
174,490
170,940
172,740
324,500
71,810
13,0150
201,960
Central Quebec
86,950
85,820
85,120
109,250
24,630
69,840
94,470
North Western Quebec
21,210
20,750
19,950
24,660
7,110
14,530
21,640
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore
47,100
46,140
45,370
54,330
13,230
33,220
46,450
Hull
12,630
12,700
12,270
21,440
5,660
9,550
15,210
Chicoutimi-Jonquière
11,930
11,070
11,010
15,410
3,870
8,200
12,070
Ottawa
32,610
32,410
33,950
65,530
22,270
20,840
43,110
Eastern Ontario
26,410
25,490
23,600
32,720
9,620
18,130
27,750
Kingston
5,140
5,570
6,580
11,050
3,180
4,270
7,450
Central Ontario
59,150
58,130
61,510
99,240
28,850
40,230
69,080
Oshawa
18,760
16,100
18,300
31,480
10,610
11,300
21,910
Toronto
204,230
204,030
213,050
455,220
113,290
136,440
249,730
Hamilton
29,240
29,040
31,550
58,950
17,290
19,990
37,280
St. Catharines
20,380
20,090
21,490
44,760
10,050
17,540
27,590
London
20,780
19,090
22,040
40,500
12,040
14,830
26,870
Niagara
17,280
17,390
18,570
23,750
6,750
10,910
17,660
Windsor
19,440
21,290
20,970
35,230
9,860
15,660
25,520
Kitchener
21,820
21,540
23,130
40,540
12,750
14,660
27,410
Huron
19,450
17,880
19,220
25,470
7,470
11,830
19,300
South Central Ontario
21,680
20,780
23,430
37,800
12,140
15,150
27,290
Sudbury
7,430
7,860
8,250
14,340
5,840
5,360
11,200
Thunder Bay
6,370
5,900
6,240
10,160
2,630
4,010
6,640
Northern Ontario
32,400
34,310
33,790
41,150
12,730
21,710
34,440
Winnipeg
34,580
34,910
35,910
66,440
18,630
22,820
41,450
Southern Manitoba
17,180
17,750
17,860
24,070
7,540
11,340
18,880
Northern Manitoba
9,680
11,360
11,010
11,600
5,100
6,040
11,140
Regina
10,470
10,310
10,580
17,050
4,880
5,980
10,860
Saskatoon
13,430
13,990
15,840
21,860
6,450
9,350
15,800
Southern Saskatchewan
12,750
13,820
14,320
17,920
5,880
8,810
14,690
Northern Saskatchewan
14,600
16,090
16,540
20,670
6,760
9,740
16,500
Calgary
55,710
57,720
61,950
124,830
31,170
36,420
67,590
Edmonton
61,260
68,520
71,530
126,950
33,060
42,160
75,220
Northern Alberta
13,900
16,540
16,690
24,080
6,890
8,840
15,730
Southern Alberta
39,400
46,090
50,280
88,560
22,330
29,730
52,060
Southern Interior British Columbia
36,700
40,710
42,500
60,500
17,450
28,080
45,530
Abbotsford
10,750
9,760
10,390
14,550
4,990
7,090
12,080
Vancouver
87,510
82,480
88,030
168,240
53,750
52,400
106,150
Victoria
12,870
12,360
13,150
22,140
7,690
8,020
15,710
Southern Coastal British Columbia
30,000
30,350
31,710
45,400
15,090
18,920
34,010
Northern British Columbia
22,990
22,580
24,280
29,560
9,850
13,780
23,630
Whitehorse
1,340
1,480
1,480
2,140
710
1,050
1,760
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)
860
830
820
1,070
260
600
860
Yellowknife
840
830
750
1,050
410
470
880
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)
1,580
1,480
1,280
1,810
520
890
1,410
Iqaluit
320
290
290
350
150
180
330
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)
1,020
1,180
920
1,620
790
460
1,250
Canada
1,815,540
1,824,330
1,874,480
3,048,690
827,780
1,272,820
2,100,600
Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
2 Claims for regular or sickness benefits could not be established during the first half of FY2021 due to the implementation of the Canada Emergency Response Benefits (CERB).
3 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.4.2 – Employment Insurance benefits by EI economic region: Amount paid1 ($ million)
EI economic region
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
St. John's
191.6
163.2
148.6
246.8
311.8
Newfoundland - Labrador
993.6
859.7
843.9
1,028.1
1,241.0
Charlottetown
50.1
47.0
44.8
79.5
115.6
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)
198.0
184.0
181.2
214.4
245.6
Eastern Nova Scotia
362.0
356.5
352.0
402.6
514.8
Western Nova Scotia
337.6
307.3
307.1
445.7
588.4
Halifax
192.5
181.3
192.2
339.4
439.5
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John
259.3
246.4
259.8
421.1
525.3
Madawaska-Charlotte
124.6
121.4
130.6
171.8
223.0
Restigouche-Albert
570.1
501.8
534.8
655.5
794.2
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
322.5
280.2
293.4
339.3
401.4
Quebec
254.8
231.5
229.4
537.5
555.3
Trois-Rivières
63.4
58.0
65.4
132.4
143.7
South Central Quebec
51.9
46.7
54.6
113.6
127.0
Sherbrooke
62.1
59.0
59.8
126.5
142.6
Montérégie
210.1
184.1
197.6
433.6
478.9
Montréal
1,288.5
1,114.3
1,132.9
2,891.9
3,099.7
Central Quebec
596.1
519.9
542.0
938.4
1,066.9
North Western Quebec
163.6
149.0
151.0
220.6
292.8
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore
370.3
311.7
331.9
497.6
576.1
Hull
91.4
80.4
80.9
192.4
220.2
Chicoutimi-Jonquière
83.6
71.2
71.3
123.9
144.5
Ottawa
344.7
328.2
346.7
687.7
827.9
Eastern Ontario
231.2
222.2
220.9
333.3
418.6
Kingston
47.7
47.2
59.3
112.8
138.3
Central Ontario
541.4
495.8
538.4
991.7
1,188.5
Oshawa
181.8
153.1
171.5
346.2
409.9
Toronto
2,244.7
2,087.5
2,261.3
5,115.9
5,677.4
Hamilton
289.9
270.8
297.9
594.0
695.7
St. Catharines
174.3
154.1
176.5
460.5
519.2
London
193.3
177.1
190.7
377.8
483.9
Niagara
159.5
156.6
168.0
248.0
283.9
Windsor
125.7
135.6
162.2
356.1
433.0
Kitchener
210.4
206.8
222.2
410.8
471.2
Huron
166.0
147.8
156.8
249.0
296.4
South Central Ontario
189.2
189.7
209.0
358.8
431.2
Sudbury
84.0
70.5
78.3
136.8
187.0
Thunder Bay
57.3
51.6
54.6
101.1
114.9
Northern Ontario
416.7
345.7
366.1
466.4
566.7
Winnipeg
332.4
326.0
335.8
674.4
755.4
Southern Manitoba
155.0
156.5
164.6
249.5
288.0
Northern Manitoba
144.0
136.7
130.8
158.3
214.1
Regina
118.0
109.0
110.8
198.3
222.2
Saskatoon
187.0
160.2
165.9
259.2
284.7
Southern Saskatchewan
170.9
147.2
154.3
221.1
253.9
Northern Saskatchewan
225.0
208.2
208.3
273.9
340.5
Calgary
917.0
716.3
725.1
1,470.8
1,573.1
Edmonton
922.1
785.2
791.7
1,512.8
1,588.3
Northern Alberta
236.9
199.2
212.9
313.3
331.6
Southern Alberta
579.3
470.3
536.7
1,007.5
1,069.1
Southern Interior British Columbia
433.6
380.8
383.6
624.7
742.5
Abbotsford
93.3
82.7
89.8
152.4
188.7
Vancouver
867.7
810.7
873.5
1,899.7
2,120.6
Victoria
119.5
112.9
124.4
233.0
271.2
Southern Coastal British Columbia
281.9
258.3
285.4
484.5
570.6
Northern British Columbia
293.4
232.7
247.6
339.9
406.8
Whitehorse
19.0
15.9
17.3
25.3
32.7
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)
8.8
9.1
8.6
14.2
17.3
Yellowknife
9.3
10.1
10.2
12.9
17.9
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)
21.5
21.1
19.5
24.2
31.5
Iqualuit
4.1
3.9
4.4
5.3
6.5
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)
19.5
17.1
15.7
20.4
32.22
Canada
18,654.7
16,685.3
17,502.7
32,075.0
36,751.8
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
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
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20211,2
First half of FY21222
Second half of FY21222
Total of FY21222
Newfoundland and Labrador
62,170
66,680
62,980
81,400
14,840
48,780
63,620
Prince Edward Island
16,430
15,540
14,860
18,820
4,370
12,100
16,470
Nova Scotia
63,880
61,800
62,100
81,630
24,340
42,330
66,670
New Brunswick
70,610
68,320
68,720
91,520
17,490
55,010
72,500
Quebec
399,080
384,500
400,460
653,980
126,940
304,420
431,360
Ontario
373,130
363,620
393,950
848,920
177,710
258,580
436,290
Manitoba
40,230
42,610
42,900
76,120
19,140
27,560
46,700
Saskatchewan
35,190
37,570
40,800
60,370
15,130
24,260
39,390
Alberta
112,400
127,090
140,540
296,840
60,040
78,580
138,620
British Columbia
122,410
120,860
135,800
257,310
63,530
78,380
141,910
Yukon
1,610
1,640
1,680
2,440
550
1,120
1,670
Northwest Territories
1,760
1,580
1,520
2,200
600
1,000
1,600
Nunavut
810
900
770
1,310
570
380
950
Men
788,880
791,220
830,770
1,371,140
231,370
615,570
846,940
Women
510,830
501,490
536,310
1,101,720
293,880
316,930
610,810
24 years old and under
118,750
113,780
122,860
381,160
74,800
99,240
174,040
25 to 44 years old
571,930
568,800
603,290
1,042,340
238,600
399,870
638,470
45 to 54 years old
289,420
278,900
286,640
445,220
100,090
175,480
275,570
55 years old and over
319,610
331,230
354,290
604,140
111,760
257,910
369,670
Long-tenured workers3
310,270
294,820
340,900
671,790
167,870
173,760
341,630
Occasional claimants3
699,370
700,580
738,600
1,511,990
338,400
500,810
839,210
Frequent claimants3
290,070
297,310
287,580
289,080
18,980
257,930
276,910
Canada
1,299,710
1,292,710
1,367,080
2,472,860
525,250
932,500
1,457,750
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
1 Claims for EI regular benefits could not be established during the first half of FY2021 due to the implementation of the Canada Emergency Response Benefits (CERB).
2 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for EI regular benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
3 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
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in FY2021r
Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in FY20212, r
Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in FY21222, p
Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in FY21222, p
Newfoundland and Labrador
32.7
28.7
27.1
30.0
7.6
33.7
9.3
Prince Edward Island
23.1
22.3
22.2
24.6
8.9r
28.2
11.4
Nova Scotia
22.7
22.0
22.1
24.8
9.5r
31.1
11.0
New Brunswick
22.4
20.5
21.3
24.0
8.8r
29.8
9.8
Quebec
16.8
15.6
15.8
18.1
7.5
26.7
8.7
Ontario
17.6
16.9
17.0
20.2
9.0r
31.1
8.3
Manitoba
19.3
18.6
18.8
21.6
9.4
30.3
10.8
Saskatchewan
26.0
22.8
20.5
23.6
10.3
31.6
11.0
Alberta
28.5
21.6
19.6
23.5
9.5r
31.7
10.1
British Columbia
19.9
17.9
17.2
20.4
9.4r
31.8
10.1
Yukon
21.7
20.0
19.6
20.6
9.3r
32.8
15.3
Northwest Territories
22.3
22.6
22.9
26.7
11.6r
36.8
12.8
Nunavut
32.8
28.1
28.0
33.6
8.1r
36.9
5.6
Men
20.5
18.8
18.6
21.2
8.7
29.7
9.1
Women
19.8
18.0
17.5
20.9
8.6
30.7
9.1
24 years old and under
17.7
16.6
16.3
18.9
8.1
26.7
8.3
25 to 44 years old
19.3
17.4
17.3
20.4r
8.7r
28.9
8.5
45 to 54 years old
20.9
19.0
18.5
21.4
8.8
30.4
9.1
55 years old and over
22.5
20.5
20.1
22.8
8.8r
34.1
11.0
Long-tenured workers3
21.1
18.0
16.8
19.7
8.1r
28.9
6.6
Occasional claimants3
19.1
17.8
17.6
20.6
8.8
30.8
9.0
Frequent claimants3
22.1
20.7
20.9
23.7
11.2
29.0
13.2
Canada
20.3
18.5
18.2
21.1
8.6
30.1
9.1
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
1 The reported duration estimates are based on completed claims that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
2 EI temporary measures affecting the maximum number of entitlement weeks of EI regular benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Sections 2.1 and 2.2.4 of Chapter 2 for details.
3 Consult Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.
r Revised.
p Preliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.5.3 – Regular benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Second half of FY20212
First half of FY21222
2 months in fall 20212
Last 4 months of FY21222
Newfoundland and Labrador
447
456
468
536
535
496
493
Prince Edward Island
426
433
446
528
530
488
488
Nova Scotia
427
433
447
530
530
492
473
New Brunswick
437
447
459
531
528
496
494
Quebec
450
462
478
534
546
490
511
Ontario
462
477
489
532
552
497
509
Manitoba
449
456
462
529
535
495
495
Saskatchewan
471
481
490
540
542
520
532
Alberta
496
507
512
542
554
533
549
British Columbia
459
472
488
535
552
506
523
Yukon
500
519
528
549
565
558
530
Northwest Territories
527
523
527
557
568
555
575
Nunavut
514
502
550
550
557
543
567
Men
481
493
507
544
555
524
540
Women
419
432
444
522
541
459
453
24 years old and under
416
433
445
514
519
454
443
25 to 44 years old
470
481
495
539
553
512
527
45 to 54 years old
463
475
490
541
555
514
530
55 years old and over
442
455
468
534
548
493
498
Long-tenured workers3
495
503
515
547
566
543
564
Occasional claimants3
437
452
464
526
538
475
483
Frequent claimants3
464
477
491
547
550
516
530
Canada
457
469
483
534
547
500
511
Note: 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 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
3 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.
Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. 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 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 2.6 – Regular benefits (by industry)
Annex 2.6.1 – Regular benefits (by industry): New claims established
Industry
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20211,2
First half of FY21222
Second half of FY21222
Total FY21222
Goods-producing industries
502,080
505,200
523,350
667,470
110,480
390,300
500,780
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
53,760
52,440
51,240
59,370
11,750
43,800
55,550
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
21,340
24,980
24,130
33,730
5,540
16,190
21,730
Utilities
4,150
4,150
4,870
3,980
1,120
3,130
4,250
Construction
288,870
292,720
289,330
350,210
42,010
243,780
285,790
Manufacturing
133,960
130,910
153,780
220,180
50,060
83,400
133,460
Services-producing industries
764,150
764,220
801,070
1,671,510
401,520
511,210
912,730
Wholesale trade
39,790
38,920
41,670
83,080
14,130
23,630
37,760
Retail trade
79,090
69,330
76,100
286,270
41,460
48,060
89,520
Transportation and warehousing
60,190
62,640
64,460
114,250
24,730
44,370
69,100
Finance and insurance
15,020
12,630
12,480
22,230
6,450
6,860
13,310
Real estate, rental and leasing
17,720
18,270
18,800
39,840
6,280
11,410
17,690
Professional, scientific and technical services
52,690
50,950
55,220
87,120
21,260
37,000
58,260
Business, building and other support services3
86,380
88,130
85,720
170,190
30,180
65,360
95,540
Educational services
157,110
163,030
170,300
120,670
138,050
53,100
191,150
Health care and social assistance
46,590
45,870
50,050
105,120
32,500
29,790
62,290
Information, culture and recreation4
39,080
40,250
39,900
110,510
12,100
38,720
50,820
Accommodation and food services
63,840
63,280
72,130
317,070
27,760
77,340
105,100
Other services (excluding public administration)
40,340
42,010
45,450
116,740
18,290
27,240
45,530
Public administration
66,310
68,910
68,790
98,420
28,330
48,330
76,660
Unclassified5
33,480
23,290
42,660
133,880
13,250
30,990
44,240
Canada
1,299,710
1,292,710
1,367,080
2,472,860
525,250
932,500
1,457,750
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
1 Claims for EI regular benefits could not be established during the first half of FY2021 due to the implementation of the Canada Emergency Response Benefits (CERB).
2 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for EI regular benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
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, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
5 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
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in FY2021r
Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in FY20212,r
Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in FY21222,p
Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in FY21222,p
Goods-producing industries
20.1
18.3
18.1
20.4
8.1r
26.6
8.7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
22.0
20.7
20.8
23.5
10.6r
30.1
13.4
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction
26.9
21.4
20.6
23.9
9.6r
29.1
9.8
Utilities
19.3
17.3
15.5
21.1
6.7r
23.2
5.8
Construction
19.3
17.7
17.4
19.8
7.7r
24.8
8.5
Manufacturing
19.9
18.2
18.0
19.9
7.9r
28.0
7.1
Services-producing industries
20.2
18.5
18.2
21.5
8.9
31.4
9.3
Wholesale trade
24.0
22.0
22.2
24.5
9.3r
34.8
9.2
Retail trade
22.8
21.4
21.1
22.2
7.0r
32.0
10.1
Transportation and warehousing
20.1
18.4
18.3
21.5
9.1r
31.0
9.6
Finance and insurance
24.3
23.9
22.4
26.4
10.0
35.0
8.9
Real estate, rental and leasing
24.0
21.2
20.7
23.6
9.4r
35.2
10.1
Professional, scientific and technical services
22.4
19.7
19.4
23.4
9.8r
30.5
9.9
Business, building and other support services3
21.4
19.9
20.0
22.1
9.6r
33.6
11.0
Educational services
12.5
11.8
11.2
14.8
8.7r
19.0
7.1
Health care and social assistance
21.4
19.9
19.5
21.4
7.9r
32.2
9.1
Information, culture and recreation4
20.9
19.1
19.5
22.1r
10.3r
32.7
9.3
Accommodation and food services
22.6
20.9
21.4
23.0
10.0
35.8
7.4
Other services (excluding public administration)
22.4
20.1
20.2
22.2
8.4r
32.6
9.6
Public administration
22.0
20.3
19.9
23.3
9.5r
29.7
11.4
Unclassified5
22.9
21.1
20.1
23.2r
9.1r
33.7
9.5
Canada
20.3
18.5
18.2
21.1
8.6
30.1
9.1
Note: 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 EI temporary measures affecting the maximum number of entitlement weeks of EI regular benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Sections 2.1 and 2.2.4 of Chapter 2 for details.
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, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
5 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.
Note: 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 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
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, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
5 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.
Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. 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 2.7.1 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): New claims established
EI economic region
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20211,2
First half of FY21222
Second half of FY21222
Total of FY21222
St. John's
12,900
11,510
11,070
20,320
3,850
8,050
11,900
Newfoundland – Labrador
49,270
55,170
51,910
61,080
10,990
40,730
51,720
Charlottetown
3,820
3,730
3,410
6,670
2,240
2,630
4,870
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)
12,610
11,810
11,450
12,150
2,130
9,470
11,600
Eastern Nova Scotia
23,760
24,190
22,610
24,760
7,440
15,850
23,290
Western Nova Scotia
27,020
24,810
26,000
32,160
8,550
18,090
26,640
Halifax
13,100
12,800
13,490
24,710
8,350
8,390
16,740
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John
20,180
19,270
19,540
33,220
6,890
16,000
22,890
Madawaska-Charlotte
10,940
10,840
11,060
14,090
2,550
8,200
10,750
Restigouche- Albert
39,490
38,210
38,120
44,210
8,050
30,810
38,860
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine
25,180
24,030
23,740
23,980
5,010
17,630
22,640
Québec
32,950
30,760
31,440
58,860
11,840
24,430
36,270
Trois-Rivières
7,820
7,550
8,560
13,820
2,350
6,300
8,650
South Central Quebec
6,820
6,820
8,560
13,190
2,850
6,290
9,140
Sherbrooke
8,000
7,690
8,290
14,730
3,090
6,310
9,400
Montérégie
24,880
24,240
27,820
47,530
8,740
21,420
30,160
Montreal
144,110
138,980
145,090
285,330
54,010
108,630
162,640
Central Quebec
71,440
68,910
71,350
94,470
16,740
58,100
74,840
North Western Quebec
17,730
17,610
17,150
21,950
5,370
11,960
17,330
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore
40,660
39,620
39,520
47,950
10,150
29,020
39,170
Hull
9,890
9,420
9,710
18,950
4,110
7,770
11,880
Chicoutimi-Jonquière
9,600
8,870
9,230
13,220
2,680
6,560
9,240
Ottawa
19,340
19,130
19,290
50,390
13,240
11,780
25,020
Eastern Ontario
18,670
17,530
16,420
24,930
5,730
12,740
18,470
Kingston
3,110
3,530
4,280
8,690
2,040
2,840
4,880
Central Ontario
41,030
39,720
43,440
78,060
16,950
28,800
45,750
Oshawa
12,690
10,470
12,460
24,710
6,090
7,370
13,460
Toronto
131,950
129,050
139,560
368,300
67,980
89,120
157,100
Hamilton
18,630
18,330
19,990
45,520
10,110
13,080
23,190
St. Catharines
14,310
14,030
15,560
37,690
6,680
13,200
19,880
London
13,770
11,870
14,680
32,370
6,610
10,230
16,840
Niagara
11,600
11,150
12,850
18,040
3,860
7,400
11,260
Windsor
14,490
16,180
16,550
29,740
6,550
12,560
19,110
Kitchener
13,570
13,240
14,710
30,750
7,640
8,960
16,600
Huron
13,360
12,560
13,380
19,730
3,970
8,510
12,480
South Central Ontario
13,110
12,130
14,840
27,280
6,710
9,280
15,990
Sudbury
4,990
5,180
5,710
11,060
3,920
3,510
7,430
Thunder Bay
4,460
4,130
4,240
8,270
1,480
2,880
4,360
Northern Ontario
24,050
25,390
25,990
33,390
8,150
16,320
24,470
Winnipeg
21,920
22,750
23,040
50,200
11,180
15,380
26,560
Southern Manitoba
11,180
11,140
11,390
16,420
4,080
7,470
11,550
Northern Manitoba
7,130
8,720
8,470
9,500
3,880
4,710
8,590
Regina
6,330
6,460
6,570
12,710
2,710
3,900
6,610
Saskatoon
8,640
9,080
10,760
16,530
3,700
6,290
9,990
Southern Saskatchewan
8,710
9,380
10,210
14,030
3,690
6,430
10,120
Northern Saskatchewan
11,510
12,650
13,260
17,100
5,030
7,640
12,670
Calgary
35,620
37,950
42,350
101,330
19,650
23,340
42,990
Edmonton
42,230
47,140
51,080
103,540
21,600
29,290
50,890
Northern Alberta
9,880
12,220
12,590
20,300
4,760
6,330
11,090
Southern Alberta
24,670
29,780
34,520
71,670
14,030
19,620
33,650
Southern Interior British Columbia
25,520
29,410
31,230
48,000
10,930
20,510
31,440
Abbotsford
6,690
5,830
6,290
9,950
2,360
4,540
6,900
Vancouver
47,730
43,640
51,220
125,580
30,260
28,050
58,310
Victoria
6,710
6,480
7,390
15,900
4,090
3,890
7,980
Southern Coastal British Columbia
19,220
19,010
21,490
34,170
8,990
12,060
21,050
Northern British Columbia
16,540
16,490
18,180
23,710
6,900
9,330
16,230
Whitehorse
820
920
930
1,470
380
590
970
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)
790
720
750
970
170
530
700
Yellowknife
520
430
470
720
220
290
510
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)
1,240
1,150
1,050
1,480
380
710
1,090
Iqualuit
170
130
140
170
70
100
170
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)
640
770
630
1,140
500
280
780
Canada
1,299,710
1,292,710
1,367,080
2,472,860
525,250
932,500
1,457,750
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
1 Claims for EI regular benefits could not be established during the first half of FY2021 due to the implementation of the Canada Emergency Response Benefits (CERB).
2 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for EI regular benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
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 Employment Insurance economic region): Average actual duration1 (number of weeks)
EI economic region
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in FY2021r
Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in FY20212, r
Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in FY21222, P
Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in FY21222, P
St. John's
20.9
20.8
20.4
21.7
7.4r
31.2
10.8
Newfoundland – Labrador
35.7
30.4
28.5
31.4
8.0r
34.6
7.6
Charlottetown
19.1
17.5
18.3
21.0
8.0r
26.8
11.6
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)
24.5
23.7
23.5
25.5
9.8r
28.9
11.2
Eastern Nova Scotia
26.4
26.1
26.7
28.5
9.9
32.5
11.1
Western Nova Scotia
21.4
20.1
19.6
22.9
9.2r
30.8
11.7
Halifax
19.0
18.5
18.6
20.9
9.6
30.3
9.9
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John
18.7
17.5
17.9
20.7
8.5r
29.7
9.5
Madawaska-Charlotte
19.1
18.7
20.0
21.8
8.9r
28.4
12.9
Restigouche- Albert
25.1
22.5
23.4
26.1
9.4
30.3
7.8
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine
25.2
23.8
24.5
27.0
8.0r
30
10.5
Québec
14.2
13.5
13.5
16.4
7.6r
23.3
7.7
Trois-Rivières
15.4
15.0
14.7
17.1
7.1
26.7
8.8
South Central Quebec
13.0
12.8
12.5
13.9
6.4r
21.0
7.9
Sherbrooke
14.4
14.3
13.1
15.9
6.6
22.5
7.7
Montérégie
15.4
14.2
14.0
16.2
6.8r
24.9
8.8
Montreal
17.0
15.7
15.6
18.2
7.7r
28.7
8.4
Central Quebec
15.7
14.7
15.1
17.0
7.3
25.1
9.2
North Western Quebec
17.4
16.5
16.6
18.3
7.0r
26.9
10.0
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore
17.3
15.4
16.6
18.4
7.2r
24.9
10.4
Hull
16.2
14.3
14.9
17.5
8.8r
27.8
8.5
Chicoutimi-Jonquière
16.8
14.8
15.1
17.0
7.1r
24.9
8.1
Ottawa
16.3
15.7
15.5
19.6
9.0
30.1
9.0
Eastern Ontario
16.9
16.4
16.3
18.6
8.3r
29.2
9.2
Kingston
15.8
16.0
16.2
20.9
8.2r
30.9
10.1
Central Ontario
16.7
16.2
16.4
19.7
8.5
29.3
9.4
Oshawa
15.6
15.3
15.6
21.1
8.7r
31.0
7.5
Toronto
18.1
17.2
17.8
20.9
9.5
33.2
7.6
Hamilton
16.3
15.6
16.2
19.5
9.0
29.3
8.5
St. Catharines
16.7
15.9
16.4
19.8
9.1r
32.0
8.0
London
16.6
16.0
16.0
18.1
8.2r
28.7
7.6
Niagara
16.9
16.3
17.1
19.6r
8.2r
29.1
8.1
Windsor
11.1
14.2
13.7
17.8
8.5
29.2
6.8
Kitchener
15.8
15.9
16.5
19.6
8.4
27.8
7.5
Huron
15.6
15.7
15.1
18.0
7.9r
27.7
8.9
South Central Ontario
14.2
15.1
15.4
17.5
8.2
26.8
7.7
Sudbury
24.6
18.0
16.7
20.4
8.4r
26.9
8.5
Thunder Bay
15.6
16.1
15.8
19.3r
8.6r
28.7
7.8
Northern Ontario
28.1
23.4
21.5
24.5
8.6
30.7
11.0
Winnipeg
16.6
16.1
16.5
19.5
9.4
30.2
10.7
Southern Manitoba
16.4
16.1
17.0
19.8r
9.3
28.3
11.6
Northern Manitoba
31.7
28.2
26.6
29.1r
9.9
34.1
7.9
Regina
16.8
16.0
16.8
20.0
10.2
31.5
11.1
Saskatoon
24.5
20.5
18.0
19.6
10.3
31.3
10.9
Southern Saskatchewan
25.9
21.0
18.5
21.9
10.2
30.2
11.9
Northern Saskatchewan
33.2
28.5
25.7
29.0
10.5
33.2
9.5
Calgary
29.8
23.0
20.1
23.7r
9.8
32.5
9.7
Edmonton
26.3
20.5
19.0
22.9
9.2
31.1
10.2
Northern Alberta
31.7
24.3
22.7
26.3
9.1
31.9
8.9
Southern Alberta
28.6
20.5
18.7
23.0
9.4
31.5
10.5
Southern Interior British Columbia
24.8
20.5
17.8
20.4r
10.2
30.0
11.1
Abbotsford
16.9
15.8
15.7
17.9r
9.2
30.9
9.4
Vancouver
16.9
16.2
16.5
20.2
9.3
33.2
9.5
Victoria
15.9
15.2
16.0
19.6
9.3
31.7
9.5
Southern Coastal British Columbia
17.6
16.2
16.9
20.1
9.3
30.5
9.5
Northern British Columbia
24.7
21.7
19.4
22.7
8.7
30.1
11.0
Whitehorse
23.2
19.4
18.2
19.5
9.1
31.8
13.5
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)
19.8
20.7
21.4
22.0
13.8
34.2
17.8
Yellowknife
16.2
18.0
18.9
21.2
11.5
34.6
8.7
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)
24.5
24.5
24.5
28.5
11.1
37.8
13.9
Iqualuit
22.6
20.1
22.0
24.3
5.0
33.4
3.5
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)
34.9
29.7
29.1
35.5
8.8
37.4
6.4
Canada
20.3
18.5
18.2
21.1
8.6
30.1
9.1
Note: 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 EI temporary measures affecting the maximum number of entitlement weeks of EI regular benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Sections 2.1 and 2.2.4 of Chapter 2 for details.
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.
Note: 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 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. 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.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.8 – Seasonal regular claimants
Annex 2.8.1 – Seasonal regular claimants1: New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Second half of FY20212,3
First half of FY21223
Second half of FY21223
Total of FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
14,630
21,170
28,100
24,750
1,770
23,630
25,400
Prince Edward Island
8,340
8,120
7,710
6,210
560
5,920
6,480
Nova Scotia
25,340
24,640
24,710
17,190
2,310
15,790
18,100
New Brunswick
33,890
33,650
32,990
26,070
1,550
24,630
26,180
Quebec
157,360
153,030
150,240
114,120
17,290
107,530
124,820
Ontario
96,070
99,060
102,940
60,960
21,780
57,500
79,280
Manitoba
10,320
11,720
12,360
7,290
3,090
6,900
9,990
Saskatchewan
3,790
6,010
8,480
7,430
1,670
7,270
8,940
Alberta
7,690
11,980
17,760
15,870
5,040
15,270
20,310
British Columbia
22,960
25,220
27,390
16,170
7,480
15,080
22,560
Yukon
430
400
420
420
30
410
440
Northwest Territories
260
250
220
230
X
X
240
Nunavut
30
30
50
40
X
X
60
Men
235,580
245,400
255,940
230,780
13,020
218,160
231,180
Women
145,530
149,880
157,430
65,970
49,600
62,020
111,620
24 years old and under
7,930
7,630
7,960
7,590
180
6,670
6,850
25 to 44 years old
144,000
149,160
153,940
118,510
21,000
109,800
130,800
45 to 54 years old
98,730
99,610
103,210
63,800
19,880
59,580
79,460
55 years old and over
130,450
138,880
148,260
106,850
21,560
104,130
125,690
Canada
381,110
395,280
413,370
296,750
62,620
280,180
342,800
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.
2Claims for EI regular benefits could not be established during the first half of FY2021 due to the implementation of the Canada Emergency Response Benefits (CERB).
3EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for EI regular benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
X Supressed for confidentiality purposes.
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 – Seasonal regular claimants1: Average actual duration2 (number of weeks)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in FY2021r
Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in FY20213,r
Claims established on or after September 27,2020 and completed in FY21223,P
Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in FY2122P
Newfoundland and Labrador
33.1
27.5
27.4
31.2
9.0
32.7
9.3
Prince Edward Island
23.8
23.3
24.2
26.2
10.5
30.1
13.1
Nova Scotia
22.6
22.4
22.6
25.9
8.7
29.5
12.6
New Brunswick
23.3
21.0
22.4
25.2
9.6
28.9
12.3
Quebec
15.7
14.4
15.0
18.0
7.7
20.0
9.9
Ontario
14.0
13.3
13.8
17.4
9.3
20.0
10.1
Manitoba
15.8
14.6
15.8
18.9
10.4
22.4
11.9
Saskatchewan
22.7
19.1
17.9
21.8
11.6
24.8
12.9
Alberta
22.7
18.0
16.7
20.8
10.3
23.1
11.7
British Columbia
17.1
14.9
14.6
17.0
11.5
24.9
12.8
Yukon
20.5
20.0
21.7
20.8
13.2
29.6
17.8
Northwest Territories
21.4
23.3
21.9
23.5
8.0
34.0
13.6
Nunavut
30.3
37.8
15.8
27.5
n/a
28.8
n/a
Men
18.7
17.0
17.9
20.7
8.8
23.6
10.3
Women
16.5
14.8
15.0
20.0
10.6
22.1
12.6
24 years old and under
18.1
16.8
17.3
20.8
9.1
23.5
9.5
25 to 44 years old
16.7
15.1
15.7
19.3
8.6
21.1
9.6
45 to 54 years old
17.8
16.0
16.3
20.1
9.0
21.6
10.3
55 years old and over
19.3
17.4
18.2
22.0
10.3
26.2
12.7
Canada
17.9
16.2
16.8
20.5
9.1
23.1
10.7
Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI regular 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 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.
3 EI temporary measures affecting the maximum number of entitlement weeks of EI regular benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Sections 2.1 and 2.2.4 of Chapter 2 for details.
P Preliminary.
r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.8.3 – Seasonal regular claimants1: Average weekly benefit rate2
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Second half of FY20213
First half of FY21223
2 months in fall 20213
Last 4 months of FY21223
Newfoundland and Labrador
439
466
487
547
541
508
528
Prince Edward Island
452
454
470
536
542
491
516
Nova Scotia
450
455
470
543
537
488
525
New Brunswick
465
474
487
543
544
517
536
Quebec
475
486
502
554
555
501
558
Ontario
486
498
511
558
571
504
569
Manitoba
465
474
480
553
531
532
559
Saskatchewan
487
490
501
558
535
548
567
Alberta
505
515
524
567
555
568
592
British Columbia
451
470
485
549
551
516
548
Yukon
524
544
547
561
563
561
569
Northwest Territories
536
539
560
569
595
557
581
Nunavut
466
494
510
555
548
n/a
627
Men
495
506
521
559
565
534
571
Women
436
448
462
530
555
464
488
24 years old and under
490
502
513
551
550
518
542
25 to 44 years old
495
504
519
559
564
531
572
45 to 54 years old
473
486
501
555
558
518
564
55 years old and over
447
460
476
544
550
496
531
Canada
473
484
499
553
557
512
556
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 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to seasonal regular claimants.
3 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details. Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. 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 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 – Fishing benefits
Annex 2.9.1 – Fishing benefits: New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total FY20211
First half of FY21221
Second half of FY21221
Total FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
12,278
12,682
13,041
12,066
5,850
7,966
13,816
Prince Edward Island
3,258
3,278
3,236
3,145
1,135
1,970
3,105
Nova Scotia
5,633
5,701
5,750
5,369
2,723
2,636
5,359
New Brunswick
3,310
3,203
3,244
3,021
1,268
1,856
3,124
Quebec
1,412
1,408
1,372
1,289
537
747
1,284
British Columbia
2,942
2,843
2,424
2,434
309
1,830
2,139
Other provinces and territories
1,222
1,252
1,318
964
505
623
1,128
Men
24,015
24,319
24,203
22,608
9,910
13,759
23,669
Women
6,040
6,048
6,182
5,680
2,417
3,869
6,286
24 years old and under
1,564
1,535
1,593
1,341
661
899
1,560
25 to 44 years old
8,683
8,556
8,428
7,494
3,146
4,736
7,882
45 to 54 years old
8,217
8,095
7,901
7,231
3,181
4,071
7,252
55 years old and over
11,591
12,181
12,463
12,222
5,339
7,922
13,261
Canada
30,055
30,367
30,385
28,288
12,327
17,628
29,955
Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI fishing benefits was paid.
1 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.4 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.9.2 – Fishing benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Change (%) FY2021 to FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
19.5
19.1
21.1
19.9
22.2
+11.7
Prince Edward Island
19.1
18.8
19.9
19.7
21.2
+7.6
Nova Scotia
19.8
19.8
20.1
20.4
21.5
+5.7
New Brunswick
19.6
19.1
20.2
19.8
21.4
+8.1
Quebec
17.1
17.1
18.7
18.6
21.2
+14.3
British Columbia
23.1
23.3
23.3
23.3
23.0
-1.6
Other provinces and territories
23.2
23.0
23.2
23.6
23.9
+1.1
Men
19.5
19.3
20.5
20.0
21.7
+8.4
Women
21.5
21.2
22.2
21.6
23.2
+7.2
24 years old and under
20.4
20.1
20.8
19.9
20.6
+3.4
25 to 44 years old
20.2
20.1
21.1
20.5
21.6
+5.6
45 to 54 years old
19.3
19.0
20.4
19.8
21.8
+9.9
55 years old and over
20.0
19.8
20.9
20.5
22.4
+9.3
Canada
19.9
19.7
20.8
20.3
22.0
+8.2
Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI fishing benefits was paid. Estimates on average actual duration are based on claims established.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.9.3 – Fishing benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20212
First half of FY21222
2 months in fall 20212
Last 4 months of FY21222
Newfoundland and Labrador
515
517
533
511
561
576
560
568
Prince Edward Island
532
528
545
563
570
591
553
583
Nova Scotia
521
521
538
558
567
591
529
570
New Brunswick
521
529
546
552
573
592
570
582
Quebec
532
538
551
565
570
591
545
584
British Columbia
449
475
466
482
567
572
475
498
Other provinces and territories
430
444
446
441
548
555
475
461
Men
513
518
532
537
567
584
543
568
Women
494
499
515
506
559
575
531
549
24 years old and under
483
493
511
517
557
572
521
541
25 to 44 years old
507
512
526
534
565
583
539
562
45 to 54 years old
517
522
536
540
567
586
547
573
55 years old and over
510
514
527
527
565
581
539
565
Canada
510
514
528
532
565
582
539
565
Note: 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.
2 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. 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 2.10 – Special benefits
Annex 2.10.1 – Special benefits1: New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20212,3
First half of FY21223
Second half of FY21223
Total of FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
13,040
13,230
12,940
13,120
5,910
8,280
14,190
Prince Edward Island
6,860
6,680
6,950
6,050
2,360
4,470
6,830
Nova Scotia
25,890
26,430
27,090
24,980
12,450
16,070
28,520
New Brunswick
33,000
33,590
33,970
30,050
11,760
21,300
33,060
Quebec
133,050
136,230
135,310
139,530
59,320
88,230
147,550
Ontario
204,730
207,380
214,170
243,530
127,760
127,860
255,620
Manitoba
20,910
20,680
21,340
24,190
12,620
12,430
25,050
Saskatchewan
16,420
17,310
17,070
18,260
9,250
9,480
18,730
Alberta
58,960
62,920
66,100
76,610
36,930
37,550
74,480
British Columbia
82,320
80,150
82,590
92,670
49,280
49,070
98,350
Yukon
710
670
770
880
480
460
940
Northwest Territories
710
750
580
720
350
340
690
Nunavut
490
520
390
670
360
250
610
Men
212,700
220,000
237,370
254,480
118,270
154,490
272,760
Women
384,390
386,540
381,900
416,780
210,560
221,300
431,860
24 years old and under
42,020
42,050
40,890
60,350
27,510
25,230
52,740
25 to 44 years old
337,320
342,800
358,740
381,580
204,860
217,740
422,600
45 to 54 years old
100,990
99,400
95,000
97,570
44,760
56,270
101,030
55 years old and over
116,760
122,290
124,640
131,760
51,700
76,550
128,250
Employees
596,310
605,930
618,400
670,420
328,220
375,290
703,510
Self-employed persons
780
610
870
840
610
500
1,110
Canada
597,090
606,540
619,270
671,260
328,830
375,790
704,620
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 include maternity, parental, sickness, and compassionate care benefits, but exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources during those fiscal years. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included, which could affect comparisons with previous years.
2 Claims for sickness benefits could not be established during the first half of FY2021 due to the implementation of the Canada Emergency Response Benefits (CERB).
3 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.10.2 – Special benefits1: Average weekly benefit rate2 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20213
First half of FY21223
2 months in fall 20213
Last 4 months of FY21223
Newfoundland and Labrador
437
450
462
506
533
543
487
471
Prince Edward Island
429
438
456
508
538
546
509
485
Nova Scotia
425
431
449
500
535
544
485
472
New Brunswick
433
438
459
496
534
540
502
483
Quebec
416
427
445
495
533
542
481
489
Ontario
449
462
477
522
542
558
515
522
Manitoba
432
443
459
493
535
546
491
492
Saskatchewan
456
461
477
513
542
555
516
509
Alberta
467
477
495
527
545
559
521
528
British Columbia
443
454
477
519
542
556
515
525
Yukon
503
511
519
550
564
579
587
557
Northwest Territories
508
513
526
555
569
586
525
587
Nunavut
487
499
538
513
565
575
515
590
Men
470
481
500
549
548
561
530
543
Women
423
432
448
507
532
548
484
483
24 years old and under
353
375
389
417
516
522
430
408
25 to 44 years old
457
466
485
525
545
559
517
528
45 to 54 years old
441
452
470
513
540
552
510
514
55 years old and over
423
434
449
497
534
547
490
482
Employees
440
450
468
518
539
553
503
508
Self-employed persons
331
329
356
418
525
517
392
397
Canada
440
450
468
518
539
553
503
508
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
1 Excludes extended parental benefits which are calculated at a lower benefit rate. FY1718 to FY1920 include maternity, parental, sickness, and compassionate care benefits, but exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources during those fiscal years. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included, which could affect comparisons with previous years.
2 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.
3 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based in a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.10.3 – Special benefits1: Amount paid2 ($ million)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
$110.8
$106.6
$107.1
$111.5
$132.1
Prince Edward Island
$43.3
$42.3
$40.8
$46.0
$56.7
Nova Scotia
$190.3
$192.3
$204.2
$216.3
$260.6
New Brunswick
$190.8
$205.2
$209.3
$217.7
$249.0
Quebec
$506.0
$528.2
$574.5
$592.8
$749.4
Ontario
$2,487.0
$2,502.0
$2,678.5
$2,931.7
$3,341.8
Manitoba
$237.2
$239.9
$249.5
$279.2
$324.1
Saskatchewan
$226.7
$233.9
$232.6
$245.8
$280.7
Alberta
$852.1
$848.6
$914.9
$971.0
$1,076.8
British Columbia
$869.8
$870.3
$913.2
$1,013.1
$1,189.2
Territories
$25.7
$26.5
$25.5
$30.7
$37.4
Unknown3
$0.2
$0.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
Men
$1,077.6
$1,127.2
$1,236.3
$1,296.0
$1,518.9
Women
$4,662.2
$4,669.0
$4,913.8
$5,359.7
$6,178.7
24 years old and under
$353.0
$347.1
$346.1
$422.4
$516.8
25 to 44 years old
$4,391.3
$4,407.5
$4,694.4
$5,081.1
$5,840.5
45 to 54 years old
$475.1
$485.9
$498.5
$487.8
$597.3
55 years old and over
$520.3
$555.7
$611.2
$664.5
$743.0
Employees
$5,729.9
$5,787.0
$6,140.1
$6,643.1
$7,678.9
Self-employed persons
$9.9
$9.2
$10.0
$12.6
$18.7
Canada
$5,739.8
$5,796.2
$6,150.1
$6,655.7
$7,697.6
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.
3 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 2.11 – Special Benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)
Annex 2.11.1 – Special Benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)1: New claims established
EI Economic region
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20212,3
First half of FY21223
Second half of FY21223
Total of FY2122
St. John's
5,080
4,660
4,620
5,180
2,370
2,910
5,280
Newfoundland - Labrador
7,960
8,570
8,320
7,940
3,540
5,370
8,910
Charlottetown
1,990
1,940
1,670
2,200
1,100
1,200
2,300
Prince Edward Island (excl. Charlottetown)
4,870
4,740
5,280
3,850
1,260
3,270
4,530
Eastern Nova Scotia
8,500
8,180
8,880
6,840
3,040
5,110
8,150
Western Nova Scotia
9,920
10,220
10,180
9,770
4,590
6,140
10,730
Halifax
7,470
8,030
8,030
8,370
4,820
4,820
9,640
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John
11,010
11,540
11,260
11,700
5,320
7,420
12,740
Madawaska-Charlotte
4,680
4,780
4,710
4,250
1,880
3,150
5,030
Restigouche-Albert
17,310
17,270
18,000
14,100
4,560
10,730
15,290
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
4,750
4,240
4,570
3,760
1,470
2,870
4,340
Québec
11,730
13,060
11,580
13,210
5,100
7,900
13,000
Trois-Rivières
3,210
3,290
3,810
3,680
1,480
2,640
4,120
South Central Quebec
3,190
3,210
3,590
4,700
1,760
2,350
4,110
Sherbrooke
3,250
3,480
3,190
3,630
1,980
2,100
4,080
Montérégie
9,470
9,700
10,140
11,400
4,890
6,340
11,230
Montreal
42,850
44,090
44,330
49,750
21,910
28,080
49,990
Central Quebec
25,780
26,910
26,130
24,070
10,310
18,030
28,340
North Western Quebec
5,420
5,220
4,880
4,680
2,260
3,480
5,740
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore
14,860
14,420
15,260
13,050
4,670
9,160
13,830
Hull
3,640
4,150
3,470
3,520
1,910
2,350
4,260
Chicoutimi-Jonquière
4,900
4,460
4,360
4,080
1,580
2,930
4,510
Ottawa
14,140
13,850
15,280
16,500
9,770
9,340
19,110
Eastern Ontario
8,750
9,030
8,460
8,970
4,300
5,720
10,020
Kingston
2,130
2,220
2,610
2,770
1,270
1,490
2,760
Central Ontario
19,350
19,780
20,680
23,370
12,740
11,670
24,410
Oshawa
6,660
5,990
6,800
7,720
4,780
4,120
8,900
Toronto
77,040
79,030
79,040
95,190
48,140
47,600
95,740
Hamilton
11,320
11,570
13,230
14,450
7,720
7,230
14,950
St. Catharines
6,650
7,020
7,300
8,460
3,850
4,550
8,400
London
7,770
7,320
8,200
9,010
5,440
4,870
10,310
Niagara
6,170
6,670
6,490
6,440
3,240
3,490
6,730
Windsor
5,680
6,090
5,610
7,300
3,690
3,800
7,490
Kitchener
8,470
8,590
9,140
10,410
5,570
5,620
11,190
Huron
7,200
6,260
7,420
6,830
3,690
3,610
7,300
South Central Ontario
8,690
8,640
8,970
10,460
5,230
5,630
10,860
Sudbury
2,840
3,120
3,050
3,910
2,240
2,080
4,320
Thunder Bay
2,080
2,180
2,150
2,400
1,180
1,190
2,370
Northern Ontario
9,790
10,020
9,740
9,340
4,910
5,850
10,760
Winnipeg
13,180
12,770
13,490
15,490
7,920
7,840
15,760
Southern Manitoba
5,880
6,060
5,870
6,800
3,500
3,600
7,100
Northern Manitoba
1,850
1,850
1,980
1,900
1,200
990
2,190
Regina
4,200
4,180
4,270
4,480
2,250
2,110
4,360
Saskatoon
4,660
4,980
5,300
5,660
2,800
2,910
5,710
Southern Saskatchewan
4,170
4,540
3,980
4,340
2,290
2,430
4,720
Northern Saskatchewan
3,390
3,610
3,520
3,780
1,910
2,030
3,940
Calgary
20,700
20,270
21,740
25,790
12,800
12,580
25,380
Edmonton
19,920
22,170
23,090
26,750
12,730
13,150
25,880
Northern Alberta
4,120
4,680
4,790
5,060
2,410
2,610
5,020
Southern Alberta
14,220
15,800
16,480
19,010
8,990
9,210
18,200
Southern Interior British Columbia
12,700
12,840
13,960
14,940
7,790
8,080
15,870
Abbotsford
5,370
4,980
5,030
5,460
2,940
3,070
6,010
Vancouver
39,940
38,770
39,460
45,680
24,760
23,790
48,550
Victoria
6,090
5,640
6,070
6,510
3,770
3,870
7,640
Southern Coastal British Columbia
11,280
11,570
11,380
13,240
6,710
6,430
13,140
Northern British Columbia
6,940
6,350
6,690
6,840
3,310
3,830
7,140
Whitehorse
590
550
610
760
360
390
750
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)
120
120
160
120
120
70
190
Yellowknife
360
410
290
360
190
190
380
Northwest Territories (excl. Yellowknife)
350
340
290
360
160
150
310
Iqaluit
170
160
170
190
100
90
190
Nunavut (excl. Iqaluit)
320
360
220
480
260
160
420
Canada
597,090
606,540
619,270
671,260
328,830
375,790
704,620
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 include maternity, parental, sickness, and compassionate care benefits, but exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources during those fiscal years. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included, which could affect comparisons with previous years.
2 Claims for sickness benefits could not be established during the first half of FY2021 due to the implementation of the Canada Emergency Response Benefits (CERB).
3 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.11.2 – Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)1: Average weekly benefit rate2 ($)
EI Economic region
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20213
First half of FY21223
2 months in fall 20213
Last 4 months of FY21223
St. John's
440
455
462
515
532
547
481
479
Newfoundland - Labrador
435
448
463
498
533
540
490
467
Charlottetown
402
407
432
507
533
542
449
485
Prince Edward Island (excl. Charlottetown)
440
450
463
510
541
549
525
486
Eastern Nova Scotia
449
457
470
524
539
546
507
487
Western Nova Scotia
402
405
423
487
530
538
461
470
Halifax
429
439
457
500
537
548
486
464
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John
422
429
444
487
532
542
478
483
Madawaska-Charlotte
408
417
437
505
529
537
469
463
Restigouche-Albert
448
450
473
508
537
540
521
490
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
422
428
454
459
532
537
514
499
Québec
419
433
453
504
534
544
488
484
Trois-Rivières
408
414
452
556
528
538
461
482
South Central Quebec
406
419
457
513
532
545
465
476
Sherbrooke
404
426
441
448
531
542
473
499
Montérégie
410
422
439
505
535
540
470
482
Montreal
421
427
445
499
532
542
482
492
Central Quebec
406
419
439
483
531
541
467
486
North Western Quebec
413
436
442
428
531
546
502
478
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore
417
435
448
472
535
543
487
503
Hull
441
450
452
509
536
548
512
511
Chicoutimi-Jonquière
423
425
449
533
534
541
480
487
Ottawa
473
483
497
541
545
565
530
551
Eastern Ontario
437
451
466
521
538
554
502
512
Kingston
439
463
461
519
533
552
518
524
Central Ontario
435
446
462
508
539
555
502
505
Oshawa
463
469
479
521
542
558
536
525
Toronto
456
467
483
525
543
560
520
529
Hamilton
457
469
477
537
544
562
511
527
St. Catharines
420
432
451
509
536
555
489
491
London
442
460
480
515
541
555
511
506
Niagara
446
452
472
513
541
555
504
511
Windsor
434
459
479
505
541
557
516
515
Kitchener
449
469
482
531
541
559
519
518
Huron
435
449
467
487
542
553
502
527
South Central Ontario
445
462
479
519
544
557
523
528
Sudbury
433
462
475
526
544
563
509
508
Thunder Bay
452
463
475
502
543
565
542
535
Northern Ontario
441
456
477
519
541
554
506
504
Winnipeg
432
443
459
499
533
545
500
482
Southern Manitoba
432
440
459
480
538
544
482
502
Northern Manitoba
437
453
461
489
535
556
465
535
Regina
459
471
482
520
548
558
538
510
Saskatoon
457
460
472
520
539
554
516
494
Southern Saskatchewan
458
458
484
495
541
556
485
516
Northern Saskatchewan
451
456
471
512
540
552
526
524
Calgary
472
477
495
531
544
559
512
534
Edmonton
474
483
502
532
546
560
528
526
Northern Alberta
478
494
504
535
552
563
541
551
Southern Alberta
449
462
483
512
543
559
513
514
Southern Interior British Columbia
438
443
466
506
542
552
499
516
Abbotsford
398
411
445
487
536
545
504
481
Vancouver
448
462
486
524
544
558
523
535
Victoria
463
465
489
535
543
560
530
547
Southern Coastal British Columbia
439
449
463
506
540
552
506
503
Northern British Columbia
450
468
485
533
547
559
518
537
Whitehorse
507
508
515
546
564
579
586
549
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)
486
524
537
573
568
578
595
592
Yellowknife
509
517
520
540
573
588
537
593
Northwest Territories (excl. Yellowknife)
507
507
534
562
563
584
517
578
Iqaluit
514
536
557
526
572
595
595
631
Nunavut (excl. Iqaluit)
470
482
522
507
563
568
501
559
Canada
440
450
468
518
539
553
503
508
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
1 Excludes extended parental benefits which are calculated at a lower benefit rate. FY1718 to FY1920 include maternity, parental, sickness, and compassionate care benefits, but exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources during those fiscal years. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included, which could affect comparisons with previous years.
2 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.
3 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 include maternity, parental, sickness, and compassionate care benefits, but exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources during those fiscal years. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children from a 10% sample are included, which could affect comparisons with previous years. However, total amounts paid in EI special benefits by EI economic region do not match those in Annex 2.10.3.
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 on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.12 – Firms and Employment Insurance regular and special benefits (by industry)
Annex 2.12 – Firms and Employment Insurance regular and special benefits (by industry)
Industry
Number of firms 2020
Distribution of firms (%) 2020
Firms' workforce1 2020
Distribution of the firms' workforce (%) 2020
Number of EI regular claimants2 2020
Distribution of EI regular claimants (%) 2020
Number of EI special claimants2 2020
Distribution of EI special claimants (%) 2020
Goods-producing industries
267,030
21.6%
3,774,830
19.4%
664,020
33.9%
183,840
21.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
52,670
4.3%
352,260
1.8%
58,520
3.0%
17,230
2.0%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
7,820
0.6%
216,420
1.1%
32,480
1.7%
7,550
0.9%
Utilities
820
0.1%
111,440
0.6%
5,300
0.3%
3,000
0.3%
Construction
156,350
12.7%
1,316,210
6.8%
359,570
18.4%
66,010
7.5%
Manufacturing
49,380
4.0%
1,778,510
9.2%
208,150
10.6%
90,040
10.3%
Services-producing industries
896,590
72.6%
15,467,030
79.5%
1,275,890
65.1%
686,340
78.4%
Wholesale trade
44,940
3.6%
871,930
4.5%
69,860
3.6%
32,560
3.7%
Retail trade
103,740
8.4%
2,309,970
11.9%
170,550
8.7%
98,160
11.2%
Transportation and warehousing
84,660
6.9%
911,760
4.7%
92,050
4.7%
38,660
4.4%
Finance and insurance
32,290
2.6%
759,600
3.9%
20,490
1.1%
29,400
3.4%
Real estate, rental and leasing
52,830
4.3%
318,080
1.6%
30,590
1.6%
12,380
1.4%
Professional, scientific and technical services
162,610
13.2%
1,206,480
6.2%
81,080
4.1%
38,130
4.4%
Business, building and other support services3
59,060
4.8%
1,211,580
6.2%
152,260
7.8%
57,540
6.6%
Educational services
15,190
1.2%
1,437,530
7.4%
101,820
5.2%
52,920
6.0%
Health care and social assistance
117,900
9.6%
1,819,410
9.4%
84,170
4.3%
124,090
14.2%
Information, culture and recreation4
32,380
2.6%
633,910
3.3%
84,650
4.3%
20,240
2.3%
Accommodation and food services
76,930
6.2%
1,347,380
6.9%
220,940
11.3%
59,030
6.7%
Other services (excluding public administration)
108,900
8.8%
716,960
3.7%
82,510
4.2%
33,120
3.8%
Public administration
5,170
0.4%
1,922,460
9.9%
84,920
4.3%
90,120
10.3%
Unclassified*
70,860
5.7%
204,200
1.1%
19,130
1.0%
5,810
0.7%
Canada
1,234,480
100.0%
19,446,060
100.0%
1,959,050
100.0%
875,990
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 1 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 2020.
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 2.13 – Maternity benefits
Annex 2.13.1 – Maternity benefits1: New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20213
First half of FY21223
Second half of FY21223
Total of FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
2,730
2,550
2,210
2,520
1,110
1,030
2,140
Prince Edward Island
900
890
830
1,100
520
650
1,170
Nova Scotia
5,060
5,410
4,640
5,040
2,830
2,680
5,510
New Brunswick
4,180
4,350
3,830
4,080
2,210
2,390
4,600
Quebec2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ontario
83,920
83,500
84,930
82,260
46,210
42,980
89,190
Manitoba
8,610
8,580
8,280
8,600
4,640
4,360
9,000
Saskatchewan
8,330
8,340
7,970
7,680
4,260
3,600
7,860
Alberta
29,470
29,360
29,580
28,190
15,190
13,890
29,080
British Columbia
27,430
26,110
24,790
26,400
14,210
13,100
27,310
Yukon
240
280
210
340
240
170
410
Northwest Territories
300
380
250
430
210
170
380
Nunavut
300
260
170
270
180
80
260
24 years old and under
15,080
14,120
12,370
12,730
5,890
5,540
11,430
25 to 29 years old
46,170
45,120
43,560
43,360
23,170
19,970
43,140
30 to 34 years old
68,610
68,240
69,010
67,760
39,420
36,080
75,500
35 to 39 years old
34,660
35,600
35,710
36,080
19,620
19,300
38,920
40 years old and over
6,950
6,930
7,040
6,980
3,710
4,210
7,920
Canada
171,470
170,010
167,690
166,910
91,810
85,100
176,910
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.
3 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.13.2 – Maternity benefits: Average actual duration1 (number of weeks)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021r
FY2122P
Change (%) FY2021 to FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
14.3
14.2
14.5
14.5
14.3
-1.0
Prince Edward Island
14.5
14.1
14.4
14.5
14.6
0.6
Nova Scotia
14.7
14.6
14.6
14.7
14.5
-1.2
New Brunswick
14.6
14.5
14.5
14.6
14.5
-0.7
Quebec2
n/a
n/a
12.7
10.7
13.5
26.7
Ontario
14.7
14.6
14.7
14.7
14.4
-1.9
Manitoba
14.6
14.7
14.7
14.7
14.6
-0.5
Saskatchewan
14.7
14.7
14.7
14.7
14.6
-0.5
Alberta
14.7
14.6
14.6
14.7
14.5
-1.0
British Columbia
14.7
14.7
14.7
14.7
14.6
-0.4
Yukon
15.0
14.3
14.6
14.6
14.5
-0.5
Northwest Territories
14.3
13.1
14.4
14.5
14.4
-0.8
Nunavut
14.3
14.8
14.5
14.3
14.1
-0.9
24 years old and under
14.6
14.6
14.6
14.6
14.2
-2.6
25 to 29 years old
14.6
14.6
14.7
14.7
14.5
-1.4
30 to 34 years old
14.7
14.7
14.7
14.7
14.6
-0.7
35 to 39 years old
14.6
14.6
14.7
14.7
14.4
-2.0
40 years old and over
14.6
14.5r
14.6
14.6
14.5
-0.8
Canada
14.7
14.6
14.7
14.7
14.5
-1.3
Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI maternity benefits was paid.
1 The reported duration estimates are based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August of the following fiscal year.
2 Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
P Preliminary.
r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada. Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data for FY1718 and FY1819 are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data, whereas data for FY1920 to FY2122 are based on a 100% sample.
Annex 2.13.3 – Maternity benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20213
First half of FY21223
2 months in fall 20213
Last 4 months of FY21223
Newfoundland and Labrador
438
470
476
495
545
553
557
490
Prince Edward Island
446
441
511
496
545
556
447
514
Nova Scotia
425
436
461
478
540
553
508
498
New Brunswick
431
433
434
485
538
548
473
497
Quebec2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ontario
457
470
484
515
553
563
526
542
Manitoba
422
438
453
474
542
550
483
498
Saskatchewan
452
461
476
499
550
558
516
526
Alberta
467
475
494
519
552
561
532
535
British Columbia
449
462
482
510
552
561
521
531
Yukon
518
506
516
539
573
582
578
588
Northwest Territories
499
503
525
556
574
577
553
601
Nunavut
469
466
541
508
571
570
456
638
24 years old and under
335
355
366
405
520
525
409
398
25 to 29 years old
435
447
462
489
543
550
498
500
30 to 34 years old
475
486
502
525
558
567
541
552
35 to 39 years old
482
491
505
530
560
571
538
567
40 years old and over
480
482
501
522
556
570
539
547
Canada
454
465
482
510
551
561
521
533
Note: 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.
3 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. 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 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive)
Annex 2.14.1 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive): New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20213
First half of FY21223
Second half of FY21223
Total of FY2122
Parental standard1
189,350
168,120
174,980
174,330
98,930
97,030
195,960
Parental extended1
8,700
31,910
37,770
38,770
24,070
21,870
45,940
Newfoundland and Labrador
2,790
2,720
2,360
2,730
1,370
1,150
2,520
Prince Edward Island
1,000
960
1,000
1,330
750
870
1,620
Nova Scotia
5,830
6,190
5,990
6,730
4,150
3,710
7,860
New Brunswick
4,710
4,960
5,010
5,210
3,130
3,120
6,250
Quebec2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ontario
97,880
99,620
109,200
106,510
62,680
60,270
122,950
Manitoba
10,050
10,220
10,600
11,050
6,300
5,720
12,020
Saskatchewan
9,290
9,480
9,720
9,450
5,550
4,590
10,140
Alberta
33,130
33,840
35,290
34,100
18,770
18,760
37,530
British Columbia
32,250
30,790
32,710
34,620
19,530
20,080
39,610
Yukon
310
400
320
440
300
290
590
Northwest Territories
430
490
300
500
220
200
420
Nunavut
380
360
250
430
250
140
390
Men
30,850
33,600
47,390
50,100
32,380
35,970
68,350
Women
167,200
166,430
165,360
163,000
90,620
82,930
173,550
24 years old and under
15,420
14,660
13,200
13,270
6,440
6,230
12,670
25 to 29 years old
49,380
48,970
49,780
49,760
27,570
24,670
52,240
30 to 34 years old
78,020
78,770
85,300
84,740
51,480
48,360
99,840
35 to 39 years old
42,770
44,950
49,560
51,000
29,110
29,050
58,160
40 years old and over
12,460
12,680
14,910
14,330
8,400
10,590
18,990
Canada
198,050
200,030
212,750
213,100
123,000
118,900
241,900
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.
2 Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
3 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. 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.
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 2.14.3 – Parental standard benefits1 (biological and adoptive): New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20213
First half of FY21223
Second half of FY21223
Total of FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
2,720
2,440
2,070
2,380
1,230
970
2,200
Prince Edward Island
950
930
830
1,170
640
760
1,400
Nova Scotia
5,620
5,430
5,410
5,570
3,310
3,050
6,360
New Brunswick
4,550
4,500
4,420
4,420
2,750
2,610
5,360
Quebec2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ontario
92,770
80,900
86,810
84,220
48,880
48,200
97,080
Manitoba
9,780
8,970
9,180
9,380
5,050
4,560
9,610
Saskatchewan
9,030
8,610
8,480
8,220
4,760
3,900
8,660
Alberta
31,760
29,370
30,680
29,510
16,120
16,420
32,540
British Columbia
31,090
25,840
26,420
28,410
15,590
16,120
31,710
Yukon
310
340
260
290
210
200
410
Northwest Territories
430
460
250
390
170
140
310
Nunavut
340
330
170
370
220
100
320
Men
30,390
30,030
39,970
41,950
26,740
30,940
57,680
Women
158,960
138,090
135,010
132,380
72,190
66,090
138,280
24 years old and under
14,700
12,640
11,440
10,800
5,210
5,180
10,390
25 to 29 years old
47,450
42,080
41,700
41,670
22,170
20,190
42,360
30 to 34 years old
74,620
66,110
69,520
69,460
41,880
39,220
81,100
35 to 39 years old
40,670
36,850
40,160
41,070
23,020
23,800
46,820
40 years old and over
11,910
10,440
12,160
11,330
6,650
8,640
15,290
Canada
189,350
168,120
174,980
174,330
98,930
97,030
195,960
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.
2 Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
3 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
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 – Parental standard benefits1 (biological or adoptive): Average actual duration2 (number of weeks)
Category
FY1718
FY18194
FY19204
FY20214,r
FY21224,P
Newfoundland and Labrador
30.4
30.4
29.9
29.2
27.4
Prince Edward Island
29.7
30.2
27.8
27.2r
24.9
Nova Scotia
29.4
29.3
27.9
27.3r
25.5
New Brunswick
29.3
30.0
28.6
27.1r
25.6
Quebec3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ontario
30.0
29.8
28.5
27.5
25.5
Manitoba
29.7
29.9
28.6
27.6r
26.4
Saskatchewan
31.0
30.4
29.4
28.6r
27.6
Alberta
30.6
30.8
29.7
29.2
27.0
British Columbia
29.7
30.1
28.6
27.0r
24.9
Yukon
26.3
28.6
26.4
26.7
25.2
Northwest Territories
24.4
27.2
28.0
26.7
26.1
Nunavut
25.1
27.3
26.6
26.2
26.6
Men
16.3
16.1
13.8
12.3r
10.8
Women
32.5
32.7
32.6
32.8
31.8
24 years old and under
31.4
31.3
30.8
30.5
28.3
25 to 29 years old
31.0
31.1
30.3
29.5
27.8
30 to 34 years old
30.2
30.3
28.9
27.8r
26.2
35 to 39 years old
29.0
29.0
27.4
26.4
24.4
40 years old and over
26.2
25.8
24.1
23.3r
19.8
Canada
30.0
30.0
28.8
27.8r
25.8
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid.
1 Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Starting March 17, 2019 parents who share parental benefits could receive an additional 5 weeks of parental standard benefits or 8 weeks of extended parental benefits.
2 The reported duration estimates are based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August of the following fiscal year.
3 Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
4 Results for FY1718 are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data, while results for FY1819 to FY2122 are based on a 100% sample of EI data. This change in methodology is necessary to report on how parental benefits are actually shared between parents.
P Preliminary.
r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada. Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data for FY1718, and on a 100% sample for FY1819 to FY2122.
Annex 2.14.5 – Parental standard benefits1 (biological and adoptive): Average weekly benefit rate2 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20214
First half of FY21224
2 months in fall 20214
Last 4 months of FY21224
Newfoundland and Labrador
448
478
490
514
551
560
539
519
Prince Edward Island
449
453
522
507
551
560
468
526
Nova Scotia
446
452
482
499
548
561
511
527
New Brunswick
442
442
457
497
544
557
505
524
Quebec3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ontario
466
478
495
525
557
569
536
553
Manitoba
435
452
474
493
548
556
502
523
Saskatchewan
464
474
489
515
556
565
525
547
Alberta
475
483
505
529
559
567
539
554
British Columbia
462
473
495
522
558
567
533
563
Yukon
520
523
530
549
571
586
582
589
Northwest Territories
502
512
544
555
581
584
516
589
Nunavut
478
493
532
508
564
575
540
629
Men
507
517
536
557
570
581
563
590
Women
455
466
483
510
552
562
519
532
24 years old and under
346
372
382
417
525
530
432
421
25 to 29 years old
443
454
473
497
547
555
509
512
30 to 34 years old
481
491
511
533
562
571
546
565
35 to 39 years old
490
499
515
541
564
575
549
576
40 years old and over
493
499
520
538
563
574
542
586
Canada
464
475
495
521
556
567
531
552
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid.
1 Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits.
2 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with parental benefits.
3 Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
4 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.14.6 – Parental standard benefits1 (biological and adoptive): Amount paid2 ($ million)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
42.6
36.7
33.6
34.4
40.2
Prince Edward Island
15.0
13.8
12.2
13.7
19.7
Nova Scotia
77.1
69.6
71.0
78.1
87.8
New Brunswick
59.8
60.2
58.9
60.5
71.6
Quebec3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ontario
1,374.9
1,215.7
1,171.8
1,271.8
1,420.5
Manitoba
130.9
124.6
122.1
130.5
148.5
Saskatchewan
133.6
129.4
118.9
128.0
142.7
Alberta
495.1
445.3
445.2
479.0
518.1
British Columbia
433.3
401.3
369.6
402.6
472.1
Yukon
5.0
4.5
4.1
4.5
5.9
Northwest Territories
5.7
5.3
5.2
5.0
6.4
Nunavut
4.1
5.1
3.4
4.4
5.9
Men
251.8
242.4
274.4
312.7
355.4
Women
2,525.4
2,269.1
2,141.6
2,299.9
2,584.0
24 years old and under
176.0
157.9
146.1
145.3
182.4
25 to 29 years old
698.4
640.1
602.8
635.2
720.4
30 to 34 years old
1,154.2
1,027.4
992.7
1,077.5
1,220.0
35 to 39 years old
595.2
547.9
537.8
600.7
655.7
40 years old and over
153.4
138.2
136.7
153.8
160.9
Canada
2,777.1
2,511.5
2,416.0
2,612.5
2,939.4
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. 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.
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 2.14.7 – Parental extended benefits1 (biological and adoptive): New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20213
First half of FY21223
Second half of FY21223
Total of FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
70
280
290
350
140
180
320
Prince Edward Island
50
30
170
160
110
110
220
Nova Scotia
210
760
580
1,160
840
660
1,500
New Brunswick
160
460
590
790
380
510
890
Quebec2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ontario
5,110
18,720
22,390
22,290
13,800
12,070
25,870
Manitoba
270
1,250
1,420
1,670
1,250
1,160
2,410
Saskatchewan
260
870
1,240
1,230
790
690
1,480
Alberta
1,370
4,470
4,610
4,590
2,650
2,340
4,990
British Columbia
1,160
4,950
6,290
6,210
3,940
3,960
7,900
Yukon
40c
120c
190c
320c
170c
190c
360c
Northwest Territories
40c
120c
190c
320c
170c
190c
360c
Nunavut
40c
120c
190c
320c
170c
190c
360c
Men
460
3,570
7,420
8,150
5,640
5,030
10,670
Women
8,240
28,340
30,350
30,620
18,430
16,840
35,270
24 years old and under
720
2,020
1,760
2,470
1,230
1,050
2,280
25 to 29 years old
1,930
6,890
8,080
8,090
5,400
4,480
9,880
30 to 34 years old
3,400
12,660
15,780
15,280
9,600
9,140
18,740
35 to 39 years old
2,100
8,100
9,400
9,930
6,090
5,250
11,340
40 years old and over
550
2,240
2,750
3,000
1,750
1,950
3,700
Canada
8,700
31,910
37,770
38,770
24,070
21,870
45,940
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.
2 Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
3 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
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 2.14.8 – Parental extended benefits1 (biological and adoptive): Average actual duration2,3 (number of weeks)
Category
FY1920
FY2021r
FY2122P
Newfoundland and Labrador
50.8
52.5r
44.6
Prince Edward Island
45.6
44.6
42.6
Nova Scotia
44.8
45.4r
41.2
New Brunswick
45.9
45.4
42.2
Quebec4
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ontario
47.0
47.1
44.5
Manitoba
45.3
46.1
43.7
Saskatchewan
47.4
46.7
44.8
Alberta
49.8
51.2
47.3
British Columbia
46.6
47.9
43.5
Yukon
39.2c
41.2c,r
40.6c
Northwest Territories
39.2c
41.2c,r
40.6c
Nunavut
39.2c
41.2c,r
40.6c
Men
16.9
16.7
13.8
Women
55.0
56.0
55.0
24 years old and under
52.5
53.8
49.8
25 to 29 years old
51.2
51.3r
48.4
30 to 34 years old
47.5
47.9
44.9
35 to 39 years old
44.7
45.2
42.2
40 years old and over
38.9
39.0
36.0
Canada
47.2
47.6
44.5
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid.
1 Starting December 3, 2017, parents can choose between receiving standard or extended parental benefits. Starting March 17, 2019 parents who share parental benefits could receive an additional 5 weeks of parental standard benefits or 8 weeks of extended parental benefits.
2 The reported duration estimates are based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August of the following fiscal year.
3 Given the low number of completed extended parental claims in FY1718 and FY1819, duration estimates for those claims are not reported.
4 Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
C For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
P Preliminary.
r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada. Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.14.9 – Parental extended benefits1 (biological and adoptive): Average weekly benefit rate2 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20214
First half of FY21224
2 months in fall 20214
Last 4 months of FY21224
Newfoundland and Labrador
289
287
296
255
325
321
360
272
Prince Edward Island
256
279
311
295
319
336
269
348
Nova Scotia
249
267
289
291
333
336
303
324
New Brunswick
231
270
268
297
336
325
298
314
Quebec3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ontario
283
294
304
318
338
342
324
339
Manitoba
268
270
285
281
328
338
308
307
Saskatchewan
212
278
289
297
331
335
313
317
Alberta
281
289
299
311
330
335
304
329
British Columbia
274
287
302
316
337
342
324
333
Yukon
328c
298c
337c
332c
342c
342c
346c
383c
Northwest Territories
328c
298c
337c
332c
342c
342c
346c
383c
Nunavut
328c
298c
337c
332c
342c
342c
346c
383c
Men
308
319
330
336
346
352
345
362
Women
275
286
294
307
333
337
313
324
24 years old and under
206
217
231
247
321
321
250
259
25 to 29 years old
256
276
284
297
330
332
301
317
30 to 34 years old
291
299
308
320
339
342
330
340
35 to 39 years old
291
303
313
320
339
346
330
347
40 years old and over
306
301
316
332
339
349
321
345
Canada
277
290
301
313
336
340
320
333
Note: 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.
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.
4 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
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.
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. 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.
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 – Sickness benefits
Annex 2.15.1 – Sickness benefits: New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20211,2
First half of FY21222
Second half of FY21222
Total of FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
11,070
11,500
11,340
10,880
4,980
7,330
12,310
Prince Edward Island
6,100
5,960
6,120
4,770
1,670
3,790
5,460
Nova Scotia
21,060
21,130
21,910
18,300
8,690
12,420
21,110
New Brunswick
29,440
30,080
30,080
25,230
9,380
18,660
28,040
Quebec
131,510
134,600
134,070
135,660
57,600
86,040
143,640
Ontario
111,480
112,990
111,200
132,800
65,940
65,030
130,970
Manitoba
11,250
11,030
11,380
12,990
6,580
6,590
13,170
Saskatchewan
7,670
8,200
7,890
8,750
3,980
4,780
8,760
Alberta
27,750
31,430
32,930
42,370
18,990
18,960
37,950
British Columbia
53,710
53,190
53,390
57,700
30,810
29,430
60,240
Yukon
450
300
440
460
180
150
330
Northwest Territories
250
280
250
220
150
150
300
Nunavut
130
150
140
220
90
90
180
Men
179,810
184,820
189,250
199,620
83,980
115,870
199,850
Women
232,060
236,020
231,890
250,730
125,060
137,550
262,610
24 years old and under
29,990
30,250
30,010
47,750
22,200
19,540
41,740
25 to 34 years old
88,670
90,000
91,570
98,030
52,520
55,500
108,020
35 to 44 years old
83,000
85,520
86,210
87,500
43,980
53,730
97,710
45 to 54 years old
96,350
94,980
90,670
90,810
41,130
51,390
92,520
55 to 64 years old
93,830
98,340
99,220
98,840
40,040
58,000
98,040
65 years old and over
20,030
21,750
23,460
27,420
9,170
15,260
24,430
Canada
411,870
420,840
421,140
450,350
209,040
253,420
462,460
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.
1 Claims for sickness benefits could not be established during the first half of FY2021 due to the implementation of the Canadian Emergency Response Benefits (CERB).
2 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
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 – Sickness benefits: Average actual duration1 (number of weeks)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021r
FY2122P
Change (%) FY2021 to FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
9.7
9.5
9.3
9.4r
9.7
3.8
Prince Edward Island
8.2
8.1
7.8
8.1
8.2
0.7
Nova Scotia
9.0
9.1
9.4
8.9
9.3
4.2
New Brunswick
8.3
8.5
8.6
8.3
8.4
0.9
Quebec
9.0
9.1
9.5
8.6
8.7
1.2
Ontario
10.7
10.6
10.8
9.6
9.4
-1.8
Manitoba
10.1
10.1
10.3
9.1
8.7
-3.8
Saskatchewan
10.2
10.2
10.5
9.0
8.8
-1.8
Alberta
10.5
10.5
10.6
8.9
8.4
-5.5
British Columbia
10.6
10.6
10.8
9.7
9.9
2.6
Yukon
10.2
11.3
9.4
10.1r
10.8
6.7
Northwest Territories
11.1
10.8
11.0
10.8r
10.8
0.0
Nunavut
14.7
11.6
10.2
10.2
9.3
-9.1
Men
9.5
9.4
9.6
8.5
8.6
0.8
Women
10.1
10.1
10.4
9.5
9.5
-0.7
24 years old and under
9.0
8.8
9.3
7.8r
7.7
-1.1
25 to 34 years old
9.1
9.2
9.3
8.2
8.5
3.4
35 to 44 years old
9.7
9.8
9.9
8.9
8.9
-0.5
45 to 54 years old
10.1
10.1
10.3
9.3
9.5
2.2
55 to 64 years old
10.3
10.2
10.5
9.9r
9.9
0.1
65 years old and over
10.8
10.9
10.9
10.8
10.5
-2.7
Canada
9.8
9.8
10.0
9.1
9.1
0.2
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.
1 The reported duration estimates are based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August of the following fiscal year.
P Preliminary
r Revised
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.15.3 – Sickness benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Second half of FY20212,3
First half of FY21223
2 months in fall 20213
Last 4 months of FY21223
Newfoundland and Labrador
431
444
457
531
538
483
468
Prince Edward Island
425
433
449
536
539
511
466
Nova Scotia
417
424
440
532
537
480
455
New Brunswick
430
435
456
533
535
503
477
Quebec
416
427
445
533
541
481
489
Ontario
430
446
460
536
549
498
493
Manitoba
425
431
441
529
537
478
463
Saskatchewan
442
445
460
534
542
507
479
Alberta
454
464
482
539
551
504
498
British Columbia
428
441
464
538
549
504
499
Yukon
488
501
512
561
571
595
505
Northwest Territories
497
518
533
560
589
534
567
Nunavut
520
519
544
563
569
452
553
Men
464
475
492
545
555
523
529
Women
397
409
426
527
539
467
453
24 years old and under
355
377
391
515
520
431
403
25 to 34 years old
427
439
458
536
544
491
488
35 to 44 years old
442
453
472
541
552
505
508
45 to 54 years old
439
450
468
540
551
508
509
55 to 64 years old
427
438
453
536
548
494
488
65 years old and over
398
413
429
528
540
477
453
Canada
426
438
456
535
545
493
488
Note: 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.
2 Claims for sickness benefits could not be established during the first half of FY2021 due to the implementation of the Canadian Emergency Response Benefits (CERB).
3 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Note: Data may not add up to the totals due to rounding. 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.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction
598.9
3.2
574.1
3.0
Utilities
127.1
0.7
141.3
0.7
Construction
1,431.2
7.7
1,450.4
7.6
Manufacturing
1,784.7
9.7
1,738.1
9.1
Services-producing industries
14,542.1
78.7
15,178.9
79.5
Wholesale trade and retail trade
2,894.3
15.7
2,871.4
15.0
Transportation and warehousing
945.1
5.1
1,000.8
5.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing
1,183.3
6.4
1,313.7
6.9
Professional, scientific and technical services
1,428.4
7.7
1,704.9
8.9
Business, building and other support services1
746.5
4.0
707.5
3.7
Educational services
1,273.6
6.9
1,459.5
7.6
Health care and social assistance
2,353.4
12.7
2,586.2
13.6
Information, culture and recreation2
774.5
4.2
747.3
3.9
Accommodation and food services
1,224.4
6.6
980.3
5.1
Other services (except public administration)
784.1
4.2
725.6
3.8
Public administration
934.3
5.1
1,081.9
5.7
Unclassified*
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Canada
18,484.0
100.0
19,082.9
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 2.16.2 – Sickness benefits (by industry): New claims established
Industry
FY1718
New claims
FY1718
Share (%)
Total of FY21223 New claims
Total of FY21223 Share (%)
Goods-producing industries
110,010
26.7
121,090
26.2
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction
16,780
4.1
15,480
3.3
Utilities
520
0.1
450
0.1
Construction
41,590
10.1
43,710
9.5
Manufacturing
51,120
12.4
61,450
13.3
Services-producing industries
291,740
70.8
330,280
71.4
Wholesale trade and retail trade
67,850
16.5
75,090
16.2
Transportation and warehousing
22,360
5.4
24,960
5.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing
12,920
3.1
11,870
2.6
Professional, scientific and technical services
11,950
2.9
13,850
3.0
Business, building and other support services1
30,280
7.4
33,690
7.3
Educational services
11,590
2.8
15,750
3.4
Health care and social assistance
50,710
12.3
69,870
15.1
Information, culture and recreation2
8,510
2.1
7,600
1.6
Accommodation and food services
31,910
7.7
28,020
6.1
Other services (except public administration)
16,480
4.0
17,110
3.7
Public administration
27,180
6.6
32,470
7.0
Unclassified*
10,120
2.5
11,090
2.4
Canada
411,870
100.0
462,460
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.
3 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
* 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.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction
75.0
4.4
81.9
3.3
Utilities
2.6
0.2
2.7
0.1
Construction
193.9
11.3
226.1
9.2
Manufacturing
213.1
12.4
301.6
12.3
Services-producing industries
1,191.7
69.6
1,798.2
73.0
Wholesale trade and retail trade
249.6
14.6
403.6
16.4
Transportation and warehousing
106.5
6.2
142.9
5.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing
57.3
3.3
67.5
2.7
Professional, scientific and technical services
51.8
3.0
73.9
3.0
Business, building and other support services1
121.8
7.1
183.1
7.4
Educational services
44.8
2.6
76.2
3.1
Health care and social assistance
222.0
13.0
386.1
15.7
Information, culture and recreation2
35.2
2.1
40.6
1.7
Accommodation and food services
104.6
6.1
141.5
5.7
Other services (except public administration)
65.7
3.8
96.8
3.9
Public administration
132.4
7.7
185.9
7.6
Unclassified*
35.7
2.1
51.2
2.1
Canada
1,712.0
100.0
2,461.9
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.
2This 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 – Compassionate care benefits
Annex 2.17.1 – Compassionate care benefits: New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20211
First half of FY21221
Second half of FY21221
Total of FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
129
92
95
87
58c
46c
74
Prince Edward Island
66
40
29
31
58c
46c
30
Nova Scotia
351
281
273
213
108
130
238
New Brunswick
283
193
173
194
89
91
180
Quebec
1,808
1,497
1,305
1,167
609
662
1,271
Ontario
4,966
3,574
3,223
2,826
1,421
1,466
2,887
Manitoba
397
346
301
264
111
114
225
Saskatchewan
284
219
175
172
86
59
145
Alberta
1,032
866
776
733
353
368
721
British Columbia
1,658
1,243
1,205
1,090
500
489
989
Yukon
36c
34c
26c
25c
6c
9c
15c
Northwest Territories
36c
34c
26c
25c
6c
9c
15c
Nunavut
36c
34c
26c
25c
6c
9c
15c
Men
3,120
2,436
2,239
1,871
974
1,021
1,995
Women
7,890
5,949
5,342
4,931
2,367
2,413
4,780
24 years old and under
167
116
136
145
85
57
142
25 to 44 years old
3,494
2,723
2,446
2,197
1,114
1,037
2,151
45 to 54 years old
3,641
2,681
2,409
2,057
1,066
1,077
2,143
55 years old and over
3,708
2,865
2,590
2,403
1,076
1,263
2,339
Canada
11,010
8,385
7,581
6,802
3,341
3,434
6,775
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI compassionate care benefits was paid.
1 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
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 2.17.2 – Compassionate care benefits: Average actual duration1 (number of weeks)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021r
FY2122P
Newfoundland and Labrador
13.4
13.3
11.9
13.4
13.2
Prince Edward Island
13.2
12.1
11.2
13.5r
16.3
Nova Scotia
13.3
11.4
10.8
13.3
12.2
New Brunswick
13.3
12.2
12.7
11.9r
12.3
Quebec
10.8
9.8
9.1
9.6
9.6
Ontario
11.8
11.6
11.2
12.2
11.7
Manitoba
11.9
11.5
11.1
11.9
12.2
Saskatchewan
12.5
11.9
12.1
12.5
12.7
Alberta
12.9
12.6
12.8
12.5
12.7
British Columbia
12.4
11.7
11.6
12.1
12.1
Yukon
14.3c
10.7c
12.6c
11.4c,r
11.9c
Northwest Territories
14.3c
10.7c
12.6c
11.4c,r
11.9c
Nunavut
14.3c
10.7c
12.6c
11.4c,r
11.9c
Men
12.1
11.8
11.4
12.3
12.1
Women
11.9
11.3
11.0
11.6
11.4
24 years old and under
11.0
10.2
11.8
10.1
10.6
25 to 44 years old
11.3
11.0
10.5
11.4
11.4
45 to 54 years old
11.9
11.2
10.8
11.5
11.2
55 years old and over
12.8
12.2
11.9
12.5
12.2
Canada
12.0
11.4
11.1
11.8
11.6
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI compassionate care benefits was paid.
1 The reported duration estimates are based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August of the following fiscal year
c For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
P Preliminary
r Revised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.17.3 – Compassionate care benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20212
First half of FY21222
2 months in fall 20212
Last 4 months of FY21222
Newfoundland and Labrador
448
458
458
476
538
563
486
514
Prince Edward Island
450
440
418
456
534
550
546
493
Nova Scotia
418
429
443
501
539
548
466
471
New Brunswick
417
430
440
478
537
533
487
483
Quebec
429
443
463
498
539
557
497
510
Ontario
461
477
491
513
553
564
532
530
Manitoba
454
459
471
486
544
554
481
506
Saskatchewan
459
484
487
494
556
557
489
552
Alberta
477
490
499
516
553
566
531
555
British Columbia
459
474
484
520
554
563
531
546
Yukon
521c
496c
525c
556c
561c
573c
536c
627c
Northwest Territories
521c
496c
525c
556c
561c
573c
536c
627c
Nunavut
521c
496c
525c
556c
561c
573c
536c
627c
Men
488
498
512
536
559
572
550
565
Women
441
456
469
499
545
556
505
511
24 years old and under
386
414
416
427
528
525
417
437
25 to 44 years old
466
478
494
525
556
564
531
538
45 to 54 years old
464
477
490
509
551
564
533
539
55 years old and over
436
453
465
498
543
557
502
511
Canada
454
468
482
509
549
561
519
527
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI compassionate care benefits was paid.
1 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with compassionate care benefits.
2 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
c For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.17.4 – Compassionate care benefits: Amount paid1 ($ thousands)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
786.5
514.0
472.6
620.4
603.7
Prince Edward Island
393.8
248.5
163.3
247.2
253.6
Nova Scotia
2,036.0
1,377.0
1,320.2
1,572.8
1,513.3
New Brunswick
1,531.0
1,096.1
959.4
1,173.2
1,256.0
Quebec
8,549.1
6,468.3
5,547.0
5,905.6
6,769.7
Ontario
27,343.8
19,988.7
17,170.7
18,496.2
20,180.8
Manitoba
2,219.0
1,847.3
1,494.5
1,689.4
1,660.9
Saskatchewan
1,768.2
1,429.5
1,024.6
1,161.2
1,093.8
Alberta
6,693.1
5,671.1
4,806.3
5,038.9
5,411.7
British Columbia
9,503.6
6,993.7
6,486.3
7,300.9
7,106.8
Yukon
250.4c
200.9c
128.4c
182.0c
143.7c
Northwest Territories
250.4c
200.9c
128.4c
182.0c
143.7c
Nunavut
250.4c
200.9c
128.4c
182.0c
143.7c
Men
19,117.2
14,950.6
13,009.4
13,620.4
14,841.2
Women
41,957.3
30,884.4
26,563.8
29,767.5
31,152.9
24 years old and under
773.1
473.1
578.9
848.7
868.2
25 to 44 years old
18,878.8
14,449.2
12,339.1
13,757.5
14,592.2
45 to 54 years old
20,466.0
15,055.4
12,560.7
12,796.9
14,091.9
55 years old and over
20,956.6
15,857.3
14,094.5
15,984.8
16,441.7
Canada
61,074.5
45,835.0
39,573.2
43,387.9
45,994.0
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. 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 – Family caregiver benefit for adults
Annex 2.18.1 – Family caregiver benefit for adults1: New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20212
First half of FY21222
Second half of FY21222
Total of FY21222
Newfoundland and Labrador
54
216
184
166
96
100
196
Prince Edward Island
17
77
87
86
34
39
73
Nova Scotia
67
330
322
382
191
196
387
New Brunswick
65
303
282
227
116
147
263
Quebec
508
2,031
1,934
2,231
1,054
1,107
2,161
Ontario
1,207
5,168
5,419c2
5,679c2
2,908c2
2,959c2
5,867c2
Manitoba
85
370
407
388
220
231
451
Saskatchewan
63
254
304
300
170
170
340
Alberta
229
1,062
1,031
1,046
595
564
1,159
British Columbia
344c1
1,399
1,575
1,668
841
775
1,616
Territories
344c1
31
47
35
12
16
28
Unknown*
28
124
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Men
829
3,593
3,725
3,890
1,923
2,180
4,103
Women
1,842
7,772
7,867
8,318
4,314
4,124
8,438
24 years old and under
37
180
229
367
134
125
259
25 to 34 years old
260
1,180
1,292
1509
824
825
1,649
35 to 44 years old
466
2,106
2,128
2,238
1,188
1,163
2,351
45 to 54 years old
837
3,584
3,521
3,340
1,798
1,788
3,586
55 to 64 years old
905
3,636
3,682
3,916
1,970
1,994
3,964
65 years old and over
166
679
740
838
323
409
732
Canada
2,671
11,365
11,592
12,208
6,237
6,304
12,541
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.
2 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
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.
* 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 2.18.2 – Family caregiver benefit for adults1: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021r
FY2122P
Change (%) FY2021 to FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
11.4
11.0
10.8
10.9r
11.4
+4.5
Prince Edward Island
n/a
10.9
11.5
10.5
11.1
+5.8
Nova Scotia
9.3
11.1
11.3
11.5
11.7
+1.5
New Brunswick
10.1
11.2
10.9
11.2
11.5
+3.0
Quebec
9.0
11.4
10.7
11.0
11.0
-0.6
Ontario
7.6
10.6
10.4c2
10.9c2
10.8
-0.6
Manitoba
7.9
10.1
10.8
11.3
11.3
+0.7
Saskatchewan
7.6
10.9
11.0
12.1r
11.5
-4.8
Alberta
8.1
11.0
10.9
11.4
10.9
-4.1
British Columbia
8.4c1
11.1
10.7
11.4
11.3
-0.4
Territories
8.4c1
11.8
11.2
12.0r
12.3
+2.6
Unknown*
3.7
5.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Men
7.9
10.6
10.4
10.9
10.8
-0.7
Women
8.0
10.8
10.7
11.2
11.1
-0.9
24 years old and under
9.8
9.8
10.6
10.3
11.2
+8.5
25 to 34 years old
7.5
10.2
10.0
10.5
10.4
-1.0
35 to 44 years old
7.6
10.2
10.0
10.5
10.6
+1.0
45 to 54 years old
7.7
10.7
10.4
11.1
11.0
-0.8
55 to 64 years old
8.4
11.1
11.1
11.6r
11.4
-1.2
65 years old and over
8.9
12.0
12.0
12.3
12.0
-2.6
Canada
8.0
10.7
10.6
11.1
11.0
-0.8
Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for adults was paid.
1 The family caregiver benefits for adults have been available since December 3, 2017.
c1 For confidentiality purposes, data for the territories have been combined with British Columbia.
c2 For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
P Preliminary.
r Revised.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.18.3 – Family caregiver benefit for adults1: Average weekly benefit rate2 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20213
First half of FY21223
2 months in fall 20213
Last 4 months of FY21223
Newfoundland and Labrador
415
431
417
455
535
545
474
498
Prince Edward Island
n/a
434
424
525
532
539
431
481
Nova Scotia
376
401
412
467
528
544
445
473
New Brunswick
401
400
423
464
524
533
468
455
Quebec
416
408
417
466
530
547
480
490
Ontario
455
444
456c2
494c2
544c2
558c2
512c2
522c2
Manitoba
443
431
449
484
533
544
492
487
Saskatchewan
487
462
463
486
539
558
506
495
Alberta
480
463
475
507
546
562
515
538
British Columbia
445c1
435
457
492
539
557
517
515
Territories
445c1
520
531
515
567
568
595
580
Unknown*
n/a
450
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Men
491
477
488
515
551
568
534
547
Women
428
417
431
474
534
549
486
493
24 years old and under
428
372
384
392
515
525
457
435
25 to 34 years old
471
448
466
502
545
558
518
528
35 to 44 years old
470
451
467
504
547
561
522
535
45 to 54 years old
459
445
455
497
543
558
510
529
55 to 64 years old
418
426
440
483
536
551
486
495
65 years old and over
419
395
405
439
523
539
460
448
Canada
446
436
449
488
539
555
501
512
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for adults was paid.
1 The family caregiver benefits for adults have been available since December 3, 2017.
2 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for family caregiver for adults.
3 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
c1 For confidentiality purposes, data for the territories have been combined with British Columbia.
c2 For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.18.4 – Family caregiver benefit for adults1: Amount paid2 ($ thousands)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
146.9
991.6
783.7
1,088.0
1,346.7
Prince Edward Island
40.9
333.9
421.7
446.2
455.6
Nova Scotia
179.2
1,350.8
1,588.1
2,058.9
2,481.8
New Brunswick
206.5
1,229.4
1,310.7
1,295.4
1,567.9
Quebec
1,481.4
8,302.1
8,801.9
12,096.3
13,865.3
Ontario
3,539.4
22,753.2
25,654.8c2
31,877.4c2
37,076.1
Manitoba
244.2
1,511.9
1,979.0
2,251.0
2,701.2
Saskatchewan
186.5
1,177.9
1,586.7
1,788.6
2,007.8
Alberta
728.5
4,820.0
5,599.0
6,330.8
7,586.7
British Columbia
1,011.7c1
6,122.6
7,647.9
9,832.6
10,336.8
Territories
1,011.7c1
163.2
295.8
224.3
178.3
Unknown*
40.7
325.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
Men
2,711.7
16,344.9
19,098.4
23,445.0
26,391.0
Women
5,094.0
32,737.1
36,570.9
45,844.5
53,213.1
24 years old and under
76.2
647.1
740.2
1,724.4
1,692.0
25 to 34 years old
784.4
5,013.7
5,831.3
8,196.6
9,889.9
35 to 44 years old
1,387.9
8,939.4
10,236.5
12,218.4
14,777.1
45 to 54 years old
2,459.9
15,901.3
17,264.8
19,364.6
22,933.2
55 to 64 years old
2,588.5
15,775.8
18,022.9
22,901.0
25,448.7
65 years old and over
508.9
2,804.7
3,573.7
4,884.4
4,863.3
Canada
7,805.8
49,082.0
55,669.3
69,289.4
79,604.2
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. 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.
* 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 – Family caregiver benefits for children
Annex 2.19.1 – Family caregiver benefits for children1: New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20212
First half of FY21222
Second half of FY21222
Total of FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
70
63
72
71
37
19
56
Prince Edward Island
18
33
25
44
20
11
31
Nova Scotia
92
103
140
123
67
53
120
New Brunswick
94
107
104
101
62
51
113
Quebec
884
1,124
1,054
1,155
671
537
1,208
Ontario
1,941
2,164
2,056c2
2,028c2
1,140c2
1,023c2
2,162c2
Manitoba
182
212
195
209
95
90
185
Saskatchewan
195
233
180
209
116
112
228
Alberta
765
888
798
791
403
370
773
British Columbia
628
737
759
791c3
436c3
321c3
757c3
Territories
12c1
20c1
20c1
791c3
436c3
321c3
757c3
Unknown*
40
38
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Men
1,008
1,224
1,201
1,281
670
686
1,356
Women
3,913
4,498
4,202
4,241
2,377
1,901
4,278
24 years old and under
257
253
226
242
134
97
231
25 to 44 years old
4,282
4,886
4,546
4,639
2,594
2,177
4,771
45 to 54 years old
341
505
551
546
289
280
569
55 years old and over
41
78
80
95
30
33
63
Canada
4,921
5,722
5,403
5,522
3,047
2,587
5,634
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.
2 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
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.
c3 For confidentiality purposes, data for the territories and British Columbia have been combined.
* 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 benefits for children1: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021r
FY2122P
Change (%) FY2021 to FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
20.6
22.8
19.3
19.1r
17.5
-8.8
Prince Edward Island
20.2
19.1
12.0
7.6
15.2
+99.9
Nova Scotia
20.0
22.0
16.3
18.3
15.3
-16.3
New Brunswick
20.3
15.3
18.0
15.5
18.9
+22.3
Quebec
15.3
13.8
14.0
12.3
13.0
+5.8
Ontario
17.9
19.1
16.2C2
16.2C2
15.8C2
-2.6
Manitoba
16.3
17.1
14.5
16.9r
17.0
+0.8
Saskatchewan
17.1
20.6
16.7
14.9
14.7
-1.4
Alberta
19.4
19.8
15.5
14.9
15.0
+0.7
British Columbia
18.4
17.8
15.6
14.5r,C3
15.1C3
+4.1C3
Territories
11.1C1
16.8C1
17.2C1
14.5r,C3
15.1C3
+4.1C3
Unknown*
5.9
5.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Men
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.2r
13.4
+1.3
Women
18.4
18.3
15.9
15.4
15.6
+1.0
24 years old and under
15.3
16.4
14.0
13.2
13.0
-1.8
25 to 44 years old
16.3
16.6
14.9
14.1
14.2
+0.9
45 to 54 years old
20.1
18.7
18.3
19.3
19.6
+1.3
55 years old and over
18.5
20.5
21.8
19.7r
20.2
+2.6
Canada
16.7
17.0
15.4
14.8
14.9
+1.1
Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for children was paid.
1 As of December 3, 2017, EI Parents of Critically Ill Children benefits have been renamed Family Caregiver Benefit for Children as part of the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1.
c1For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
c2For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
c3For confidentiality purposes, data for the territories and British Columbia have been combined.
PPreliminary.
rRevised.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.19.3 – Family caregiver benefits for children1: Average weekly benefit rate2 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20213
First half of FY21223
2 months in fall 20213
Last 4 months of FY21223
Newfoundland and Labrador
424
458
452
483
546
558
434
479
Prince Edward Island
447
465
387
550
542
551
475
522
Nova Scotia
416
430
429
469
543
556
452
498
New Brunswick
432
443
429
498
548
548
464
467
Quebec
447
448
457
494
549
555
517
536
Ontario
467
460
467c2
511C2
554c2
565C2
518C2
544C2
Manitoba
479
442
443
509
538
548
520
494
Saskatchewan
439
463
449
506
552
558
539
541
Alberta
471
470
480
520
548
564
523
555
British Columbia
469
439
459
510
552
561C3
524C3
533C3
Territories
532C1
472C1
499C1
475C1
586c1
561C3
524C3
533C3
Unknown*
not available
468
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Men
494
491
500
526
560
571
546
572
Women
436
446
452
500
547
557
505
524
24 years old and under
381
369
382
425
526
524
499
436
25 to 44 years old
461
460
467
510
552
562
521
543
45 to 54 years old
466
457
462
520
548
565
507
527
55 years old and over
423
449
435
467
548
541
481
505
Canada
457
455
462
506
551
560
517
538
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for children was paid.
1 As of December 3, 2017, EI Parents of Critically Ill Children benefits have been renamed Family Caregiver Benefit for Children as part of the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1.
2Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for family caregiver for children.
3EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
c1For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
c2For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
c3For confidentiality purposes, data for the territories and British Columbia have been combined.
* For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.19.4 – Family caregiver benefit for children1: Amount paid2 ($ thousands)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
450.2
550.9
554.1
515.9
653.1
Prince Edward Island
133.1
190.6
115.0
192.2
252.8
Nova Scotia
522.9
741.4
990.4
980.7
1,033.8
New Brunswick
520.0
648.8
708.3
751.2
975.8
Quebec
5,761.5
6,510.0
6,724.9
7,161.2
9,170.2
Ontario
12,006.6
14,893.3
14,104.3C2
16,636.2C2
18,363.8C2
Manitoba
1,090.7
1,306.3
1,393.5
1,802.8
1,583.2
Saskatchewan
1,142.3
1,719.2
1,031.4
1,504.9
1,478.7
Alberta
4,893.3
5,766.2
5,715.7
6,153.3
6,016.3
British Columbia
3,707.1
4,327.6
4,820.7
5,341.2
5,735.7
Territories
63.8C1
157.3C1
120.8C1
180.4C1
163.5C1
Unknown*
113.8
96.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
Men
6,332.8
8,124.1
8,036.3
9,302.0
10,549.0
Women
24,072.4
28,784.2
28,242.7
31,918.0
34,877.9
24 years old and under
1,312.1
1,242.9
1,168.8
1,426.1
1,578.2
25 to 44 years old
25,978.2
30,968.7
30,061.8
33,250.0
36,660.8
45 to 54 years old
2,796.3
4,032.3
4,395.3
5,644.8
6,357.2
55 years old and over
318.5
664.5
653.2
899.2
830.7
Canada
30,405.2
36,908.3
36,279.1
41,220.0
45,426.9
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. 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.
2Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for family caregiver for children.
c1For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
c2For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
* 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 – Work-Sharing benefits
Annex 2.20.1 – Work-Sharing benefits: New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total FY20211
First half of FY21221
Second half of FY21221
Total FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
28c
0c
47c
498
X
X
24c
Prince Edward Island
28c
0c
47c
121
X
X
24c
Nova Scotia
181
15
70
2,029
X
X
96
New Brunswick
22
11
70
1,253
12
107
119
Quebec
941
1,001
2,385
19,666
2,163
1,653
3,816
Ontario
1,737
1,339
3,969
29,381
5,312
2,973
8,285
Manitoba
111
539
1,729
6,733
141
270
411
Saskatchewan
85
212
642
1,742
45
205
250
Alberta
403
600
1,089
11,770
310
478
788
British Columbia
200
98
1,045
9,758
398
891
1,289
Yukon
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
Northwest Territories
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
Nunavut
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
Men
2,487
2,721
8,528
52,895
5,682
4,595
10,277
Women
1,221
1,094
2,518
30,096
2,734
2,067
4,801
24 years old and under
151
235
748
4,272
642
460
1,102
25 to 44 years old
1,403
1,409
4,644
36,683
3,155
2,553
5,708
45 to 54 years old
1,075
1,080
2,809
21,295
2,111
1,750
3,861
55 years old and over
1,079
1,091
2,845
20,741
2,508
1,899
4,407
Canada
3,708
3,815
11,046
82,991
8,416
6,662
15,078
Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.
1 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces in different years have been combined.
X Supressed for confidentiality purposes.
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 – Work-Sharing benefits: Average actual duration1 (number of weeks)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021r
FY2122P
Change (%) FY2021 to FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
19.0c
24.8c
13.0c
10.3
20.3
+97.1
Prince Edward Island
19.0c
24.8c
13.0c
9.8
48.1
+389.8
Nova Scotia
19.9
15.2
19.0
9.7r
29.3
+202.1
New Brunswick
16.2
17.0
11.2
13.6r
23.5
+72.8
Quebec
21.1
15.8
16.2
11.5r
19.8
+72.1
Ontario
15.9
13.4
13.4
11.5r
23.6
+105.2
Manitoba
23.5
14.5
12.1
10.8r
19.3
+78.7
Saskatchewan
24.5
20.9
19.0
14.5r
30.0
+107.0
Alberta
31.6
18.5
12.7
13.6
28.6
+110.3
British Columbia
22.2
15.3
14.9
11.9
26.42
+121.8
Yukon
0
0
0
11.7r
26.42
n/a
Northwest Territories
0
0
0
16.4
26.42
n/a
Nunavut
0
0
0
7.4r
26.42
n/a
Men
23.2
15.0
13.8
11.6r
22.7
+95.7
Women
25.4
17.0
15.8
12.3
25.0
+103.2
24 years old and under
22.1
12.7
13.2
11.2r
18.5
+65.2
25 to 44 years old
24.0
15.1
13.7
11.7r
22.1
+88.8
45 to 54 years old
24.6
15.7
15.0
11.9r
25.0
+110.1
55 years old and over
22.9
16.5
15.2
12.1r
25.3
+109.1
Canada
23.8
15.5
14.4
11.8r
23.5
+99.1
Notes: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.
1 The reported duration estimates are based on completed claims that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
2There was no new claims for Work-Sharing benefits established in the territories in FY2122. However, there were a few claims completed in FY2122 (that have started in FY2021). This number of claims completed is too low to present the average duration for the Territories alone, this is why it is combined with British Columbia.
cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces and territories in different years have been combined.
PPreliminary.
rRevised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.20.3 – Work-Sharing benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20212
First half of FY21222
2 months in fall 20212
Last 4 months of FY21222
Newfoundland and Labrador
148c
n/a
233c
131
207
X
X
X
Prince Edward Island
148c
n/a
233c
123
211
X
X
X
Nova Scotia
113
183
132
122
148
129
102
133
New Brunswick
71
109
114
110
121
137
106
137
Quebec
109
127
136
120
144
137
176
140
Ontario
102
105
127
136
148
142
127
140
Manitoba
113
110
149
115
132
180
132
115
Saskatchewan
160
151
152
153
157
134
176
207
Alberta
124
135
159
137
148
163
164
194
British Columbia
118
167
142
128
150
136
147
179
Yukon
n/a
n/a
n/a
X
X
n/a
n/a
n/a
Northwest Territories
n/a
n/a
n/a
X
X
n/a
n/a
n/a
Nunavut
n/a
n/a
n/a
X
X
n/a
n/a
n/a
Men
115
129
143
132
143
145
153
163
Women
99
99
124
126
148
135
117
139
24 years old and under
102
120
134
115
143
150
129
134
25 to 44 years old
113
124
139
129
142
142
146
159
45 to 54 years old
106
119
140
131
145
139
138
158
55 years old and over
108
118
138
133
150
141
144
155
Canada
109
121
139
130
145
142
142
155
Notes: 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.
2EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces in different years have been combined.
X Suppressed for confidentiality purposes.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
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.
cFor 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 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry)
Annex 2.21.1 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): New claims established
Industry
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total of FY20213
First half of FY21223
Second half of FY21223
Total of FY2122
Goods-producing industries
3,031
3,461
9,347
43,142
6,855
5,306
12,161
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
18c
13c
107c
445
44
38
82
Mining and oil and gas extraction
18c
13c
107c
658
12
12
24
Utilities
0
0
107c
32
0
0
0
Construction
158
190
215
1,761
130
62
192
Manufacturing
2,855
3,258
9,025
40,246
6,669
5,194
11,863
Service-producing industries
633
352
1,642
37,959r
1,434
1,116
2,550
Wholesale trade
180
63
581
10,321
287
368
655
Retail trade
44
30
130
2,690
279
119
398
Transportation and warehousing
14c
20c
79
2,115
325
34
359
Finance and insurance
14c
20c
19
596
X
X
17
Real estate and rental and leasing
283c
67c
65
2,011
X
X
56
Professional, scientific and technical services
283c
67c
311
8,474
121
140
261
Business, building and support services1
39
73
175
4,925
168
89
257
Educational services
24c
23c
17
768
16
13
29
Health care and social assistance
24c
23c
36
724
38
25
63
Information, culture and recreation2
31
45
96
2,016
47
49
96
Accommodation and food services
14c
28c
43
955
41
101
142
Other services (except public administration)
14c
28c
78
2,165
94
117
211
Public administration
48c
X
12
199
129c
244c
373c
Unclassified4
48c
X
57
1,890
129c
244c
373c
Canada
3,708
3,815
11,046
82,991
8,416
6,662
15,078
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.
2This 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.
3EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
4For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some industries in different years have been combined.
rRevised.
X suppressed for confidentiality.
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 (by industry): Average actual duration1 (number of weeks)
Industry
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122P
Change (%) FY2021 to FY2122
Goods-producing industries
21.5
14.6
14.4
11.7r
21.2
+80.8
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
37.6c,r
27.5c
6.8
10.0r
25.5
+154.0
Mining and oil and gas extraction
37.6c,r
27.5c
10.9
14.0c,r
28.3
n/a
Utilities
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.0c,r
60.5
n/a
Construction
23.5
13.3
15.6
14.7r
24.8
+69.2
Manufacturing
21.0
14.7
14.4
11.6r
20.9
+80.9
Service-producing industries
31.6r
21.3r
14.5
12.0
27.9
+132.5
Wholesale trade
34.0
18.6
12.2r
11.4r
26.5
+133.3
Retail trade
25.4
16.7
15.0
11.8r
22.4
+89.8
Transportation and warehousing
32.2c,r
31.3c
15.5c,r
10.9
27.8
+154.9
Finance and insurance
32.2c,r
31.3c
15.5c,r
9.6r
31.7
+231.9
Real estate and rental and leasing
28.1c
25.0c,r
16.1c
10.4r
35.1
+237.8
Professional, scientific and technical services
28.1c
25.0c,r
16.1c
12.5r
26.2
+109.6
Business, building and support services2
24.5
12.5
9.7
13.1r
31.2
+138.5
Educational services
25.4c
24.7c
17.4c
12.7
25.1
+98.2
Health care and social assistance
25.4c
24.7c
17.4c
12.4
25.5
+105.9
Information, culture and recreation3
55.2r
24.3
19.7r
13.1
36.8
+181.0
Accommodation and food services
32.3
20.9
12.3
11.2
23.4
+108.6
Other services (except public administration)
38.3
30.8
15.9c,r
12.8r
29.7
+132.8
Public administration
14.9c
X
15.9c,r
12.2r
18.0
+47.3
Unclassified4
14.9c
X
15.9c,r
11.2r
20.5
84.0
Canada
23.8
15.5
14.4
11.8r
23.5
-99.1
Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least 1 of EI Work-Sharing 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.
2This 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.
3This 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.
4For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some industries in different years have been combined.
PPreliminary.
rRevised.
X suppressed for confidentiality.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Note: 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.
2This 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.
3This 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.
4For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
5EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some industries in different years have been combined.
rRevised.
X suppressed for confidentiality purposes.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
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.
2This 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.
3This 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.
4For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
cFor 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 – Family Supplement
Annex 2.22.1 – Family Supplement: New claims established1
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY20212
FY21222
Newfoundland and Labrador
2,530
2,320
1,970
2,700
1,700
Prince Edward Island
930
780
770
700
470
Nova Scotia
4,170
4,400
3,970
5,000
3,170
New Brunswick
3,960
3,890
3,500
3,850
2,200
Quebec
17,580
16,900
15,640
21,860
11,590
Ontario
25,740
23,470
20,580
33,330
14,320
Manitoba
4,010
3,880
3,790
4,610
3,310
Saskatchewan
3,110
3,270
3,130
3,910
2,580
Alberta
5,790
6,110
6,360
10,380
5,210
British Columbia
7,980
7,710
6,130
8,420
4,710
Yukon
50
80c
70c
60
100c
Northwest Territories
50
80c
70c
110
100c
Nunavut
50
90
70c
140
110
Men
15,900
14,930
12,650
15,970
9,040
Women
60,050
57,970
53,260
79,100
40,430
24 years old and under
9,580
9,010
7,430
9,990
6,390
25 to 44 years old
54,100
52,600
48,470
69,200
35,480
45 to 54 years old
10,580
9,880
8,500
13,700
6,470
55 years old and over
1,690
1,410
1,510
2,180
1,130
Canada
75,950
72,900
65,910
95,070
49,470
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
2EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
cFor 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 2.22.2 – Family Supplement: Percentage of new claims established which included Family Supplement1 (%)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
3.1
2.7
2.4
2.7
2.0
Prince Edward Island
4.1
3.5
3.5
2.8
2.0
Nova Scotia
4.9
5.2
4.8
4.9
3.5
New Brunswick
4.3
4.3
3.9
3.5
2.3
Quebec
3.6
3.6
3.3
2.9
2.2
Ontario
4.6
4.2
3.5
3.1
2.1
Manitoba
6.5
6.1
5.9
4.5
4.6
Saskatchewan
6.1
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
Alberta
3.4
3.2
3.2
2.8
2.5
British Columbia
4.0
3.9
2.9
2.5
2.0
Yukon
2.3
0.9
0.4
1.9
0.4
Northwest Territories
2.1
2.6
2.0
3.8
3.9
Nunavut
3.7
6.1
1.7
7.1
7.0
Men
1.6
1.5
1.2
1.0
0.8
Women
7.1
6.9
6.2
5.5
4.1
24 years old and under
5.5
5.3
4.3
2.3
2.7
25 to 44 years old
6.2
6.0
5.3
5.0
3.4
45 to 54 years old
2.9
2.8
2.4
2.6
1.8
55 years old and over
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
Canada
4.2
4.0
3.5
3.1
2.4
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.22.3 – Family Supplement: Average weekly Family Supplement1 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20212
First half of FY21222
2 months in fall 20212
Last 4 months of FY21222
Newfoundland and Labrador
44
44
43
38
39
45
45
43
Prince Edward Island
43
39
34
27
34
28
27
26
Nova Scotia
42
44
45
35
38
43
33
44
New Brunswick
40
43
41
45
37
36
40
40
Quebec
42
43
44
36
39
44
41
41
Ontario
45
43
43
45
37
41
39
40
Manitoba
55
54
56
55
42
51
52
55
Saskatchewan
54
51
50
54
45
51
47
53
Alberta
43
44
45
50
39
46
41
42
British Columbia
40
42
41
50
36
39
46c
42
Yukon
25
44c
38c
59c
39
47c
46c
18c
Northwest Territories
52
44c
38c
59c
29
47c
46c
18c
Nunavut
39
44c
38c
59c
37
54
46c
18c
Men
48
49
48
46
40
47
45
46
Women
44
43
44
47
38
43
40
41
24 years old and under
37
38
39
36
35
36
36
37
25 to 44 years old
47
47
47
52
40
46
43
44
45 to 54 years old
38
37
38
46
35
41
40
39
55 years old and over
36
33
32
32
31
36
36
37
Canada
44
44
45
47
38
44
41
42
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
2EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
cFor confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.22.4 – Family Supplement: Average weekly benefit rate1,2 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
First half of FY2021
Second half of FY20213
First half of FY21223
2 months in fall 20213
Last 4 months in FY21223
Newfoundland and Labrador
347
339
360
414
537
525
433
344
Prince Edward Island
350
357
361
348
531
524
414
330
Nova Scotia
331
342
352
332
534
532
376
349
New Brunswick
353
353
362
370
533
524
399
341
Quebec
363
376
390
411
538
537
430
404
Ontario
350
368
372
371
533
522
392
396
Manitoba
358
374
371
375
540
534
427
386
Saskatchewan
361
378
382
394
542
536
44
404
Alberta
374
383
395
405
535
530
442
408
British Columbia
354
369
380
386
534
524
418 c
392
Yukon
418
365c
451c
404c
541
500 c
418 c
465 c
Northwest Territories
359
365c
451c
404c
532
500 c
418 c
465 c
Nunavut
431
365c
451c
404c
539
529
418 c
465 c
Men
404
416
427
417
539
539
464
451
Women
343
356
366
375
535
527
400
373
24 years old and under
312
324
332
348
526
505
387
347
25 to 44 years old
363
375
384
390
537
532
416
392
45 to 54 years old
353
373
383
424
533
532
435
413
55 years old and over
377
376
373
365
531
533
465
411
Canada
355
369
378
378
535
529
415
390
Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
2Averages include all claims which provided Family Supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
3EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
cFor confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.22.5 – Family Supplement: Amount paid1 ($ million)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
4.0
3.5
2.8
3.4
4.9
Prince Edward Island
1.2
1.0
0.7
0.9
1.0
Nova Scotia
5.6
5.3
5.1
6.6
8.3
New Brunswick
4.9
4.5
4.3
5.0
5.4
Quebec
15.2
13.3
12.9
20.5
25.8
Ontario
30.8
25.3
21.8
38.2
38.9
Manitoba
6.1
5.4
5.0
6.5
7.4
Saskatchewan
4.7
4.8
4.0
5.4
6.9
Alberta
8.1
6.4
6.9
12.3
14.1
British Columbia
8.9
7.3
6.4
9.6
10.0
Yukon
0.0
0.2c
0.1c
0.1
0.1
Northwest Territories
0.1
0.2c
0.1c
0.1
0.1
Nunavut
0.1
0.2c
0.1c
0.1
0.2
Men
17.0
14.7
12.7
18.0
20.1
Women
72.7
62.3
57.4
90.6
102.8
24 years old and under
12.1
10.0
8.5
10.2
10.6
25 to 44 years old
67.4
58.3
53.6
82.3
92.9
45 to 54 years old
8.8
7.7
7.1
14.1
17.2
55 years old and over
1.3
0.9
0.9
1.9
2.3
Canada
89.7
77.0
70.1
108.6
123.0
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
1 FY1718 to FY1920 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
cFor 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 – Working while on claim
Annex 2.23.1 – Working while on claim: Number of completed claims for regular Employment Insurance benefits with working while on claim
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021r
FY2122P
Change (%) FY2021 to FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
39,010
43,950
38,590
35,200
52,550
+49.3
Prince Edward Island
9,220
8,550
7,110
6,510
11,440
+75.7
Nova Scotia
36,420
35,050
31,910
27,630
54,270
+96.4
New Brunswick
45,350
40,000
37,590
36,270
57,370
+58.2
Quebec
249,350
226,580
203,950
236,520
382,750
+61.8
Ontario
174,130
154,010
148,790
177,810
475,220
+167.3
Manitoba
18,560
19,030
16,700
19,440
41,710
+114.6
Saskatchewan
17,850
18,820
16,490
16,430
30,910
+88.1
Alberta
71,460
64,230
55,140
68,340
153,000
+123.9
British Columbia
66,110
60,340
55,960
67,680
148,070
+118.8
Yukon
690
690
780
570
1,170
+105.3
Northwest Territories
730
790
680
390
780
+100.0
Nunavut
330
450
380
160
440
+175.0
Men
432,850
399,300
356,280
421,990
701,420
+66.2
Women
296,360
273,190
257,790
270,960
708,260
+161.4
24 years old and under
69,190
60,890
53,120
78,600
226,340
+188.0
25 to 44 years old
343,220
319,920
288,360
332,580
634,690
+90.8
45 to 54 years old
191,010
169,330
154,910
157,190
288,790
+83.7
55 years old and over
125,790
122,350
117,680
124,580
259,860
+108.6
Canada
729,210
672,490
614,070
692,950
1,409,680
+103.4
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.
rRevised data.
PPreliminary.
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 – Working while on claim: Average number of weeks worked while on claim (number of weeks)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021r
FY2122P
Change (%) FY2021 to FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
17.7
17.1
16.2
14.9
17.7
+19.0
Prince Edward Island
13.7
13.1
12.1
12.1
14.4
+19.4
Nova Scotia
13.8
13.4
12.9
12.6
15.0
+19.3
New Brunswick
16.5
16.0
15.4
14.9
17.7
+18.9
Quebec
13.1
12.9
12.8
11.0
13.8
+25.6
Ontario
8.0
7.8
8.0
6.9
11.5
+66.7
Manitoba
6.1
6.1
6.1
5.7
10.7
+86.9
Saskatchewan
8.7
7.7
6.8
6.7
11.5
+71.6
Alberta
9.8
7.8
7.1
6.2
11.9
+91.6
British Columbia
9.4
8.8
8.2
7.5
13.2
+76.3
Yukon
8.1
7.9
4.6
6.4
10.2
+59.5
Northwest Territories
6.0
5.1
6.8
6.4
7.4
+15.0
Nunavut
7.2
6.8
8.2
5.1
2.6
-49.2
Men
11.5
11.3
11.3
9.8
12.3
+26.1
Women
11.3
10.5
9.9
8.7
13.6
+56.8
24 years old and under
8.8
8.8
8.9
6.5
10.1
+55.4
25 to 44 years old
10.7
10.2
9.9
8.7
12.1
+39.9
45 to 54 years old
12.9
12.4
12.1
10.8
14.8
+36.8
55 years old and over
12.7
12.3
11.8
11.0
15.4
+39.7
Canada
11.4
11.0
10.7
9.3
13.0
+38.8
Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes only weeks with at least $1 of employment income earned from working while on claim while claiming EI regular benefits. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
rRevised data.
PPreliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.23.3 – Working while on claim: Average weekly employment income earned from working while on claim ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021r
FY2122P
Change (%) FY2021 to FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
1,021
1,070
1,060
1,074
981
-8.7
Prince Edward Island
687
726
737
751
677
-9.9
Nova Scotia
821
832
808
878
711
-19.0
New Brunswick
793
819
853
883
762
-13.7
Quebec
778
811
824
904
742
-17.9
Ontario
654
675
700
740
528
-28.6
Manitoba
608
613
612
621
474
-23.7
Saskatchewan
753
819
727
774
624
-19.4
Alberta
858
906
855
852
648
-23.9
British Columbia
726
756
765
808
590
-27.0
Yukon
607
723
730
765
628
-17.8
Northwest Territories
898
875
856
824
794
-3.7
Nunavut
856
821
611
732
707
-3.4
Men
930
973
978
1,003
833
-16.9
Women
515
536
548
580
451
-22.2
24 years old and under
589
621
629
646
403
-37.7
25 to 44 years old
771
804
802
859
661
-23.1
45 to 54 years old
808
849
846
903
735
-18.6
55 years old and over
760
787
799
841
697
-17.1
Canada
762
796
797
847
641
-24.3
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.
rRevised.
PPreliminary.
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 – Working while on claim: Percentage of completed claims for regular Employment Insurance benefits with employment income from working while on claim (%)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021r
FY2122P
Change (p.p.) FY2021 to FY2122
Newfoundland and Labrador
61.0
60.9
60.5
59.8
62.5
+2.7
Prince Edward Island
53.4
51.3
47.8
47.6
55.7
+8.2
Nova Scotia
55.3
54.7
52.9
52.5
57.1
+4.6
New Brunswick
60.3
57.3
57.2
58.8
58.6
-0.2
Quebec
57.5
56.9
56.0
61.9
53.8
-8.1
Ontario
43.9
41.8
42.1
47.2
50.1
+2.9
Manitoba
45.7
44.1
40.8
46.3
49.6
+3.3
Saskatchewan
47.1
46.0
42.2
43.6
46.1
+2.5
Alberta
48.5
46.4
44.7
45.8
48.6
+2.7
British Columbia
49.0
48.5
46.6
50.6
50.8
+0.2
Yukon
38.5
42.6
45.9
35.1
40.5
+5.3
Northwest Territories
43.5
45.4
41.7
31.0
31.6
+0.5
Nunavut
40.2
44.1
44.7
23.9
29.9
+6.0
Men
49.9
48.9
47.2
51.7
47.2
-4.5
Women
53.8
52.1
52.2
56.1
57.4
+1.2
24 years old and under
51.8
50.2
49.0
52.6
55.4
+2.8
25 to 44 years old
54.9
54.4
53.0
57.6
54.4
-3.2
45 to 54 years old
59.4
57.5
57.2
61.7
59.1
-2.7
55 years old and over
37.3
36.4
36.1
39.6
39.5
-0.0
Canada
51.4
50.2
49.1
53.2
51.8
-1.4
Note: Percentage point 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.
rRevised data.
PPreliminary.
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 – Regular benefits for apprentices
Annex 2.24.1 – Regular benefits for apprentices: New claims established
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Total FY20211
First half of FY21221
Second half of FY21221
Total FY21221
Newfoundland and Labrador
1,410
1,120
940
480
210
520
730
Prince Edward Island
240
340
350
120
X
X
220
Nova Scotia
1,400
1,680
1,470
1,060
370
720
1,090
New Brunswick
1 570
1,480
1,500
1,080
290
1,020
1,310
Quebec*
100
110
60
140
80
100
180
Ontario
12,510
14,850
14,700
9,550
4,300
9,630
13,930
Manitoba
3,120
3,110
2,710
2,160
740
1,610
2,350
Saskatchewan
2,850
2,950
2,500
1,490
780
1,360
2,140
Alberta
13,100
13,720
13,270
7,950
3,120
7,850
10,970
British Columbia
9,520
10,620
9,500
7,540
3,140
5,690
8,830
Territories
120
240
180
130
X
X
250
Men
43,650
47, 990
44, 680
29,860
12,410
27,250
39,660
Women
2,290
2, 230
2, 500
1,840
670
1,670
2,340
24 years old and under
19,990
22, 140
20, 910
13,550
5,520
12,280
17,800
25 to 44 years old
24,380
26, 580
24, 920
17,260
7,140
15,630
22,770
45 years old and over
1,570
1, 500
1, 350
890
420
1,010
1,430
Canada
45,940
50,220
47,180
31,700
13,080
28,920
42,000
Note: Includes all claims from apprentices referred under Section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid while the claimant was on training.
1 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for EI regular benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
* The low number of claims from apprentices in Quebec is due to the unique program design in which apprentices complete all of the technical training prior to beginning on-the-job training.
cFor confidentiality purposes, data for British Columbia and Territories have been combined.
X Supressed for confidentiality purposes.
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 – Regular benefits for apprentices: Average actual duration1 (number of training weeks)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in FY2021r
Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in FY20212, r
Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in FY21222,P
Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in FY2122P
Newfoundland and Labrador
7.4
8.2
8.2
7.9
7.0
8.0
7.5
Prince Edward Island
9.7
9.0
7.5
7.6
8.0
11.1
7.2
Nova Scotia
7.2
8.1
8.2
8.1
6.4
8.8
7.0
New Brunswick
7.6
7.5
7.9
9.2
6.7
8.8
6.2
Quebec
9.0
12.4
10.7
X
X
16.3
9.0
Ontario
8.5
9.3
9.2
9.9
8.0
9.6
7.7
Manitoba
8.9
9.8
9.7
10.4
7.5
9.7
8.2
Saskatchewan
7.7
8.8
8.5
9.3
6.3
9.7
6.6
Alberta
8.0
9.2
9.0
9.3
7.5
10.3
7.6
British Columbia
7.6
8.7
9.2
10.1
7.2
9.9
7.1
Territories
7.8
9.1
8.9
8.4
7.4
9.4
9.1
Men
8.1
9.0
9.0
9.6
7.5
9.7
7.5
Women
7.5
9.1
9.3
9.2
7.6
10.8
7.7
24 years old and under
8.2
9.1
9.1
9.8
7.4
10.1
7.4
25 to 44 years old
8.0
9.0
9.0
9.5
7.5
9.7
7.6
45 years old and over
7.3
8.3
8.3
9.2
8.2
9.0
7.5
Canada
8.1
9.0
9.0
9.6
7.5
9.8
7.5
Note: Includes all claims from apprentices referred under Section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid while the claimant was on training.
1 The reported duration estimates are based on completed claims that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
2EI temporary measures affecting the maximum number of entitlement weeks of EI regular benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
PPreliminary.
rRevised.
X Supressed for confidentiality purposes.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.24.3 – Regular benefits for apprentices: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category
FY1718
FY1819
FY1920
Second half of FY20212
First half of FY21222
2 months in fall 20212
Last 4 months of FY21222
Newfoundland and Labrador
494
499
517
552
556
528
539
Prince Edward Island
400
429
430
529
491
458
429
Nova Scotia
460
466
473
512
528
499
537
New Brunswick
454
455
467
515
520
520
490
Quebec
491
494
434
513
494
451
545
Ontario
475
495
510
546
563
549
574
Manitoba
486
502
512
549
551
544
563
Saskatchewan
501
515
517
557
556
559
583
Alberta
515
523
532
561
573
572
581
British Columbia
482
492
507
543
556
537
556
Territories
517
543
551
553
595
557
577
Men
492
503
515
549
561
552
569
Women
475
476
492
525
540
507
526
24 years old and under
473
486
497
540
547
532
540
25 to 44 years old
503
513
525
553
568
558
586
45 years old and over
503
505
528
546
565
566
550
Canada
491
502
513
547
559
549
566
Note: Includes all claims from apprentices referred under Section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid while the claimant was on training.
1 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
2EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Includes all claims from apprentices referred under Section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid while the claimant was on training.
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 – Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost)
Annex 2.25.1 – Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): New claims established
Category
FY1819
FY1920
FY20212
FY21222
Atlantic provinces
36
44
23
42
Quebec
276
248
187
163
Ontario
211
231
126
158
Manitoba
34
31
19
32
Saskatchewan
29
29
17
25
Alberta
195
192
147
132
British Columbia and Territories1
119
121
93
71
Men
469
430
249
299
Women
431
466
363
324
34 years old and under
331
346
208
229
35 to 44 years old
338
299
229
226
45 to 54 years old
165
189
131
124
55 years old and over
66
62
44
44
Canada
900
896
612
623
Note: Includes all claims for which claimants received permission from Service Canada to train.
1 For confidentiality reasons, data for the territories have been included with those for British Columbia.
2EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada. Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.25.2 – Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): Average actual duration1 (number of training weeks)
Category
FY1819
FY1920
Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in FY2021r
Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in FY21222,P
Atlantic Provinces
13.5
24.6
23.0
24.3
Quebec
13.1
19.1
18.8
25.2
Ontario
14.1
18.3
20.6
23.7
Manitoba
16.3
18.0
19.5
22.3
Saskatchewan
14.4
21.1
19.6
22.5
Alberta
14.1
19.0
21.0
24.2
British Columbia and Territories3
11.7
18.4
17.9
24.3
Men
13.1
18.1
19.0
23.6
Women
13.9
20.1
20.7
24.7
34 years old and under
14.8
19.0
19.5
24.9
35 to 44 years old
13.1
19.2
20.4
24.5
45 to 54 years old
13.0
18.9
20.2
23.1
55 years old and over
9.7
18.3
18.3
22.6
Canada
13.5
19.0
19.9
24.3
Note: Includes all claims for which claimants received permission from Service Canada to train.
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.
2EI temporary measures affecting the maximum number of entitlement weeks of EI regular benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
3For confidentiality reasons, data for the territories have been included with those for British Columbia.
PPreliminary.
rRevised.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada. Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.25.3 – Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category
FY1819
FY1920
Second half of FY20212
First half of FY21222
2 months in fall 20212
Last 4 months of FY21222
Atlantic Provinces
431
426
511
536
524
556
Quebec
459
487
525
529
494
506
Ontario
479
500
527
524
499
532
Manitoba
457
477
506
528
505
536
Saskatchewan
497
499
495
550
388
505
Alberta
498
507
538
558
556
540
British Columbia and Territories3
481
487
521
535
463
530
Men
491
506
539
555
541
552
Women
460
478
517
523
470
493
34 years old and under
474
490
524
535
488
520
35 to 44 years old
473
496
533
536
488
530
45 to 54 years old
474
497
513
535
530
544
55 years old and over
491
456
535
547
515
491
Canada
475
491
526
536
500
526
Note: Includes all claims for which claimants received permission from Service Canada to train.
1 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
2EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
3For confidentiality reasons, data for the territories have been included with those for British Columbia.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada. Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.25.4 – Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): Amount paid ($ million)
Category
FY1819
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Atlantic Provinces
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.6
Quebec
3.3
3.1
3.4
2.2
Ontario
2.8
2.9
2.4
2.4
Manitoba
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
Saskatchewan
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
Alberta
2.6
2.7
2.9
2.2
British Columbia and Territories1
1.5
1.5
1.7
1.0
Men
5.8
5.6
4.7
4.4
Women
5.6
6.0
6.7
4.9
34 years old and under
4.0
4.3
3.7
3.1
35 to 44 years old
4.3
4.0
4.4
3.5
45 to 54 years old
2.2
2.5
2.4
2.0
55 years old and over
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.7
Canada
11.4
11.6
11.4
9.3
Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Includes all claims for which claimants received permission from Service Canada to train.
1 For confidentiality reasons, data for the territories have been included with those for British Columbia.
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 – Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims, by types of benefits
Annex 2.26 – Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims, by types of benefits1, Canada
Benefit type
Level of claims for FY1920
Combined claims for FY1920 (%)
Level of claims for FY2021
Combined claims for FY2021 (%)
Level of claims for FY2122
Combined claims for FY2122 (%)
Regular
1,312,370
13.6
1,470,680
15.1
2,782,450
10.9
Fishing
27,820
13.7
30,260
13.5
27,160
12.5
Sickness
422,570
47.3
414,890
56.4
601,920
50.2
Maternity
166,350
98.8
172,020
98.7
182,440
97.8
Parental2
208,010
80.4
225,100
78.8
248,440
74.1
Compassionate care
7,330
42.6
7,360
41.3
7,840
41.8
Family caregiver for adults
n/a
n/a
11,350
35.1
13,920
38.3
Family caregiver for children
n/a
n/a
4,130
25.7
5,230
26.2
Work-sharing
3,850
23.9
49,650
17.2
44,060
35.9
All claims3
1,780,600
19.7
1,957,050
20.2
3,397,940
14.2
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 FY1920 excludes family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in FY2021, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
2Parental benefits for biological parents and parental benefits for adoptive parents are grouped together.
3The sum of claims by benefit type does not add up to the total because more than 1 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 2.27.1 – Employment Insurance benefit repayment1: People who repaid benefits
Category
2016
2017
2018
2019p
Newfoundland and Labrador
14,812
14,412
12,692
11,412
Prince Edward Island
1,573
1,737
1,436
1,468
Nova Scotia
7,952
8,645
7,847
7,651
New Brunswick
6,038
6,135
6,430
5,727
Quebec
39,941
43,401
50,865
52,349
Ontario
36,921
44,092
45,078
42,711
Manitoba
3,074
3,882
3,945
3,677
Saskatchewan
5,230
6,225
6,074
5,539
Alberta
33,926
38,651
31,620
28,153
British Columbia
19,088
21,186
18,582
18,016
Yukon
274
344
345
299
Northwest Territories
310
299
290
278
Nunavut
107
120
123
100
Non-residents of Canada
83
99
1,636
1,145
Men
150,835
167,644
165,635
157,706
Women
18,494
21,584
21,328
20,819
24 years old and under
4,879
5,394
5,007
4,183
25 to 44 years old
78,828
85,933
85,095
81,311
45 to 54 years old
41,292
45,790
43,854
40,788
55 years old and over
44,330
52,111
53,007
52,243
Goods-producing industries
112,555
125,865
125,060
119,060
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
5,732
6,569
6,433
6,332
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
11,229
11,126
9,519
9,483
Utilities
1,532
1,840
2,071
2,082
Construction
79,651
87,028
88,570
82,385
Manufacturing
14,411
19,302
18,467
18,778
Services-producing industries
49,848
55,991
55,918
55,503
Wholesale trade
4,692
5,337
4,968
5,080
Retail trade
2,013
2,367
2,352
2,256
Transportation and warehousing
5,193
6,046
5,693
5,617
Finance and insurance
1,074
1,312
1,178
1,013
Real estate, rental and leasing
2,102
2,203
2,472
2,564
Professional, scientific and technical services
9,119
9,686
9,560
10,209
Business, building and other support services2
6,115
6,851
6,742
6,618
Educational services
7,572
8,608
8,773
8,529
Health care and social assistance
1,062
1,212
1,265
1,204
Information, culture and recreation3
1,999
2,237
2,258
2,348
Accommodation and food services
1,219
1,345
1,065
932
Other services (excluding public administration)
4,378
4,695
5,455
5,357
Public administration
3,310
4,092
4,137
3,776
Unclassified4
6,926
7,372
5,985
3,962
Canada
169,329
189,228
186,963
178,525
1 As benefit repayments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available at the time of preparing this report are for the 2019 tax year. Results for 2020 will be published in next year's report.
2This 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.
3This 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.
4For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
PPreliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
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 at the time of preparing this report are for the 2019 tax year. Results for 2020 will be published in next year's report.
2This 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.
3This 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.
4For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
PPreliminary.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.28 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program
Annex 2.28.1 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program1: EI premium ($ million)
Category
2019 (Total)
2020 (Total)
2020 (% of total)
2020 (Paid by employers2)
2020 (Paid by employees)
Newfoundland and Labrador
314.7
295.9
1.4
170.3
127.7
Prince Edward Island
94.8
92.8
0.4
53.4
40.0
Nova Scotia
582.2
562.9
2.6
320.0
246.1
New Brunswick
472.2
455.7
2.1
260.0
198.2
Quebec
4,100.1
3,896.0
17.9
2,190.5
1,737.2
Ontario
9,379.1
8,946.7
41.2
5,104.2
3,922.0
Manitoba
821.3
785.3
3.6
446.8
344.4
Saskatchewan
693.2
655.6
3.0
371.5
290.0
Alberta
3,087.3
2,817.2
13.0
1,607.0
1,242.8
British Columbia
3,204.9
3,098.1
14.3
1,779.5
1,353.0
Yukon
37.7
37.1
0.2
21.6
16.3
Northwest Territories
42.8
41.2
0.2
23.8
18.2
Nunavut
37.6
37.1
0.2
21.8
16.3
Men
12,760.1
11,979.0
55.1
6,847.8
5,263.6
Women
10,107.7
9,742.6
44.9
5,522.5
4,288.7
24 years old and under
1,811.9
1,647.7
7.6
952.0
700.3
25 to 44 years old
11,021.2
10,460.7
48.2
5,966.9
4,607.9
45 to 54 years old
5,195.0
4,963.6
22.9
2,813.0
2,201.3
55 years old and over
4,839.8
4,646.6
21.4
2,636.6
2,041.3
Unknown3
n/a
3.1
0.0
1.8
1.4
Goods-producing industries
4,984.6
4,792.6
22.1
2,757.4
2,088.6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
296.2
300.2
1.4
175.6
127.6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
367.4
356.5
1.6
203.0
160.8
Utilities
191.9
180.8
0.8
99.5
82.7
Construction
1,681.7
1,626.4
7.5
957.5
694.9
Manufacturing
2,447.4
2,328.7
10.7
1,321.8
1,022.7
Service-producing industries
17,259.2
16,777.8
77.2
9,523.2
7,399.2
Wholesale trade
1,134.9
1,127.5
5.2
643.1
493.9
Retail trade
1,801.5
1,836.7
8.5
1,056.1
789.3
Transportation and warehousing
1,090.1
1,061.5
4.9
600.8
470.1
Finance and insurance
1,053.5
1,080.3
5.0
598.4
491.0
Real estate, rental and leasing
390.9
342.3
1.6
198.5
147.2
Professional, scientific and technical services
1,499.6
1,505.2
6.9
865.5
659.8
Business, building and other support services4
1,217.3
1,181.6
5.4
681.5
511.9
Educational services
$1,772.4
1,714.3
7.9
949.4
778.1
Health care and social assistance
2,059.2
2,080.0
9.6
1,185.4
918.7
Information, culture and recreation5
738.9
681.4
3.1
387.4
301.3
Accommodation and food services
930.5
688.4
3.2
401.0
289.2
Other services (excluding public administration)
768.1
680.0
3.1
394.8
290.6
Public administration
2,802.3
2,798.6
12.9
1,561.3
1,258.0
Unclassified3
624.1
151.2
0.7
89.6
64.4
Canada
22,867.9
21,721.6
100.0
12,370.3
9,552.3
Note: Data may not add up to the totals due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers.
1 As Employment Insurance premium payments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2020 taxation year.
2Employer contributions are 1.4 times the level of employee contributions. However, employers who participate in the Premium Reduction Program may contribute less than 1.4 times their employees' contributions. Consult Chapter 2, Section 2.7 for more information.
3For some T4 slips, this information was not available in the data.
4This industry category comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
5This industry category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
Source: Canada Revenue Agency, T4 slips with employment income. Data are based on a 10% sample of T4 slips with employment income.
Annex 2.28.2 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program1: Employment income
Category
Total empl. income ($ million) 2019
Total empl. income ($ million) 2020
Total empl. income ($ million) % of total 2020
Total insurable earnings ($ million) 2019
Total insurable earnings ($ million) 2020
Number of workers with empl. income 2019
Number of workers with empl. income 2020
Number of workers with empl. income % of total 2020
Empl. income per worker ($ per year) 2019
Empl. income per worker ($ per year) 2020
Insurable earnings per worker ($ per year) 2019
Insurable earnings per worker ($ per year) 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador
13,091.0
12,329.0
1.2
8,812.4
8,442.0
273,490
266,400
1.4
47,866
46,280
32,222
31,689
Prince Edward Island
3,402.5
3,430.1
0.3
2,590.8
2,611.6
87,990
87,180
0.4
38,669
39,345
29,444
29,956
Nova Scotia
21,846.9
21,890.6
2.2
15,979.4
15,893.4
508,870
503,410
2.6
42,932
43,485
31,402
31,572
New Brunswick
17,468.3
17,291.3
1.7
12,983.7
12,858.0
413,250
409,020
2.1
42,270
42,275
31,418
31,436
Quebec
207,198.3
208,364.5
20.9
147,144.7
146,246.9
4,516,420
4,467,930
23.0
45,877
46,636
32,580
32,733
Ontario
402,646.6
400,505.2
40.1
250,688.1
245,152.2
7,543,790
7,396,130
38.0
53,375
54,151
33,231
33,146
Manitoba
31,446.4
31,386.8
3.1
22,148.0
21,879.5
697,150
686,050
3.5
45,107
45,750
31,769
31,892
Saskatchewan
28,281.1
27,472.8
2.8
19,073.4
18,570.1
581,840
571,950
2.9
48,606
48,034
32,781
32,468
Alberta
142,017.9
133,476.7
13.4
83,191.2
78,232.0
2,375,000
2,301,390
11.8
59,797
57,998
35,028
33,993
British Columbia
134,553.3
134,920.0
13.5
86,702.2
85,965.6
2,698,180
2,656,790
13.7
49,868
50,783
32,134
32,357
Yukon
1,430.8
1,467.8
0.1
964.0
973.4
26,530
25,810
0.1
53,933
56,868
36,336
37,713
Northwest Territories
1,776.7
1,790.3
0.2
988.0
999.5
27,490
26,630
0.1
64,630
67,229
35,941
37,534
Nunavut
1,156.0
1,167.8
0.1
681.3
685.4
20,830
20,320
0.1
55,497
57,470
32,708
33,732
Other2
2,392.3
2,316.5
0.2
751.4
784.2
30,250
30,520
0.2
79,083
75,901
24,840
25,695
Men
616,574.9
601,839.5
60.3
364,061.8
352,179.7
10,560,790
10,097,680
51.9
58,383
59,602
34,473
34,877
Women
392,133.2
395,970.0
39.7
288,636.5
287,114.1
9,240,290
9,351,850
48.1
42,437
42,341
31,237
30,701
24 years old and under
53,034.4
49,695.7
5.0
49,944.7
46,828.3
3,028,290
3,029,210
15.6
17,513
16,406
16,493
15,459
25 to 44 years old
441,241.9
449,623.9
45.1
304,566.5
308,385.8
8,088,850
8,404,560
43.2
54,549
53,498
37,653
36,693
45 to 54 years old
260,967.1
260,181.1
26.1
149,640.6
147,462.5
3,745,690
3,714,410
19.1
69,671
70,046
39,950
39,700
55 years old and over
239,711.3
238,190.9
23.9
137,897.6
136,525.0
4,301,890
4,297,880
22.1
55,722
55,421
32,055
31,766
Unknown3
13,753.4
117.8
0.0
10,648.9
92.3
636,360
3,470
0.0
21,613
33,959
16,734
26,595
Goods-producing industries
224,802.6
220,390.2
22.1
141,829.9
140,193.7
3,757,990
3,805,740
19.6
59,820
57,910
37,741
36,837
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
11,837.3
11,870.9
1.2
8,127.3
8,469.7
354,100
370,310
1.9
33,429
32,057
22,952
22,872
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
24,355.2
24,234.3
2.4
10,537.5
10,506.5
218,930
221,510
1.1
111,246
109,405
48,132
47,431
Utilities
12,025.6
11,771.1
1.2
5,686.6
5,540.8
117,290
111,810
0.6
102,529
105,278
48,483
49,555
Construction
71,986.5
71,083.3
7.1
46,680.0
46,283.1
1,281,330
1,321,940
6.8
56,181
53,772
36,431
35,012
Manufacturing
104,598.1
101,430.6
10.2
70,798.5
69,393.6
1,786,340
1,780,170
9.2
58,554
56,978
39,633
38,981
Service-producing industries
756,668.4
769,701.6
77.1
493,620.7
494,835.1
15,226,630
15,442,660
79.4
49,694
49,843
32,418
32,043
Wholesale trade
54,688.4
56,869.6
5.7
32,318.5
33,056.9
848,840
868,150
4.5
64,427
65,507
38,074
38,077
Retail trade
65,284.8
68,075.0
6.8
50,448.7
52,848.1
2,103,610
2,300,690
11.8
31,035
29,589
23,982
22,971
Transportation and warehousing
47,385.2
47,404.6
4.8
31,233.9
31,369.9
876,500
919,540
4.7
54,062
51,553
35,635
34,115
Finance and insurance
64,918.0
68,590.4
6.9
30,920.6
32,573.4
748,330
762,990
3.9
86,750
89,897
41,319
42,692
Real estate, rental and leasing
18,729.6
17,152.0
1.7
10,902.4
9,718.9
342,770
317,840
1.6
54,642
53,964
31,807
30,578
Professional, scientific and technical services
81,154.2
86,168.5
8.6
42,911.3
44,321.2
1,155,940
1,209,160
6.2
70,206
71,263
37,122
36,655
Business, building and other support services4
54,026.7
53,537.7
5.4
34,225.6
34,045.1
1,168,190
1,199,720
6.2
46,248
44,625
29,298
28,378
Educational services
73,990.9
74,619.5
7.5
52,249.9
52,274.7
1,440,200
1,431,890
7.4
51,375
52,113
36,280
36,508
Health care and social assistance
81,345.5
86,748.8
8.7
60,137.7
62,795.3
1,724,690
1,820,790
9.4
47,165
47,644
34,869
34,488
Information, culture and recreation5
35,688.1
35,710.2
3.6
21,116.2
20,148.6
671,180
632,250
3.3
53,172
56,481
31,461
31,868
Accommodation and food services
29,002.8
22,263.1
2.2
25,339.8
19,173.5
1,437,370
1,335,590
6.9
20,178
16,669
17,629
14,356
Other services (excluding public administration)
29,847.0
27,604.9
2.8
21,261.7
19,363.6
737,250
713,080
3.7
40,484
38,712
28,839
27,155
Public administration
120,607.3
124,957.1
12.5
80,554.5
83,145.9
1,971,760
1,930,970
9.9
61,167
64,712
40,854
43,059
Unclassified3
27,237.1
7,717.7
0.8
17,247.8
4,265.0
816,460
201,130
1.0
33,360
38,372
21,125
21,205
Canada
1,008,708.1
997,809.5
100.0
652,698.4
639,293.8
19,801,080
19,449,530
100.0
50,942
51,302
32,963
32,869
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 2020 taxation year.
2This category includes Outside Canada and Multiple Jurisdiction.
3For some T4 slips, this information was not available in the data.
4This 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.
5This 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.
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 2020 taxation year.
2To 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.
3For ease of analysis, the benefits-to-contributions ratios have been adjusted (i.e., standardized) so that the figure for Canada equals 1.
4The 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 situated in another province or territory.
5This industry comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
6 This industry comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
7 For some T4 slips, this information was not available in the data.
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 2.30 – Unemployment rates by Employment Insurance economic region
Temporary measures were in effect in FY21222
Annex 2.30 – Unemployment rates by Employment Insurance economic region1
Effective date4
April 11, 2021 to May 08, 2021
May 09, 2021 to June 05, 2021
June 06, 2021 to July 10, 2021
July 11, 2021 to August 07, 2021
August 08, 2021 to Sept. 11, 2021
Sept. 12, 2021 to Oct. 09, 2021
Oct. 10, 2021 to Nov. 06, 2021
Nov. 07, 2021 to Dec. 04, 2021
Dec. 05, 2021 to January 08, 2022
Jan.09, 2022 to Feb.05, 2022
February 06, 2022 to March 12, 2022
March 13, 2022 to April 09, 2022
Minimum of the 12 months
Average of the 12 months
Maximum of the 12 months
Unemployment rate moving average ending on the month of …3,5
March 2021 (%)
April 2021 (%)
May 2021 (%)
June 2021 (%)
July 2021 (%)
August 2021 (%)
Sept. 2021 (%)
Oct. 2021 (%)
Nov. 2021 (%)
Dec. 2021 (%)
January 2022 (%)
February 2022 (%)
FY2122 (%)
FY2122 (%)
FY2122 (%)
St. John's
9.8
9.6
8.8
8.8
8.2
6.7
6.1
6.2
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.5
6.1
7.8
9.8
Newfound-land-Labrador
17.2
17.8
17.4
17.4
17.0
17.0
17.6
18.6
18.0
17.1
16.7
17.1
16.7
17.4
18.6
Charlottetown
7.0
6.8
6.7
7.2
8.0
8.2
7.9
7.1
6.6
6.3
6.9
7.6
6.3
7.2
8.2
Prince Edward Island
9.3
9.6
10.2
12.1
12.6
12.6
12.3
13.0
12.5
11.2
10.4
9.9
9.3
11.3
13.0
Eastern Nova Scotia
12.8
12.9
13.5
14.0
13.7
12.7
12.3
13.1
14.3
15.0
14.2
12.5
12.3
13.4
15.0
Western Nova Scotia
7.9
7.8
7.8
7.8
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.8
8.9
8.8
8.3
7.7
7.7
8.2
8.9
Halifax
8.0
8.0
8.8
8.8
8.7
7.7
7.2
6.6
6.4
6.2
5.9
5.7
5.7
7.3
8.8
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John
9.4
9.1
8.8
8.3
7.9
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.3
6.9
6.7
6.2
6.2
7.8
9.4
Madawaska-Charlotte
7.8
8.1
8.0
7.8
8.2
8.2
8.5
8.5
7.5
6.9
7.2
7.3
6.9
7.8
8.5
Restigouche-Albert
11.2
11.2
11.6
12.5
13.4
13.8
13.9
13.7
13.8
13.8
13.7
13.5
11.2
13.0
13.9
Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine
13.2
12.8
13.4
12.5
11.9
11.8
12.4
12.5
13.7
14.0
14.5
13.1
11.8
13.0
14.5
Québec
5.0
5.1
5.0
5.2
4.2
4.4
4.2
3.8
3.0
2.8
3.2
3.1
2.8
4.1
5.2
Trois-Rivières
6.4
5.1
4.4
4.5
4.7
5.0
5.0
4.7
4.6
4.9
5.0
4.8
4.4
4.9
6.4
South Central Québec
4.5
4.1
3.9
4.1
4.4
4.0
3.5
3.1
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.7
4.5
Sherbrooke
5.3
4.6
3.9
4.6
4.9
5.3
4.8
4.6
3.8
3.6
2.9
2.8
2.8
4.3
5.3
Montérégie
5.2
4.9
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.6
5.0
5.2
4.6
4.1
4.0
4.6
4.0
4.8
5.2
Montréal
8.3
7.7
7.9
7.7
7.6
7.2
6.9
6.6
6.1
5.7
5.4
5.3
5.3
6.9
8.3
Central Quebec
7.4
6.1
6.1
5.6
5.7
5.5
5.4
5.4
5.2
4.9
4.7
4.8
4.7
5.6
7.4
North Western Quebec
9.3
7.6
6.6
6.5
7.1
7.5
7.8
7.4
7.2
6.6
6.8
6.4
6.4
7.2
9.3
Bas-Saint-Laurent – Côte-Nord
6.1
5.3
5.2
5.5
5.6
5.9
6.5
6.8
6.4
6.2
6.3
6.5
5.2
6.0
6.8
Hull
7.3
6.6
5.9
6.0
5.3
5.0
4.3
3.9
3.7
4.0
4.7
4.5
3.7
5.1
7.3
Chicoutimi-Jonquière
6.0
5.8
6.0
6.0
5.5
5.2
5.1
4.8
4.0
3.5
3.9
4.4
3.5
5.0
6.0
Ottawa
6.3
6.8
8.0
8.2
7.6
6.4
6.0
5.6
5.0
4.5
4.7
5.2
4.5
6.2
8.2
Eastern Ontario
6.4
5.9
6.3
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.4
7.0
7.1
6.9
6.5
5.8
5.8
6.5
7.1
Kingston
7.5
7.4
8.3
8.6
8.4
7.5
7.6
7.3
6.9
6.4
6.0
5.7
5.7
7.3
8.6
Central Ontario
9.5
8.4
7.1
7.0
7.0
6.9
7.0
6.6
6.6
6.3
6.1
5.3
5.3
7.0
9.5
Oshawa
7.8
7.6
8.1
8.9
8.5
8.4
7.7
7.6
6.5
6.6
6.5
6.2
6.2
7.5
8.9
Toronto
10.3
9.5
9.4
9.6
9.6
9.3
8.9
8.5
7.9
7.5
7.7
7.5
7.5
8.8
10.3
Hamilton
6.3
7.3
7.5
8.1
7.4
7.3
6.5
6.2
5.7
5.6
5.3
5.1
5.1
6.5
8.1
St. Catharines
12.0
11.3
10.7
11.4
10.7
10.7
8.6
7.8
8.0
8.0
7.8
6.3
6.3
9.4
12.0
London
7.2
8.3
9.4
9.8
8.7
7.7
7.4
7.1
6.9
6.3
6.4
6.1
6.1
7.6
9.8
Niagara
8.3
7.7
7.4
7.1
6.5
6.2
6.8
7.2
7.3
7.0
6.2
5.5
5.5
6.9
8.3
Windsor
9.6
10.3
10.6
12.1
11.6
11.0
10.6
9.3
8.5
7.1
8.5
8.7
7.1
9.8
12.1
Kitchener
7.1
6.2
6.9
6.8
6.8
6.5
6.6
6.5
5.9
5.7
5.5
5.5
5.5
6.3
7.1
Huron
8.0
7.2
7.6
8.1
7.9
7.3
7.1
7.7
7.8
7.0
6.3
6.0
6.0
7.3
8.1
South Central Ontario
6.6
6.9
6.7
7.2
6.7
6.4
6.0
5.4
5.0
4.5
4.6
4.3
4.3
5.9
7.2
Sudbury
8.9
9.2
8.7
8.5
9.0
8.7
8.2
6.8
6.2
5.7
5.5
4.8
4.8
7.5
9.2
Thunder Bay
9.1
8.8
8.6
7.8
7.1
6.6
6.7
6.7
6.9
6.8
6.6
5.8
5.8
7.3
9.1
Northern Ontario
9.6
9.3
9.1
9.0
8.6
8.7
8.7
8.8
8.3
8.1
8.5
8.4
8.1
8.8
9.6
Winnipeg
7.7
7.3
7.3
7.5
7.2
7.0
6.5
6.3
5.9
5.6
5.3
5.1
5.1
6.6
7.7
Southern Manitoba
7.1
7.4
7.7
7.9
7.6
7.3
6.8
6.5
6.3
6.6
6.6
6.5
6.3
7.0
7.9
Northern Manitoba
29.6
29.1
29.1
29.1
29.6
30.4
30.5
30.4
30.0
30.5
30.8
30.9
29.1
30.0
30.9
Regina
8.3
8.0
7.2
6.8
6.4
6.6
6.5
6.5
6.0
5.9
5.2
5.2
5.2
6.6
8.3
Saskatoon
8.5
7.9
7.4
7.2
7.7
8.0
7.8
7.3
6.6
5.8
5.3
4.9
4.9
7.0
8.5
Southern Saskatchewan
7.8
8.0
8.2
8.3
9.1
9.6
9.5
8.7
7.9
7.8
8.1
7.8
7.8
8.4
9.6
Northern Saskatchewan
17.6
17.1
16.9
16.4
16.0
15.8
15.8
16.1
16.3
16.4
16.5
16.6
15.8
16.5
17.6
Calgary
9.9
9.3
8.8
9.1
9.6
9.7
9.1
8.2
8.2
8.1
8.3
7.8
7.8
8.8
9.9
Edmonton
11.1
10.5
10.4
10.0
9.0
8.4
8.4
8.3
7.8
6.9
6.9
6.9
6.9
8.7
11.1
Northern Alberta
14.1
13.1
12.3
12.1
11.9
12.2
12.2
12.9
13.0
13.1
12.4
11.7
11.7
12.6
14.1
Southern Alberta
10.5
10.0
9.6
9.4
9.2
9.1
8.6
8.7
8.6
8.8
8.1
7.7
7.7
9.0
10.5
Southern Interior British Columbia
6.9
7.5
7.3
6.9
6.2
6.4
6.2
5.6
5.5
5.7
6.4
6.2
5.5
6.4
7.5
Abbotsford
6.3
5.5
5.7
5.8
5.6
5.7
6.5
7.4
7.9
7.1
5.5
4.4
4.4
6.1
7.9
Vancouver
8.0
7.3
7.5
7.5
7.6
7.3
6.9
6.5
6.2
6.0
5.8
5.5
5.5
6.8
8.0
Victoria
5.8
6.3
6.5
5.8
5.0
5.0
4.9
5.0
4.7
4.5
4.2
4.4
4.2
5.2
6.5
Southern Coastal British Columbia
7.8
7.8
7.6
7.2
6.8
6.9
6.9
6.7
6.2
6.2
6.3
6.0
6.0
6.9
7.8
Northern British Columbia
8.7
8.3
7.9
8.0
8.2
8.7
8.8
9.0
8.3
7.6
6.0
6.1
6.0
8.0
9.0
Whitehorse
6.8
5.9
6.7
6.9
5.6
5.6
5.9
5.6
5.4
5.4
5.0
4.8
4.8
5.8
6.9
Yukon
11.3
10.8
11.1
10.8
9.9
8.3
8.8
7.0
6.9
7.1
6.4
6.2
6.2
8.7
11.3
Yellowknife
6.8
6.1
5.8
5.8
5.1
5.1
4.9
4.8
4.4
4.5
4.2
3.8
3.8
5.1
6.8
Northwest Territories
10.0
9.7
9.3
7.7
7.5
6.4
5.9
5.7
5.3
8.3
7.0
7.5
5.3
7.5
10.0
Iqaluit
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.1
3.6
6.3
8.3
6.9
4.1
3.5
4.0
3.1
4.5
8.3
Nunavut
16.5
15.4
13.9
12.8
12.4
19.1
22.8
22.2
17.0
17.9
20.2
18.1
12.4
17.4
22.8
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.
2Under the temporary measures introduced to facilitate access to EI benefits in response to the economic disruptions due to COVID-19, a minimum unemployment rate of 13.1% was in effect in all EI economic regions for claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021. Regions with unemployment rates higher than 13.1% kept their actual unemployment rates.
3To obtain the monthly unemployment rates used for the purposes of the Employment Insurance program relating to periods before April 11, 2021, please refer to the Web page Monthly Seasonal Adjusted Unemployment Rates by EI Economic Region [https://srv129.services.gc.ca/ei_regions/eng/rates.aspx?id=2020#data]
4Effective for new claims established between the dates indicated.
5The 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 2.31 – Employment Insurance economic regions map – FY2122