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
Statement of operations and accumulated surplus (deficit) for the year ending March 31Footnote 1
Table 1: Revenues and funding ($ million)
Category
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Premiums
22,636.6
22,880.9
24,304.7
Interest*
22.4
15.4
19.1
Penalties
54.7
0.2
10.0
Total revenues and funding
22,713.7
22,896.5
24,333.7
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.
* This interest includes interest accrued on overdue accounts receivable.
Source: Government of Canada, Public Accounts of Canada 2022, Volume I: Summary Report and Consolidated Financial Statements (Ottawa: Receiver General for Canada, 2022) and past year versions of the Public Accounts report.
Table 2: Part I – Employment Insurance benefits expenditures* ($ million)
Category
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Regular benefits
11,131.3
24,407.4
28,689.8
Fishing benefits
342.0
349.2
366.2
Work-Sharing benefits
16.7
173.4
89.3
Special benefits for insured employees
6,248.5
6,596.1
7,802.5
Parental benefits**
2,972.6
3,146.9
3,645.4
Sickness benefits
1,904.8
1,990.9
2,469.0
Maternity benefits
1,229.0
1,303.3
1,503.5
Other special benefits***
142.1
155.1
184.7
Special benefits for self-employed
11.4
12.4
16.7
Total income benefits
17,749.9
31,538.5
36,964.5
Less: Benefit repayments****
(237.0)
(269.8)
(513.3)
Total Part I: Employment Insurance benefits
17,512.9
31,268.7
36,451.3
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.
* Expenditures reported in Chapter II of this report are based on administrative data and may differ from the ones reported in the financial statements of the Employment Insurance Operating Account that are included in the Public Accounts of Canada, due to methodological differences.
** Include parental benefits paid to biological parents and adoptive parents.
*** Include compassionate care benefits and family caregiver benefits.
**** These repayments correspond to benefit repayments from higher income claimants.
Source: Government of Canada, Public Accounts of Canada 2022, Volume I: Summary Report and Consolidated Financial Statements (Ottawa: Receiver General for Canada, 2022) and past year versions of the Public Accounts report.
Table 3: Part II – Employment benefits and support measures expenditure ($ million)
Category
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Employment benefits*
2,329.2
2,300.0
2,375.0
Support measures
146.9
143.4
137.3
Labour market partnerships
144.2
141.2
135.4
Research and innovation
2.7
2.2
1.9
Total Part-II: Employment benefits and support measures
2,476.2
2,443.4
2,512.3
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.
* These benefits correspond to transfer payments to provinces and territories related to labour market development agreements, net of previous fiscal years' over-contribution.
Table 4: Administration costs ($ million)
Category
FY1920
FY2021
FY2122
Employment and Social Development Canada – Personnel-related costs
973.4
1,361.9
1,462.1
Employment and Social Development Canada – Non personnel-related costs
432.8
600.1
601.5
Canada Revenue Agency – Collection of premiums and rulings
212.7
280.3
260.5
Treasury Board Secretariat – Health Insurance Plan and Public Service Insurance
89.0
103.3
117.8
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada – Social Security Tribunal
14.1
14.0
13.6
Courts Administration Services
1.1
1.0
0.8
Less: Recovery of costs from the Canada Pension Plan for maintaining the social insurance number registry
(4.6)
(4.7)
(7.9)
Total administration costs: Related parties
1,718.4
2,355.9
2,448.5
Total administration costs: External parties (administration costs incurred by provinces and territories under the LMDA)
190.7
191.8
191.8
Total administration costs
1,909.0
2,547.7
2,640.2
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.
Source: Government of Canada, Public Accounts of Canada 2022, Volume I: Summary Report and Consolidated Financial Statements (Ottawa: Receiver General for Canada, 2022) and past year versions of the Public Accounts report.
Funding from the Government of Canada – Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit**
n/a
27,331.4
(94.7)
Net surplus for the year
(1,011.1)
(11,610.3)
(17,265.9)
Accumulated surplus (deficit) at beginning of year
4,915.6
3,904.5
(7,705.8)
Accumulated surplus (deficit) at end of year
3,904.5
(7,705.8)
(24,971.7)
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.
* The Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit is the portion of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit that was administered by Employment and Social Development Canada. Expenses related to the EI Emergency Response Benefit were paid from the EI Operating Account and are included in this financial statement.
** Pursuant to section 153.111 of the Employment Insurance Act, the Employment Insurance Operating Account was credited the reported amount determined by the Minister of Finance that corresponds to the total cost of the EI Emergency Response Benefit (EI-ERB), including all costs related to the benefit and its administration. The funding from the Government of Canada is recognized in the period in which the transfer was authorized. Funding recognized is comprised of EI-ERB expenditures, incremental costs related to the administration of the EI-ERB, overpayments established and bad debts related expense.
Source: Government of Canada, Public Accounts of Canada 2022, Volume I: Summary Report and Consolidated Financial Statements (Ottawa: Receiver General for Canada, 2022) and past year versions of the Public Accounts report.
