Annex 2: Employment Insurance benefits data tables
Official title: Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2022 and ending March 31, 2023: Annex 2: Employment Insurance benefits data tables
On this page
- List of abbreviations
- List of tables
- Annex 2.1 Employment Insurance benefits - Concepts and definitions
- Annex 2.2 Employment Insurance maximum number of benefit weeks entitlement
- Annex 2.3 Employment Insurance benefits
- Annex 2.4 Employment Insurance benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)
- Annex 2.5 Regular benefits
- Annex 2.6 Regular benefits (by industry)
- Annex 2.7 Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment)
- Annex 2.8 Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)
- Annex 2.9 Seasonal regular claimants
- Annex 2.10 Fishing benefits
- Annex 2.11 Special benefits
- Annex 2.12 Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)
- Annex 2.13 Firms and Employment Insurance regular and special benefits (by industry)
- Annex 2.14 Maternity benefits
- Annex 2.15 Parental benefits (biological and adoptive)
- Annex 2.16 Sickness benefits
- Annex 2.17 Sickness benefits (by industry)
- Annex 2.18 Compassionate care benefits
- Annex 2.19 Family caregiver benefit for adults
- Annex 2.20 Family caregiver benefit for children
- Annex 2.21 Work-Sharing benefits
- Annex 2.22 Work-Sharing benefits (by industry)
- Annex 2.23 Family Supplement
- Annex 2.24 Working While on Claim
- Annex 2.25 Regular benefits for apprentices
- Annex 2.26 Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost)
- Annex 2.27 Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims,
by types of benefits - Annex 2.28 Employment Insurance benefit repayment
- Annex 2.29 Contributors to the Employment Insurance program
- Annex 2.30 Adjusted benefits-to-contributions ratios
- Annex 2.31 Unemployment rates by Employment Insurance economic region
- Annex 2.32 Employment Insurance economic regions map - 2022‑23
List of abbreviations
This is the complete list of abbreviations for the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2022 and ending March 31, 2023.
- 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
- BEA
- Business Expertise Advisor
- BOA
- Board of Appeal
- 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
- CFP
- Call for Proposals
- COEP
- Canadian Out of Employment Panel Survey
- COLS
- Community Outreach and Liaison Service
- CPI
- Consumer Price Index
- 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 Supplement
- HCCS
- Hosted Contact Centre Solution
- HR
- Human Resources
- ID
- Identification
- IQF
- Individual Quality Feedback
- IS
- Income Security
- ISET
- Indigenous Skills and Employment Training
- IT
- Information Technology
- IVR
- Interactive Voice Response
- IWW
- Integrated Workload and Workforce
- JCP
- Job Creation Partnership
- LFS
- Labour Force Survey
- LMDA
- Labour Market Development Agreements
- LMI
- Labour Market Information
- LMP
- Labour Market Partnerships
- LTU
- Long-Term Unemployment or Long-Term Unemployed
- LTUR
- Long-Term Unemployment Rate
- LWF
- Longitudinal Worker File
- MAR
- Monitoring and Assessment Report
- MBM
- Market Basket Measure
- MIE
- Maximum Insurable Earnings
- MSCA
- My Service Canada Account
- MUS
- Monetary Unit Sampling
- NAICS
- North American Industry Classification System
- NERE
- New entrant re-entrant
- NESI
- National Essential Skills Initiative
- NHQ
- National Headquarters
- NIS
- National Investigative Services
- NOC
- National Occupation Classification
- NOM
- National Operating Model
- NQCP
- National Quality and Coaching Program
- OAG
- Office of the Auditor General of Canada
- OAS
- Old Age Security
- OASIS
- Occupational and Skills Information System
- OSC
- Outreach Support Centre
- PAAR
- Payment Accuracy Review
- PEAQ
- Processing Excellence, Accuracy and Quality
- P.p.
- Percentage point
- 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
- SCT
- Skills and Competency Taxonomy
- SD
- Skills Development
- SD-A
- Skills Development – Apprenticeship
- SD-R
- Skills Development – Regular
- SDP
- Service Delivery Partner
- SE
- Self-Employment
- SEPH
- Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours
- SFS
- Skills for Success
- SIN
- Social Insurance Number
- SIP
- Sectoral Initiatives Program
- SIR
- Social Insurance Registry
- SRS
- Simple Random Sampling
- SST
- Social Security Tribunal
- SST-GD-EI
- Employment Insurance Section of the General Division of the Social Security Tribunal
- STDP
- Short-term disability plan
- STVC
- Status Vector
- SUB
- Supplemental Unemployment Benefit
- SWSP
- Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program
- TES
- Targeted Earning Supplements
- TIS
- Telephone Interpretation Service
- TRF
- Targeting, Referral and Feedback
- TTY
- Teletypewriter
- TWS
- Targeted Wage Subsidies
- U
- Unemployed
- UC
- Unemployed contributor
- UV
- Unemployment-to-job-vacancy
- VBW
- Variable Best Weeks
- VER
- Variable Entrance Requirement
- VRI
- Video Remote Interpretation
- WCAG
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- WISE
- Work Integration Social Enterprises
- WWC
- Working While on Claim
List of tables
- Annex 2.2.1 - Applied under Employment Insurance original rules, however temporary measures were in effect in 2022‑23
- Annex 2.3.1 - Employment Insurance benefits: New claims established
- Annex 2.3.2 - Employment Insurance benefits: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.3.3 - Employment Insurance benefits: Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.4.1 - Employment Insurance benefits by EI economic region: New claims established
- Annex 2.4.2 - Employment Insurance benefits by EI economic region: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.4.3 - Employment Insurance benefits by EI economic region: Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.5.1 - Regular benefits: New claims established
- Annex 2.5.2 - Regular benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.5.3 - Regular benefits: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.5.4 - Regular benefits: Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.6.1 - Regular benefits (by industry): New claims established
- Annex 2.6.2 - Regular benefits (by industry): Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.6.3 - Regular benefits (by industry): Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.6.4 - Regular benefits (by industry): Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.7.1 - Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): New claims established
- Annex 2.7.2 - Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.7.3 - Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.7.4 - Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate1 and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.8.1 - Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): New claims established
- Annex 2.8.2 - Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.8.3 - Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.8.4 - Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.9.1 - Seasonal regular claimants: New claims established
- Annex 2.9.2 - Seasonal regular claimants: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.9.3 - Seasonal regular claimants: Average weekly benefit rate
- Annex 2.9.4 - Seasonal regular claimants: Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.10.1 - Fishing benefits: New claims established
- Annex 2.10.2 - Fishing benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.10.3 - Fishing benefits: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.10.4 - Fishing benefits: Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.11.1 - Special benefits: New claims established
- Annex 2.11.2 - Special benefits: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.11.3 - Special benefits: Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.12.1 - Special Benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): New claims established
- Annex 2.12.2 - Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.12.3 - Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.13.1 - Firms and Employment Insurance regular and special benefits (by industry)
- Annex 2.14.1 - Maternity benefits1: New claims established
- Annex 2.14.2 - Maternity benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.14.3 - Maternity benefits: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.14.4 - Maternity benefits: Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.15.1 - Parental benefits (biological and adoptive): New claims established
- Annex 2.15.2 - Parental benefits (biological and adoptive): Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.15.3 - Parental standard benefits (biological and adoptive): New claims established
- Annex 2.15.4 - Parental standard benefits (biological or adoptive): Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.15.5 - Parental standard benefits (biological and adoptive): Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.15.6 - Parental standard benefits (biological and adoptive): Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.15.7 - Parental extended benefits (biological and adoptive): New claims established
- Annex 2.15.8 - Parental extended benefits (biological and adoptive): Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.15.9 - Parental extended benefits (biological and adoptive): Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.15.10 - Parental extended benefits (biological and adoptive): Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.16.1 - Sickness benefits: New claims established
- Annex 2.16.2 - Sickness benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.16.3 - Sickness benefits: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.16.4 - Sickness benefits: Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.17.1 - Sickness benefits (by industry): Employment (totals in thousands)
- Annex 2.17.2 - Sickness benefits (by industry): New claims established
- Annex 2.17.3 - Sickness benefits (by industry): Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.18.1 - Compassionate care benefits: New claims established
- Annex 2.18.2 - Compassionate care benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.18.3 - Compassionate care benefits: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.18.4 - Compassionate care benefits: Amount paid ($ thousands)
- Annex 2.19.1 - Family caregiver benefit for adults: New claims established
- Annex 2.19.2 - Family caregiver benefit for adults: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.19.3 - Family caregiver benefit for adults: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.19.4 - Family caregiver benefit for adults: Amount paid ($ thousands)
- Annex 2.20.1 - Family caregiver benefits for children: New claims established
- Annex 2.20.2 - Family caregiver benefits for children: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.20.3 - Family caregiver benefits for children: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.20.4 - Family caregiver benefit for children: Amount paid ($ thousands)
- Annex 2.21.1 - Work-Sharing benefits: New claims established
- Annex 2.21.2 - Work-Sharing benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.21.3 - Work-Sharing benefits: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.21.4 - Work-Sharing benefits: Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.22.1 - Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): New claims established
- Annex 2.22.2 - Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Average actual duration (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.22.3 - Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.22.4 - Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.23.1 - Family Supplement: New claims established
- Annex 2.23.2 - Family Supplement: Percentage of new claims established which included Family Supplement (%)
- Annex 2.23.3 - Family Supplement: Average weekly Family Supplement ($)
- Annex 2.23.4 - Family Supplement: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.23.5 - Family Supplement: Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.24.1 - Working while on claim: Number of completed claims for regular Employment Insurance benefits with working while on claim
- Annex 2.24.2 - Working while on claim: Average number of weeks worked while on claim (number of weeks)
- Annex 2.24.3 - Working while on claim: Average weekly employment income earned from working while on claim ($)
- Annex 2.24.4 - Working while on claim: Percentage of completed claims for regular Employment Insurance benefits with employment income from working while on claim (%)
- Annex 2.25.1 - Regular benefits for apprentices: New claims established
- Annex 2.25.2 - Regular benefits for apprentices: Average actual duration (number of training weeks)
- Annex 2.25.3 - Regular benefits for apprentices: Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.25.4 - Regular benefits for apprentices: Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.26.1 - Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): New claims established
- Annex 2.26.2 - Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): Average actual duration (number of training weeks)
- Annex 2.26.3 - Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): Average weekly benefit rate ($)
- Annex 2.26.4 - Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): Amount paid ($ million)
- Annex 2.27.1 - Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims, by types of benefits, Canada
- Annex 2.28.1 - Employment Insurance benefit repayment: People who repaid benefits
- Annex 2.28.2 - Employment Insurance benefit repayment: Amount repaid ($ million)
- Annex 2.29.1 - Contributors to the Employment Insurance program: EI premium ($ million)
- Annex 2.29.2 - Contributors to the Employment Insurance program: Employment income
- Annex 2.29.3 - Contributors to the Employment Insurance program: Employment income per worker
- Annex 2.30.1 - Adjusted benefits-to-contributions (B/C) ratios
- Annex 2.31.1 - Unemployment rates by Employment Insurance economic region
- Annex 2.32 - Employment Insurance economic regions map - 2022‑23
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 2022 (in 2022‑23) and for which benefits paid to an Employment Insurance claimant began in December 2022 (in 2022‑23) and ended in June 2023 (in 2023‑24) is included in the 2022‑23 statistics, but is not counted in the 2023‑24 statistics.
New claims established designate a different concept from new applications submitted to Employment and Social Development Canada (and received by the organization). An application may be submitted, but not necessarily established. This is the case, for example, when the application is rejected because not all of the eligibility requirements are met.
It should be noted that the number of new claims established during a fiscal year does not necessarily correspond to the number of new Employment Insurance claimants because a claimant can have more than one Employment Insurance claim established annually.
New claims established are also referred to under other names such as: new claims established, benefits, claims and claims established. The terms "new," "benefits" and "established" are sometimes omitted so as not to complicate the text. In all cases, these terms refer to the same concept.
Average actual duration
The average actual duration of Employment Insurance claims refers, in regard to these claims, to the average number of weeks of benefits per claim during which at least one dollar in benefits was paid to an Employment Insurance claimant.
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 one 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 and family caregiver benefits for adults and children are calculated using claims established during the reference period rather than claims completed during the reference period.
The average actual duration is a different concept than the average maximum duration: the latter is the maximum number of weeks during which benefits may be paid (under sections 12 and 152.14 of the Employment Insurance Act, and Section 8 of the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations), while the former is the number of weeks for which benefits are actually paid.
Average weekly benefit rate
The average weekly benefit rate, or level of EI benefits, refers to the rate of weekly benefits payable on average for an 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 2022 (in 2022‑23) and received payment starting in December 2022 (in 2022‑23) and ending in June 2023 (in 2023‑24) are included in the fiscal year statistics for 2022‑23 and 2023‑24. If this claimant received $200 per week for 17 weeks between December 2022 and March 2023, and $200 per week for 12 weeks between April and June 2023, an amount of $3,400 will be allocated to 2022‑23 and $2,400 will be allocated to 2023‑24.
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 claims
A combined or mixed claim refers to an Employment Insurance claim for which the claimant receives more than one 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 2.14, which report data on the 2 types of benefits separately; in this example, each of the 2 annexes would add one 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
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% |
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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 Under 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 26, 2021 and September 24, 2022. This set a uniform eligibility requirement of 420 hours of insurable employment and a minimum of 26 weeks of EI regular benefits.
- 2 Under Bill C-24 in March 2021, the maximum entitlement for EI regular benefits was increased temporarily to 50 weeks for claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021.
- Source: Employment Insurance Act, Schedule I.
Annex 2.3 – Employment Insurance benefits
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑212,3 | Total of 2021‑223 | First half of 2022‑233 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑233 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 86,070 | 81,790 | 100,110 | 85,720 | 29,210 | 53,670 | 82,880 |
Prince Edward Island | 22,480 | 21,770 | 25,190 | 24,040 | 8,820 | 13,910 | 22,730 |
Nova Scotia | 84,570 | 82,540 | 103,060 | 91,660 | 34,080 | 44,350 | 78,430 |
New Brunswick | 89,820 | 89,380 | 110,670 | 97,090 | 28,990 | 54,610 | 83,600 |
Quebec | 473,060 | 475,220 | 749,310 | 538,340 | 185,060 | 291,420 | 476,480 |
Ontario | 556,900 | 585,670 | 1,067,890 | 680,230 | 280,350 | 330,320 | 610,670 |
Manitoba | 64,020 | 64,780 | 102,110 | 71,470 | 31,450 | 35,900 | 67,350 |
Saskatchewan | 54,210 | 57,280 | 77,500 | 57,850 | 23,400 | 29,870 | 53,270 |
Alberta | 188,870 | 200,450 | 364,420 | 210,600 | 92,640 | 103,560 | 196,200 |
British Columbia | 198,240 | 210,060 | 340,390 | 237,110 | 104,510 | 119,100 | 223,610 |
Yukon | 2,310 | 2,300 | 3,210 | 2,620 | 780 | 1,500 | 2,280 |
Northwest Territories | 2,310 | 2,030 | 2,860 | 2,290 | 1,030 | 830 | 1,860 |
Nunavut | 1,470 | 1,210 | 1,970 | 1,580 | 750 | 610 | 1,360 |
Men | 988,250 | 1,018,710 | 1,605,540 | 1,104,940 | 344,620 | 661,970 | 1,006,590 |
Women | 836,080 | 855,770 | 1,443,150 | 995,660 | 476,450 | 417,680 | 894,130 |
24 years old and under | 170,480 | 171,760 | 440,960 | 238,000 | 71,180 | 103,690 | 174,870 |
25 to 44 years old | 882,780 | 914,700 | 1,382,320 | 1,033,500 | 430,410 | 525,960 | 956,370 |
45 to 54 years old | 352,640 | 352,040 | 524,550 | 358,210 | 143,190 | 184,630 | 327,820 |
55 years old and over | 418,430 | 435,980 | 700,860 | 470,890 | 176,290 | 265,370 | 441,660 |
Canada | 1,824,330 | 1,874,840 | 3,048,690 | 2,100,600 | 821,070 | 1,079,650 | 1,900,720 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
- 1 2018 19 and 2019 20 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in 2020 21, 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 2020 21 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 464 | 477 | 525 |
Prince Edward Island | 437 | 455 | 502 |
Nova Scotia | 437 | 453 | 501 |
New Brunswick | 440 | 454 | 515 |
Quebec | 454 | 471 | 535 |
Ontario | 473 | 486 | 539 |
Manitoba | 453 | 463 | 501 |
Saskatchewan | 477 | 487 | 527 |
Alberta | 499 | 508 | 549 |
British Columbia | 468 | 486 | 544 |
Yukon | 517 | 526 | 603 |
Northwest Territories | 520 | 527 | 590 |
Nunavut | 500 | 542 | 561 |
Men | 492 | 506 | 565 |
Women | 433 | 448 | 500 |
24 years old and under | 421 | 434 | 476 |
25 to 44 years old | 478 | 493 | 551 |
45 to 54 years old | 472 | 488 | 544 |
55 years old and over | 452 | 466 | 515 |
Canada | 465 | 480 | 535 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
- 1 Excludes extended parental benefits which are calculated at a lower benefit rate. 2018 19 and 2019 20 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. 2022‑23 includes family caregiver benefits for adults and children, which could affect comparisons with previous years. Results for 2020 21 and 2021 22 are not reported because EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period.
- 2 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,022.9 | 992.5 | 1,274.8 | 1,552.8 | 1,141.1 |
Prince Edward Island | 231.1 | 226.0 | 293.8 | 361.2 | 279.7 |
Nova Scotia | 845.1 | 851.3 | 1,187.6 | 1,542.7 | 933.0 |
New Brunswick | 869.6 | 925.1 | 1,248.4 | 1,542.6 | 1,054.6 |
Quebec | 3,106.0 | 3,210.3 | 6,547.8 | 7,249.5 | 3,653.0 |
Ontario | 5,240.4 | 5,680.5 | 11,347.0 | 13,143.7 | 6,554.1 |
Manitoba | 619.2 | 631.2 | 1,082.2 | 1,257.5 | 725.5 |
Saskatchewan | 624.7 | 639.3 | 952.5 | 1,101.4 | 654.9 |
Alberta | 2,171.0 | 2,266.4 | 4,304.4 | 4,562.1 | 2,334.7 |
British Columbia | 1,878.1 | 2,004.3 | 3,734.2 | 4,300.3 | 2,308.5 |
Yukon | 25.0 | 26.0 | 39.5 | 50.1 | 28.7 |
Northwest Territories | 31.1 | 29.7 | 37.0 | 49.4 | 28.9 |
Nunavut | 21.0 | 20.0 | 25.7 | 38.7 | 22.5 |
Men | 8,416.6 | 8,833.7 | 16,252.2 | 17,838.7 | 9,581.6 |
Women | 8,268.7 | 8,669.0 | 15,822.8 | 18,913.2 | 10,137.6 |
24 years old and under | 1,284.6 | 1,302.6 | 3,601.1 | 4,297.4 | 1,521.9 |
25 to 44 years old | 9,038.7 | 9,554.9 | 15,819.2 | 17,803.7 | 10,929.3 |
45 to 54 years old | 2,883.7 | 2,915.8 | 5,272.4 | 5,893.0 | 2,969.3 |
55 years old and over | 3,478.3 | 3,729.3 | 7,382.4 | 8,757.8 | 4,298.6 |
Canada | 16,685.3 | 17,502.7 | 32,075.0 | 36,751.9 | 19,719.2 |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
- 1 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in 2020‑21, 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
EI economic region | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑212,3 | Total of 2021‑223 | First half of 2022‑233 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑233 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 15,260 | 14,470 | 24,230 | 16,510 | 7,330 | 8,070 | 15,400 |
Newfoundland - Labrador | 70,810 | 67,320 | 75,880 | 69,210 | 21,880 | 45,600 | 67,480 |
Charlottetown | 5,680 | 4,850 | 8,600 | 7,220 | 2,930 | 2,930 | 5,860 |
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) | 16,800 | 16,920 | 16,590 | 16,820 | 5,890 | 10,980 | 16,870 |
Eastern Nova Scotia | 30,890 | 28,710 | 30,220 | 29,690 | 11,410 | 16,040 | 27,450 |
Western Nova Scotia | 33,640 | 34,130 | 40,970 | 36,360 | 13,690 | 17,780 | 31,470 |
Halifax | 20,040 | 19,700 | 31,870 | 25,610 | 8,980 | 10,530 | 19,510 |
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John | 28,170 | 27,810 | 41,760 | 33,480 | 11,550 | 16,420 | 27,970 |
Madawaska-Charlotte | 14,410 | 14,580 | 17,270 | 15,030 | 4,590 | 8,020 | 12,610 |
Restigouche-Albert | 47,240 | 46,990 | 51,640 | 48,580 | 12,850 | 30,170 | 43,020 |
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 27,020 | 26,450 | 26,720 | 25,710 | 8,560 | 16,050 | 24,610 |
Quebec | 39,530 | 37,940 | 67,730 | 45,900 | 15,090 | 23,260 | 38,350 |
Trois-Rivières | 9,310 | 10,320 | 15,930 | 11,490 | 3,610 | 5,760 | 9,370 |
South Central Quebec | 8,870 | 10,430 | 16,220 | 11,920 | 4,450 | 7,410 | 11,860 |
Sherbrooke | 9,960 | 10,080 | 17,290 | 12,680 | 3,840 | 6,770 | 10,610 |
Montérégie | 30,950 | 33,540 | 55,830 | 38,840 | 13,260 | 23,310 | 36,570 |
Montréal | 170,940 | 172,740 | 324,500 | 201,960 | 74,080 | 99,920 | 174,000 |
Central Quebec | 85,820 | 85,120 | 109,250 | 94,470 | 29,280 | 57,130 | 86,410 |
North Western Quebec | 20,750 | 19,950 | 24,660 | 21,640 | 8,290 | 11,070 | 19,360 |
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore | 46,140 | 45,370 | 54,330 | 46,450 | 14,220 | 26,590 | 40,810 |
Hull | 12,700 | 12,270 | 21,440 | 15,210 | 5,750 | 7,130 | 12,880 |
Chicoutimi-Jonquière | 11,070 | 11,010 | 15,410 | 12,070 | 4,630 | 7,020 | 11,650 |
Ottawa | 32,410 | 33,950 | 65,530 | 43,110 | 20,140 | 18,470 | 38,610 |
Eastern Ontario | 25,490 | 23,600 | 32,720 | 27,750 | 10,690 | 13,880 | 24,570 |
Kingston | 5,570 | 6,580 | 11,050 | 7,450 | 3,550 | 3,710 | 7,260 |
Central Ontario | 58,130 | 61,510 | 99,240 | 69,080 | 25,630 | 34,640 | 60,270 |
Oshawa | 16,100 | 18,300 | 31,480 | 21,910 | 9,910 | 9,430 | 19,340 |
Toronto | 204,030 | 213,050 | 455,220 | 249,730 | 108,100 | 119,430 | 227,530 |
Hamilton | 29,040 | 31,550 | 58,950 | 37,280 | 16,040 | 18,170 | 34,210 |
St. Catharines | 20,090 | 21,490 | 44,760 | 27,590 | 9,430 | 12,010 | 21,440 |
London | 19,090 | 22,040 | 40,500 | 26,870 | 10,780 | 13,560 | 24,340 |
Niagara | 17,390 | 18,570 | 23,750 | 17,660 | 6,730 | 9,620 | 16,350 |
Windsor | 21,290 | 20,970 | 35,230 | 25,520 | 9,270 | 11,570 | 20,840 |
Kitchener | 21,540 | 23,130 | 40,540 | 27,410 | 10,580 | 13,640 | 24,220 |
Huron | 17,880 | 19,220 | 25,470 | 19,300 | 7,350 | 11,150 | 18,500 |
South Central Ontario | 20,780 | 23,430 | 37,800 | 27,290 | 12,510 | 15,140 | 27,650 |
Sudbury | 7,860 | 8,250 | 14,340 | 11,200 | 3,960 | 4,260 | 8,220 |
Thunder Bay | 5,900 | 6,240 | 10,160 | 6,640 | 2,760 | 3,520 | 6,280 |
Northern Ontario | 34,310 | 33,790 | 41,150 | 34,440 | 12,920 | 18,120 | 31,040 |
Winnipeg | 34,910 | 35,910 | 66,440 | 41,450 | 18,540 | 20,830 | 39,370 |
Southern Manitoba | 17,750 | 17,860 | 24,070 | 18,880 | 7,870 | 10,020 | 17,890 |
Northern Manitoba | 11,360 | 11,010 | 11,600 | 11,140 | 5,040 | 5,050 | 10,090 |
Regina | 10,310 | 10,580 | 17,050 | 10,860 | 4,670 | 5,990 | 10,660 |
Saskatoon | 13,990 | 15,840 | 21,860 | 15,800 | 6,180 | 7,690 | 13,870 |
Southern Saskatchewan | 13,820 | 14,320 | 17,920 | 14,690 | 5,660 | 7,200 | 12,860 |
Northern Saskatchewan | 16,090 | 16,540 | 20,670 | 16,500 | 6,890 | 8,990 | 15,880 |
Calgary | 57,720 | 61,950 | 124,830 | 67,590 | 30,800 | 32,550 | 63,350 |
Edmonton | 68,520 | 71,530 | 126,950 | 75,220 | 32,600 | 36,810 | 69,410 |
Northern Alberta | 16,540 | 16,690 | 24,080 | 15,730 | 7,500 | 7,730 | 15,230 |
Southern Alberta | 46,090 | 50,280 | 88,560 | 52,060 | 21,740 | 26,470 | 48,210 |
Southern Interior British Columbia | 40,710 | 42,500 | 60,500 | 45,530 | 17,360 | 25,940 | 43,300 |
Abbotsford | 9,760 | 10,390 | 14,550 | 12,080 | 4,850 | 6,030 | 10,880 |
Vancouver | 82,480 | 88,030 | 168,240 | 106,150 | 50,490 | 51,410 | 101,900 |
Victoria | 12,360 | 13,150 | 22,140 | 15,710 | 7,270 | 6,320 | 13,590 |
Southern Coastal British Columbia | 30,350 | 31,710 | 45,400 | 34,010 | 14,070 | 17,320 | 31,390 |
Northern British Columbia | 22,580 | 24,280 | 29,560 | 23,630 | 10,470 | 12,080 | 22,550 |
Whitehorse | 1,480 | 1,480 | 2,140 | 1,760 | 560 | 990 | 1,550 |
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) | 830 | 820 | 1,070 | 860 | 220 | 510 | 730 |
Yellowknife | 830 | 750 | 1,050 | 880 | 450 | 260 | 710 |
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) | 1,480 | 1,280 | 1,810 | 1,410 | 580 | 570 | 1,150 |
Iqaluit | 290 | 290 | 350 | 330 | 120 | 140 | 260 |
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) | 1,180 | 920 | 1,620 | 1,250 | 630 | 470 | 1,100 |
Canada | 1,824,330 | 1,874,480 | 3,048,690 | 2,100,600 | 821,070 | 1,079,650 | 1,900,720 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
- 1 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in 2020‑21, 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 2020‑21 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.
EI economic region | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 468 | 475 | 514 |
Newfoundland - Labrador | 463 | 477 | 527 |
Charlottetown | 408 | 427 | 452 |
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) | 447 | 463 | 519 |
Eastern Nova Scotia | 449 | 467 | 514 |
Western Nova Scotia | 426 | 441 | 486 |
Halifax | 439 | 454 | 505 |
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John | 432 | 443 | 509 |
Madawaska-Charlotte | 425 | 436 | 490 |
Restigouche-Albert | 449 | 465 | 526 |
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 460 | 478 | 535 |
Quebec | 467 | 482 | 547 |
Trois-Rivières | 441 | 467 | 524 |
South Central Quebec | 451 | 478 | 541 |
Sherbrooke | 452 | 474 | 536 |
Montérégie | 452 | 467 | 538 |
Montréal | 452 | 470 | 534 |
Central Quebec | 447 | 466 | 532 |
North Western Quebec | 464 | 473 | 530 |
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore | 456 | 470 | 531 |
Hull | 470 | 478 | 544 |
Chicoutimi-Jonquière | 448 | 465 | 538 |
Ottawa | 480 | 491 | 550 |
Eastern Ontario | 460 | 473 | 522 |
Kingston | 466 | 468 | 520 |
Central Ontario | 461 | 477 | 528 |
Oshawa | 486 | 492 | 551 |
Toronto | 478 | 491 | 545 |
Hamilton | 479 | 489 | 545 |
St. Catharines | 450 | 465 | 513 |
London | 463 | 484 | 530 |
Niagara | 468 | 484 | 534 |
Windsor | 485 | 500 | 543 |
Kitchener | 480 | 493 | 544 |
Huron | 467 | 478 | 536 |
South Central Ontario | 474 | 491 | 544 |
Sudbury | 481 | 497 | 546 |
Thunder Bay | 483 | 503 | 560 |
Northern Ontario | 469 | 482 | 530 |
Winnipeg | 456 | 469 | 506 |
Southern Manitoba | 449 | 463 | 492 |
Northern Manitoba | 448 | 446 | 498 |
Regina | 490 | 498 | 543 |
Saskatoon | 482 | 490 | 522 |
Southern Saskatchewan | 472 | 489 | 518 |
Northern Saskatchewan | 468 | 477 | 528 |
Calgary | 496 | 504 | 545 |
Edmonton | 505 | 515 | 555 |
Northern Alberta | 508 | 514 | 564 |
Southern Alberta | 490 | 502 | 540 |
Southern Interior British Columbia | 464 | 480 | 540 |
Abbotsford | 423 | 449 | 507 |
Vancouver | 471 | 489 | 549 |
Victoria | 478 | 494 | 546 |
Southern Coastal British Columbia | 465 | 482 | 543 |
Northern British Columbia | 482 | 499 | 554 |
Whitehorse | 517 | 527 | 612 |
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) | 517 | 525 | 586 |
Yellowknife | 528 | 532 | 591 |
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) | 516 | 524 | 589 |
Iqaluit | 541 | 560 | 610 |
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) | 489 | 537 | 552 |
Canada | 465 | 480 | 535 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
- 1 Excludes extended parental benefits which are calculated at a lower benefit rate. 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. 2022‑23 includes family caregiver benefits for adults and children, which could affect comparisons with previous years. Results for 2020‑21 and 2021‑22 are not reported because EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period.
- 2 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
EI economic region | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 163.2 | 148.6 | 246.8 | 311.8 | 162.2 |
Newfoundland - Labrador | 859.7 | 843.9 | 1,028.1 | 1,241.0 | 979.0 |
Charlottetown | 47.0 | 44.8 | 79.5 | 115.6 | 59.7 |
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) | 184.0 | 181.2 | 214.4 | 245.6 | 220.0 |
Eastern Nova Scotia | 356.5 | 352.0 | 402.6 | 514.8 | 379.2 |
Western Nova Scotia | 307.3 | 307.1 | 445.7 | 588.4 | 346.1 |
Halifax | 181.3 | 192.2 | 339.4 | 439.5 | 207.6 |
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John | 246.4 | 259.8 | 421.1 | 525.3 | 302.6 |
Madawaska-Charlotte | 121.4 | 130.6 | 171.8 | 223.0 | 136.3 |
Restigouche-Albert | 501.8 | 534.8 | 655.5 | 794.2 | 615.8 |
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 280.2 | 293.4 | 339.3 | 401.4 | 317.8 |
Quebec | 231.5 | 229.4 | 537.5 | 555.3 | 250.5 |
Trois-Rivières | 58.0 | 65.4 | 132.4 | 143.9R | 70.6 |
South Central Quebec | 46.7 | 54.6 | 113.6 | 127.0 | 67.4 |
Sherbrooke | 59.0 | 59.8 | 126.5 | 142.6 | 70.3 |
Montérégie | 184.1 | 197.6 | 433.6 | 478.9 | 249.7 |
Montréal | 1,114.3 | 1,132.9 | 2,891.9 | 3,099.8R | 1,306.9 |
Central Quebec | 519.9 | 542.0 | 938.4 | 1,066.9 | 626.1 |
North Western Quebec | 149.0 | 151.0 | 220.6 | 292.8 | 167.9 |
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore | 311.7 | 331.9 | 497.6 | 576.1 | 340.0 |
Hull | 80.4 | 80.9 | 192.4 | 220.2 | 98.4 |
Chicoutimi-Jonquière | 71.2 | 71.3 | 123.9 | 144.5 | 87.4 |
Ottawa | 328.2 | 346.7 | 687.7 | 827.9 | 422.3 |
Eastern Ontario | 222.2 | 220.9 | 333.3 | 418.6 | 238.8 |
Kingston | 47.2 | 59.3 | 112.8 | 138.3 | 70.4 |
Central Ontario | 495.8 | 538.4 | 991.7 | 1,188.5 | 613.3 |
Oshawa | 153.1 | 171.5 | 346.2 | 409.9 | 216.8 |
Toronto | 2,087.5 | 2,261.3 | 5,115.9 | 5,677.4 | 2,608.5 |
Hamilton | 270.8 | 297.9 | 594.0 | 695.7 | 358.8 |
St. Catharines | 154.1 | 176.5 | 460.5 | 519.2 | 209.3 |
London | 177.1 | 190.7 | 377.8 | 483.9 | 246.7 |
Niagara | 156.6 | 168.0 | 248.0 | 283.9 | 164.5 |
Windsor | 135.6 | 162.2 | 356.1 | 433.0 | 214.8 |
Kitchener | 206.8 | 222.2 | 410.8 | 471.2 | 255.9 |
Huron | 147.8 | 156.8 | 249.0 | 296.4 | 182.0 |
South Central Ontario | 189.7 | 209.0 | 358.8 | 431.2 | 268.5 |
Sudbury | 70.5 | 78.3 | 136.8 | 187.0 | 87.3 |
Thunder Bay | 51.6 | 54.6 | 101.1 | 114.9 | 61.3 |
Northern Ontario | 345.7 | 366.1 | 466.4 | 566.7 | 334.8 |
Winnipeg | 326.0 | 335.8 | 674.4 | 755.4 | 401.0 |
Southern Manitoba | 156.5 | 164.6 | 249.5 | 288.0 | 177.1 |
Northern Manitoba | 136.7 | 130.8 | 158.3 | 214.1 | 147.5 |
Regina | 109.0 | 110.8 | 198.3 | 222.2 | 121.9 |
Saskatoon | 160.2 | 165.9 | 259.2 | 284.7 | 158.8 |
Southern Saskatchewan | 147.2 | 154.3 | 221.1 | 253.9 | 152.3 |
Northern Saskatchewan | 208.2 | 208.3 | 273.9 | 340.5 | 221.9 |
Calgary | 716.3 | 725.1 | 1,470.8 | 1,573.1 | 771.7 |
Edmonton | 785.2 | 791.7 | 1,512.8 | 1,588.3 | 817.1 |
Northern Alberta | 199.2 | 212.9 | 313.3 | 331.6 | 205.3 |
Southern Alberta | 470.3 | 536.7 | 1,007.5 | 1,069.1 | 540.5 |
Southern Interior British Columbia | 380.8 | 383.6 | 624.7 | 742.5 | 414.0 |
Abbotsford | 82.7 | 89.8 | 152.4 | 188.7 | 110.8 |
Vancouver | 810.7 | 873.5 | 1,899.7 | 2,120.6 | 1,093.3 |
Victoria | 112.9 | 124.4 | 233.0 | 271.2 | 142.8 |
Southern Coastal British Columbia | 258.3 | 285.4 | 484.5 | 570.6 | 306.6 |
Northern British Columbia | 232.7 | 247.6 | 339.9 | 406.8 | 240.9 |
Whitehorse | 15.9 | 17.3 | 25.3 | 32.7 | 20.2 |
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) | 9.1 | 8.6 | 14.2 | 17.3 | 8.5 |
Yellowknife | 10.1 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 17.9 | 12.2 |
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) | 21.1 | 19.5 | 24.2 | 31.5 | 16.7 |
Iqaluit | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 4.7 |
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) | 17.1 | 15.7 | 20.4 | 32.2 | 17.7 |
Canada | 16,685.3 | 17,502.7 | 32,075.0 | 36,751.8 | 19,719.2 |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
- 1 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in 2020‑21, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.5 – Regular benefits
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑211,2 | Total of 2021‑222 |
First half of 2022‑232 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑232 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 66,680 | 62,980 | 81,400 | 63,620 | 18,610 | 41,020 | 59,630 |
Prince Edward Island | 15,540 | 14,860 | 18,820 | 16,470 | 4,490 | 9,850 | 14,340 |
Nova Scotia | 61,800 | 62,100 | 81,630 | 66,670 | 22,320 | 32,730 | 55,050 |
New Brunswick | 68,320 | 68,720 | 91,520 | 72,500 | 18,940 | 44,270 | 63,210 |
Quebec | 384,500 | 400,460 | 653,980 | 431,360 | 139,090 | 237,590 | 376,680 |
Ontario | 363,620 | 393,950 | 848,920 | 436,290 | 163,310 | 213,790 | 377,100 |
Manitoba | 42,610 | 42,900 | 76,120 | 46,700 | 19,630 | 23,570 | 43,200 |
Saskatchewan | 37,570 | 40,800 | 60,370 | 39,390 | 14,620 | 20,740 | 35,360 |
Alberta | 127,090 | 140,540 | 296,840 | 138,620 | 59,210 | 66,770 | 125,980 |
British Columbia | 120,860 | 135,800 | 257,310 | 141,910 | 61,300 | 72,980 | 134,280 |
Yukon | 1,640 | 1,680 | 2,440 | 1,670 | 440 | 1,010 | 1,450 |
Northwest Territories | 1,580 | 1,520 | 2,200 | 1,600 | 660 | 530 | 1,190 |
Nunavut | 900 | 770 | 1,310 | 950 | 450 | 320 | 770 |
Men | 791,220 | 830,770 | 1,371,140 | 846,940 | 231,030 | 528,960 | 759,990 |
Women | 501,490 | 536,310 | 1,101,720 | 610,810 | 292,040 | 236,210 | 528,250 |
24 years old and under | 113,780 | 122,860 | 381,160 | 174,040 | 43,850 | 73,380 | 117,230 |
25 to 44 years old | 568,800 | 603,290 | 1,042,340 | 638,470 | 242,280 | 339,570 | 581,850 |
45 to 54 years old | 278,900 | 286,640 | 445,220 | 275,570 | 106,520 | 143,310 | 249,830 |
55 years old and over | 331,230 | 354,290 | 604,140 | 369,670 | 130,420 | 208,910 | 339,330 |
Long-tenured workers | 294,820 | 340,900 | 671,790 | 341,630 | 134,860 | 143,980 | 278,840 |
Occasional claimants | 700,580 | 738,600 | 1,511,990 | 839,210 | 328,930 | 400,970 | 729,900 |
Frequent claimants | 297,310 | 287,580 | 289,080 | 276,910 | 59,280 | 220,220 | 279,500 |
Canada | 1,292,710 | 1,367,080 | 2,472,860 | 1,457,750 | 523,070 | 765,170 | 1,288,240 |
- 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 2020‑21F 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in 2020‑21 | Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2020‑212 | Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2021‑222,R | Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2021‑22R | Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2022‑232,P | Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑23P |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 28.7 | 27.1 | 30.0 | 7.6 | 33.7 | 9.7R | 37.8 | 26.1 |
Prince Edward Island | 22.3 | 22.2 | 24.6 | 8.9 | 28.2 | 11.4 | 27.9 | 22.1 |
Nova Scotia | 22.0 | 22.1 | 24.8 | 9.5 | 31.2R | 11.2R | 37.2 | 21.0 |
New Brunswick | 20.5 | 21.3 | 24.0 | 8.8 | 29.8 | 9.9R | 28.7 | 21.7 |
Quebec | 15.6 | 15.8 | 18.1 | 7.5 | 26.7 | 8.9R | 30.3 | 14.4 |
Ontario | 16.9 | 17.0 | 20.2 | 9.0 | 31.1 | 8.5R | 33.4 | 15.4 |
Manitoba | 18.6 | 18.8 | 21.6 | 9.4 | 30.4R | 11.1R | 33.0 | 17.0 |
Saskatchewan | 22.8 | 20.5 | 23.6 | 10.3 | 31.6 | 11.2R | 36.5 | 18.8 |
Alberta | 21.6 | 19.6 | 23.5 | 9.5 | 31.7 | 10.3R | 34.7 | 17.0 |
British Columbia | 17.9 | 17.2 | 20.4 | 9.4 | 31.8 | 10.4R | 30.9 | 15.1 |
Yukon | 20.0 | 19.6 | 20.6 | 9.3 | 32.8 | 15.5R | 40.0 | 17.5 |
Northwest Territories | 22.6 | 22.9 | 26.7 | 11.6 | 36.8 | 13.2R | 40.6 | 17.0 |
Nunavut | 28.1 | 28.0 | 33.6 | 8.1 | 36.9 | 6.2R | 41.4 | 22.7 |
Men | 18.8 | 18.6 | 21.2 | 8.7 | 29.7 | 9.3R | 34.5 | 16.8 |
Women | 18.0 | 17.5 | 20.9 | 8.6 | 30.7 | 9.2R | 31.1 | 16.1 |
24 years old and under | 16.6 | 16.3 | 18.9 | 8.1 | 26.7 | 8.3 | 29.7 | 14.5 |
25 to 44 years old | 17.4 | 17.3 | 20.4R | 8.7 | 28.9 | 8.6R | 31.7 | 15.5 |
45 to 54 years old | 19.0 | 18.5 | 21.4 | 8.8 | 30.4 | 9.3R | 32.0 | 16.7 |
55 years old and over | 20.5 | 20.1 | 22.8 | 8.8 | 34.1 | 11.4R | 36.2 | 19.0 |
Long-tenured workers | 18.0 | 16.8 | 19.7 | 8.1 | 29.0R | 6.8R | 29.9 | 14.4 |
Occasional claimants | 17.8 | 17.6 | 20.6 | 8.8 | 30.9R | 9.2R | 33.5 | 15.6 |
Frequent claimants | 20.7 | 20.9 | 23.7 | 11.2 | 29.0 | 13.9R | 36.5 | 20.6 |
Canada | 18.5 | 18.2 | 21.1 | 8.6 | 30.2R | 9.3R | 32.7 | 16.5 |
- 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 data.
- p Preliminary data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Second half of 2020‑212 | First half of 2021‑222 | 2 months in fall 20212 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 456 | 468 | 536 | 535 | 496 | 493 | 510 |
Prince Edward Island | 433 | 446 | 528 | 530 | 488 | 488 | 499 |
Nova Scotia | 433 | 447 | 530 | 530 | 492 | 473 | 490 |
New Brunswick | 447 | 459 | 531 | 528 | 496 | 494 | 516 |
Quebec | 462 | 478 | 534 | 546 | 490 | 511 | 544 |
Ontario | 477 | 489 | 532 | 552 | 497 | 509 | 538 |
Manitoba | 456 | 462 | 529 | 535 | 495 | 495 | 500 |
Saskatchewan | 481 | 490 | 540 | 542 | 520 | 532 | 525 |
Alberta | 507 | 512 | 542 | 554 | 533 | 549 | 551 |
British Columbia | 472 | 488 | 535 | 552 | 506 | 523 | 543 |
Yukon | 519 | 528 | 549 | 565 | 558 | 530 | 597 |
Northwest Territories | 523 | 527 | 557 | 568 | 555 | 575 | 583 |
Nunavut | 502 | 550 | 550 | 557 | 543 | 567 | 579 |
Men | 493 | 507 | 544 | 555 | 524 | 540 | 564 |
Women | 432 | 444 | 522 | 541 | 459 | 453 | 494 |
24 years old and under | 433 | 445 | 514 | 519 | 454 | 443 | 483 |
25 to 44 years old | 481 | 495 | 539 | 553 | 512 | 527 | 552 |
45 to 54 years old | 475 | 490 | 541 | 555 | 514 | 530 | 546 |
55 years old and over | 455 | 468 | 534 | 548 | 493 | 498 | 517 |
Long-tenured workers | 503 | 515 | 547 | 566 | 543 | 564 | 583 |
Occasional claimants | 452 | 464 | 526 | 538 | 475 | 483 | 512 |
Frequent claimants | 477 | 491 | 547 | 550 | 516 | 530 | 547 |
Canada | 469 | 483 | 534 | 547 | 500 | 511 | 535 |
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 799.2 | 759.2 | 1,029.1 | 1,258.3 | 843.7 |
Prince Edward Island | 160.3 | 155.5 | 211.6 | 270.0 | 189.1 |
Nova Scotia | 595.2 | 588.6 | 905.1 | 1,213.5 | 632.5 |
New Brunswick | 632.2 | 680.0 | 989.9 | 1,251.4 | 782.1 |
Quebec | 2,577.5 | 2,622.2 | 5,906.0 | 6,464.9 | 3,000.0 |
Ontario | 2,775.9 | 3,011.1 | 8,352.1 | 9,766.4 | 3,412.9 |
Manitoba | 371.1 | 370.7 | 785.2 | 920.0 | 430.1 |
Saskatchewan | 393.0 | 405.9 | 700.7 | 819.1 | 403.0 |
Alberta | 1,331.3 | 1,354.1 | 3,304.1 | 3,477.9 | 1,354.7 |
British Columbia | 988.5 | 1,068.7 | 2,675.9 | 3,081.6 | 1,216.1 |
Yukon | 16.5 | 17.0 | 27.6 | 35.7 | 16.5 |
Northwest Territories | 21.4 | 19.5 | 26.4 | 36.3 | 16.0 |
Nunavut | 11.7 | 12.2 | 16.4 | 27.0 | 13.2 |
Men | 7,072.5 | 7,348.8 | 14,578.4 | 15,982.2 | 7,860.1 |
Women | 3,601.3 | 3,715.6 | 10,351.7 | 12,639.8 | 4,449.9 |
24 years old and under | 922.7 | 939.3 | 3,157.6 | 3,759.0 | 1,139.3 |
25 to 44 years old | 4,585.2 | 4,783.1 | 10,578.0 | 11,843.5 | 5,358.9 |
45 to 54 years old | 2,335.9 | 2,342.4 | 4,660.7 | 5,191.2 | 2,358.9 |
55 years old and over | 2,830.0 | 2,999.6 | 6,533.9 | 7,828.3 | 3,452.9 |
Long-tenured workers | 2,467.4 | 2,518.1 | 6,533.0 | 6,885.5 | 2,551.1 |
Occasional claimants | 5,505.2 | 5,746.6 | 14,933.4 | 17,856.2 | 6,650.0 |
Frequent claimants | 2,701.2 | 2,799.7 | 3,463.6 | 3,880.4 | 3,108.9 |
Canada | 10,673.8 | 11,064.4 | 24,930.1 | 28,622.1 | 12,310.0 |
- Note: Data 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 2.6 – Regular benefits (by industry)
Industry | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑211,2 | Total of 2021‑222 | First half of 2022‑232 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑232 |
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Goods-producing industries | 505,200 | 523,350 | 667,470 | 500,780 | 119,700 | 354,460 | 474,160 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 52,440 | 51,240 | 59,370 | 55,550 | 16,890 | 34,520 | 51,410 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 24,980 | 24,130 | 33,730 | 21,730 | 6,470 | 13,790 | 20,260 |
Utilities | 4,150 | 4,870 | 3,980 | 4,250 | 1,020 | 2,670 | 3,690 |
Construction | 292,720 | 289,330 | 350,210 | 285,790 | 54,360 | 225,310 | 279,670 |
Manufacturing | 130,910 | 153,780 | 220,180 | 133,460 | 40,960 | 78,170 | 119,130 |
Services-producing industries | 764,220 | 801,070 | 1,671,510 | 912,730 | 389,500 | 384,930 | 774,430 |
Wholesale trade | 38,920 | 41,670 | 83,080 | 37,760 | 14,890 | 19,860 | 34,750 |
Retail trade | 69,330 | 76,100 | 286,270 | 89,520 | 23,670 | 38,830 | 62,500 |
Transportation and warehousing | 62,640 | 64,460 | 114,250 | 69,100 | 27,990 | 35,340 | 63,330 |
Finance and insurance | 12,630 | 12,480 | 22,230 | 13,310 | 5,300 | 6,170 | 11,470 |
Real estate, rental and leasing | 18,270 | 18,800 | 39,840 | 17,690 | 5,950 | 9,500 | 15,450 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 50,950 | 55,220 | 87,120 | 58,260 | 25,640 | 39,480 | 65,120 |
Business, building and other support services3 | 88,130 | 85,720 | 170,190 | 95,540 | 27,150 | 57,320 | 84,470 |
Educational services | 163,030 | 170,300 | 120,670 | 191,150 | 155,460 | 38,070 | 193,530 |
Health care and social assistance | 45,870 | 50,050 | 105,120 | 62,290 | 29,350 | 20,630 | 49,980 |
Information, culture and recreation4 | 40,250 | 39,900 | 110,510 | 50,820 | 12,000 | 25,330 | 37,330 |
Accommodation and food services | 63,280 | 72,130 | 317,070 | 105,100 | 19,020 | 36,410 | 55,430 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 42,010 | 45,450 | 116,740 | 45,530 | 15,950 | 20,850 | 36,800 |
Public administration | 68,910 | 68,790 | 98,420 | 76,660 | 27,130 | 37,140 | 64,270 |
Unclassified5 | 23,290 | 42,660 | 133,880 | 44,240 | 13,870 | 25,780 | 39,650 |
Canada | 1,292,710 | 1,367,080 | 2,472,860 | 1,457,750 | 523,070 | 765,170 | 1,288,240 |
- 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 2020‑21 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.
Industry | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in 2020‑21 | Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2020‑212 | Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2021‑222, R | Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2021‑22R | Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2022‑232, P | Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑23P |
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Goods-producing industries | 18.3 | 18.1 | 20.4 | 8.1 | 26.6 | 9.1R | 31.8 | 16.3 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 20.7 | 20.8 | 23.5 | 10.6 | 30.1 | 13.8R | 34.3 | 20.8 |
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction | 21.4 | 20.6 | 23.9 | 9.6 | 29.6R | 9.9R | 34.0 | 18.2 |
Utilities | 17.3 | 15.5 | 21.1 | 6.7 | 23.2 | 5.6R | 29.9 | 13.5 |
Construction | 17.7 | 17.4 | 19.8 | 7.7 | 24.8 | 8.8R | 32.7 | 15.3 |
Manufacturing | 18.2 | 18.0 | 19.9 | 7.9 | 27.9R | 7.7R | 30.0 | 16.6 |
Services-producing industries | 18.5 | 18.2 | 21.5 | 8.9 | 31.4 | 9.4R | 32.7 | 16.6 |
Wholesale trade | 22.0 | 22.2 | 24.5 | 9.3 | 34.9R | 9.5R | 38.1 | 19.3 |
Retail trade | 21.4 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 7.0 | 32.0 | 10.4R | 37.3 | 18.5 |
Transportation and warehousing | 18.4 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 9.1 | 31.0 | 9.9R | 34.8 | 17.2 |
Finance and insurance | 23.9 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 10.0 | 35.0 | 9.6R | 39.9 | 20.0 |
Real estate, rental and leasing | 21.2 | 20.7 | 23.6 | 9.4 | 35.2 | 10.0R | 39.9 | 18.5 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 19.7 | 19.4 | 23.4 | 9.8 | 30.5 | 10.1R | 36.1 | 17.4 |
Business, building and other support services3 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 22.1 | 9.6 | 33.6 | 10.8R | 38.0 | 17.8 |
Educational services | 11.8 | 11.2 | 14.8 | 8.7 | 19.1R | 7.6R | 20.5 | 11.3 |
Health care and social assistance | 19.9 | 19.5 | 21.4 | 7.9 | 32.2 | 9.4R | 33.6 | 17.8 |
Information, culture and recreation4 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 22.1 | 10.3 | 32.7 | 9.2R | 35.0 | 17.0 |
Accommodation and food services | 20.9 | 21.4 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 35.8 | 7.5R | 38.5 | 17.9 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 20.1 | 20.2 | 22.2 | 8.4 | 32.6 | 9.7R | 36.0 | 17.9 |
Public administration | 20.3 | 19.9 | 23.3 | 9.5 | 29.7 | 11.5R | 37.4 | 19.1 |
Unclassified5 | 21.1 | 20.1 | 23.2 | 9.1 | 34.5R | 9.7R | 40.1 | 17.8 |
Canada | 18.5 | 18.2 | 21.1 | 8.6 | 30.2R | 9.3R | 32.7 | 16.5 |
- 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 data.
- p Preliminary data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Industry | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Second half of 2020‑212 | First half of 2021‑222 | 2 months in fall 20212 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
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Goods-producing industries | 503 | 519 | 555 | 564 | 539 | 562 | 580 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 459 | 479 | 542 | 555 | 522 | 505 | 524 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 541 | 554 | 571 | 588 | 579 | 597 | 622 |
Utilities | 538 | 552 | 567 | 585 | 567 | 596 | 620 |
Construction | 521 | 536 | 562 | 571 | 552 | 575 | 601 |
Manufacturing | 474 | 494 | 545 | 557 | 519 | 533 | 546 |
Services-producing industries | 447 | 460 | 527 | 543 | 476 | 471 | 509 |
Wholesale trade | 462 | 477 | 536 | 553 | 518 | 506 | 529 |
Retail trade | 405 | 421 | 518 | 523 | 433 | 435 | 460 |
Transportation and warehousing | 431 | 449 | 537 | 541 | 511 | 463 | 476 |
Finance and insurance | 493 | 510 | 542 | 563 | 519 | 528 | 564 |
Real estate, rental and leasing | 469 | 480 | 535 | 548 | 472 | 496 | 522 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 497 | 515 | 549 | 563 | 534 | 553 | 577 |
Business, building and other support services3 | 447 | 463 | 531 | 537 | 473 | 489 | 529 |
Educational services | 479 | 488 | 533 | 552 | 499 | 515 | 487 |
Health care and social assistance | 423 | 440 | 524 | 539 | 458 | 460 | 428 |
Information, culture and recreation4 | 435 | 439 | 525 | 540 | 425 | 457 | 490 |
Accommodation and food services | 374 | 390 | 513 | 518 | 423 | 395 | 533 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 439 | 449 | 525 | 536 | 481 | 456 | 500 |
Public administration | 468 | 479 | 537 | 545 | 518 | 506 | 513 |
Unclassified5 | 440 | 457 | 527 | 538 | 487 | 482 | 518 |
Canada | 469 | 483 | 534 | 547 | 500 | 511 | 535 |
- 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.
Industry | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
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Goods-producing industries | 4,473.4 | 4,590.7 | 7,138.4 | 7,965.0 | 4,858.9 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 496.8 | 525.8 | 689.3 | 940.2 | 615.6 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 274.2 | 270.0 | 430.8 | 417.2 | 251.5 |
Utilities | 36.4 | 42.2 | 46.8 | 46.7 | 35.9 |
Construction | 2,640.3 | 2,592.1 | 3,691.3 | 4,012.0 | 2,762.5 |
Manufacturing | 1,025.7 | 1,160.7 | 2,280.1 | 2,549.0 | 1,193.4 |
Services-producing industries | 5,995.6 | 6,151.8 | 16,428.9 | 19,915.0 | 7,080.3 |
Wholesale trade | 402.6 | 425.2 | 937.8 | 1,042.6 | 411.5 |
Retail trade | 620.9 | 610.1 | 2,405.4 | 2,908.0 | 661.8 |
Transportation and warehousing | 466.0 | 499.1 | 1,131.8 | 1,410.9 | 571.7 |
Finance and insurance | 155.0 | 148.8 | 258.8 | 346.0 | 147.7 |
Real estate, rental and leasing | 175.4 | 174.8 | 445.6 | 464.2 | 172.8 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 479.4 | 516.5 | 996.0 | 1,140.4 | 647.2 |
Business, building and other support services2 | 768.8 | 768.0 | 1,845.5 | 2,275.7 | 872.9 |
Educational services | 774.6 | 823.5 | 793.5 | 1,823.9 | 1,059.3 |
Health care and social assistance | 349.6 | 359.2 | 978.2 | 1,383.4 | 530.4 |
Information, culture and recreation3 | 324.7 | 317.1 | 1,156.8 | 1,116.3 | 343.9 |
Accommodation and food services | 487.2 | 489.4 | 3,383.5 | 3,300.9 | 526.7 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 371.7 | 376.7 | 1,126.7 | 1,315.9 | 385.5 |
Public administration | 619.7 | 643.4 | 969.2 | 1,386.8 | 748.8 |
Unclassified4 | 204.8 | 321.8 | 1,362.9 | 742.0 | 370.7 |
Canada | 10,673.8 | 11,064.4 | 24,930.1 | 28,622.1 | 12,310.0 |
- Note: Data 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 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate1 and hours of insurable employment from previous employment)
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under | 411,230 | 685,050 | 835,500 |
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% to 7.0% | 479,030 | 284,170 | 227,280 |
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% to 8.0% | 129,350 | 134,670 | 43,960 |
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% to 9.0% | 40,770 | 34,970 | 13,810 |
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% to 10.0% | 13,870 | 9,600 | 18,280 |
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% to 11.0% | 36,950 | 28,700 | 43,630 |
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% to 12.0% | 49,040 | 34,790 | 25,350 |
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% to 13.0% | 4,070 | 23,840 | 6,850 |
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% to 14.0% | 6,980 | 47,370 | 3,630 |
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% to 15.0% | 17,860 | 9,010 | 50,970 |
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% to 16.0% | 24,980 | 14,470 | 4,260 |
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater | 78,580 | 60,440 | 14,720 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559 | 18,220 | 17,250 | 47,400 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699 | 41,930 | 35,380 | 54,600 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839 | 102,040 | 102,240 | 104,470 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979 | 110,600 | 111,140 | 104,920 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119 | 117,460 | 118,120 | 107,400 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259 | 122,190 | 125,460 | 114,030 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399 | 114,270 | 119,750 | 110,560 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539 | 129,220 | 134,370 | 130,010 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679 | 106,130 | 113,360 | 105,530 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819 | 107,350 | 118,180 | 106,350 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more | 323,300 | 371,830 | 302,970 |
Canada | 1,292,710 | 1,367,080 | 1,288,240 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
- 1 Unemployment rates used for the Employment Insurance program are a moving average of seasonally adjusted monthly rates of unemployment produced by Statistics Canada, as per section 17 of the Employment Insurance Regulations.
- 2 Results for 2020‑21 and 2021‑22 are not presented because EI temporary measures affecting the EI unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment were in effect during these periods. 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20R | Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑23P |
---|---|---|---|
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under | 15.6 | 15.1R | 13.0 |
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% to 7.0% | 15.7 | 17.8 R | 15.6 |
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% to 8.0% | 19.4 | 18.4 R | 18.1 |
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% to 9.0% | 22.5 | 19.9 R | 21.3 |
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% to 10.0% | 23.3 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% to 11.0% | 20.5 | 22.6 R | 17.4 |
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% to 12.0% | 23.3 | 23.0 | 20.9 |
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% to 13.0% | 28.4 | 20.0 R | 26.8 |
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% to 14.0% | 23.7 | 21.2 R | 25.6 |
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% to 15.0% | 25.9 | 25.9 | 20.4 |
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% to 16.0% | 25.8 | 26.9 | 28.9 |
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater | 29.8 | 27.9 R | 28.3 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559 | 26.2 | 26.6 R | 16.6 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699 | 20.7 | 22.0 R | 16.7 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839 | 16.8 | 16.8R | 16.6 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979 | 17.9 | 17.9 R | 17.4 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119 | 18.3 | 18.2R | 17.8 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259 | 17.8 | 17.6 R | 17.6 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399 | 17.5 | 17.3 R | 16.9 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539 | 16.0 | 15.7 R | 15.1 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679 | 17.5 | 17.1 R | 15.5 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819 | 18.4 | 18.3 R | 15.3 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more | 20.4 | 19.6R | 16.5 |
Canada | 18.5 | 18.2 R | 16.5 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
- 1 Unemployment rates used for the Employment Insurance program are a moving average of seasonally adjusted monthly rates of unemployment produced by Statistics Canada, as per section 17 of the Employment Insurance Regulations.
- 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 Results for 2020‑21 and 2021‑22 are not presented because EI temporary measures affecting the EI unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment were in effect during these periods. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
- p Preliminary data.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under | 471 | 482 | 540 |
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% to 7.0% | 472 | 483 | 530 |
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% to 8.0% | 466 | 501 | 521 |
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% to 9.0% | 476 | 470 | 558 |
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% to 10.0% | 491 | 486 | 526 |
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% to 11.0% | 474 | 500 | 533 |
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% to 12.0% | 459 | 478 | 525 |
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% to 13.0% | 472 | 468 | 497 |
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% to 14.0% | 457 | 468 | 480 |
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% to 15.0% | 443 | 480 | 517 |
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% to 16.0% | 456 | 462 | 497 |
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater | 455 | 466 | 494 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559 | 342 | 357 | 328 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699 | 382 | 396 | 394 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839 | 388 | 396 | 439 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979 | 421 | 425 | 482 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119 | 441 | 448 | 504 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259 | 457 | 465 | 525 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399 | 473 | 487 | 549 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539 | 493 | 504R | 570 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679 | 493 | 504 | 579 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819 | 498 | 512 | 589 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more | 516 | 529 | 606 |
Canada | 469 | 483 | 535 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
- 1 Unemployment rates used for the Employment Insurance program are a moving average of seasonally adjusted monthly rates of unemployment produced by Statistics Canada, as per section 17 of the Employment Insurance Regulations.
- 2 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
- 3 Results for 2020‑21 and 2021‑22 are not presented because EI temporary measures affecting the EI unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment were in effect during these periods. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under | 2,931.4 | 4,285.2 | 5,513.6 |
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% to 7.0% | 3,341.8 | 2,707.0 | 2,267.1 |
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% to 8.0% | 1,135.3 | 1,181.7 | 1,240.1 |
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% to 9.0% | 599.1 | 270.0 | 644.1 |
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% to 10.0% | 186.0 | 129.8 | 364.0 |
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% to 11.0% | 287.9 | 307.8 | 341.1 |
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% to 12.0% | 590.9 | 412.7 | 277.8 |
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% to 13.0% | 54.3 | 202.5 | 229.2 |
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% to 14.0% | 118.5 | 394.0 | 343.6 |
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% to 15.0% | 232.6 | 111.3 | 449.1 |
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% to 16.0% | 207.4 | 262.3 | 46.3 |
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater | 988.7 | 800.1 | 594.0 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559 | 169.7 | 169.0 | 447.7 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699 | 351.5 | 328.5 | 528.2 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839 | 679.4 | 686.6 | 837.5 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979 | 823.6 | 841.4 | 932.6 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119 | 900.8 | 929.9 | 990.7 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259 | 927.8 | 960.9 | 1,049.9 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399 | 875.9 | 923.1 | 1,005.6 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539 | 932.5 | 973.1 | 1,101.8 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679 | 830.0 | 877.8 | 938.5 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819 | 915.2 | 971.6 | 982.0 |
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more | 3,267.2 | 3,402.6 | 3,495.7 |
Canada | 10,673.8 | 11,064.4 | 12,310.0 |
- Note: Data may not add up due to the total due to rounding. Totals include amounts paid for claims where data on hours of insurable employment are missing. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.
- 1 Unemployment rates used for the Employment Insurance program are a moving average of seasonally adjusted monthly rates of unemployment produced by Statistics Canada, as per section 17 of the Employment Insurance Regulations.
- 2 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.
- 3 Results for 2020‑21 and 2021‑22 are not presented because EI temporary measures affecting the EI unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment were in effect during these periods. 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 2.8 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)
EI economic region | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑211,2 | Total of 2021‑222 |
First half of 2022‑232 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑232 |
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St. John's | 11,510 | 11,070 | 20,320 | 11,900 | 5,020 | 5,450 | 10,470 |
Newfoundland-Labrador | 55,170 | 51,910 | 61,080 | 51,720 | 13,590 | 35,570 | 49,160 |
Charlottetown | 3,730 | 3,410 | 6,670 | 4,870 | 1,320 | 1,910 | 3,230 |
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) | 11,810 | 11,450 | 12,150 | 11,600 | 3,170 | 7,940 | 11,110 |
Eastern Nova Scotia | 24,190 | 22,610 | 24,760 | 23,290 | 8,370 | 12,670 | 21,040 |
Western Nova Scotia | 24,810 | 26,000 | 32,160 | 26,640 | 8,860 | 13,550 | 22,410 |
Halifax | 12,800 | 13,490 | 24,710 | 16,740 | 5,090 | 6,510 | 11,600 |
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John | 19,270 | 19,540 | 33,220 | 22,890 | 6,750 | 11,730 | 18,480 |
Madawaska-Charlotte | 10,840 | 11,060 | 14,090 | 10,750 | 3,020 | 6,320 | 9,340 |
Restigouche- Albert | 38,210 | 38,120 | 44,210 | 38,860 | 9,170 | 26,220 | 35,390 |
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine | 24,030 | 23,740 | 23,980 | 22,640 | 7,250 | 14,470 | 21,720 |
Québec | 30,760 | 31,440 | 58,860 | 36,270 | 10,930 | 18,510 | 29,440 |
Trois-Rivières | 7,550 | 8,560 | 13,820 | 8,650 | 2,490 | 4,620 | 7,110 |
South Central Quebec | 6,820 | 8,560 | 13,190 | 9,140 | 3,070 | 5,870 | 8,940 |
Sherbrooke | 7,690 | 8,290 | 14,730 | 9,400 | 2,970 | 5,260 | 8,230 |
Montérégie | 24,240 | 27,820 | 47,530 | 30,160 | 9,670 | 18,800 | 28,470 |
Montreal | 138,980 | 145,090 | 285,330 | 162,640 | 55,950 | 80,800 | 136,750 |
Central Quebec | 68,910 | 71,350 | 94,470 | 74,840 | 21,560 | 46,670 | 68,230 |
North Western Quebec | 17,610 | 17,150 | 21,950 | 17,330 | 6,640 | 9,070 | 15,710 |
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore | 39,620 | 39,520 | 47,950 | 39,170 | 11,090 | 22,470 | 33,560 |
Hull | 9,420 | 9,710 | 18,950 | 11,880 | 4,060 | 5,660 | 9,720 |
Chicoutimi-Jonquière | 8,870 | 9,230 | 13,220 | 9,240 | 3,410 | 5,390 | 8,800 |
Ottawa | 19,130 | 19,290 | 50,390 | 25,020 | 11,270 | 10,460 | 21,730 |
Eastern Ontario | 17,530 | 16,420 | 24,930 | 18,470 | 6,080 | 9,610 | 15,690 |
Kingston | 3,530 | 4,280 | 8,690 | 4,880 | 2,170 | 2,270 | 4,440 |
Central Ontario | 39,720 | 43,440 | 78,060 | 45,750 | 14,540 | 23,780 | 38,320 |
Oshawa | 10,470 | 12,460 | 24,710 | 13,460 | 5,680 | 5,420 | 11,100 |
Toronto | 129,050 | 139,560 | 368,300 | 157,100 | 63,940 | 75,010 | 138,950 |
Hamilton | 18,330 | 19,990 | 45,520 | 23,190 | 8,920 | 11,130 | 20,050 |
St. Catharines | 14,030 | 15,560 | 37,690 | 19,880 | 5,430 | 8,410 | 13,840 |
London | 11,870 | 14,680 | 32,370 | 16,840 | 6,360 | 8,820 | 15,180 |
Niagara | 11,150 | 12,850 | 18,040 | 11,260 | 3,750 | 6,400 | 10,150 |
Windsor | 16,180 | 16,550 | 29,740 | 19,110 | 6,110 | 8,450 | 14,560 |
Kitchener | 13,240 | 14,710 | 30,750 | 16,600 | 5,610 | 8,310 | 13,920 |
Huron | 12,560 | 13,380 | 19,730 | 12,480 | 4,290 | 8,120 | 12,410 |
South Central Ontario | 12,130 | 14,840 | 27,280 | 15,990 | 6,420 | 9,090 | 15,510 |
Sudbury | 5,180 | 5,710 | 11,060 | 7,430 | 2,390 | 2,730 | 5,120 |
Thunder Bay | 4,130 | 4,240 | 8,270 | 4,360 | 1,640 | 2,350 | 3,990 |
Northern Ontario | 25,390 | 25,990 | 33,390 | 24,470 | 8,710 | 13,430 | 22,140 |
Winnipeg | 22,750 | 23,040 | 50,200 | 26,560 | 11,200 | 13,260 | 24,460 |
Southern Manitoba | 11,140 | 11,390 | 16,420 | 11,550 | 4,530 | 6,330 | 10,860 |
Northern Manitoba | 8,720 | 8,470 | 9,500 | 8,590 | 3,900 | 3,980 | 7,880 |
Regina | 6,460 | 6,570 | 12,710 | 6,610 | 2,540 | 3,680 | 6,220 |
Saskatoon | 9,080 | 10,760 | 16,530 | 9,990 | 3,310 | 5,000 | 8,310 |
Southern Saskatchewan | 9,380 | 10,210 | 14,030 | 10,120 | 3,610 | 4,980 | 8,590 |
Northern Saskatchewan | 12,650 | 13,260 | 17,100 | 12,670 | 5,160 | 7,080 | 12,240 |
Calgary | 37,950 | 42,350 | 101,330 | 42,990 | 19,180 | 20,390 | 39,570 |
Edmonton | 47,140 | 51,080 | 103,540 | 50,890 | 21,190 | 24,030 | 45,220 |
Northern Alberta | 12,220 | 12,590 | 20,300 | 11,090 | 5,090 | 5,480 | 10,570 |
Southern Alberta | 29,780 | 34,520 | 71,670 | 33,650 | 13,750 | 16,870 | 30,620 |
Southern Interior British Columbia | 29,410 | 31,230 | 48,000 | 31,440 | 10,410 | 18,780 | 29,190 |
Abbotsford | 5,830 | 6,290 | 9,950 | 6,900 | 2,700 | 3,600 | 6,300 |
Vancouver | 43,640 | 51,220 | 125,580 | 58,310 | 28,810 | 28,650 | 57,460 |
Victoria | 6,480 | 7,390 | 15,900 | 7,980 | 3,970 | 3,150 | 7,120 |
Southern Coastal British Columbia | 19,010 | 21,490 | 34,170 | 21,050 | 8,040 | 10,370 | 18,410 |
Northern British Columbia | 16,490 | 18,180 | 23,710 | 16,230 | 7,370 | 8,430 | 15,800 |
Whitehorse | 920 | 930 | 1,470 | 970 | 260 | 540 | 800 |
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) | 720 | 750 | 970 | 700 | 180 | 470 | 650 |
Yellowknife | 430 | 470 | 720 | 510 | 260 | 140 | 400 |
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) | 1,150 | 1,050 | 1,480 | 1,090 | 400 | 390 | 790 |
Iqaluit | 130 | 140 | 170 | 170 | 20 | 50 | 70 |
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) | 770 | 630 | 1,140 | 780 | 430 | 270 | 700 |
Canada | 1,292,710 | 1,367,080 | 2,472,860 | 1,457,750 | 523,070 | 765,170 | 1,288,240 |
- 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 2020‑21 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.
EI economic region | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in 2020‑21 | Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2020‑212 | Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2021‑222, R | Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2021‑22R | Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2022‑232, P | Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑23P |
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St. John's | 20.8 | 20.4 | 21.7 | 7.4 | 31.2 | 11.1R | 34.7 | 16.9 |
Newfoundland-Labrador | 30.4 | 28.5 | 31.4 | 8.0 | 34.6 | 7.8R | 38.6 | 28.3 |
Charlottetown | 17.5 | 18.3 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 26.8 | 12.0R | 26.8 | 16.7 |
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) | 23.7 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 9.8 | 28.9 | 10.7R | 29.0 | 23.7 |
Eastern Nova Scotia | 26.1 | 26.7 | 28.5 | 9.9 | 32.5 | 11.1 | 37.5 | 25.5 |
Western Nova Scotia | 20.1 | 19.6 | 22.9 | 9.2 | 30.8 | 12.2R | 37.5 | 19.8 |
Halifax | 18.5 | 18.6 | 20.9 | 9.6 | 30.3 | 10.0R | 36.3 | 16.2 |
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John | 17.5 | 17.9 | 20.7 | 8.5 | 29.7 | 9.5 | 27.7 | 16.9 |
Madawaska-Charlotte | 18.7 | 20.0 | 21.8 | 8.9 | 28.4 | 13.5R | 25.5 | 19.4 |
Restigouche- Albert | 22.5 | 23.4 | 26.1 | 9.4 | 30.3 | 7.2R | 30.3 | 25.0 |
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine | 23.8 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 8.0 | 30.0 | 10.6R | 34.8 | 23.9 |
Québec | 13.5 | 13.5 | 16.4 | 7.6 | 23.4R | 7.9 R | 27.7 | 12.0 |
Trois-Rivières | 15.0 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 7.1 | 26.7 | 8.9 R | 28.6 | 13.8 |
South Central Quebec | 12.8 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 6.4 | 21.1R | 8.2 R | 25.5 | 11.1 |
Sherbrooke | 14.3 | 13.1 | 15.9 | 6.6 | 22.6R | 7.7 | 29.4 | 12.1 |
Montérégie | 14.2 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 6.8 | 24.9 | 9.0 R | 26.7 | 12.8 |
Montreal | 15.7 | 15.6 | 18.2 | 7.7 | 28.7 | 8.5 R | 30.5 | 14.0 |
Central Quebec | 14.7 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 25.1 | 9.5 R | 29.8 | 14.0 |
North Western Quebec | 16.5 | 16.6 | 18.3 | 7.0 | 27.0R | 10.2 R | 31.9 | 16.4 |
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore | 15.4 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 7.2 | 24.9 | 10.6 R | 31.7 | 15.1 |
Hull | 14.3 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 8.8 | 27.8 | 8.5 | 30.8 | 14.2 |
Chicoutimi-Jonquière | 14.8 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 7.1 | 25.0 R | 8.8R | 32.4 | 14.1 |
Ottawa | 15.7 | 15.5 | 19.6 | 9.0 | 30.1 | 9.2R | 35.2 | 14.3 |
Eastern Ontario | 16.4 | 16.3 | 18.6 | 8.3 | 29.2 | 9.3R | 32.5 | 15.1 |
Kingston | 16.0 | 16.2 | 20.9 | 8.2 | 30.9 | 10.1 | 36.3 | 15.4 |
Central Ontario | 16.2 | 16.4 | 19.7 | 8.5 | 29.3 | 9.5R | 32.2 | 14.9 |
Oshawa | 15.3 | 15.6 | 21.1 | 8.7 | 31.0 | 7.8R | 32.2 | 14.8 |
Toronto | 17.2 | 17.8 | 20.9 | 9.5 | 33.2 | 7.8R | 34.2 | 16.2 |
Hamilton | 15.6 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 9.0 | 29.3 | 8.5 | 33.2 | 14.4 |
St. Catharines | 15.9 | 16.4 | 19.8 | 9.1 | 32.0 | 8.0 | 35.2 | 14.9 |
London | 16.0 | 16.0 | 18.1 | 8.2 | 28.8R | 7.9R | 32.2 | 15.0 |
Niagara | 16.3 | 17.1 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 29.1 | 7.9R | 33.1 | 14.6 |
Windsor | 14.2 | 13.7 | 17.8 | 8.5 | 29.2 | 6.7R | 28.6 | 15.6 |
Kitchener | 15.9 | 16.5 | 19.6 | 8.4 | 27.8 | 7.6R | 31.3 | 14.5 |
Huron | 15.7 | 15.1 | 18.0 | 7.9 | 27.7 | 9.2R | 34.5 | 14.9 |
South Central Ontario | 15.1 | 15.4 | 17.5 | 8.2 | 26.8 | 8.1R | 27.1 | 13.3 |
Sudbury | 18.0 | 16.7 | 20.4 | 8.4 | 26.9 | 8.2R | 34.2 | 15.0 |
Thunder Bay | 16.1 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 8.6 | 28.6R | 8.3R | 34.0 | 14.3 |
Northern Ontario | 23.4 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 8.6 | 30.7 | 11.5R | 36.4 | 17.7 |
Winnipeg | 16.1 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 9.4 | 30.2 | 11.0R | 29.7 | 15.2 |
Southern Manitoba | 16.1 | 17.0 | 19.8 | 9.3 | 28.3 | 12.1R | 31.8 | 15.2 |
Northern Manitoba | 28.2 | 26.6 | 29.1 | 9.9 | 34.1 | 7.6R | 41.1 | 25.6 |
Regina | 16.0 | 16.8 | 20.0 | 10.2 | 31.5 | 11.2R | 34.7 | 15.7 |
Saskatoon | 20.5 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 10.3 | 31.3 | 11.1R | 33.7 | 16.1 |
Southern Saskatchewan | 21.0 | 18.5 | 21.9 | 10.2 | 30.2 | 12.3R | 36.9 | 17.6 |
Northern Saskatchewan | 28.5 | 25.7 | 29.0 | 10.5 | 33.2 | 9.4R | 38.7 | 23.6 |
Calgary | 23.0 | 20.1 | 23.7 | 9.8 | 32.5 | 9.7 | 34.5 | 16.9 |
Edmonton | 20.5 | 19.0 | 22.9 | 9.2 | 31.1 | 10.5R | 34.4 | 16.5 |
Northern Alberta | 24.3 | 22.7 | 26.3 | 9.1 | 31.9 | 9.1R | 34.5 | 20.6 |
Southern Alberta | 20.5 | 18.7 | 23.0 | 9.4 | 31.5 | 10.9R | 35.5 | 16.8 |
Southern Interior British Columbia | 20.5 | 17.8 | 20.4 | 10.2 | 30.1R | 11.6R | 31.7 | 14.8 |
Abbotsford | 15.8 | 15.7 | 17.9 | 9.2 | 31.0R | 9.7R | 35.3 | 15.2 |
Vancouver | 16.2 | 16.5 | 20.2 | 9.3 | 33.2 | 9.8R | 30.8 | 15.2 |
Victoria | 15.2 | 16.0 | 19.6 | 9.3 | 31.7 | 9.8R | 26.8 | 13.6 |
Southern Coastal British Columbia | 16.2 | 16.9 | 20.1 | 9.3 | 30.5 | 9.8 | 32.4 | 14.8 |
Northern British Columbia | 21.7 | 19.4 | 22.7 | 8.7 | 30.1 | 11.8R | 28.8 | 16.6 |
Whitehorse | 19.4 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 9.1 | 31.8 | 14.0R | 40.1 | 16.9 |
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) | 20.7 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 13.8 | 34.2 | 17.7R | 39.8 | 18.2 |
Yellowknife | 18.0 | 18.9 | 21.2 | 11.5 | 34.6 | 8.7 | 45.9 | 17.4 |
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) | 24.5 | 24.5 | 28.5 | 11.1 | 37.8 | 14.6R | 38.3 | 16.7 |
Iqaluit | 20.1 | 22.0 | 24.3 | 5.0 | 33.4 | 3.5 | 28.0 | 17.1 |
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) | 29.7 | 29.1 | 35.5 | 8.8 | 37.4 | 7.5 | 43.5 | 24.0 |
Canada | 18.5 | 18.2 | 21.1 | 8.6 | 30.1 | 9.3R | 32.7 | 16.5 |
- 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 data.
- p Preliminary data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
EI economic region | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Second half of 2020‑212 | First half of 2021‑222 | 2 months in fall 20212 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 470 | 477 | 535 | 543 | 486 | 481 | 515 |
Newfoundland-Labrador | 453 | 466 | 536 | 532 | 497 | 496 | 509 |
Charlottetown | 418 | 423 | 520 | 528 | 454 | 450 | 478 |
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) | 438 | 453 | 532 | 532 | 495 | 501 | 506 |
Eastern Nova Scotia | 443 | 459 | 536 | 531 | 507 | 492 | 503 |
Western Nova Scotia | 423 | 434 | 529 | 529 | 479 | 463 | 476 |
Halifax | 432 | 452 | 526 | 531 | 481 | 468 | 495 |
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John | 442 | 453 | 527 | 525 | 465 | 487 | 518 |
Madawaska-Charlotte | 430 | 440 | 527 | 528 | 463 | 471 | 489 |
Restigouche- Albert | 453 | 468 | 534 | 531 | 512 | 505 | 523 |
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine | 460 | 478 | 539 | 545 | 519 | 527 | 537 |
Québec | 481 | 493 | 535 | 546 | 502 | 516 | 560 |
Trois-Rivières | 454 | 476 | 531 | 547 | 474 | 492 | 540 |
South Central Quebec | 465 | 484 | 539 | 548 | 465 | 516 | 550 |
Sherbrooke | 463 | 483 | 534 | 546 | 481 | 506 | 546 |
Montérégie | 464 | 477 | 536 | 546 | 475 | 514 | 550 |
Montreal | 459 | 477 | 532 | 546 | 494 | 507 | 542 |
Central Quebec | 456 | 473 | 534 | 545 | 467 | 511 | 541 |
North Western Quebec | 470 | 480 | 538 | 551 | 501 | 512 | 536 |
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore | 462 | 476 | 538 | 542 | 484 | 518 | 539 |
Hull | 477 | 485 | 535 | 542 | 510 | 519 | 552 |
Chicoutimi-Jonquière | 458 | 473 | 532 | 548 | 484 | 499 | 550 |
Ottawa | 477 | 485 | 528 | 548 | 492 | 499 | 538 |
Eastern Ontario | 463 | 476 | 533 | 543 | 477 | 509 | 521 |
Kingston | 466 | 468 | 528 | 539 | 493 | 478 | 508 |
Central Ontario | 465 | 481 | 532 | 547 | 483 | 504 | 527 |
Oshawa | 493 | 497 | 533 | 552 | 493 | 510 | 547 |
Toronto | 482 | 493 | 531 | 555 | 510 | 511 | 545 |
Hamilton | 483 | 495 | 533 | 556 | 515 | 523 | 544 |
St. Catharines | 456 | 471 | 528 | 547 | 457 | 470 | 510 |
London | 464 | 484 | 530 | 544 | 485 | 491 | 528 |
Niagara | 473 | 486 | 536 | 548 | 497 | 511 | 534 |
Windsor | 496 | 506 | 537 | 559 | 472 | 531 | 551 |
Kitchener | 483 | 496 | 532 | 554 | 499 | 507 | 541 |
Huron | 474 | 483 | 537 | 546 | 494 | 521 | 545 |
South Central Ontario | 481 | 496 | 537 | 554 | 503 | 517 | 543 |
Sudbury | 489 | 504 | 536 | 568 | 523 | 514 | 554 |
Thunder Bay | 494 | 514 | 536 | 559 | 534 | 548 | 570 |
Northern Ontario | 472 | 483 | 536 | 547 | 496 | 520 | 526 |
Winnipeg | 461 | 472 | 527 | 537 | 498 | 495 | 507 |
Southern Manitoba | 451 | 461 | 531 | 529 | 485 | 486 | 487 |
Northern Manitoba | 448 | 439 | 534 | 535 | 498 | 511 | 495 |
Regina | 501 | 506 | 538 | 555 | 511 | 533 | 542 |
Saskatoon | 491 | 495 | 535 | 543 | 525 | 522 | 524 |
Southern Saskatchewan | 474 | 489 | 545 | 536 | 512 | 536 | 514 |
Northern Saskatchewan | 468 | 479 | 542 | 540 | 526 | 538 | 526 |
Calgary | 502 | 506 | 539 | 552 | 521 | 542 | 546 |
Edmonton | 514 | 519 | 544 | 557 | 544 | 552 | 559 |
Northern Alberta | 511 | 515 | 550 | 560 | 550 | 563 | 565 |
Southern Alberta | 499 | 507 | 543 | 550 | 525 | 547 | 539 |
Southern Interior British Columbia | 471 | 485 | 537 | 546 | 489 | 525 | 543 |
Abbotsford | 416 | 440 | 528 | 538 | 494 | 487 | 489 |
Vancouver | 473 | 488 | 532 | 555 | 509 | 517 | 545 |
Victoria | 486 | 494 | 534 | 547 | 527 | 515 | 542 |
Southern Coastal British Columbia | 470 | 490 | 535 | 550 | 504 | 526 | 545 |
Northern British Columbia | 487 | 504 | 547 | 555 | 535 | 555 | 559 |
Whitehorse | 521 | 530 | 552 | 567 | 574 | 545 | 609 |
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) | 516 | 525 | 545 | 562 | 543 | 509 | 583 |
Yellowknife | 537 | 538 | 557 | 576 | 574 | 584 | 585 |
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) | 518 | 522 | 557 | 563 | 548 | 571 | 582 |
Iqaluit | 546 | 563 | 557 | 580 | n/a | 539 | 623 |
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) | 494 | 547 | 549 | 554 | 543 | 583 | 574 |
Canada | 469 | 483 | 534 | 547 | 500 | 511 | 535 |
- 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.
EI economic region | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 112.8 | 100.5 | 191.5 | 247.8 | 106.9 |
Newfoundland-Labrador | 686.4 | 658.7 | 837.7 | 1,010.5 | 736.9 |
Charlottetown | 29.2 | 29.0 | 58.7 | 86.7 | 38.7 |
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) | 131.2 | 126.4 | 152.9 | 183.3 | 150.4 |
Eastern Nova Scotia | 276.5 | 272.4 | 322.9 | 421.4 | 286.0 |
Western Nova Scotia | 212.1 | 208.5 | 335.4 | 461.3 | 235.8 |
Halifax | 106.5 | 107.7 | 246.8 | 330.8 | 110.8 |
Fredericton-Moncton- Saint-John |
151.5 | 160.0 | 315.9 | 402.7 | 194.5 |
Madawaska-Charlotte | 88.5 | 97.8 | 136.5 | 180.3 | 98.4 |
Restigouche- Albert | 392.1 | 422.1 | 537.5 | 668.4 | 489.2 |
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine | 252.0 | 265.2 | 308.7 | 367.5 | 286.1 |
Québec | 183.7 | 181.2 | 477.9 | 488.3 | 195.9 |
Trois-Rivières | 47.0 | 50.0 | 116.4 | 124.1 | 56.0 |
South Central Quebec | 35.4 | 39.4 | 94.5 | 105.9 | 50.2 |
Sherbrooke | 46.3 | 46.5 | 110.2 | 120.7 | 55.1 |
Montérégie | 146.6 | 153.9 | 384.0 | 417.7 | 199.5 |
Montreal | 939.7 | 935.2 | 2,661.7 | 2,825.3 | 1,084.6 |
Central Quebec | 420.7 | 431.8 | 830.3 | 925.6 | 505.3 |
North Western Quebec | 126.7 | 128.0 | 199.5 | 259.2 | 141.1 |
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore | 262.6 | 272.7 | 441.4 | 510.3 | 281.3 |
Hull | 60.8 | 63.0 | 174.7 | 197.6 | 78.1 |
Chicoutimi-Jonquière | 56.0 | 55.2 | 106.7 | 122.6 | 66.8 |
Ottawa | 140.9 | 138.8 | 465.7 | 567.4 | 180.9 |
Eastern Ontario | 130.1 | 125.8 | 232.6 | 304.4 | 136.2 |
Kingston | 23.6 | 32.7 | 76.8 | 103.3 | 35.3 |
Central Ontario | 292.5 | 316.9 | 724.0 | 876.0 | 335.1 |
Oshawa | 78.4 | 88.3 | 252.2 | 296.2 | 100.2 |
Toronto | 1,035.5 | 1,131.2 | 3,842.6 | 4,293.7 | 1,313.3 |
Hamilton | 137.9 | 138.0 | 419.8 | 493.2 | 171.2 |
St. Catharines | 92.2 | 103.5 | 376.9 | 418.1 | 116.1 |
London | 89.3 | 94.6 | 275.0 | 355.7 | 133.2 |
Niagara | 85.4 | 94.5 | 173.7 | 205.4 | 88.0 |
Windsor | 78.2 | 103.1 | 287.5 | 348.8 | 142.8 |
Kitchener | 97.4 | 115.0 | 274.8 | 329.9 | 117.1 |
Huron | 85.1 | 88.3 | 175.7 | 213.5 | 106.2 |
South Central Ontario | 85.8 | 99.5 | 233.3 | 286.1 | 124.4 |
Sudbury | 41.4 | 47.0 | 98.4 | 137.2 | 48.6 |
Thunder Bay | 32.3 | 31.6 | 75.5 | 86.7 | 36.0 |
Northern Ontario | 250.0 | 262.2 | 367.6 | 450.7 | 228.3 |
Winnipeg | 177.9 | 179.3 | 493.0 | 549.0 | 218.3 |
Southern Manitoba | 88.1 | 91.9 | 164.3 | 192.2 | 95.4 |
Northern Manitoba | 105.1 | 99.5 | 127.8 | 178.8 | 116.4 |
Regina | 52.0 | 54.2 | 134.4 | 156.1 | 59.6 |
Saskatoon | 89.0 | 93.0 | 181.8 | 197.8 | 82.6 |
Southern Saskatchewan | 88.0 | 96.0 | 160.0 | 184.0 | 91.0 |
Northern Saskatchewan | 164.0 | 162.7 | 224.6 | 281.2 | 169.9 |
Calgary | 415.8 | 413.3 | 1,114.3 | 1,179.8 | 414.2 |
Edmonton | 495.0 | 471.0 | 1,165.6 | 1,211.8 | 479.8 |
Northern Alberta | 139.9 | 146.8 | 244.7 | 265.9 | 136.6 |
Southern Alberta | 280.6 | 322.9 | 779.6 | 820.4 | 324.2 |
Southern Interior British Columbia | 258.7 | 254.2 | 481.0 | 565.6 | 259.0 |
Abbotsford | 39.4 | 41.5 | 98.3 | 122.8 | 53.9 |
Vancouver | 342.3 | 379.1 | 1,332.5 | 1,488.1 | 516.8 |
Victoria | 49.9 | 56.4 | 160.7 | 179.3 | 63.4 |
Southern Coastal British Columbia | 140.6 | 164.6 | 346.9 | 411.6 | 165.4 |
Northern British Columbia | 157.6 | 173.1 | 256.7 | 314.2 | 157.6 |
Whitehorse | 8.9 | 9.2 | 15.8 | 20.9 | 9.2 |
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) | 7.6 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 14.9 | 7.3 |
Yellowknife | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 11.1 | 5.4 |
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) | 16.2 | 14.4 | 18.8 | 25.2 | 10.6 |
Iqaluit | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) | 10.4 | 10.6 | 14.5 | 23.5 | 12.4 |
Canada | 10,673.8 | 11,064.4 | 24,930.1 | 28,622.1 | 12,310.0 |
- Note: Data 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 2.9 – Seasonal regular claimants
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑212,3 | Total of 2021‑223 | First half of 2022‑233 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑233 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 21,170 | 28,100 | 24,750 | 25,400 | 4,140 | 24,320 | 28,460 |
Prince Edward Island | 8,120 | 7,710 | 6,210 | 6,480 | 1,130 | 5,800 | 6,930 |
Nova Scotia | 24,640 | 24,710 | 17,190 | 18,100 | 5,990 | 15,530 | 21,520 |
New Brunswick | 33,650 | 32,990 | 26,070 | 26,180 | 3,710 | 26,010 | 29,720 |
Quebec | 153,030 | 150,240 | 114,120 | 124,820 | 26,860 | 106,310 | 133,170 |
Ontario | 99,060 | 102,940 | 60,960 | 79,280 | 29,140 | 61,590 | 90,730 |
Manitoba | 11,720 | 12,360 | 7,290 | 9,990 | 4,470 | 7,660 | 12,130 |
Saskatchewan | 6,010 | 8,480 | 7,430 | 8,940 | 2,690 | 7,250 | 9,940 |
Alberta | 11,980 | 17,760 | 15,870 | 20,310 | 8,620 | 13,690 | 22,310 |
British Columbia | 25,220 | 27,390 | 16,170 | 22,560 | 11,090 | 15,400 | 26,490 |
Yukon | 400 | 420 | 420 | 440 | 50 | 290 | 340 |
Northwest Territories | 250 | 220 | 230 | 240 | 90 | 140 | 230 |
Nunavut | 30 | 50 | 40 | 60 | X | X | X |
Men | 245,400 | 255,940 | 230,780 | 231,180 | 231,180 | 28,640 | 211,700 |
Women | 149,880 | 157,430 | 65,970 | 111,620 | 111,620 | 69,340 | 72,310 |
24 years old and under | 7,630 | 7,960 | 7,590 | 6,850 | 800 | 6,870 | 7,670 |
25 to 44 years old | 149,160 | 153,940 | 118,510 | 130,800 | 31,980 | 108,740 | 140,720 |
45 to 54 years old | 99,610 | 103,210 | 63,800 | 79,460 | 28,290 | 61,370 | 89,660 |
55 years old and over | 138,880 | 148,260 | 106,850 | 125,690 | 36,910 | 107,030 | 143,940 |
Canada | 395,280 | 413,370 | 296,750 | 342,800 | 97,980 | 284,010 | 381,990 |
- Note: Includes 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 Claims for EI regular benefits could not be established during the first half of 2020‑21 due to the implementation of the Canada Emergency Response Benefits (CERB).
- 3 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.
- X Suppressed due to confidentiality reason.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in 2020‑21 | Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2020‑213 | Claims established on between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2021‑223,R | Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2021‑22R | Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2022‑233,P | Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑23P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 27.5 | 27.4 | 31.2 | 9.0 | 32.7 | 9.8R | 37.5 | 27.9 |
Prince Edward Island | 23.3 | 24.2 | 26.2 | 10.5 | 30.1 | 12.7 R | 33.3 | 25.0 |
Nova Scotia | 22.4 | 22.6 | 25.9 | 8.7 | 29.5 | 13.4 R | 33.6 | 22.3 |
New Brunswick | 21.0 | 22.4 | 25.2 | 9.6 | 28.9 | 11.9 R | 32.3 | 23.9 |
Quebec | 14.4 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 20.0 | 10.3R | 19.3 | 14.8 |
Ontario | 13.3 | 13.8 | 17.4 | 9.3 | 20.0 | 11.3 R | 16.0 | 14.1 |
Manitoba | 14.6 | 15.8 | 18.9 | 10.4 | 22.4 | 12.7 R | 16.1 | 16.9 |
Saskatchewan | 19.1 | 17.9 | 21.8 | 11.6 | 24.9R | 13.1 R | 21.6 | 18.9 |
Alberta | 18.0 | 16.7 | 20.8 | 10.3 | 23.1 | 12.4 R | 20.0 | 16.2 |
British Columbia | 14.9 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 11.5 | 24.9 | 13.9 R | 15.1 | 14.2 |
Yukon | 20.0 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 13.2 | 29.6 | 18.1 R | 33.7 | 19.5 |
Northwest Territories | 23.3 | 21.9 | 23.5 | X | 34.0 | 14.0 R | X | 18.2 |
Nunavut | 37.8 | 15.8 | X | n/a | 28.8 | n/a | X | 25.8 |
Men | 17.0 | 17.9 | 20.7 | 8.8 | 23.6 | 10.9 R | 26.9 | 17.4 |
Women | 14.8 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 10.6 | 22.1 | 13.6 R | 18.4 | 16.3 |
24 years old and under | 16.8 | 17.3 | 20.8 | 9.1 | 23.5 | 9.8 R | 23.9 | 17.1 |
25 to 44 years old | 15.1 | 15.7 | 19.3 | 8.6 | 21.1 | 9.9 R | 20.2 | 15.5 |
45 to 54 years old | 16.0 | 16.3 | 20.1 | 9.0 | 21.7R | 11.2 R | 18.4 | 16.4 |
55 years old and over | 17.4 | 18.2 | 22.0 | 10.3 | 26.2 | 13.9 R | 22.7 | 19.1 |
Canada | 16.2 | 16.8 | 20.5 | 9.1 | 23.1 | 11.5 R | 20.6 | 17.1 |
- Note: Includes 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 data.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Second half of 2020‑213 | First half of 2021‑223 | 2 months in fall 20213 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 466 | 487 | 547 | 541 | 508 | 528 | 540 |
Prince Edward Island | 454 | 471 | 536 | 542 | 491 | 516 | 527 |
Nova Scotia | 455 | 470 | 543 | 537 | 488 | 525 | 521 |
New Brunswick | 474 | 487 | 543 | 544 | 517 | 536 | 552 |
Quebec | 486 | 502 | 554 | 555 | 501 | 558 | 575 |
Ontario | 498 | 511 | 558 | 571 | 504 | 569 | 571 |
Manitoba | 474 | 480 | 553 | 531 | 532 | 559 | 535 |
Saskatchewan | 490 | 501 | 558 | 535 | 548 | 567 | 552 |
Alberta | 515 | 524 | 567 | 555 | 568 | 592 | 570 |
British Columbia | 470 | 485 | 549 | 551 | 516 | 548 | 545 |
Yukon | 544 | 547 | 561 | 563 | 561 | 569 | 622 |
Northwest Territories | 539 | 560 | 569 | 595 | 557 | 581 | 613 |
Nunavut | 494 | 510 | 555 | n/a | n/a | 627 | n/a |
Men | 506 | 521 | 559 | 565 | 534 | 571 | 588 |
Women | 448 | 462 | 530 | 555 | 464 | 488 | 516 |
24 years old and under | 502 | 513 | 551 | 550 | 518 | 542 | 568 |
25 to 44 years old | 504 | 519 | 559 | 564 | 531 | 572 | 586 |
45 to 54 years old | 486 | 501 | 555 | 558 | 518 | 564 | 568 |
55 years old and over | 460 | 476 | 544 | 550 | 496 | 531 | 533 |
Canada | 484 | 499 | 553 | 557 | 512 | 556 | 561 |
- Note: Includes 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 206.0 | 308.2 | 404.7 | 429.2 | 412.5 |
Prince Edward Island | 83.5 | 83.4 | 90.4 | 98.6 | 86.9 |
Nova Scotia | 238.8 | 247.4 | 244.7 | 273.5 | 244.3 |
New Brunswick | 319.8 | 340.5 | 366.0 | 387.6 | 362.2 |
Quebec | 963.9 | 995.7 | 1,206.4 | 1,236.7 | 1,059.8 |
Ontario | 599.3 | 646.9 | 668.3 | 839.5 | 706.9 |
Manitoba | 78.0 | 88.0 | 96.9 | 115.1 | 105.7 |
Saskatchewan | 49.2 | 67.6 | 97.0 | 118.3 | 104.4 |
Alberta | 96.6 | 134.8 | 216.3 | 267.4 | 232.4 |
British Columbia | 156.2 | 175.2 | 200.3 | 271.2 | 218.2 |
Yukon | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 5.1 |
Northwest Territories | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 |
Nunavut | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
Men | 1,964.5 | 2,173.4 | 2,758.7 | 2,878.6 | 2,523.1 |
Women | 834.9 | 921.7 | 842.1 | 1,171.7 | 1,018.8 |
24 years old and under | 61.5 | 64.9 | 95.7 | 98.8 | 95.1 |
25 to 44 years old | 1,030.4 | 1,121.2 | 1,360.0 | 1,487.4 | 1,283.1 |
45 to 54 years old | 696.3 | 745.5 | 785.1 | 877.7 | 782.8 |
55 years old and over | 1,011.2 | 1,163.5 | 1,360.0 | 1,586.4 | 1,380.9 |
Canada | 2,799.4 | 3,095.1 | 3,600.7 | 4,050.3 | 3,541.8 |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes 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 2.10 – Fishing benefits
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑211 | Total of 2021‑221 | First half of 2022‑231 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑231 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 12,682 | 13,041 | 12,066 | 13,816 | 6,352 | 8,056 | 14,408 |
Prince Edward Island | 3,278 | 3,236 | 3,145 | 3,105 | 1,149 | 2,020 | 3,169 |
Nova Scotia | 5,701 | 5,750 | 5,369 | 5,359 | 2,958 | 2,536 | 5,494 |
New Brunswick | 3,203 | 3,244 | 3,021 | 3,124 | 1,242 | 1,765 | 3,007 |
Quebec | 1,408 | 1,372 | 1,289 | 1,284 | 528 | 736 | 1,264 |
British Columbia | 2,843 | 2,424 | 2,434 | 2,139 | 257 | 1,749 | 2,006 |
Other provinces and territories | 1,252 | 1,318 | 964 | 1,128 | 497 | 602 | 1,099 |
Men | 24,319 | 24,203 | 22,608 | 23,669 | 10,359 | 13,585 | 23,944 |
Women | 6,048 | 6,182 | 5,680 | 6,286 | 2,624 | 3,879 | 6,503 |
24 years old and under | 1,535 | 1,593 | 1,341 | 1,560 | 751 | 878 | 1,629 |
25 to 44 years old | 8,556 | 8,428 | 7,494 | 7,882 | 3,473 | 4,657 | 8,130 |
45 to 54 years old | 8,095 | 7,901 | 7,231 | 7,252 | 3,198 | 3,932 | 7,130 |
55 years old and over | 12,181 | 12,463 | 12,222 | 13,261 | 5,561 | 7,997 | 13,558 |
Canada | 30,367 | 30,385 | 28,288 | 29,955 | 12,983 | 17,464 | 30,447 |
- Note: Includes 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 | Change (%) 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 19.1 | 21.1 | 19.9 | 22.2 | 22.9 | +3.2 |
Prince Edward Island | 18.8 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 21.2 | 20.6 | -2.6 |
Nova Scotia | 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 21.5 | 21.1 | -2.1 |
New Brunswick | 19.1 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 21.4 | 21.2 | -1.0 |
Quebec | 17.1 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 21.2 | 20.7 | -2.4 |
British Columbia | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.9 | -0.3 |
Other provinces and territories | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 23.2 | -2.9 |
Men | 19.3 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 21.7 | 21.8 | +0.5 |
Women | 21.2 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 23.2 | 23.3 | +0.6 |
24 years old and under | 20.1 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 20.6 | 20.3 | -1.6 |
25 to 44 years old | 20.1 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 21.6 | 21.8 | +0.6 |
45 to 54 years old | 19.0 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 21.8 | 21.9 | +0.2 |
55 years old and over | 19.8 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 22.4 | 22.6 | +0.9 |
Canada | 19.7 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 22.0 | 22.1 | +0.5 |
- Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑212 | First half of 2021‑222 | 2 months in fall 20212 | Last 4 months of 2021‑222 | 2022‑23 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 517 | 533 | 511 | 561 | 576 | 560 | 568 | 604 |
Prince Edward Island | 528 | 545 | 563 | 570 | 593R | 552R | 583 | 614 |
Nova Scotia | 521 | 538 | 558 | 567 | 591 | 529 | 570 | 600 |
New Brunswick | 529 | 546 | 552 | 573 | 592 | 570 | 582 | 603 |
Quebec | 538 | 551 | 565 | 570 | 591 | 545 | 584 | 596 |
British Columbia | 475 | 466 | 482 | 567 | 573R | 475 | 498 | 518 |
Other provinces and territories | 444 | 446 | 441 | 548 | 555 | 475 | 461 | 479 |
Men | 518 | 532 | 537 | 567 | 584 | 543 | 568 | 597 |
Women | 499 | 515 | 506 | 559 | 575 | 531 | 549 | 579 |
24 years old and under | 493 | 511 | 517 | 557 | 572 | 521 | 541 | 574 |
25 to 44 years old | 512 | 526 | 534 | 565 | 583 | 539 | 562 | 590 |
45 to 54 years old | 522 | 536 | 540 | 567 | 586 | 547 | 573 | 602 |
55 years old and over | 514 | 527 | 527 | 565 | 581 | 538R | 565 | 594 |
Canada | 514 | 528 | 532 | 565 | 582 | 539 | 565 | 594 |
- Note: Includes 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 2.4 of Chapter 2 for details.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 118.4 | 126.5 | 133.7 | 163.0 | 178.0 |
Prince Edward Island | 29.1 | 30.0 | 36.1 | 34.3 | 38.0 |
Nova Scotia | 59.9 | 59.2 | 63.4 | 65.7 | 68.1 |
New Brunswick | 34.1 | 36.5 | 38.6 | 41.8 | 40.8 |
Quebec | 12.0 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 13.2 |
British Columbia | 29.8 | 26.1 | 26.8 | 22.4 | 21.4 |
Other provinces and territories | 14.5 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 13.8 | 13.0 |
Men | 238.9 | 242.9 | 260.2 | 280.7 | 295.4 |
Women | 58.8 | 60.2 | 63.4 | 74.1 | 77.1 |
24 years old and under | 16.4 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 18.8 | 20.4 |
25 to 44 years old | 89.9 | 88.5 | 92.8 | 98.0 | 102.1 |
45 to 54 years old | 78.4 | 75.3 | 77.2 | 81.8 | 82.7 |
55 years old and over | 113.0 | 122.4 | 138.1 | 156.2 | 167.4 |
Canada | 297.7 | 303.1 | 323.6 | 354.8 | 372.5 |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI fishing benefits was paid.
- 1 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with fishing benefits.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.11 – Special benefits
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑212,3 | Total of 2021‑223 | First half of 2022‑233 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑233 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 13,230 | 12,940 | 13,120 | 14,190 | 6,760 | 8,170 | 14,930 |
Prince Edward Island | 6,680 | 6,950 | 6,050 | 6,830 | 2,510 | 3,990 | 6,500 |
Nova Scotia | 26,430 | 27,090 | 24,980 | 28,520 | 12,820 | 13,290 | 26,110 |
New Brunswick | 33,590 | 33,970 | 30,050 | 33,060 | 12,750 | 18,920 | 31,670 |
Quebec | 136,230 | 135,310 | 139,530 | 147,550 | 61,080 | 73,070 | 134,150 |
Ontario | 207,380 | 214,170 | 243,530 | 255,620 | 125,480 | 115,960 | 241,440 |
Manitoba | 20,680 | 21,340 | 24,190 | 25,050 | 11,950 | 10,680 | 22,630 |
Saskatchewan | 17,310 | 17,070 | 18,260 | 18,730 | 8,990 | 8,740 | 17,730 |
Alberta | 62,920 | 66,100 | 76,610 | 74,480 | 35,610 | 34,570 | 70,180 |
British Columbia | 80,150 | 82,590 | 92,670 | 98,350 | 46,320 | 44,000 | 90,320 |
Yukon | 670 | 770 | 880 | 940 | 380 | 490 | 870 |
Northwest Territories | 750 | 580 | 720 | 690 | 420 | 300 | 720 |
Nunavut | 520 | 390 | 670 | 610 | 290 | 280 | 570 |
Men | 220,000 | 237,370 | 254,480 | 272,760 | 117,450 | 134,640 | 252,090 |
Women | 386,540 | 381,900 | 416,780 | 431,860 | 207,910 | 197,820 | 405,730 |
24 years old and under | 42,050 | 40,890 | 60,350 | 52,740 | 22,110 | 20,430 | 42,540 |
25 to 44 years old | 342,800 | 358,740 | 381,580 | 422,600 | 200,810 | 191,380 | 392,190 |
45 to 54 years old | 99,400 | 95,000 | 97,570 | 101,030 | 44,450 | 48,920 | 93,370 |
55 years old and over | 122,290 | 124,640 | 131,760 | 128,250 | 57,990 | 71,730 | 129,720 |
Employees | 605,930 | 618,400 | 670,420 | 703,510 | 324,870 | 331,950 | 656,820 |
Self-employed persons | 610 | 870 | 840 | 1,110 | 490 | 510 | 1,000 |
Canada | 606,540 | 619,270 | 671,260 | 704,620 | 325,360 | 332,460 | 657,820 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
- 1 2018‑19 to 2019‑20 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 2020‑21, 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 2020‑21 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑213 | First half of 2021‑223 | 2 months in fall 20213 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 450 | 462 | 506 | 533 | 543 | 487 | 471 | 511 |
Prince Edward Island | 438 | 456 | 508 | 538 | 546 | 509 | 485 | 504 |
Nova Scotia | 431 | 449 | 500 | 535 | 544 | 485 | 472 | 496 |
New Brunswick | 438 | 459 | 496 | 534 | 540 | 502 | 483 | 505 |
Quebec | 427 | 445 | 495 | 533 | 542 | 481 | 489 | 508 |
Ontario | 462 | 477 | 522 | 542 | 558 | 515 | 522 | 537 |
Manitoba | 443 | 459 | 493 | 535 | 546 | 491 | 492 | 500 |
Saskatchewan | 461 | 477 | 513 | 542 | 555 | 516 | 509 | 528 |
Alberta | 477 | 495 | 527 | 545 | 559 | 521 | 528 | 537 |
British Columbia | 454 | 477 | 519 | 542 | 556 | 515 | 525 | 540 |
Yukon | 511 | 519 | 550 | 564 | 579 | 587 | 557 | 609 |
Northwest Territories | 513 | 526 | 555 | 569 | 586 | 525 | 587 | 597 |
Nunavut | 499 | 538 | 513 | 565 | 575 | 515 | 590 | 569 |
Men | 481 | 500 | 549 | 548 | 561 | 530 | 543 | 560 |
Women | 432 | 448 | 507 | 532 | 548 | 484 | 483 | 503 |
24 years old and under | 375 | 389 | 417 | 516 | 522 | 430 | 408 | 426 |
25 to 44 years old | 466 | 485 | 525 | 545 | 559 | 517 | 528 | 545 |
45 to 54 years old | 452 | 470 | 513 | 540 | 552 | 510 | 514 | 529 |
55 years old and over | 434 | 449 | 497 | 534 | 547 | 490 | 482 | 500 |
Employees | 450 | 468 | 518 | 539 | 553 | 503 | 508 | 526 |
Self-employed persons | 329 | 356 | 418 | 525 | 517 | 392 | 397 | 381 |
Canada | 450 | 468 | 518 | 539 | 553 | 503 | 508 | 525 |
- 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. 2018‑19 to 2019‑20 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 2020‑21, 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 106.6 | 107.1 | 111.5 | 132.1 | 119.8 |
Prince Edward Island | 42.3 | 40.8 | 46.0 | 56.7 | 52.5 |
Nova Scotia | 192.3 | 204.2 | 216.3 | 260.6 | 232.2 |
New Brunswick | 205.2 | 209.3 | 217.7 | 249.0 | 232.8 |
Quebec | 528.2 | 574.5 | 592.8 | 749.4 | 628.4 |
Ontario | 2,502.0 | 2,678.5 | 2,931.7 | 3,341.8 | 3,133.4 |
Manitoba | 239.9 | 249.5 | 279.2 | 324.1 | 285.3 |
Saskatchewan | 233.9 | 232.6 | 245.8 | 280.7 | 249.7 |
Alberta | 848.6 | 914.9 | 971.0 | 1,076.8 | 980.0 |
British Columbia | 870.3 | 913.2 | 1,013.1 | 1,189.2 | 1,069.6 |
Territories | 26.5 | 25.5 | 30.7 | 37.4 | 33.8 |
Unknown3 | 0.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Men | 1,127.2 | 1,236.3 | 1,296.0 | 1,518.9 | 1,408.6 |
Women | 4,669.0 | 4,913.8 | 5,359.7 | 6,178.7 | 5,608.9 |
24 years old and under | 347.1 | 346.1 | 422.4 | 516.8 | 360.5 |
25 to 44 years old | 4,407.5 | 4,694.4 | 5,081.1 | 5,840.5 | 5,469.2 |
45 to 54 years old | 485.9 | 498.5 | 487.8 | 597.3 | 520.3 |
55 years old and over | 555.7 | 611.2 | 664.5 | 743.0 | 667.5 |
Employees | 5,787.0 | 6,140.1 | 6,643.1 | 7,678.9 | 7,008.3 |
Self-employed persons | 9.2 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 18.7 | 9.2 |
Canada | 5,796.2 | 6,150.1 | 6,655.7 | 7,697.6 | 7,017.5 |
- 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 2.12 – Special Benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)
EI Economic region | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑212,3 | Total of 2021‑223 | First half of 2022‑233 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑233 |
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St. John's | 4,660 | 4,620 | 5,180 | 5,280 | 2,600 | 2,800 | 5,400 |
Newfoundland─Labrador | 8,570 | 8,320 | 7,940 | 8,910 | 4,160 | 5,370 | 9,530 |
Charlottetown | 1,940 | 1,670 | 2,200 | 2,300 | 970 | 960 | 1,930 |
Prince Edward Island (excl. Charlottetown) | 4,740 | 5,280 | 3,850 | 4,530 | 1,540 | 3,030 | 4,570 |
Eastern Nova Scotia | 8,180 | 8,880 | 6,840 | 8,150 | 3,950 | 3,980 | 7,930 |
Western Nova Scotia | 10,220 | 10,180 | 9,770 | 10,730 | 4,740 | 5,050 | 9,790 |
Halifax | 8,030 | 8,030 | 8,370 | 9,640 | 4,130 | 4,260 | 8,390 |
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John | 11,540 | 11,260 | 11,700 | 12,740 | 5,580 | 6,350 | 11,930 |
Madawaska-Charlotte | 4,780 | 4,710 | 4,250 | 5,030 | 1,730 | 2,530 | 4,260 |
Restigouche-Albert | 17,270 | 18,000 | 14,100 | 15,290 | 5,440 | 10,040 | 15,480 |
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 4,240 | 4,570 | 3,760 | 4,340 | 2,150 | 2,660 | 4,810 |
Québec | 13,060 | 11,580 | 13,210 | 13,000 | 5,470 | 6,260 | 11,730 |
Trois-Rivières | 3,290 | 3,810 | 3,680 | 4,120 | 1,530 | 1,870 | 3,400 |
South Central Quebec | 3,210 | 3,590 | 4,700 | 4,110 | 1,800 | 1,860 | 3,660 |
Sherbrooke | 3,480 | 3,190 | 3,630 | 4,080 | 1,200 | 2,070 | 3,270 |
Montérégie | 9,700 | 10,140 | 11,400 | 11,230 | 4,700 | 5,550 | 10,250 |
Montreal | 44,090 | 44,330 | 49,750 | 49,990 | 22,120 | 23,420 | 45,540 |
Central Quebec | 26,910 | 26,130 | 24,070 | 28,340 | 10,540 | 14,450 | 24,990 |
North Western Quebec | 5,220 | 4,880 | 4,680 | 5,740 | 2,420 | 2,700 | 5,120 |
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore | 14,420 | 15,260 | 13,050 | 13,830 | 5,100 | 7,820 | 12,920 |
Hull | 4,150 | 3,470 | 3,520 | 4,260 | 2,090 | 1,650 | 3,740 |
Chicoutimi-Jonquière | 4,460 | 4,360 | 4,080 | 4,510 | 1,960 | 2,760 | 4,720 |
Ottawa | 13,850 | 15,280 | 16,500 | 19,110 | 9,420 | 7,850 | 17,270 |
Eastern Ontario | 9,030 | 8,460 | 8,970 | 10,020 | 4,840 | 4,200 | 9,040 |
Kingston | 2,220 | 2,610 | 2,770 | 2,760 | 1,450 | 1,410 | 2,860 |
Central Ontario | 19,780 | 20,680 | 23,370 | 24,410 | 11,750 | 10,470 | 22,220 |
Oshawa | 5,990 | 6,800 | 7,720 | 8,900 | 4,470 | 3,980 | 8,450 |
Toronto | 79,030 | 79,040 | 95,190 | 95,740 | 47,030 | 44,240 | 91,270 |
Hamilton | 11,570 | 13,230 | 14,450 | 14,950 | 7,760 | 7,060 | 14,820 |
St. Catharines | 7,020 | 7,300 | 8,460 | 8,400 | 4,290 | 3,810 | 8,100 |
London | 7,320 | 8,200 | 9,010 | 10,310 | 4,760 | 4,730 | 9,490 |
Niagara | 6,670 | 6,490 | 6,440 | 6,730 | 3,310 | 2,980 | 6,290 |
Windsor | 6,090 | 5,610 | 7,300 | 7,490 | 3,580 | 3,310 | 6,890 |
Kitchener | 8,590 | 9,140 | 10,410 | 11,190 | 5,230 | 5,200 | 10,430 |
Huron | 6,260 | 7,420 | 6,830 | 7,300 | 3,460 | 3,430 | 6,890 |
South Central Ontario | 8,640 | 8,970 | 10,460 | 10,860 | 6,270 | 5,500 | 11,770 |
Sudbury | 3,120 | 3,050 | 3,910 | 4,320 | 1,830 | 1,600 | 3,430 |
Thunder Bay | 2,180 | 2,150 | 2,400 | 2,370 | 1,200 | 1,260 | 2,460 |
Northern Ontario | 10,020 | 9,740 | 9,340 | 10,760 | 4,830 | 4,930 | 9,760 |
Winnipeg | 12,770 | 13,490 | 15,490 | 15,760 | 7,830 | 6,570 | 14,400 |
Southern Manitoba | 6,060 | 5,870 | 6,800 | 7,100 | 3,160 | 3,360 | 6,520 |
Northern Manitoba | 1,850 | 1,980 | 1,900 | 2,190 | 960 | 750 | 1,710 |
Regina | 4,180 | 4,270 | 4,480 | 4,360 | 2,160 | 2,320 | 4,480 |
Saskatoon | 4,980 | 5,300 | 5,660 | 5,710 | 2,900 | 2,600 | 5,500 |
Southern Saskatchewan | 4,540 | 3,980 | 4,340 | 4,720 | 2,060 | 2,020 | 4,080 |
Northern Saskatchewan | 3,610 | 3,520 | 3,780 | 3,940 | 1,870 | 1,800 | 3,670 |
Calgary | 20,270 | 21,740 | 25,790 | 25,380 | 12,230 | 11,750 | 23,980 |
Edmonton | 22,170 | 23,090 | 26,750 | 25,880 | 12,270 | 12,260 | 24,530 |
Northern Alberta | 4,680 | 4,790 | 5,060 | 5,020 | 2,570 | 2,150 | 4,720 |
Southern Alberta | 15,800 | 16,480 | 19,010 | 18,200 | 8,540 | 8,410 | 16,950 |
Southern Interior British Columbia | 12,840 | 13,960 | 14,940 | 15,870 | 7,600 | 7,450 | 15,050 |
Abbotsford | 4,980 | 5,030 | 5,460 | 6,010 | 2,520 | 2,680 | 5,200 |
Vancouver | 38,770 | 39,460 | 45,680 | 48,550 | 22,630 | 21,830 | 44,460 |
Victoria | 5,640 | 6,070 | 6,510 | 7,640 | 3,410 | 2,770 | 6,180 |
Southern Coastal British Columbia | 11,570 | 11,380 | 13,240 | 13,140 | 6,590 | 6,040 | 12,630 |
Northern British Columbia | 6,350 | 6,690 | 6,840 | 7,140 | 3,570 | 3,230 | 6,800 |
Whitehorse | 550 | 610 | 760 | 750 | 320 | 450 | 770 |
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) | 120 | 160 | 120 | 190 | 60 | 40 | 100 |
Yellowknife | 410 | 290 | 360 | 380 | 220 | 130 | 350 |
Northwest Territories (excl. Yellowknife) | 340 | 290 | 360 | 310 | 200 | 170 | 370 |
Iqaluit | 160 | 170 | 190 | 190 | 100 | 100 | 200 |
Nunavut (excl. Iqaluit) | 360 | 220 | 480 | 420 | 190 | 180 | 370 |
Canada | 606,540 | 619,270 | 671,260 | 704,620 | 325,360 | 332,460 | 657,820 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.
- 1 2018‑19 to 2019‑20 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 2020‑21, 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 2020‑21 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.
EI Economic region | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑213 | First half of 2021‑223 | 2 months in fall 20213 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 455 | 462 | 515 | 532 | 547 | 481 | 479 | 511 |
Newfoundland─Labrador | 448 | 463 | 498 | 533 | 540 | 490 | 467 | 511 |
Charlottetown | 407 | 432 | 507 | 533 | 542 | 449 | 485 | 478 |
Prince Edward Island (excl. Charlottetown) | 450 | 463 | 510 | 541 | 549 | 525 | 486 | 514 |
Eastern Nova Scotia | 457 | 470 | 524 | 539 | 546 | 507 | 487 | 509 |
Western Nova Scotia | 405 | 423 | 487 | 530 | 538 | 461 | 470 | 472 |
Halifax | 439 | 457 | 500 | 537 | 548 | 486 | 464 | 512 |
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John | 429 | 444 | 487 | 532 | 542 | 478 | 483 | 503 |
Madawaska-Charlotte | 417 | 437 | 505 | 529 | 537 | 469 | 463 | 485 |
Restigouche-Albert | 450 | 473 | 508 | 537 | 540 | 521 | 490 | 512 |
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 428 | 454 | 459 | 532 | 537 | 514 | 499 | 510 |
Québec | 433 | 453 | 504 | 534 | 544 | 488 | 484 | 511 |
Trois-Rivières | 414 | 452 | 556 | 528 | 538 | 461 | 482 | 496 |
South Central Quebec | 419 | 457 | 513 | 532 | 545 | 465 | 476 | 504 |
Sherbrooke | 426 | 441 | 448 | 531 | 542 | 473 | 499 | 515 |
Montérégie | 422 | 439 | 505 | 535 | 540 | 470 | 482 | 504 |
Montreal | 427 | 445 | 499 | 532 | 542 | 482 | 492 | 510 |
Central Quebec | 419 | 439 | 483 | 531 | 541 | 467 | 486 | 502 |
North Western Quebec | 436 | 442 | 428 | 531 | 546 | 502 | 478 | 503 |
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore | 435 | 448 | 472 | 535 | 543 | 487 | 503 | 508 |
Hull | 450 | 452 | 509 | 536 | 548 | 512 | 511 | 518 |
Chicoutimi-Jonquière | 425 | 449 | 533 | 534 | 541 | 480 | 487 | 515 |
Ottawa | 483 | 497 | 541 | 545 | 565 | 530 | 551 | 566 |
Eastern Ontario | 451 | 466 | 521 | 538 | 554 | 502 | 512 | 518 |
Kingston | 463 | 461 | 519 | 533 | 552 | 518 | 524 | 537 |
Central Ontario | 446 | 462 | 508 | 539 | 555 | 502 | 505 | 523 |
Oshawa | 469 | 479 | 521 | 542 | 558 | 536 | 525 | 555 |
Toronto | 467 | 483 | 525 | 543 | 560 | 520 | 529 | 540 |
Hamilton | 469 | 477 | 537 | 544 | 562 | 511 | 527 | 541 |
St. Catharines | 432 | 451 | 509 | 536 | 555 | 489 | 491 | 514 |
London | 460 | 480 | 515 | 541 | 555 | 511 | 506 | 530 |
Niagara | 452 | 472 | 513 | 541 | 555 | 504 | 511 | 527 |
Windsor | 459 | 479 | 505 | 541 | 557 | 516 | 515 | 521 |
Kitchener | 469 | 482 | 531 | 541 | 559 | 519 | 518 | 543 |
Huron | 449 | 467 | 487 | 542 | 553 | 502 | 527 | 525 |
South Central Ontario | 462 | 479 | 519 | 544 | 557 | 523 | 528 | 535 |
Sudbury | 462 | 475 | 526 | 544 | 563 | 509 | 508 | 527 |
Thunder Bay | 463 | 475 | 502 | 543 | 565 | 542 | 535 | 550 |
Northern Ontario | 456 | 477 | 519 | 541 | 554 | 506 | 504 | 535 |
Winnipeg | 443 | 459 | 499 | 533 | 545 | 500 | 482 | 500 |
Southern Manitoba | 440 | 459 | 480 | 538 | 544 | 482 | 502 | 492 |
Northern Manitoba | 453 | 461 | 489 | 535 | 556 | 465 | 535 | 531 |
Regina | 471 | 482 | 520 | 548 | 558 | 538 | 510 | 544 |
Saskatoon | 460 | 472 | 520 | 539 | 554 | 516 | 494 | 517 |
Southern Saskatchewan | 458 | 484 | 495 | 541 | 556 | 485 | 516 | 521 |
Northern Saskatchewan | 456 | 471 | 512 | 540 | 552 | 526 | 524 | 534 |
Calgary | 477 | 495 | 531 | 544 | 559 | 512 | 534 | 536 |
Edmonton | 483 | 502 | 532 | 546 | 560 | 528 | 526 | 543 |
Northern Alberta | 494 | 504 | 535 | 552 | 563 | 541 | 551 | 550 |
Southern Alberta | 462 | 483 | 512 | 543 | 559 | 513 | 514 | 528 |
Southern Interior British Columbia | 443 | 466 | 506 | 542 | 552 | 499 | 516 | 530 |
Abbotsford | 411 | 445 | 487 | 536 | 545 | 504 | 481 | 502 |
Vancouver | 462 | 486 | 524 | 544 | 558 | 523 | 535 | 550 |
Victoria | 465 | 489 | 535 | 543 | 560 | 530 | 547 | 549 |
Southern Coastal British Columbia | 449 | 463 | 506 | 540 | 552 | 506 | 503 | 535 |
Northern British Columbia | 468 | 485 | 533 | 547 | 559 | 518 | 537 | 533 |
Whitehorse | 508 | 515 | 546 | 564 | 579 | 586 | 549 | 613 |
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) | 524 | 537 | 573 | 568 | 578 | 595 | 592 | 584 |
Yellowknife | 517 | 520 | 540 | 573 | 588 | 537 | 593 | 594 |
Northwest Territories (excl. Yellowknife) | 507 | 534 | 562 | 563 | 584 | 517 | 578 | 599 |
Iqaluit | 536 | 557 | 526 | 572 | 595 | 595 | 631 | 596 |
Nunavut (excl. Iqaluit) | 482 | 522 | 507 | 563 | 568 | 501 | 559 | 557 |
Canada | 450 | 468 | 518 | 539 | 553 | 503 | 508 | 525 |
- 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. 2018‑19 to 2019‑20 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 2020‑21, 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.
EI Economic region | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 46.5 | 43.7 | 50.0 | 58.2 | 50.6 |
Newfoundland─Labrador | 58.8 | 63.0 | 60.8 | 73.0 | 68.7 |
Charlottetown | 16.0 | 14.1 | 18.0 | 26.3 | 18.8 |
Prince Edward Island (excl. Charlottetown) | 25.7 | 26.5 | 27.8 | 30.4 | 33.7 |
Eastern Nova Scotia | 48.0 | 48.3 | 48.2 | 60.1 | 57.9 |
Western Nova Scotia | 70.3 | 73.3 | 80.2 | 97.2 | 80.8 |
Halifax | 71.8 | 81.8 | 87.7 | 103.9 | 93.5 |
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John | 93.3 | 97.8 | 101.3 | 120.6 | 106.6 |
Madawaska-Charlotte | 27.8 | 27.8 | 29.4 | 36.7 | 33.3 |
Restigouche-Albert | 82.2 | 83.0 | 86.5 | 91.6 | 91.8 |
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 19.1 |
Québec | 47.8 | 48.1 | 56.4 | 65.9 | 54.0 |
Trois-Rivières | 10.9 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 19.7 | 14.5 |
South Central Quebec | 11.3 | 15.1 | 18.1 | 20.5 | 16.7 |
Sherbrooke | 12.5 | 12.9 | 15.3 | 21.4 | 15.0 |
Montérégie | 37.2 | 43.6 | 46.9 | 59.8 | 49.2 |
Montreal | 173.9 | 196.8 | 209.7 | 261.1 | 216.9 |
Central Quebec | 98.8 | 107.6 | 103.5 | 137.3 | 118.5 |
North Western Quebec | 22.3 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 33.6 | 26.8 |
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore | 48.7 | 58.9 | 54.8 | 65.2 | 58.2 |
Hull | 19.6 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 22.4 | 20.3 |
Chicoutimi-Jonquière | 15.1 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 21.8 | 20.6 |
Ottawa | 187.3 | 207.8 | 219.9 | 259.9 | 241.3 |
Eastern Ontario | 92.1 | 95.1 | 98.6 | 113.3 | 102.1 |
Kingston | 23.6 | 26.5 | 35.7 | 34.8 | 35.0 |
Central Ontario | 203.1 | 221.3 | 263.1 | 309.3 | 276.0 |
Oshawa | 74.7 | 83.1 | 92.3 | 113.1 | 116.6 |
Toronto | 1,051.2 | 1,127.4 | 1,230.5 | 1,357.4 | 1,288.2 |
Hamilton | 132.9 | 159.7 | 171.1 | 201.2 | 186.9 |
St. Catharines | 61.8 | 72.7 | 81.4 | 99.7 | 92.7 |
London | 87.8 | 96.0 | 101.3 | 127.0 | 113.0 |
Niagara | 71.0 | 73.2 | 72.5 | 77.2 | 76.1 |
Windsor | 57.5 | 58.7 | 67.4 | 83.7 | 71.6 |
Kitchener | 109.2 | 106.9 | 132.7 | 139.6 | 137.8 |
Huron | 62.7 | 68.4 | 72.2 | 82.1 | 74.6 |
South Central Ontario | 103.8 | 109.2 | 123.1 | 142.9 | 143.2 |
Sudbury | 29.1 | 31.3 | 38.0 | 49.8 | 38.7 |
Thunder Bay | 19.3 | 22.4 | 25.0 | 27.8 | 25.4 |
Northern Ontario | 95.0 | 103.2 | 97.4 | 115.2 | 105.7 |
Winnipeg | 147.8 | 155.7 | 175.2 | 203.1 | 181.5 |
Southern Manitoba | 67.6 | 70.4 | 80.1 | 93.8 | 80.3 |
Northern Manitoba | 21.7 | 22.1 | 23.0 | 26.7 | 22.5 |
Regina | 57.0 | 56.4 | 61.5 | 65.7 | 62.3 |
Saskatoon | 71.2 | 72.8 | 75.9 | 86.3 | 75.9 |
Southern Saskatchewan | 59.0 | 57.8 | 59.5 | 69.7 | 61.2 |
Northern Saskatchewan | 43.4 | 44.5 | 47.6 | 58.2 | 51.0 |
Calgary | 299.7 | 311.2 | 345.6 | 389.0 | 356.7 |
Edmonton | 289.9 | 320.4 | 333.5 | 373.2 | 337.1 |
Northern Alberta | 59.2 | 65.9 | 68.1 | 65.6 | 68.7 |
Southern Alberta | 189.6 | 213.2 | 221.1 | 246.9 | 216.1 |
Southern Interior British Columbia | 122.0 | 129.1 | 141.1 | 176.0 | 154.8 |
Abbotsford | 42.8 | 47.8 | 52.8 | 65.1 | 56.3 |
Vancouver | 459.8 | 487.5 | 548.4 | 621.7 | 569.6 |
Victoria | 61.0 | 66.6 | 69.0 | 89.8 | 78.2 |
Southern Coastal British Columbia | 106.9 | 111.8 | 125.7 | 150.4 | 132.7 |
Northern British Columbia | 67.2 | 65.8 | 74.7 | 85.9 | 76.1 |
Whitehorse | 7.1 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 11.0 |
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
Yellowknife | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
Northwest Territories (excl. Yellowknife) | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
Iqaluit | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Nunavut (excl. Iqaluit) | 5.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 4.6 |
Canada | 5,709.0 | 6,119.6 | 6,638.6 | 7,686.3 | 7,004.4 |
- 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 2018‑19 to 2019‑20 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 2020‑21, 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 2.11.3.
- 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 2.13 – Firms and Employment Insurance regular and special benefits (by industry)
Industry | Number of firms 2021 | Distribution of firms (%) 2021 | Firms' workforce1 2021 | Distribution of the firms' workforce (%) 2021 | Number of EI regular claimants2 2021 | Distribution of EI regular claimants (%) 2021 | Number of EI special claimants2 2021 | Distribution of EI special claimants (%) 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goods-producing industries | 271,475 | 21.7% | 3,842,108 | 19.3% | 830,868 | 27.9% | 224,200 | 20.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 52,847 | 4.2% | 354,545 | 1.8% | 76,231 | 2.6% | 17,569 | 1.6% |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 7,389 | 0.6% | 227,119 | 1.1% | 42,274 | 1.4% | 8,918 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 838 | 0.1% | 113,619 | 0.6% | 5,992 | 0.2% | 3,482 | 0.3% |
Construction | 160,751 | 12.9% | 1,372,338 | 6.9% | 436,001 | 14.6% | 76,347 | 7.0% |
Manufacturing | 49,650 | 4.0% | 1,774,487 | 8.9% | 270,370 | 9.1% | 117,884 | 10.8% |
Services-producing industries | 901,450 | 72.1% | 15,819,630 | 79.5% | 2,120,910 | 71.2% | 854,774 | 78.6% |
Wholesale trade | 44,078 | 3.5% | 855,829 | 4.3% | 96,333 | 3.2% | 38,680 | 3.6% |
Retail trade | 103,629 | 8.3% | 2,327,573 | 11.7% | 333,802 | 11.2% | 131,685 | 12.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 86,614 | 6.9% | 926,791 | 4.7% | 140,071 | 4.7% | 50,930 | 4.7% |
Finance and insurance | 31,970 | 2.6% | 776,693 | 3.9% | 28,404 | 1.0% | 32,634 | 3.0% |
Real estate, rental and leasing | 55,275 | 4.4% | 321,838 | 1.6% | 43,142 | 1.4% | 15,177 | 1.4% |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 163,734 | 13.1% | 1,299,077 | 6.5% | 112,861 | 3.8% | 47,020 | 4.3% |
Business, building and other support services3 | 59,184 | 4.7% | 1,235,610 | 6.2% | 227,661 | 7.6% | 75,993 | 7.0% |
Educational services | 15,093 | 1.2% | 1,448,044 | 7.3% | 255,893 | 8.6% | 62,526 | 5.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 120,444 | 9.6% | 1,902,680 | 9.6% | 140,476 | 4.7% | 162,466 | 14.9% |
Information, culture and recreation4 | 32,075 | 2.6% | 631,655 | 3.2% | 124,933 | 4.2% | 22,876 | 2.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 76,361 | 6.1% | 1,310,988 | 6.6% | 349,760 | 11.7% | 67,567 | 6.2% |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 107,817 | 8.6% | 707,636 | 3.6% | 137,850 | 4.6% | 41,214 | 3.8% |
Public administration | 5,176 | 0.4% | 2,075,216 | 10.4% | 129,723 | 4.4% | 106,005 | 9.8% |
Unclassified* | 77,331 | 6.2% | 241,224 | 1.2% | 27,944 | 0.9% | 7,965 | 0.7% |
Canada | 1,250,256 | 100.0% | 19,902,962 | 100.0% | 2,979,722 | 100.0% | 1,086,939 | 100.0% |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage shares are based on unrounded numbers.
- 1 The number of workers in a firm is the number of individuals paid employment income by that firm, as indicated on a T4 form. The number of workers is adjusted so that each individual in the labour force is only counted once and individuals who work for more than one firm are taken into account. For example, if an employee earned $25,000 in firm 1 and $25,000 in firm 2, they were 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 individuals receiving EI regular and/or special benefits in 2021.
- 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. EI data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data. Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) administrative data. CRA data are based on a 100% sample.
Annex 2.14 – Maternity benefits
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total 2020‑213 | Total 2021‑223 | First half of 2022‑233 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total 2022‑233 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,550 | 2,210 | 2,520 | 2,140 | 1,190 | 970 | 2,160 |
Prince Edward Island | 890 | 830 | 1,100 | 1,170 | 560 | 460 | 1,020 |
Nova Scotia | 5,410 | 4,640 | 5,040 | 5,510 | 2,570 | 2,500 | 5,070 |
New Brunswick | 4,350 | 3,830 | 4,080 | 4,600 | 2,260 | 1,820 | 4,080 |
Quebec2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 83,500 | 84,930 | 82,260 | 89,190 | 46,120 | 40,580 | 86,700 |
Manitoba | 8,580 | 8,280 | 8,600 | 9,000 | 4,470 | 3,490 | 7,960 |
Saskatchewan | 8,340 | 7,970 | 7,680 | 7,860 | 3,930 | 3,370 | 7,300 |
Alberta | 29,360 | 29,580 | 28,190 | 29,080 | 14,620 | 13,770 | 28,390 |
British Columbia | 26,110 | 24,790 | 26,400 | 27,310 | 14,110 | 12,870 | 26,980 |
Yukon | 280 | 210 | 340 | 410 | 120 | 160 | 280 |
Northwest Territories | 380 | 250 | 430 | 380 | 220 | 110 | 330 |
Nunavut | 260 | 170 | 270 | 260 | 120 | 140 | 260 |
24 years old and under | 14,120 | 12,370 | 12,730 | 11,430 | 6,280 | 5,460 | 11,740 |
25 to 29 years old | 45,120 | 43,560 | 43,360 | 43,140 | 22,040 | 18,770 | 40,810 |
30 to 34 years old | 68,240 | 69,010 | 67,760 | 75,500 | 37,910 | 33,810 | 71,720 |
35 to 39 years old | 35,600 | 35,710 | 36,080 | 38,920 | 19,970 | 18,350 | 38,320 |
40 years old and over | 6,930 | 7,040 | 6,980 | 7,920 | 4,090 | 3,850 | 7,940 |
Canada | 170,010 | 167,690 | 166,910 | 176,910 | 90,290 | 80,240 | 170,530 |
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑23P | Change (%) 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.4 | +0.5 |
Prince Edward Island | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.5 | -0.5 |
Nova Scotia | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.6 | +0.6 |
New Brunswick | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
Quebec2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.6 | +1.3 |
Manitoba | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | -0.2 |
Saskatchewan | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | -0.1 |
Alberta | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.5 | +0.2 |
British Columbia | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | +0.1 |
Yukon | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.6 | +0.7 |
Northwest Territories | 13.1 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.6 | +1.5 |
Nunavut | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.2 | +0.3 |
24 years old and under | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.4 | +1.1 |
25 to 29 years old | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.6 | +0.7 |
30 to 34 years old | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | +0.3 |
35 to 39 years old | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.6 | +1.4 |
40 years old and over | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 | +0.1 |
Canada | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.6 | +0.7 |
- 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 data.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada. Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data for 2018‑19 are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data, whereas data for 2019‑20 to 2022‑23 are based on a 100% sample.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑213 | First half of 2021‑223 | 2 months in fall 20213 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 470 | 476 | 495 | 545 | 553 | 557 | 490 | 545 |
Prince Edward Island | 441 | 511 | 496 | 545 | 556 | 447 | 514 | 528 |
Nova Scotia | 436 | 461 | 478 | 540 | 553 | 508 | 498 | 504 |
New Brunswick | 433 | 434 | 485 | 538 | 548 | 473 | 497 | 528 |
Quebec2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 470 | 484 | 515 | 553 | 563 | 526 | 542 | 546 |
Manitoba | 438 | 453 | 474 | 542 | 550 | 483 | 498 | 494 |
Saskatchewan | 461 | 476 | 499 | 550 | 558 | 516 | 526 | 529 |
Alberta | 475 | 494 | 519 | 552 | 561 | 532 | 535 | 537 |
British Columbia | 462 | 482 | 510 | 552 | 561 | 521 | 531 | 549 |
Yukon | 506 | 516 | 539 | 573 | 582 | 578 | 588 | 607 |
Northwest Territories | 503 | 525 | 556 | 574 | 577 | 553 | 601 | 591 |
Nunavut | 466 | 541 | 508 | 571 | 570 | 456 | 638 | 605 |
24 years old and under | 355 | 366 | 405 | 520 | 525 | 409 | 398 | 408 |
25 to 29 years old | 447 | 462 | 489 | 543 | 550 | 498 | 500 | 512 |
30 to 34 years old | 486 | 502 | 525 | 558 | 567 | 541 | 552 | 561 |
35 to 39 years old | 491 | 505 | 530 | 560 | 571 | 538 | 567 | 568 |
40 years old and over | 482 | 501 | 522 | 556 | 570 | 540 | 547 | 567 |
Canada | 465 | 482 | 510 | 551 | 561 | 521 | 533 | 541 |
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 17.5 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 19.2 | 16.7 |
Prince Edward Island | 5.9 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 8.1 |
Nova Scotia | 33.3 | 34.1 | 36.8 | 45.3 | 38.0 |
New Brunswick | 27.7 | 26.2 | 30.3 | 36.1 | 33.2 |
Quebec2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 576.3 | 607.0 | 657.4 | 743.1 | 697.3 |
Manitoba | 55.5 | 55.5 | 66.6 | 70.4 | 60.6 |
Saskatchewan | 58.1 | 55.9 | 59.7 | 65.8 | 56.0 |
Alberta | 203.9 | 218.4 | 227.9 | 245.3 | 222.7 |
British Columbia | 179.5 | 183.5 | 212.6 | 230.8 | 216.2 |
Yukon | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
Northwest Territories | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
Nunavut | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
24 years old and under | 75.6 | 68.5 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 71.2 |
25 to 29 years old | 299.1 | 307.3 | 337.8 | 363.2 | 309.6 |
30 to 34 years old | 485.2 | 512.2 | 552.7 | 634.5 | 590.6 |
35 to 39 years old | 255.2 | 268.7 | 294.2 | 323.0 | 318.8 |
40 years old and over | 49.0 | 51.3 | 56.7 | 63.3 | 66.1 |
Canada | 1,164.1 | 1,208.1 | 1,324.7 | 1,474.7 | 1,356.3 |
- 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 2.15 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive)
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total 2020‑213 | Total 2021‑223 | First half of 2022‑233 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total 2022‑233 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parental standard1 | 168,120 | 174,980 | 174,330 | 195,960 | 102,580 | 90,820 | 193,400 |
Parental extended1 | 31,910 | 37,770 | 38,770 | 45,940 | 23,530 | 19,210 | 42,740 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,750 | 2,370 | 2,780 | 2,540 | 1,640 | 1,240 | 2,880 |
Prince Edward Island | 1,030 | 1,060 | 1,370 | 1,690 | 750 | 600 | 1,350 |
Nova Scotia | 6,140 | 5,930 | 6,660 | 7,750 | 3,910 | 3,590 | 7,500 |
New Brunswick | 4,930 | 4,990 | 5,210 | 6,180 | 3,120 | 2,600 | 5,720 |
Quebec2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 100,050 | 109,410 | 106,680 | 123,250 | 65,530 | 56,380 | 121,910 |
Manitoba | 10,150 | 10,550 | 10,960 | 11,990 | 6,200 | 4,970 | 11,170 |
Saskatchewan | 9,120 | 9,480 | 9,070 | 9,750 | 4,870 | 4,220 | 9,090 |
Alberta | 34,340 | 35,780 | 34,920 | 38,340 | 19,540 | 17,880 | 37,420 |
British Columbia | 30,280 | 32,310 | 34,110 | 39,020 | 19,890 | 17,950 | 37,840 |
Yukon | 400 | 320 | 440 | 580 | 210 | 280 | 490 |
Northwest Territories | 480 | 300 | 490 | 420 | 250 | 160 | 410 |
Nunavut | 360 | 250 | 410 | 390 | 200 | 160 | 360 |
Men | 33,600 | 47,390 | 50,100 | 68,350 | 36,530 | 32,740 | 69,270 |
Women | 166,430 | 165,360 | 163,000 | 173,550 | 89,580 | 77,290 | 166,870 |
24 years old and under | 14,660 | 13,200 | 13,270 | 12,670 | 6,800 | 6,120 | 12,920 |
25 to 29 years old | 48,970 | 49,780 | 49,760 | 52,240 | 27,110 | 22,870 | 49,980 |
30 to 34 years old | 78,770 | 85,300 | 84,740 | 99,840 | 51,650 | 44,930 | 96,580 |
35 to 39 years old | 44,950 | 49,560 | 51,000 | 58,160 | 31,160 | 27,430 | 58,590 |
40 years old and over | 12,680 | 14,910 | 14,330 | 18,990 | 9,390 | 8,680 | 18,070 |
Canada | 200,030 | 212,750 | 213,100 | 241,900 | 126,110 | 110,030 | 236,140 |
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parental standard2 | 2,511.5 | 2,416.0 | 2,612.5 | 2,939.4 | 2,793.6 |
Parental extended2 | 219.2 | 505.7 | 565.3 | 650.5 | 706.0 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 38.4 | 37.8 | 39.3 | 45.3 | 44.1 |
Prince Edward Island | 14.3 | 13.2 | 16.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
Nova Scotia | 74.1 | 80.5 | 89.0 | 106.4 | 108.2 |
New Brunswick | 63.3 | 66.1 | 69.2 | 84.6 | 85.5 |
Quebec3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 1,348.3 | 1,468.8 | 1,603.6 | 1,787.6 | 1,779.7 |
Manitoba | 131.6 | 139.9 | 150.3 | 178.5 | 166.4 |
Saskatchewan | 135.0 | 133.7 | 145.2 | 163.1 | 148.1 |
Alberta | 478.1 | 517.5 | 551.8 | 598.6 | 569.7 |
British Columbia | 431.9 | 449.5 | 496.2 | 581.6 | 555.5 |
Yukon | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 7.4 |
Northwest Territories | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 |
Nunavut | 5.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 5.3 |
Men | 257.8 | 315.5 | 359.2 | 411.0 | 441.8 |
Women | 2,472.9 | 2,606.2 | 2,818.6 | 3,179.0 | 3,057.8 |
24 years old and under | 169.7 | 170.2 | 171.8 | 222.1 | 170.9 |
25 to 29 years old | 684.9 | 710.6 | 756.1 | 868.1 | 773.8 |
30 to 34 years old | 1,117.3 | 1,200.3 | 1,319.4 | 1,484.3 | 1,490.2 |
35 to 39 years old | 604.7 | 670.1 | 740.7 | 814.6 | 839.7 |
40 years old and over | 154.1 | 170.4 | 189.8 | 200.9 | 225.0 |
Canada | 2,730.7 | 2,921.7 | 3,177.8 | 3,589.9 | 3,499.6 |
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total 2020‑213 | Total 2021‑223 | First half of 2022‑233 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total 2022‑233 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,440 | 2,070 | 2,380 | 2,200 | 1,360 | 1,150 | 2,510 |
Prince Edward Island | 930 | 830 | 1,170 | 1,400 | 650 | 540 | 1,190 |
Nova Scotia | 5,430 | 5,410 | 5,570 | 6,360 | 3,290 | 3,090 | 6,380 |
New Brunswick | 4,500 | 4,420 | 4,420 | 5,360 | 2,560 | 2,260 | 4,820 |
Quebec2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 80,900 | 86,810 | 84,220 | 97,080 | 52,270 | 45,700 | 97,970 |
Manitoba | 8,970 | 9,180 | 9,380 | 9,610 | 5,250 | 4,200 | 9,450 |
Saskatchewan | 8,610 | 8,480 | 8,220 | 8,660 | 4,300 | 3,720 | 8,020 |
Alberta | 29,370 | 30,680 | 29,510 | 32,540 | 16,080 | 14,930 | 31,010 |
British Columbia | 25,840 | 26,420 | 28,410 | 31,710 | 16,270 | 14,800 | 31,070 |
Yukon | 340 | 260 | 290 | 410 | 180 | 210 | 390 |
Northwest Territories | 460 | 250 | 390 | 310 | 220 | 110 | 330 |
Nunavut | 330 | 170 | 370 | 320 | 150 | 110 | 260 |
Men | 30,030 | 39,970 | 41,950 | 57,680 | 29,950 | 27,710 | 57,660 |
Women | 138,090 | 135,010 | 132,380 | 138,280 | 72,630 | 63,110 | 135,740 |
24 years old and under | 12,640 | 11,440 | 10,800 | 10,390 | 5,600 | 5,300 | 10,900 |
25 to 29 years old | 42,080 | 41,700 | 41,670 | 42,360 | 22,200 | 19,060 | 41,260 |
30 to 34 years old | 66,110 | 69,520 | 69,460 | 81,100 | 42,140 | 37,160 | 79,300 |
35 to 39 years old | 36,850 | 40,160 | 41,070 | 46,820 | 25,180 | 22,360 | 47,540 |
40 years old and over | 10,440 | 12,160 | 11,330 | 15,290 | 7,460 | 6,940 | 14,400 |
Canada | 168,120 | 174,980 | 174,330 | 195,960 | 102,580 | 90,820 | 193,400 |
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑224,R | 2022‑23P | Change (%) 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 30.4 | 29.9 | 29.2 | 27.5R | 27.4 | -0.4 |
Prince Edward Island | 30.2 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 25.0 R | 25.4 | +1.6 |
Nova Scotia | 29.3 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 25.6 R | 25 | -2.3 |
New Brunswick | 30.0 | 28.6 | 27.1 | 25.7 R | 25.7 | 0.0 |
Quebec3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 29.8 | 28.5 | 27.5 | 25.6 R | 25.6 | 0.0 |
Manitoba | 29.9 | 28.6 | 27.6 | 26.5 R | 25.9 | -2.3 |
Saskatchewan | 30.4 | 29.4 | 28.6 | 27.6 | 27.0 | -2.2 |
Alberta | 30.8 | 29.7 | 29.2 | 27.1 R | 27.0 | -0.4 |
British Columbia | 30.1 | 28.6 | 27.0 | 25.0 R | 25.5 | +2.0 |
Yukon | 28.6 | 26.4 | 26.7 | 25.5 R | 24.5 | -3.9 |
Northwest Territories | 27.2 | 28.0 | 26.7 | 26.2 R | 26.0 | -0.8 |
Nunavut | 27.3 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 26.7 R | 27.2 | +1.9 |
Men | 16.1 | 13.8 | 12.3 | 10.9 R | 10.9 | 0.0 |
Women | 32.7 | 32.6 | 32.8 | 31.9 R | 32.2 | +0.9 |
24 years old and under | 31.3 | 30.8 | 30.5 | 28.3 | 28.5 | +0.7 |
25 to 29 years old | 31.1 | 30.3 | 29.5 | 27.9 R | 27.7 | -0.7 |
30 to 34 years old | 30.3 | 28.9 | 27.8 | 26.3 R | 26.3 | 0.0 |
35 to 39 years old | 29.0 | 27.4 | 26.4 | 24.4 | 24.5 | +0.4 |
40 years old and over | 25.8 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 19.9 R | 20.9 | +5.0 |
Canada | 30.0 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 25.9R | 25.9 | 0.0 |
- 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 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
- P Preliminary data.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada. Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑214 | First half of 2021‑224 | 2 months in fall 20214 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 478 | 490 | 514 | 551 | 560 | 539 | 519 | 562 |
Prince Edward Island | 453 | 522 | 507 | 551 | 560 | 468 | 526 | 550 |
Nova Scotia | 452 | 482 | 499 | 548 | 561 | 511 | 527 | 535 |
New Brunswick | 442 | 457 | 497 | 544 | 557 | 505 | 524 | 544 |
Quebec3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 478 | 496 | 525 | 557 | 569 | 536 | 553 | 565 |
Manitoba | 452 | 474 | 493 | 548 | 556 | 502 | 523 | 520 |
Saskatchewan | 474 | 489 | 515 | 556 | 565 | 525 | 547 | 551 |
Alberta | 483 | 505 | 529 | 559 | 567 | 539 | 554 | 560 |
British Columbia | 473 | 495 | 522 | 558 | 567 | 533 | 563 | 570 |
Yukon | 523 | 530 | 549 | 571 | 586 | 582 | 589 | 615 |
Northwest Territories | 512 | 544 | 555 | 581 | 584 | 516 | 589 | 596 |
Nunavut | 493 | 532 | 508 | 564 | 575 | 540 | 629 | 608 |
Men | 517 | 536 | 557 | 570 | 581 | 563 | 590 | 606 |
Women | 466 | 483 | 510 | 552 | 562 | 519 | 532 | 541 |
24 years old and under | 372 | 382 | 417 | 525 | 530 | 432 | 421 | 425 |
25 to 29 years old | 454 | 473 | 497 | 547 | 555 | 509 | 512 | 531 |
30 to 34 years old | 491 | 511 | 533 | 562 | 571 | 546 | 565 | 575 |
35 to 39 years old | 499 | 515 | 541 | 564 | 575 | 549 | 576 | 585 |
40 years old and over | 499 | 520 | 538 | 563 | 574 | 542 | 586 | 588 |
Canada | 475 | 495 | 521 | 556 | 567 | 531 | 552 | 560 |
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 36.7 | 33.6 | 34.4 | 40.2 | 38.4 |
Prince Edward Island | 13.8 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 19.7 | 18.9 |
Nova Scotia | 69.6 | 71.0 | 78.1 | 87.8 | 86.1 |
New Brunswick | 60.2 | 58.9 | 60.5 | 71.6 | 71.4 |
Quebec3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 1,215.7 | 1,171.8 | 1,271.8 | 1,420.5 | 1,385.7 |
Manitoba | 124.6 | 122.1 | 130.5 | 148.5 | 133.9 |
Saskatchewan | 129.4 | 118.9 | 128.0 | 142.7 | 125.9 |
Alberta | 445.3 | 445.2 | 479.0 | 518.1 | 483.4 |
British Columbia | 401.3 | 369.6 | 402.6 | 472.1 | 434.3 |
Yukon | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
Northwest Territories | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
Nunavut | 5.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
Men | 242.4 | 274.4 | 312.7 | 355.4 | 381.8 |
Women | 2,269.1 | 2,141.6 | 2,299.9 | 2,584.0 | 2,411.8 |
24 years old and under | 157.9 | 146.1 | 145.3 | 182.4 | 134.9 |
25 to 29 years old | 640.1 | 602.8 | 635.2 | 720.4 | 614.9 |
30 to 34 years old | 1,027.4 | 992.7 | 1,077.5 | 1,220.0 | 1,199.9 |
35 to 39 years old | 547.9 | 537.8 | 600.7 | 655.7 | 667.1 |
40 years old and over | 138.2 | 136.7 | 153.8 | 160.9 | 176.8 |
Canada | 2,511.5 | 2,416.0 | 2,612.5 | 2,939.4 | 2,793.6 |
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total 2020‑213 | Total 2021‑223 | First half of 2022‑233 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total 2022‑233 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 280 | 290 | 350 | 320 | 210 | 110 | 320 |
Prince Edward Island | 30 | 170 | 160 | 220 | 110 | 30 | 140 |
Nova Scotia | 760 | 580 | 1,160 | 1,500 | 650 | 540 | 1,190 |
New Brunswick | 460 | 590 | 790 | 890 | 550 | 350 | 900 |
Quebec2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 18,720 | 22,390 | 22,290 | 25,870 | 13,240 | 10,480 | 23,720 |
Manitoba | 1,250 | 1,420 | 1,670 | 2,410 | 1,000 | 810 | 1,810 |
Saskatchewan | 870 | 1,240 | 1,230 | 1,480 | 740 | 590 | 1,330 |
Alberta | 4,470 | 4,610 | 4,590 | 4,990 | 3,050 | 2,740 | 5,790 |
British Columbia | 4,950 | 6,290 | 6,210 | 7,900 | 3,850 | 3,380 | 7,230 |
Yukon | 120C | 190C | 320C | 360C | 130C | 180C | 310C |
Northwest Territories | 120C | 190C | 320C | 360C | 130C | 180C | 310C |
Nunavut | 120C | 190C | 320C | 360C | 130C | 180C | 310C |
Men | 3,570 | 7,420 | 8,150 | 10,670 | 6,580 | 5,030 | 11,610 |
Women | 28,340 | 30,350 | 30,620 | 35,270 | 16,950 | 14,180 | 31,130 |
24 years old and under | 2,020 | 1,760 | 2,470 | 2,280 | 1,200 | 820 | 2,020 |
25 to 29 years old | 6,890 | 8,080 | 8,090 | 9,880 | 4,910 | 3,810 | 8,720 |
30 to 34 years old | 12,660 | 15,780 | 15,280 | 18,740 | 9,510 | 7,770 | 17,280 |
35 to 39 years old | 8,100 | 9,400 | 9,930 | 11,340 | 5,980 | 5,070 | 11,050 |
40 years old and over | 2,240 | 2,750 | 3,000 | 3,700 | 1,930 | 1,740 | 3,670 |
Canada | 31,910 | 37,770 | 38,770 | 45,940 | 23,530 | 19,210 | 42,740 |
- 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.
Category | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑23P | Change (%) 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 50.8 | 52.5 | 44.6 | 48.2 | +8.1 |
Prince Edward Island | 45.6 | 44.6 | 42.6 | 46.5 | +9.2 |
Nova Scotia | 44.8 | 45.4 | 41.5R | 44.3 | +6.7 |
New Brunswick | 45.9 | 45.4 | 42.5 R | 44.4 | +4.5 |
Quebec4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 47.0 | 47.1 | 44.7 R | 44.9 | +0.4 |
Manitoba | 45.3 | 46.1 | 43.8 R | 46.2 | +5.5 |
Saskatchewan | 47.4 | 46.7 | 44.9 R | 46.7 | +4.0 |
Alberta | 49.8 | 51.2 | 47.4 R | 48.5 | +2.3 |
British Columbia | 46.6 | 47.9 | 43.7 R | 45.2 | +3.4 |
Yukon | 39.2C | 41.2C | 40.6C | 41.7C | +2.7 |
Northwest Territories | 39.2C | 41.2C | 40.6C | 41.7C | +2.7 |
Nunavut | 39.2C | 41.2C | 40.6C | 41.7C | +2.7 |
Men | 16.9 | 16.7 | 14.0 R | 14.5 | +3.6 |
Women | 55.0 | 56.0 | 55.1 R | 55.8 | +1.3 |
24 years old and under | 52.5 | 53.8 | 49.8 | 53.0 | +6.4 |
25 to 29 years old | 51.2 | 51.3 | 48.5 R | 50.0 | +3.1 |
30 to 34 years old | 47.5 | 47.9 | 45.0 R | 45.9 | +2.0 |
35 to 39 years old | 44.7 | 45.2 | 42.4 R | 42.6 | +0.5 |
40 years old and over | 38.9 | 39.0 | 36.2 R | 35.2 | -2.8 |
Canada | 47.2 | 47.6 | 44.6R | 45.5 | +2.0 |
- 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 2017‑18 and 2018‑19, 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 data.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada. Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑214 | First half of 2021‑224 | 2 months in fall 20214 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 287 | 296 | 255 | 325 | 321 | 360 | 272 | 326 |
Prince Edward Island | 279 | 311 | 295 | 319 | 336 | 269 | 348 | 330 |
Nova Scotia | 267 | 289 | 291 | 333 | 336 | 303 | 324 | 318 |
New Brunswick | 270 | 268 | 297 | 336 | 325 | 298 | 314 | 326 |
Quebec3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 294 | 304 | 318 | 338 | 342 | 324 | 339 | 344 |
Manitoba | 270 | 285 | 281 | 328 | 338 | 308 | 307 | 318 |
Saskatchewan | 278 | 289 | 297 | 331 | 335 | 313 | 317 | 325 |
Alberta | 289 | 299 | 311 | 330 | 335 | 304 | 329 | 327 |
British Columbia | 287 | 302 | 316 | 337 | 342 | 324 | 333 | 346 |
Yukon | 298C | 337C | 332C | 342C | 342C | 346C | 383C | 375C |
Northwest Territories | 298C | 337C | 332C | 342C | 342C | 346C | 383C | 375C |
Nunavut | 298C | 337C | 332C | 342C | 342C | 346C | 383C | 375C |
Men | 319 | 330 | 336 | 346 | 352 | 345 | 362 | 372 |
Women | 286 | 294 | 307 | 333 | 337 | 313 | 324 | 327 |
24 years old and under | 217 | 231 | 247 | 321 | 321 | 250 | 259 | 264 |
25 to 29 years old | 276 | 284 | 297 | 330 | 332 | 301 | 317 | 315 |
30 to 34 years old | 299 | 308 | 320 | 339 | 342 | 330 | 340 | 347 |
35 to 39 years old | 303 | 313 | 320 | 339 | 346 | 330 | 347 | 353 |
40 years old and over | 301 | 316 | 332 | 339 | 349 | 321 | 345 | 359 |
Canada | 290 | 301 | 313 | 336 | 340 | 320 | 333 | 339 |
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
Prince Edward Island | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
Nova Scotia | 4.5 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 18.6 | 22.1 |
New Brunswick | 3.1 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 14.0 |
Quebec3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario | 132.6 | 297.0 | 331.8 | 367.1 | 394.0 |
Manitoba | 6.9 | 17.8 | 19.8 | 30.0 | 32.4 |
Saskatchewan | 5.6 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 20.4 | 22.2 |
Alberta | 32.8 | 72.2 | 72.8 | 80.5 | 86.3 |
British Columbia | 30.6 | 79.9 | 93.7 | 109.5 | 121.2 |
Yukon | 0.9C | 2.1C | 3.3C | 4.4C | 5.3C |
Northwest Territories | 0.9C | 2.1C | 3.3C | 4.4C | 5.3C |
Nunavut | 0.9C | 2.1C | 3.3C | 4.4C | 5.3C |
Men | 15.4 | 41.1 | 46.6 | 55.6 | 59.9 |
Women | 203.8 | 464.6 | 518.7 | 594.9 | 646.0 |
24 years old and under | 11.8 | 24.2 | 26.6 | 39.6 | 36.0 |
25 to 29 years old | 44.8 | 107.8 | 120.9 | 147.7 | 158.9 |
30 to 34 years old | 89.9 | 207.6 | 241.9 | 264.3 | 290.3 |
35 to 39 years old | 56.8 | 132.3 | 139.9 | 158.9 | 172.6 |
40 years old and over | 15.9 | 33.8 | 36.0 | 40.0 | 48.2 |
Canada | 219.2 | 505.7 | 565.3 | 650.5 | 706.0 |
- 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 2.16 – Sickness benefits
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total 2020‑211,2 | Total 2021‑222 | First half of 2022‑232 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total 2022‑232 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 11,500 | 11,340 | 10,880 | 12,310 | 5,590 | 7,090 | 12,680 |
Prince Edward Island | 5,960 | 6,120 | 4,770 | 5,460 | 1,860 | 3,470 | 5,330 |
Nova Scotia | 21,130 | 21,910 | 18,300 | 21,110 | 9,270 | 9,900 | 19,170 |
New Brunswick | 30,080 | 30,080 | 25,230 | 28,040 | 10,170 | 16,480 | 26,650 |
Quebec | 134,600 | 134,070 | 135,660 | 143,640 | 59,230 | 71,020 | 130,250 |
Ontario | 112,990 | 111,200 | 132,800 | 130,970 | 59,040 | 57,760 | 116,800 |
Manitoba | 11,030 | 11,380 | 12,990 | 13,170 | 5,800 | 5,500 | 11,300 |
Saskatchewan | 8,200 | 7,890 | 8,750 | 8,760 | 3,890 | 4,430 | 8,320 |
Alberta | 31,430 | 32,930 | 42,370 | 37,950 | 17,010 | 16,870 | 33,880 |
British Columbia | 53,190 | 53,390 | 57,700 | 60,240 | 27,320 | 25,950 | 53,270 |
Yukon | 300 | 440 | 460 | 330 | 170 | 200 | 370 |
Northwest Territories | 280 | 250 | 220 | 300 | 140 | 130 | 270 |
Nunavut | 150 | 140 | 220 | 180 | 80 | 110 | 190 |
Men | 184,820 | 189,250 | 199,620 | 199,850 | 78,290 | 98,860 | 177,150 |
Women | 236,020 | 231,890 | 250,730 | 262,610 | 121,280 | 120,050 | 241,330 |
24 years old and under | 30,250 | 30,010 | 47,750 | 41,740 | 16,240 | 15,050 | 31,290 |
25 to 34 years old | 90,000 | 91,570 | 98,030 | 108,020 | 45,390 | 46,440 | 91,830 |
35 to 44 years old | 85,520 | 86,210 | 87,500 | 97,710 | 42,340 | 44,160 | 86,500 |
45 to 54 years old | 94,980 | 90,670 | 90,810 | 92,520 | 40,490 | 44,760 | 85,250 |
55 to 64 years old | 98,340 | 99,220 | 98,840 | 98,040 | 42,940 | 52,500 | 95,440 |
65 years old and over | 21,750 | 23,460 | 27,420 | 24,430 | 12,170 | 16,000 | 28,170 |
Canada | 420,840 | 421,140 | 450,350 | 462,460 | 199,570 | 218,910 | 418,480 |
- 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 2020‑21 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑232,P | Change (%) 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.2 | -5.4 |
Prince Edward Island | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.1R | 8.0 | -1.3 |
Nova Scotia | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 8.8 | -4.9 |
New Brunswick | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | -1.5 |
Quebec | 9.1 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.8R | 9.0 | +2.4 |
Ontario | 10.6 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 10.0 | +6.4 |
Manitoba | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 8.8R | 9.9 | +12.2 |
Saskatchewan | 10.2 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 8.9R | 10.3 | +15.8 |
Alberta | 10.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.5R | 10.0 | +17.8 |
British Columbia | 10.6 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.5 | +5.4 |
Yukon | 11.3 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.5 | +6.7 |
Northwest Territories | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 11.0 | +2.2 |
Nunavut | 11.6 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.5R | 10.3 | +8.3 |
Men | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.2 | +6.5 |
Women | 10.1 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.8 | +3.1 |
24 years old and under | 8.8 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 7.8R | 8.5 | +10.2 |
25 to 34 years old | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.9 | +5.3 |
35 to 44 years old | 9.8 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.4 | +5.9 |
45 to 54 years old | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.9 | +3.8 |
55 to 64 years old | 10.2 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | +0.9 |
65 years old and over | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.6R | 10.4 | -1.9 |
Canada | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.5 | +4.6 |
- 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.
- 2 Results for 2022‑23 represent claims established prior to December 18, 2022 and entitled to a maximum of 15 weeks of EI sickness benefits. Claims established on or after December 18, 2022 and entitled to a maximum of 26 weeks of EI sickness benefits are not considered.
- P Preliminary data.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Second half of 2020‑212,3 | First half of 2021‑223 | 2 months in fall 20213 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 444 | 457 | 531 | 538 | 483 | 468 | 500 |
Prince Edward Island | 433 | 449 | 536 | 539 | 511 | 466 | 492 |
Nova Scotia | 424 | 440 | 532 | 537 | 480 | 455 | 480 |
New Brunswick | 435 | 456 | 533 | 535 | 503 | 477 | 497 |
Quebec | 427 | 445 | 533 | 541 | 481 | 489 | 507 |
Ontario | 446 | 460 | 536 | 549 | 498 | 493 | 508 |
Manitoba | 431 | 441 | 529 | 537 | 478 | 463 | 477 |
Saskatchewan | 445 | 460 | 534 | 542 | 507 | 479 | 501 |
Alberta | 464 | 482 | 539 | 551 | 504 | 498 | 509 |
British Columbia | 441 | 464 | 538 | 549 | 504 | 499 | 521 |
Yukon | 501 | 512 | 561 | 571 | 595 | 505 | 602 |
Northwest Territories | 518 | 533 | 560 | 589 | 534 | 567 | 606 |
Nunavut | 519 | 544 | 563 | 569 | 452 | 553 | 517 |
Men | 475 | 492 | 545 | 555 | 523 | 529 | 544 |
Women | 409 | 426 | 527 | 539 | 467 | 453 | 478 |
24 years old and under | 377 | 391 | 515 | 520 | 431 | 403 | 426 |
25 to 34 years old | 439 | 458 | 536 | 544 | 491 | 488 | 507 |
35 to 44 years old | 453 | 472 | 541 | 552 | 505 | 508 | 525 |
45 to 54 years old | 450 | 468 | 540 | 551 | 508 | 509 | 526 |
55 to 64 years old | 438 | 453 | 536 | 548 | 494 | 488 | 507 |
65 years old and over | 413 | 429 | 528 | 540 | 477 | 453 | 469 |
Canada | 438 | 456 | 535 | 545 | 493 | 488 | 506 |
- 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 2020‑21 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 48.7 | 50.9 | 52.8 | 65.0 | 57.0 |
Prince Edward Island | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 24.3 | 21.9 |
Nova Scotia | 81.4 | 85.7 | 85.9 | 103.8 | 81.9 |
New Brunswick | 111.2 | 114.0 | 115.0 | 124.4 | 110.7 |
Quebec | 507.0 | 553.4 | 567.6 | 719.6 | 602.8 |
Ontario | 519.7 | 545.8 | 603.6 | 735.4 | 584.1 |
Manitoba | 48.2 | 49.3 | 56.5 | 69.2 | 52.7 |
Saskatchewan | 36.4 | 39.3 | 36.4 | 47.3 | 41.3 |
Alberta | 150.3 | 162.9 | 173.8 | 213.8 | 169.3 |
British Columbia | 241.5 | 261.4 | 281.8 | 353.7 | 276.8 |
Yukon | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
Northwest Territories | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
Nunavut | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Men | 830.0 | 880.6 | 890.4 | 1,056.1 | 914.8 |
Women | 939.6 | 1,008.2 | 1,109.0 | 1,405.7 | 1,088.6 |
24 years old and under | 99.5 | 104.8 | 163.2 | 199.9 | 115.6 |
25 to 34 years old | 356.4 | 379.2 | 409.9 | 542.9 | 403.6 |
35 to 44 years old | 368.8 | 396.3 | 390.6 | 506.6 | 422.3 |
45 to 54 years old | 426.4 | 436.2 | 418.2 | 519.3 | 441.8 |
55 to 64 years old | 426.4 | 463.1 | 476.6 | 551.7 | 485.2 |
65 years old and over | 92.1 | 109.2 | 140.8 | 141.5 | 134.9 |
Canada | 1,769.6 | 1,888.8 | 1,999.3 | 2,461.9 | 2,003.4 |
- 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.
Annex 2.17 – Sickness benefits (by industry)
Industry | 2018‑19 Employment (000s) | 2018‑19 Share (%) | Total of 2022‑23 Employment (000s) | Total of 2022‑23 Share (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Goods-producing industries | 3,969.4 | 21.1 | 4,099.2 | 20.7 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction | 625.2 | 3.3 | 586.9 | 3.0 |
Utilities | 141.6 | 0.8 | 151.4 | 0.8 |
Construction | 1,432.4 | 7.6 | 1,573.6 | 7.9 |
Manufacturing | 1,770.2 | 9.4 | 1,787.3 | 9.0 |
Services-producing industries | 14,850.8 | 78.9 | 15,732.7 | 79.3 |
Wholesale trade and retail trade | 2,893.8 | 15.4 | 2,972.4 | 15.0 |
Transportation and warehousing | 994.7 | 5.3 | 977.9 | 4.9 |
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,212.9 | 6.4 | 1,378.4 | 7.0 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,491.4 | 7.9 | 1,837.6 | 9.3 |
Business, building and other support services1 | 784.0 | 4.2 | 698.1 | 3.5 |
Educational services | 1,304.5 | 6.9 | 1,471.0 | 7.4 |
Health care and social assistance | 2,414.3 | 12.8 | 2,613.9 | 13.2 |
Information, culture and recreation2 | 772.5 | 4.1 | 820.7 | 4.1 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,229.2 | 6.5 | 1,081.4 | 5.5 |
Other services (except public administration) | 786.2 | 4.2 | 726.1 | 3.7 |
Public administration | 967.4 | 5.1 | 1,155.1 | 5.8 |
Unclassified* | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Canada | 18,747.1 | 100.0 | 19,831.8 | 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.
Industry | 2018‑19 New claims | 2018‑19 Share (%) | Total of 2022‑233 New claims | Total of 2022‑233 Share (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Goods-producing industries | 113,690 | 27.0 | 107,360 | 25.7 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction | 17,780 | 4.2 | 14,330 | 3.4 |
Utilities | 560 | 0.1 | 570 | 0.1 |
Construction | 42,290 | 10.0 | 40,920 | 9.8 |
Manufacturing | 53,060 | 12.6 | 51,540 | 12.3 |
Services-producing industries | 300,660 | 71.4 | 299,910 | 71.7 |
Wholesale trade and retail trade | 68,730 | 16.3 | 66,860 | 16.0 |
Transportation and warehousing | 22,750 | 5.4 | 22,330 | 5.3 |
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 13,120 | 3.1 | 11,180 | 2.7 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 11,960 | 2.8 | 13,010 | 3.1 |
Business, building and other support services1 | 30,700 | 7.3 | 29,570 | 7.1 |
Educational services | 12,930 | 3.1 | 14,050 | 3.4 |
Health care and social assistance | 54,430 | 12.9 | 63,870 | 15.3 |
Information, culture and recreation2 | 8,450 | 2.0 | 6,970 | 1.7 |
Accommodation and food services | 31,560 | 7.5 | 24,860 | 5.9 |
Other services (except public administration) | 18,130 | 4.3 | 16,360 | 3.9 |
Public administration | 27,900 | 6.6 | 30,850 | 7.4 |
Unclassified* | 6,490 | 1.5 | 11,210 | 2.7 |
Canada | 420,840 | 100.0 | 418,480 | 100.0 |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.
- 1 This industry category comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 2 This industry category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 3 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
- * For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Industry | 2018‑19 Amount paid ($) | 2018‑19 Share (%) | 2022‑23 Amount paid ($) | 2022‑23 Share (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Goods-producing industries | 503.7 | 28.5 | 541.4 | 27.0 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction | 79.6 | 4.5 | 79.5 | 4.0 |
Utilities | 3.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
Construction | 199.2 | 11.3 | 219.3 | 10.9 |
Manufacturing | 221.8 | 12.5 | 239.4 | 11.9 |
Services-producing industries | 1,238.4 | 70.0 | 1,416.1 | 70.7 |
Wholesale trade and retail trade | 258.3 | 14.6 | 286.5 | 14.3 |
Transportation and warehousing | 107.7 | 6.1 | 120.1 | 6.0 |
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 59.6 | 3.4 | 56.4 | 2.8 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 54.0 | 3.1 | 63.1 | 3.2 |
Business, building and other support services1 | 127.6 | 7.2 | 142.0 | 7.1 |
Educational services | 47.8 | 2.7 | 60.8 | 3.0 |
Health care and social assistance | 234.3 | 13.2 | 310.3 | 15.5 |
Information, culture and recreation2 | 34.9 | 2.0 | 32.6 | 1.6 |
Accommodation and food services | 107.0 | 6.0 | 97.9 | 4.9 |
Other services (except public administration) | 72.3 | 4.1 | 75.1 | 3.7 |
Public administration | 134.8 | 7.6 | 171.1 | 8.5 |
Unclassified* | 27.5 | 1.6 | 45.9 | 2.3 |
Canada | 1,769.6 | 100.0 | 2,003.4 | 100.0 |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.
- 1 This industry category comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 2 This industry category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- * For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.18 – Compassionate care benefits
Province or territory | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑211 | Total of 2021‑221 | First half of 2022‑231 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑231 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 92 | 95 | 87 | 74 | 42 | 37 | 79 |
Prince Edward Island | 40 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
Nova Scotia | 281 | 273 | 213 | 238 | 115 | 95 | 210 |
New Brunswick | 193 | 173 | 194 | 180 | 72 | 69 | 141 |
Quebec | 1,497 | 1,305 | 1,167 | 1,271 | 560 | 571 | 1,131 |
Ontario | 3,574 | 3,223 | 2,826 | 2,887 | 1,438 | 1,382 | 2,820 |
Manitoba | 346 | 301 | 264 | 225 | 122 | 142 | 264 |
Saskatchewan | 219 | 175 | 172 | 145 | 76 | 75 | 151 |
Alberta | 866 | 776 | 733 | 721 | 344 | 388 | 732 |
British Columbia | 1,243 | 1,205 | 1,090 | 989 | 522C2 | 522C2 | 1,034 |
Yukon | 34C1 | 26C1 | 25C1 | 15C1 | 522C2 | 522C2 | 13C1 |
Northwest Territories | 34C1 | 26C1 | 25C1 | 15C1 | 522C2 | 522C2 | 13C1 |
Nunavut | 34C1 | 26C1 | 25C1 | 15C1 | 522C2 | 522C2 | 13C1 |
Men | 2,436 | 2,239 | 1,871 | 1,995 | 957 | 1,068 | 2,025 |
Women | 5,949 | 5,342 | 4,931 | 4,780 | 2,354 | 2,240 | 4,594 |
24 years old and under | 116 | 136 | 145 | 142 | 49 | 71 | 120 |
25 to 44 years old | 2,723 | 2,446 | 2,197 | 2,151 | 1,095 | 1,058 | 2,153 |
45 to 54 years old | 2,681 | 2,409 | 2,057 | 2,143 | 1,023 | 1,021 | 2,044 |
55 years old and over | 2,865 | 2,590 | 2,403 | 2,339 | 1,144 | 1,158 | 2,302 |
Canada | 8,385 | 7,581 | 6,802 | 6,775 | 3,311 | 3,308 | 6,619 |
- 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.
- C1 For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
- C2 For confidentiality purposes, data for the territories and British Columbia 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑23P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 13.3 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 13.1R | 10.8 |
Prince Edward Island | 12.1 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 16.0R | 10.1 |
Nova Scotia | 11.4 | 10.8 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
New Brunswick | 12.2 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 12.2R | 12.0 |
Quebec | 9.8 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 |
Ontario | 11.6 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 11.8R | 11.8 |
Manitoba | 11.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 11.5 |
Saskatchewan | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.6R | 10.9 |
Alberta | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.8R | 12.6 |
British Columbia | 11.7 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.6 |
Yukon | 10.7C | 12.6C | 11.4C | 11.9C | 12.6C |
Northwest Territories | 10.7C | 12.6C | 11.4C | 11.9C | 12.6C |
Nunavut | 10.7C | 12.6C | 11.4C | 11.9C | 12.6C |
Men | 11.8 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 12.2R | 12.2 |
Women | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
24 years old and under | 10.2 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.8 |
25 to 44 years old | 11.0 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.1 |
45 to 54 years old | 11.2 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.5 |
55 years old and over | 12.2 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.3R | 12.2 |
Canada | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 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 data.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑212 | First half of 2021‑222 | 2 months in fall 20212 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 458 | 458 | 476 | 538 | 563 | 486 | 514 | 529 |
Prince Edward Island | 440 | 418 | 456 | 534 | 550 | 546 | 493 | 528 |
Nova Scotia | 429 | 443 | 501 | 539 | 548 | 466 | 471 | 495 |
New Brunswick | 430 | 440 | 478 | 537 | 533 | 487 | 483 | 503 |
Quebec | 443 | 463 | 498 | 539 | 557 | 497 | 510 | 535 |
Ontario | 477 | 491 | 513 | 553 | 564 | 532 | 530 | 553 |
Manitoba | 459 | 471 | 486 | 544 | 554 | 481 | 506 | 517 |
Saskatchewan | 484 | 487 | 494 | 556 | 557 | 489 | 552 | 555 |
Alberta | 490 | 499 | 516 | 553 | 566 | 531 | 555 | 556 |
British Columbia | 474 | 484 | 520 | 554 | 563 | 531 | 546 | 552 |
Yukon | 496C | 525C | 556C | 561C | 573C | 536C | 627C | 619C |
Northwest Territories | 496C | 525C | 556C | 561C | 573C | 536C | 627C | 619C |
Nunavut | 496C | 525C | 556C | 561C | 573C | 536C | 627C | 619C |
Men | 498 | 512 | 536 | 559 | 572 | 550 | 565 | 577 |
Women | 456 | 469 | 499 | 545 | 556 | 505 | 511 | 532 |
24 years old and under | 414 | 416 | 427 | 528 | 525 | 417 | 437 | 466 |
25 to 44 years old | 478 | 494 | 525 | 556 | 564 | 531 | 538 | 561 |
45 to 54 years old | 477 | 490 | 509 | 551 | 564 | 533 | 539 | 555 |
55 years old and over | 453 | 465 | 498 | 543 | 557 | 502 | 511 | 527 |
Canada | 468 | 482 | 509 | 549 | 561 | 519 | 527 | 546 |
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 514.0 | 472.6 | 620.4 | 603.7 | 462.5 |
Prince Edward Island | 248.5 | 163.3 | 247.2 | 253.6 | 220.6 |
Nova Scotia | 1,377.0 | 1,320.2 | 1,572.8 | 1,513.3 | 1,384.0 |
New Brunswick | 1,096.1 | 959.4 | 1,173.2 | 1,256.0 | 1,022.4 |
Quebec | 6,468.3 | 5,547.0 | 5,905.6 | 6,769.7 | 6,035.5 |
Ontario | 19,988.7 | 17,170.7 | 18,496.2 | 20,180.8 | 18,781.0 |
Manitoba | 1,847.3 | 1,494.5 | 1,689.4 | 1,660.9 | 1,482.9 |
Saskatchewan | 1,429.5 | 1,024.6 | 1,161.2 | 1,093.8 | 872.7 |
Alberta | 5,671.1 | 4,806.3 | 5,038.9 | 5,411.7 | 5,082.6 |
British Columbia | 6,993.7 | 6,486.3 | 7,300.9 | 7,106.8 | 6,994.6 |
Yukon | 200.9C | 128.4C | 182.0C | 143.7C | 75.5C |
Northwest Territories | 200.9C | 128.4C | 182.0C | 143.7C | 75.5C |
Nunavut | 200.9C | 128.4C | 182.0C | 143.7C | 75.5C |
Men | 14,950.6 | 13,009.4 | 13,620.4 | 14,841.2 | 14,442.6 |
Women | 30,884.4 | 26,563.8 | 29,767.5 | 31,152.9 | 27,971.8 |
24 years old and under | 473.1 | 578.9 | 848.7 | 868.2 | 637.3 |
25 to 44 years old | 14,449.2 | 12,339.1 | 13,757.5 | 14,592.2 | 13,424.4 |
45 to 54 years old | 15,055.4 | 12,560.7 | 12,796.9 | 14,091.9 | 13,156.0 |
55 years old and over | 15,857.3 | 14,094.5 | 15,984.8 | 16,441.7 | 15,196.6 |
Canada | 45,835.0 | 39,573.2 | 43,387.9 | 45,994.0 | 42,414.4 |
- 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 2.19 – Family caregiver benefit for adults
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑211 | Total of 2021‑221 | First half of 2022‑231 | Second half of 2022‑231 | Total of 2022‑231 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 216 | 184 | 166 | 196 | 90 | 98 | 188 |
Prince Edward Island | 77 | 87 | 86 | 73 | 36 | 45 | 81 |
Nova Scotia | 330 | 322 | 382 | 387 | 180 | 176 | 356 |
New Brunswick | 303 | 282 | 227 | 263 | 138 | 127 | 265 |
Quebec | 2,031 | 1,934 | 2,231 | 2,161 | 1,119 | 1,018 | 2,137 |
Ontario | 5,168 | 5,419C | 5,679 C | 5,867 C | 3,421 C | 3,121 C | 6,542 C |
Manitoba | 370 | 407 | 388 | 451 | 259 | 228 | 487 |
Saskatchewan | 254 | 304 | 300 | 340 | 169 | 154 | 323 |
Alberta | 1,062 | 1,031 | 1,046 | 1,159 | 666 | 620 | 1,286 |
British Columbia | 1,399 | 1,575 | 1,668 | 1,616 | 862 | 706 | 1,568 |
Territories | 31 | 47 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 39 |
Unknown* | 124 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Men | 3,593 | 3,725 | 3,890 | 4,103 | 2,302 | 2,218 | 4,520 |
Women | 7,772 | 7,867 | 8,318 | 8,438 | 4,659 | 4,093 | 8,752 |
24 years old and under | 180 | 229 | 367 | 259 | 150 | 126 | 276 |
25 to 34 years old | 1,180 | 1,292 | 1,509 | 1,649 | 902 | 862 | 1,764 |
35 to 44 years old | 2,106 | 2,128 | 2,238 | 2,351 | 1,373 | 1,219 | 2,592 |
45 to 54 years old | 3,584 | 3,521 | 3,340 | 3,586 | 2,010 | 1,718 | 3,728 |
55 to 64 years old | 3,636 | 3,682 | 3,916 | 3,964 | 2,110 | 1,992 | 4,102 |
65 years old and over | 679 | 740 | 838 | 732 | 416 | 394 | 810 |
Canada | 11,365 | 11,592 | 12,208 | 12,541 | 6,961 | 6,311 | 13,272 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for adults 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, 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑23P | Change (%) 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.0 | -3.0 |
Prince Edward Island | 10.9 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 10.5 | -5.2 |
Nova Scotia | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.1 | -5.0 |
New Brunswick | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.6R | 10.8 | -6.8 |
Quebec | 11.4 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.6 | -3.3 |
Ontario | 10.6 | 10.4C | 10.9C | 10.9 C,R | 10.2 C | -5.8 |
Manitoba | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | -9.0 |
Saskatchewan | 10.9 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 10.7 | -7.1 |
Alberta | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 10.7 | -1.7 |
British Columbia | 11.1 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 10.9 | -3.7 |
Territories | 11.8 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 11.7 | -5.2 |
Unknown* | 5.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Men | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.5 | -3.1 |
Women | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.5 | -5.7 |
24 years old and under | 9.8 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 11.3R | 9.9 | -11.8 |
25 to 34 years old | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 9.8 | -6.1 |
35 to 44 years old | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.0 | -5.4 |
45 to 54 years old | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.3 | -6.1 |
55 to 64 years old | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.1 | -2.9 |
65 years old and over | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.5 | -4.0 |
Canada | 10.7 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.5 | -4.9 |
- Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for adults was paid.
- C For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
- P Preliminary data.
- R Revised data.
- * 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑212 | First half of 2021‑222 | 2 months in fall 20212 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 431 | 417 | 455 | 535 | 545 | 474 | 498 | 503 |
Prince Edward Island | 434 | 424 | 525 | 532 | 539 | 431 | 481 | 518 |
Nova Scotia | 401 | 412 | 467 | 528 | 544 | 445 | 473 | 485 |
New Brunswick | 400 | 423 | 464 | 524 | 533 | 468 | 455 | 503 |
Quebec | 408 | 417 | 466 | 530 | 547 | 480 | 490 | 513 |
Ontario | 444 | 456C | 494C | 544C | 558 C | 512 C | 522 C | 538 C |
Manitoba | 431 | 449 | 484 | 533 | 544 | 492 | 487 | 504 |
Saskatchewan | 462 | 463 | 486 | 539 | 558 | 506 | 495 | 532 |
Alberta | 463 | 475 | 507 | 546 | 562 | 515 | 538 | 545 |
British Columbia | 435 | 457 | 492 | 539 | 557 | 517 | 515 | 539 |
Territories | 520 | 531 | 515 | 567 | 568 | 595 | 580 | 598 |
Unknown* | 450 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Men | 477 | 488 | 515 | 551 | 568 | 534 | 547 | 570 |
Women | 417 | 431 | 474 | 534 | 549 | 486 | 493 | 510 |
24 years old and under | 372 | 384 | 392 | 515 | 525 | 457 | 435 | 448 |
25 to 34 years old | 448 | 466 | 502 | 545 | 558 | 518 | 528 | 548 |
35 to 44 years old | 451 | 467 | 504 | 547 | 561 | 522 | 535 | 551 |
45 to 54 years old | 445 | 455 | 497 | 543 | 558 | 510 | 529 | 540 |
55 to 64 years old | 426 | 440 | 483 | 536 | 551 | 486 | 495 | 518 |
65 years old and over | 395 | 405 | 439 | 523 | 539 | 460 | 448 | 476 |
Canada | 436 | 449 | 488 | 539 | 555 | 501 | 512 | 531 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for family caregiver for adults was paid.
- 1 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for family caregiver for adults.
- 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, 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 991.6 | 783.7 | 1,088.0 | 1,346.7 | 1,125.2 |
Prince Edward Island | 333.9 | 421.7 | 446.2 | 455.6 | 419.6 |
Nova Scotia | 1,350.8 | 1,588.1 | 2,058.9 | 2,481.8 | 1,925.5 |
New Brunswick | 1,229.4 | 1,310.7 | 1,295.4 | 1,567.9 | 1,477.7 |
Quebec | 8,302.1 | 8,801.9 | 12,096.3 | 13,865.3 | 12,128.7 |
Ontario | 22,753.2 | 25,654.8C | 31,877.4C | 37,076.1 | 36,280.1 C |
Manitoba | 1,511.9 | 1,979.0 | 2,251.0 | 2,701.2 | 2,553.4 |
Saskatchewan | 1,177.9 | 1,586.7 | 1,788.6 | 2,007.8 | 1,857.1 |
Alberta | 4,820.0 | 5,599.0 | 6,330.8 | 7,586.7 | 7,463.0 |
British Columbia | 6,122.6 | 7,647.9 | 9,832.6 | 10,336.8 | 9,191.3 |
Territories | 163.2 | 295.8 | 224.3 | 178.3 | 276.4 |
Unknown* | 325.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Men | 16,344.9 | 19,098.4 | 23,445.0 | 26,391.0 | 27,221.9 |
Women | 32,737.1 | 36,570.9 | 45,844.5 | 53,213.1 | 47,476.2 |
24 years old and under | 647.1 | 740.2 | 1,724.4 | 1,692.0 | 1,177.6 |
25 to 34 years old | 5,013.7 | 5,831.3 | 8,196.6 | 9,889.9 | 9,395.7 |
35 to 44 years old | 8,939.4 | 10,236.5 | 12,218.4 | 14,777.1 | 14,245.6 |
45 to 54 years old | 15,901.3 | 17,264.8 | 19,364.6 | 22,933.2 | 21,025.2 |
55 to 64 years old | 15,775.8 | 18,022.9 | 22,901.0 | 25,448.7 | 24,119.8 |
65 years old and over | 2,804.7 | 3,573.7 | 4,884.4 | 4,863.3 | 4,734.1 |
Canada | 49,082.0 | 55,669.3 | 69,289.4 | 79,604.2 | 74,698.0 |
- 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 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for family caregiver for adults.
- C 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 2.20 – Family caregiver benefits for children
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑212 | Total of 2021‑222 | First half of 2022‑232 | Second half of 2022‑232 | Total of 2022‑232 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 63 | 72 | 71 | 56 | 31 | 16 | 47 |
Prince Edward Island | 33 | 25 | 44 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
Nova Scotia | 103 | 140 | 123 | 120 | 69 | 39 | 108 |
New Brunswick | 107 | 104 | 101 | 113 | 81 | 51 | 132 |
Quebec | 1,124 | 1,054 | 1,155 | 1,208 | 611 | 508 | 1,119 |
Ontario | 2,164 | 2,056C2 | 2,028C2 | 2,162C2 | 1,278 C2 | 1,054 C2 | 2,332 C2 |
Manitoba | 212 | 195 | 209 | 185 | 131 | 78 | 209 |
Saskatchewan | 233 | 180 | 209 | 228 | 135 | 98 | 233 |
Alberta | 888 | 798 | 791 | 773 | 489 | 400 | 889 |
British Columbia | 737 | 759 | 791C3 | 757C3 | X | X | 734 |
Territories | 20C1 | 20C1 | 791C3 | 757C3 | X | X | 22 |
Unknown* | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Men | 1,224 | 1,201 | 1,281 | 1,356 | 758 | 687 | 1,445 |
Women | 4,498 | 4,202 | 4,241 | 4,278 | 2,512 | 1,898 | 4,410 |
24 years old and under | 253 | 226 | 242 | 231 | 97 | 84 | 181 |
25 to 44 years old | 4,886 | 4,546 | 4,639 | 4,771 | 2,807 | 2,203 | 5,010 |
45 to 54 years old | 505 | 551 | 546 | 569 | 321 | 260 | 581 |
55 years old and over | 78 | 80 | 95 | 63 | 45 | 38 | 83 |
Canada | 5,722 | 5,403 | 5,522 | 5,634 | 3,270 | 2,586 | 5,855 |
- 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.
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑23P | Change (%) 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 22.8 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 17.7R | 14.9 | -15.8 |
Prince Edward Island | 19.1 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 14.7R | 14.3 | -3.0 |
Nova Scotia | 22.0 | 16.3 | 18.3 | 15.4R | 16.1 | +4.7 |
New Brunswick | 15.3 | 18.0 | 15.5 | 19.2R | 13.7 | -28.5 |
Quebec | 13.8 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 12.5 | -3.6 |
Ontario | 19.1 | 16.2C2 | 16.2C2 | 15.8C2 | 14.3C2 | -9.3 |
Manitoba | 17.1 | 14.5 | 16.9 | 17.1R | 13.4 | -21.6 |
Saskatchewan | 20.6 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.4 | -8.7 |
Alberta | 19.8 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 13.0 | -13.6 |
British Columbia | 17.8 | 15.6 | 14.5C3 | 15.1C3 | 13.4 | -11.2 |
Territories | 16.8C1 | 17.2C1 | 14.5C3 | 15.1C3 | 18.9 C1 | +24.8 |
Unknown* | 5.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Men | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | -7.7 |
Women | 18.3 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 14.1 | -9.6 |
24 years old and under | 16.4 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.4 | -4.8 |
25 to 44 years old | 16.6 | 14.9 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 13.0 | -8.8 |
45 to 54 years old | 18.7 | 18.3 | 19.3 | 19.7R | 18.2 | -7.7 |
55 years old and over | 20.5 | 21.8 | 19.7 | 20.4R | 15.0 | -26.3 |
Canada | 17.0 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 15.0R | 13.6 | -9.1 |
- 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.
- 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.
- P Preliminary data.
- R Revised data.
- * 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑213 | First half of 2021‑223 | 2 months in fall 20213 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 458 | 452 | 483 | 546 | 558 | 434 | 479 | 530 |
Prince Edward Island | 465 | 387 | 550 | 542 | 551 | 475 | 522 | 522 |
Nova Scotia | 430 | 429 | 469 | 543 | 556 | 452 | 498 | 506 |
New Brunswick | 443 | 429 | 498 | 548 | 548 | 464 | 467 | 493 |
Quebec | 448 | 457 | 494 | 549 | 555 | 517 | 536 | 545 |
Ontario | 460 | 467C2 | 511C2 | 554C2 | 565C2 | 518C2 | 544C2 | 553C2 |
Manitoba | 442 | 443 | 509 | 538 | 548 | 520 | 494 | 536 |
Saskatchewan | 463 | 449 | 506 | 552 | 558 | 539 | 541 | 551 |
Alberta | 470 | 480 | 520 | 548 | 564 | 523 | 555 | 551 |
British Columbia | 439 | 459 | 510 | 552 | 561 C3 | 524C3 | 533C3 | 556 |
Territories | 472C1 | 499C1 | 475C1 | 586C1 | 561 C3 | 524C3 | 533C3 | 608C1 |
Unknown* | 468 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Men | 491 | 500 | 526 | 560 | 571 | 546 | 572 | 582 |
Women | 446 | 452 | 500 | 547 | 557 | 505 | 524 | 536 |
24 years old and under | 369 | 382 | 425 | 526 | 524 | 499 | 436 | 435 |
25 to 44 years old | 460 | 467 | 510 | 552 | 562 | 521 | 543 | 554 |
45 to 54 years old | 457 | 462 | 520 | 548 | 565 | 507 | 527 | 542 |
55 years old and over | 449 | 435 | 467 | 548 | 541 | 481 | 505 | 515 |
Canada | 455 | 462 | 506 | 551 | 560 | 517 | 538 | 549 |
- 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.
- 2 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for family caregiver for children.
- 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 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 550.9 | 554.1 | 515.9 | 653.1 | 394.2 |
Prince Edward Island | 190.6 | 115.0 | 192.2 | 252.8 | 197.9 |
Nova Scotia | 741.4 | 990.4 | 980.7 | 1,033.8 | 823.0 |
New Brunswick | 648.8 | 708.3 | 751.2 | 975.8 | 906.9 |
Quebec | 6,510.0 | 6,724.9 | 7,161.2 | 9,170.2 | 7,512.1 |
Ontario | 14,893.3 | 14,104.3C2 | 16,636.2C2 | 18,363.8C2 | 17,279.2C2 |
Manitoba | 1,306.3 | 1,393.5 | 1,802.8 | 1,583.2 | 1,537.6 |
Saskatchewan | 1,719.2 | 1,031.4 | 1,504.9 | 1,478.7 | 1,506.6 |
Alberta | 5,766.2 | 5,715.7 | 6,153.3 | 6,016.3 | 5,771.6 |
British Columbia | 4,327.6 | 4,820.7 | 5,341.2 | 5,735.7 | 5,006.7 |
Territories | 157.3C1 | 120.8C1 | 180.4C1 | 163.5C1 | 226.0C1 |
Unknown* | 96.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Men | 8,124.1 | 8,036.3 | 9,302.0 | 10,549.0 | 10,317.4 |
Women | 28,784.2 | 28,242.7 | 31,918.0 | 34,877.9 | 30,844.4 |
24 years old and under | 1,242.9 | 1,168.8 | 1,426.1 | 1,578.2 | 963.9 |
25 to 44 years old | 30,968.7 | 30,061.8 | 33,250.0 | 36,660.8 | 33,844.9 |
45 to 54 years old | 4,032.3 | 4,395.3 | 5,644.8 | 6,357.2 | 5,749.2 |
55 years old and over | 664.5 | 653.2 | 899.2 | 830.7 | 603.7 |
Canada | 36,908.3 | 36,279.1 | 41,220.0 | 45,426.9 | 41,161.7 |
- 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.
- 2 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for family caregiver for children.
- C1 For confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
- C2 For confidentiality purposes, claims for which the region was unknown have been combined with Ontario.
- * For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.21 – Work-Sharing benefits
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑211 | Total of 2021‑221 | First half of 2022‑231 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑231 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 0C | 47C | 498 | 24C | X | X | 15 |
Prince Edward Island | 0C | 47C | 121 | 24C | X | X | 40 |
Nova Scotia | 15 | 70 | 2,029 | 96 | X | X | 39C |
New Brunswick | 11 | 70 | 1,253 | 119 | X | X | 39C |
Quebec | 1,001 | 2,385 | 19,666 | 3,816 | 1,146 | 2,520 | 3,666 |
Ontario | 1,339 | 3,969 | 29,381 | 8,285 | 1,691 | 2,209 | 3,900 |
Manitoba | 539 | 1,729 | 6,733 | 411 | 53 | 1,301 | 1,354 |
Saskatchewan | 212 | 642 | 1,742 | 250 | 24 | 15 | 39 |
Alberta | 600 | 1,089 | 11,770 | 788 | 126 | 208 | 334 |
British Columbia | 98 | 1,045 | 9,758 | 1,289 | 161 | 411 | 572 |
Yukon | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Men | 2,721 | 8,528 | 52,895 | 10,277 | 2,002 | 4,530 | 6,532 |
Women | 1,094 | 2,518 | 30,096 | 4,801 | 1,220 | 2,207 | 3,427 |
24 years old and under | 235 | 748 | 4,272 | 1,102 | 287 | 444 | 731 |
25 to 44 years old | 1,409 | 4,644 | 36,683 | 5,708 | 1,184 | 2,335 | 3,519 |
45 to 54 years old | 1,080 | 2,809 | 21,295 | 3,861 | 738 | 1,701 | 2,439 |
55 years old and over | 1,091 | 2,845 | 20,741 | 4,407 | 1,013 | 2,257 | 3,270 |
Canada | 3,815 | 11,046 | 82,991 | 15,078 | 3,222 | 6,737 | 9,959 |
- Note: Includes 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.
- C For confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑23P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 24.8C | 13.0C | 10.3 | 20.2R | 21.9 |
Prince Edward Island | 24.8C | 13.0C | 9.8 | 48.1 | 5.5 |
Nova Scotia | 15.2 | 19.0 | 9.7 | 29.4R | 31.2 |
New Brunswick | 17.0 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 23.7R | 21.1 |
Quebec | 15.8 | 16.2 | 11.5 | 19.7R | 24.7 |
Ontario | 13.4 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 23.5R | 25.8 |
Manitoba | 14.5 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 19.3 | 16.1 |
Saskatchewan | 20.9 | 19.0 | 14.5 | 30.0 | 24.9 |
Alberta | 18.5 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 28.8R | 39.4 |
British Columbia | 15.3 | 14.9 | 11.9 | 26.52,C,R | 30.42,C |
Yukon | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 26.52,C,R | 30.42,C |
Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 16.4 | 26.52,C,R | 30.42,C |
Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 26.52,C,R | 30.42,C |
Men | 15.0 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 22.7 | 25.2 |
Women | 17.0 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 25.0 | 26.4 |
24 years old and under | 12.7 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 18.5 | 18.0 |
25 to 44 years old | 15.1 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 22.1 | 23.6 |
45 to 54 years old | 15.7 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 25.0 | 27.2 |
55 years old and over | 16.5 | 15.2 | 12.1 | 25.2R | 28.0 |
Canada | 15.5 | 14.4 | 11.8 | 23.5 | 25.6 |
- Notes: 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.
- 2 There was no new claims for Work-Sharing benefits established in the territories in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23. However, there were a few claims completed in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23, but the number is too low to present the average duration for the Territories alone. Consequently, claims have been combined with British Columbia.
- C For confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces and territories have been combined.
- P Preliminary data.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑212 | First half of 2021‑222 | 2 months in fall 20212 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | n/a | 233C | 131 | 207 | X | X | X | 185 |
Prince Edward Island | n/a | 233C | 123 | 211 | X | X | X | 150 |
Nova Scotia | 183 | 132 | 122 | 148 | 129 | 102 | 133 | 124C |
New Brunswick | 109 | 114 | 110 | 121 | 137 | 106 | 137 | 124C |
Quebec | 127 | 136 | 120 | 144 | 137 | 176 | 140 | 139 |
Ontario | 105 | 127 | 136 | 148 | 142 | 127 | 140 | 137 |
Manitoba | 110 | 149 | 115 | 132 | 180 | 132 | 115 | 77 |
Saskatchewan | 151 | 152 | 153 | 157 | 134 | 176 | 207 | 142 |
Alberta | 135 | 159 | 137 | 148 | 163 | 164 | 194 | 138 |
British Columbia | 167 | 142 | 128 | 150 | 136 | 147 | 179 | 152 |
Yukon | n/a | n/a | X | X | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Northwest Territories | n/a | n/a | X | X | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Nunavut | n/a | n/a | X | X | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Men | 129 | 143 | 132 | 143 | 145 | 153 | 163 | 134 |
Women | 99 | 124 | 126 | 148 | 135 | 117 | 139 | 123 |
24 years old and under | 120 | 134 | 115 | 143 | 150 | 129 | 134 | 119 |
25 to 44 years old | 124 | 139 | 129 | 142 | 142 | 146 | 159 | 132 |
45 to 54 years old | 119 | 140 | 131 | 145 | 139 | 138 | 158 | 129 |
55 years old and over | 118 | 138 | 133 | 150 | 141 | 144 | 155 | 132 |
Canada | 121 | 139 | 130 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 155 | 130 |
- 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.
- 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 some provinces 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.0C | 0.1C | 1.3C | 0.4C | 0.1 |
Prince Edward Island | 0.0C | 0.1C | 1.3C | 0.4C | 0.03 |
Nova Scotia | 0.03 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
New Brunswick | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Quebec | 1.8 | 4.2 | 36.1 | 22.2 | 8.7 |
Ontario | 1.5 | 5.4 | 68.3 | 40.6 | 15.0 |
Manitoba | 0.5 | 2.7 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
Saskatchewan | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
Alberta | 1.1 | 1.4 | 32.9 | 9.6 | 1.4 |
British Columbia | 0.3 | 1.0 | 21.8 | 7.2 | 3.1 |
Yukon | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1C | 0.01 | 0.0C |
Northwest Territories | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1C | 0.01 | 0.0C |
Nunavut | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1C | 0.01 | 0.0C |
Men | 4.3 | 12.8 | 117.8 | 56.7 | 20.3 |
Women | 1.5 | 3.7 | 65.6 | 32.0 | 10.3 |
24 years old and under | 0.3 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 1.5 |
25 to 44 years old | 2.1 | 6.3 | 76.7 | 30.1 | 10.0 |
45 to 54 years old | 1.7 | 4.5 | 48.7 | 25.2 | 8.1 |
55 years old and over | 1.7 | 4.7 | 50.5 | 29.8R | 11.0 |
Canada | 5.7 | 16.5 | 183.5 | 88.8 | 30.6 |
- Notes: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. 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.
- C For confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces and territories have been combined.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.22 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry)
Industry | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑213 | Total of 2021‑223 | First half of 2022‑233 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑233 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goods-producing industries | 3,461 | 9,347 | 43,142 | 12,161 | 2,604 | 6,054 | 8,658 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 13C | 107C | 445 | 82 | X | X | 58C |
Mining and oil and gas extraction | 13C | 107C | 658 | 24 | X | X | 58C |
Utilities | 0 | 107C | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Construction | 190 | 215 | 1,761 | 192 | 50 | 140 | 190 |
Manufacturing | 3,258 | 9,025 | 40,246 | 11,863 | 2,546 | 5,864 | 8,410 |
Services-producing industries | 352 | 1,642 | 37,959 | 2,550 | 584 | 608 | 1,192 |
Wholesale trade | 63 | 581 | 10,321 | 655 | 219 | 122 | 341 |
Retail trade | 30 | 130 | 2,690 | 398 | 35 | 69 | 104 |
Transportation and warehousing | 20C | 79 | 2,115 | 359 | 28C | 41C | 69C |
Finance and insurance | 20C | 19 | 596 | 17 | 28C | 41C | 69C |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 67C | 65 | 2,011 | 56 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 67C | 311 | 8,474 | 261 | 157 | 137 | 294 |
Business, building and support services1 | 73 | 175 | 4,925 | 257 | 67 | 124 | 191 |
Educational services | 23C | 17 | 768 | 29 | 14C | 17C | 31C |
Health care and social assistance | 23C | 36 | 724 | 63 | 14C | 17C | 31C |
Information, culture and recreation2 | 45 | 96 | 2,016 | 96 | 43C | 38C | 81C |
Accommodation and food services | 28C | 43 | 955 | 142 | 43C | 38C | 81C |
Other services (except public administration) | 28C | 78 | 2,165 | 211 | 21C | 42C | 63C |
Public administration | X | 12 | 199 | 373C | 21C | 42C | 63C |
Unclassified4 | X | 57 | 1,890 | 373C | 34 | 75 | 109 |
Canada | 3,815 | 11,046 | 82,991 | 15,078 | 3,222 | 6,737 | 9,959 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.
- 1 This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 2 This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 3 EI temporary measures affecting the eligibility for benefits were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
- 4 For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
- C For confidentiality purposes, data for some industries have been combined.
- 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.
Industry | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑23P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goods-producing industries | 14.6 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 21.0R | 23.5 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 27.5C | 6.8 | 10.0 | 25.8R | 25.7 |
Mining and oil and gas extraction | 27.5C | 10.9 | 14.0C | 27.6R | 63.2C |
Utilities | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0C | 60.5 | 63.2C |
Construction | 13.3 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 24.6R | 31.3 |
Manufacturing | 14.7 | 14.4 | 11.6 | 20.7R | 23.2 |
Services-producing industries | 21.3 | 14.5 | 12.0 | 27.9 | 34.7 |
Wholesale trade | 18.6 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 26.6R | 26.9 |
Retail trade | 16.7 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 22.9R | 38.0 |
Transportation and warehousing | 31.3C | 15.5C | 10.9 | 27.7R | 39.5 |
Finance and insurance | 31.3C | 15.5C | 9.6 | 31.6R | 51.5 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 25.0C | 16.1C | 10.4 | 35.2R | 24.4 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 25.0C | 16.1C | 12.5 | 26.2 | 38.8 |
Business, building and support services2 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 13.1 | 31.1R | 34.1 |
Educational services | 24.7C | 17.4C | 12.7 | 25.0R | 37.2 |
Health care and social assistance | 24.7C | 17.4C | 12.4 | 25.4R | 39.8 |
Information, culture and recreation3 | 24.3 | 19.7 | 13.1 | 36.9R | 53.9 |
Accommodation and food services | 27.8C,R | 12.3 | 11.2 | 23.4 | 28.2 |
Other services (except public administration) | 27.8C,R | 15.9C | 12.8 | 29.7 | 33.5 |
Public administration | X | 15.9C | 12.2 | 18.0 | 28.0 |
Unclassified4 | X | 15.9C | 11.2 | 27.1R | 33.9 |
Canada | 15.5 | 14.4 | 11.8 | 23.5 | 25.6 |
- Note: 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.
- 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.
- C For confidentiality purposes, data for some industries have been combined.
- P Preliminary data.
- R Revised data.
- 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.
Industry | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑215 | First half of 2021‑225 | 2 months in fall 20215 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goods-producing industries | 119 | 138 | 133 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 164 | 127 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 180C | 207C | 117 | 174 | 111 | X | X | 196C |
Mining and oil and gas extraction | 180C | 207C | 198 | 143 | 173 | 144 | 0 | 196C |
Utilities | 0 | 207C | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Construction | 130 | 173 | 149 | 156 | 155 | 172 | 195 | 141 |
Manufacturing | 119 | 136 | 132 | 142 | 141 | 139 | 163 | 126 |
Services-producing industries | 133 | 143 | 125 | 148 | 144 | 146 | 133 | 153 |
Wholesale trade | 145 | 138 | 114 | 142 | 117 | 129 | 121 | 125 |
Retail trade | 106 | 139 | 122 | 155 | 129 | 166 | 128 | 145 |
Transportation and warehousing | 91C | 126 | 118 | 127 | 186 | 231 | 180 | 165C |
Finance and insurance | 91C | 122 | 129 | 154 | X | X | X | 165C |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 140C | 160 | 149 | 172 | X | 103 | 126 | 234 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 140C | 156 | 128 | 150 | 150 | 167 | 170 | 174 |
Business, building and support services2 | 156 | 146 | 131 | 144 | 135 | 110 | 131 | 145 |
Educational services | 145C | 195 | 177 | 191 | 191 | X | X | 154C |
Health care and social assistance | 145C | 140 | 140 | 135 | 153 | X | X | 154C |
Information, culture and recreation3 | 118 | 145 | 123 | 166 | 102 | 238 | 178 | 171C |
Accommodation and food services | 111C | 111 | 121 | 166 | 160 | 123 | 131 | 171C |
Other services (except public administration) | 111C | 136 | 119 | 137 | 141 | X | X | 177C |
Public administration | X | 152 | 141 | 164 | 134C,R | 189C,R | 158C,R | 177C |
Unclassified4 | X | 211 | 147 | 165 | 134C,R | 189C,R | 158C,R | 167 |
Canada | 121 | 139 | 130 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 155 | 130 |
- 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.
- 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.
- 5 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 some industries have been combined.
- R Revised data.
- 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.
Industry | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goods-producing industries | 4.9 | 14.9 | 97.3 | 59.2 | 23.3 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.01C | 0.2C | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Mining and oil and gas extraction | 0.01C | 0.2C | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.03 |
Utilities | 0.0 | 0.2C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Construction | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
Manufacturing | 4.6 | 14.3 | 88.2 | 56.4 | 22.5 |
Services-producing industries | 0.8 | 1.6 | 81.7 | 28.1 | 7.0 |
Wholesale trade | 0.2 | 0.5 | 18.9 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
Retail trade | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
Transportation and warehousing | 0.05C | 0.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
Finance and insurance | 0.05C | 0.01 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.2C | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 0.2C | 0.4 | 17.9 | 3.5 | 1.2 |
Business, building and support services2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
Educational services | 0.05C | 0.05 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
Health care and social assistance | 0.05C | 0.02 | 1.6 | 0.6R | 0.1 |
Information, culture and recreation3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
Accommodation and food services | 0.1C | 0.05 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
Other services (except public administration) | 0.1C | 0.04R | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
Public administration | 0.1C | 0.01 | 0.4 | 1.5C | 0.01 |
Unclassified4 | 0.1C | 0.04 | 4.5 | 1.5C | 0.3 |
Canada | 5.7 | 16.5 | 183.5 | 88.8 | 30.6 |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least 1 $ of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.
- 1 Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with Work-Sharing benefits.
- 2 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, s and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 4 For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
- C For confidentiality purposes, data for some industries have been combined.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.23 – Family Supplement
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑212 | 2021‑222 | 2022‑232 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,320 | 1,970 | 2,700 | 1,700 | 1,610 |
Prince Edward Island | 780 | 770 | 700 | 470 | 380 |
Nova Scotia | 4,400 | 3,970 | 5,000 | 3,170 | 2,210 |
New Brunswick | 3,890 | 3,500 | 3,850 | 2,200 | 2,080 |
Quebec | 16,900 | 15,640 | 21,860 | 11,590 | 9,140 |
Ontario | 23,470 | 20,580 | 33,330 | 14,320 | 15,170 |
Manitoba | 3,880 | 3,790 | 4,610 | 3,310 | 3,450 |
Saskatchewan | 3,270 | 3,130 | 3,910 | 2,580 | 2,610 |
Alberta | 6,110 | 6,360 | 10,380 | 5,210 | 5,150 |
British Columbia | 7,710 | 6,130 | 8,420 | 4,710 | 4,120 |
Yukon | 80C | 70C | 60 | 100C | 50C |
Northwest Territories | 80C | 70C | 110 | 100C | 50C |
Nunavut | 90 | 70C | 140 | 110 | 60 |
Men | 14,930 | 12,650 | 15,970 | 9,040 | 8,040 |
Women | 57,970 | 53,260 | 79,100 | 40,430 | 37,990 |
24 years old and under | 9,010 | 7,430 | 9,990 | 6,390 | 5,520 |
25 to 44 years old | 52,600 | 48,470 | 69,200 | 35,480 | 33,050 |
45 to 54 years old | 9,880 | 8,500 | 13,700 | 6,470 | 6,190 |
55 years old and over | 1,410 | 1,510 | 2,180 | 1,130 | 1,270 |
Canada | 72,900 | 65,910 | 95,070 | 49,470 | 46,030 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
- 1 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in 2020‑21, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
- 2 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 some territories 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑212 | 2021‑222 | 2022‑232 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
Prince Edward Island | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
Nova Scotia | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
New Brunswick | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
Quebec | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
Ontario | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
Manitoba | 6.1 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
Saskatchewan | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
Alberta | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
British Columbia | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
Yukon | 1.7C | 1.3C | 1.9 | 2.0C | 1.2C |
Northwest Territories | 1.7C | 1.3C | 3.8 | 2.0C | 1.2C |
Nunavut | 6.1 | 1.3C | 7.1 | 7.0 | 4.4 |
Men | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Women | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
24 years old and under | 5.3 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
25 to 44 years old | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
45 to 54 years old | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
55 years old and over | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Canada | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
- 1 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in 2020‑21, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
- 2 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 some territories 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑212 | First half of 2021‑222 | 2 months in fall 20212 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 44 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 36 |
Prince Edward Island | 39 | 34 | 27 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 37 |
Nova Scotia | 44 | 45 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 33 | 44 | 41 |
New Brunswick | 43 | 41 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Quebec | 43 | 44 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 44 |
Ontario | 43 | 43 | 45 | 37 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 43 |
Manitoba | 54 | 56 | 55 | 42 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 51 |
Saskatchewan | 51 | 50 | 54 | 45 | 51 | 47 | 53 | 57 |
Alberta | 44 | 45 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 41 | 42 | 48 |
British Columbia | 42 | 41 | 50 | 36 | 39 | 47C,R | 42 | 42 |
Yukon | 44C | 38C | 59C | 39 | 47C | 47C,R | 18C | 45C |
Northwest Territories | 44C | 38C | 59C | 29 | 47C | 47C,R | 18C | 45C |
Nunavut | 44C | 38C | 59C | 37 | 54 | 47C,R | 18C | 59 |
Men | 49 | 48 | 46 | 40 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 53 |
Women | 43 | 44 | 47 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 43 |
24 years old and under | 38 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
25 to 44 years old | 47 | 47 | 52 | 40 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 47 |
45 to 54 years old | 37 | 38 | 46 | 35 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 40 |
55 years old and over | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
Canada | 44 | 45 | 47 | 38 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 45 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
- 1 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in 2020‑21, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
- 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 some territories have been combined.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | First half of 2020‑21 | Second half of 2020‑213 | First half of 2021‑223 | 2 months in fall 20213 | Last 4 months of 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 339 | 360 | 414 | 537 | 525 | 433 | 344 | 389 |
Prince Edward Island | 357 | 361 | 348 | 531 | 524 | 414 | 330 | 379 |
Nova Scotia | 342 | 352 | 332 | 534 | 532 | 376 | 349 | 360 |
New Brunswick | 353 | 362 | 370 | 533 | 524 | 399 | 341 | 405 |
Quebec | 376 | 390 | 411 | 538 | 537 | 430 | 404 | 438 |
Ontario | 368 | 372 | 371 | 533 | 522 | 392 | 396 | 399 |
Manitoba | 374 | 371 | 375 | 540 | 534 | 427 | 386 | 410 |
Saskatchewan | 378 | 382 | 394 | 542 | 536 | 444R | 404 | 410 |
Alberta | 383 | 395 | 405 | 535 | 530 | 442 | 408 | 402 |
British Columbia | 369 | 380 | 386 | 534 | 524 | 418C | 392 | 414 |
Yukon | 365C | 451C | 404C | 534 | 500C | 418C | 465C | 372C |
Northwest Territories | 365C | 451C | 404C | 541 | 500C | 418C | 465C | 372C |
Nunavut | 365C | 451C | 404C | 532 | 529 | 418C | 465C | 394 |
Men | 416 | 427 | 417 | 539 | 539 | 464 | 451 | 477 |
Women | 356 | 366 | 375 | 535 | 527 | 400 | 373 | 393 |
24 years old and under | 324 | 332 | 348 | 526 | 505 | 387 | 347 | 349 |
25 to 44 years old | 375 | 384 | 390 | 537 | 532 | 416 | 392 | 413 |
45 to 54 years old | 373 | 383 | 424 | 533 | 532 | 435 | 413 | 426 |
55 years old and over | 376 | 373 | 365 | 531 | 533 | 465 | 411 | 440 |
Canada | 369 | 378 | 378 | 535 | 529 | 415 | 390 | 408 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.
- 1 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in 2020‑21, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
- 2 Averages include all claims which provided Family Supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance 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.
- C For confidentiality purposes, data for some territories have been combined.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Province or territory | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
Prince Edward Island | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Nova Scotia | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 2.6 |
New Brunswick | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.1 |
Quebec | 13.3 | 12.9 | 20.5 | 25.8 | 7.1 |
Ontario | 25.3 | 21.8 | 38.2 | 38.9 | 12.5 |
Manitoba | 5.4 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 4.0 |
Saskatchewan | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 3.6 |
Alberta | 6.4 | 6.9 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 5.4 |
British Columbia | 7.3 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 3.7 |
Yukon | 0.2C | 0.1C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1C |
Northwest Territories | 0.2C | 0.1C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1C |
Nunavut | 0.2C | 0.1C | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1C |
Men | 14.7 | 12.7 | 18.0 | 20.1 | 7.9 |
Women | 62.3 | 57.4 | 90.6 | 102.8 | 35.8 |
24 years old and under | 10.0 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 5.4 |
25 to 44 years old | 58.3 | 53.6 | 82.3 | 92.9 | 32.6 |
45 to 54 years old | 7.7 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 17.2 | 4.8 |
55 years old and over | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
Canada | 77.0 | 70.1 | 108.6 | 123.0 | 43.7 |
- 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 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 exclude family caregiver benefits for adults and children due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources. Starting in 2020‑21, data on family caregiver benefits for adults and children are included.
- C For confidentiality purposes, data for the territories have been combined.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.24 – Working while on claim
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑23P | Change (%) 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 43,950 | 38,590 | 35,200 | 52,260R | 40,570 | -22.4 |
Prince Edward Island | 8,550 | 7,110 | 6,510 | 11,380 R | 9,060 | -20.4 |
Nova Scotia | 35,050 | 31,910 | 27,630 | 53,890 R | 35,880 | -33.4 |
New Brunswick | 40,000 | 37,590 | 36,270 | 57,050 R | 43,990 | -22.9 |
Quebec | 226,580 | 203,950 | 236,520 | 376,570 R | 227,490 | -39.6 |
Ontario | 154,010 | 148,790 | 177,810 | 470,810 R | 184,830 | -60.7 |
Manitoba | 19,030 | 16,700 | 19,440 | 41,320 R | 20,610 | -50.1 |
Saskatchewan | 18,820 | 16,490 | 16,430 | 30,660 R | 17,220 | -43.8 |
Alberta | 64,230 | 55,140 | 68,340 | 151,570 R | 60,920 | -59.8 |
British Columbia | 60,340 | 55,960 | 67,680 | 146,120 R | 68,160 | -53.4 |
Yukon | 690 | 780 | 570 | 1,160 R | 550 | -52.6 |
Northwest Territories | 790 | 680 | 390 | 780 | 530 | -32.1 |
Nunavut | 450 | 380 | 160 | 440 | 240 | -45.5 |
Men | 399,300 | 356,280 | 421,990 | 690,740 R | 386,030 | -44.1 |
Women | 273,190 | 257,790 | 270,960 | 703,270 R | 324,020 | -53.9 |
24 years old and under | 60,890 | 53,120 | 78,600 | 224,490 R | 72,150 | -67.9 |
25 to 44 years old | 319,920 | 288,360 | 332,580 | 627,100 R | 327,910 | -47.7 |
45 to 54 years old | 169,330 | 154,910 | 157,190 | 285,560 R | 160,860 | -43.7 |
55 years old and over | 122,350 | 117,680 | 124,580 | 256,860 R | 149,130 | -41.9 |
Canada | 672,490 | 614,070 | 692,950 | 1,394,010 R | 710,050 | -49.1 |
- Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefit was paid. Includes only claims with at least $1 of employment income earned from working while on claim while claiming EI regular benefits. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
- R Revised data.
- p Preliminary data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑23P | Change (%) 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 17.1 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 17.8 R | 17.0 | -4.8 |
Prince Edward Island | 13.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 14.5 R | 12.1 | -16.6 |
Nova Scotia | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 15.1 R | 14.1 | -7.0 |
New Brunswick | 16.0 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 17.8 R | 15.7 | -12.0 |
Quebec | 12.9 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 14.0 R | 13.2 | -5.9 |
Ontario | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 11.6 R | 8.5 | -26.2 |
Manitoba | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 6.5 | -39.6 |
Saskatchewan | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 11.6 R | 7.5 | -35.5 |
Alberta | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 12.0 R | 7.7 | -35.5 |
British Columbia | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 13.4 R | 7.8 | -41.6 |
Yukon | 7.9 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 10.3 R | 4.3 | -57.9 |
Northwest Territories | 5.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.8 | -7.7 |
Nunavut | 6.8 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | +52.8 |
Men | 11.3 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 12.5 R | 11.8 | -5.0 |
Women | 10.5 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 13.7 R | 10.1 | -26.4 |
24 years old and under | 8.8 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 10.2 R | 7.9 | -22.1 |
25 to 44 years old | 10.2 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 12.2 R | 10.2 | -16.7 |
45 to 54 years old | 12.4 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 15.0 R | 12.4 | -17.2 |
55 years old and over | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 15.5 R | 12.9 | -16.9 |
Canada | 11.0 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 13.1R | 11.0 | -15.6 |
- Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes only weeks with at least $1 of employment income earned from working while on claim while claiming EI regular benefits. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
- R Revised data.
- p Preliminary data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑23P | Change (%) 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,070 | 1,060 | 1,074 | 981 | 1,106 | +12.7 |
Prince Edward Island | 726 | 737 | 751 | 677 | 749 | +10.5 |
Nova Scotia | 832 | 808 | 878 | 711 | 887 | +24.8 |
New Brunswick | 819 | 853 | 883 | 763 R | 872 | +14.3 |
Quebec | 811 | 824 | 904 | 740 R | 941 | +27.1 |
Ontario | 675 | 700 | 740 | 525 R | 715 | +36.2 |
Manitoba | 613 | 612 | 621 | 471 R | 613 | +30.1 |
Saskatchewan | 819 | 727 | 774 | 622 R | 725 | +16.5 |
Alberta | 906 | 855 | 852 | 647 R | 824 | +27.4 |
British Columbia | 756 | 765 | 808 | 588 R | 776 | +32.0 |
Yukon | 723 | 730 | 765 | 633 R | 749 | +18.3 |
Northwest Territories | 875 | 856 | 824 | 794 | 737 | -7.1 |
Nunavut | 821 | 611 | 732 | 707 | 722 | +2.1 |
Men | 973 | 978 | 1,003 | 831 R | 1,064 | +28.0 |
Women | 536 | 548 | 580 | 450 R | 575 | +27.7 |
24 years old and under | 621 | 629 | 646 | 403 | 599 | +49.3 |
25 to 44 years old | 804 | 802 | 859 | 639 R | 857 | +30.1 |
45 to 54 years old | 849 | 846 | 903 | 733 R | 907 | +23.8 |
55 years old and over | 787 | 799 | 841 | 694 R | 852 | +22.7 |
Canada | 796 | 797 | 847 | 639R | 841 | +31.6 |
- Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes employment income only (all amounts paid in Employment Insurance benefits are excluded from the calculation). Only weeks with at least $1 of employment income earned from working while on claim while claiming EI regular benefits are taken into account in the calculation. Based on completed claims which include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
- R Revised data.
- p Preliminary data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22R | 2022‑23P | Change (p.p.) 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 60.9 | 60.5 | 59.8 | 62.6 R | 58.9 | -3.7 |
Prince Edward Island | 51.3 | 47.8 | 47.6 | 55.9 R | 49.4 | -6.5 |
Nova Scotia | 54.7 | 52.9 | 52.5 | 57.3 R | 52.2 | -5.2 |
New Brunswick | 57.3 | 57.2 | 58.8 | 58.9 R | 55.5 | -3.3 |
Quebec | 56.9 | 56.0 | 61.9 | 54.0 R | 51.8 | -2.2 |
Ontario | 41.8 | 42.1 | 47.2 | 50.4 R | 42.8 | -7.5 |
Manitoba | 44.1 | 40.8 | 46.3 | 49.8 R | 41.4 | -8.4 |
Saskatchewan | 46.0 | 42.2 | 43.6 | 46.4 R | 41.2 | -5.2 |
Alberta | 46.4 | 44.7 | 45.8 | 48.7 R | 40.6 | -8.1 |
British Columbia | 48.5 | 46.6 | 50.6 | 51.2 R | 45.1 | -6.0 |
Yukon | 42.6 | 45.9 | 35.1 | 40.6 R | 34.2 | -6.4 |
Northwest Territories | 45.4 | 41.7 | 31.0 | 32.1 R | 31.5 | -0.6 |
Nunavut | 44.1 | 44.7 | 23.9 | 30.1 R | 25.0 | -5.1 |
Men | 48.9 | 47.2 | 51.7 | 47.4 R | 43.8 | -3.6 |
Women | 52.1 | 52.2 | 56.1 | 57.5 R | 52.2 | -5.4 |
24 years old and under | 50.2 | 49.0 | 52.6 | 55.7 R | 46.2 | -9.5 |
25 to 44 years old | 54.4 | 53.0 | 57.6 | 54.7 R | 49.5 | -5.2 |
45 to 54 years old | 57.5 | 57.2 | 61.7 | 59.3 R | 56.4 | -2.9 |
55 years old and over | 36.4 | 36.1 | 39.6 | 39.6 R | 37.3 | -2.3 |
Canada | 50.2 | 49.1 | 53.2 | 52.0R | 47.2 | -4.8 |
- 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.
- R Revised data.
- p Preliminary data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.25 – Regular benefits for apprentices
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Total of 2020‑211 | Total of 2021‑221 | First half of 2022‑231 | Second half of 2022‑23 | Total of 2022‑231 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,120 | 940 | 480 | 730 | 260 | 640 | 900 |
Prince Edward Island | 340 | 350 | 120 | 220 | 70 | 190 | 260 |
Nova Scotia | 1,680 | 1,470 | 1,060 | 1,090 | 460 | 820 | 1,280 |
New Brunswick | 1,480 | 1,500 | 1,080 | 1,310 | 380 | 950 | 1,330 |
Quebec* | 110 | 60 | 140 | 180 | X | X | 110 |
Ontario | 14,850 | 14,700 | 9,550 | 13,930 | 5,130 | 11,390 | 16,520 |
Manitoba | 3,110 | 2,710 | 2,160 | 2,350 | 850 | 1,590 | 2,440 |
Saskatchewan | 2,950 | 2,500 | 1,490 | 2,140 | 700 | 1,730 | 2,430 |
Alberta | 13,720 | 13,270 | 7,950 | 10,970 | 3,880 | 7,830 | 11,710 |
British Columbia | 10,620 | 9,500 | 7,540 | 8,830 | 3,780 | 5,810 | 9,590 |
Territories | 240 | 180 | 130 | 250 | X | X | 150 |
Men | 47,990 | 44,680 | 29,860 | 39,660 | 14,800 | 29,300 | 44,100 |
Women | 2,230 | 2,500 | 1,840 | 2,340 | 760 | 1,860 | 2,620 |
24 years old and under | 22,140 | 20,910 | 13,550 | 17,800 | 6,310 | 13,790 | 20,100 |
25 to 44 years old | 26,580 | 24,920 | 17,260 | 22,770 | 8,740 | 16,410 | 25,150 |
45 years old and over | 1,500 | 1,350 | 890 | 1,430 | 510 | 960 | 1,470 |
Canada | 50,220 | 47,180 | 31,700 | 42,000 | 15,560 | 31,160 | 46,720 |
- Note: Includes 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.
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in 2020‑21 | Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2020‑212 | Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2021‑222, R | Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2021‑22R | Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑233,P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.6 |
Prince Edward Island | 9.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 7.1R | 8.2 |
Nova Scotia | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 6.7R | 7.6 |
New Brunswick | 7.5 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 8.1 |
Quebec | 12.4 | 10.7 | X | X | 16.3 | 9.0 | 8.1 |
Ontario | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 7.8R | 8.7 |
Manitoba | 9.8 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 8.3R | 9.0 |
Saskatchewan | 8.8 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 6.5R | 8.2 |
Alberta | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 7.7R | 8.9 |
British Columbia | 8.7 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 7.1 | 8.4 |
Territories | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 10.1R | 10.8 |
Men | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 7.6R | 8.6 |
Women | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 8.7 |
24 years old and under | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 7.5R | 8.6 |
25 to 44 years old | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 7.7R | 8.7 |
45 years old and over | 8.3 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 7.6R | 8.6 |
Canada | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 7.6R | 8.6 |
- Note: Includes 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.
- 2 EI 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.
- 3 The average duration of claims completed in 2022‑23 only accounts for claims that were established on or after September 26, 2021. Claims that were established before September 26, 2021 were mostly completed in 2020‑21 and 2021‑22, and those that were completed in 2022‑23 have a high duration.
- P Preliminary data.
- R Revised data.
- 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Second half of 2020‑212 | First half of 2021‑222 | 2 months in fall 20212 | Last 4 months of 2021‑222 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 499 | 517 | 552 | 556 | 528 | 539 | 564 |
Prince Edward Island | 429 | 430 | 529 | 491 | 458 | 429 | 505 |
Nova Scotia | 466 | 473 | 512 | 528 | 499 | 537 | 528 |
New Brunswick | 455 | 467 | 515 | 520 | 520 | 490 | 525 |
Quebec | 494 | 434 | 513 | 494 | 451 | 545 | 516 |
Ontario | 495 | 510 | 546 | 563 | 549 | 574 | 585 |
Manitoba | 502 | 512 | 549 | 551 | 544 | 563 | 548 |
Saskatchewan | 515 | 517 | 557 | 556 | 559 | 583 | 575 |
Alberta | 523 | 532 | 561 | 573 | 572 | 581 | 595 |
British Columbia | 492 | 507 | 543 | 556 | 537 | 556 | 572 |
Territories | 543 | 551 | 553 | 595 | 557 | 577 | 610 |
Men | 503 | 515 | 549 | 561 | 552 | 569 | 581 |
Women | 476 | 492 | 525 | 540 | 507 | 526 | 543 |
24 years old and under | 486 | 497 | 540 | 548R | 532 | 540 | 558 |
25 to 44 years old | 513 | 525 | 553 | 568 | 558 | 586 | 592 |
45 years old and over | 505 | 529 | 546 | 565 | 566 | 551 | 588 |
Canada | 502 | 513 | 547 | 559 | 549 | 566 | 578 |
- Note: Includes 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.
- 2 EI temporary measures affecting the weekly benefit rate were in effect during this period. Consult Section 2.1 of Chapter 2 for details.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 10.9 | 10.2 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
Prince Edward Island | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Nova Scotia | 9.4 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
New Brunswick | 8.2 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
Quebec | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Ontario | 83.2 | 102.1 | 63.1 | 82.8 | 101.8 |
Manitoba | 18.4 | 17.3 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 14.4 |
Saskatchewan | 17.6 | 16.8 | 8.8 | 13.3 | 13.7 |
Alberta | 88.0R | 99.1 | 56.5 | 72.2 | 73.9 |
British Columbia | 54.2 | 59.3 | 47.2 | 52.3 | 53.4 |
Territories | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
Men | 280.4 | 309.7 | 197.4 | 246.3 | 264.9 |
Women | 13.9 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 16.2 | 17.4 |
24 years old and under | 117.2 | 132.9 | 83.2 | 101.2 | 109.7 |
25 to 44 years old | 166.0 | 186.9 | 120.6 | 150.9 | 162.1 |
45 years old and over | 11.0 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
Canada | 294.3 | 329.6 | 212.5 | 262.6 | 282.3 |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes 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.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.26 – Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost)
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑212 | 2021‑222 | 2022‑232 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlantic provinces | 36 | 44 | 23 | 42 | 56 |
Quebec | 276 | 248 | 187 | 163 | 140 |
Ontario | 211 | 231 | 126 | 158 | 182 |
Manitoba | 34 | 31 | 19 | 32 | 28 |
Saskatchewan | 29 | 29 | 17 | 25 | 22 |
Alberta | 195 | 192 | 147 | 132 | 115 |
British Columbia and Territories1 | 119 | 121 | 93 | 71 | 84 |
Men | 469 | 430 | 249 | 299 | 307 |
Women | 431 | 466 | 363 | 324 | 320 |
34 years old and under | 331 | 346 | 208 | 229 | 247 |
35 to 44 years old | 338 | 299 | 229 | 226 | 227 |
45 to 54 years old | 165 | 189 | 131 | 124 | 115 |
55 years old and over | 66 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 38 |
Canada | 900 | 896 | 612 | 623 | 627 |
- Note: Includes 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.
- 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 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in 2020‑21 | Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2021‑222, R | Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2022‑232, P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlantic Provinces | 13.5 | 24.6 | 23.0 | 24.2R | 16.0 |
Quebec | 13.1 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 25.2 | 16.2 |
Ontario | 14.1 | 18.3 | 20.6 | 23.6R | 16.5 |
Manitoba | 16.3 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 22.3 | 16.2 |
Saskatchewan | 14.4 | 21.1 | 19.6 | 22.5 | 18.5 |
Alberta | 14.1 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 24.3R | 16.5 |
British Columbia and Territories3 | 11.7 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 24.3 | 16.9 |
Men | 13.1 | 18.1 | 19.0 | 23.7R | 15.1 |
Women | 13.9 | 20.1 | 20.7 | 24.7 | 18.0 |
34 years old and under | 14.8 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 25.0R | 15.8 |
35 to 44 years old | 13.1 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 24.5 | 17.4 |
45 to 54 years old | 13.0 | 18.9 | 20.2 | 23.0R | 16.9 |
55 years old and over | 9.7 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 22.6 | 15.1 |
Canada | 13.5 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 24.3 | 16.5 |
- Note: Includes 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.
- 2 EI 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.
- 3 For confidentiality reasons, data for the Territories have been included with those for British Columbia.
- P Preliminary data.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada. Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | Second half of 2020‑212 | First half of 2021‑222 | 2 months in fall 20212 | Last 4 months of 2021‑222 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlantic Provinces | 431 | 426 | 511 | 536 | 524 | 556 | 507 |
Quebec | 459 | 487 | 525 | 529 | 494 | 506 | 540 |
Ontario | 479 | 500 | 527 | 524 | 499 | 532 | 548 |
Manitoba | 457 | 477 | 506 | 528 | 505 | 536 | 557 |
Saskatchewan | 497 | 499 | 495 | 550 | 388 | 505 | 532 |
Alberta | 498 | 507 | 538 | 558 | 556 | 540 | 556 |
British Columbia and Territories3 | 481 | 487 | 521 | 535 | 463 | 530 | 573 |
Men | 491 | 506 | 539 | 555 | 541 | 552 | 571 |
Women | 460 | 478 | 517 | 523 | 470 | 493 | 527 |
34 years old and under | 474 | 490 | 524 | 535 | 488 | 520 | 539 |
35 to 44 years old | 473 | 496 | 533 | 536 | 488 | 530 | 560 |
45 to 54 years old | 474 | 497 | 513 | 535 | 530 | 544 | 550 |
55 years old and over | 491 | 456 | 535 | 547 | 515 | 491 | 513 |
Canada | 475 | 491 | 526 | 536 | 500 | 526 | 547 |
- Note: Includes 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.
- 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 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.
Category | 2018‑19 | 2019‑20 | 2020‑21 | 2021‑22 | 2022‑23 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlantic Provinces | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Quebec | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
Ontario | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
Manitoba | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Saskatchewan | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Alberta | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
British Columbia and Territories1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Men | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
Women | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
34 years old and under | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
35 to 44 years old | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
45 to 54 years old | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
55 years old and over | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Canada | 11.5R | 11.6 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 7.8 |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Includes 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.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada. Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.27 – Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims, by types of benefits, Canada
Benefit type | Level of claims in 2020‑21 | Combined claims in 2020‑21 (%) | Level of claims in 2021‑22 | Combined claims in 2021‑22 (%) | Level of claims in 2022‑23 | Combined claims in 2022‑23 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular | 1,470,680 | 15.1 | 2,782,450 | 10.9 | 1,558,650 | 12.0 |
Fishing | 30,260 | 13.5 | 27,160 | 12.5 | 29,080 | 11.8 |
Sickness | 414,890 | 56.4 | 601,920 | 50.2 | 468,950 | 43.5 |
Maternity | 172,020 | 98.7 | 182,440 | 97.8 | 177,210 | 98.3 |
Parental1 | 225,100 | 78.8 | 248,440 | 74.1 | 248,510 | 72.1 |
Compassionate care | 7,360 | 41.3 | 7,840 | 41.8 | 6,910 | 35.9 |
Family caregiver for adults | 11,350 | 35.1 | 13,920 | 38.3 | 13,430 | 29.7 |
Family caregiver for children | 4,130 | 25.7 | 5,230 | 26.2 | 4,660 | 18.9 |
Work-sharing | 49,650 | 17.2 | 44,060 | 35.9 | 19,180 | 43.6 |
All claims2 | 1,957,050 | 20.2 | 3,397,940 | 14.2 | 2,126,490 | 17.1 |
- 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 Parental benefits for biological parents and parental benefits for adoptive parents are grouped together.
- 2 The sum of claims by benefit type does not add up to the total because more than one benefit type can be part of the same claim.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.28 – Employment Insurance benefit repayment
Category | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 12,692 | 11,412 | 8,712 | 12,495 |
Prince Edward Island | 1,436 | 1,468 | 1,199 | 1,885 |
Nova Scotia | 7,847 | 7,651 | 6,508 | 8,570 |
New Brunswick | 6,430 | 5,727 | 4,879 | 6,445 |
Quebec | 50,865 | 52,349 | 45,916 | 68,463 |
Ontario | 45,078 | 42,711 | 46,239 | 64,746 |
Manitoba | 3,945 | 3,677 | 3,685 | 4,890 |
Saskatchewan | 6,074 | 5,539 | 5,230 | 6,791 |
Alberta | 31,620 | 28,153 | 28,464 | 42,353 |
British Columbia | 18,582 | 18,016 | 19,294 | 27,543 |
Yukon | 345 | 299 | 344 | 399 |
Northwest Territories | 290 | 278 | 304 | 490 |
Nunavut | 123 | 100 | 113 | 131 |
Non-residents of Canada | 1,636 | 1,145 | 80 | 112 |
Men | 165,635 | 157,706 | 149,849 | 206,775 |
Women | 21,328 | 20,819 | 21,118 | 38,538 |
24 years old and under | 5,007 | 4,183 | 3,250 | 5,382 |
25 to 44 years old | 85,095 | 81,311 | 75,830 | 110,992 |
45 to 54 years old | 43,854 | 40,788 | 39,320 | 54,216 |
55 years old and over | 53,007 | 52,243 | 52,567 | 74,723 |
Goods-producing industries | 125,060 | 119,060 | 112,572 | 146,357 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 6,433 | 6,332 | 5,769 | 7,973 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 9,519 | 9,483 | 9,269 | 11,851 |
Utilities | 2,071 | 2,082 | 1,975 | 1,979 |
Construction | 88,570 | 82,385 | 73,030 | 98,121 |
Manufacturing | 18,467 | 18,778 | 22,529 | 26,433 |
Services-producing industries | 55,918 | 55,503 | 56,018 | 92,480 |
Wholesale trade | 4,968 | 5,080 | 5,748 | 8,060 |
Retail trade | 2,352 | 2,256 | 3,217 | 7,405 |
Transportation and warehousing | 5,693 | 5,617 | 6,319 | 8,988 |
Finance and insurance | 1,178 | 1,013 | 1,241 | 1,925 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,472 | 2,564 | 2,185 | 3,252 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 9,560 | 10,209 | 10,050 | 16,317 |
Business, building and other support services2 | 6,742 | 6,618 | 7,732 | 10,741 |
Educational services | 8,773 | 8,529 | 5,610 | 11,954 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,265 | 1,204 | 1,798 | 3,095 |
Information, culture and recreation3 | 2,258 | 2,348 | 2,580 | 5,193 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,065 | 932 | 1,370 | 3,663 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 5,455 | 5,357 | 4,193 | 6,027 |
Public administration | 4,137 | 3,776 | 3,975 | 5,860 |
Unclassified4 | 5,985 | 3,962 | 2,377 | 6,476 |
Canada | 186,963 | 178,525 | 170,967 | 245,313 |
- 1 As benefit repayments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2021 tax year.
- 2 This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 3 This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 4 For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Category | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 29.9 | 25.2 | 18.8 | 36.9 |
Prince Edward Island | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 7.6 |
Nova Scotia | 20.1 | 19.6 | 14.2 | 25.1 |
New Brunswick | 14.4 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 17.2 |
Quebec | 57.3 | 58.5 | 61.5 | 93.6 |
Ontario | 53.9 | 52.8 | 59.5 | 110.8 |
Manitoba | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 8.7 |
Saskatchewan | 10.1 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 13.4 |
Alberta | 51.9 | 43.1 | 43.0 | 85.0 |
British Columbia | 26.6 | 25.6 | 26.0 | 50.1 |
Yukon | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Northwest Territories | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Nunavut | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Non-residents of Canada | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Men | 251.1 | 232.4 | 224.3 | 375.7 |
Women | 27.4 | 27.1 | 26.5 | 74.9 |
24 years old and under | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 8.5 |
25 to 44 years old | 113.5 | 104.1 | 101.9 | 173.4 |
45 to 54 years old | 65.8 | 59.7 | 58.2 | 100.5 |
55 years old and over | 92.6 | 90.1 | 86.6 | 168.2 |
Goods-producing industries | 185.3 | 168.3 | 166.3 | 255.2 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 13.3 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 20.4 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 16.9 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 24.5 |
Utilities | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
Construction | 126.8 | 108.7 | 105.9 | 151.3 |
Manufacturing | 25.2 | 26.5 | 32.5 | 55.7 |
Services-producing industries | 87.5 | 87.0 | 81.6 | 189.0 |
Wholesale trade | 13.1 | 14.0 | 11.8 | 24.2 |
Retail trade | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 14.1 |
Transportation and warehousing | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 18.1 |
Finance and insurance | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 4.6 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 6.4 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 30.6 |
Business, building and other support services2 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 21.7 |
Educational services | 9.3 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 19.1 |
Health care and social assistance | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 6.3 |
Information, culture and recreation3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 10.4 |
Accommodation and food services | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 10.9 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 12.7 |
Public administration | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 12.2 |
Unclassified4 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 6.4 |
Canada | 278.6 | 259.4 | 250.8 | 450.6 |
- 1 As benefit repayments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2021 tax year.
- 2 This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 3 This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 4 For some claims, this information was not available in the data.
- Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.29 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program
Category | Total 20202,R | % of total 20202,R | Total 2021 | % of total 2021 | Paid by employers3 2021 | Paid by employees 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 308.8 | 1.4 | 336.0 | 1.4 | 194.3 | 145.4 |
Prince Edward Island | 95.6 | 0.4 | 105.4 | 0.4 | 60.7 | 45.5 |
Nova Scotia | 573.9 | 2.6 | 627.6 | 2.7 | 358.2 | 275.0 |
New Brunswick | 466.4 | 2.1 | 502.7 | 2.1 | 287.5 | 218.7 |
Quebec | 3,948.1 | 18.2 | 4,260.9 | 18.1 | 2,404.9 | 1,905.0 |
Ontario | 8,821.4 | 40.7 | 9,584.2 | 40.7 | 5,489.8 | 4,211.0 |
Manitoba | 788.2 | 3.6 | 847.2 | 3.6 | 482.9 | 371.9 |
Saskatchewan | 663.4 | 3.1 | 713.0 | 3.0 | 405.6 | 315.8 |
Alberta | 2,801.3 | 12.9 | 3,016.1 | 12.8 | 1,728.5 | 1,333.7 |
British Columbia | 3,108.9 | 14.3 | 3,444.3 | 14.6 | 1,985.5 | 1,506.5 |
Yukon | 35.1 | 0.2 | 38.0 | 0.2 | 22.0 | 16.7 |
Northwest Territories | 35.8 | 0.2 | 39.4 | 0.2 | 22.8 | 17.4 |
Nunavut | 24.6 | 0.1 | 25.4 | 0.1 | 14.8 | 11.1 |
Other4 | 26.2 | 0.1 | 27.2 | 0.1 | 15.7 | 11.8 |
Men | 11,965.0 | 55.1 | 12,950.4 | 55.0 | 7,436.5 | 5,704.6 |
Women | 9,732.8 | 44.9 | 10,617.0 | 45.0 | 6,036.7 | 4,680.9 |
24 years old and under | 1,647.2 | 7.6 | 1,900.7 | 8.1 | 1,100.1 | 807.8 |
25 to 44 years old | 10,452.4 | 48.2 | 11,423.4 | 48.5 | 6,549.6 | 5,049.7 |
45 to 54 years old | 4,956.6 | 22.8 | 5,271.0 | 22.4 | 2,996.6 | 2,343.4 |
55 years old and over | 4,641.5 | 21.4 | 4,969.1 | 21.1 | 2,825.0 | 2,183.1 |
Unknown age5 | n/a | n/a | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
Goods-producing industries | 4,789.2 | 22.1 | 5,198.7 | 22.1 | 3,004.2 | 2,269.6 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 300.2 | 1.4 | 321.6 | 1.4 | 188.4 | 136.5 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 355.7 | 1.6 | 398.5 | 1.7 | 228.9 | 181.2 |
Utilities | 180.7 | 0.8 | 192.3 | 0.8 | 106.3 | 88.2 |
Construction | 1,625.0 | 7.5 | 1,843.7 | 7.8 | 1,089.5 | 790.9 |
Manufacturing | 2,327.6 | 10.7 | 2,442.6 | 10.4 | 1,391.1 | 1,072.8 |
Services-producing industries | 16,757.5 | 77.2 | 18,166.3 | 77.1 | 10,348.6 | 8,029.4 |
Wholesale trade | 1,125.6 | 5.2 | 1,180.9 | 5.0 | 676.3 | 518.4 |
Retail trade | 1,836.3 | 8.5 | 1,946.5 | 8.3 | 1,121.0 | 837.3 |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,060.6 | 4.9 | 1,132.5 | 4.8 | 643.8 | 500.0 |
Finance and insurance | 1,079.5 | 5.0 | 1,142.4 | 4.8 | 634.9 | 523.1 |
Real estate, rental and leasing | 342.1 | 1.6 | 373.0 | 1.6 | 216.9 | 161.0 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,504.0 | 6.9 | 1,770.6 | 7.5 | 1,028.0 | 782.9 |
Business, building and other support services6 | 1,181.0 | 5.4 | 1,293.0 | 5.5 | 748.5 | 561.3 |
Educational services | 1,713.0 | 7.9 | 1,822.4 | 7.7 | 1,011.2 | 828.5 |
Health care and social assistance | 2,078.9 | 9.6 | 2,288.8 | 9.7 | 1,306.9 | 1,012.3 |
Information, culture and recreation7 | 680.7 | 3.1 | 723.2 | 3.1 | 414.0 | 321.1 |
Accommodation and food services | 688.3 | 3.2 | 754.4 | 3.2 | 440.2 | 316.8 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 679.3 | 3.1 | 730.3 | 3.1 | 424.9 | 312.4 |
Public administration | 2,788.2 | 12.9 | 3,008.3 | 12.8 | 1,682.1 | 1,354.4 |
Unclassified industry5 | 151.1 | 0.7 | 202.4 | 0.9 | 120.3 | 86.6 |
Canada | 21,697.8 | 100.0 | 23,567.4 | 100.0 | 13,473.1 | 10,385.5 |
- 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 2021 taxation year. EI premiums paid are determined based on the residence of employees.
- 2 In EI MAR 2021‑22 and before, EI premiums paid were determined based on the location of employers. Starting with the MAR 2022‑23, premiums are determined based on the residence of employees. As a result, figures from previous years' reports are not comparable. Results for 2020 were revised based on the new methodology.
- 3 Employer contributions are 1.4 times the level of employee contributions. However, employers who participate in the Premium Reduction Program may contribute less than 1.4 times their employees' contributions. Consult Chapter 2, Section 2.7 for more information.
- 4 This category includes outside Canada and multiple jurisdictions.
- 5 For some T4 slips, this information was not available in the data.
- 6 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.
- 7 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.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency, T4 slips with employment income. Data are based on a 10% sample of T4 slips with employment income.
Category | Total employment income ($ million) 2020 | Total employment income ($ million) 2021 | % of total employment income 2021 | Total insurable earnings ($ million) 2020 | Total insurable earnings ($ million) 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 12,329.0 | 13,292.0 | 1.2 | 8,442.0 | 9,204.8 |
Prince Edward Island | 3,430.1 | 3,798.9 | 0.3 | 2,611.6 | 2,877.6 |
Nova Scotia | 21,890.6 | 23,980.6 | 2.2 | 15,893.4 | 17,417.6 |
New Brunswick | 17,291.3 | 18,575.5 | 1.7 | 12,858.0 | 13,867.4 |
Quebec | 208,364.5 | 230,284.5 | 21.1 | 146,246.9 | 160,923.0 |
Ontario | 400,505.2 | 438,025.1 | 40.1 | 245,152.2 | 267,050.5 |
Manitoba | 31,386.8 | 33,657.2 | 3.1 | 21,879.5 | 23,548.6 |
Saskatchewan | 27,472.8 | 29,634.6 | 2.7 | 18,570.1 | 19,987.8 |
Alberta | 133,476.7 | 142,154.7 | 13.0 | 78,232.0 | 84,439.8 |
British Columbia | 134,920.0 | 152,583.7 | 14.0 | 85,965.6 | 95,369.6 |
Yukon | 1,467.8 | 1,570.2 | 0.1 | 973.4 | 1,055.8 |
Northwest Territories | 1,790.3 | 1,908.7 | 0.2 | 999.5 | 1,107.6 |
Nunavut | 1,167.8 | 1,174.5 | 0.1 | 685.4 | 708.8 |
Other2 | 2,316.5 | 2,373.3 | 0.2 | 784.2 | 809.2 |
Men | 601,839.5 | 659,612.7 | 60.3 | 352,179.7 | 383,500.9 |
Women | 395,970.0 | 433,400.8 | 39.7 | 287,114.1 | 314,867.3 |
24 years old and under | 49,695.7 | 57,375.8 | 5.2 | 46,828.3 | 54,156.2 |
25 to 44 years old | 449,741.7R | 495,186.7 | 45.3 | 308,478.1R | 339,379.9 |
45 to 54 years old | 260,181.1 | 280,897.2 | 25.7 | 147,462.5 | 157,881.2 |
55 years old and over | 238,190.9 | 259,430.3 | 23.7 | 136,525.0 | 146,855.5 |
Unknown age3 | n/a | 123.5 | 0.0 | n/a | 95.5 |
Goods-producing industries | 220,390.2 | 240,554.0 | 22.0 | 140,193.7 | 153,024.5 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 11,870.9 | 12,739.6 | 1.2 | 8,469.7 | 9,109.5 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 24,234.3 | 27,388.0 | 2.5 | 10,506.5 | 11,890.9 |
Utilities | 11,771.1 | 12,283.5 | 1.1 | 5,540.8 | 5,953.3 |
Construction | 71,083.3 | 81,639.4 | 7.5 | 46,283.1 | 52,956.2 |
Manufacturing | 101,430.6 | 106,503.4 | 9.7 | 69,393.6 | 73,114.5 |
Services-producing industries | 769,701.6 | 841,704.3 | 77.0 | 494,835.1 | 539,585.0 |
Wholesale trade | 56,869.6 | 61,499.7 | 5.6 | 33,056.9 | 34,864.6 |
Retail trade | 68,075.0 | 73,497.1 | 6.7 | 52,848.1 | 56,222.8 |
Transportation and warehousing | 47,404.6 | 49,743.7 | 4.6 | 31,369.9 | 33,503.6 |
Finance and insurance | 68,590.4 | 75,913.8 | 6.9 | 32,573.4 | 34,840.8 |
Real estate, rental and leasing | 17,152.0 | 18,680.4 | 1.7 | 9,718.9 | 10,677.8 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 86,168.5 | 102,839.1 | 9.4 | 44,321.2 | 52,786.0 |
Business, building and other support services4 | 53,537.7 | 59,461.5 | 5.4 | 34,045.1 | 37,439.4 |
Educational services | 74,619.5 | 78,599.3 | 7.2 | 52,274.7 | 55,939.7 |
Health care and social assistance | 86,748.8 | 94,640.7 | 8.7 | 62,795.3 | 69,556.4 |
Information, culture and recreation5 | 35,710.2 | 37,843.7 | 3.5 | 20,148.6 | 21,565.1 |
Accommodation and food services | 22,263.1 | 24,679.0 | 2.3 | 19,173.5 | 21,123.1 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 27,604.9 | 29,670.7 | 2.7 | 19,363.6 | 20,946.0 |
Public administration | 124,957.1 | 134,635.6 | 12.3 | 83,145.9 | 90,119.8 |
Unclassified industry3 | 7,717.7 | 10,755.1 | 1.0 | 4,265.0 | 5,758.7 |
Canada | 997,809.5 | 1,093,013.4 | 100.0 | 639,293.8 | 698,368.2 |
- Note: Data may not add up to the totals due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers.
- 1 As Employment Insurance premium payments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2021 taxation year. EI premiums paid are determined based on the residence of employees.
- 2 This category includes outside Canada and multiple jurisdictions.
- 3 For some T4 slips, this information was not available in the data.
- 4 This industry category comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 5 This industry category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency, T4 slips with employment income. Data are based on a 10% sample of T4 slips with employment income.
Category | Number of workers with employment income 2020 | Number of workers with employment income 2021 | % of total 2021 | Employment income per worker ($ per year) 2020 | Employment income per worker ($ per year) 2021 | Insurable earnings per worker ($ per year) 2020 | Insurable earnings per worker ($ per year) 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 266,400 | 275,410 | 1.4 | 46,280 | 48,263 | 31,689 | 33,422 |
Prince Edward Island | 87,180 | 91,550 | 0.5 | 39,345 | 41,495 | 29,956 | 31,432 |
Nova Scotia | 503,410 | 521,950 | 2.6 | 43,485 | 45,944 | 31,572 | 33,370 |
New Brunswick | 409,020 | 421,120 | 2.1 | 42,275 | 44,110 | 31,436 | 32,930 |
Quebec | 4,467,930 | 4,625,800 | 23.2 | 46,636 | 49,783 | 32,733 | 34,788 |
Ontario | 7,396,130 | 7,555,760 | 37.9 | 54,151 | 57,972 | 33,146 | 35,344 |
Manitoba | 686,050 | 701,930 | 3.5 | 45,750 | 47,950 | 31,892 | 33,548 |
Saskatchewan | 571,950 | 577,880 | 2.9 | 48,034 | 51,282 | 32,468 | 34,588 |
Alberta | 2,301,390 | 2,319,620 | 11.6 | 57,998 | 61,284 | 33,993 | 36,402 |
British Columbia | 2,656,790 | 2,721,300 | 13.7 | 50,783 | 56,070 | 32,357 | 35,046 |
Yukon | 25,810 | 26,710 | 0.1 | 56,868 | 58,789 | 37,713 | 39,530 |
Northwest Territories | 26,630 | 27,690 | 0.1 | 67,229 | 68,930 | 37,534 | 40,000 |
Nunavut | 20,320 | 20,650 | 0.1 | 57,470 | 56,877 | 33,732 | 34,322 |
Other2 | 30,520 | 27,610 | 0.1 | 75,901 | 85,956 | 25,695 | 29,309 |
Men | 10,097,680 | 10,319,440 | 51.8 | 59,602 | 63,919 | 34,877 | 37,163 |
Women | 9,351,850 | 9,595,540 | 48.2 | 42,341 | 45,167 | 30,701 | 32,814 |
24 years old and under | 3,029,210 | 3,235,770 | 16.2 | 16,406 | 17,732 | 15,459 | 16,737 |
25 to 44 years old | 8,408,030R | 8,580,220 | 43.1 | 53,490R | 57,713 | 36,689R | 39,554 |
45 to 54 years old | 3,714,410 | 3,727,710 | 18.7 | 70,046 | 75,354 | 39,700 | 42,353 |
55 years old and over | 4,297,880 | 4,368,040 | 21.9 | 55,421 | 59,393 | 31,766 | 33,620 |
Unknown age3 | n/a | 3,240 | 0.0 | n/a | 38,113 | n/a | 29,463 |
Goods-producing industries | 3,805,740 | 3,877,090 | 19.5 | 57,910 | 62,045 | 36,837 | 39,469 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 370,310 | 373,600 | 1.9 | 32,057 | 34,100 | 22,872 | 24,383 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 221,510 | 231,740 | 1.2 | 109,405 | 118,184 | 47,431 | 51,312 |
Utilities | 111,810 | 114,790 | 0.6 | 105,278 | 107,009 | 49,555 | 51,863 |
Construction | 1,321,940 | 1,381,350 | 6.9 | 53,772 | 59,101 | 35,012 | 38,337 |
Manufacturing | 1,780,170 | 1,775,610 | 8.9 | 56,978 | 59,981 | 38,981 | 41,177 |
Services-producing industries | 15,442,660 | 15,799,200 | 79.3 | 49,843 | 53,275 | 32,043 | 34,153 |
Wholesale trade | 868,150 | 854,830 | 4.3 | 65,507 | 71,944 | 38,077 | 40,785 |
Retail trade | 2,300,690 | 2,311,920 | 11.6 | 29,589 | 31,790 | 22,971 | 24,319 |
Transportation and warehousing | 919,540 | 931,040 | 4.7 | 51,553 | 53,428 | 34,115 | 35,985 |
Finance and insurance | 762,990 | 781,550 | 3.9 | 89,897 | 97,132 | 42,692 | 44,579 |
Real estate, rental and leasing | 317,840 | 323,690 | 1.6 | 53,964 | 57,711 | 30,578 | 32,988 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,209,160 | 1,308,670 | 6.6 | 71,263 | 78,583 | 36,655 | 40,336 |
Business, building and other support services4 | 1,199,720 | 1,221,120 | 6.1 | 44,625 | 48,694 | 28,378 | 30,660 |
Educational services | 1,431,890 | 1,440,220 | 7.2 | 52,113 | 54,575 | 36,508 | 38,841 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,820,790 | 1,909,650 | 9.6 | 47,644 | 49,559 | 34,488 | 36,424 |
Information, culture and recreation5 | 632,250 | 630,010 | 3.2 | 56,481 | 60,068 | 31,868 | 34,230 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,335,590 | 1,296,480 | 6.5 | 16,669 | 19,035 | 14,356 | 16,293 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 713,080 | 706,330 | 3.5 | 38,712 | 42,007 | 27,155 | 29,655 |
Public administration | 1,930,970 | 2,083,690 | 10.5 | 64,712 | 64,614 | 43,059 | 43,250 |
Unclassified industry3 | 201,130 | 238,690 | 1.2 | 38,372 | 45,059 | 21,205 | 24,126 |
Canada | 19,449,530 | 19,914,980 | 100.0 | 51,302 | 54,884 | 32,869 | 35,067 |
- 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 2021 taxation year. EI premiums paid are determined based on the residence of employees.
- 2 This category includes outside Canada and multiple jurisdictions.
- 3 For some T4 slips, this information was not available in the data.
- 4 This industry category comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 5 This industry category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- R Revised data.
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency, T4 slips with employment income. Data are based on a 10% sample of T4 slips with employment income.
Annex 2.30 – Adjusted benefits-to-contributions (B/C) ratios1
Category | EI premium ($ million) 20212 | EI premium % of total 20212 | EI regular benefits ($ million) 2021 | EI regular benefits % of total 2021 | Total EI benefits ($ million) 2021 | Total EI benefits % of total 2021 | Adjusted regular B/C ratio3,4,5 (Canada=1) 2021 | Adjusted total B/C ratio3,4 (Canada=1) 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 336.0 | 1.4 | 1,346.4 | 4.1 | 1,702.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
Prince Edward Island | 105.4 | 0.4 | 256.2 | 0.8 | 394.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
Nova Scotia | 627.6 | 2.7 | 1,266.8 | 3.8 | 1,660.1 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
New Brunswick | 502.7 | 2.1 | 1,257.8 | 3.8 | 1,707.6 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Quebec | 4,260.9 | 18.1 | 7,424.6 | 22.4 | 8,758.8 | 20.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Ontario | 9,584.2 | 40.7 | 11,789.1 | 35.5 | 15,838.0 | 36.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Manitoba | 847.2 | 3.6 | 1,039.9 | 3.1 | 1,466.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Saskatchewan | 713.0 | 3.0 | 872.2 | 2.6 | 1,188.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Alberta | 3,016.1 | 12.8 | 4,239.9 | 12.8 | 5,656.1 | 13.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
British Columbia | 3,444.3 | 14.6 | 3,579.0 | 10.8 | 5,048.9 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Yukon | 38.0 | 0.2 | 37.8 | 0.1 | 53.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Northwest Territories | 39.4 | 0.2 | 38.2 | 0.1 | 51.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Nunavut | 25.4 | 0.1 | 27.5 | 0.1 | 39.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Other6 | 27.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Men | 12,950.4 | 55.0 | 18,210.3 | 54.9 | 21,109.6 | 48.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Women | 10,617.0 | 45.0 | 14,966.9 | 45.1 | 22,466.6 | 51.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
24 years old and under | 1,900.7 | 8.1 | 4,267.0 | 12.9 | 5,804.3 | 13.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
25 to 44 years old | 11,423.4 | 48.5 | 13,716.6 | 41.3 | 20,627.1 | 47.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
45 to 54 years old | 5,271.0 | 22.4 | 6,080.3 | 18.3 | 6,975.5 | 16.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
55 years old and over | 4,969.1 | 21.1 | 9,113.3 | 27.5 | 10,169.3 | 23.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
Unknown age7 | 3.2 | 0.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Goods-producing industries | 5,198.7 | 22.1 | 8,679.7 | 26.2 | 10,693.9 | 24.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 321.6 | 1.4 | 976.2 | 2.9 | 1,472.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 398.5 | 1.7 | 470.3 | 1.4 | 546.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Utilities | 192.3 | 0.8 | 44.9 | 0.1 | 78.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Construction | 1,843.7 | 7.8 | 4,267.7 | 12.9 | 4,853.3 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
Manufacturing | 2,442.6 | 10.4 | 2,920.6 | 8.8 | 3,743.3 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Services-producing industries | 18,166.3 | 77.1 | 23,825.1 | 71.8 | 32,056.8 | 73.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Wholesale trade | 1,180.9 | 5.0 | 1,247.7 | 3.8 | 1,568.9 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Retail trade | 1,946.5 | 8.3 | 3,647.3 | 11.0 | 4,791.5 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,132.5 | 4.8 | 1,654.1 | 5.0 | 2,022.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Finance and insurance | 1,142.4 | 4.8 | 391.2 | 1.2 | 753.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Real estate, rental and leasing | 373.0 | 1.6 | 547.4 | 1.6 | 687.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,770.6 | 7.5 | 1,261.8 | 3.8 | 1,755.6 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Business, building and other support services8 | 1,293.0 | 5.5 | 2,691.1 | 8.1 | 3,310.7 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Educational services | 1,822.4 | 7.7 | 1,907.5 | 5.7 | 2,640.9 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Health care and social assistance | 2,288.8 | 9.7 | 1,532.7 | 4.6 | 3,003.0 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Information, culture and recreation9 | 723.2 | 3.1 | 1,430.2 | 4.3 | 1,731.6 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Accommodation and food services | 754.4 | 3.2 | 4,447.3 | 13.4 | 5,202.4 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 730.3 | 3.1 | 1,643.8 | 5.0 | 2,021.1 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
Public administration | 3,008.3 | 12.8 | 1,423.1 | 4.3 | 2,567.4 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Unclassified industry7 | 202.4 | 0.9 | 672.4 | 2.0 | 825.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
Canada | 23,567.4 | 100.0 | 33,177.2 | 100.0 | 43,576.2 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
- 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 2021 taxation year.
- 2 In EI MAR 2021‑22 and before, EI premiums paid were determined based on the location of employers. Starting with the MAR 2022‑23, premiums are determined based on the residence of employees. As a result, figures from previous years' reports are not comparable.
- 3 In EI MAR 2021‑22 and before, the benefits-to-contributions ratios were determined by the location of employers for premiums and by the residence of claimants for benefits. Starting in MAR 2022‑23, premiums are determined by the residence of employees, while benefits continued to be determined by the residence of claimants. As a result, figures from previous years' reports are not comparable.
- 4 For ease of analysis, the benefits-to-contributions ratios have been adjusted (that is, standardized) so that the figure for Canada equals one.
- 5 To factor in the Quebec Parental Insurance Program (QPIP), which reduced the premiums paid by employers and employees in Quebec, and the Premium Reduction Program (PRP), which reduces the premiums paid by employers who offer their employees a short-term disability plan, the regular benefits-to-contributions ratios have been calculated based on an estimate of the Employment Insurance premiums that would have been paid by employees and employers in the absence of QPIP and PRP, rather than on premiums that were actually paid.
- 6 This category includes outside Canada and/or multiple jurisdictions.
- 7 For some T4 slips, this information was not available in the data.
- 8 This industry comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 9 This industry comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), T4 slips with employment income (for data on Employment Insurance contributions); and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data (for data on Employment Insurance benefits). CRA data are based on a 10% sample of T4 slips with employment income, and ESDC data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.
Annex 2.31 – Unemployment rates by Employment Insurance economic region1
Effective date3 | Apr. 10, 2022 to May 07, 2022 | May 08, 2022 to June 11, 2022 | June 12, 2022 to July 09, 2022 | July 10, 2022 to Aug. 06, 2022 | Aug. 07, 2022 to Sept. 10, 2022 | Sept. 11, 2022 to Oct. 08, 2022 | Oct. 09, 2022 to Nov. 05, 2022 | Nov. 06, 2022 to Dec. 03, 2022 | Dec. 04, 2022 to Jan. 07, 2023 | Jan. 08, 2023 to Feb. 11, 2023 | Feb. 12, 2023 to Mar. 11, 2023 | Mar. 12, 2023 to Apr. 08, 2023 | Minimum of the 12 months | Average of the 12 months | Maximum of the 12 months |
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Unemployment rate moving average ending on the month of …2,4 | March 2022 (%) | April 2022 (%) | May 2022 (%) | June 2022 (%) | July 2022 (%) | August 2022 (%) | September 2022 (%) | October 2022 (%) | November 2022 (%) | December 2022 (%) | January 2023 (%) | February 2023 (%) | 2022‑23 (%) | 2022‑23 (%) | 2022‑23 (%) |
St. John's | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 7.8 |
Newfound-land─Labrador | 17.0 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 17.0 |
Charlottetown | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 8.1 |
Prince Edward Island | 9.4 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 10.0 |
Eastern Nova Scotia | 11.9 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 13.7 |
Western Nova Scotia | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
Halifax | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
Madawaska-Charlotte | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.9 |
Restigouche-Albert | 12.6 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 12.6 |
Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 12.5 |
Québec | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
Trois-Rivières | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
South Central Québec | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
Sherbrooke | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
Montérégie | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
Montréal | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
Central Quebec | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
North Western Quebec | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
Bas-Saint-Laurent - Côte-Nord | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 6.1 |
Hull | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
Chicoutimi-Jonquière | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
Ottawa | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 |
Eastern Ontario | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
Kingston | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
Central Ontario | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
Oshawa | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
Toronto | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.2 |
Hamilton | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
St. Catharines | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
London | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.9 |
Niagara | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 |
Windsor | 8.4 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 9.1 |
Kitchener | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
Huron | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.5 |
South Central Ontario | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
Sudbury | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
Thunder Bay | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
Northern Ontario | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 8.3 |
Winnipeg | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
Southern Manitoba | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
Northern Manitoba | 30.6 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 28.3 | 28.1 | 27.4 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 28.5 | 28.6 | 29.1 | 27.4 | 28.8 | 30.6 |
Regina | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
Saskatoon | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
Southern Saskatchewan | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
Northern Saskatchewan | 16.7 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 15.4 | 17.1 |
Calgary | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.4 |
Edmonton | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 7.0 |
Northern Alberta | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 11.9 |
Southern Alberta | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.0 |
Southern Interior British Columbia | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
Abbotsford | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
Vancouver | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
Victoria | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
Southern Coastal British Columbia | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
Northern British Columbia | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 8.4 |
Whitehorse | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
Yukon | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 12.3 |
Yellowknife | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
Northwest Territories | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 8.3 |
Iqaluit | 6.0 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 8.2 |
Nunavut | 16.7 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 18.6 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 16.5 | 18.6 |
- 1 The unemployment rates in this annex are those used in the administration of the EI program. These rates come from Statistics Canada but may differ from the official unemployment rates due to differences in methodology, as explained below.
- 2 To obtain the monthly unemployment rates used for the purposes of the Employment Insurance program relating to periods before April 10, 2022, please refer to Monthly Seasonal Adjusted Unemployment Rates by EI Economic Region page [https://srv129.services.gc.ca/ei_regions/eng/rates.aspx?id=2021#data]
- 3 Effective for new claims established between the dates indicated.
- 4 The regional unemployment rates are calculated using a 3-month moving average (or, in the case of the territories, a 12-month moving average if this is larger) of seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for the period ending in the month indicated. These regional rates come from Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey (LFS). The regional unemployment rates in the provinces incorporate an estimate of the rates of unemployment for status Indians living on reserves, as per section 17 of the Employment Insurance Regulations. Conversely, the regional unemployment rates in the territories are representative of the population, as LFS data cover persons living on and off reserves. A monthly regional unemployment rate substitute is used if Statistics Canada is not able to publish a monthly unemployment rate for reasons of confidentiality.
- Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (for data on unemployment rate); Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance administrative data (for information on effective dates).
Annex 2.32 Employment Insurance economic regions map – 2022‑23

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- Newfoundland and Labrador:
- 01 St-John's
- 02 Newfoundland/Labrador
- Prince Edward Island:
- 65 Charlottetown
- 66 Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia:
- 04 Eastern Nova Scotia
- 05 Western Nova Scotia
- 06 Halifax
- New Brunswick:
- 07 Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John
- 08 Madawaska-Charlotte
- 09 Restigouche-Albert
- Quebec:
- 10 Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- 11 Québec
- 12 Trois-Rivières
- 13 South Central Quebec
- 14 Sherbrooke
- 15 Montérégie
- 16 Montréal
- 17 Central Quebec
- 18 North Western Quebec
- 19 Bas-St-Laurent-Côte-Nord
- 20 Hull
- 21 Chicoutimi-Jonquière
- Ontario:
- 22 Ottawa
- 23 Eastern Ontario
- 24 Kingston
- 25 Central Ontario
- 26 Oshawa
- 27 Toronto
- 28 Hamilton
- 29 St. Catherines
- 30 London
- 31 Niagara
- 32 Windsor
- 33 Kitchener
- 34 Huron
- 35 South Central Ontario
- 36 Sudbury
- 37 Thunder Bay
- 38 Northern Ontario
- Manitoba:
- 39 Winnipeg
- 40 Southern Manitoba
- 41 Northern Manitoba
- Saskatchewan:
- 42 Regina
- 43 Saskatoon
- 44 Southern Saskatchewan
- 45 Northern Saskatchewan
- Alberta:
- 46 Calgary
- 47 Edmonton
- 48 Northern Alberta
- 49 Southern Alberta
- British Columbia:
- 50 Southern Interior British Columbia
- 51 Abbotsford
- 52 Vancouver
- 53 Victoria
- 54 Southern Coastal British Columbia
- 55 Northern British Columbia
- Yukon:
- 59 Whitehorse
- 60 Yukon
- Northwest Territories:
- 61 Yellowknife
- 62 Northwest Territories
- Nunavut:
- 63 Iqaluit
- 64 Nunavut
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