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Annex 2: Employment Insurance benefits data tables

From: Employment and Social Development Canada

Official title: Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2023, and ending March 31, 2024: Annex 2: Employment Insurance benefits data tables

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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, 2023 and ending March 31, 2024.

B/C
Benefits-to-Contributions
B/U
Beneficiary-to-Unemployed (rate)
B/UC
Beneficiary-to-Unemployed Contributor (rate)
CAWS
Client Access Work Station
CCB
Compassionate Care Benefits
CCDA
Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship
CCIS
Corporate Client Information Service
CEEDD
Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database
CEGEP
College of General and Professional Teaching
CEIC
Canada Employment Insurance Commission
CEIFB
Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board
CERB
Canada Emergency Response Benefit
CF
Canadian Forces
CFP
Call for Proposals
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CPP
Canada Pension Plan
CRA
Canada Revenue Agency
CRF
Consolidated Revenue Fund
EAS
Employment Assistance Services
EBSM
Employment Benefits and Support Measures
EDI
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
EI
Employment Insurance
EI-ERB
Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit
EIACC
Employment Insurance Appeals Consultative Committee
EICS
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey
eROE
Electronic Record of Employment
ESDC
Employment and Social Development Canada
FS
Family Supplement
G7
Group of Seven
GC
Government of Canada
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
HR
Human Resources
IC
Individual Counselling
ID
Identification
IMP
International Mobility Program
ISET
Indigenous Skills and Employment Training
JCP
Job Creation Partnership
LFS
Labour Force Survey
LMDA
Labour Market Development Agreements
LMI
Labour Market Information
LMP
Labour Market Partnerships
LTU
Long-Term Unemployed
MSCA
My Service Canada Account
MIE
Maximum Insurable Earnings
NERE
New Entrant and Re-Entrant
NESI
National Essential Skills Initiative
NHQ
National Headquarters
NOC
National Occupation Classification
OAS
Old Age Security
OASIS
Occupational and Skills Information System
p.p.
Percentage point
PCIC
Parents of Critically Ill Children
PCS
Post Call Survey
PPE
Premium Paid Eligible
PRP
Premium Reduction Program
PTs
Provinces and Territories
QPIP
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan
RAIS
Registered Apprenticeship Information System
R&I
Research and Innovation
ROE
Record of Employment
SAT
Secure Automated Transfer
SCT
Skills and Competency Taxonomy
SD
Skills Development
SD-A
Skills Development – Apprentices
SD-R
Skills Development – Regular
SE
Self-Employment
SEAQ
Service, Excellence, Accuracy and Quality
SEPH
Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours
SFS
Skills for Success
SIN
Social Insurance Number
SIP
Sectoral Initiatives Program
SME
Small and medium-sized enterprise
SST
Social Security Tribunal
STVC
Status Vector
SUB
Supplemental Unemployment Benefit
SWSP
Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program
TES
Targeted Earning Supplements
TR
Temporary Resident
TRF
Targeting, Referral and Feedback
TFWP
Temporary Foreign Worker Program
TWS
Targeted Wage Subsidies
UV
Unemployment-to-job-vacancy
VBW
Variable Best Weeks
VER
Variable Entrance Requirement
WISE
Work Integration Social Enterprises
WWC
Working While on Claim

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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 2023 (in 2023‑24) and for which benefits paid to an Employment Insurance claimant began in December 2023 (in 2023‑24) and ended in June 2024 (in 2024‑25) is included in the 2023‑24 statistics, but is not counted in the 2024‑25 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 entitlement: 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 2023 (in 2023-24) and received payment starting in December 2023 (in 2023-24) and ending in June 2024 (in 2024-25) are included in the fiscal year statistics for 2023-24 and 2024-25. If this claimant received $200 per week for 17 weeks between December 2023 and March 2024, and $200 per week for 12 weeks between April and June 2024, an amount of $3,400 will be allocated to 2023-24 and $2,400 will be allocated to 2024-25.

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 five years, have collected EI regular or fishing benefits for 35 weeks or less.

Frequent claimants

Frequent claimants are EI claimants who have had three or more EI regular or fishing claims and have collected benefits for a total of more than 60 weeks in the past five years.

Occasional claimants

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 three regular or fishing claims within past five years from the reference year, with at least two 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 eight weeks before and eight 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 9 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 benefits for adults, family caregiver benefits 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 – 2023-24

Annex 2.2.1 – Employment Insurance maximum number of benefit weeks entitlement – 2023-24
Number of hours of insurable employment in qualifying period Regional rate of unemployment of 6% and under Regional rate of unemployment of more than 6% but not more than 7% Regional rate of unemployment of more than 7% but not more than 8% Regional rate of unemployment of more than 8% but not more than 9% Regional rate of unemployment of more than 9% but not more than 10% Regional rate of unemployment of more than 10% but not more than 11% Regional rate of unemployment of more than 11% but not more than 12% Regional rate of unemployment of more than 12% but not more than 13% Regional rate of unemployment of more than 13% but not more than 14% Regional rate of unemployment of more than 14% but not more than 15% Regional rate of unemployment of more than 15% but not more than 16% Regional rate of unemployment of more than 16%
420-454 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 28 30 32
455-489 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 26 28 30 32
490-524 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 25 27 29 31 33
525-559 0 0 0 0 0 21 23 25 27 29 31 33
560-594 0 0 0 0 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34
595-629 0 0 0 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34
630-664 0 0 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35
665-699 0 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35
700-734 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
735-769 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
770-804 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37
805-839 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37
840-874 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38
875-909 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38
910-944 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39
945-979 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39
980-1,014 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
1,015-1,049 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
1,050-1,084 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41
1,085-1,119 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41
1,120-1,154 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42
1,155-1,189 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42
1,190-1,224 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43
1,225-1,259 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43
1,260-1,294 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44
1,295-1,329 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44
1,330-1,364 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45
1,365-1,399 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45
1,400-1,434 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 45
1,435-1,469 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 45
1,470-1,504 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 45 45
1,505-1,539 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 45 45
1,540-1,574 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 45 45 45
1,575-1,609 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 45 45 45
1,610-1,644 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 45 45 45 45
1,645-1,679 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 45 45 45 45
1,680-1,714 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 45 45 45 45 45
1,715-1,749 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 45 45 45 45 45
1,750-1,784 34 36 38 40 42 44 45 45 45 45 45 45
1,785-1,819 35 37 39 41 43 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
1,820+ 36 38 40 42 44 45 45 45 45 45 45 45

Annex 2.3: Employment Insurance benefits

Annex 2.3.1 – Employment Insurance benefits: New claims established1
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑212,3 Total of 2021‑223 Total of 2022‑233 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 81,790 100,110 85,720 82,880 79,013
Prince Edward Island 21,770 25,190 24,040 22,730 22,757
Nova Scotia 82,540 103,060 91,660 78,430 77,989
New Brunswick 89,380 110,670 97,090 83,600 81,299
Quebec 475,220 749,310 538,340 476,480 498,005
Ontario 585,670 1,067,890 680,230 610,670 663,134
Manitoba 64,780 102,110 71,470 67,350 70,247
Saskatchewan 57,280 77,500 57,850 53,270 54,582
Alberta 200,450 364,420 210,600 196,200 215,429
British Columbia 210,060 340,390 237,110 223,610 234,916
Yukon 2,300 3,210 2,620 2,280 2,398
Northwest Territories 2,030 2,860 2,290 1,860 2,418
Nunavut 1,210 1,970 1,580 1,360 1,373
Men 1,018,710 1,605,540 1,104,940 1,006,590 1,087,830
Women 855,770 1,443,150 995,660 894,130 915,730
24 years old and under 171,760 440,960 238,000 174,870 182,520
25 to 44 years old 914,700 1,382,320 1,033,500 956,370 1,027,472
45 to 54 years old 352,040 524,550 358,210 327,820 339,581
55 years old and over 435,980 700,860 470,890 441,660 453,987
Canada 1,874,840 3,048,690 2,100,600 1,900,720 2,003,560
Annex 2.3.2 – Employment Insurance benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1,2 ($)
Category 2019‑20 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 477 525 546 +4.1
Prince Edward Island 455 502 534 +6.5
Nova Scotia 453 501 529 +5.6
New Brunswick 454 515 540 +4.8
Quebec 471 535 558 +4.4
Ontario 486 539 564 +4.5
Manitoba 463 501 529 +5.5
Saskatchewan 487 527 551 +4.5
Alberta 508 549 572 +4.1
British Columbia 486 544 574 +5.4
Yukon 526 603 615 +2.0
Northwest Territories 527 590 601 +1.8
Nunavut 542 561 603 +7.5
Men 506 565 587 +4.0
Women 448 500 526 +5.2
24 years old and under 434 476 510 +7.1
25 to 44 years old 493 551 576 +4.4
45 to 54 years old 488 544 567 +4.2
55 years old and over 466 515 539 +4.5
Canada 480 535 560 +4.7
Annex 2.3.3 – Employment Insurance benefits: Amount paid1,2 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 992.5 1,274.8 1,552.8 1,141.1 1,089.0
Prince Edward Island 226.0 293.8 361.2 279.7 272.9
Nova Scotia 851.3 1,187.6 1,542.7 933.0 904.1
New Brunswick 925.1 1,248.4 1,542.6 1,054.6 981.6
Quebec 3,210.3 6,547.8 7,249.5 3,653.0 3,926.4
Ontario 5,680.5 11,347.0 13,143.7 6,554.1 7,233.1
Manitoba 631.2 1,082.2 1,257.5 725.5 739.5
Saskatchewan 639.3 952.5 1,101.4 654.9 650.4
Alberta 2,266.4 4,304.4 4,562.1 2,334.7 2,491.4
British Columbia 2,004.3 3,734.2 4,300.3 2,308.5 2,601.7
Yukon 26.0 39.5 50.1 28.7 30.7
Northwest Territories 29.7 37.0 49.4 28.9 29.5
Nunavut 20.0 25.7 38.7 22.5 22.5
Men 8,833.7 16,252.2 17,838.7 9,581.6 10,483.4
Women 8,669.0 15,822.8 18,913.2 10,137.6 10,489.3
24 years old and under 1,302.6 3,601.1 4,297.4 1,521.9 1,488.7
25 to 44 years old 9,554.9 15,819.2 17,803.7 10,929.3 11,829.6
45 to 54 years old 2,915.8 5,272.4 5,893.0 2,969.3 3,164.0
55 years old and over 3,729.3 7,382.4 8,757.8 4,298.6 4,490.4
Canada 17,502.7 32,075.0 36,751.9 19,719.2 20,972.7

Annex 2.4: Employment Insurance benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)

Annex 2.4.1 – Employment Insurance benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): New claims established1
EI economic region 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑212,3 Total of 2021‑223 Total of 2022‑233 2023‑24
St. John's 14,470 24,230 16,510 15,400 14,866
Newfoundland – Labrador 67,320 75,880 69,210 67,480 64,147
Charlottetown 4,850 8,600 7,220 5,860 5,709
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) 16,920 16,590 16,820 16,870 17,048
Eastern Nova Scotia 28,710 30,220 29,690 27,450 26,200
Western Nova Scotia 34,130 40,970 36,360 31,470 31,769
Halifax 19,700 31,870 25,610 19,510 20,020
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John 27,810 41,760 33,480 27,970 27,581
Madawaska-Charlotte 14,580 17,270 15,030 12,610 11,937
Restigouche-Albert 46,990 51,640 48,580 43,020 41,781
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 26,450 26,720 25,710 24,610 23,273
Quebec 37,940 67,730 45,900 38,350 39,793
Trois-Rivières 10,320 15,930 11,490 9,370 9,739
South Central Quebec 10,430 16,220 11,920 11,860 12,451
Sherbrooke 10,080 17,290 12,680 10,610 11,349
Montérégie 33,540 55,830 38,840 36,570 38,574
Montréal 172,740 324,500 201,960 174,000 189,601
Central Quebec 85,120 109,250 94,470 86,410 89,217
North Western Quebec 19,950 24,660 21,640 19,360 19,432
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 45,370 54,330 46,450 40,810 39,882
Hull 12,270 21,440 15,210 12,880 13,540
Chicoutimi-Jonquière 11,010 15,410 12,070 11,650 11,154
Ottawa 33,950 65,530 43,110 38,610 42,432
Eastern Ontario 23,600 32,720 27,750 24,570 25,343
Kingston 6,580 11,050 7,450 7,260 7,260
Central Ontario 61,510 99,240 69,080 60,270 64,238
Oshawa 18,300 31,480 21,910 19,340 21,605
Toronto 213,050 455,220 249,730 227,530 257,523
Hamilton 31,550 58,950 37,280 34,210 35,154
St. Catharines 21,490 44,760 27,590 21,440 23,465
London 22,040 40,500 26,870 24,340 25,549
Niagara 18,570 23,750 17,660 16,350 17,105
Windsor 20,970 35,230 25,520 20,840 18,098
Kitchener 23,130 40,540 27,410 24,220 28,172
Huron 19,220 25,470 19,300 18,500 20,156
South Central Ontario 23,430 37,800 27,290 27,650 30,063
Sudbury 8,250 14,340 11,200 8,220 8,739
Thunder Bay 6,240 10,160 6,640 6,280 6,419
Northern Ontario 33,790 41,150 34,440 31,040 31,813
Winnipeg 35,910 66,440 41,450 39,370 39,788
Southern Manitoba 17,860 24,070 18,880 17,890 20,081
Northern Manitoba 11,010 11,600 11,140 10,090 10,378
Regina 10,580 17,050 10,860 10,660 10,471
Saskatoon 15,840 21,860 15,800 13,870 14,548
Southern Saskatchewan 14,320 17,920 14,690 12,860 13,487
Northern Saskatchewan 16,540 20,670 16,500 15,880 16,076
Calgary 61,950 124,830 67,590 63,350 69,938
Edmonton 71,530 126,950 75,220 69,410 77,112
Northern Alberta 16,690 24,080 15,730 15,230 16,572
Southern Alberta 50,280 88,560 52,060 48,210 51,807
Southern Interior British Columbia 42,500 60,500 45,530 43,300 44,110
Abbotsford 10,390 14,550 12,080 10,880 11,397
Vancouver 88,030 168,240 106,150 101,900 110,046
Victoria 13,150 22,140 15,710 13,590 14,371
Southern Coastal British Columbia 31,710 45,400 34,010 31,390 32,755
Northern British Columbia 24,280 29,560 23,630 22,550 22,237
Whitehorse 1,480 2,140 1,760 1,550 1,661
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 820 1,070 860 730 737
Yellowknife 750 1,050 880 710 1,076
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 1,280 1,810 1,410 1,150 1,342
Iqaluit 290 350 330 260 259
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 920 1,620 1,250 1,100 1,114
Canada 1,874,480 3,048,690 2,100,600 1,900,720 2,003,560
Annex 2.4.2 – Employment Insurance benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Average weekly benefit rate1,2 ($)
EI economic region 2019‑20 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
St. John's 475 514 544 +5.8
Newfoundland – Labrador 477 527 547 +3.7
Charlottetown 427 452 511 +13.0
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) 463 519 542 +4.5
Eastern Nova Scotia 467 514 542 +5.4
Western Nova Scotia 441 486 515 +6.0
Halifax 454 505 533 +5.6
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John 443 509 534 +5.0
Madawaska-Charlotte 436 490 524 +7.1
Restigouche-Albert 465 526 548 +4.1
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 478 535 558 +4.3
Quebec 482 547 570 +4.2
Trois-Rivières 467 524 548 +4.4
South Central Quebec 478 541 566 +4.6
Sherbrooke 474 536 557 +3.9
Montérégie 467 538 560 +4.1
Montréal 470 534 557 +4.4
Central Quebec 466 532 556 +4.6
North Western Quebec 473 530 559 +5.6
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 470 531 553 +4.1
Hull 478 544 563 +3.5
Chicoutimi-Jonquière 465 538 561 +4.2
Ottawa 491 550 575 +4.6
Eastern Ontario 473 522 553 +5.8
Kingston 468 520 549 +5.6
Central Ontario 477 528 554 +4.9
Oshawa 492 551 574 +4.0
Toronto 491 545 569 +4.5
Hamilton 489 545 567 +4.1
St. Catharines 465 513 541 +5.4
London 484 530 551 +3.9
Niagara 484 534 555 +4.0
Windsor 500 543 550 +1.3
Kitchener 493 544 568 +4.3
Huron 478 536 561 +4.6
South Central Ontario 491 544 568 +4.4
Sudbury 497 546 573 +4.9
Thunder Bay 503 560 575 +2.6
Northern Ontario 482 530 554 +4.5
Winnipeg 469 506 534 +5.5
Southern Manitoba 463 492 529 +7.5
Northern Manitoba 446 498 509 +2.1
Regina 498 543 560 +3.0
Saskatoon 490 522 552 +5.7
Southern Saskatchewan 489 518 549 +6.0
Northern Saskatchewan 477 528 546 +3.4
Calgary 504 545 569 +4.3
Edmonton 515 555 577 +3.9
Northern Alberta 514 564 586 +3.9
Southern Alberta 502 540 563 +4.2
Southern Interior British Columbia 480 540 570 +5.7
Abbotsford 449 507 540 +6.4
Vancouver 489 549 576 +5.0
Victoria 494 546 579 +6.1
Southern Coastal British Columbia 482 543 571 +5.2
Northern British Columbia 499 554 584 +5.4
Whitehorse 527 612 615 +0.5
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 525 586 617 +5.2
Yellowknife 532 591 601 +1.6
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 524 589 601 +2.0
Iqaluit 560 610 641 +5.2
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 537 552 595 +7.8
Canada 480 535 560 +4.7
Annex 2.4.3 – Employment Insurance benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Amount paid1 ($ million)
EI economic region 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
St. John's 148.6 246.8 311.8 162.2 163.7
Newfoundland – Labrador 843.9 1,028.1 1,241.0 979.0 925.3
Charlottetown 44.8 79.5 115.6 59.7 56.7
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) 181.2 214.4 245.6 220.0 216.2
Eastern Nova Scotia 352.0 402.6 514.8 379.2 349.3
Western Nova Scotia 307.1 445.7 588.4 346.1 339.0
Halifax 192.2 339.4 439.5 207.6 215.8
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John 259.8 421.1 525.3 302.6 286.8
Madawaska-Charlotte 130.6 171.8 223.0 136.3 124.0
Restigouche-Albert 534.8 655.5 794.2 615.8 570.7
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 293.4 339.3 401.4 317.8 293.1
Quebec 229.4 537.5 555.3 250.5 280.0
Trois-Rivières 65.4 132.4 143.9R 70.6 71.6
South Central Quebec 54.6 113.6 127.0 67.4 79.8
Sherbrooke 59.8 126.5 142.6 70.3 78.6
Montérégie 197.6 433.6 478.9 249.7 282.2
Montréal 1,132.9 2,891.9 3,099.8 1,306.9 1,464.6
Central Quebec 542.0 938.4 1,066.9 626.1 682.0
North Western Quebec 151.0 220.6 292.8 167.9 167.8
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 331.9 497.6 576.1 340.0 334.0
Hull 80.9 192.4 220.2 98.4 105.6
Chicoutimi-Jonquière 71.3 123.9 144.5 87.4 87.0
Ottawa 346.7 687.7 827.9 422.3 487.2
Eastern Ontario 220.9 333.3 418.6 238.8 252.4
Kingston 59.3 112.8 138.3 70.4 74.9
Central Ontario 538.4 991.7 1,188.5 613.3 649.6
Oshawa 171.5 346.2 409.9 216.8 240.2
Toronto 2,261.3 5,115.9 5,677.4 2,608.5 2,978.5
Hamilton 297.9 594.0 695.7 358.8 384.2
St. Catharines 176.5 460.5 519.2 209.3 228.3
London 190.7 377.8 483.9 246.7 262.1
Niagara 168.0 248.0 283.9 164.5 173.6
Windsor 162.2 356.1 433.0 214.8 195.9
Kitchener 222.2 410.8 471.2 255.9 297.1
Huron 156.8 249.0 296.4 182.0 202.6
South Central Ontario 209.0 358.8 431.2 268.5 311.6
Sudbury 78.3 136.8 187.0 87.3 91.0
Thunder Bay 54.6 101.1 114.9 61.3 66.0
Northern Ontario 366.1 466.4 566.7 334.8 337.6
Winnipeg 335.8 674.4 755.4 401.0 403.8
Southern Manitoba 164.6 249.5 288.0 177.1 194.5
Northern Manitoba 130.8 158.3 214.1 147.5 141.2
Regina 110.8 198.3 222.2 121.9 119.9
Saskatoon 165.9 259.2 284.7 158.8 159.1
Southern Saskatchewan 154.3 221.1 253.9 152.3 151.2
Northern Saskatchewan 208.3 273.9 340.5 221.9 220.2
Calgary 725.1 1,470.8 1,573.1 771.7 824.8
Edmonton 791.7 1,512.8 1,588.3 817.1 880.2
Northern Alberta 212.9 313.3 331.6 205.3 211.7
Southern Alberta 536.7 1,007.5 1,069.1 540.5 574.7
Southern Interior British Columbia 383.6 624.7 742.5 414.0 447.8
Abbotsford 89.8 152.4 188.7 110.8 119.8
Vancouver 873.5 1,899.7 2,120.6 1,093.3 1,290.3
Victoria 124.4 233.0 271.2 142.8 153.8
Southern Coastal British Columbia 285.4 484.5 570.6 306.6 332.9
Northern British Columbia 247.6 339.9 406.8 240.9 257.0
Whitehorse 17.3 25.3 32.7 20.2 20.6
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 8.6 14.2 17.3 8.5 10.1
Yellowknife 10.2 12.9 17.9 12.2 11.6
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 19.5 24.2 31.5 16.7 18.0
Iqaluit 4.4 5.3 6.5 4.7 4.0
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 15.7 20.4 32.2 17.7 18.5
Canada 17,502.7 32,075.0 36,751.8 19,719.2 20,972.7

Annex 2.5 – Regular benefits

Annex 2.5.1 – Regular benefits: New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑211,2 Total of 2021‑222 Total of 2022‑232 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 62,980 81,400 63,620 59,630 57,643
Prince Edward Island 14,860 18,820 16,470 14,340 14,985
Nova Scotia 62,100 81,630 66,670 55,050 53,649
New Brunswick 68,720 91,520 72,500 63,210 61,104
Quebec 400,460 653,980 431,360 376,680 395,053
Ontario 393,950 848,920 436,290 377,100 423,113
Manitoba 42,900 76,120 46,700 43,200 44,835
Saskatchewan 40,800 60,370 39,390 35,360 36,188
Alberta 140,540 296,840 138,620 125,980 140,200
British Columbia 135,800 257,310 141,910 134,280 143,956
Yukon 1,680 2,440 1,670 1,450 1,553
Northwest Territories 1,520 2,200 1,600 1,190 1,720
Nunavut 770 1,310 950 770 814
Men 830,770 1,371,140 846,940 759,990 829,115
Women 536,310 1,101,720 610,810 528,250 545,698
24 years old and under 122,860 381,160 174,040 117,230 127,012
25 to 44 years old 603,290 1,042,340 638,470 581,850 640,386
45 to 54 years old 286,640 445,220 275,570 249,830 260,187
55 years old and over 354,290 604,140 369,670 339,330 347,228
Long-tenured workers 340,900 671,790 341,630 278,840 312,990
Occasional claimants 738,600 1,511,990 839,210 729,900 783,196
Frequent claimants 287,580 289,080 276,910 279,500 278,627
Canada 1,367,080 2,472,860 1,457,750 1,288,240 1,374,813
Annex 2.5.2 – Regular benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category 2019‑20 Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in 2020‑21 Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2020‑211 Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2021‑221 Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2021‑22 Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2022‑231,R Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 (Claims established on or after September 26, 2021) to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 27.1 30.0 7.6 33.7 9.7 37.8 26.4R 26.1 -1.3
Prince Edward Island 22.2 24.6 8.9 28.2 11.4 27.9 22.2R 21.3 -3.8
Nova Scotia 22.1 24.8 9.5 31.2 11.2 37.2 21.3R 21.1 -1.0
New Brunswick 21.3 24.0 8.8 29.8 9.9 28.7 21.9R 21.6 -1.2
Quebec 15.8 18.1 7.4R 26.7 8.9 30.3 14.6R 14.4 -1.3
Ontario 17.0 20.2 9.0 31.1 8.5 33.5R 15.7R 15.8 +0.9
Manitoba 18.8 21.6 9.4 30.4 11.1 32.8R 17.2R 17.4 +1.3
Saskatchewan 20.5 23.6 10.3 31.6 11.2 36.5 19.0R 19.0 +0.2
Alberta 19.6 23.5 9.4R 31.7 10.3 34.7 17.4R 16.9 -2.8
British Columbia 17.2 20.4 9.4 31.8 10.4 30.9 15.4R 16.3 +5.5
Yukon 19.6 20.6 9.3 32.8 15.5 40.0 17.9R 17.9 +0.3
Northwest Territories 22.9 26.7 11.6 36.8 13.2 40.6 17.2R 15.4 -10.5
Nunavut 28.0 33.6 8.1 36.9 6.2 41.4 23.2R 26.6 +14.9
Men 18.6 21.2 8.7 29.7 9.3 34.5 17.1R 17.1 -0.2
Women 17.5 20.9 8.6 30.7 9.2 31.1 16.3R 16.1 -1.1
24 years old and under 16.3 18.9 8.1 26.7 8.3 29.7 14.7R 15.0 +2.4
25 to 44 years old 17.3 20.3R 8.7 28.9 8.6 31.7 15.7R 15.9 +0.8
45 to 54 years old 18.5 21.4 8.8 30.4 9.3 32.1R 17.0R 16.7 -1.8
55 years old and over 20.1 22.8 8.8 34.1 11.4 36.3R 19.2R 18.9 -1.7
Long-tenured workers 16.8 19.7 8.1 29.0 6.8 30.0R 14.6R 14.1 -3.5
Occasional claimants 17.6 20.6 8.8 30.9 9.2 33.5 15.9R 16.3 +2.7
Frequent claimants 20.9 23.7 11.2 29.0 13.9 36.5 20.9R 20.6 -1.7
Canada 18.2 21.1 8.6 30.2 9.3 32.7 16.8R 16.7 -0.6
Annex 2.5.3 – Regular benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category 2019‑20 Second half of 2020‑212 First half of 2021‑222 2 months in fall 20212 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 468 536 535 496 493 510 537 +5.4
Prince Edward Island 446 528 530 488 488 499 524 +4.9
Nova Scotia 447 530 530 492 473 491 519 +5.9
New Brunswick 459 531 528 496 494 517R 540 +4.6
Quebec 478 534 546 490 511 544 567 +4.3
Ontario 489 532 552 497 509 538 563 +4.6
Manitoba 462 529 535 495 495 500 525 +4.9
Saskatchewan 490 540 542 520 532 525 550 +4.7
Alberta 512 542 554 533 549 551 577 +4.8
British Columbia 488 535 552 506 523 543 576 +6.1
Yukon 528 549 565 558 530 597 615 +3.0
Northwest Territories 527 557 568 555 575 583 598 +2.6
Nunavut 550 550 557 543 567 579 603 +4.3
Men 507 544 555 524 540 564 588 +4.2
Women 444 522 541 459 453 494 522 +5.6
24 years old and under 445 514 519 454 443 484R 515 +6.6
25 to 44 years old 495 539 553 512 527 552 577 +4.6
45 to 54 years old 490 541 555 514 530 546 570 +4.4
55 years old and over 468 534 548 493 498 517 542 +4.9
Long-tenured workers 515 547 566 543 564 583 601 +3.1
Occasional claimants 464 526 538 475 483 512 543 +6.0
Frequent claimants 491 547 550 516 530 547 567 +3.7
Canada 483 534 547 500 511 535 561 +4.9
Annex 2.5.4 – Regular benefits: Amount paid1 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 759.2 1,029.1 1,258.3 843.7 784.9
Prince Edward Island 155.5 211.6 270.0 189.1 177.9
Nova Scotia 588.6 905.1 1,213.5 632.5 573.7
New Brunswick 680.0 989.9 1,251.4 782.1 691.1
Quebec 2,622.2 5,906.0 6,464.9 3,000.0 3,075.7
Ontario 3,011.1 8,352.1 9,766.4 3,412.9 3,808.1
Manitoba 370.7 785.2 920.0 430.1 424.4
Saskatchewan 405.9 700.7 819.1 403.0 389.7
Alberta 1,354.1 3,304.1 3,477.9 1,354.7 1,433.5
British Columbia 1,068.7 2,675.9 3,081.6 1,216.1 1,403.7
Yukon 17.0 27.6 35.7 16.5 18.0
Northwest Territories 19.5 26.4 36.3 16.0 18.1
Nunavut 12.2 16.4 27.0 13.2 13.4
Men 7,348.8 14,578.4 15,982.2 7,860.1 8,421.9
Women 3,715.6 10,351.7 12,639.8 4,449.9 4,390.2
24 years old and under 939.3 3,157.6 3,759.0 1,139.3 1,099.4
25 to 44 years old 4,783.1 10,578.0 11,843.5 5,358.9 5,910.0
45 to 54 years old 2,342.4 4,660.7 5,191.2 2,358.9 2,406.5
55 years old and over 2,999.6 6,533.9 7,828.3 3,452.9 3,396.2
Long-tenured workers 2,518.1 6,533.0 6,885.5 2,551.1 2,627.1
Occasional claimants 5,746.6 14,933.4 17,856.2 6,650.0 7,044.7
Frequent claimants 2,799.7 3,463.6 3,880.4 3,108.9 3,140.3
Canada 11,064.4 24,930.1 28,622.1 12,310.0 12,812.1

Annex 2.6: Regular benefits (by industry)

Annex 2.6.1 – Regular benefits (by industry): New claims established
Industry 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑211,2 Total of 2021‑222 Total of 2022‑232 2023‑24
Goods-producing industries 523,350 667,470 500,780 474,160 513,992
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 51,240 59,370 55,550 51,410 48,672
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 24,130 33,730 21,730 20,260 23,064
Utilities 4,870 3,980 4,250 3,690 3,467
Construction 289,330 350,210 285,790 279,670 306,784
Manufacturing 153,780 220,180 133,460 119,130 132,005
Services-producing industries 801,070 1,671,510 912,730 774,430 831,039
Wholesale and retail trade 117,770 369,350 127,280 97,250 108,873
Transportation and warehousing 64,460 114,250 69,100 63,330 67,084
Finance and insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31,280 62,070 31,000 26,920 32,958
Professional, scientific and technical services 55,220 87,120 58,260 65,120 74,932
Business, building and other support services3 85,720 170,190 95,540 84,470 97,566
Educational services 170,300 120,670 191,150 193,530 185,799
Health care and social assistance 50,050 105,120 62,290 49,980 49,827
Information, culture and recreation4 39,900 110,510 50,820 37,330 49,278
Accommodation and food services 72,130 317,070 105,100 55,430 62,020
Other services (excluding public administration) 45,450 116,740 45,530 36,800 37,219
Public administration 68,790 98,420 76,660 64,270 65,483
Unclassified industries5 42,660 133,880 44,240 39,650 29,782
Canada 1,367,080 2,472,860 1,457,750 1,288,240 1,374,813
Annex 2.6.2 – Regular benefits (by industry): Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Industry 2019‑20 Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in 2020‑21 Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2020‑211 Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2021‑221 Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2021‑22 Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2022‑231,R Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 (Claims established on or after September 26, 2021) to 2023‑24
Goods-producing industries 18.1 20.4 8.1 26.6 9.1 31.9R 16.7R 16.5 -1.4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 20.8 23.5 10.6 30.1 13.8 34.3 21.1R 20.4 -3.1
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction 20.6 23.9 9.6 29.6 9.9 34.0 18.3R 18.3 0.0
Utilities 15.5 21.1 6.7 23.2 5.6 29.9 13.9R 14.4 +3.3
Construction 17.4 19.8 7.7 24.8 8.8 32.7 15.7R 15.5 -1.2
Manufacturing 18.0 19.9 7.9 27.9 7.7 30.2R 17.1R 17.0 -0.3
Services-producing industries 18.2 21.5 8.9 31.4 9.4 32.7 16.8R 16.8 -0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 21.5 23.0 7.5 32.6 10.1 37.5 19.1 19.3 +1.5
Transportation and warehousing 18.3 21.5 9.1 31.0 9.9 34.8 17.4R 17.0 -2.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 21.4 24.6 9.7 35.1 9.9 39.9 19.1 19.6 +2.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 19.4 23.4 9.8 30.5 10.1 36.1 17.5R 19.2 +10.0
Business, building and other support services2 20.0 22.1 9.6 33.6 10.8 38.0 17.9R 18.4 +2.6
Educational services 11.1R 14.8 8.7 19.1 7.6 20.5 11.3 10.6 -6.7
Health care and social assistance 19.5 21.4 7.9 32.2 9.4 33.6 17.9R 17.8 -0.1
Information, culture and recreation3 19.5 22.1 10.3 32.7 9.2 35.0 17.2R 18.0 +4.1
Accommodation and food services 21.4 23.0 10.0 35.8 7.5 38.5 18.1R 19.0 +4.8
Other services (excluding public administration) 20.2 22.2 8.4 32.6 9.7 36.0 18.2R 18.7 +2.5
Public administration 19.8R 23.3 9.5 29.7 11.5 37.4 19.3R 19.2 -0.8
Unclassified industries4 20.1 23.2 9.1 34.5 9.7 40.1 19.2R 19.7 +2.8
Canada 18.2 21.1 8.6 30.2 9.3 32.7 16.8R 16.7 -0.6
Annex 2.6.3 – Regular benefits (by industry): Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Industry 2019‑20 Second half of 2020‑212 First half of 2021‑222 2 months in fall 20212 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Goods-producing industries 519 555 564 539 562 580 601 +3.7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 479 542 555 522 505 524 556 +6.0
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 554 571 588 579 597 622 641 +3.0
Utilities 552 567 585 567 596 620 633 +2.1
Construction 536 562 571 552 575 601 621 +3.3
Manufacturing 494 545 557 519 533 546 565 +3.5
Services-producing industries 461R 526 544 482 470 509 537 +5.4
Wholesale trade and retail trade 441 522 531 464 457 485 513 +5.8
Transportation and warehousing 449 537 541 511 463 476 514 +8.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 492 537 556 490 507 540 574 +6.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 515 549 563 534 553 577 606 +5.1
Business, building and other support services3 463 531 537 473 489 513 539 +5.1
Educational services 488 533 552 499 515 529 549 +3.8
Health care and social assistance 440 524 539 458 460 487 517 +6.1
Information, culture and recreation4 439 525 540 425 457 500 547 +9.5
Accommodation and food services 390 513 518 423 395 428 461 +7.7
Other services (excluding public administration) 450 525 536 481 456 490 521 +6.2
Public administration 479 537 545 518 506 533 560 +5.2
Unclassified industries5 457 527 538 487 482 518 537 +3.8
Canada 483 534 547 500 511 535 561 +4.9
Annex 2.6.4 – Regular benefits (by industry): Amount paid1 ($ million)
Industry 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Goods-producing industries 4,590.7 7,138.4 7,965.0 4,858.9 5,189.5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 525.8 689.3 940.2 615.6 573.3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 270.0 430.8 417.2 251.5 274.9
Utilities 42.2 46.8 46.7 35.9 34.0
Construction 2,592.1 3,691.3 4,012.0 2,762.5 3,056.9
Manufacturing 1,160.7 2,280.1 2,549.0 1,193.4 1,250.4
Services-producing industries 6,151.8 16,428.9 19,915.0 7,080.3 7,331.2
Wholesale and retail trade 1,035.3 3,343.2 3,950.6 1,073.3 1,078.2
Transportation and warehousing 499.1 1,131.8 1,410.9 571.7 570.1
Finance and insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 323.6 704.4 810.2 320.6 360.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 516.5 996.0 1,140.4 647.2 901.3
Business, building and other support services2 768.0 1,845.5 2,275.7 872.9 964.8
Educational services 823.5 793.5 1,823.9 1,059.3 963.3
Health care and social assistance 359.2 978.2 1,383.4 530.4 438.2
Information, culture and recreation3 317.1 1,156.8 1,116.3 343.9 472.5
Accommodation and food services 489.4 3,383.5 3,300.9 526.7 531.9
Other services (excluding public administration) 376.7 1,126.7 1,315.9 385.5 366.9
Public administration 643.4 969.2 1,386.8 748.8 683.2
Unclassified industries4 321.8 1,362.9 742.0 370.7 291.4
Canada 11,064.4 24,930.1 28,622.1 12,310.0 12,812.1

Annex 2.7: Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment)

Annex 2.7.1 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate1 and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): New claims established2
Category 2019‑20 2022‑23 2023‑24
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under 685,050 835,500 846,289
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% to 7.0% 284,170 227,280 288,333
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% to 8.0% 134,670 43,960 44,994
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% to 9.0% 34,970 13,810 38,974
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% to 10.0% 9,600 18,280 39,313
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% to 11.0% 28,700 43,630 34,502
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% to 12.0% 34,790 25,350 16,581
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% to 13.0% 23,840 6,850 13,085
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% to 14.0% 47,370 3,630 31,405
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% to 15.0% 9,010 50,970 10,328
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% to 16.0% 14,470 4,260 2,510
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater 60,440 14,720 8,499
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559 17,250 47,400 8,986
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699 35,380 54,600 27,081
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839 102,240 104,470 113,886
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979 111,140 104,920 111,762
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119 118,120 107,400 117,351
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259 125,460 114,030 126,027
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399 119,750 110,560 118,079
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539 134,370 130,010 136,667
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679 113,360 105,530 116,687
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819 118,180 106,350 120,187
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more 371,830 302,970 378,100
Canada 1,367,080 1,288,240 1,374,813
Annex 2.7.2 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate1 and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): Average actual duration2 (number of weeks)
Category 2019‑20 Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 (Claims established on or after September 26, 2021) to 2023‑24
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under 15.1 13.3R 15.4 +15.5
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% to 7.0% 17.8 15.7R 15.8 +0.1
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% to 8.0% 18.4 18.2R 18.1 -0.1
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% to 9.0% 19.9 21.5R 15.6 -27.1
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% to 10.0% 20.7 21.9R 20.9 -4.5
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% to 11.0% 22.6 18.2R 24.1 +32.3
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% to 12.0% 23.0 21.4R 25.5 +18.8
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% to 13.0% 20.0 26.8 25.1 -6.5
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% to 14.0% 21.2 25.5R 19.8 -22.4
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% to 15.0% 25.9 21.1R 28.3 +34.2
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% to 16.0% 26.9 29.0R 27.9 -3.8
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater 27.9 28.5R 26.5 -6.9
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559 26.6 16.5R 22.4 +35.3
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699 22.0 16.7 20.9 +25.0
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839 16.8 16.8R 15.6 -6.9
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979 17.9 17.5R 16.7 -4.9
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119 18.2 18.0R 17.0 -5.4
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259 17.6 17.8R 16.9 -5.3
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399 17.3 17.2R 16.3 -5.2
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539 15.7 15.4R 14.7 -4.3
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679 17.1 15.8R 15.7 -0.7
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819 18.3 15.7R 16.2 +3.4
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more 19.6 16.9R 17.7 +4.6
Canada 18.2 16.8R 16.7 -0.6
Annex 2.7.3 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate1 and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): Average weekly benefit rate2,3 ($)
Category 2019‑20 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under 482 540 563 +4.2
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% to 7.0% 483 530 565 +6.6
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% to 8.0% 501 521 564 +8.2
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% to 9.0% 470 558 570 +2.1
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% to 10.0% 486 526 548 +4.2
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% to 11.0% 500 533 552 +3.5
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% to 12.0% 478 525 533 +1.5
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% to 13.0% 468 497 531 +6.8
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% to 14.0% 468 480 552 +14.9
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% to 15.0% 480 517 536 +3.7
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% to 16.0% 462 497 535 +7.7
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater 466 494 507 +2.8
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559 357 328 391 +19.5
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699 396 394 442 +12.3
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839 396 439 454 +3.4
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979 425 482 493 +2.3
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119 448 504 518 +2.7
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259 465 525 538 +2.5
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399 487 549 561 +2.2
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539 504 570 582 +2.0
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679 504 579 590 +1.8
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819 512 589 599 +1.8
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more 529 606 620 +2.4
Canada 483 535 561 +4.9
Annex 2.7.4 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate1 and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): Amount paid2,3 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2022‑23 2023‑24
Regional unemployment rate: 6.0% and under 4,285.2 5,513.6 7,670.4
Regional unemployment rate: 6.1% to 7.0% 2,707.0 2,267.1 2,371.8
Regional unemployment rate: 7.1% to 8.0% 1,181.7 1,240.1 322.2
Regional unemployment rate: 8.1% to 9.0% 270.0 644.1 351.9
Regional unemployment rate: 9.1% to 10.0% 129.8 364.0 377.1
Regional unemployment rate: 10.1% to 11.0% 307.8 341.1 557.4
Regional unemployment rate: 11.1% to 12.0% 412.7 277.8 230.6
Regional unemployment rate: 12.1% to 13.0% 202.5 229.2 126.8
Regional unemployment rate: 13.1% to 14.0% 394.0 343.6 195.7
Regional unemployment rate: 14.1% to 15.0% 111.3 449.1 422.4
Regional unemployment rate: 15.1% to 16.0% 262.3 46.3 66.2
Regional unemployment rate: 16.1% or greater 800.1 594.0 119.5
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 420 to 559 169.0 447.7 102.9
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 560 to 699 328.5 528.2 267.3
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 700 to 839 686.6 837.5 810.2
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 840 to 979 841.4 932.6 908.8
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 980 to 1,119 929.9 990.7 1,015.9
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,120 to 1,259 960.9 1,049.9 1,094.2
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,260 to 1,399 923.1 1,005.6 1,043.3
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,400 to 1,539 973.1 1,101.8 1,143.1
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,540 to 1,679 877.8 938.5 1,066.8
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,680 to 1,819 971.6 982.0 1,161.5
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment: 1,820 or more 3,402.6 3,495.7 4,198.1
Canada 11,064.4 12,310.0 12,812.1

Annex 2.8: Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)

Annex 2.8.1 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): New claims established
EI economic region 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑211,2 Total of
2021‑222		 Total of 2022‑232 2023‑24
St. John's 11,070 20,320 11,900 10,470 10,146
Newfoundland-Labrador 51,910 61,080 51,720 49,160 47,497
Charlottetown 3,410 6,670 4,870 3,230 3,594
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) 11,450 12,150 11,600 11,110 11,391
Eastern Nova Scotia 22,610 24,760 23,290 21,040 19,719
Western Nova Scotia 26,000 32,160 26,640 22,410 22,233
Halifax 13,490 24,710 16,740 11,600 11,697
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John 19,540 33,220 22,890 18,480 18,304
Madawaska-Charlotte 11,060 14,090 10,750 9,340 8,636
Restigouche-Albert 38,120 44,210 38,860 35,390 34,164
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la Madeleine 23,740 23,980 22,640 21,720 20,352
Québec 31,440 58,860 36,270 29,440 30,670
Trois-Rivières 8,560 13,820 8,650 7,110 7,454
South Central Quebec 8,560 13,190 9,140 8,940 9,507
Sherbrooke 8,290 14,730 9,400 8,230 8,836
Montérégie 27,820 47,530 30,160 28,470 29,774
Montreal 145,090 285,330 162,640 136,750 151,285
Central Quebec 71,350 94,470 74,840 68,230 70,344
North Western Quebec 17,150 21,950 17,330 15,710 15,672
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 39,520 47,950 39,170 33,560 32,506
Hull 9,710 18,950 11,880 9,720 10,189
Chicoutimi-Jonquière 9,230 13,220 9,240 8,800 8,464
Ottawa 19,290 50,390 25,020 21,730 24,079
Eastern Ontario 16,420 24,930 18,470 15,690 16,558
Kingston 4,280 8,690 4,880 4,440 4,507
Central Ontario 43,440 78,060 45,750 38,320 42,144
Oshawa 12,460 24,710 13,460 11,100 13,080
Toronto 139,560 368,300 157,100 138,950 166,014
Hamilton 19,990 45,520 23,190 20,050 21,208
St. Catharines 15,560 37,690 19,880 13,840 15,721
London 14,680 32,370 16,840 15,180 16,039
Niagara 12,850 18,040 11,260 10,150 10,614
Windsor 16,550 29,740 19,110 14,560 12,258
Kitchener 14,710 30,750 16,600 13,920 16,943
Huron 13,380 19,730 12,480 12,410 13,883
South Central Ontario 14,840 27,280 15,990 15,510 17,619
Sudbury 5,710 11,060 7,430 5,120 5,576
Thunder Bay 4,240 8,270 4,360 3,990 4,121
Northern Ontario 25,990 33,390 24,470 22,140 22,749
Winnipeg 23,040 50,200 26,560 24,460 24,763
Southern Manitoba 11,390 16,420 11,550 10,860 12,102
Northern Manitoba 8,470 9,500 8,590 7,880 7,970
Regina 6,570 12,710 6,610 6,220 6,035
Saskatoon 10,760 16,530 9,990 8,310 8,936
Southern Saskatchewan 10,210 14,030 10,120 8,590 9,082
Northern Saskatchewan 13,260 17,100 12,670 12,240 12,135
Calgary 42,350 101,330 42,990 39,570 43,826
Edmonton 51,080 103,540 50,890 45,220 51,057
Northern Alberta 12,590 20,300 11,090 10,570 11,926
Southern Alberta 34,520 71,670 33,650 30,620 33,391
Southern Interior British Columbia 31,230 48,000 31,440 29,190 30,375
Abbotsford 6,290 9,950 6,900 6,300 6,349
Vancouver 51,220 125,580 58,310 57,460 63,899
Victoria 7,390 15,900 7,980 7,120 7,565
Southern Coastal British Columbia 21,490 34,170 21,050 18,410 20,041
Northern British Columbia 18,180 23,710 16,230 15,800 15,727
Whitehorse 930 1,470 970 800 944
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 750 970 700 650 609
Yellowknife 470 720 510 400 683
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 1,050 1,480 1,090 790 1,037
Iqaluit 140 170 170 70 93
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 630 1,140 780 700 721
Canada 1,367,080 2,472,860 1,457,750 1,288,240 1,374,813
Annex 2.8.2 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Average actual duration (number of weeks)
EI economic region 2019‑20 Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in 2020‑21 Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2020‑211 Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2021‑221 Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2021‑22 Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2022‑231,R Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 (Claims established on or after September 26, 2021) to 2023‑24
St. John's 20.4 21.7 7.4 31.2 11.1 34.7 17.2R 17.5 +1.4
Newfoundland-Labrador 28.5 31.4 7.9R 34.6 7.8 38.6 28.6R 27.9 -2.5
Charlottetown 18.3 21.0 8.0 26.8 12.0 26.8 17.3R 17.2 -0.8
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) 23.4R 25.5 9.8 28.9 10.7 29.0 23.7 22.6 -4.5
Eastern Nova Scotia 26.7 28.5 9.9 32.5 11.1 37.5 25.7R 24.8 -3.7
Western Nova Scotia 19.6 22.9 9.2 30.8 12.2 37.5 20.0R 19.7 -1.6
Halifax 18.6 20.9 9.6 30.3 10.0 36.3 16.3R 17.0 +4.5
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John 17.9 20.7 8.5 29.7 9.5 27.7 17.0R 17.2 +1.0
Madawaska-Charlotte 20.0 21.8 8.9 28.4 13.5 25.5 19.6R 19.5 -0.5
Restigouche-Albert 23.4 26.1 9.4 30.3 7.2 30.3 25.1R 24.3 -3.2
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la Madeleine 24.5 27.0 8.0 30.0 10.6 34.8 24.3R 22.9 -5.9
Québec 13.5 16.4 7.6 23.4 7.9 27.7 12.3R 12.3 +0.1
Trois-Rivières 14.7 17.1 7.1 26.7 8.9 28.6 13.8 13.8 -0.3
South Central Quebec 12.5 13.9 6.4 21.1 8.2 25.5 11.3R 11.6 +3.1
Sherbrooke 13.1 15.9 6.6 22.6 7.7 29.4 12.3R 12.6 +2.4
Montérégie 14.0 16.2 6.8 24.9 9.0 27.0R 13.1R 13.3 +1.2
Montreal 15.6 18.2 7.7 28.7 8.5 30.6R 14.2R 14.2 0.0
Central Quebec 15.1 17.0 7.3 25.1 9.5 29.8 14.1R 14.1 -0.2
North Western Quebec 16.6 18.3 7.0 27.0 10.2 31.9 16.5R 15.5 -6.5
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 16.6 18.4 7.2 24.9 10.6 31.7 15.4R 14.9 -3.0
Hull 14.9 17.5 8.8 27.8 8.5 30.8 14.1R 14.0 -1.2
Chicoutimi-Jonquière 15.1 17.0 7.1 25.0 8.8 32.4 14.3R 14.0 -2.0
Ottawa 15.5 19.6 9.0 30.1 9.2 35.2 14.6R 15.2 +4.0
Eastern Ontario 16.3 18.6 8.3 29.2 9.3 32.8R 15.4R 15.2 -1.3
Kingston 16.2 20.9 8.2 30.9 10.1 36.3 16.0R 15.6 -2.3
Central Ontario 16.4 19.7 8.4R 29.3 9.5 32.3R 15.3R 15.1 -1.1
Oshawa 15.6 21.1 8.7 31.0 7.8 32.3R 14.9R 14.9 +0.1
Toronto 17.8 20.9 9.5 33.2 7.8 34.4R 16.2 16.7 +3.0
Hamilton 16.2 19.5 9.0 29.3 8.5 33.2 14.6R 14.6 +0.3
St. Catharines 16.4 19.8 9.1 32.0 8.0 35.2 15.2R 15.3 +0.4
London 16.0 18.1 8.2 28.8 7.9 32.2 15.4R 15.4 0.0
Niagara 17.1 19.6 8.2 29.1 7.9 33.1 15.1R 14.9 -1.4
Windsor 13.7 17.8 8.5 29.2 6.7 28.6 16.2R 14.9 -8.1
Kitchener 16.5 19.6 8.4 27.8 7.6 31.3 14.7R 15.4 +4.7
Huron 15.1 18.0 7.9 27.7 9.2 34.5 15.4R 15.4 +0.1
South Central Ontario 15.4 17.5 8.2 26.8 8.1 27.1 13.5R 14.3 +6.3
Sudbury 16.7 20.4 8.4 26.9 8.2 34.2 15.1R 15.4 +2.1
Thunder Bay 15.8 19.2R 8.6 28.6 8.3 34.0 14.7R 14.6 -0.8
Northern Ontario 21.5 24.5 8.6 30.7 11.5 36.4 17.8R 17.4 -2.4
Winnipeg 16.5 19.5 9.4 30.2 11.0 29.3R 15.4R 15.3 -0.2
Southern Manitoba 17.0 19.8 9.2R 28.3 12.1 31.8 15.5R 15.2 -2.1
Northern Manitoba 26.6 29.1 9.4R 34.1 7.6 41.1 25.8R 26.8 +4.0
Regina 16.8 20.0 10.4R 31.5 11.2 34.7 15.6R 16.0 +2.3
Saskatoon 18.0 19.6 10.4R 31.3 11.1 33.7 16.2R 15.8 -2.9
Southern Saskatchewan 18.5 21.9 10.0R 30.2 12.3 36.9 17.6 16.9 -3.7
Northern Saskatchewan 25.7 29.0 10.4R 33.2 9.4 38.7 24.2R 24.4 +0.7
Calgary 20.1 23.7 9.9R 32.5 9.7 34.5 17.2R 16.9 -1.9
Edmonton 19.0 22.9 9.2 31.1 10.5 34.4 16.7R 16.1 -3.5
Northern Alberta 22.7 26.3 8.9R 31.9 9.1 34.5 20.8R 20.6 -1.4
Southern Alberta 18.7 23.0 9.3R 31.5 10.9 35.6R 17.4R 16.7 -3.9
Southern Interior British Columbia 17.8 20.4 10.1R 30.1 11.6 31.7 15.3R 15.6 +2.2
Abbotsford 15.7 17.9 9.4R 31.0 9.7 35.3 15.3R 15.6 +1.9
Vancouver 16.5 20.2 9.3 33.2 9.8 30.8 15.3R 17.1 +11.2
Victoria 16.0 19.6 9.3 31.7 9.8 26.8 14.2R 14.8 +4.1
Southern Coastal British Columbia 16.9 20.1 9.2R 30.5 9.8 32.4 15.4R 15.2 -1.0
Northern British Columbia 19.4 22.7 8.5R 30.1 11.8 28.8 16.8R 16.9 +0.8
Whitehorse 18.1R 19.5 8.8R 31.8 14.0 40.1 16.5R 16.1 -2.7
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 21.4 22.0 11.6R 34.2 17.7 39.8 19.4R 20.8 +7.3
Yellowknife 18.9 21.2 11.5 34.6 8.7 45.9 17.2R 11.2 -34.8
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 24.5 28.5 11.7R 37.8 14.6 38.3 17.2R 18.9 +9.7
Iqaluit 22.0 24.3 4.0R 33.4 3.5 28.0 18.9R 17.0 -10.2
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 29.1 35.5 8.4R 37.4 7.5 43.5 24.2R 27.7 +14.4
Canada 18.2 21.1 8.6 30.2 9.3 32.7 16.8R 16.7 -0.6
Annex 2.8.3 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
EI economic region 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 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
St. John's 477 535 543 486 481 515 547 +6.2
Newfoundland-Labrador 466 536 532 497 496 509 535 +5.2
Charlottetown 424R 520 528 454 450 478 513 +7.4
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) 453 532 532 495 501 506 527 +4.3
Eastern Nova Scotia 459 536 531 507 492 503 532 +5.6
Western Nova Scotia 434 529 529 479 463 476 507 +6.4
Halifax 452 526 531 481 468 495 523 +5.6
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John 453 527 525 465 487 518 539 +4.0
Madawaska-Charlotte  440 527 528 463 471 489 525 +7.5
Restigouche-Albert 468 534 531 512 505 523 544 +4.1
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la Madeleine 478 539 545 519 527 537 559 +4.3
Québec 493 535 546 502 516 560 584 +4.4
Trois-Rivières  476 531 547 474 492 540 561 +4.0
South Central Quebec 484 539 548 465 516 550 576 +4.7
Sherbrooke 483 534 546 481 506 546 571 +4.5
Montérégie  477 536 546 475 514 550 570 +3.6
Montreal 477 532 546 494 507 542 565 +4.2
Central Quebec 473 534 545 467 511 541 566 +4.6
North Western Quebec 480 538 551 501 512 536 568 +6.0
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 476 538 542 484 518 539 561 +4.2
Hull 485 535 542 510 519 552 570 +3.1
Chicoutimi-Jonquière 473 532 548 484 499 550 573 +4.1
Ottawa 485 528 548 492 499 538 567 +5.3
Eastern Ontario 476 533 543 477 509 521 553 +6.1
Kingston 468 528 539 493 478 508 543 +6.9
Central Ontario  481 532 547 483 504 527 555 +5.3
Oshawa 497 533 552 493 510 547 572 +4.6
Toronto 493 531 555 510 511 545 569 +4.4
Hamilton 495 533 556 515 523 544 567 +4.3
St. Catharines 471 528 547 457 470 510 541 +6.0
London 484 530 544 485 491 528 551 +4.4
Niagara 487R 536 548 497 511 534 555 +4.0
Windsor 506 537 559 472 531 551 555 +0.7
Kitchener 496 532 554 499 507 541 566 +4.6
Huron 483 537 546 494 521 545 567 +4.0
South Central Ontario  496 537 554 503 517 543 566 +4.1
Sudbury  504 536 568 523 514 554 578 +4.4
Thunder Bay 514 536 559 534 548 570 580 +1.9
Northern Ontario 483 536 547 496 520 526 553 +5.1
Winnipeg 472 527 537 498 495 507 534 +5.2
Southern Manitoba 461 531 529 485 486 487 521 +7.1
Northern Manitoba 439 534 535 498 511 495 502 +1.3
Regina  506 538 555 511 533 542 561 +3.4
Saskatoon  496R 535 543 525 522 524 552 +5.4
Southern Saskatchewan  489 545 536 512 536 514 549 +6.8
Northern Saskatchewan  479 542 540 526 538 526 544 +3.4
Calgary 506 539 552 521 542 546 574 +5.0
Edmonton 519 544 557 544 552 559 585 +4.6
Northern Alberta 515 550 560 550 563 565 587 +3.7
Southern Alberta 507 543 550 525 547 539 567 +5.3
Southern Interior British Columbia 485 537 546 489 525 543 574 +5.6
Abbotsford 440 528 538 494 487 489 532 +8.8
Vancouver 488 532 555 509 517 545 578 +6.1
Victoria 494 534 547 527 515 542 578 +6.6
Southern Coastal British Columbia  490 535 550 504 526 545 578 +6.0
Northern British Columbia  504 547 555 535 555 559 588 +5.3
Whitehorse 530 552 567 574 545 609 614 +0.8
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 525 545 562 543 509 583 618 +5.9
Yellowknife 538 557 576 574 584 585 595 +1.7
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 522 557 563 548 571 582 600 +3.1
Iqaluit 563 557 580 n/a 539 623 632 +1.4
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 547 549 554 543 583 574 600 +4.5
Canada 483 534 547 500 511 535 561 +4.9
Annex 2.8.4 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Amount paid1 ($ million)
EI economic region 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
St. John's 100.5 191.5 247.8 106.9 96.3
Newfoundland-Labrador 658.7 837.7 1,010.5 736.9 688.6
Charlottetown 29.0 58.7 86.7 38.7 34.6
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) 126.4 152.9 183.3 150.4 143.3
Eastern Nova Scotia 272.4 322.9 421.4 286.0 250.5
Western Nova Scotia 208.5 335.4 461.3 235.8 217.6
Halifax 107.7 246.8 330.8 110.8 105.7
Fredericton-Moncton-
Saint-John		 160.0 315.9 402.7 194.5 167.6
Madawaska-Charlotte 97.8 136.5 180.3 98.4 84.7
Restigouche-Albert 422.1 537.5 668.4 489.2 438.8
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la Madeleine 265.2 308.7 367.5 286.1 252.5
Québec 181.2 477.9 488.3 195.9 209.0
Trois-Rivières 50.0 116.4 124.1 56.0 52.7
South Central Quebec 39.4 94.5 105.9 50.2 57.7
Sherbrooke 46.5 110.2 120.7 55.1 59.1
Montérégie 153.9 384.0 417.7 199.5 214.0
Montreal 935.2 2,661.7 2,825.3 1,084.6 1,168.5
Central Quebec 431.8 830.3 925.6 505.3 524.9
North Western Quebec 128.0 199.5 259.2 141.1 133.7
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 272.7 441.4 510.3 281.3 261.9
Hull 63.0 174.7 197.6 78.1 78.5
Chicoutimi-Jonquière 55.2 106.7 122.6 66.8 63.2
Ottawa 138.8 465.7 567.4 180.9 214.6
Eastern Ontario 125.8 232.6 304.4 136.2 141.8
Kingston 32.7 76.8 103.3 35.3 37.6
Central Ontario 316.9 724.0 876.0 335.1 359.4
Oshawa 88.3 252.2 296.2 100.2 112.2
Toronto 1,131.2 3,842.6 4,293.7 1,313.3 1,564.8
Hamilton 138.0 419.8 493.2 171.2 184.9
St. Catharines 103.5 376.9 418.1 116.1 128.5
London 94.6 275.0 355.7 133.2 136.3
Niagara 94.5 173.7 205.4 88.0 90.1
Windsor 103.1 287.5 348.8 142.8 119.5
Kitchener 115.0 274.8 329.9 117.1 145.4
Huron 88.3 175.7 213.5 106.2 123.7
South Central Ontario 99.5 233.3 286.1 124.4 145.5
Sudbury 47.0 98.4 137.2 48.6 49.2
Thunder Bay 31.6 75.5 86.7 36.0 36.4
Northern Ontario 262.2 367.6 450.7 228.3 218.1
Winnipeg 179.3 493.0 549.0 218.3 213.7
Southern Manitoba 91.9 164.3 192.2 95.4 102.4
Northern Manitoba 99.5 127.8 178.8 116.4 108.2
Regina 54.2 134.4 156.1 59.6 57.0
Saskatoon 93.0 181.8 197.8 82.6 81.2
Southern Saskatchewan 96.0 160.0 184.0 91.0 88.0
Northern Saskatchewan 162.7 224.6 281.2 169.9 163.4
Calgary 413.3 1,114.3 1,179.8 414.2 443.2
Edmonton 471.0 1,165.6 1,211.8 479.8 510.6
Northern Alberta 146.8 244.7 265.9 136.6 143.4
Southern Alberta 322.9 779.6 820.4 324.2 336.3
Southern Interior British Columbia 254.2 481.0 565.6 259.0 277.7
Abbotsford 41.5 98.3 122.8 53.9 54.5
Vancouver 379.1 1,332.5 1,488.1 516.8 656.8
Victoria 56.4 160.7 179.3 63.4 68.6
Southern Coastal British Columbia 164.6 346.9 411.6 165.4 178.1
Northern British Columbia 173.1 256.7 314.2 157.6 168.1
Whitehorse 9.2 15.8 20.9 9.2 9.9
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 7.8 11.8 14.9 7.3 8.1
Yellowknife 5.1 7.6 11.1 5.4 4.9
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 14.4 18.8 25.2 10.6 13.2
Iqaluit 1.5 2.0 3.5 0.8 1.1
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 10.6 14.5 23.5 12.4 12.3
Canada 11,064.4 24,930.1 28,622.1 12,310.0 12,812.1

Annex 2.9: Seasonal regular claimants

Annex 2.9.1 – Seasonal regular claimants1: New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑212,3 Total of 2021‑223 Total of 2022‑233 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 28,100 24,750 25,400 28,460 28,008
Prince Edward Island 7,710 6,210 6,480 6,930 7,058
Nova Scotia 24,710 17,190 18,100 21,520 20,297
New Brunswick 32,990 26,070 26,180 29,720 28,849
Quebec 150,240 114,120 124,820 133,170 137,181
Ontario 102,940 60,960 79,280 90,730 93,995
Manitoba 12,360 7,290 9,990 12,130 12,090
Saskatchewan 8,480 7,430 8,940 9,940 9,975
Alberta 17,760 15,870 20,310 22,310 24,377
British Columbia 27,390 16,170 22,560 26,490 25,601
Yukon 420 420 440 340 385
Northwest Territories 220 230 240 X 220
Nunavut 50 40 60 X 59
Men 255,940 230,780 231,180 240,340R 245,570
Women 157,430 65,970 111,620 141,650R 142,525
24 years old and under 7,960 7,590 6,850 7,670 8,173
25 to 44 years old 153,940 118,510 130,800 140,720 143,843
45 to 54 years old 103,210 63,800 79,460 89,660 90,382
55 years old and over 148,260 106,850 125,690 143,940 145,697
Canada 413,370 296,750 342,800 381,990 388,095
Annex 2.9.2 – Seasonal regular claimants1: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category 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 Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2021‑22 Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2022‑232,R Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 (Claims established on or after September 26, 2021) to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 27.4 31.2 9.0 32.7 9.8 37.5 28.1R 27.5 -2.2
Prince Edward Island 24.2 26.2 10.5 30.1 12.7 33.3 25.3R 23.6 -6.4
Nova Scotia 22.6 25.9 8.7 29.5 13.4 33.6 22.8R 22.7 -0.2
New Brunswick 22.4 25.2 9.6 28.9 11.9 32.3 24.1R 23.3 -3.3
Quebec 15.0 18.0 7.7 20.0 10.3 19.3 15.1R 14.1 -6.5
Ontario 13.8 17.4 9.3 20.0 11.3 16.0 14.5R 13.0 -10.2
Manitoba 15.8 18.9 10.4 22.4 12.7 16.1 17.2R 15.7 -8.8
Saskatchewan 17.9 21.8 11.6 24.9 13.1 21.6 19.1R 18.0 -6.2
Alberta 16.7 20.8 10.3 23.1 12.4 20.0 16.8R 15.0 -10.2
British Columbia 14.6 17.0 11.5 24.9 13.9 15.1 14.7R 14.4 -2.0
Yukon 21.7 20.8 13.2 29.6 18.1 33.7 19.9R 19.2 -3.2
Northwest Territories 21.9 23.5 X 34.0 14.0 28.0R 17.8R 17.8 0.0
Nunavut 15.8 X n/a 28.8 n/a 50.0R 22.5R 28.9 +28.1
Men 17.9 20.7 8.8 23.6 10.9 26.9 17.9R 17.2 -3.7
Women 15.0 20.0 10.6 22.1 13.6 18.4 16.6R 14.8 -11.3
24 years old and under 17.3 20.8 9.1 23.5 9.8 23.9 17.6R 17.3 -1.2
25 to 44 years old 15.7 19.3 8.6 21.1 9.9 20.2 16.0R 15.0 -6.4
45 to 54 years old 16.3 20.1 9.0 21.7 11.2 18.4 16.8R 15.4 -8.3
55 years old and over 18.2 22.0 10.3 26.2 13.9 22.7 19.5R 18.3 -6.3
Canada 16.8 20.5 9.1 23.1 11.5 20.6 17.5R 16.3 -6.7
Annex 2.9.3 – Seasonal regular claimants1: Average weekly benefit rate2 ($)
Category 2019‑20 Second half of 2020‑213 First half of 2021‑223 2 months in fall 20213 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 487 547 541 508 528 540 560 +3.7
Prince Edward Island 470R 536 542 491 516 527 547 +3.8
Nova Scotia 470 543 537 488 525 521 543 +4.2
New Brunswick 487 543 544 517 536 552 567 +2.7
Quebec 502 554 555 501 558 575 593 +3.1
Ontario 511 558 571 504 569 571 586 +2.7
Manitoba 480 553 531 532 559 535 548 +2.4
Saskatchewan 501 558 535 548 567 552 569 +3.2
Alberta 524 567 555 568 592 570 586 +2.8
British Columbia 485 549 551 516 548 545 574 +5.4
Yukon 547 561 563 561 569 622 628 +1.1
Northwest Territories 560 569 595 557 581 613 629 +2.6
Nunavut 510 555 X n/a 627 X 639 n/a
Men 521 559 565 534 571 588 606 +3.0
Women 462 530 555 464 488 516 535 +3.7
24 years old and under 513 551 550 518 542 568 592 +4.2
25 to 44 years old 519 559 564 531 572 586 604 +3.1
45 to 54 years old 501 555 558 518 564 568 584 +2.8
55 years old and over 476 544 550 496 531 533 553 +3.7
Canada 499 553 557 512 556 561 580 +3.3
Annex 2.9.4 – Seasonal regular claimants1: Amount paid2 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 308.2 404.7 429.2 412.5 400.6
Prince Edward Island 83.4 90.4 98.6 86.9 88.6
Nova Scotia 247.4 244.7 273.5 244.3 238.0
New Brunswick 340.5 366.0 387.6 362.2 354.6
Quebec 995.7 1,206.4 1,236.7 1,059.8 1,042.1
Ontario 646.9 668.3 839.5 706.9 694.4
Manitoba 88.0 96.9 115.1 105.7 101.2
Saskatchewan 67.6 97.0 118.3 104.4 99.2
Alberta 134.8 216.3 267.4 232.4 213.4
British Columbia 175.2 200.3 271.2 218.2 199.6
Yukon 4.5 5.5 7.2 5.1 4.7
Northwest Territories 2.6 3.9 4.8 2.6 2.8
Nunavut 0.4 0.4 1.3 0.8 1.1
Men 2,173.4 2,758.7 2,878.6 2,523.1 2,465.2
Women 921.7 842.1 1,171.7 1,018.8 975.0
24 years old and under 64.9 95.7 98.8 95.1 79.3
25 to 44 years old 1,121.2 1,360.0 1,487.4 1,283.1 1,229.6
45 to 54 years old 745.5 785.1 877.7 782.8 754.9
55 years old and over 1,163.5 1,360.0 1,586.4 1,380.9 1,376.4
Canada 3,095.1 3,600.7 4,050.3 3,541.8 3,440.3

Annex 2.10: Fishing benefits

Annex 2.10.1 – Fishing benefits: New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑211 Total of 2021‑221 Total of 2022‑231 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 13,041 12,066 13,816 14,408 11,953
Prince Edward Island 3,236 3,145 3,105 3,169 3,150
Nova Scotia 5,750 5,369 5,359 5,494 5,400
New Brunswick 3,244 3,021 3,124 3,007 2,830
Quebec 1,372 1,289 1,284 1,264 1,089
British Columbia 2,424 2,434 2,139 2,006 1,920
Other provinces and territories 1,318 964 1,128 1,099 1,095
Men 24,203 22,608 23,669 23,944 21,746
Women 6,182 5,680 6,286 6,503 5,691
24 years old and under 1,593 1,341 1,560 1,629 1,410
25 to 44 years old 8,428 7,494 7,882 8,130 7,376
45 to 54 years old 7,901 7,231 7,252 7,130 6,338
55 years old and over 12,463 12,222 13,261 13,558 12,313
Canada 30,385 28,288 29,955 30,447 27,437
Annex 2.10.2 – Fishing benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 21.1 19.9 22.2 22.9 20.9 -8.8
Prince Edward Island 19.9 19.7 21.2 20.6 21.0 +1.7
Nova Scotia 20.1 20.4 21.5 21.1 21.0 -0.2
New Brunswick 20.2 19.8 21.4 21.2 21.0 -0.9
Quebec 18.7 18.6 21.2 20.7 20.5 -1.2
British Columbia 23.3 23.3 23.0 22.9 22.8 -0.4
Other provinces and territories 23.2 23.6 23.9 23.2 23.4 +1.0
Men 20.5 20.0 21.7 21.8 20.9 -4.2
Women 22.2 21.6 23.2 23.3 22.3 -4.3
24 years old and under 20.8 19.9 20.6 20.3 19.5 -3.9
25 to 44 years old 21.1 20.5 21.6 21.8 20.9 -3.8
45 to 54 years old 20.4 19.8 21.8 21.9 20.8 -4.8
55 years old and over 20.9 20.5 22.4 22.6 21.7 -4.3
Canada 20.8 20.3 22.0 22.1 21.2 -4.2
Annex 2.10.3 – Fishing benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category 2019‑20 First half of 2020‑21 Second half of 2020‑212 First half of 2021‑222 2 months in fall 20212 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 533 511 561 576 560 568 604 602 -0.3
Prince Edward Island 545 563 570 593 552 583 614 625 +1.8
Nova Scotia 538 558 567 591 529 570 600 610 +1.7
New Brunswick 546 552 573 592 570 582 603 621 +2.9
Quebec 551 565 570 591 545 584 596 622 +4.4
British Columbia 466 482 567 573 475 498 518 529 +2.2
Other provinces and territories 446 441 548 555 475 461 479 513 +7.2
Men 532 537 567 584 543 568 597 605 +1.3
Women 515 506 559 575 531 549 579 582 +0.4
24 years old and under 511 517 557 572 521 541 574 576 +0.3
25 to 44 years old 526 534 565 583 539 562 590 601 +2.0
45 to 54 years old 536 540 567 586 547 573 602 611 +1.6
55 years old and over 527 527 565 581 538 565 594 597 +0.5
Canada 528 532 565 582 539 565 594 601 +1.2
Annex 2.10.4 – Fishing benefits: Amount paid1 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 126.5 133.7 163.0 178.0 159.1
Prince Edward Island 30.0 36.1 34.3 38.0 40.3
Nova Scotia 59.2 63.4 65.7 68.1 68.8
New Brunswick 36.5 38.6 41.8 40.8 36.6
Quebec 11.6 13.0 13.7 13.2 14.0
British Columbia 26.1 26.8 22.4 21.4 23.2
Other provinces and territories 13.2 12.1 13.8 13.0 13.0
Men 242.9 260.2 280.7 295.4 279.7
Women 60.2 63.4 74.1 77.1 75.2
24 years old and under 16.9 15.5 18.8 20.4 16.2
25 to 44 years old 88.5 92.8 98.0 102.1 94.2
45 to 54 years old 75.3 77.2 81.8 82.7 82.5
55 years old and over 122.4 138.1 156.2 167.4 162.0
Canada 303.1 323.6 354.8 372.5 354.9

Annex 2.11: Special benefits

Annex 2.11.1 – Special benefits1: New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑212,3 Total of 2021‑223 Total of 2022‑233 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 12,940 13,120 14,190 14,930 14,805
Prince Edward Island 6,950 6,050 6,830 6,500 6,607
Nova Scotia 27,090 24,980 28,520 26,110 27,148
New Brunswick 33,970 30,050 33,060 31,670 31,207
Quebec 135,310 139,530 147,550 134,150 137,411
Ontario 214,170 243,530 255,620 241,440 247,458
Manitoba 21,340 24,190 25,050 22,630 24,092
Saskatchewan 17,070 18,260 18,730 17,730 18,087
Alberta 66,100 76,610 74,480 70,180 74,990
British Columbia 82,590 92,670 98,350 90,320 91,877
Yukon 770 880 940 870 855
Northwest Territories 580 720 690 720 728
Nunavut 390 670 610 570 492
Men 237,370 254,480 272,760 252,090 265,506
Women 381,900 416,780 431,860 405,730 410,251
24 years old and under 40,890 60,350 52,740 42,540 40,466
25 to 44 years old 358,740 381,580 422,600 392,190 406,586
45 to 54 years old 95,000 97,570 101,030 93,370 94,318
55 years old and over 124,640 131,760 128,250 129,720 134,387
Employees 618,400 670,420 703,510 656,820 674,485
Self-employed persons 870 840 1,110 1,000 1,272
Canada 619,270 671,260 704,620 657,820 675,757
Annex 2.11.2 – Special benefits1: Average weekly benefit rate2 ($)
Category 2019‑20 First half of 2020‑21 Second half of 2020‑213 First half of 2021‑223 2 months in fall 20213 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 462 506 533 543 487 471 511 529 +3.6
Prince Edward Island 456 508 538 546 509 485 504 532 +5.7
Nova Scotia 449 500 535 544 485 472 496 529 +6.6
New Brunswick 459 496 534 540 502 483 505 531 +5.2
Quebec 445 495 533 542 481 489 508 531 +4.6
Ontario 477 522 542 558 515 522 537 560 +4.3
Manitoba 459 493 535 546 491 492 500 533 +6.7
Saskatchewan 477 513 542 555 516 509 528 548 +3.8
Alberta 495 527 545 559 521 528 537 555 +3.3
British Columbia 477 519 542 556 515 525 540 564 +4.4
Yukon 519 550 564 579 587 557 609 611 +0.2
Northwest Territories 526 555 569 586 525 587 597 612 +2.5
Nunavut 538 513 565 575 515 590 569 618 +8.5
Men 500 549 548 561 530 543 560 581 +3.8
Women 448 507 532 548 484 483 503 527 +4.8
24 years old and under 389 417 516 522 430 408 426 461 +8.1
25 to 44 years old 485 525 545 559 517 528 545 568 +4.2
45 to 54 years old 470 513 540 552 510 514 529 551 +4.2
55 years old and over 449 497 534 547 490 482 500 521 +4.2
Employees 468 518 539 553 503 508 526 549 +4.5
Self-employed persons 356 418 525 517 392 397 381 405 +6.3
Canada 468 518 539 553 503 508 525 549 +4.5
Annex 2.11.3 – Special benefits1: Amount paid2 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 107.1 111.5 132.1 119.8 145.1
Prince Edward Island 40.8 46.0 56.7 52.5 54.6
Nova Scotia 204.2 216.3 260.6 232.2 261.6
New Brunswick 209.3 217.7 249.0 232.8 254.1
Quebec 574.5 592.8 749.4 628.4 815.4
Ontario3 2,678.5 2,931.7 3,341.8 3,133.4 3,419.7
Manitoba 249.5 279.2 324.1 285.3 304.7
Saskatchewan 232.6 245.8 280.7 249.7 259.4
Alberta 914.9 971.0 1,076.8 980.0 1,058.8
British Columbia 913.2 1,013.1 1,189.2 1,069.6 1,173.1
Territories 25.5 30.7 37.4 33.8 31.8
Men 1,236.3 1,296.0 1,518.9 1,408.6 1,758.6
Women 4,913.8 5,359.7 6,178.7 5,608.9 6,019.7
24 years old and under 346.1 422.4 516.8 360.5 371.7
25 to 44 years old 4,694.4 5,081.1 5,840.5 5,469.2 5,820.9
45 to 54 years old 498.5 487.8 597.3 520.3 666.1
55 years old and over 611.2 664.5 743.0 667.5 919.6
Employees 6,140.1 6,643.1 7,678.9 7,003.8R 7,761.3
Self-employed persons 10.0 12.6 18.7 13.7R 17.0
Canada 6,150.1 6,655.7 7,697.6 7,017.5 7,778.3

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

Annex 2.12.1 – Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)1: New claims established
EI Economic region 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑212,3 Total of 2021‑223 Total of 2022‑233 2023‑24
St. John's 4,620 5,180 5,280 5,400 5,379
Newfoundland – Labrador 8,320 7,940 8,910 9,530 9,426
Charlottetown 1,670 2,200 2,300 1,930 1,966
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) 5,280 3,850 4,530 4,570 4,641
Eastern Nova Scotia 8,880 6,840 8,150 7,930 8,121
Western Nova Scotia 10,180 9,770 10,730 9,790 10,349
Halifax 8,030 8,370 9,640 8,390 8,678
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John 11,260 11,700 12,740 11,930 11,725
Madawaska-Charlotte 4,710 4,250 5,030 4,260 4,242
Restigouche-Albert 18,000 14,100 15,290 15,480 15,240
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 4,570 3,760 4,340 4,810 5,347
Québec 11,580 13,210 13,000 11,730 12,037
Trois-Rivières 3,810 3,680 4,120 3,400 3,413
South Central Quebec 3,590 4,700 4,110 3,660 3,587
Sherbrooke 3,190 3,630 4,080 3,270 3,343
Montérégie 10,140 11,400 11,230 10,250 10,850
Montreal 44,330 49,750 49,990 45,540 47,033
Central Quebec 26,130 24,070 28,340 24,990 25,457
North Western Quebec 4,880 4,680 5,740 5,120 5,251
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 15,260 13,050 13,830 12,920 12,800
Hull 3,470 3,520 4,260 3,740 4,054
Chicoutimi-Jonquière 4,360 4,080 4,510 4,720 4,239
Ottawa 15,280 16,500 19,110 17,270 18,721
Eastern Ontario 8,460 8,970 10,020 9,040 9,215
Kingston 2,610 2,770 2,760 2,860 2,838
Central Ontario 20,680 23,370 24,410 22,220 22,311
Oshawa 6,800 7,720 8,900 8,450 8,763
Toronto 79,040 95,190 95,740 91,270 94,138
Hamilton 13,230 14,450 14,950 14,820 14,276
St. Catharines 7,300 8,460 8,400 8,100 8,278
London 8,200 9,010 10,310 9,490 9,766
Niagara 6,490 6,440 6,730 6,290 6,614
Windsor 5,610 7,300 7,490 6,890 6,420
Kitchener 9,140 10,410 11,190 10,430 11,136
Huron 7,420 6,830 7,300 6,890 7,036
South Central Ontario 8,970 10,460 10,860 11,770 11,985
Sudbury 3,050 3,910 4,320 3,430 3,534
Thunder Bay 2,150 2,400 2,370 2,460 2,429
Northern Ontario 9,740 9,340 10,760 9,760 9,998
Winnipeg 13,490 15,490 15,760 14,400 14,887
Southern Manitoba 5,870 6,800 7,100 6,520 7,272
Northern Manitoba 1,980 1,900 2,190 1,710 1,933
Regina 4,270 4,480 4,360 4,480 4,468
Saskatoon 5,300 5,660 5,710 5,500 5,425
Southern Saskatchewan 3,980 4,340 4,720 4,080 4,293
Northern Saskatchewan 3,520 3,780 3,940 3,670 3,901
Calgary 21,740 25,790 25,380 23,980 25,822
Edmonton 23,090 26,750 25,880 24,530 26,872
Northern Alberta 4,790 5,060 5,020 4,720 4,807
Southern Alberta 16,480 19,010 18,200 16,950 17,489
Southern Interior British Columbia 13,960 14,940 15,870 15,050 14,636
Abbotsford 5,030 5,460 6,010 5,200 5,692
Vancouver 39,460 45,680 48,550 44,460 45,681
Victoria 6,070 6,510 7,640 6,180 6,518
Southern Coastal British Columbia 11,380 13,240 13,140 12,630 12,660
Northern British Columbia 6,690 6,840 7,140 6,800 6,690
Whitehorse 610 760 750 770 699
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 160 120 190 100 156
Yellowknife 290 360 380 350 410
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 290 360 310 370 318
Iqaluit 170 190 190 200 148
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 220 480 420 370 344
Canada 619,270 671,260 704,620 657,820 675,757
Annex 2.12.2 – Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)1: Average weekly benefit rate2 ($)
EI Economic region 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 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
St. John's 462 515 532 547 481 479 511 533 +4.3
Newfoundland – Labrador 463 498 533 540 490 467 511 528 +3.3
Charlottetown 432 507 533 542 449 485 478 520 +8.7
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) 463 510 541 549 525 486 514 537 +4.5
Eastern Nova Scotia 470 524 539 546 507 487 509 545 +7.3
Western Nova Scotia 423 487 530 538 461 470 472 504 +6.8
Halifax 457 500 537 548 486 464 512 543 +6.0
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John 444 487 532 542 478 483 503 529 +5.3
Madawaska-Charlotte 437 505 529 537 469 463 485 515 +6.2
Restigouche-Albert 473 508 537 540 521 490 512 537 +4.8
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 454 459 532 537 514 499 510 532 +4.4
Québec 453 504 534 544 488 484 511 534 +4.5
Trois-Rivières 452 556 528 538 461 482 496 519 +4.7
South Central Quebec 457 513 532 545 465 476 504 537 +6.6
Sherbrooke 441 448 531 542 473 499 515 520 +0.9
Montérégie 439 505 535 540 470 482 504 532 +5.6
Montreal 445 499 532 542 482 492 510 534 +4.7
Central Quebec 439 483 531 541 467 486 502 524 +4.5
North Western Quebec 442 428 531 546 502 478 503 530 +5.3
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 448 472 535 543 487 503 508 526 +3.6
Hull 452 509 536 548 512 511 518 546 +5.3
Chicoutimi-Jonquière 449 533 534 541 480 487 515 535 +3.8
Ottawa 497 541 545 565 530 551 566 584 +3.3
Eastern Ontario 466 521 538 554 502 512 518 546 +5.4
Kingston 461 519 533 552 518 524 537 556 +3.6
Central Ontario 462 508 539 555 502 505 523 546 +4.3
Oshawa 479 521 542 558 536 525 555 573 +3.2
Toronto 483 525 543 560 520 529 540 566 +4.8
Hamilton 477 537 544 562 511 527 541 563 +4.1
St. Catharines 451 509 536 555 489 491 514 536 +4.2
London 480 515 541 555 511 506 530 546 +3.0
Niagara 472 513 541 555 504 511 527 548 +4.0
Windsor 479 505 541 557 516 515 521 539 +3.4
Kitchener 482 531 541 559 519 518 543 566 +4.2
Huron 467 487 542 553 502 527 525 546 +4.0
South Central Ontario 479 519 544 557 523 528 535 562 +5.0
Sudbury 475 526 544 563 509 508 527 560 +6.3
Thunder Bay 475 502 543 565 542 535 550 561 +2.0
Northern Ontario 477 519 541 554 506 504 535 553 +3.3
Winnipeg 459 499 533 545 500 482 500 532 +6.4
Southern Manitoba 459 480 538 544 482 502 492 535 +8.8
Northern Manitoba 461 489 535 556 465 535 531 535 +0.8
Regina 482 520 548 558 538 510 544 555 +2.0
Saskatoon 472 520 539 554 516 494 517 546 +5.7
Southern Saskatchewan 484 495 541 556 485 516 521 542 +4.2
Northern Saskatchewan 471 512 540 552 526 524 534 548 +2.6
Calgary 495 531 544 559 512 534 536 555 +3.6
Edmonton 502 532 546 560 528 526 543 558 +2.8
Northern Alberta 504 535 552 563 541 551 550 578 +5.0
Southern Alberta 483 512 543 559 513 514 528 545 +3.3
Southern Interior British Columbia 466 506 542 552 499 516 530 558 +5.2
Abbotsford 445 487 536 545 504 481 502 528 +5.2
Vancouver 486 524 544 558 523 535 550 570 +3.6
Victoria 489 535 543 560 530 547 549 576 +4.9
Southern Coastal British Columbia 463 506 540 552 506 503 535 559 +4.5
Northern British Columbia 485 533 547 559 518 537 533 571 +7.0
Whitehorse 515 546 564 579 586 549 613 611 -0.4
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 537 573 568 578 595 592 584 612 +4.9
Yellowknife 520 540 573 588 537 593 594 616 +3.6
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 534 562 563 584 517 578 599 608 +1.4
Iqaluit 557 526 572 595 595 631 596 643 +7.9
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 522 507 563 568 501 559 557 608 +9.0
Canada 468 518 539 553 503 508 525 549 +4.5
Annex 2.12.3 – Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)1: Amount paid2 ($ million)
EI Economic region3 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
St. John's 43.7 50.0 58.2 50.6 62.5
Newfoundland – Labrador 63.0 60.8 73.0 68.7 82.5
Charlottetown 14.1 18.0 26.3 18.8 19.7
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) 26.5 27.8 30.4 33.7 34.8
Eastern Nova Scotia 48.3 48.2 60.1 57.9 63.1
Western Nova Scotia 73.3 80.2 97.2 80.8 91.5
Halifax 81.8 87.7 103.9 93.5 106.7
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John 97.8 101.3 120.6 106.6 117.9
Madawaska-Charlotte 27.8 29.4 36.7 33.3 34.5
Restigouche-Albert 83.0 86.5 91.6 91.8 101.4
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 16.9 17.9 20.8 19.1 27.2
Québec 48.1 56.4 65.9 54.0 70.5
Trois-Rivières 15.4 15.7 19.7 14.5 18.7
South Central Quebec 15.1 18.1 20.5 16.7 20.5
Sherbrooke 12.9 15.3 21.4 15.0 19.1
Montérégie 43.6 46.9 59.8 49.2 66.4
Montreal 196.8 209.7 261.1 216.9 289.6
Central Quebec 107.6 103.5 137.3 118.5 150.2
North Western Quebec 23.0 21.0 33.6 26.8 33.8
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 58.9 54.8 65.2 58.2 70.7
Hull 17.9 17.4 22.4 20.3 27.0
Chicoutimi-Jonquière 16.1 16.6 21.8 20.6 23.8
Ottawa 207.8 219.9 259.9 241.3 272.2
Eastern Ontario 95.1 98.6 113.3 102.1 110.3
Kingston 26.5 35.7 34.8 35.0 37.2
Central Ontario 221.3 263.1 309.3 276.0 289.2
Oshawa 83.1 92.3 113.1 116.6 127.7
Toronto 1,127.4 1,230.5 1,357.4 1,288.2 1,406.8
Hamilton 159.7 171.1 201.2 186.9 198.8
St. Catharines 72.7 81.4 99.7 92.7 99.7
London 96.0 101.3 127.0 113.0 125.2
Niagara 73.2 72.5 77.2 76.1 83.1
Windsor 58.7 67.4 83.7 71.6 76.1
Kitchener 106.9 132.7 139.6 137.8 150.7
Huron 68.4 72.2 82.1 74.6 78.5
South Central Ontario 109.2 123.1 142.9 143.2 164.8
Sudbury 31.3 38.0 49.8 38.7 41.8
Thunder Bay 22.4 25.0 27.8 25.4 29.6
Northern Ontario 103.2 97.4 115.2 105.7 119.1
Winnipeg 155.7 175.2 203.1 181.5 188.3
Southern Manitoba 70.4 80.1 93.8 80.3 90.9
Northern Manitoba 22.1 23.0 26.7 22.5 24.9
Regina 56.4 61.5 65.7 62.3 62.8
Saskatoon 72.8 75.9 86.3 75.9 77.8
Southern Saskatchewan 57.8 59.5 69.7 61.2 63.1
Northern Saskatchewan 44.5 47.6 58.2 51.0 55.3
Calgary 311.2 345.6 389.0 356.7 381.0
Edmonton 320.4 333.5 373.2 337.1 369.4
Northern Alberta 65.9 68.1 65.6 68.7 68.2
Southern Alberta 213.2 221.1 246.9 216.1 238.2
Southern Interior British Columbia 129.1 141.1 176.0 154.8 169.2
Abbotsford 47.8 52.8 65.1 56.3 64.5
Vancouver 487.5 548.4 621.7 569.6 624.3
Victoria 66.6 69.0 89.8 78.2 84.1
Southern Coastal British Columbia 111.8 125.7 150.4 132.7 145.8
Northern British Columbia 65.8 74.7 85.9 76.1 83.6
Whitehorse 8.1 9.5 11.9 11.0 10.7
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 0.9 2.4 2.5 1.2 2.0
Yellowknife 5.0 5.3 6.8 6.8 6.7
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 4.9 5.2 6.0 6.0 4.6
Iqaluit 2.7 3.1 3.0 4.0 2.5
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 4.2 5.2 7.4 4.6 5.2
Canada 6,119.6 6,638.6 7,686.3 7,004.4 7,766.1

Annex 2.13: Firms and Employment Insurance regular and special benefits (by industry)

Annex 2.13.1 – Firms and Employment Insurance regular and special benefits (by industry)
Industry Number of firms 2022 Distribution of firms (%) 2022 Firms' workforce1 2022 Distribution of the firms' workforce (%) 2022 Number of EI regular claimants2 2022 Distribution of EI regular claimants (%) 2022 Number of EI special claimants2 2022 Distribution of EI special claimants (%) 2022
Goods-producing industries 278,268 21.2 3,966,372 19.1 617,457 33.8 192,581 20.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 52,776 4.0 353,995 1.7 64,832 3.6 16,239 1.7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 7,364 0.6 232,188 1.1 27,736 1.5 7,957 0.8
Utilities 842 0.1 114,951 0.6 5,139 0.3 3,631 0.4
Construction 166,734 12.7 1,443,975 7.0 358,136 19.6 69,766 7.4
Manufacturing 50,552 3.8 1,821,263 8.8 161,615 8.9 94,988 10.0
Services-producing industries 927,291 70.5 16,526,453 79.6 1,132,035 62.0 729,423 77.0
Wholesale and retail trade 150,314 11.4 3,248,937 15.7 160,391 8.8 128,760 13.6
Transportation and warehousing 91,337 6.9 963,969 4.6 85,747 4.7 43,448 4.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 90,146 6.9 1,156,339 5.6 41,271 2.3 44,252 4.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 168,033 12.8 1,403,862 6.8 80,210 4.4 46,348 4.9
Business, building and other support services3 60,419 4.6 1,279,053 6.2 132,722 7.3 59,266 6.3
Educational services 15,575 1.2 1,500,824 7.2 216,165 11.8 57,699 6.1
Health care and social assistance 124,182 9.4 1,970,217 9.5 83,397 4.6 142,331 15.0
Information, culture and recreation4 33,278 2.5 699,532 3.4 62,058 3.4 20,776 2.2
Accommodation and food services 79,918 6.1 1,476,369 7.1 116,861 6.4 48,566 5.1
Other services (excluding public administration) 108,906 8.3 737,610 3.6 54,866 3.0 33,545 3.5
Public administration 5,183 0.4 2,089,741 10.1 98,346 5.4 104,432 11.0
Unclassified industries5 109,829 8.3 257,749 1.2 75,015 4.1 25,738 2.7
Canada 1,315,388 100.0 20,750,574 100.0 1,824,507 100.0 947,741 100.0

Annex 2.14: Maternity benefits

Annex 2.14.1 – Maternity benefits1: New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑213 Total of 2021‑223 Total of 2022‑233 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,210 2,520 2,140 2,160 2,175
Prince Edward Island 830 1,100 1,170 1,020 1,005
Nova Scotia 4,640 5,040 5,510 5,070 5,225
New Brunswick 3,830 4,080 4,600 4,080 4,112
Quebec2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 84,930 82,260 89,190 86,700 88,966
Manitoba 8,280 8,600 9,000 7,960 8,134
Saskatchewan 7,970 7,680 7,860 7,300 7,261
Alberta 29,580 28,190 29,080 28,390 28,518
British Columbia 24,790 26,400 27,310 26,980 27,029
Yukon 210 340 410 280 290
Northwest Territories 250 430 380 330 279
Nunavut 170 270 260 260 197
24 years old and under 12,370 12,730 11,430 11,740 10,444
25 to 29 years old 43,560 43,360 43,140 40,810 41,777
30 to 34 years old 69,010 67,760 75,500 71,720 72,982
35 to 39 years old 35,710 36,080 38,920 38,320 39,937
40 years old and over 7,040 6,980 7,920 7,940 8,051
Canada 167,690 166,910 176,910 170,530 173,191
Annex 2.14.2 – Maternity benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022-23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 14.5 14.5 14.3 14.4 14.5 +0.7
Prince Edward Island 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.6R 14.5 -0.3
Nova Scotia 14.6 14.7 14.5 14.6 14.6 +0.1
New Brunswick 14.5 14.6 14.5 14.6R 14.6 +0.1
Quebec1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 14.7 14.7 14.4 14.6 14.7 +0.3
Manitoba 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.7 +0.5
Saskatchewan 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.7 +0.1
Alberta 14.6 14.7 14.5 14.6R 14.6 +0.2
British Columbia 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.7R 14.7 +0.1
Yukon 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.7R 14.5 -1.2
Northwest Territories 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.6 14.6 -0.3
Nunavut 14.5 14.3 14.1 14.2 14.1 -0.2
24 years old and under 14.6 14.6 14.2 14.4 14.6 +1.0
25 to 29 years old 14.7 14.7 14.5 14.6 14.6 +0.4
30 to 34 years old 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.7R 14.7 +0.1
35 to 39 years old 14.7 14.7 14.4 14.6 14.7 +0.2
40 years old and over 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.6R 14.6 +0.1
Canada 14.7 14.7 14.5 14.6 14.7 +0.3
Annex 2.14.3 – Maternity benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category 2019‑20 First half of 2020‑21 Second half of 2020‑213 First half of 2021‑223 2 months in fall 20213 Last 4 months of 2021-22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 476 495 545 553 557 490 545 554 +1.7
Prince Edward Island 511 496 545 556 447 514 528 547 +3.6
Nova Scotia 461 478 540 553 508 498 504 549 +8.8
New Brunswick 434 485 538 548 473 497 528 536 +1.5
Quebec2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 484 515 553 563 526 542 546 572 +4.7
Manitoba 453 474 542 550 483 498 494 527 +6.5
Saskatchewan 476 499 550 558 516 526 529 548 +3.6
Alberta 494 519 552 561 532 535 537 551 +2.5
British Columbia 482 510 552 561 521 531 549 571 +3.9
Yukon 516 539 573 582 578 588 607 618 +1.9
Northwest Territories 525 556 574 577 553 601 591 622 +5.2
Nunavut 541 508 571 570 456 638 605 614 +1.4
24 years old and under 366 405 520 525 409 398 408 438 +7.3
25 to 29 years old 462 489 543 550 498 500 512 534 +4.4
30 to 34 years old 502 525 558 567 541 552 561 580 +3.4
35 to 39 years old 505 530 560 571 538 567 568 592 +4.3
40 years old and over 501 522 556 570 540 547 567 584 +3.0
Canada 482 510 551 561 521 533 541 563 +4.2
Annex 2.14.4 – Maternity benefits: Amount paid1 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 16.6 17.2 19.2 16.7 17.6
Prince Edward Island 5.8 8.2 9.7 8.1 7.9
Nova Scotia 34.1 36.8 45.3 38.0 41.9
New Brunswick 26.2 30.3 36.1 33.2 31.4
Quebec2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 607.0 657.4 743.1 697.3 737.8
Manitoba 55.5 66.6 70.4 60.6 62.6
Saskatchewan 55.9 59.7 65.8 56.0 57.9
Alberta 218.4 227.9 245.3 222.7 227.2
British Columbia 183.5 212.6 230.8 216.2 221.8
Yukon 1.7 2.9 3.3 2.5 2.6
Northwest Territories 2.1 3.0 3.6 2.8 2.6
Nunavut 1.3 2.0 2.1 2.2 1.7
24 years old and under 68.5 83.3 90.7 71.2 67.7
25 to 29 years old 307.3 337.8 363.2 309.6 323.2
30 to 34 years old 512.2 552.7 634.5 590.6 613.6
35 to 39 years old 268.7 294.2 323.0 318.8 341.0
40 years old and over 51.3 56.7 63.3 66.1 67.5
Canada 1,208.1 1,324.7 1,474.7 1,356.3 1,413.0

Annex 2.15: Parental benefits (biological and adoptive parents)

Annex 2.15.1 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive parents): New claims established
Category1 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑213 Total of 2021‑223 Total of 2022‑233 2023‑24
Parental standard 174,980 174,330 195,960 193,400 200,350
Parental extended 37,770 38,770 45,940 42,740 43,655
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,370 2,780 2,540 2,880 2,748
Prince Edward Island 1,060 1,370 1,690 1,350 1,355
Nova Scotia 5,930 6,660 7,750 7,500 7,662
New Brunswick 4,990 5,210 6,180 5,720 5,797
Quebec2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 109,410 106,680 123,250 121,910 126,387
Manitoba 10,550 10,960 11,990 11,170 11,669
Saskatchewan 9,480 9,070 9,750 9,090 9,786
Alberta 35,780 34,920 38,340 37,420 38,471
British Columbia 32,310 34,110 39,020 37,840 39,017
Yukon 320 440 580 490 432
Northwest Territories 300 490 420 410 400
Nunavut 250 410 390 360 281
Men 47,390 50,100 68,350 69,270 74,540
Women 165,360 163,000 173,550 166,870 169,465
24 years old and under 13,200 13,270 12,670 12,920 11,781
25 to 29 years old 49,780 49,760 52,240 49,980 51,263
30 to 34 years old 85,300 84,740 99,840 96,580 99,527
35 to 39 years old 49,560 51,000 58,160 58,590 62,177
40 years old and over 14,910 14,330 18,990 18,070 19,257
Canada 212,750 213,100 241,900 236,140 244,005
Annex 2.15.2 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive parents): Amount paid1 ($ million)
Category2 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Parental standard 2,416.0 2,612.5 2,939.4 2,793.6 2,840.5
Parental extended 505.7 565.3 650.5 706.0 648.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 37.8 39.3 45.3 44.1 43.7
Prince Edward Island 13.2 16.0 21.7 21.7 18.7
Nova Scotia 80.5 89.0 106.4 108.2 102.7
New Brunswick 66.1 69.2 84.6 85.5 79.7
Quebec3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 1,468.8 1,603.6 1,787.6 1,779.7 1,806.9
Manitoba 139.9 150.3 178.5 166.4 157.9
Saskatchewan 133.7 145.2 163.1 148.1 143.6
Alberta 517.5 551.8 598.6 569.7 562.4
British Columbia 449.5 496.2 581.6 555.5 556.1
Yukon 4.9 5.9 8.0 7.4 6.6
Northwest Territories 5.7 6.0 7.6 8.1 5.8
Nunavut 4.1 5.3 7.0 5.3 4.5
Men 315.5 359.2 411.0 441.8 464.7
Women 2,606.2 2,818.6 3,179.0 3,057.8 3,024.0
24 years old and under 170.2 171.8 222.1 170.9 159.4
25 to 29 years old 710.6 756.1 868.1 773.8 756.8
30 to 34 years old 1,200.3 1,319.4 1,484.3 1,490.2 1,470.5
35 to 39 years old 670.1 740.7 814.6 839.7 869.6
40 years old and over 170.4 189.8 200.9 225.0 232.4
Canada 2,921.7 3,177.8 3,589.9 3,499.6 3,488.7
Annex 2.15.3 – Parental standard benefits1 (biological and adoptive parents): New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑213 Total of 2021‑223 Total of 2022‑233 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,070 2,380 2,200 2,510 2,286
Prince Edward Island 830 1,170 1,400 1,190 1,212
Nova Scotia 5,410 5,570 6,360 6,380 6,316
New Brunswick 4,420 4,420 5,360 4,820 4,936
Quebec2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 86,810 84,220 97,080 97,970 102,109
Manitoba 9,180 9,380 9,610 9,450 9,483
Saskatchewan 8,480 8,220 8,660 8,020 8,234
Alberta 30,680 29,510 32,540 31,010 33,138
British Columbia 26,420 28,410 31,710 31,070 31,836
Yukon 260 290 410 390 298
Northwest Territories 250 390 310 330 280
Nunavut 170 370 320 260 222
Men 39,970 41,950 57,680 57,660 62,198
Women 135,010 132,380 138,280 135,740 138,152
24 years old and under 11,440 10,800 10,390 10,900 9,726
25 to 29 years old 41,700 41,670 42,360 41,260 42,585
30 to 34 years old 69,520 69,460 81,100 79,300 82,145
35 to 39 years old 40,160 41,070 46,820 47,540 50,417
40 years old and over 12,160 11,330 15,290 14,400 15,477
Canada 174,980 174,330 195,960 193,400 200,350
Annex 2.15.4 – Parental standard benefits1 (biological and adoptive parents): Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 29.9 29.2 27.5 27.6R 27.6 +0.2
Prince Edward Island 27.8 27.2 25.0 25.8R 25.7 -0.1
Nova Scotia 27.9 27.3 25.6 25.1R 24.8 -1.0
New Brunswick 28.6 27.1 25.7 25.9R 25.1 -3.1
Quebec2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 28.5 27.5 25.6 25.7R 25.3 -1.7
Manitoba 28.6 27.6 26.5 26.1R 25.8 -1.3
Saskatchewan 29.4 28.6 27.6 27.2R 26.6 -2.1
Alberta 29.7 29.2 27.1 27.2R 26.6 -2.1
British Columbia 28.6 27.0 25.0 25.7R 25.0 -2.6
Yukon 26.4 26.7 25.5 24.7R 24.6 -0.3
Northwest Territories 28.0 26.7 26.2 26.1R 24.8 -5.1
Nunavut 26.6 26.2 26.7 27.3R 25.7 -5.7
Men 13.8 12.3 10.9 11.0R 10.6 -3.0
Women 32.6 32.8 31.9 32.3R 32.3 0.0
24 years old and under 30.8 30.5 28.3 28.6R 28.7 +0.4
25 to 29 years old 30.3 29.5 27.9 27.8R 27.5 -1.0
30 to 34 years old 28.9 27.8 26.3 26.5R 25.9 -2.2
35 to 39 years old 27.4 26.4 24.4 24.7R 24.2 -2.1
40 years old and over 24.1 23.3 19.9 21.1R 20.7 -2.0
Canada 28.8 27.8 25.9 26.0R 25.6 -1.9
Annex 2.15.5 – Parental standard benefits1 (biological and adoptive parents): Average weekly benefit rate2 ($)
Category 2019‑20 First half of 2020‑21 Second half of 2020‑214 First half of 2021‑224 2 months in fall 20214 Last 4 months of 2021-22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 490 514 551 560 539 519 562 570 +1.3
Prince Edward Island 522 507 551 560 468 526 550 566 +2.9
Nova Scotia 482 499 548 561 511 527 535 571 +6.7
New Brunswick 457 497 544 557 505 524 544 560 +3.0
Quebec3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 496 525 557 569 536 553 565 589 +4.3
Manitoba 474 493 548 556 502 523 520 555 +6.7
Saskatchewan 489 515 556 565 525 547 551 570 +3.5
Alberta 505 529 559 567 539 554 560 574 +2.4
British Columbia 495 522 558 567 533 563 570 589 +3.5
Yukon 530 549 571 586 582 589 615 616 +0.2
Northwest Territories 544 555 581 584 516 589 596 624 +4.8
Nunavut 532 508 564 575 540 629 608 621 +2.2
Men 536 557 570 581 563 590 606 623 +2.7
Women 483 510 552 562 519 532 541 564 +4.3
24 years old and under 382 417 525 530 432 421 425 460 +8.3
25 to 29 years old 473 497 547 555 509 512 531 551 +3.7
30 to 34 years old 511 533 562 571 546 565 575 594 +3.4
35 to 39 years old 515 541 564 575 549 576 585 606 +3.6
40 years old and over 520 538 563 574 542 586 588 606 +3.1
Canada 495 521 556 567 531 552 560 582 +3.9
Annex 2.15.6 – Parental standard benefits1 (biological and adoptive parents): Amount paid2 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 33.6 34.4 40.2 38.4 36.8
Prince Edward Island 12.2 13.7 19.7 18.9 16.2
Nova Scotia 71.0 78.1 87.8 86.1 85.4
New Brunswick 58.9 60.5 71.6 71.4 67.4
Quebec3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 1,171.8 1,271.8 1,420.5 1,385.7 1,439.6
Manitoba 122.1 130.5 148.5 133.9 128.9
Saskatchewan 118.9 128.0 142.7 125.9 122.1
Alberta 445.2 479.0 518.1 483.4 482.8
British Columbia 369.6 402.6 472.1 434.3 448.5
Yukon 4.1 4.5 5.9 5.2 4.9
Northwest Territories 5.2 5.0 6.4 6.4 4.4
Nunavut 3.4 4.4 5.9 3.9 3.5
Men 274.4 312.7 355.4 381.8 404.3
Women 2,141.6 2,299.9 2,584.0 2,411.8 2,436.3
24 years old and under 146.1 145.3 182.4 134.9 130.7
25 to 29 years old 602.8 635.2 720.4 614.9 621.0
30 to 34 years old 992.7 1,077.5 1,220.0 1,199.9 1,202.8
35 to 39 years old 537.8 600.7 655.7 667.1 700.6
40 years old and over 136.7 153.8 160.9 176.8 185.4
Canada 2,416.0 2,612.5 2,939.4 2,793.6 2,840.5
Annex 2.15.7 – Parental extended benefits1 (biological and adoptive parents): New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑213 Total of 2021‑223 Total of 2022‑233 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 290 350 320 320 462
Prince Edward Island 170 160 220 140 143
Nova Scotia 580 1,160 1,500 1,190 1,346
New Brunswick 590 790 890 900 861
Quebec2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 22,390 22,290 25,870 23,720 24,278
Manitoba 1,420 1,670 2,410 1,810 2,186
Saskatchewan 1,240 1,230 1,480 1,330 1,552
Alberta 4,610 4,590 4,990 5,790 5,333
British Columbia 6,290 6,210 7,900 7,230 7,181
Yukon 190C 320C 360C 310C 313C
Northwest Territories 190C 320C 360C 310C 313C
Nunavut 190C 320C 360C 310C 313C
Men 7,420 8,150 10,670 11,610 12,342
Women 30,350 30,620 35,270 31,130 31,313
24 years old and under 1,760 2,470 2,280 2,020 2,055
25 to 29 years old 8,080 8,090 9,880 8,720 8,678
30 to 34 years old 15,780 15,280 18,740 17,280 17,382
35 to 39 years old 9,400 9,930 11,340 11,050 11,760
40 years old and over 2,750 3,000 3,700 3,670 3,780
Canada 37,770 38,770 45,940 42,740 43,655
Annex 2.15.8 – Parental extended benefits1 (biological and adoptive parents): Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 52.5 44.6 48.8R 46.9 -3.8
Prince Edward Island 44.6 42.6 46.0R 47.4 +2.9
Nova Scotia 45.4 41.5 44.4R 43.0 -3.2
New Brunswick 45.4 42.5 44.6R 43.8 -1.8
Quebec2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 47.1 44.7 44.9 44.5 -0.9
Manitoba 46.1 43.8 45.9R 44.8 -2.3
Saskatchewan 46.7 44.9 46.9R 45.4 -3.1
Alberta 51.2 47.4 48.7R 46.8 -4.0
British Columbia 47.9 43.7 45.2 44.7 -1.1
Yukon 41.2C 40.6C 41.8C,R 39.2C -6.1
Northwest Territories 41.2C 40.6C 41.8C,R 39.2C -6.1
Nunavut 41.2C 40.6C 41.8C,R 39.2C -6.1
Men 16.7 14.0 14.2R 13.3 -6.2
Women 56.0 55.1 56.3R 56.5 +0.4
24 years old and under 53.8 49.8 53.3R 51.8 -2.8
25 to 29 years old 51.3 48.5 50.2R 49.4 -1.5
30 to 34 years old 47.9 45.0 45.9 45.7 -0.5
35 to 39 years old 45.2 42.4 42.7R 41.8 -2.2
40 years old and over 39.0 36.2 35.0R 35.2 +0.5
Canada 47.6 44.6 45.5 44.8 -1.6
Annex 2.15.9 – Parental extended benefits1 (biological and adoptive parents): Average weekly benefit rate2 ($)
Category 2019‑20 First half of 2020‑21 Second half of 2020‑214 First half of 2021‑224 2 months in fall 20214 Last 4 months of 2021-22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 296 255 325 321 360 272 326 347 +6.3
Prince Edward Island 311 295 319 336 269 348 330 335 +1.8
Nova Scotia 289 291 333 336 303 324 318 345 +8.6
New Brunswick 268 297 336 325 298 314 326 344 +5.4
Quebec3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 304 318 338 342 324 339 344 359 +4.2
Manitoba 285 281 328 338 308 307 318 333 +4.8
Saskatchewan 289 297 331 335 313 317 325 337 +3.6
Alberta 299 311 330 335 304 329 327 337 +2.8
British Columbia 302 316 337 342 324 333 346 358 +3.7
Yukon 337C 332C 342C 342C 346C 383C 375C 383C +2.2
Northwest Territories 337C 332C 342C 342C 346C 383C 375C 383C +2.2
Nunavut 337C 332C 342C 342C 346C 383C 375C 383C +2.2
Men 330 336 346 352 345 362 372 382 +2.6
Women 294 307 333 337 313 324 327 342 +4.5
24 years old and under 231 247 321 321 250 259 264 277 +5.1
25 to 29 years old 284 297 330 332 301 317 315 334 +6.0
30 to 34 years old 308 320 339 342 330 340 347 358 +3.2
35 to 39 years old 313 320 339 346 330 347 353 367 +4.0
40 years old and over 316 332 339 349 321 345 359 370 +2.9
Canada 301 313 336 340 320 333 339 353 +4.1
Annex 2.15.10 – Parental extended benefits1 (biological and adoptive parents): Amount paid2 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 4.2 4.9 5.1 5.7 7.0
Prince Edward Island 1.0 2.3 2.0 2.8 2.5
Nova Scotia 9.5 10.9 18.6 22.1 17.3
New Brunswick 7.2 8.7 13.0 14.0 12.3
Quebec3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ontario 297.0 331.8 367.1 394.0 367.4
Manitoba 17.8 19.8 30.0 32.4 29.0
Saskatchewan 14.9 17.2 20.4 22.2 21.5
Alberta 72.2 72.8 80.5 86.3 79.7
British Columbia 79.9 93.7 109.5 121.2 107.6
Yukon 2.1C 3.3C 4.4C 5.3C 4.1C
Northwest Territories 2.1C 3.3C 4.4C 5.3C 4.1C
Nunavut 2.1C 3.3C 4.4C 5.3C 4.1C
Men 41.1 46.6 55.6 59.9 60.4
Women 464.6 518.7 594.9 646.0 587.8
24 years old and under 24.2 26.6 39.6 36.0 28.7
25 to 29 years old 107.8 120.9 147.7 158.9 135.8
30 to 34 years old 207.6 241.9 264.3 290.3 267.7
35 to 39 years old 132.3 139.9 158.9 172.6 169.0
40 years old and over 33.8 36.0 40.0 48.2 47.0
Canada 505.7 565.3 650.5 706.0 648.2

Annex 2.16: Sickness benefits

Annex 2.16.1 – Sickness benefits: New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑211,2 Total of 2021‑222 Total of 2022‑232 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 11,340 10,880 12,310 12,680 12,710
Prince Edward Island 6,120 4,770 5,460 5,330 5,438
Nova Scotia 21,910 18,300 21,110 19,170 20,042
New Brunswick 30,080 25,230 28,040 26,650 26,205
Quebec 134,070 135,660 143,640 130,250 133,653
Ontario 111,200 132,800 130,970 116,800 118,531
Manitoba 11,380 12,990 13,170 11,300 12,478
Saskatchewan 7,890 8,750 8,760 8,320 8,326
Alberta 32,930 42,370 37,950 33,880 37,376
British Columbia 53,390 57,700 60,240 53,270 54,136
Yukon 440 460 330 370 416
Northwest Territories 250 220 300 270 311
Nunavut 140 220 180 190 176
Men 189,250 199,620 199,850 177,150 185,017
Women 231,890 250,730 262,610 241,330 244,781
24 years old and under 30,010 47,750 41,740 31,290 29,972
25 to 34 years old 91,570 98,030 108,020 91,830 95,804
35 to 44 years old 86,210 87,500 97,710 86,500 89,729
45 to 54 years old 90,670 90,810 92,520 85,250 85,993
55 to 64 years old 99,220 98,840 98,040 95,440 97,376
65 years old and over 23,460 27,420 24,430 28,170 30,924
Canada 421,140 450,350 462,460 418,480 429,798
Annex 2.16.2 – Sickness benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 Claims established before December 18, 2022 and completed in 2022‑231,R Claims established before December 18, 2022 and completed in 2023‑24P Claims established on or after December 18, 2022 and completed in 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24 (Claims established before December 18, 2022)
Newfoundland and Labrador 9.3 9.4 9.7 9.4 8.7 12.8 -6.8
Prince Edward Island 7.8 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.5 10.9 -4.9
Nova Scotia 9.4 8.9 9.3 8.9 8.0 11.7 -10.5
New Brunswick 8.6 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.0 10.8 -2.8
Quebec 9.5 8.6 8.8 9.0 8.7 11.4 -2.9
Ontario 10.8 9.6 9.4 10.1 9.6 13.2 -4.4
Manitoba 10.3 9.1 8.8 9.8 9.5 12.7 -2.7
Saskatchewan 10.5 9.0 8.9 10.2 9.4 13.0 -7.1
Alberta 10.6 8.9 8.5 9.9 9.9 13.0 +0.2
British Columbia 10.8 9.7 9.9 10.4 9.9 13.2 -5.1
Yukon 9.4 10.1 10.8 10.8 10.7 13.2 -1.8
Northwest Territories 11.0 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.9 15.2 4.3
Nunavut 10.2 10.2 9.5 11.5 7.4 14.2 -35.3
Men 9.6 8.5 8.6 9.1 8.7 12.0 -4.8
Women 10.4 9.5 9.5 9.8 9.3 12.7 -5.6
24 years old and under 9.3 7.8 7.8 8.6 8.6 10.2 +0.9
25 to 34 years old 9.3 8.2 8.5 8.9 8.7 11.0 -2.4
35 to 44 years old 9.9 8.9 8.9 9.4 9.2 12.0 -3.0
45 to 54 years old 10.3 9.3 9.5 9.8 9.3 12.8 -5.6
55 to 64 years old 10.5 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.1 13.6 -8.7
65 years old and over 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.4 9.3 14.6 -11.1
Canada 10.0 9.1 9.1 9.5 9.0 12.4 -5.2
Annex 2.16.3 – Sickness benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category 2019‑20 Second half of 2020‑212,3 First half of 2021‑223 2 months in fall 20213 Last 4 months of 2021-22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 457 531 538 483 468 500 523 +4.5
Prince Edward Island 449 536 539 511 466 492 524 +6.5
Nova Scotia 440 532 537 480 455 480 515 +7.3
New Brunswick 456 533 535 503 477 497 525 +5.6
Quebec 445 533 541 481 489 507 530 +4.6
Ontario 460 536 549 498 493 508 532 +4.6
Manitoba 441 529 537 478 463 477 513 +7.5
Saskatchewan 460 534 542 507 479 501 521 +4.0
Alberta 482 539 551 504 498 509 533 +4.7
British Columbia 464 538 549 504 499 521 546 +4.8
Yukon 512 561 571 595 505 602 606 +0.7
Northwest Territories 533 560 589 534 567 606 599 -1.1
Nunavut 544 563 569 452 553 517 618 +19.5
Men 492 545 555 523 529 544 531 -2.4
Women 426 527 539 467 453 478 567 +18.5
24 years old and under 391 515 520 431 403 426 460 +7.9
25 to 34 years old 458 536 544 491 488 507 533 +5.2
35 to 44 years old 472 541 552 505 508 525 552 +5.1
45 to 54 years old 468 540 551 508 509 526 548 +4.2
55 to 64 years old 453 536 548 494 488 507 529 +4.3
65 years old and over 429 528 540 477 453 469 490 +4.5
Canada 456 535 545 493 488 506 531 +4.9
Annex 2.16.4 – Sickness benefits: Amount paid1 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 50.9 52.8 65.0 57.0 82.0
Prince Edward Island 21.1 20.8 24.3 21.9 27.0
Nova Scotia 85.7 85.9 103.8 81.9 112.5
New Brunswick 114.0 115.0 124.4 110.7 140.0
Quebec 553.4 567.6 719.6 602.8 790.7
Ontario 545.8 603.6 735.4 584.1 808.1
Manitoba 49.3 56.5 69.2 52.7 78.5
Saskatchewan 39.3 36.4 47.3 41.3 53.7
Alberta 162.9 173.8 213.8 169.3 250.6
British Columbia 261.4 281.8 353.7 276.8 374.7
Yukon 2.1 2.6 2.6 2.0 3.3
Northwest Territories 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.7
Nunavut 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.5
Men 880.6 890.4 1,056.1 914.8 1,240.8
Women 1,008.2 1,109.0 1,405.7 1,088.6 1,484.4
24 years old and under 104.8 163.2 199.9 115.6 141.4
25 to 34 years old 379.2 409.9 542.9 403.6 543.2
35 to 44 years old 396.3 390.6 506.6 422.3 579.3
45 to 54 years old 436.2 418.2 519.3 441.8 589.2
55 to 64 years old 463.1 476.6 551.7 485.2 667.4
65 years old and over 109.2 140.8 141.5 134.9 204.7
Canada 1,888.8 1,999.3 2,461.9 2,003.4 2,725.3

Annex 2.17: Sickness benefits (by industry)

Annex 2.17.1 – Sickness benefits (by industry): Employment (totals in thousands)
Industry Employment (in thousands) 2019‑20 Share (%) 2019‑20 Employment (in thousands) 2023‑24 Share (%) 2023‑24
Goods-producing industries 3,995.0 21.0 4,195.6 20.5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 357.6 1.9 305.4 1.5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 263.1 1.4 280.6 1.4
Utilities 132.4 0.7 159.3 0.8
Construction 1,488.9 7.8 1,602.4 7.8
Manufacturing 1,753.0 9.2 1,848.0 9.0
Services-producing industries 15,045.9 79.0 16,250.5 79.5
Wholesale trade and retail trade 2,922.1 15.3 2,987.1 14.6
Transportation and warehousing 1,030.5 5.4 1,058.9 5.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 1,237.5 6.5 1,388.7 6.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,567.1 8.2 1,917.2 9.4
Business, building and other support services1 747.1 3.9 690.6 3.4
Educational services 1,322.7 6.9 1,533.8 7.5
Health care and social assistance 2,480.0 13.0 2,718.8 13.3
Information, culture and recreation2 771.4 4.1 848.6 4.2
Accommodation and food services 1,195.9 6.3 1,127.6 5.5
Other services (excluding public administration) 780.3 4.1 781.5 3.8
Public administration 991.3 5.2 1,197.8 5.9
Unclassified industries3  n/a n/a  n/a n/a
Canada 19,040.9 100.0 20,446.1 100.0
Annex 2.17.2 – Sickness benefits (by industry): New claims established
Industry New claims 2019‑20 Share (%) 2019‑20 New claims 2023‑24 Share (%) 2023‑24
Goods-producing industries 117,450 27.9 111,466 25.9
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 12,730 3.0 11,301 2.6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 4,250 1.0 3,992 0.9
Utilities 720 0.2 554 0.1
Construction 45,550 10.8 44,023 10.2
Manufacturing 54,200 12.9 51,596 12.0
Services-producing industries 291,610 69.2 310,089 72.1
Wholesale trade and retail trade 67,000 15.9 67,678 15.7
Transportation and warehousing 21,850 5.2 23,194 5.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 12,000 2.8 11,632 2.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 12,540 3.0 14,278 3.3
Business, building and other support services1 27,510 6.5 29,144 6.8
Educational services 13,070 3.1 14,354 3.3
Health care and social assistance 52,690 12.5 64,421 15.0
Information, culture and recreation2 8,600 2.0 8,101 1.9
Accommodation and food services 29,870 7.1 27,136 6.3
Other services (excluding public administration) 17,970 4.3 17,997 4.2
Public administration 28,510 6.8 32,154 7.5
Unclassified Industries3 12,080 2.9 8,243 1.9
Canada 421,140 100.0 429,798 100.0
Annex 2.17.3 – Sickness benefits (by industry): Amount paid1 ($ million)
Industry Amount paid ($ million) 2019‑20 Share (%) 2019‑20 Amount paid ($ million) 2023‑24 Share (%) 2023‑24
Goods-producing industries 527.9 28.0 721.7 26.5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 59.4 3.1 56.6 2.1
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 23.5 1.2 30.7 1.1
Utilities 3.1 0.2 4.5 0.2
Construction 205.1 10.9 299.2 11.0
Manufacturing 236.8 12.5 330.7 12.1
Services-producing industries 1,314.6 69.6 1,958.4 71.9
Wholesale trade and retail trade 275.5 14.6 392.5 14.4
Transportation and warehousing 114.3 6.1 167.8 6.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 59.0 3.1 81.7 3.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 58.3 3.1 92.3 3.4
Business, building and other support services2 129.0 6.8 192.0 7.0
Educational services 55.3 2.9 79.6 2.9
Health care and social assistance 246.9 13.1 420.0 15.4
Information, culture and recreation3 35.2 1.9 47.2 1.7
Accommodation and food services 113.3 6.0 140.5 5.2
Other services (excluding public administration) 77.7 4.1 110.6 4.1
Public administration 150.1 7.9 234.3 8.6
Unclassified industries4 46.3 2.5 45.2 1.7
Canada 1,888.8 100.0 2,725.3 100.0

Annex 2.18: Compassionate care benefits

Annex 2.18.1 – Compassionate care benefits: New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑211 Total of 2021‑221 Total of 2022‑231 2023‑242
Newfoundland and Labrador 95 87 74 79 83
Prince Edward Island 29 31 30 44 44
Nova Scotia 273 213 238 210 227
New Brunswick 173 194 180 141 125
Quebec 1,305 1,167 1,271 1,131 1,039
Ontario 3,223 2,826 2,887 2,820 2,766
Manitoba 301 264 225 264 267
Saskatchewan 175 172 145 151 153
Alberta 776 733 721 732 723
British Columbia 1,205 1,090 989 1,034 976
Territories 26 25 15 13 14
Men 2,239 1,871 1,995 2,025 2,011
Women 5,342 4,931 4,780 4,594 4,406
24 years old and under 136 145 142 120 125
25 to 44 years old 2,446 2,197 2,151 2,153 2,210
45 to 54 years old 2,409 2,057 2,143 2,044 1,847
55 years old and over 2,590 2,403 2,339 2,302 2,235
Canada 7,581 6,802 6,775 6,619 6,417
Annex 2.18.2 – Compassionate care benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 11.9 13.4 13.1 10.9R 10.6 -3.2
Prince Edward Island 11.2 13.5 16.0 9.6R 11.0 +14.7
Nova Scotia 10.8 13.3 12.2 12.2 11.5 -5.4
New Brunswick 12.7 11.9 12.2 12.0 12.0 +0.1
Quebec 9.1 9.6 9.6 9.6R 9.2 -4.0
Ontario 11.2 12.2 11.8 11.8 11.0 -6.8
Manitoba 11.1 11.9 12.2 11.3R 11.0 -2.6
Saskatchewan 12.1 12.5 12.6 11.0R 11.5 +4.8
Alberta 12.8 12.5 12.8 12.4R 12.5 +0.6
British Columbia 11.6 12.1 12.1 12.6 11.8 -5.7
Territories 12.6 11.4 11.9 12.7R 11.3 -10.9
Men 11.4 12.3 12.2 12.1R 11.8 -2.3
Women 11.0 11.6 11.4 11.3R 10.7 -5.4
24 years old and under 11.8 10.1 10.6 11.4R 11.0 -3.8
25 to 44 years old 10.5 11.4 11.4 11.0R 10.6 -4.2
45 to 54 years old 10.8 11.5 11.2 11.4R 10.7 -6.1
55 years old and over 11.9 12.5 12.3 12.1R 11.7 -2.6
Canada 11.1 11.8 11.6 11.5R 11.0 -4.3
Annex 2.18.3 – Compassionate care benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category 2019‑20 First half of 2020‑21 Second half of 2020‑212 First half of 2021‑222 2 months in fall 20212 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 458 476 538 563 486 514 529 526 -0.5
Prince Edward Island 418 456 534 550 546 493 528 552 +4.5
Nova Scotia 443 501 539 548 466 471 495 545 +10.1
New Brunswick 440 478 537 533 487 483 503 503 +0.1
Quebec 463 498 539 557 497 510 535 547 +2.1
Ontario 491 513 553 564 532 530 553 570 +3.0
Manitoba 471 486 544 554 481 506 517 553 +7.0
Saskatchewan 487 494 556 557 489 552 555 551 -0.7
Alberta 499 516 553 566 531 555 556 575 +3.3
British Columbia 484 520 554 563 531 546 552 578 +4.7
Territories 525 556 561 573 536 627 619 622 +0.5
Men 512 536 559 572 550 565 577 602 +4.4
Women 469 499 545 556 505 511 532 547 +2.8
24 years old and under 416 427 528 525 417 437 466 482 +3.5
25 to 44 years old 494 525 556 564 531 538 561 580 +3.4
45 to 54 years old 490 509 551 564 533 539 555 577 +4.0
55 years old and over 465 498 543 557 502 511 527 542 +2.8
Canada 482 509 549 561 519 527 546 564 +3.4
Annex 2.18.4 – Compassionate care benefits: Amount paid1 ($ thousands)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑242
Newfoundland and Labrador 472.6 620.4 603.7 462.5 461.7
Prince Edward Island 163.3 247.2 253.6 220.6 300.1
Nova Scotia 1,320.2 1,572.8 1,513.3 1,384.0 1,488.1
New Brunswick 959.4 1,173.2 1,256.0 1,022.4 711.2
Quebec 5,547.0 5,905.6 6,769.7 6,035.5 5,360.6
Ontario 17,170.7 18,496.2 20,180.8 18,781.0 17,265.0
Manitoba 1,494.5 1,689.4 1,660.9 1,482.9 1,552.6
Saskatchewan 1,024.6 1,161.2 1,093.8 872.7 938.9
Alberta 4,806.3 5,038.9 5,411.7 5,082.6 5,241.6
British Columbia 6,486.3 7,300.9 7,106.8 6,994.6 6,514.6
Territories 128.4 182.0 143.7 75.5 112.3
Men 13,009.4 13,620.4 14,841.2 14,442.6 14,450.0
Women 26,563.8 29,767.5 31,152.9 27,971.8 25,496.8
24 years old and under 578.9 848.7 868.2 637.3 699.4
25 to 44 years old 12,339.1 13,757.5 14,592.2 13,424.4 13,446.5
45 to 54 years old 12,560.7 12,796.9 14,091.9 13,156.0 11,386.5
55 years old and over 14,094.5 15,984.8 16,441.7 15,196.6 14,414.3
Canada 39,573.2 43,387.9 45,994.0 42,414.4 39,946.8

Annex 2.19: Family caregiver benefits for adults

Annex 2.19.1 – Family caregiver benefits for adults: New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑211 Total of 2021‑221 Total of 2022‑231 2023‑242
Newfoundland and Labrador 184 166 196 188 178
Prince Edward Island 87 86 73 81 96
Nova Scotia 322 382 387 356 381
New Brunswick 282 227 263 265 286
Quebec 1,934 2,231 2,161 2,137 2,088
Ontario3 5,419 5,679 5,867 6,542 6,970
Manitoba 407 388 451 487 482
Saskatchewan 304 300 340 323 355
Alberta 1,031 1,046 1,159 1,286 1,478
British Columbia 1,575 1,668 1,616 1,568 1,778
Territories 47 35 28 39 43
Men 3,725 3,890 4,103 4,520 4,978
Women 7,867 8,318 8,438 8,752 9,157
24 years old and under 229 367 259 276 356
25 to 34 years old 1,292 1,509 1,649 1,764 1,995
35 to 44 years old 2,128 2,238 2,351 2,592 2,790
45 to 54 years old 3,521 3,340 3,586 3,728 3,843
55 to 64 years old 3,682 3,916 3,964 4,102 4,230
65 years old and over 740 838 732 810 921
Canada 11,592 12,208 12,541 13,272 14,135
Annex 2.19.2 – Family caregiver benefits for adults: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 10.8 10.9 11.4 10.8R 11.0 +2.2
Prince Edward Island 11.5 10.5 11.1 10.5 11.2 +6.7
Nova Scotia 11.3 11.5 11.7 11.0R 10.7 -3.1
New Brunswick 10.9 11.2 11.6 10.8 10.3 -5.2
Quebec 10.7 11.0 11.0 10.5R 10.3 -1.3
Ontario1 10.4 10.9 10.9 10.1R 9.8 -2.7
Manitoba 10.8 11.3 11.3 10.1R 10.6 +4.5
Saskatchewan 11.0 12.1 11.5 10.6R 10.4 -2.2
Alberta 10.9 11.4 10.9 10.6R 10.4 -2.6
British Columbia 10.7 11.4 11.3 10.8R 10.5 -3.4
Territories 11.2 12.0 12.3 11.8R 10.7 -8.7
Men 10.4 10.9 10.8 10.4R 10.1 -3.0
Women 10.7 11.2 11.1 10.3R 10.2 -1.9
24 years old and under 10.6 10.3 11.3 9.9 10.0 +1.6
25 to 34 years old 10.0 10.5 10.4 9.7R 9.6 -1.4
35 to 44 years old 10.0 10.5 10.6 9.9R 9.5 -4.1
45 to 54 years old 10.4 11.1 11.0 10.2R 10.0 -1.5
55 to 64 years old 11.1 11.6 11.4 10.9R 10.6 -3.1
65 years old and over 12.0 12.3 12.0 11.3R 11.6 +2.4
Canada 10.6 11.1 11.0 10.4R 10.1 -2.3
Annex 2.19.3 – Family caregiver benefits for adults: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category 2019‑20 First half of 2020‑21 Second half of 2020‑212 First half of 2021‑222 2 months in fall 20212 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 417 455 535 545 474 498 503 527 +4.9
Prince Edward Island 424 525 532 539 431 481 518 516 -0.3
Nova Scotia 412 467 528 544 445 473 485 508 +4.7
New Brunswick 423 464 524 533 468 455 503 520 +3.4
Quebec 417 466 530 547 480 490 513 538 +4.8
Ontario3 456 494 544 558 512 522 538 560 +4.2
Manitoba 449 484 533 544 492 487 504 543 +7.6
Saskatchewan 463 486 539 558 506 495 532 548 +3.0
Alberta 475 507 546 562 515 538 545 558 +2.4
British Columbia 457 492 539 557 517 515 539 567 +5.4
Territories 531 515 567 568 595 580 598 582 -2.8
Men 488 515 551 568 534 547 570 588 +3.2
Women 431 474 534 549 486 493 510 535 +4.8
24 years old and under 384 392 515 525 457 435 448 482 +7.6
25 to 34 years old 466 502 545 558 518 528 548 572 +4.3
35 to 44 years old 467 504 547 561 522 535 551 571 +3.8
45 to 54 years old 455 497 543 558 510 529 540 565 +4.5
55 to 64 years old 440 483 536 551 486 495 518 543 +4.8
65 years old and over 405 439 523 539 460 448 476 493 +3.7
Canada 449 488 539 555 501 512 531 554 +4.4
Annex 2.19.4 – Family caregiver benefits for adults: Amount paid1 ($ thousands)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑242
Newfoundland and Labrador 783.7 1,088.0 1,346.7 1,125.2 $1,054.6
Prince Edward Island 421.7 446.2 455.6 419.6 $543.0
Nova Scotia 1,588.1 2,058.9 2,481.8 1,925.5 $2,071.2
New Brunswick 1,310.7 1,295.4 1,567.9 1,477.7 $1,629.3
Quebec 8,801.9 12,096.3 13,865.3 12,128.7 $11,643.5
Ontario3 25,654.8 31,877.4 37,076.1 36,280.1 $37,190.4
Manitoba 1,979.0 2,251.0 2,701.2 2,553.4 $2,785.9
Saskatchewan 1,586.7 1,788.6 2,007.8 1,857.1 $2,031.1
Alberta 5,599.0 6,330.8 7,586.7 7,463.0 $8,511.2
British Columbia 7,647.9 9,832.6 10,336.8 9,191.3 $10,048.0
Territories 295.8 224.3 178.3 276.4 278.4
Men 19,098.4 23,445.0 26,391.0 27,221.9 29,630.1
Women 36,570.9 45,844.5 53,213.1 47,476.2 48,156.4
24 years old and under 740.2 1,724.4 1,692.0 1,177.6 1,654.0
25 to 34 years old 5,831.3 8,196.6 9,889.9 9,395.7 10,578.9
35 to 44 years old 10,236.5 12,218.4 14,777.1 14,245.6 14,893.3
45 to 54 years old 17,264.8 19,364.6 22,933.2 21,025.2 21,627.0
55 to 64 years old 18,022.9 22,901.0 25,448.7 24,119.8 23,941.9
65 years old and over 3,573.7 4,884.4 4,863.3 4,734.1 5,091.4
Canada 55,669.3 69,289.4 79,604.2 74,698.0 77,786.5

Annex 2.20: Family caregiver benefits for children

Annex 2.20.1 – Family caregiver benefits for children: New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑211 Total of 2021‑221 Total of 2022‑231 2023‑242
Newfoundland and Labrador 72 71 56 47 48
Prince Edward Island 25 44 31 30 23
Nova Scotia 140 123 120 108 115
New Brunswick 104 101 113 132 79
Quebec 1,054 1,155 1,208 1,119 1,068
Ontario3 2,056 2,028 2,162 2,332 1,630
Manitoba 195 209 185 209 158
Saskatchewan 180 209 228 233 143
Alberta 798 791 773 889 611
British Columbia 759 791C 757C  734 533
Territories 20 791C 757C  22 14
Men 1,201 1,281 1,356 1,445 1,203
Women 4,202 4,241 4,278 4,410 3,219
24 years old and under 226 242 231 181 151
25 to 44 years old4 4,546 4,639 4,771 5,010 3,573
45 to 54 years old 551 546 569 581 617
55 years old and over 80 95 63 83 81
Canada 5,403 5,522 5,634 5,855 4,422
Annex 2.20.2 – Family caregiver benefits for children: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 19.3 19.1 17.7 16.7R 17.4 +4.1
Prince Edward Island 12.0 7.6 14.7 17.4R 16.2 -6.8
Nova Scotia 16.3 18.3 15.4 18.3R 18.2 -0.2
New Brunswick 18.0 15.5 19.2 15.1R 17.0 +12.3
Quebec 14.0 12.3 13.0 12.4R 12.8 +3.6
Ontario1 16.2 16.2 15.8 16.8R 16.0 -4.6
Manitoba 14.5 16.9 17.1 15.3R 19.2 +25.2
Saskatchewan 16.7 14.9 14.7 16.9R 18.9 +12.0
Alberta 15.5 14.9 15.0 15.9R 16.1 +0.9
British Columbia 15.6 14.5C 15.1C 16.6R 16.1 -2.6
Territories 17.2 14.5C 15.1C 22.0R 9.8 -55.3
Men 14.2 13.2 13.4 13.3R 13.1 -1.2
Women 15.9 15.4 15.6 16.2R 16.3 +0.9
24 years old and under 14.0 13.2 13.0 13.6R 13.4 -1.7
25 to 44 years old2 14.9 14.1 14.2 14.7R 14.8 +0.9
45 to 54 years old 18.3 19.3 19.7 18.7R 17.1 -8.4
55 years old and over 21.8 19.7 20.4 15.2R 17.1 +12.4
Canada 15.4 14.8 15.0 15.3R 15.2 -0.2
Annex 2.20.3 – Family caregiver benefits for children: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category 2019‑20 First half of 2020‑21 Second half of 2020‑212 First half of 2021‑222 2 months in fall 20212 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 452 483 546 558 434 479 530 502 -5.2
Prince Edward Island 387 550 542 551 475 522 522 575 +10.2
Nova Scotia 429 469 543 556 452 498 506 518 +2.3
New Brunswick 429 498 548 548 464 467 493 522 +5.9
Quebec 457 494 549 555 517 536 545 563 +3.4
Ontario3 467 511 554 565 518 544 553 560 +1.2
Manitoba 443 509 538 548 520 494 536 528 -1.3
Saskatchewan 449 506 552 558 539 541 551 564 +2.4
Alberta 480 520 548 564 523 555 551 563 +2.2
British Columbia 459 510 552 561C 524C 533C 556 552 -0.6
Territories 499 475 586 561C 524C 533C 608 616 +1.2
Men 500 526 560 571 546 572 582 598 +2.8
Women 452 500 547 557 505 524 536 538 +0.4
24 years old and under 382 425 526 524 499 436 435 471 +8.3
25 to 44 years old4 467 510 552 562 521 543 554 564 +1.8
45 to 54 years old 462 520 548 565 507 527 542 544 +0.4
55 years old and over 435 467 548 541 481 505 515 540 +4.7
Canada 462 506 551 560 517 538 549 558 +1.7
Annex 2.20.4 – Family caregiver benefits for children: Amount paid1 ($ thousands)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑242
Newfoundland and Labrador 554.1 515.9 653.1 394.2 341.4
Prince Edward Island 115.0 192.2 252.8 197.9 147.0
Nova Scotia 990.4 980.7 1,033.8 823.0 958.5
New Brunswick 708.3 751.2 975.8 906.9 659.8
Quebec 6,724.9 7,161.2 9,170.2 7,512.1 7,699.9
Ontario3 14,104.3 16,636.2 18,363.8 17,279.2 12,460.3
Manitoba 1,393.5 1,802.8 1,583.2 1,537.6 1,280.2
Saskatchewan 1,031.4 1,504.9 1,478.7 1,506.6 1,248.1
Alberta 5,715.7 6,153.3 6,016.3 5,771.6 4,771.4
British Columbia 4,820.7 5,341.2 5,735.7 5,006.7 3,903.8
Territories 120.8 180.4 163.5 226.0 125.6
Men 8,036.3 9,302.0 10,549.0 10,317.4 8,991.6
Women 28,242.7 31,918.0 34,877.9 30,844.4 24,609.2
24 years old and under 1,168.8 1,426.1 1,578.2 963.9 844.8
25 to 44 years old4 30,061.8 33,250.0 36,660.8 33,844.9 26,661.4
45 to 54 years old 4,395.3 5,644.8 6,357.2 5,749.2 5,345.4
55 years old and over 653.2 899.2 830.7 603.7 749.3
Canada 36,279.1 41,220.0 45,426.9 41,161.7 33,600.8

Annex 2.21: Work-Sharing benefits

Annex 2.21.1 – Work-Sharing benefits: New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑211 Total of 2021‑221 Total of 2022‑231 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 47C 498 24C 15 60C
Prince Edward Island 47C 121 24C 40 60C
Nova Scotia 70 2,029 96 39C 89
New Brunswick 70 1,253 119 39C 64
Quebec 2,385 19,666 3,816 3,666 8,515
Ontario 3,969 29,381 8,285 3,900 5,756
Manitoba 1,729 6,733 411 1,354 1,352
Saskatchewan 642 1,742 250 39 107
Alberta 1,089 11,770 788 334 308
British Columbia 1,045 9,758 1,289 572 1,278
Yukon 0 13 0 0 0
Northwest Territories 0 17 0 0 0
Nunavut 0 10 0 0 0
Men 8,528 52,895 10,277 6,532 11,397
Women 2,518 30,096 4,801 3,427 6,132
24 years old and under 748 4,272 1,102 731 1,025
25 to 44 years old 4,644 36,683 5,708 3,519 6,694
45 to 54 years old 2,809 21,295 3,861 2,439 4,240
55 years old and over 2,845 20,741 4,407 3,270 5,570
Canada 11,046 82,991 15,078 9,959 17,529
Annex 2.21.2 – Work-Sharing benefits: Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 (Claims established on or after September 26, 2021) to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 13.0C 10.3 20.2 21.9 16.9C n/a
Prince Edward Island 13.0C 9.8 48.1 5.6R 16.9C n/a
Nova Scotia 19.0 9.7 29.4 34.3R 27.4 -20.1
New Brunswick 11.2 13.6 23.7 21.1 13.7 -35.1
Quebec 16.2 11.5 19.7 24.5R 18.6 -24.1
Ontario 13.4 11.5 23.5 25.6R 17.1 -33.0
Manitoba 12.1 10.8 19.3 16.5R 11.6 -29.7
Saskatchewan 19.0 14.5 30.0 25.2R 16.2 -35.7
Alberta 12.7 13.6 28.8 39.4 17.9 -54.6
British Columbia 14.9 11.9 26.51,C 29.91,C,R 20.0 n/a
Yukon 0.0 11.7 26.51,C 29.91,C,R 0.0 n/a
Northwest Territories 0.0 16.4 26.51,C 29.91,C,R 0.0 n/a
Nunavut 0.0 7.4 26.51,C 29.91,C,R 0.0 n/a
Men 13.8 11.6 22.7 25.1R 17.4 -30.7
Women 15.8 12.3 25.0 26.5R 18.2 -31.1
24 years old and under 13.2 11.2 18.5 18.1R 14.5 -20.3
25 to 44 years old 13.7 11.7 22.1 23.6 16.4 -30.9
45 to 54 years old 15.0 11.9 25.0 27.1R 17.6 -35.1
55 years old and over 15.2 12.1 25.2 27.9R 19.9 -28.8
Canada 14.4 11.8 23.5 25.6 17.7 -30.9
Annex 2.21.3 – Work-Sharing benefits: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category 2019‑20 First half of 2020‑21 Second half of 2020‑212 First half of 2021‑222 2 months in fall 20212 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 233C 131 207 X X X 185 141C n/a
Prince Edward Island 233C 123 211 X X X 150 141C n/a
Nova Scotia 132 122 148 129 102 133 143C,R 124 n/a
New Brunswick 114 110 121 137 106 137 143C,R 115 n/a
Quebec 136 120 144 137 176 140 139 139 -0.1
Ontario 127 136 148 142 127 140 137 142 +4.0
Manitoba 149 115 132 180 132 115 77 116 +50.6
Saskatchewan 152 153 157 134 176 207 142 152 +6.7
Alberta 159 137 148 163 164 194 138 111 -19.8
British Columbia 142 128 150 136 147 179 152 153 +0.4
Yukon n/a X X n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Northwest Territories n/a X X n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Nunavut n/a X X n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Men 143 132 143 145 153 163 134 145 +8.0
Women 124 126 148 135 117 139 123 126 +2.7
24 years old and under 134 115 143 150 129 134 119 131 +9.8
25 to 44 years old 139 129 142 142 146 159 132 140 +5.7
45 to 54 years old 140 131 145 139 138 158 129 140 +8.8
55 years old and over 138 133 150 141 144 155 132 137 +3.7
Canada 139 130 145 142 142 155 130 138 +6.2
Annex 2.21.4 – Work-Sharing benefits: Amount paid1 ($ thousands)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 75.8C 1,302.8C 362.4C 64.8 37.0
Prince Edward Island 75.8C 1,302.8C 362.4C 34.6 139.5
Nova Scotia 71.2 3,806.2 2,344.0 245.4 324.7
New Brunswick 7.6 2,306.9 480.6 73.5 35.8
Quebec 4,168.3 36,116.6 22,214.2 8,662.7 19,045.6
Ontario 5,412.5 68,333.9 40,581.0 14,985.7 13,583.1
Manitoba 2,691.7 11,150.1 4,555.2 1,376.5 1,933.6
Saskatchewan 1,655.8 5,604.7 1,412.1 631.5 234.8
Alberta 1,427.1 32,923.3 9,599.1 1,407.3 831.0
British Columbia 1,001.9 21,820.2 7,200.8 3,142.1 3,371.9
Yukon 0.0 90.5C 11.6C 2.1C 0.0
Northwest Territories 0.0 90.5C 11.6C 2.1C 0.0
Nunavut 0.0 90.5C 11.6C 2.1C 0.0
Men 12,822.7 117,810.1 56,726.0 20,306.6 26,105.4
Women 3,689.3 65,645.1 32,035.2 10,319.7 13,431.6
24 years old and under 1,014.0 7,584.7 3,685.4 1,529.5 1,798.1
25 to 44 years old 6,308.7 76,688.5 30,099.7 10,036.8 13,824.6
45 to 54 years old 4,462.1 48,710.4 25,224.5 8,060.2 9,999.6
55 years old and over 4,727.2 50,471.6 29,751.5 10,999.7 13,914.7
Canada 16,512.0 183,455.2 88,761.2 30,626.3 39,537.0

Annex 2.22: Work-Sharing benefits (by industry)

Annex 2.22.1 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): New claims established
Industry 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑211 Total of 2021‑221 Total of 2022‑231 2023‑24
Goods-producing industries 9,347 43,142 12,161 8,658 15,871
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 107C 445 82 58C 53C
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 107C 658 24 58C 53C
Utilities 107C 32 0 0 0
Construction 215 1,761 192 190 296
Manufacturing 9,025 40,246 11,863 8,410 15,522
Services-producing industries 1,642 37,959 2,550 1,192 1,623
Wholesale and retail trade 711 13,011 1,053 445 768
Transportation and warehousing 79 2,115 359 87C 86
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 84 2,607 73 87C 16
Professional, scientific and technical services 311 8,474 261 294 338
Business, building and support services2 175 4,925 257 191 140
Educational services 17 768 29 31C 13
Health care and social assistance 36 724 63 31C 13
Information, culture and recreation3 96 2,016 96 81C 122
Accommodation and food services 43 955 142 81C 80
Other services (excluding public administration) 78 2,165 217 C 63C 47C
Public administration 12 199 217 C 63C 47C
Unclassified industries4 57 1,890 367 109 35
Canada 11,046 82,991 15,078 9,959 17,529
Annex 2.22.2 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Average actual duration (number of weeks)
Industry

2019‑20

2020‑21

2021‑22

2022‑23R

2023‑24P

Change (%) 2022‑23 (Claims established on or after September 26, 2021) to 2023‑24
Goods-producing industries 14.4 11.7 21.0 23.4R 17.1 -27.0
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 6.8 10.0 25.8 26.2R 23.1C n/a
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 10.9 14.0C 27.6 63.2C 23.1C n/a
Utilities 0.0 14.0C 60.5 63.2C 0.0 n/a
Construction 15.6 14.7 24.6 31.3 15.9 -49.3
Manufacturing 14.4 11.6 20.7 23.2 17.1 -26.3
Services-producing industries 14.5 12.0 27.9 34.3R 22.3 -34.9
Wholesale and retail trade 12.6 11.5 25.6 30.1 21.5 -28.4
Transportation and warehousing 15.7C 10.9 27.7 39.2R 25.0 -36.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 15.7C 10.0 34.4 33.8 13.6 -59.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 16.1 12.5 26.2 38.2R 23.5 -38.5
Business, building and support services1 9.7 13.1 31.1 33.7R 17.8 -47.1
Educational services 17.4C 12.7 25.0 36.5R 27.7C n/a
Health care and social assistance 17.4C 12.4 25.4 39.1R 27.7C n/a
Information, culture and recreation2 19.7 13.1 36.9 53.9 33.7 -37.5
Accommodation and food services 12.3 11.2 23.4 28.1R 19.2 -31.7
Other services (excluding public administration) 15.9C 12.8 29.7 33.1R 24.7C n/a
Public administration 15.9C 12.2 18.0 15.9R 24.7C n/a
Unclassified industries3 15.9C 11.2 27.1 35.8R 16.3 -54.4
Canada 14.4 11.8 23.5 25.6 17.7 -30.9
Annex 2.22.3 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Industry 2019‑20 First half of 2020‑21 Second half of 2020‑212 First half of 2021‑222 2 months in fall 20212 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Goods-producing industries 138 133 143 141 139 164 127 137 +7.8
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 207C 117 174 111 X X 196C 142C -27.7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 207C 198 143 173 144 0 196C 142C -27.7
Utilities 207C X X 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Construction 173 149 156 155 172 195 141 201 +42.4
Manufacturing 136 132 142 141 139 163 126 136 +7.5
Services-producing industries 143 125 148 144 146 133 153 155 +1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 138 116 147 123 140 123 130 145 +11.6
Transportation and warehousing 126 118 127 186 231 180 179C 141 n/a
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 152 144 169 X X X 179C 146 n/a
Professional, scientific and technical services 156 128 150 150 167 170 174 168 -3.7
Business, building and support services3 146 131 144 135 110 131 145 152 +4.8
Educational services 195 177 191 191 X X 154C 173 n/a
Health care and social assistance 140 140 135 153 X X 154C 113 n/a
Information, culture and recreation4 145 123 166 102 238 178 171C 215 n/a
Accommodation and food services 111 121 166 160 123 131 171C 123 n/a
Other services (excluding public administration) 136 119 137 141 X X 177C 167C -5.4
Public administration 152 141 164 134C 189C 158C 177C 167C -5.4
Unclassified industries5 211 147 165 134C 189C 158C 167 124 -25.7
Canada 139 130 145 142 142 155 130 138 +6.2
Annex 2.22.4 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Amount paid1 ($ thousands)
Industry 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Goods-producing industries 14,919.2 97,279.2 59,255.0 23,254.3 34,650.5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 165.7C 943.2 413.3 228.3 152.7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 165.7C 2,220.7 385.0 29.8 25.0
Utilities 165.7C 299.3 56.1 0.9 0.0
Construction 458.1 5,582.5 1,966.3 476.0 983.9
Manufacturing 14,295.4 88,233.5 56,434.2 22,519.2 33,488.9
Services-producing industries 1,557.4 81,683.5 28,114.8 7,041.0 4,776.8
Wholesale and retail trade 621.6 24,246.6 7,680.7 2,064.5 1,917.2
Transportation and warehousing 58.0 4,612.1 3,027.2 1,885.6 159.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 71.8 5,711.7 1,244.2 114.7 56.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 430.6 17,855.5 3,527.5 1,197.4 1,303.4
Business, building and support services2 134.3 12,446.9 5,915.5 610.6 471.4
Educational services 46.0 2,247.8 1,041.2 126.2 41.7
Health care and social assistance 21.7 1,558.4 629.8 137.7 48.8
Information, culture and recreation3 72.6 5,504.2 1,789.2 317.9 430.6
Accommodation and food services 45.3 2,218.9 1,086.8 109.4 164.4
Other services (excluding public administration) 42.8 4,918.9 2,106.3 469.0 165.3
Public administration 12.7 362.5 1,457.9C 8.1 18.1
Unclassified industries4 35.3 4,492.6 1,457.9C 331.0 109.7
Canada 16,512.0 183,455.2 88,761.2 30,626.3 39,537.0

Annex 2.23: Family Supplement

Annex 2.23.1 – Family Supplement: New claims established1
Category 2019‑20 2020‑212 2021‑222 2022‑232 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,970 2,700 1,700 1,610 1,639
Prince Edward Island 770 700 470 380 391
Nova Scotia 3,970 5,000 3,170 2,210 2,684
New Brunswick 3,500 3,850 2,200 2,080 2,377
Quebec 15,640 21,860 11,590 9,140 9,486
Ontario 20,580 33,330 14,320 15,170 17,598
Manitoba 3,790 4,610 3,310 3,450 3,531
Saskatchewan 3,130 3,910 2,580 2,610 3,040
Alberta 6,360 10,380 5,210 5,150 6,031
British Columbia 6,130 8,420 4,710 4,120 4,430
Yukon 50C 60 100C 50C 16
Northwest Territories 50C 110 100C 50C 60
Nunavut 20 140 110 60 69
Men 12,650 15,970 9,040 8,040 9,554
Women 53,260 79,100 40,430 37,990 41,798
24 years old and under 7,430 9,990 6,390 5,520 4,971
25 to 44 years old 48,470 69,200 35,480 33,050 38,042
45 to 54 years old 8,500 13,700 6,470 6,190 7,044
55 years old and over 1,510 2,180 1,130 1,270 1,295
Canada 65,910 95,070 49,470 46,030 51,352
Annex 2.23.2 – Family Supplement: Percentage of new claims established which included Family Supplement1 (%)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑212 2021‑222 2022‑232 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 2.4 2.7 2.0 1.9 2.1
Prince Edward Island 3.5 2.8 2.0 1.7 1.7
Nova Scotia 4.8 4.9 3.5 2.8 3.4
New Brunswick 3.9 3.5 2.3 2.5 2.9
Quebec 3.3 2.9 2.2 1.9 1.9
Ontario 3.5 3.1 2.1 2.5 2.7
Manitoba 5.9 4.5 4.6 5.1 5.0
Saskatchewan 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.9 5.6
Alberta 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.8
British Columbia 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.9
Yukon 1.2C 1.9 2.0C 1.2C 0.7
Northwest Territories 1.2C 3.8 2.0C 1.2C 2.5
Nunavut 1.7 7.1 7.0 4.4 5.0
Men 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9
Women 6.2 5.5 4.1 4.2 4.6
24 years old and under 4.3 2.3 2.7 3.2 2.7
25 to 44 years old 5.3 5.0 3.4 3.5 3.7
45 to 54 years old 2.4 2.6 1.8 1.9 2.1
55 years old and over 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
Canada 3.5 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.6
Annex 2.23.3 – Family Supplement: Average weekly Family Supplement1 ($)
Category 2019‑20 First half of 2020‑21 Second half of 2020‑212 First half of 2021‑222 2 months in fall 20212 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 43 38 39 45 45 43 36 40 +10.6
Prince Edward Island 34 27 34 28 27 26 37 38 +3.1
Nova Scotia 45 35 38 43 33 44 41 43 +4.1
New Brunswick 41 45 37 36 40 40 39 43 +11.7
Quebec 44 36 39 44 41 41 44 43 -1.6
Ontario 43 45 37 41 39 40 43 44 +3.0
Manitoba 56 55 42 51 52 55 52R 57 +9.8
Saskatchewan 50 54 45 51 47 53 57 55 -3.1
Alberta 45 50 39 46 41 42 48 48 +0.7
British Columbia 41 50 36 39 47 42 42 42 -0.9
Yukon 31C 63C 39 47C 35C 18C 45C 38 n/a
Northwest Territories 31C 63C 29 47C 35C 18C 45C 46 n/a
Nunavut 46 52 37 54 35C 18C 59 49 -16.6
Men 48 46 40 47 45 46 53 50 -5.2
Women 44 47 38 43 40 41 43 45 +3.9
24 years old and under 39 36 35 36 36 37 38 37 -3.0
25 to 44 years old 47 52 40 46 43 44 47 48 +2.7
45 to 54 years old 38 46 35 41 40 39 40 39 -1.9
55 years old and over 32 32 31 36 36 37 38 38 +0.1
Canada 45 47 38 44 41 42 45 46 +2.3
Annex 2.23.4 – Family Supplement: Average weekly benefit rate1,2 ($)
Category 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 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 360 414 537 525 433 344 389 406 +4.4
Prince Edward Island 361 348 531 524 414 330 379 417 +9.9
Nova Scotia 352 332 534 532 376 349 360 400 +11.3
New Brunswick 362 370 533 524 399 341 405 428 +5.9
Quebec 390 411 538 537 430 404 438 458 +4.6
Ontario 372 371 533 522 392 396 399 434 +8.8
Manitoba 371 375 540 534 427 386 410 434 +5.9
Saskatchewan 382 394 542 536 444 404 410 436 +6.3
Alberta 395 405 535 530 442 408 402 434 +7.9
British Columbia 380 386 534 524 419 392 414 455 +9.9
Yukon 466C 460C 541 500C 353C 465C 372C 545 n/a
Northwest Territories 466C 460C 532 500C 353C 465C 372C 465 n/a
Nunavut 414 349 539 529 353C 465C 394 459 +16.3
Men 427 417 539 539 464 451 477 499 +4.6
Women 366 375 535 527 400 373 393 423 +7.7
24 years old and under 332 348 526 505 387 347 349 376 +7.6
25 to 44 years old 384 390 537 532 416 392 413 443 +7.3
45 to 54 years old 383 424 533 532 435 413 426 448 +5.1
55 years old and over 373 365 531 533 465 411 440 452 +2.6
Canada 378 378 535 529 415 390 408 437 +7.3
Annex 2.23.5 – Family Supplement: Amount paid1 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 2.8 3.4 4.9 2.0 1.9
Prince Edward Island 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.3
Nova Scotia 5.1 6.6 8.3 2.6 2.7
New Brunswick 4.3 5.0 5.4 2.1 2.4
Quebec 12.9 20.5 25.8 7.1 7.1
Ontario 21.8 38.2 38.9 12.5 15.4
Manitoba 5.0 6.5 7.4 4.0 4.8
Saskatchewan 4.0 5.4 6.9 3.6 4.0
Alberta 6.9 12.3 14.1 5.4 6.1
British Columbia 6.4 9.6 10.0 3.7 3.8
Yukon 0.1C 0.1 0.1 0.1C 0.1C
Northwest Territories 0.1C 0.1 0.1 0.1C 0.1C
Nunavut 0.1C 0.1 0.2 0.1C 0.1C
Men 12.7 18.0 20.1 7.9 8.5
Women 57.4 90.6 102.8 35.8 40.1
24 years old and under 8.5 10.2 10.6 5.4 4.9
25 to 44 years old 53.6 82.3 92.9 32.6 37.7
45 to 54 years old 7.1 14.1 17.2 4.8 5.1
55 years old and over 0.9 1.9 2.3 0.9 0.9
Canada 70.1 108.6 123.0 43.7 48.6

Annex 2.24: Working while on claim

Annex 2.24.1 – Working while on claim: Number of completed claims for Employment Insurance regular benefits with working while on claim
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23R 2023‑24P
Newfoundland and Labrador 38,590 35,200 52,260 40,031R 32,710
Prince Edward Island 7,110 6,510 11,380 8,915R 6,936
Nova Scotia 31,910 27,630 53,890 35,265R 26,297
New Brunswick 37,590 36,270 57,050 43,493R 33,172
Quebec 203,950 236,520 376,570 224,649R 200,254
Ontario 148,790 177,810 470,810 182,237R 153,161
Manitoba 16,700 19,440 41,320 20,622R 16,974
Saskatchewan 16,490 16,430 30,660 16,797R 13,690
Alberta 55,140 68,340 151,570 59,646R 51,678
British Columbia 55,960 67,680 146,120 65,606R 59,193
Yukon 780 570 1,160 600R 511
Northwest Territories 680 390 780 551R 437
Nunavut 380 160 440 283R 238
Men 356,280 421,990 690,740 379,010R 339,869
Women 257,790 270,960 703,270 319,685R 255,382
24 years old and under 53,120 78,600 224,490 70,917R 50,612
25 to 44 years old 288,360 332,580 627,100 323,332R 288,242
45 to 54 years old 154,910 157,190 285,560 157,883R 136,805
55 years old and over 117,680 124,580 256,860 146,563R 119,592
Canada 614,070 692,950 1,394,010 698,695R 595,251
Annex 2.24.2 – Working while on claim: Average number of weeks worked while on claim
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 16.2 14.9 17.8 17.2R 17.1 -0.3
Prince Edward Island 12.1 12.1 14.5 12.2R 13.4 +9.7
Nova Scotia 12.9 12.6 15.1 14.2R 13.3 -5.9
New Brunswick 15.4 14.9 17.8 15.8R 16.2 +2.7
Quebec 12.8 11.0 14.0 13.3R 12.5 -5.8
Ontario 8.0 6.9 11.6 8.7R 7.2 -16.6
Manitoba 6.1 5.7 10.7 6.4R 5.6 -13.8
Saskatchewan 6.8 6.7 11.6 7.6R 6.7 -12.2
Alberta 7.1 6.2 12.0 7.9R 6.6 -16.9
British Columbia 8.2 7.5 13.4 8.0R 7.0 -11.9
Yukon 4.6 6.4 10.3 4.9R 4.8 -2.5
Northwest Territories 6.8 6.4 7.4 6.3R 4.3 -30.8
Nunavut 8.2 5.1 2.6 4.5R 4.7 +4.2
Men 11.3 9.8 12.5 12.0R 11.4 -5.0
Women 9.9 8.7 13.7 10.2R 8.7 -14.6
24 years old and under 8.9 6.5 10.2 8.1R 7.9 -2.3
25 to 44 years old 9.9 8.7 12.2 10.3R 9.4 -9.4
45 to 54 years old 12.1 10.8 15.0 12.6R 11.3 -10.0
55 years old and over 11.8 11.0 15.5 13.1R 12.2 -6.7
Canada 10.7 9.3 13.1 11.2R 10.3 -8.3
Annex 2.24.3 – Working while on claim: Average weekly employment income earned from working while on claim ($)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,060 1,074 981 1,099R 1,213 +10.3
Prince Edward Island 737 751 677 760R 882 +16.0
Nova Scotia 808 878 711 879R 984 +11.9
New Brunswick 853 883 763 877R 1,023 +16.6
Quebec 824 904 740 938R 1,021 +8.9
Ontario 700 740 525 714R 789 +10.6
Manitoba 612 621 471 611R 680 +11.4
Saskatchewan 727 774 622 722R 832 +15.2
Alberta 855 852 647 836R 954 +14.0
British Columbia 765 808 588 783R 883 +12.8
Yukon 730 764R 633 659R 788 +19.5
Northwest Territories 856 824 794 813R 871 +7.1
Nunavut 611 732 707 720R 762 +5.9
Men 978 1,003 831 1,064 1,152 +8.3
Women 548 580 450 577R 646 +11.8
24 years old and under 629 646 401R 602R 726 +20.6
25 to 44 years old 802 859 659R 857 948 +10.6
45 to 54 years old 846 903 733 906R 984 +8.7
55 years old and over 799 841 694 852 934 +9.7
Canada 797 847 639 841 935 +11.1
Annex 2.24.4 – Working while on claim: Percentage of completed claims for Employment Insurance regular benefits with employment income from working while on claim (%)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23R 2023‑24P Change (p.p.) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 60.5 59.6R 62.6 59.0R 54.7 -4.3
Prince Edward Island 47.8 48.2R 55.9 48.5R 46.2 -2.3
Nova Scotia 52.9 51.8R 57.3 52.7R 48.1 -4.6
New Brunswick 57.2 57.5R 58.9 55.7R 53.0 -2.7
Quebec 56.0 55.4R 54.0 52.5R 50.9 -1.6
Ontario 42.1 44.3R 50.4 43.5R 37.9 -5.7
Manitoba 40.8 45.5R 49.8 42.6R 39.3 -3.3
Saskatchewan 42.2 43.1R 46.4 41.2 38.7 -2.5
Alberta 44.7 44.3R 48.7 41.2R 39.3 -1.9
British Columbia 46.6 48.6R 51.2 45.7R 42.2 -3.5
Yukon 45.9 36.3R 40.6 36.7R 34.0 -2.7
Northwest Territories 41.7 29.1R 32.1 32.5R 29.6 -2.9
Nunavut 44.7 27.1R 30.1 28.4R 28.6 +0.3
Men 47.2 47.9R 47.4 44.5R 41.9 -2.6
Women 52.2 52.7R 57.5 52.6R 47.9 -4.7
24 years old and under 49.0 47.0R 55.7 46.5R 40.5 -6.0
25 to 44 years old 53.0 52.8R 54.7 50.6R 46.5 -4.1
45 to 54 years old 57.2 57.4R 59.3 56.8R 53.1 -3.7
55 years old and over 36.1 38.5R 39.6 37.6R 35.0 -2.6
Canada 49.1 49.7R 52.0 47.9R 44.3 -3.6

Annex 2.25: Regular benefits for apprentices

Annex 2.25.1 – Regular benefits for apprentices: New claims established
Category 2019‑20 Total of 2020‑211 Total of 2021‑221 Total of 2022‑231 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 940 480 730 900 963
Prince Edward Island 350 120 220 260 368
Nova Scotia 1,470 1,060 1,090 1,280 1,513
New Brunswick 1,500 1,080 1,310 1,330 1,554
Quebec* 60 140 180 110 87
Ontario 14,700 9,550 13,930 16,520 18,340
Manitoba 2,710 2,160 2,350 2,440 2,656
Saskatchewan 2,500 1,490 2,140 2,430 2,591
Alberta 13,270 7,950 10,970 11,710 13,762
British Columbia 9,500 7,540 8,830 9,590 10,375
Territories 180 130 250 150 223
Men 44,680 29,860 39,660 44,100 49,372
Women 2,500 1,840 2,340 2,620 3,060
24 years old and under 20,910 13,550 17,800 20,100 22,952
25 to 44 years old 24,920 17,260 22,770 25,150 27,802
45 years old and over 1,350 890 1,430 1,470 1,678
Canada 47,180 31,700 42,000 46,720 52,432
Annex 2.25.2 – Regular benefits for apprentices: Average actual duration (number of training weeks)
Category 2019-20 Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in 2020‑21 Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2020‑211 Claims established between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 and completed in 2021‑221 Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2021‑22 Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑232,R 2023‑24P Change (%) 2022‑23 (Claims established on or after September 26, 2021) to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 8.2 7.9 7.0 8.0 7.5 8.5R 8.9 +5.0
Prince Edward Island 7.5 7.6 8.0 11.1 7.1 9.4R 9.5 +0.8
Nova Scotia 8.2 8.1 6.4 8.8 6.7 8.1R 8.4 +2.9
New Brunswick 7.9 9.2 6.7 8.8 6.2 8.1 8.3 +2.1
Quebec 10.7 X X 16.3 9.0 10.5R 10.3 -2.5
Ontario 9.2 9.9 8.0 9.6 7.8 8.8R 8.9 +0.8
Manitoba 9.7 10.4 7.5 9.7 8.3 9.1R 9.2 +1.9
Saskatchewan 8.5 9.3 6.3 9.7 6.5 8.2 8.6 +4.7
Alberta 9.0 9.3 7.5 10.3 7.7 8.9 8.9 0.0
British Columbia 9.2 10.1 7.2 9.9 7.1 8.8R 8.9 +0.7
Territories 8.9 8.4 7.4 9.4 10.1 9.6R 9.0 -6.6
Men 9.0 9.6 7.5 9.7 7.6 8.8R 8.9 +1.0
Women 9.3 9.2 7.6 10.8 7.7 8.9R 8.8 -1.1
24 years old and under 9.1 9.8 7.4 10.1 7.5 8.8R 8.8 +0.6
25 to 44 years old 9.0 9.5 7.5 9.7 7.7 8.8R 8.9 +1.1
45 years old and over 8.3 9.2 8.2 9.0 7.6 8.5R 8.7 +2.6
Canada 9.0 9.6 7.5 9.8 7.6 8.8R 8.9 +0.9
Annex 2.25.3 – Regular benefits for apprentices: Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category 2019‑20 Second half of 2020‑212 First half of 2021‑222 2 months in fall 20212 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 517 552 556 528 539 564 604 +7.1
Prince Edward Island 430 529 491 458 429 505 540 +6.9
Nova Scotia 473 512 528 499 537 528 543 +2.8
New Brunswick 467 515 520 520 490 525 544 +3.7
Quebec 434 513 494 451 545 516 560 +8.5
Ontario 510 546 563 549 574 585 603 +3.1
Manitoba 512 549 551 544 563 548 583 +6.3
Saskatchewan 517 557 556 559 583 575 592 +3.0
Alberta 532 561 573 572 581 595 609 +2.2
British Columbia 507 543 556 537 556 572 597 +4.3
Territories 551 553 595 557 577 610 619 +1.4
Men 515 549 561 552 569 581 600 +3.3
Women 492 525 540 507 526 543 571 +5.2
24 years old and under 497 540 547R 532 540 558 578 +3.6
25 to 44 years old 525 553 568 558 586 592 611 +3.2
45 years old and over 529 546 565 566 551 588 610 +3.8
Canada 513 547 559 549 566 578 598 +3.4
Annex 2.25.4 – Regular benefits for apprentices: Amount paid1 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Newfoundland and Labrador 10.2 5.7 7.0 7.3 9.0
Prince Edward Island 2.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 2.4
Nova Scotia 10.3 7.3 7.0 6.9 9.3
New Brunswick 10.6 7.1 7.7 7.7 9.8
Quebec 0.4 1.7 1.9 1.0 0.7
Ontario 102.1 63.1 82.8 101.8 123.6
Manitoba 17.3 13.5 15.6 14.4 16.9
Saskatchewan 16.8 8.8 13.3 13.7 15.0
Alberta 99.1 56.5 72.2 73.9 90.6
British Columbia 59.3 47.2 52.3 53.4 64.3
Territories 1.5 0.7 1.4 0.9 1.4
Men 309.7 197.4 246.3 264.9 321.1
Women 20.0 15.0 16.2 17.4 22.1
24 years old and under 132.9 83.2 101.2 109.7 135.0
25 to 44 years old 186.9 120.6 150.9 162.1 194.9
45 years old and over 9.8 8.7 10.5 10.5 13.3
Canada 329.6 212.5 262.6 282.3 343.2

Annex 2.26: Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost)

Annex 2.26.1 – Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): New claims established
Category 2019‑20 2020‑211 2021‑221 2022‑231 2023‑24
Atlantic provinces 44 23 42 56 67
Quebec 248 187 163 140 208
Ontario 231 126 158 182 206
Manitoba 31 19 32 28 33
Saskatchewan 29 17 25 22 30
Alberta 192 147 132 115 121
British Columbia and Territories2 121 93 71 84 116
Men 430 249 299 307 412
Women 466 363 324 320 369
34 years old and under 346 208 229 247 291
35 to 44 years old 299 229 226 227 261
45 to 54 years old 189 131 124 115 183
55 years old and over 62 44 44 38 46
Canada 896 612 623 627 781
Annex 2.26.2 – Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): Average actual duration (number of training weeks)
Category 2019‑20 Claims established before March 15, 2020 and completed in 2020‑21 Claims established on or after September 27, 2020 and completed in 2021‑221 Claims established on or after September 26, 2021 and completed in 2022‑231,R 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 (Claims established on or after September 26, 2021) to 2023‑24
Atlantic Provinces 24.6 23.0 24.2 16.0 20.3 +26.6
Quebec 19.1 18.8 25.2 16.2 17.7 +9.6
Ontario 18.3 20.6 23.6 16.2R 15.6 -3.9
Manitoba 18.0 19.5 22.3 16.2 18.6 +15.0
Saskatchewan 21.1 19.6 22.5 17.6R 16.1 -8.3
Alberta 19.0 21.0 24.3 16.6R 15.8 -4.7
British Columbia and Territories2 18.4 17.9 24.3 16.7R 15.4 -7.9
Men 18.1 19.0 23.7 15.0R 15.4 +2.7
Women 20.1 20.7 24.7 17.9R 18.0 +0.8
34 years old and under 19.0 19.5 25.0 15.4R 15.9 +3.4
35 to 44 years old 19.2 20.4 24.5 17.3R 17.9 +3.8
45 to 54 years old 18.9 20.2 23.0 17.0R 16.8 -1.5
55 years old and over 18.3 18.3 22.6 15.2R 13.6 -10.2
Canada 19.0 19.9 24.3 16.4R 16.7 +1.8
Annex 2.26.3 – Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): Average weekly benefit rate1 ($)
Category 2019‑20 Second half of 2020-212 First half of 2021‑222 2 months in fall 20212 Last 4 months of 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 Change (%) 2022‑23 to 2023‑24
Atlantic Provinces 426 511 536 524 556 507 520 +2.7
Quebec 487 525 529 494 506 540 561 +4.0
Ontario 500 527 524 499 532 548 582 +6.4
Manitoba 477 506 528 505 536 557 488 -12.4
Saskatchewan 499 495 550 388 505 532 538 +1.2
Alberta 507 538 558 556 540 556 573 +3.1
British Columbia and Territories3 487 521 535 463 530 573 579 +0.9
Men 506 539 555 541 552 571 581 +1.8
Women 478 517 523 470 493 527 545 +3.3
34 years old and under 490 524 535 488 520 539 568 +5.3
35 to 44 years old 496 533 536 488 530 560 561 +0.3
45 to 54 years old 497 513 535 530 544 550 565 +2.7
55 years old and over 456 535 547 515 491 513 539 +5.0
Canada 491 526 536 500 526 547 563 +3.0
Annex 2.26.4 – Regular benefits while on training with permission from Service Canada (Skills Boost): Amount paid1 ($ million)
Category 2019‑20 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24
Atlantic Provinces 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9
Quebec 3.1 3.4 2.2 1.6 2.8
Ontario 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.9
Manitoba 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4
Saskatchewan 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4
Alberta 2.7 2.9 2.2 1.5 1.6
British Columbia and Territories2 1.5 1.7 1.0 1.1 1.5
Men 5.6 4.7 4.4 3.7 5.6
Women 6.0 6.7 4.9 4.1 5.0
34 years old and under 4.3 3.7 3.1 2.8 3.6
35 to 44 years old 4.0 4.4 3.5 2.9 3.7
45 to 54 years old 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.5 2.6
55 years old and over 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.6
Canada 11.6 11.4 9.3 7.8 10.5

Annex 2.27: Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims, by types of benefits

Annex 2.27.1 – Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims, by types of benefits
Benefit type Number of claims 2021‑221,R Share of combined claims 2021‑221,R (%) Number of claims 2022‑231,R Share of combined claims 2022‑231,R (%) Number of claims 2023‑24P Share of combined claims 2023‑24P (%)
Regular 2,736,990R 11.1R 1,512,141R 12.3R 1,399,233 11.3
Fishing 27,150R 12.4R 28,980R 12.0R 27,803 13.9
Sickness 593,550R 50.7R 461,074R 43.9R 423,914 40.6
Maternity 181,960R 97.8 176,062R 98.6R 172,048 98.4
Parental2 247,240R 74.3R 247,034R 72.5R 245,290 71.3
Compassionate care 7,860R 41.7R 6,654R 34.6R 6,552 35.2
Family caregiver for adults 13,780R 38.7R 12,321R 31.7R 13,339 29.0
Family caregiver for children 5,230 26.2 3,237R 22.8R 3,166 23.6
Work-Sharing 43,380R 35.8R 18,151R 43.4R 12,755 32.9
All claims3 3,343,840R 14.4R 2,068,043R 17.5R 1,944,315 17.0

Annex 2.28: Employment Insurance benefit repayment

Annex 2.28.1 – Employment Insurance benefit repayment1: People who repaid benefits
Category 2019 2020 2021 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador 11,412 8,712 12,495 11,382
Prince Edward Island 1,468 1,199 1,885 1,504
Nova Scotia 7,651 6,508 8,570 6,715
New Brunswick 5,727 4,879 6,445 5,732
Quebec 52,349 45,916 68,463 52,337
Ontario 42,711 46,239 64,746 43,665
Manitoba 3,677 3,685 4,890 3,314
Saskatchewan 5,539 5,230 6,791 4,847
Alberta 28,153 28,464 42,353 28,217
British Columbia 18,016 19,294 27,543 19,176
Yukon 299 344 399 252
Northwest Territories 278 304 490 262
Nunavut 100 113 131 97
Non-residents of Canada 1,145 80 112 69
Men 157,706 149,849 206,775 152,804
Women 20,819 21,118 38,538 24,765
24 years old and under 4,183 3,250 5,382 4,431
25 to 44 years old 81,311 75,830 110,992 79,839
45 to 54 years old 40,788 39,320 54,216 39,303
55 years old and over 52,243 52,567 74,723 53,996
Goods-producing industries 119,060 112,572 146,357 111,263
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 6,332 5,769 7,973 6,121
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 9,483 9,269 11,851 8,373
Utilities 2,082 1,975 1,979 1,891
Construction 82,385 73,030 98,121 77,986
Manufacturing 18,778 22,529 26,433 16,892
Services-producing industries 55,503 56,018 92,480 58,928
Wholesale and retail trade 7,336 8,965 15,465 7,824
Transportation and warehousing 5,617 6,319 8,988 5,748
Finance and insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 3,577 3,426 5,177 3,228
Professional, scientific and technical services 10,209 10,050 16,317 12,254
Business, building and other support services2 6,618 7,732 10,741 6,899
Educational services 8,529 5,610 11,954 8,688
Health care and social assistance 1,204 1,798 3,095 1,712
Information, culture and recreation3 2,348 2,580 5,193 2,964
Accommodation and food services 932 1,370 3,663 1,800
Other services (excluding public administration) 5,357 4,193 6,027 3,849
Public administration 3,776 3,975 5,860 3,962
Unclassified industries4 3,962 2,377 6,476 7,378
Canada 178,525 170,967 245,313 177,569
Annex 2.28.2 – Employment Insurance benefit repayment1: Amount repaid ($ million)
Category 2019 2020 2021 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador 25.2 18.8 36.9 32.5
Prince Edward Island 4.8 3.5 7.6 6.0
Nova Scotia 19.6 14.2 25.1 19.0
New Brunswick 13.2 9.8 17.2 13.5
Quebec 58.5 61.5 93.6 63.0
Ontario 52.8 59.5 110.8 62.0
Manitoba 5.2 5.2 8.7 5.4
Saskatchewan 8.5 8.0 13.4 8.3
Alberta 43.1 43.0 85.0 49.0
British Columbia 25.6 26.0 50.1 29.3
Yukon 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.5
Northwest Territories 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.5
Nunavut 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Non-residents of Canada 1.8 0.1 0.2 0.1
Men 232.4 224.3 375.7 250.4
Women 27.1 26.5 74.9 38.8
24 years old and under 5.5 4.3 8.5 6.5
25 to 44 years old 104.1 101.9 173.4 112.9
45 to 54 years old 59.7 58.2 100.5 64.0
55 years old and over 90.1 86.6 168.2 105.7
Goods-producing industries 168.3 166.3 255.2 179.7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 14.3 10.4 20.4 14.8
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 15.7 14.6 24.5 15.8
Utilities 3.1 2.9 3.3 2.7
Construction 108.7 105.9 151.3 112.1
Manufacturing 26.5 32.5 55.7 34.4
Services-producing industries 87.0 81.6 189.0 103.5
Wholesale and retail trade 17.1 16.2 38.3 19.6
Transportation and warehousing 8.1 8.8 18.1 9.5
Finance and insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 5.4 4.9 11.0 5.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 15.7 15.6 30.6 21.3
Business, building and other support services2 10.2 11.4 21.7 11.8
Educational services 9.4 4.8 19.1 11.4
Health care and social assistance 1.4 2.2 6.3 2.7
Information, culture and recreation3 3.0 3.3 10.4 4.6
Accommodation and food services 1.4 2.0 8.5 2.6
Other services (excluding public administration) 9.5 6.9 12.7 7.3
Public administration 5.7 5.6 12.2 7.1
Unclassified industries4 4.1 2.9 6.4 5.9
Canada 259.4 250.8 450.6 289.2

Annex 2.29: Contributors to the Employment Insurance program

Annex 2.29.1 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program1: EI premium
Category Total 2021 ($ million) Total 2022 ($ million) % of total 2022 Paid by employers2 2022 ($ million) Paid by employees 2022 ($ million)
Newfoundland and Labrador 336.0 370.4 1.4 214.5 160.4
Prince Edward Island 105.4 118.9 0.4 68.6 51.3
Nova Scotia 627.6 693.9 2.6 396.3 303.4
New Brunswick 502.7 559.7 2.1 320.4 243.7
Quebec 4,260.9 4,838.4 18.3 2,736.0 2,155.7
Ontario 9,584.2 10,776.1 40.8 6,182.4 4,730.0
Manitoba 847.2 927.7 3.5 529.0 407.0
Saskatchewan 713.0 778.6 2.9 443.8 344.6
Alberta 3,016.1 3,391.8 12.8 1,949.6 1,498.8
British Columbia 3,444.3 3,837.4 14.5 2,213.5 1,676.6
Yukon 38.0 41.3 0.2 23.9 18.1
Northwest Territories 39.4 43.0 0.2 24.8 19.0
Nunavut 25.4 29.0 0.1 16.9 12.7
Outside Canada and multiple jurisdictions 27.2 31.9 0.1 18.4 13.9
Men 12,950.4 14,522.7 54.9 8,353.3 6,389.0
Women 10,617.0 11,915.2 45.1 6,784.6 5,246.1
Unknown gender3 n/a 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0
24 years old and under 1,900.7 2,193.5 8.3 1,269.3 932.7
25 to 44 years old 11,423.4 12,906.5 48.8 7,409.5 5,697.2
45 to 54 years old 5,271.0 5,827.9 22.0 3,319.9 2,588.4
55 years old and over 4,969.1 5,506.4 20.8 3,137.1 2,415.1
Unknown age3 3.2 3.9 0.0 2.3 1.7
Goods-producing industries 5,198.7 5,783.8 21.9 3,347.7 2,520.8
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 321.6 337.9 1.3 198.2 143.3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 398.5 439.1 1.7 253.0 198.9
Utilities 192.3 214.0 0.8 119.2 97.4
Construction 1,843.7 2,097.8 7.9 1,239.8 899.6
Manufacturing 2,442.6 2,695.0 10.2 1,537.4 1,181.6
Services-producing industries 18,166.3 20,410.0 77.2 11,645.3 9,009.7
Wholesale trade and retail trade 3,127.4 3,434.7 13.0 1,975.3 1,488.4
Transportation and warehousing 1,132.5 1,263.6 4.8 719.3 557.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 1,515.4 1,715.9 6.5 966.6 773.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,770.6 2,093.9 7.9 1,215.2 924.2
Business, building and other support services4 1,293.0 1,474.2 5.6 854.6 641.7
Educational services 1,822.4 1,976.9 7.5 1,099.3 896.2
Health care and social assistance 2,288.8 2,505.8 9.5 1,432.5 1,106.7
Information, culture and recreation5 723.2 868.5 3.3 499.4 384.4
Accommodation and food services 754.4 962.3 3.6 561.4 404.3
Other services (excluding public administration) 730.3 828.1 3.1 482.3 354.3
Public administration 3,008.3 3,286.0 12.4 1,839.4 1,478.0
Unclassified industries3 202.4 244.4 0.9 145.1 104.7
Canada 23,567.4 26,438.2 100.0 15,138.0 11,635.2
Annex 2.29.2 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program1: Employment income
Category Total employment income ($ million) 2021 Total employment income ($ million) 2022 % of total employment income 2022 Total insurable earnings ($ million) 2021 Total insurable earnings ($ million) 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador 13,292.0 14,455.7 1.2 9,204.8 10,152.3
Prince Edward Island 3,798.9 4,180.3 0.3 2,877.6 3,250.0
Nova Scotia 23,980.6 26,044.7 2.2 17,417.6 19,217.7
New Brunswick 18,575.5 20,501.7 1.7 13,867.4 15,455.8
Quebec 230,284.5 254,284.7 21.3 160,923.0 179,075.4
Ontario 438,025.1 477,262.8 39.9 267,050.5 299,944.1
Manitoba 33,657.2 35,965.2 3.0 23,548.6 25,765.7
Saskatchewan 29,634.6 31,748.3 2.7 19,987.8 21,815.7
Alberta 142,154.7 158,656.1 13.3 84,439.8 94,916.9
British Columbia 152,583.7 164,787.9 13.8 95,369.6 106,168.8
Yukon 1,570.2 1,689.8 0.1 1,055.8 1,145.1
Northwest Territories 1,908.7 1,978.0 0.2 1,107.6 1,204.3
Nunavut 1,174.5 1,345.3 0.1 708.8 808.8
Outside Canada and multiple jurisdictions 2,373.3 2,612.3 0.2 809.2 947.4
Men 659,612.7 718,795.1 60.1 383,500.9 427,975.9
Women 433,400.8 476,707.5 39.9 314,867.3 351,884.6
Unknown gender2 n/a 10.4 0.0 n/a 7.5
24 years old and under 57,375.8 65,741.7 5.5 54,156.2 62,305.2
25 to 44 years old 495,186.7 546,168.5 45.7 339,379.9 381,417.6
45 to 54 years old 280,897.2 302,825.2 25.3 157,881.2 173,961.9
55 years old and over 259,430.3 280,616.7 23.5 146,855.5 162,066.6
Unknown age2 123.5 161.0 0.0 95.5 116.8
Goods-producing industries 240,554.0 264,225.3 22.1 153,024.5 169,340.0
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 12,739.6 13,004.7 1.1 9,109.5 9,551.7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 27,388.0 31,727.9 2.7 11,890.9 13,012.2
Utilities 12,283.5 13,081.0 1.1 5,953.3 6,558.9
Construction 81,639.4 91,231.4 7.6 52,956.2 60,020.9
Manufacturing 106,503.4 115,180.2 9.6 73,114.5 80,196.4
Services-producing industries 841,704.3 918,858.9 76.9 539,585.0 603,590.7
Wholesale trade and retail trade 134,996.8 145,983.5 12.2 91,087.4 99,695.7
Transportation and warehousing 49,743.7 54,615.4 4.6 33,503.6 37,206.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 94,594.2 103,003.1 8.6 45,518.6 51,399.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 102,839.1 116,648.7 9.8 52,786.0 62,006.9
Business, building and other support services3 59,461.5 66,089.6 5.5 37,439.4 42,680.3
Educational services 78,599.3 81,955.2 6.9 55,939.7 60,356.5
Health care and social assistance 94,640.7 102,939.8 8.6 69,556.4 75,856.9
Information, culture and recreation4 37,843.7 42,123.0 3.5 21,565.1 25,686.9
Accommodation and food services 24,679.0 30,885.4 2.6 21,123.1 26,930.7
Other services (excluding public administration) 29,670.7 32,800.8 2.7 20,946.0 23,689.8
Public administration 134,635.6 141,814.3 11.9 90,119.8 98,080.4
Unclassified industries2 10,755.1 12,428.8 1.0 5,758.7 6,937.3
Canada 1,093,013.4 1,195,513.0 100.0 698,368.2 779,868.0
Annex 2.29.3 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program1: Employment income per worker
Category Number of workers with employment income 2021 Number of workers with employment income 2022 % of total 2022 Employment income per worker ($ per year) 2021 Employment income per worker ($ per year) 2022 Insurable earnings per worker ($ per year) 2021 Insurable earnings per worker ($ per year) 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador 275,410 280,935 1.4 48,263 51,456 33,422 36,138
Prince Edward Island 91,550 96,407 0.5 41,495 43,361 31,432 33,711
Nova Scotia 521,950 535,765 2.6 45,944 48,612 33,370 35,870
New Brunswick 421,120 434,389 2.1 44,110 47,197 32,930 35,581
Quebec 4,625,800 4,799,441 23.1 49,783 52,982 34,788 37,312
Ontario 7,555,760 7,907,956 38.1 57,972 60,352 35,344 37,929
Manitoba 701,930 727,839 3.5 47,950 49,414 33,548 35,400
Saskatchewan 577,880 593,455 2.9 51,282 53,497 34,588 36,761
Alberta 2,319,620 2,436,992 11.7 61,284 65,103 36,402 38,948
British Columbia 2,721,300 2,833,567 13.7 56,070 58,156 35,046 37,468
Yukon 26,710 27,534 0.1 58,789 61,372 39,530 41,590
Northwest Territories 27,690 28,942 0.1 68,930 68,343 40,000 41,612
Nunavut 20,650 21,567 0.1 56,877 62,378 34,322 37,503
Outside Canada and multiple jurisdictions 27,610 31,068 0.1 85,956 84,083 29,309 30,494
Men 10,319,440 10,750,656 51.8 63,919 66,861 37,163 39,809
Women 9,595,540 10,004,628 48.2 45,167 47,649 32,814 35,172
Unknown gender2 n/a 573 0.0 n/a 18,138 n/a 13,028
24 years old and under 3,235,770 3,452,557 16.6 17,732 19,041 16,737 18,046
25 to 44 years old 8,580,220 9,005,067 43.4 57,713 60,651 39,554 42,356
45 to 54 years old 3,727,710 3,800,619 18.3 75,354 79,678 42,353 45,772
55 years old and over 4,368,040 4,493,928 21.7 59,393 62,444 33,620 36,063
Unknown age2 3,240 3,686 0.0 38,113 43,668 29,463 31,685
Goods-producing industries 3,877,090 4,001,560 19.3 62,045 66,031 39,469 42,319
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 373,600 372,662 1.8 34,100 34,897 24,383 25,631
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 231,740 234,671 1.1 118,184 135,202 51,312 55,448
Utilities 114,790 116,042 0.6 107,009 112,727 51,863 56,522
Construction 1,381,350 1,453,967 7.0 59,101 62,747 38,337 41,281
Manufacturing 1,775,610 1,824,218 8.8 59,981 63,139 41,177 43,962
Services-producing industries 15,799,200 16,499,058 79.5 53,275 55,692 34,153 36,583
Wholesale trade and retail trade 3,166,750 3,230,153 15.6 42,629 45,194 28,764 30,864
Transportation and warehousing 931,040 965,424 4.7 53,428 56,571 35,985 38,539
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 1,105,240 1,164,602 5.6 85,587 88,445 41,184 44,135
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,308,670 1,412,437 6.8 78,583 82,587 40,336 43,901
Business, building and other support services3 1,221,120 1,265,566 6.1 48,694 52,221 30,660 33,724
Educational services 1,440,220 1,488,310 7.2 54,575 55,066 38,841 40,554
Health care and social assistance 1,909,650 1,977,959 9.5 49,559 52,043 36,424 38,351
Information, culture and recreation4 630,010 698,180 3.4 60,068 60,333 34,230 36,791
Accommodation and food services 1,296,480 1,459,219 7.0 19,035 21,166 16,293 18,456
Other services (excluding public administration) 706,330 735,992 3.5 42,007 44,567 29,655 32,188
Public administration 2,083,690 2,101,216 10.1 64,614 67,492 43,250 46,678
Unclassified industries2 238,690 255,239 1.2 45,059 48,695 24,126 27,179
Canada 19,914,980 20,755,857 100.0 54,884 57,599 35,067 37,573

Annex 2.30: Adjusted benefits-to-contributions ratios

Annex 2.30.1 – Adjusted benefits-to-contributions (B/C) ratios1
Category EI premium ($ million) 2022 EI premium % of total 2022 EI regular benefits ($ million) 2022 EI regular benefits % of total 2022 Total EI benefits ($ million) 2022 Total EI benefits % of total 2022 Adjusted regular B/C ratio2,3 (Canada=1) 2022 Adjusted total B/C ratio2 (Canada=1) 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador 370.4 1.4 849.3 6.9 1,184.3 5.8 5.3 4.1
Prince Edward Island 118.9 0.4 176.9 1.4 294.4 1.4 3.4 3.2
Nova Scotia 693.9 2.6 632.5 5.1 957.6 4.7 2.1 1.8
New Brunswick 559.7 2.1 756.3 6.1 1,096.0 5.3 3.1 2.5
Quebec 4,838.4 18.3 3,095.7 25.0 3,865.0 18.9 1.1 1.0
Ontario 10,776.1 40.8 3,473.8 28.0 6,771.6 33.0 0.7 0.8
Manitoba 927.7 3.5 421.6 3.4 754.0 3.7 1.0 1.0
Saskatchewan 778.6 2.9 376.1 3.0 643.6 3.1 1.1 1.1
Alberta 3,391.8 12.8 1,378.6 11.1 2,479.7 12.1 0.9 0.9
British Columbia 3,837.4 14.5 1,179.4 9.5 2,357.5 11.5 0.7 0.8
Yukon 41.3 0.2 17.4 0.1 29.9 0.1 1.0 0.9
Northwest Territories 43.0 0.2 18.2 0.1 30.3 0.1 1.0 0.9
Nunavut 29.0 0.1 15.1 0.1 25.0 0.1 1.2 1.1
Other province or territory4 31.9 0.1 1.2 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.1 0.4
Men 14,522.7 54.9 7,766.0 62.7 9,886.2 48.2 1.1 0.9
Women 11,915.2 45.1 4,626.1 37.3 10,611.9 51.8 0.8 1.1
Unknown gender5 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
24 years old and under 2,193.5 8.3 1,066.5 8.6 1,723.4 8.4 1.1 1.0
25 to 44 years old 12,906.5 48.8 5,244.3 42.3 11,196.3 54.6 0.9 1.1
45 to 54 years old 5,827.9 22.0 2,414.1 19.5 3,065.8 15.0 0.9 0.7
55 years old and over 5,506.4 20.8 3,667.1 29.6 4,512.5 22.0 1.4 1.1
Unknown age5 3.9 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Goods-producing industries 5,783.8 21.9 4,687.5 37.8 6,264.2 30.6 1.7 1.4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 337.9 1.3 640.4 5.2 776.4 3.8 4.2 3.0
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 439.1 1.7 238.5 1.9 303.7 1.5 1.2 0.9
Utilities 214.0 0.8 33.0 0.3 65.1 0.3 0.3 0.4
Construction 2,097.8 7.9 2,595.1 20.9 3,139.5 15.3 2.7 1.9
Manufacturing 2,695.0 10.2 1,180.5 9.5 1,979.5 9.7 0.9 0.9
Services-producing industries 20,410.0 77.2 7,442.1 60.1 13,850.2 67.6 0.8 0.9
Wholesale trade and retail trade 3,434.7 13.0 1,163.4 9.4 2,172.4 10.6 0.7 0.8
Transportation and warehousing 1,263.6 4.8 591.0 4.8 884.9 4.3 1.0 0.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 1,715.9 6.5 330.9 2.7 786.7 3.8 0.4 0.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 2,093.9 7.9 621.8 5.0 1,080.5 5.3 0.6 0.7
Business, building and other support services6 1,474.2 5.6 920.5 7.4 1,361.5 6.6 1.4 1.2
Educational services 1,976.9 7.5 1,053.3 8.5 1,686.8 8.2 1.1 1.1
Health care and social assistance 2,505.8 9.5 564.2 4.6 1,817.9 8.9 0.5 0.9
Information, culture and recreation7 868.5 3.3 368.5 3.0 552.0 2.7 0.9 0.8
Accommodation and food services 962.3 3.6 637.7 5.1 955.5 4.7 1.5 1.3
Other services (excluding public administration) 828.1 3.1 394.6 3.2 665.8 3.2 1.0 1.0
Public administration 3,286.0 12.4 796.2 6.4 1,886.1 9.2 0.5 0.7
Unclassified industries5 244.4 0.9 262.4 2.1 383.6 1.9 2.4 2.0
Canada 26,438.2 100.0 12,392.0 100.0 20,498.0 100.0 1.0 1.0

Annex 2.31: Unemployment rates by Employment Insurance economic region

Annex 2.31.1 – Unemployment rates by Employment Insurance economic region1,2
Effective date3 Apr. 9, 2023 to May 06, 2023 May 07, 2023 to June 10, 2023 June 11, 2023 to July 08, 2023 July 09, 2023 to Aug. 05, 2023 Aug. 06, 2023 to Sept. 09, 2023 Sept. 10, 2023 to Oct. 07, 2023 Oct. 08, 2023 to Nov. 04, 2023 Nov. 05, 2023 to Dec. 02, 2023 Dec. 03, 2023 to Jan. 06, 2024 Jan. 07, 2024 to Feb. 10, 2024 Feb. 11, 2024 to Mar. 09, 2024 Mar. 10, 2024 to Apr. 06, 2024 Minimum of the 12 months Average of the 12 months Maximum of the 12 months
Unemployment rate moving average ending on the month of …4 March 2023 (%) April 2023 (%) May 2023 (%) June 2023 (%) July 2023 (%) August 2023 (%) September 2023 (%) October 2023 (%) November 2023 (%) December 2023 (%) January 2024 (%) February 2024 (%) 2023‑24 (%) 2023‑24 (%) 2023‑24 (%)
St. John's 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.1 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.2 5.1 6.0 6.6
Newfoundland─Labrador 14.5 13.7 13.9 13.7 12.9 12.0 12.0 12.9 13.7 14.0 13.8 13.6 12.0 13.4 14.5
Charlottetown 5.5 4.8 4.6 5.3 6.1 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.1 5.5 6.0 5.6 4.6 5.5 6.7
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown) 8.7 8.5 8.6 9.1 9.6 9.6 9.0 9.1 9.4 10.0 10.2 10.0 8.5 9.3 10.2
Eastern Nova Scotia 9.5 9.7 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.7 11.8 12.7 13.5 12.8 12.5 11.7 9.5 11.3 13.5
Western Nova Scotia 6.4 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.7 5.6 6.2 6.7
Halifax 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.9 5.8 5.6 5.1 5.5 5.3 4.9 5.7 7.0
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John 4.9 4.6 4.7 5.2 5.2 5.8 6.0 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.3 4.6 5.4 6.2
Madawaska-Charlotte 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.5 7.2 7.8 8.0 5.7 6.6 8.0
Restigouche-Albert 10.3 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.6 10.1 10.2 9.9 9.6 9.5 10.2 10.7 9.4 9.9 10.7
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.1 7.7 8.8 9.8 10.4 9.4 10.3 10.7 11.3 7.7 9.4 11.3
Québec 1.8 2.0 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.1 1.8 2.7 3.4
Trois-Rivières 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.5 5.3 5.5 6.0 3.6 4.4 6.0
South Central Québec 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.0 2.3 2.6
Sherbrooke 4.5 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.9 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.7 3.1 4.3 5.7
Montérégie 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.8 2.7 3.6 4.4
Montréal 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.8 4.4 5.3 6.1
Central Quebec 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.7
North Western Quebec 4.7 4.9 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.3 5.5 5.5 6.3 6.0 5.6 4.8 4.7 5.5 6.3
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.3 4.7 3.6 4.4 4.9
Hull 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.6 4.8 4.7 3.6 4.3 4.8
Chicoutimi-Jonquière 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.8 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.1 2.4 2.4 3.3 4.1
Ottawa 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.1 4.7 5.3
Eastern Ontario 4.5 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.7 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.0 3.8 4.5 5.3
Kingston 5.1 4.6 4.0 3.5 3.4 3.8 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.5 3.4 4.8 6.5
Central Ontario 3.8 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 3.3 4.7 5.7
Oshawa 4.4 4.4 5.1 5.5 5.9 5.5 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.2 5.8 5.6 4.4 5.8 7.3
Toronto 5.7 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.1 5.6 6.4 7.1
Hamilton 5.5 5.2 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.4 4.7 5.4 6.4
St. Catharines 4.1 4.5 4.4 5.5 6.0 6.8 6.7 7.0 7.4 7.3 7.0 7.3 4.1 6.2 7.4
London 5.7 5.0 4.6 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.8 6.1 6.4 4.5 5.5 6.4
Niagara 5.8 5.2 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.2 4.3 5.8
Windsor 6.0 6.9 6.6 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.7 7.2 7.8 7.5 7.8 5.6 6.6 7.8
Kitchener 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.4 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 6.7 5.4 6.2 6.8
Huron 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.6 6.0 6.0 7.4 8.3 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.1 5.6 6.9 8.7
South Central Ontario 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.9 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.4 5.0
Sudbury 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.6 5.1 5.9 6.4 6.5 6.3 4.1 5.1 6.5
Thunder Bay 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.5 5.0
Northern Ontario 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.7 7.1 7.4 7.9 8.1 8.0 8.6 8.5 8.8 6.7 7.8 8.8
Winnipeg 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.8 5.2
Southern Manitoba 5.2 5.6 5.8 5.6 6.2 6.6 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.5 6.9 6.7 5.2 6.5 7.6
Northern Manitoba 29.8 30.2 30.4 31.2 31.5 32.0 31.5 31.8 31.8 31.4 30.6 30.5 29.8 31.1 32.0
Regina 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.1
Saskatoon 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.5 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.4 4.5 5.1 5.9
Southern Saskatchewan 6.6 6.9 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.8 7.1 7.8 6.1 6.7 7.8
Northern Saskatchewan 14.7 15.0 14.8 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.0 14.2 13.7 13.6 14.2 14.4 13.6 14.6 15.4
Calgary 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.7 6.1 6.6
Edmonton 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.7 6.9 6.9 5.8 6.2 6.9
Northern Alberta 10.5 10.3 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.9 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.4 10.3 10.8 11.4
Southern Alberta 6.5 6.8 6.3 6.6 6.6 7.0 6.6 6.2 5.9 6.3 6.9 6.9 5.9 6.6 7.0
Southern Interior British Columbia 4.8 4.6 5.3 5.9 6.0 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.8 5.1 5.9 6.6 4.4 5.2 6.6
Abbotsford 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.7 5.5 5.7 4.5 4.3 3.7 4.4 3.7 5.1 6.0
Vancouver 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.0 5.6 5.9
Victoria 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.7 3.5 4.1 4.8
Southern Coastal British Columbia 4.3 4.5 4.8 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.2
Northern British Columbia 8.9 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.9 9.0 8.7 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.8 8.8 8.1 8.7 9.1
Whitehorse 2.7 3.8 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.6 2.7 3.6 4.3
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.6 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.3 6.2 5.5 7.7 10.2 5.5 7.2 10.2
Yellowknife 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.4 3.6 4.1 2.0 3.0 4.1
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 9.3 12.1 14.3 14.7 17.5 13.2 13.0 10.8 10.9 11.4 11.6 11.0 9.3 12.5 17.5
Iqaluit 8.1 7.0 8.4 8.5 7.9 7.7 7.4 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 8.5
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 15.0 14.9 16.4 19.2 21.2 20.3 16.0 15.3 15.8 16.1 15.7 15.9 14.9 16.8 21.2

Annex 2.32: Employment Insurance economic regions map – 2023–24

Annex 2.32.1 – Employment Insurance economic regions map – 2023–24
Annex 2.32.1 – Employment Insurance economic regions map – 2023–24
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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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