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Employment Insurance (EI) program statistics

All data is updated weekly and is current as of June 8, 2025

Notes
  • First-time recipients are individuals receiving an EI payment for the first time since April 1, 2025.
  • Active recipients are individuals currently receiving EI payments
  • Total gross benefit dollars are cumulative since April 1, 2025

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Application processing statistics

Table 1: EI application processing statistics
Employment Insurance (EI) program Week starting on June 2, 2025 Cumulative from April 1, 2025
Registered applications 50,600 481,680
Processed applications 46,390 486,170
Claims established (approved applications) 35,910 376,800
Recipients Not applicable 1,197,180
Notes for table 1
  • A registered application removes unnecessary duplicate requests for EI benefits that some individuals submit. It represents actual requests for EI benefits and initiates the process of determining EI eligibility and entitlement
  • A processed application represents the adjudication of a registered application that results in an initial decision. Every registered application will be adjudicated; however, high volumes can cause a processing backlog where an application registered in one week may not be processed until a subsequent week
  • A claim established is a processed application with a decision to pay the claim as it met the criteria of the EI program. As not all processed applications meet the EI program criteria, the number of claims established will be less than the number of processed applications
  • A recipient is someone who receives at least one payment. To receive EI payments, a recipient must file their bi-weekly report. Each bi-weekly filing enables up to two weeks of EI payments in arrears depending on the content of the filing. An individual who never files their bi-weekly report will not receive a payment and therefore will not become a recipient. As payments are two weeks in arrears, the last completed EI week will never show any recipients
  • This data is operational in nature and will fluctuate over time. For any given week, the number of registered applications and processed applications will not be equal due to timing and volume
  • Cumulative totals are as of April 1, 2025
  • All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10

EI benefits statistics by type

Table 2: EI benefits – Number of recipients by benefit type
EI benefits Active recipients Cumulative recipients since April 1, 2025
Regular 600,050 789,860
Sickness 127,180 147,520
Fishing 8,750 17,250
Maternity and parental 202,550 233,020
Caregiving 7,370 8,640
Self employed 1,070 1,230
Total 946,280 1,197,180
Notes for table 2
  • A recipient is someone who receives at least one payment
  • Recipients can receive more than one type of benefit. For example, a recipient who is receiving EI maternity benefits can change to receive EI caregiving benefits. Regardless of which benefit type a recipient receives, they are only eligible to receive one benefit type per week
  • Active recipients represent individuals currently receiving EI payments
  • Cumulative recipients from April 1 represent individuals who started receiving EI payments since the beginning of the fiscal year
  • All values are rounded to the nearest 10 and are recalculated every week. Rounding may cause a small difference between the total and the sum of individual values
Table 3: EI benefits – Gross benefit paid to recipients by benefit type (millions)
EI benefits Gross benefit paid to active recipients Cumulative benefit paid to recipients since April 1, 2025
Regular 4,821.34 2,491.21
Sickness 888.02 478.75
Fishing 83.34 54.96
Maternity and parental 2,979.78 1,004.38
Caregiving 49.75 29.60
Self employed 10.41 3.79
Total 8,832.63 4,062.69
Notes for table 3
  • Gross benefit paid (millions) represents the amount paid, before tax. EI deducts tax at source for all EI benefits. Rounding may cause a small difference between the total and the sum of individual values
  • Active recipients represent individuals currently receiving EI payments and gross benefit paid to active recipients represent the total amount paid to them
  • Cumulative benefit paid to recipients since April 1 represent the amount of EI paid to recipients this fiscal year
  • A recipient is someone who receives at least one payment

EI recipients statistics

Active recipients by province or territory and age group

Table 4: EI active recipients by province or territory and age group – Number of active recipients
Provinces and territories Under 25 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 and Older Total
Newfoundland and Labrador 3,390 7,920 7,920 9,880 14,000 5,520 48,640
Prince Edward Island 1,000 2,310 1,870 1,730 2,220 1,320 10,450
Nova Scotia 2,910 10,110 7,500 6,150 7,740 3,090 37,500
New Brunswick 3,550 10,040 8,410 8,290 11,220 4,260 45,770
Quebec 12,880 42,690 44,820 40,200 44,860 15,100 200,530
Ontario 22,560 125,050 80,190 43,930 43,870 12,350 327,940
Manitoba 3,250 11,500 7,310 4,240 3,860 1,250 31,390
Saskatchewan 2,830 9,390 6,190 3,450 3,070 1,260 26,190
Alberta 9,560 39,670 27,340 14,090 12,100 3,640 106,400
British Columbia 7,370 39,290 28,730 13,890 14,000 4,590 107,860
Yukon 70 380 300 100 110 50 990
Northwest Territories 90 400 280 150 140 40 1,100
Nunavut 70 200 160 80 50 20 580
Not Applicable 60 510 300 60 20 20 970
Total 69,590 299,440 221,330 146,220 157,240 52,490 946,280

Notes for tables 4 to 11

Table 5: EI active recipients by province or territory and age group – Percentage of active recipients
Provinces and territories Under 25 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 and Older Total
Newfoundland and Labrador 7.0% 16.3% 16.3% 20.3% 28.8% 11.3% 5.1%
Prince Edward Island 9.6% 22.1% 17.9% 16.5% 21.2% 12.7% 1.1%
Nova Scotia 7.8% 27.0% 20.0% 16.4% 20.6% 8.2% 4.0%
New Brunswick 7.8% 21.9% 18.4% 18.1% 24.5% 9.3% 4.8%
Quebec 6.4% 21.3% 22.4% 20.0% 22.4% 7.5% 21.2%
Ontario 6.9% 38.1% 24.5% 13.4% 13.4% 3.8% 34.7%
Manitoba 10.3% 36.6% 23.3% 13.5% 12.3% 4.0% 3.3%
Saskatchewan 10.8% 35.8% 23.6% 13.2% 11.7% 4.8% 2.8%
Alberta 9.0% 37.3% 25.7% 13.2% 11.4% 3.4% 11.2%
British Columbia 6.8% 36.4% 26.6% 12.9% 13.0% 4.3% 11.4%
Yukon 6.8% 37.9% 30.3% 9.6% 10.8% 4.6% 0.1%
Northwest Territories 8.6% 36.3% 25.1% 13.2% 13.2% 3.7% 0.1%
Nunavut 12.6% 33.7% 27.3% 14.2% 8.8% 3.5% 0.1%
Not Applicable 6.3% 52.9% 31.1% 5.7% 2.1% 2.1% 0.1%
Total 7.4% 31.6% 23.4% 15.5% 16.6% 5.5% 100.0%

Notes for tables 4 to 11

Table 6: EI gross benefit paid to active recipients by province or territory and age group – Gross benefit paid (millions)
Provinces and territories Under 25 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 and Older Total
Newfoundland and Labrador 30.64 86.89 76.84 93.13 135.89 54.46 477.85
Prince Edward Island 9.61 26.43 20.17 18.22 22.83 13.73 111.00
Nova Scotia 23.95 112.35 73.56 54.37 66.81 27.94 358.97
New Brunswick 31.38 107.67 79.70 75.35 104.64 42.50 441.25
Quebec 79.33 290.79 306.95 276.56 318.97 111.36 1,383.95
Ontario 178.95 1,468.88 862.12 347.02 336.41 94.32 3,287.70
Manitoba 25.35 127.50 73.26 32.75 29.84 10.38 299.08
Saskatchewan 23.59 110.61 63.70 29.18 25.84 11.63 264.55
Alberta 76.90 462.23 290.86 124.88 108.88 31.70 1,095.45
British Columbia 55.07 451.80 307.67 113.73 111.61 35.66 1,075.54
Yukon 0.62 4.81 3.69 0.89 0.93 0.40 11.34
Northwest Territories 0.97 5.20 3.28 1.36 1.37 0.37 12.55
Nunavut 0.86 2.47 1.93 0.84 0.65 0.11 6.88
Not Applicable 0.34 3.52 2.11 0.42 0.12 0.02 6.52
Total 537.56 3,261.15 2,165.82 1,168.71 1,264.79 434.59 8,832.63

Notes for tables 4 to 11

Table 7: EI gross benefit paid to active recipients by province or territory and age group – Percentage of gross benefit
Provinces and territories Under 25 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 and Older Total
Newfoundland and Labrador 6.4% 18.2% 16.1% 19.5% 28.4% 11.4% 5.4%
Prince Edward Island 8.7% 23.8% 18.2% 16.4% 20.6% 12.4% 1.3%
Nova Scotia 6.7% 31.3% 20.5% 15.1% 18.6% 7.8% 4.1%
New Brunswick 7.1% 24.4% 18.1% 17.1% 23.7% 9.6% 5.0%
Quebec 5.7% 21.0% 22.2% 20.0% 23.0% 8.0% 15.7%
Ontario 5.4% 44.7% 26.2% 10.6% 10.2% 2.9% 37.2%
Manitoba 8.5% 42.6% 24.5% 11.0% 10.0% 3.5% 3.4%
Saskatchewan 8.9% 41.8% 24.1% 11.0% 9.8% 4.4% 3.0%
Alberta 7.0% 42.2% 26.6% 11.4% 9.9% 2.9% 12.4%
British Columbia 5.1% 42.0% 28.6% 10.6% 10.4% 3.3% 12.2%
Yukon 5.5% 42.4% 32.5% 7.8% 8.2% 3.5% 0.1%
Northwest Territories 7.7% 41.4% 26.1% 10.8% 10.9% 3.0% 0.1%
Nunavut 12.6% 35.9% 28.1% 12.3% 9.5% 1.7% 0.1%
Not Applicable 5.2% 54.0% 32.3% 6.4% 1.8% 0.3% 0.1%
Total 6.1% 36.9% 24.5% 13.2% 14.3% 4.9% 100.0%

Notes for tables 4 to 11

Active recipients by province or territory and gender

Table 8: EI active recipients by province or territory and gender – Number of active recipients
Provinces and territories Female gender Male gender Total
Newfoundland and Labrador 20,090 28,550 48,640
Prince Edward Island 4,480 5,970 10,450
Nova Scotia 16,630 20,870 37,500
New Brunswick 18,690 27,080 45,770
Quebec 68,550 131,980 200,530
Ontario 179,990 147,950 327,940
Manitoba 16,420 14,970 31,390
Saskatchewan 13,390 12,800 26,190
Alberta 56,300 50,100 106,400
British Columbia 60,240 47,620 107,860
Yukon 560 440 990
Northwest Territories 570 520 1,100
Nunavut 300 270 570
Not Applicable 170 780 950
Total 456,370 489,910 946,280

Notes for tables 4 to 11

Table 9: EI active recipients by province or territory and gender – Percentage of active recipients
Provinces and territories Female gender Male gender Total
Newfoundland and Labrador 41.3% 58.7% 5.1%
Prince Edward Island 42.9% 57.1% 1.1%
Nova Scotia 44.3% 55.7% 4.0%
New Brunswick 40.8% 59.2% 4.8%
Quebec 34.2% 65.8% 21.2%
Ontario 54.9% 45.1% 34.7%
Manitoba 52.3% 47.7% 3.3%
Saskatchewan 51.1% 48.9% 2.8%
Alberta 52.9% 47.1% 11.2%
British Columbia 55.8% 44.2% 11.4%
Yukon 55.9% 44.1% 0.1%
Northwest Territories 52.3% 47.7% 0.1%
Nunavut 52.9% 47.1% 0.1%
Not Applicable 17.7% 82.3% 0.1%
Total 48.2% 51.8% 100.0%

Notes for tables 4 to 11

Table 10: EI gross benefit paid to active recipients by province or territory and gender – Gross benefit paid (millions)
Provinces and territories Female gender Male gender Total
Newfoundland and Labrador 191.02 286.84 477.85
Prince Edward Island 46.97 64.03 111.00
Nova Scotia 169.86 189.11 358.97
New Brunswick 179.59 261.66 441.25
Quebec 451.29 932.67 1,383.95
Ontario 2,091.25 1,196.44 3,287.70
Manitoba 180.01 119.07 299.08
Saskatchewan 153.50 111.05 264.55
Alberta 660.51 434.93 1,095.45
British Columbia 699.19 376.35 1,075.54
Yukon 7.49 3.85 11.34
Northwest Territories 7.66 4.89 12.55
Nunavut 3.81 3.07 6.88
Not Applicable 2.23 4.29 6.52
Total 4,844.37 3,988.26 8,832.63

Notes for tables 4 to 11

Table 11: EI gross benefit paid to active recipients by province or territory and gender – Percentage of gross benefit
Provinces and territories Female gender Male gender Total
Newfoundland and Labrador 40.0% 60.0% 5.4%
Prince Edward Island 42.3% 57.7% 1.3%
Nova Scotia 47.3% 52.7% 4.1%
New Brunswick 40.7% 59.3% 5.0%
Quebec 32.6% 67.4% 15.7%
Ontario 63.6% 36.4% 37.2%
Manitoba 60.2% 39.8% 3.4%
Saskatchewan 58.0% 42.0% 3.0%
Alberta 60.3% 39.7% 12.4%
British Columbia 65.0% 35.0% 12.2%
Yukon 66.0% 34.0% 0.1%
Northwest Territories 61.0% 39.0% 0.1%
Nunavut 55.4% 44.6% 0.1%
Not Applicable 34.2% 65.8% 0.1%
Total 54.8% 45.2% 100.0%
Notes for tables 4 to 11
  • A recipient is someone who receives at least one payment
  • All values for number of recipients are rounded to the nearest 10. Rounding may cause a small difference between the total and the sum of the active recipient values
  • Gross benefit paid (millions) represents the gross amount of benefits paid, before tax. EI deducts tax at source for all EI benefits. Rounding may cause a small difference between the total and the sum of individual values
  • Not applicable is used when a recipient provides an address outside of Canada. While the EI program requires individuals to reside inside Canada to qualify, some individuals may be currently out of the country on a temporary basis, or working in Canada on a temporary basis. For example:
    • a student who is temporarily abroad
    • someone temporarily working abroad, or
    • temporary worker who has fallen ill but their home address is in another country

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