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Employment Insurance (EI) program statistics

  • First-time recipients
    4,340
  • Active recipients
    946,270
  • Gross benefit paid to recipients since April 1, 2025
    15.14 billion

All data is updated weekly and is current as of November 16, 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 November 10, 2025 Cumulative from April 1, 2025
Registered applications 70,340 1,982,660
Processed applications 62,680 1,934,740
Claims established (approved applications) 46,310 1,448,050
Recipients Not applicable 2,153,890
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 586,390 1,454,740
Sickness 130,300 303,710
Fishing 15,900 21,020
Maternity and parental 205,490 358,720
Caregiving 7,770 21,240
Self employed 1,160 2,020
Total 946,270 2,153,890
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 4,826.01 9,323.69
Sickness 978.24 1,842.23
Fishing 149.21 231.21
Maternity and parental 3,044.62 3,601.97
Caregiving 53.81 122.92
Self employed 11.94 14.91
Total 9,063.82 15,136.89
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 3,640 7,760 7,760 9,530 13,690 6,140 48,510
Prince Edward Island 2,160 2,750 2,100 1,990 2,580 1,600 13,190
Nova Scotia 3,200 10,710 8,290 6,800 8,260 3,700 40,960
New Brunswick 3,620 9,950 8,240 7,890 10,410 4,190 44,290
Quebec 11,670 40,260 43,200 38,950 44,040 15,960 194,070
Ontario 21,630 122,740 78,610 41,330 42,030 12,610 318,940
Manitoba 3,440 11,690 7,490 4,410 3,910 1,260 32,180
Saskatchewan 2,740 9,270 5,860 3,220 2,950 1,270 25,300
Alberta 10,180 40,700 28,690 15,310 12,980 4,280 112,140
British Columbia 7,840 40,390 29,770 14,560 14,880 5,430 112,880
Yukon 100 410 360 130 140 60 1,200
Northwest Territories 90 430 330 180 150 40 1,230
Nunavut 80 190 160 90 60 20 590
Not Applicable 60 400 270 70 20 20 820
Total 70,460 297,640 221,100 144,440 156,090 56,570 946,270

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 7.5% 16.0% 16.0% 19.6% 28.2% 12.7% 5.1%
Prince Edward Island 16.4% 20.9% 15.9% 15.1% 19.6% 12.2% 1.4%
Nova Scotia 7.8% 26.1% 20.2% 16.6% 20.2% 9.0% 4.3%
New Brunswick 8.2% 22.5% 18.6% 17.8% 23.5% 9.5% 4.7%
Quebec 6.0% 20.7% 22.3% 20.1% 22.7% 8.2% 20.5%
Ontario 6.8% 38.5% 24.6% 13.0% 13.2% 4.0% 33.7%
Manitoba 10.7% 36.3% 23.3% 13.7% 12.1% 3.9% 3.4%
Saskatchewan 10.8% 36.6% 23.1% 12.7% 11.7% 5.0% 2.7%
Alberta 9.1% 36.3% 25.6% 13.7% 11.6% 3.8% 11.9%
British Columbia 6.9% 35.8% 26.4% 12.9% 13.2% 4.8% 11.9%
Yukon 8.7% 34.1% 29.6% 10.6% 11.7% 5.2% 0.1%
Northwest Territories 7.6% 35.4% 27.1% 14.4% 12.4% 3.1% 0.1%
Nunavut 13.2% 32.3% 26.3% 14.6% 10.2% 3.4% 0.1%
Not Applicable 6.8% 48.0% 32.2% 8.1% 2.4% 2.4% 0.1%
Total 7.4% 31.5% 23.4% 15.3% 16.5% 6.0% 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 28.55 83.13 74.56 87.63 124.92 52.31 451.10
Prince Edward Island 12.12 26.37 18.04 16.09 20.07 11.58 104.27
Nova Scotia 24.92 114.57 81.62 58.61 69.51 30.10 379.33
New Brunswick 26.18 100.10 71.02 61.51 82.04 33.24 374.09
Quebec 67.87 283.57 316.67 286.19 324.98 113.48 1,392.75
Ontario 170.80 1,506.23 907.08 378.44 373.35 106.03 3,441.94
Manitoba 24.81 130.93 74.66 34.30 29.52 9.40 303.63
Saskatchewan 21.59 109.77 61.40 27.42 25.26 9.87 255.31
Alberta 75.50 474.38 312.26 138.29 118.65 36.76 1,155.85
British Columbia 58.09 478.34 335.19 128.31 125.01 43.00 1,167.94
Yukon 0.75 5.04 3.80 1.01 1.06 0.44 12.09
Northwest Territories 0.94 5.38 3.50 1.52 1.41 0.38 13.13
Nunavut 0.89 2.63 1.92 0.91 0.62 0.16 7.13
Not Applicable 0.29 2.57 1.87 0.46 0.07 0.02 5.28
Total 513.29 3,323.02 2,263.60 1,220.68 1,296.46 446.78 9,063.82

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 6.3% 18.4% 16.5% 19.4% 27.7% 11.6% 5.0%
Prince Edward Island 11.6% 25.3% 17.3% 15.4% 19.2% 11.1% 1.2%
Nova Scotia 6.6% 30.2% 21.5% 15.5% 18.3% 7.9% 4.2%
New Brunswick 7.0% 26.8% 19.0% 16.4% 21.9% 8.9% 4.1%
Quebec 4.9% 20.4% 22.7% 20.5% 23.3% 8.1% 15.4%
Ontario 5.0% 43.8% 26.4% 11.0% 10.8% 3.1% 38.0%
Manitoba 8.2% 43.1% 24.6% 11.3% 9.7% 3.1% 3.3%
Saskatchewan 8.5% 43.0% 24.1% 10.7% 9.9% 3.9% 2.8%
Alberta 6.5% 41.0% 27.0% 12.0% 10.3% 3.2% 12.8%
British Columbia 5.0% 41.0% 28.7% 11.0% 10.7% 3.7% 12.9%
Yukon 6.2% 41.7% 31.4% 8.4% 8.7% 3.7% 0.1%
Northwest Territories 7.1% 41.0% 26.7% 11.6% 10.7% 2.9% 0.1%
Nunavut 12.5% 36.8% 27.0% 12.8% 8.6% 2.2% 0.1%
Not Applicable 5.4% 48.7% 35.5% 8.7% 1.3% 0.4% 0.1%
Total 5.7% 36.7% 25.0% 13.5% 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 20,640 27,870 48,510
Prince Edward Island 5,990 7,200 13,190
Nova Scotia 18,300 22,650 40,960
New Brunswick 19,560 24,740 44,290
Quebec 75,320 118,750 194,070
Ontario 188,000 130,950 318,940
Manitoba 17,290 14,890 32,180
Saskatchewan 13,620 11,680 25,300
Alberta 61,530 50,610 112,140
British Columbia 64,890 47,990 112,880
Yukon 660 540 1,200
Northwest Territories 630 590 1,230
Nunavut 350 240 590
Not Applicable 160 640 800
Total 486,930 459,340 946,270

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 42.5% 57.5% 5.1%
Prince Edward Island 45.4% 54.6% 1.4%
Nova Scotia 44.7% 55.3% 4.3%
New Brunswick 44.2% 55.8% 4.7%
Quebec 38.8% 61.2% 20.5%
Ontario 58.9% 41.1% 33.7%
Manitoba 53.7% 46.3% 3.4%
Saskatchewan 53.8% 46.2% 2.7%
Alberta 54.9% 45.1% 11.9%
British Columbia 57.5% 42.5% 11.9%
Yukon 54.7% 45.3% 0.1%
Northwest Territories 51.5% 48.5% 0.1%
Nunavut 59.0% 41.0% 0.1%
Not Applicable 19.4% 80.6% 0.1%
Total 51.5% 48.5% 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 183.41 267.69 451.10
Prince Edward Island 48.57 55.69 104.27
Nova Scotia 177.41 201.92 379.33
New Brunswick 174.56 199.53 374.09
Quebec 531.21 861.54 1,392.75
Ontario 2,298.25 1,143.69 3,441.94
Manitoba 193.75 109.88 303.63
Saskatchewan 161.84 93.47 255.31
Alberta 727.24 428.61 1,155.85
British Columbia 771.86 396.08 1,167.94
Yukon 8.41 3.69 12.09
Northwest Territories 8.25 4.87 13.13
Nunavut 4.80 2.33 7.13
Not Applicable 2.06 3.21 5.28
Total 5,291.63 3,772.20 9,063.82

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 40.7% 59.3% 5.0%
Prince Edward Island 46.6% 53.4% 1.2%
Nova Scotia 46.8% 53.2% 4.2%
New Brunswick 46.7% 53.3% 4.1%
Quebec 38.1% 61.9% 15.4%
Ontario 66.8% 33.2% 38.0%
Manitoba 63.8% 36.2% 3.3%
Saskatchewan 63.4% 36.6% 2.8%
Alberta 62.9% 37.1% 12.8%
British Columbia 66.1% 33.9% 12.9%
Yukon 69.5% 30.5% 0.1%
Northwest Territories 62.9% 37.1% 0.1%
Nunavut 67.3% 32.7% 0.1%
Not Applicable 39.1% 60.9% 0.1%
Total 58.4% 41.6% 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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2025-11-20