Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016 and ending March 31, 2017

From: Employment and Social Development Canada

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.

Concept - Definition

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 2014 (that is, in FY1415) and for which benefits paid to an Employment Insurance claimant began in December 2014 (that is, in FY1415) and ended in June 2015 (that is, in FY1516) is included in the FY1415 statistics, but is not counted in the FY1516 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, Work-Sharing benefits and benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children are calculated using claims established during the reference period rather than claims completed during the reference period.

Average actual duration

The average actual duration is a different concept than the average maximum duration: the latter is the maximum number of weeks during which benefits may be paid (under sections 12 and 152.14 of the Employment Insurance Act, and Section 8 of the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations), while the former is the number of weeks for which benefits are actually paid.

Average weekly benefit rate

The average weekly benefit rate, or level of EI benefits, refers to the rate of weekly benefits payable on average for an Employment Insurance claim.

The average weekly benefit rate is calculated by dividing the sum of the weekly benefit rate of each claim by the number of claims that were established.

The Family Supplement is always included in the calculation of the average weekly benefit rate, unless otherwise specified.

The average weekly benefit rate is not necessarily equal to the amount of benefits actually paid on average per claim established. The amount paid may be less than the benefit rate, especially if the weekly benefits are reduced because the claimant worked while on claim (for more information, see 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 2015 (that is, in FY1516) and received payment starting in December 2015 (that is, in FY1516) and ending in June 2016 (that is, in FY1617) are included in the fiscal year statistics for FY1516 and FY1617. If this claimant received $200 per week for 17 weeks between December 2015 and March 2016, and $200 per week for 12 weeks between April and June 2016, an amount of $3,400 will be allocated to FY1516 and $2,400 will be allocated to FY1617.

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

Seasonal claimants are individuals who established three or more regular or fishing claims in the five fiscal years preceding the reference year, of which at least two were established at the same time of year as their claim in the reference year.

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.

With regards to the sub-section 2.2.4 Extension of Employment Insurance regular benefits for workers in regions affected by the downturn in commodity prices, active claims represent those that were established after January 4, 2015 in the 15 EI economic regions targeted by the Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No.1 and that were still open by the time the implementation act came into effect on July 3, 2016.

Open claims

Open claims are those for which the claimants are still receiving or still can receive Employment Insurance 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 eight 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, benefits for Parents of Critically Ill 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 two separate claims in cases where information on regular benefits or maternity benefits is reported separately (as in the case of Annexes 2.4 and 2.12, which report data on the two types of benefits separately; in this example, each of the two annexes would add one claim to its totals). Conversely, if aggregated information is presented, the claim is considered a single claim (as in the case of Annex 2.3, which presents data on all Employment Insurance benefits).

Annex 2.2 Employment Insurance maximum number of benefit weeks entitlement

Number of hours of insurable employment in qualifying period	6% and under	More than 6% but not more than 7%	More than 7% but not more than 8%	More than 8% but not more than 9%	More than 9% but not more than 10%	More than 10% but not more than 11%	More than 11% but not more than 12%	More than 12% but not more than 13%	More than 13% but not more than 14%	More than 14% but not more than 15%	More than 15% but not more than 16%	More than 16%
	Regional rate of unemployment
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 - 1014	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40
1015 - 1049	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40
1050 - 1084	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41
1085 - 1119	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41
1120 - 1154	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42
1155 - 1189	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42
1190 - 1224	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43
1225 - 1259	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43
1260 - 1294	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44
1295 - 1329	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44
1330 - 1364	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45
1365 - 1399	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45
1400 - 1434	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	45
1435 - 1469	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	45
1470 - 1504	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	45	45
1505 - 1539	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	45	45
1540 - 1574	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	45	45	45
1575 - 1609	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	45	45	45
1610 - 1644	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	45	45	45	45
1645 - 1679	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	45	45	45	45
1680 - 1714	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	45	45	45	45	45
1715 - 1749	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	45	45	45	45	45
1750 - 1784	34	36	38	40	42	44	45	45	45	45	45	45
1785 - 1819	35	37	39	41	43	45	45	45	45	45	45	45
1820 +	36	38	40	42	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45

Source: Employment Insurance Act, Schedule I

Annex 2.3 Employment Insurance Benefits

**Annex 2.3.1 – Employment Insurance benefits¹: New claims established**
Province/Territory
	2012/ 2013	2013/ 2014	2014/ 2015	2015/ 2016	2016/ 2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	81,130	82,040	81,230	85,910	74,000	-13.9
Prince Edward Island	21,870	21,330	21,950	22,140	22,540	+1.8
Nova Scotia	82,000	78,610	79,550	82,410	82,710	+0.4
New Brunswick	90,170	85,620	85,020	88,670	88,910	+0.3
Quebec	505,500	492,840	491,160	496,680	483,700	-2.6
Ontario	575,250	572,990	561,200	569,620	552,030	-3.1
Manitoba	58,320	56,620	57,000	64,660	59,250	-8.4
Saskatchewan	44,400	44,400	47,840	57,110	49,850	-12.7
Alberta	143,280	146,070	169,840	235,470	201,610	-14.4
British Columbia	211,540	205300	208,320	216,790	197,770	-8.8
Yukon	2,720	2,560	2,450	2,410	2,300	-4.6
Northwest Territories	2,400	2,310	2,250	2,320	2,380	+2.6
Nunavut	1,360	1,260	990	1,230	1,290	+4.9
Gender
Men	982,220	976,920	994,200	1,075,810	984,150	-8.5
Women	837,720	815,030	814,600	849,610	834,190	-1.8
Age
24 years old and under	193,180	182,350	181,910	194,270	178,010	-8.4
25 to 44 years old	873,760	860,520	871,570	933,430	883,950	-5.3
45 to 54 years old	410,090	399,020	391,140	402,020	370,360	-7.9
55 years old and over	342,910	350,060	364,180	395,700	386,020	-2.4
EI claimant category²
Long-tenured workers	502,550	461,460	412,320	600,900	543,960	-9.5
Occasional claimants	967,260	991,310	1,063,380	988,250	960,300	-2.8
Frequent claimants	350,130	339,180	333,100	336,270	336,270	+1.0
Canada	1,819,940	1,791,950	1,808,800	1,925,420	1,818,340	-5.6

Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.

¹ Excludes Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC) benefits due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.
² See Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.3.2 – Employment Insurance benefits¹: Average weekly benefit rate² ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	407	422	435	448	445	-0.8
Prince Edward Island	398	403	416	428	432	+0.8
Nova Scotia	388	404	419	425	426	+0.4
New Brunswick	385	402	412	424	426	+0.4
Quebec	390	409	420	428	433	+1.3
Ontario	393	419	431	441	451	+2.2
Manitoba	381	408	422	435	440	+1.1
Saskatchewan	409	432	452	466	465	-0.2
Alberta	424	453	472	486	485	-0.1
British Columbia	389	416	429	442	447	+1.0
Yukon	453	472	474	490	498	+1.7
Northwest Territories	465	489	495	505	510	+0.8
Nunavut	466	464	469	472	485	+2.8
Gender
Men	421	443	457	469	473	+0.8
Women	363	387	398	409	416	+1.8
Age
24 years old and under	354	380	394	407	400	-1.8
25 to 44 years old	406	429	442	455	460	+1.2
45 to 54 years old	399	420	434	446	452	+1.3
55 years old and over	384	405	417	428	433	+1.3
EI claimant category³
Long-tenured workers	428	453	468	477	485	+1.7
Occasional claimants	370	397	414	419	422	+0.6
Frequent claimants	414	428	439	449	457	+1.8
Canada	395	417	431	443	447	+1.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.

¹Excludes Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC) benefits due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.

²Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.

³See Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data

**Annex 2.3.3 – Employment Insurance benefits¹: Amount paid ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	840.8	837.8	862.8	958.6	1,040.2	+8.5
Prince Edward Island	218.1	200.0	211.4	228.1	230.7	+1.1
Nova Scotia	773.4	738.7	748.1	833.0	841.3	+1.0
New Brunswick	838.9	828.0	824.0	904.0	919.0	+1.7
Quebec	3,453.2	3,374.2	3,507.1	3,649.7	3,430.7	-6.0
Ontario	5,051.7	5,241.9	5,270.5	5,478.3	5,443.2	-0.6
Manitoba	463.3	482.8	498.2	573.4	587.3	+2.4
Saskatchewan	393.3	413.9	437.4	572.7	671.5	+17.2
Alberta	1,283.6	1,383.6	1,507.0	2,362.3	3,158.3	+33.7
British Columbia	1,815.2	1,798.0	1,862.8	2,031.1	2,064.2	+1.6
Yukon	31.8	29.5	30.4	25.9	27.3	+5.5
Northwest Territories	32.7	31.4	29.3	28.8	29.9	+3.9
Nunavut	17.7	18.1	15.1	16.2	17.6	+8.7
Gender
Men	7,778.8	7,872.5	8,088.4	9,411.7	9,868.8	+4.9
Women	7,435.1	7,505.4	7,715.7	8,250.3	8,592.2	+4.1
Age
24 years old and under	1,347.9	1,319.7	1,316.1	1,523.7	1,522.2	-0.1
25 to 44 years old	8,128.4	8,281.6	8,525.3	9,497.1	9,869.4	+3.9
45 to 54 years old	3,091.6	3,050.6	3,069.2	3,341.4	3,450.0	+3.3
55 years old and over	2,645.9	2,726.1	2,893.5	3,299.8	3,619.4	+9.7
EI claimant category²
Long-tenured workers	7,114.6	7,860.5	8,774.0	8,877.8	9,048.8	+1.9
Occasional claimants	3,161.5	3,093.3	3,110.4	3,267.6	3,191.8	-2.3
Frequent claimants	4,937.8	4,424.0	3,919.7	5,516.7	6,220.4	+12.8
Canada	15,213.9	15,377.9	15,804.1	17,662.0	18,461.0	+4.5

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.

¹Excludes Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC) benefits due to the incompatibility of administrative data sources.
²See Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

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

**Annex 2.4.1 – Employment Insurance benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)¹: New claims established**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s.	13,530	13,990	14,810	16,190	16,210	+0.1
Newfoundland – Labrador	67,600	68,050	66,420	69,720	57,790	-17.1
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island²	21,870	21,330	9,530	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown²	n/a	n/a	2,960	5,470	5,860	+7.1
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)²	n/a	n/a	9,460	16,670	16,680	+0.1
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	27,060	27,010	27,660	28,370	28,580	+0.7
Western Nova Scotia	36,220	34,090	33,860	35,120	34,740	-1.1
Halifax	18,720	17,510	18,030	18,920	19,390	+2.5
New Brunswick
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	28,190	26,370	26,280	28,070	27,670	-1.4
Madawaska-Charlotte	15,710	14,520	14,250	14,270	13,880	-2.7
Restigouche-Albert	46,270	44,730	44,490	46,330	47,360	+2.2
Quebec
Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine	27,920	27,240	26,520	27,320	27,780	+1.7
Québec	39,570	39,040	40,290	40,400	38,730	-4.1
Trois-Rivières	10,670	10,700	9,900	10,060	9,550	-5.1
South Central Québec	10,950	10,590	9,760	9,190	9,950	+8.3
Sherbrooke	9,730	9,690	10,850	10,060	9,870	-1.9
Montérégie	32,470	31,260	30,970	33,220	32,400	-2.5
Montréal	181,210	176,260	176,270	179,760	174,100	-3.1
Central Quebec	90,680	87,370	87,010	87,800	86,170	-1.9
North Western Quebec	22,830	22,690	23,260	22,520	21,010	-6.7
Bas-Saint-Laurent - Côte-Nord	53,890	52,600	49,550	50,290	49,020	-2.5
Hull	12,820	12,860	13,420	13,320	12,980	-2.6
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	12,760	12,540	13,360	12,740	12,140	-4.7
Ontario
Ottawa	33,650	33,380	33,180	34,370	33,210	-3.4
Eastern Ontario	26,240	26,590	26,590	27,780	26,630	-4.1
Kingston	5,810	5,790	5,730	5,110	5,520	+8.0
Central Ontario	60,220	60,790	58,200	61,340	60,350	-1.6
Oshawa	16,700	17,820	17,890	17,760	17,770	+0.1
Toronto	215,900	213,260	207,290	211,410	205,510	-2.8
Hamilton	28,730	29,520	29,230	29,400	29,650	+0.9
St. Catharines	22,290	22,220	19,580	20,760	20,330	-2.1
London	20,190	20,550	19,400	18,920	19,270	+1.8
Niagara	18,350	17,410	17,520	18,080	17,240	-4.6
Windsor	16,270	14,420	19,480	13,630	12,200	-10.5
Kitchener	21,730	22,420	20,450	20,340	20,980	+3.1
Huron	16,950	17,680	17,570	17,710	20,100	+13.5
South Central Ontario	21,100	19,740	18,560	19,210	19,310	+0.5
Sudbury	7,840	8,150	7,870	8,760	7,290	-16.8
Thunder Bay	5,730	6,440	6,510	6,540	6,000	-8.3
Northern Ontario	37,550	36,810	36,150	38,500	30,670	-20.3
Manitoba
Winnipeg	32,640	31,920	31,990	36,060	32,910	-8.7
Southern Manitoba	15,880	15,060	15,120	18,200	17,150	-5.8
Northern Manitoba	9,800	9,640	9,890	10,400	9,190	-11.6
Saskatchewan
Regina	7,870	7,800	8,510	9,830	10,260	+4.4
Saskatoon	10,920	11,360	12,220	14,780	13,940	-5.7
Southern Saskatchewan	12,470	11,660	13,080	15,310	12,210	-20.2
Northern Saskatchewan	13,140	13,580	14,030	17,190	13,440	-21.8
Alberta
Calgary	46,090	46,710	54,040	74,310	63,390	-14.7
Edmonton	47,760	50,510	57,710	81,150	67,740	-16.5
Northern Alberta	11,890	12,180	14,890	20,620	22,770	+10.4
Southern Alberta	37,540	36,670	43,200	59,390	47,710	-19.7
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	38,370	38,040	38,600	43,030	36,590	-15.0
Abbotsford	11,240	11,120	10,690	10,790	11,090	+2.8
Vancouver	92,530	91,040	90,310	90,370	84,900	-6.1
Victoria	13,830	12,560	12,660	12,990	12,090	-6.9
Southern Coastal British Columbia	31,860	30,310	30,380	32,410	31,280	-3.5
Northern British Columbia	23,710	22,230	25,680	27,200	21,820	-19.8
Territories
Yukon²	2,720	2,560	1,120	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse²	n/a	n/a	740	1,560	1,420	-9.0
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)²	n/a	n/a	590	850	880	+3.5
Northwest Territories²	2,400	2,310	1,330	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife²	n/a	n/a	310	810	870	+7.4
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)²	n/a	n/a	610	1,510	1,510	0.0
Nunavut²	1,360	1,260	510	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqaluit²	n/a	n/a	100	300	230	-23.3
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)²	n/a	n/a	380	930	1,060	+14.0
Canada	1,819,940	1,791,950	1,808,800	1,925,420	1,818,340	-5.6

Note: Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.4.2 – Employment Insurance benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Average weekly benefit rate^{1, 2}($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s.	422	430	441	456	464	+1.9
Newfoundland – Labrador	404	421	434	447	440	-1.6
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island³	398	403	409	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown³	n/a	n/a	402	413	406	-1.8
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)³	n/a	n/a	428	433	441	+1.7
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	401	419	435	439	440	+0.4
Western Nova Scotia	385	392	407	413	416	+0.7
Halifax	375	405	415	426	425	-0.1
New Brunswick
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	366	392	403	414	416	+0.3
Madawaska-Charlotte	384	391	398	411	411	-0.1
Restigouche-Albert	398	413	421	434	436	+0.4
Quebec
Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine	405	421	432	437	443	+1.4
Québec	387	417	427	435	441	+1.3
Trois-Rivières	404	400	409	415	419	+1.1
South Central Québec	378	406	419	429	437	+1.8
Sherbrooke	377	403	412	418	430	+2.9
Montérégie	375	403	415	424	432	+1.9
Montréal	378	407	419	427	433	+1.2
Central Quebec	399	401	412	420	426	+1.5
North Western Quebec	413	417	428	433	438	+1.1
Bas-Saint-Laurent - Côte-Nord	410	417	425	433	435	+0.5
Hull	394	422	431	439	452	+2.9
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	404	408	422	423	427	+1.1
Ontario
Ottawa	409	435	448	455	465	+2.2
Eastern Ontario	380	409	424	431	441	+2.3
Kingston	385	409	425	421	437	+3.6
Central Ontario	382	407	419	432	444	+2.9
Oshawa	421	429	449	452	466	+3.0
Toronto	392	422	433	445	455	+2.3
Hamilton	391	425	433	444	455	+2.4
St. Catharines	368	399	409	413	428	+3.7
London	382	414	426	427	439	+2.9
Niagara	404	411	425	438	444	+1.4
Windsor	406	404	448	437	433	-0.8
Kitchener	391	427	438	444	458	+3.1
Huron	406	414	421	435	441	+1.4
South Central Ontario	388	418	429	440	455	+3.6
Sudbury	402	426	434	453	453	+0.0
Thunder Bay	403	438	439	459	467	+1.9
Northern Ontario	410	424	432	445	442	-0.7
Manitoba
Winnipeg	381	411	425	436	448	+2.6
Southern Manitoba	373	401	416	434	432	-0.4
Northern Manitoba	395	410	417	435	428	-1.5
Saskatchewan
Regina	412	448	457	466	480	+2.9
Saskatoon	408	434	459	466	469	+0.7
Southern Saskatchewan	398	421	444	464	459	-1.1
Northern Saskatchewan	418	429	450	467	455	-2.6
Alberta
Calgary	424	456	473	485	484	-0.1
Edmonton	428	458	474	489	492	+0.5
Northern Alberta	448	462	484	494	498	+0.7
Southern Alberta	410	440	465	479	472	-1.4
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	389	422	434	450	443	-1.5
Abbotsford	353	366	383	391	407	+4.2
Vancouver	385	413	424	435	451	+3.6
Victoria	395	426	436	450	453	+0.8
Southern Coastal British Columbia	384	419	433	444	443	-0.2
Northern British Columbia	426	438	454	467	459	-1.8
Territories
Yukon³	453	472	471	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse³	n/a	n/a	478	485	504	+3.9
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)³	n/a	n/a	474	498	487	-2.1
Northwest Territories³	465	489	488	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife³	n/a	n/a	499	505	511	1.1
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)³	n/a	n/a	507	506	509	+0.7
Nunavut³	466	464	464	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqaluit³	n/a	n/a	497	499	524	+5.0
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)³	n/a	n/a	470	463	477	+2.9
Canada	395	417	431	443	447	+1.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes all claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.

¹Excludes Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC) benefits due to incompatibility of administrative data sources.
²Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
³As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.4.3 – Employment Insurance benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Amount paid^{1, 2} ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s.	121.9	120.1	130.5	146.2	167.4	+14.5
Newfoundland – Labrador	718.8	717.7	732.4	812.4	872.7	+7.4
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island²	218.1	200.0	153.1	13.1	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown²	n/a	n/a	11.1	46.9	52.3	+11.5
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)²	n/a	n/a	47.1	168.1	178.4	+6.1
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	289.2	286.6	286.4	328.9	335.5	+2.0
Western Nova Scotia	329.5	300.1	298.5	321.4	322.3	+0.3
Halifax	154.8	151.9	163.1	182.6	183.5	+0.5
New Brunswick
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	219.8	222.1	225.5	257.6	263.4	+2.3
Madawaska-Charlotte	136.7	132.3	120.5	125.2	117.1	-6.5
Restigouche-Albert	482.4	473.7	478.0	521.2	538.5	+3.3
Quebec
Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine	281.1	271.7	273.8	291.4	290.4	-0.4
Québec	209.4	221.6	240.7	259.0	237.7	-8.3
Trois-Rivières	76.8	69.3	65.3	66.6	58.2	-12.6
South Central Québec	57.9	53.1	57.6	57.0	53.5	-6.2
Sherbrooke	54.3	54.2	67.2	66.7	61.9	-7.2
Montérégie	196.9	188.1	195.7	218.8	207.6	-5.1
Montréal	1,192.1	1,211.3	1,289.1	1,331.2	1,273.9	-4.3
Central Quebec	624.2	566.1	569.7	585.3	533.1	-8.9
North Western Quebec	185.4	178.1	176.4	180.1	164.2	-8.8
Bas-Saint-Laurent - Côte-Nord	411.6	398.0	390.9	397.4	372.8	-6.2
Hull	82.4	80.0	89.7	95.1	91.9	-3.3
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	81.2	82.7	91.0	101.0	85.6	-15.2
Ontario
Ottawa	314.3	322.4	333.4	352.9	341.9	-3.1
Eastern Ontario	202.2	207.6	217.3	238.4	229.5	-3.7
Kingston	47.7	48.4	51.4	46.0	48.1	+4.6
Central Ontario	458.0	485.5	487.6	503.2	505.7	+0.5
Oshawa	152.5	159.0	162.7	167.4	167.5	+0.1
Toronto	2,060.0	2,149.4	2,161.6	2,224.3	2,178.7	-2.1
Hamilton	237.2	251.7	258.6	275.6	275.9	+0.1
St. Catharines	164.9	171.9	164.1	163.1	168.8	3.5
London	175.3	182.2	179.3	174.5	169.7	-2.8
Niagara	156.2	158.4	142.2	166.7	154.9	-7.1
Windsor	135.7	133.7	129.6	147.5	108.2	-26.6
Kitchener	178.8	197.0	202.2	194.7	199.1	+2.3
Huron	143.9	133.9	142.4	148.1	162.2	+9.5
South Central Ontario	171.5	169.8	165.2	169.4	177.3	+4.6
Sudbury	62.1	68.5	69.2	75.4	94.2	+24.9
Thunder Bay	45.3	48.5	54.5	55.9	55.3	-1.0
Northern Ontario	345.9	354.1	349.1	375.2	406.2	+8.3
Manitoba
Winnipeg	247.1	271.3	272.4	321.0	312.1	-2.8
Southern Manitoba	116.0	112.5	122.1	143.0	152.5	+6.6
Northern Manitoba	100.3	99.0	103.6	109.3	122.6	+12.2
Saskatchewan
Regina	68.2	71.1	76.8	93.7	106.6	+13.8
Saskatoon	90.1	99.8	111.3	144.1	177.0	+22.9
Southern Saskatchewan	98.2	99.0	106.2	142.8	169.9	+19.0
Northern Saskatchewan	136.8	144.0	143.0	192.2	217.9	+13.4
Alberta
Calgary	432.4	474.1	510.1	786.2	1,057.4	+34.5
Edmonton	416.7	466.9	515.4	781.3	1,037.9	+32.8
Northern Alberta	124.4	122.6	139.3	225.5	323.4	+43.4
Southern Alberta	310.2	320.0	342.3	569.3	739.5	+29.9
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	298.6	302.7	321.9	386.2	439.6	+13.8
Abbotsford	92.1	86.9	86.7	88.6	93.0	+5.0
Vancouver	816.5	834.7	852.0	866.0	830.6	-4.1
Victoria	120.8	113.4	115.5	124.0	119.8	-3.4
Southern Coastal British Columbia	250.7	250.2	258.9	297.7	279.6	-6.1
Northern British Columbia	236.5	210.0	227.9	268.6	301.6	+12.3
Territories	31.8	29.5	24.0	2.7	n/a	n/a
Yukon²	n/a	n/a	3.2	14.3	18.4	+29.1
Whitehorse²	n/a	n/a	3.2	9.0	8.9	-0.6
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)²	32.7	31.4	24.8	3.6	n/a	n/a
Northwest Territories2	n/a	n/a	1.2	7.7	10.1	+31.7
Yellowknife²	n/a	n/a	3.3	17.5	19.8	+13.4
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)²	n/a	n/a	3.3	17.5	19.8	+13.4
Nunavut²	17.7	18.1	12.8	1.3	n/a	n/a
Iqaluit²	n/a	n/a	0.6	2.7	3.0	+9.3
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)²	n/a	n/a	1.7	12.1	14.6	+20.3
Canada	15,213.9	15,377.9	15,804.1	17,662.0	18,461.0	+4.5

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.

¹Excludes Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC) benefits due to incompatibility of administrative data sources.
²As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area. As a result of changes to EI economic region boundaries in October 2014, some claims established just prior to that month had claim amounts paid based on the claim length continuing into 2015 given the benefit entitlement duration the claimant received when their claim was first established. For some claims in the old EI regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, amounts continued to be paid based on the previous entitlements claimants were eligible for when their claim was first established. Amounts paid listed for EI economic regions which are no longer in effect reflect the amount paid in benefits for claims established prior to October 12. All claims established after October 12, 2014 would be subject to benefit entitlements based on the new economic region boundaries, and these totals are reported for those new regions accordingly.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.5 Regular benefits

**Annex 2.5.1 – Regular benefits: New claims established**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	62,430	63,290	63,410	67,880	55,590	-18.1
Prince Edward Island	16,930	16,040	16,560	16,790	16,910	+0.7
Nova Scotia	62,160	59,530	60,730	62,020	62,610	+1.0
New Brunswick	73,500	69,450	68,930	72,030	70,120	-2.7
Quebec	436,760	424,230	423,840	422,200	405,460	-4.0
Ontario	404,250	401,030	391,380	390,830	366,810	-6.1
Manitoba	37,830	35,640	37,280	41,810	39,310	-6.0
Saskatchewan	27,920	27,390	31,500	39,580	34,090	-13.9
Alberta	83,160	84,000	105,780	167,800	141,140	-15.9
British Columbia	147,300	140,810	139,040	146,080	124,830	-14.5
Yukon	2,080	2,020	1,880	1,840	1,750	-4.9
Northwest Territories	1,590	1,530	1,680	1,550	1,740	+12.3
Nunavut	900	850	600	680	770	+13.2
Gender
Men	814,090	808,040	826,410	896,610	806,660	-10.0
Women	542,720	517,770	516,200	534,480	514,470	-3.7
Age
24 years old and under	138,910	129,400	129,700	140,640	126,880	-9.8
25 to 44 years old	594,800	580,650	592,390	639,540	588,420	-8.0
45 to 54 years old	339,570	330,230	323,840	329,800	298,500	-9.5
55 years old and over	283,530	285,530	296,680	321,110	307,330	-4.3
EI claimant category¹
Long-tenured workers	316,420	285,000	261,760	380,460	329,290	-15.5
Occasional claimants	720,810	731,030	776,150	742,840	706,150	-4.9
Frequent claimants	319,580	309,780	304,700	307,790	285,690	-7.2
Canada	1,356,810	1,325,810	1,342,610	1,431,090	1,321,130	-7.7

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.

¹ See Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.5.2 – Regular benefits: Average actual duration^{1, 2} (number of weeks)**
	2012/2013^r	2013/2014^r	2014/2015^r	2015/2016^r	2016/2017^p	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	26.5	26.2	25.8	26.0	31.6	+21.4
Prince Edward Island	24.5	23.5	22.8	23.3	23.1	-0.8
Nova Scotia	24.3	23.9	23.1	23.7	23.1	-2.6
New Brunswick	23.6	23.7	23.8	24.0	23.4	-2.3
Quebec	18.8	18.5	18.7	18.6	18.0	-3.4
Ontario	20.0	19.7	19.0	18.3	18.6	+1.6
Manitoba	18.0	17.8	17.2	17.9	19.1	+6.7
Saskatchewan	18.6	18.3	18.2	18.3	24.5	+33.9
Alberta	16.5	15.9	16.4	17.4	24.5	+40.5
British Columbia	19.6	19.0	18.5	18.4	20.0	+8.9
Yukon	23.5	23.2	24.2	21.6	20.6	-4.8
Northwest Territories	26.5	26.2	24.2	26.6	21.3	-19.9
Nunavut	28.8	27.2	31.4	27.0	31.3	+16.1
Gender
Men	20.0	19.7	19.6	19.6	20.6	+5.5
Women	20.2	19.7	19.2	18.9	20.1	+6.8
Age
24 years old and under	18.4	17.8	17.6	17.6	18.4	+4.2
25 to 44 years old	19.3	18.9	18.6	18.5	19.4	+5.0
45 to 54 years old	20.4	20.2	19.9	19.8	21.2	+6.9
55 years old and over	22.1	21.5	21.3	21.1	22.7	+7.9
EI claimant category³
Long-tenured workers	18.9	18.7	18.0	17.4	20.0	+15.1
Occasional claimants	19.5	19.0	18.9	19.0	19.8	+4.1
Frequent claimants	22.8	22.2	22.0	22.1	22.8	+3.0
Canada	20.1	19.7	19.4	19.3	20.5	+6.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.5.3 – Regular benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	400	417	430	444	434	-2.3
Prince Edward Island	389	395	407	419	419	0.0
Nova Scotia	385	400	417	423	422	-0.2
New Brunswick	386	403	413	426	430	+0.9
Quebec	395	414	426	434	440	+1.4
Ontario	395	421	435	445	454	+2.0
Manitoba	382	412	424	438	441	+0.7
Saskatchewan	413	435	458	472	468	-0.8
Alberta	431	462	484	495	493	-0.4
British Columbia	392	419	434	449	451	+0.4
Yukon	457	477	478	494	501	+1.4
Northwest Territories	463	487	498	507	511	+0.8
Nunavut	462	460	472	469	486	+3.6
Gender
Men	422	443	458	470	474	+0.9
Women	358	382	395	406	412	+1.5
Age
24 years old and under	362	389	405	419	412	-1.7
25 to 44 years old	407	430	445	458	462	+0.9
45 to 54 years old	401	423	437	449	455	+1.3
55 years old and over	386	407	420	431	435	+0.9
EI claimant category²
Long-tenured workers	429	454	472	482	489	+1.5
Occasional claimants	375	403	420	428	429	+0.2
Frequent claimants	412	425	436	446	453	+1.6
Canada	396	419	434	446	449	+0.7

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
²See Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.5.4 – Regular benefits: Amount paid^{1, 2} ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%)2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	647.2	644.3	666.5	749.5	822.2	+9.7
Prince Edward Island	163.0	144.3	147.6	162.6	161.2	-0.9
Nova Scotia	564.0	535.3	534.1	603.0	595.5	-1.2
New Brunswick	660.0	643.7	640.9	712.5	703.0	-1.3
Quebec	3,074.5	2,986.9	3,115.2	3,227.0	2,974.1	-7.8
Ontario	3,049.0	3,128.9 ^r	3,093.2	3,200.8	3,069.9	-4.1
Manitoba	270.2	267.7	277.2	338.3	352.1	+4.1
Saskatchewan	227.3	225.4	246.3	361.3	450.8	+24.8
Alberta	626.3	670.5	747.0	1,499.9	2,274.7	+51.7
British Columbia	1,111.8	1,067.1	1,081.5	1,219.0	1,217.0	-0.2
Yukon	22.1	21.3	22.7	18.7	18.8	+0.6
Northwest Territories	22.3	20.3	20.5	20.2	19.3	-4.7
Nunavut	12.9	11.9	9.5	9.4	11.5	+22.3
Gender
Men	6,793.2	6,851.0	7,032.8	8,253.4	8,612.3	+4.3
Women	3,657.3	3,516.6	3,569.3	3,868.8	4,057.8	+4.9
Age
24 years old and under	1,004.7	973.2	966.1	1,153.7	1,158.1	+0.4
25 to 44 years old	4,553.0	4,510.3	4,603.5	5,345.2	5,548.9	+3.8
45 to 54 years old	2,638.8	2,586.6	2,604.6	2,844.6	2,921.7	+2.7
55 years old and over	2,254.1	2,297.5	2,427.9	2,778.8	3,041.3	+9.4
EI claimant category³
Long-tenured workers	2,719.2	2,377.2	2,136.9	3,141.1	3,681.5	+17.2
Occasional claimants	4,950.3	5,278.5	5,735.6	6,118.7	6,220.2	+1.7
Frequent claimants	2,781.1	2,712.0	2,729.5 ^r	2,862.3	2,768.4	-3.3
Canada	10,450.5	10,367.6	10,602.0 ^r	12,122.2	12,670.1	+4.5

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
²Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, the amount paid in regular benefits include benefits under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes; prior years’ figures were revised when published in the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report to reflect this change. The previous reporting methodology for regular benefits excluded these benefits, even though they were included in the total of amount paid in Employment Insurance benefits shown in Annex 2.3.
³See Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.6 Regular benefits (by industry)

**Annex 2.6.1 – Regular benefits (by industry): New claims established**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change(%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Goods-producing industries	492,470	512,200	511,030	565,610	484,720	-14.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	58,110	57,140	56,880	57,360	51,910	-9.5
Mining and oil and gas extraction	22,190	24,380	28,900	38,250	24,430	-36.1
Utilities	4,300	4,680	4,420	4,230	3,980	-5.9
Construction	258,530	274,730	274,140	316,290	273,380	-13.6
Manufacturing	149,340	151,270	146,690	149,480	131,020	-12.3
Service-producing industries	797,760	769,260	748,370	821,740	762,630	-7.2
Wholesale trade	45,620	43,940	44,050	48,240	43,600	-9.6
Retail trade	84,540	79,210	72,850	83,500	76,300	-8.6
Transportation and warehousing	58,950	56,690	56,270	67,950	59,470	-12.5
Finance and insurance	15,870	14,750	13,820	15,500	14,080	-9.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	17,750	18,050	18,030	20,220	18,640	-7.8
Professional, scientific and technical services	53,600	53,800	54,690	61,630	54,190	-12.1
Business, building and support services¹	98,330	96,850	93,310	100,250	88,740	-11.5
Educational services	148,080	145,810	146,040	156,100	153,460	-1.7
Health care and social assistance	50,440	48,840	47,160	47,610	45,740	-3.9
Information, culture and recreation²	43,680	41,960	39,470	41,320	38,030	-8.0
Accommodation and food services	67,410	63,360	58,550	63,840	60,630	-5.0
Other services (except public administration)	44,080	40,700	40,730	45,900	42,020	-8.5
Public administration	69,410	65,300	63,400	69,680	67,730	-2.8
Unclassified	66,580	44,350	83,210	43,740	73,780	+68.7
Canada	1,356,810	1,325,810	1,342,610	1,431,090	1,321,130	-7.7

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.

²This industry sector comprises industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American industry classification system.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.6.2 – Regular benefits (by Industry): Average actual duration^{1, 2} (number of weeks)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017 ^p	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Goods-producing industries	19.5 ^r	19.3 ^r	19.1 ^r	19.3 ^r	20.5	+6.2
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	22.5 ^r	21.5 ^r	21.4 ^r	21.6 ^r	21.6	+0.2
Mining and oil and gas extraction	20.0 ^r	20.3 ^r	20.7 ^r	20.8 ^r	24.3	+16.5
Utilities	17.1 ^r	17.0 ^r	18.5 ^r	17.6 ^r	17.9	+1.8
Construction	18.1	18.1	18.1 ^r	18.4 ^r	19.4	+5.1
Manufacturing	20.6 ^r	20.6 ^r	20.0 ^r	20.0 ^r	21.7	+8.4
Service-producing industries	20.3 ^r	19.9 ^r	19.5	19.3 ^r	20.4	+6.0
Wholesale trade	23.7 ^r	23.5 ^r	23.1 ^r	22.7	23.5	+3.7
Retail trade	23.1 ^r	22.7 ^r	22.2	21.9 ^r	22.6	+3.5
Transportation and warehousing	19.5 ^r	19.3 ^r	19.1 ^r	18.9 ^r	20.8	+10.2
Finance and insurance	24.5 ^r	25.1 ^r	24.4 ^r	23.3 ^r	24.2	+3.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	23.0 ^r	21.9 ^r	22.3 ^r	22.0 ^r	22.9	+3.9
Professional, scientific and technical services	21.9 ^r	21.2 ^r	21.2 ^r	20.9 ^r	22.6	+8.3
Business, building and support services³	21.9 ^r	21.6 ^r	21.3 ^r	21.2 ^r	21.8	+2.8
Educational services	12.1 ^r	11.9 ^r	11.7 ^r	11.9 ^r	12.3	+4.1
Health care and social assistance	22.0 ^r	21.3	21.2 ^r	21.0 ^r	22.3	+6.1
Information, culture and recreation⁴	21.3 ^r	20.7 ^r	20.4 ^r	20.0 ^r	20.4	+2.5
Accommodation and food services	22.9 ^r	22.6 ^r	22.0	22.1 ^r	22.8	+3.0
Other services (except public administration)	21.9 ^r	21.5 ^r	21.1	20.9 ^r	22.1	+6.0
Public administration	20.6 ^r	20.4 ^r	20.4	20.1 ^r	21.5	+6.9
Unclassified	23.1 ^r	20.8 ^r	22.4 ^r	19.7 ^r	20.5	+4.1
Canada	20.1 ^r	19.7 ^r	19.4 ^r	19.3 ^r	20.5	+6.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

¹In the past, data on the actual duration of regular benefits were estimated using claims established during the fiscal year. Starting with this year’s report, duration estimates are reported based on claims which were completed during the reporting period. Estimates for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary and will be revised, if required, in next year’s report. Previous year’s statistics have also been revised to reflect the change in methodology.
²Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
³This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of Companies and Enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁴This industry sector comprises industries with codes 51 (Information and Cultural Industries) and 71 (Arts, Entertainment and Recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
^pPreliminary.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.6.3 – Regular benefits (by industry): Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change(%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Goods-producing industries	431	451	467	480	485	+1.0
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	393	403	416	429	431	+0.5
Mining and oil and gas extraction	476	495	510	522	528	+1.1
Utilities	477	494	501	516	524	+1.6
Construction	454	473	487	498	505	+1.4
Manufacturing	398	423	439	448	453	+1.1
Service-producing industries	377	399	411 ^r	426 ^r	432	+1.4
Wholesale trade	389	412	424	440	447	+1.6
Retail trade	324	352	368	374	386	+3.2
Transportation and warehousing	373	390	403	425	417	-1.9
Finance and insurance	408	436	445	462	463	+0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	382	407	421	432	440	+1.9
Professional, scientific and technical services	426	448	463	479	482	+0.6
Business, building and support services²	368	394	409	419	422	+0.7
Educational services	415	438	449	457	466	+2.0
Health care and social assistance	363	384	394	402	408	+1.5
Information, culture and recreation³	371	388	401	413	414	+0.2
Accommodation and food services	310	330	341	352	355	+0.9
Other services (except public administration)	362	380	394	416	418	+0.5
Public administration	411	426	437	446	451	+1.1
Unclassified	372	392	412	419	423	+1.0
Canada	396	419	434	446	449	+0.7

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
²This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American industry classification system.
³This industry sector comprises industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American industry classification system.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.6.4 – Regular benefits (by industry): Amount paid^{1, 2} ($ Million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change(%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Goods-producing industries	4,157.8	4,349.4	4,379.8	5,337.1	5,397.7	+1.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	522.3	503.6	500.7	520.4	515.6	-0.9
Mining and oil and gas extraction	211.8	253.1	238.9	445.0	448.8	+0.8
Utilities	38.2	40.0	41.1	39.1	42.2	+8.1
Construction	2,125.8	2,324.7	2,376.8	2,934.7	3001.5	+2.3
Manufacturing	1,259.8	1,228.0	1,222.4	1,397.9	1389.6	-0.6
Service-producing industries	5,841.1	5,734.3	5,656.9	6,487.5	6,687.7	+3.1
Wholesale trade	429.3	435.7	421.0	497.1	515.1	+3.6
Retail trade	641.8	630.3	607.0	685.4	712.3	+3.9
Transportation and warehousing	435.7	412.9	400.3	520.5	556.8	+7.0
Finance and insurance	161.2	167.0	155.9	166.5	177.9	+6.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	152.8	155.3	163.7	191.8	208.1	+8.5
Professional, scientific and technical services	476.0	510.6	505.4	630.5	666.4	+5.7
Business, building and support services³	785.3	784.5	787.0	881.9	876.9	-0.6
Educational services	616.8	605.8	634.6	711.6	695.1	-2.3
Health care and social assistance	388.7	360.2	362.2	371.2	389.6	+5.0
Information, culture and recreation⁴	346.1	332.8	318.3	336.2	337.1	+0.3
Accommodation and food services	475.2	460.3	427.2	498.2	496.3	-0.4
Other services (except public administration)	357.6	336.6	334.4	399.4	424.4	+6.3
Public administration	574.7	542.3	539.9	597.3	631.5	+5.7
Unclassified	451.7	283.9	565.3	297.6	584.7	+96.5
Canada	10,450.5	10,367.6	10,602.0 ^r	12,122.2	12,670.1	+4.5

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
²Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, the amount paid in regular benefits includes benefits under Section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes; prior years’ figures have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology for regular benefits excluded these benefits, even though they were included in the total of amount paid in Employment Insurance benefits shown in Annex 2.3.
³This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American industry classification system.
⁴This industry sector comprises industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American industry classification system.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

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

**Annex 2.7.1 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): New claims established**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change(%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Regional unemployment rate¹
6.0% and under	199,610	187,910	273,380	218,020	171,350	-21.4
6.1% ~ 7.0%	159,140	196,410	158,060	363,660	363,170	-0.1
7.1% ~ 8.0%	177,020	259,710	329,870	279,030	299,000	+7.2
8.1% ~ 9.0%	441,350	327,910	236,460	216,290	169,290	-21.7
9.1% ~ 10.0%	100,260	45,870	78,450	75,660	65,480	-13.5
10.1% ~ 11.0%	49,340	84,810	55,950	50,430	35,420	-29.8
11.1% ~ 12.0%	43,320	52,390	44,380	16,740	21,420	+28.0
12.1% ~ 13.0%	19,890	10,030	7,660	43,880	35,300	-19.6
13.1% ~ 14.0%	27,860	6,620	470	16,910	11,350	-32.9
14.1% ~ 15.0%	17,740	20,030	25,870	23,650	38,190	+61.5
15.1% ~ 16.0%	21,730	57,470	25,100	31,980	25,370	-20.7
16.1% or greater	99,550	76,650	106,960	94,840	85,790	-9.5
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment
420 to 559	17,170	16,200	15,540	16,070	20,010	+24.5
560 to 699	57,610	52,690	48,850	51,100	56,330	+10.2
700 to 839	91,410	88,590	88,530	91,000	102,770	+12.9
840 to 979	119,280	112,690	115,160	116,610	113,880	-2.3
980 to 1,119	130,690	125,430	127,920	132,800	119,850	-9.8
1,120 to 1,259	130,750	127,170	128,290	131,700	122,760	-6.8
1,260 to 1,399	120,050	116,850	117,920	126,290	113,860	-9.8
1,400 to 1,539	129,200	127,380	127,610	134,580	125,170	-7.0
1,540 to 1,679	110,650	109,630	109,360	115,230	103,540	-10.1
1,680 to 1,819	112,990	110,030	109,480	119,890	103,900	-13.3
1,820 or more	337,010	339,150	353,950	395,820	339,060	-14.3
Canada	1,356,810	1,325,810	1,342,610	1,431,090	1, 321,130	-7.7

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.

¹Unemployment rates used for the Employment Insurance program are a moving average of seasonally adjusted monthly rates of unemployment produced by Statistics Canada, as per section 17 of the Employment Insurance Regulations.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.7.2 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): Average actual duration^{1, 2} (number of weeks)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016 ^r	2016/2017 ^p	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Regional unemployment rate³
6.0% and under	16.0 ^r	15.9 ^r	15.7 ^r	17.2	19.1	+10.7
6.1% ~ 7.0%	18.0 ^r	17.5 ^r	18.0 ^r	15.9	18.6	+16.7
7.1% ~ 8.0%	18.9 ^r	17.7 ^r	18.2 ^r	19.2	18.7	-2.8
8.1% ~ 9.0%	19.5 ^r	19.9 ^r	19.5 ^r	19.4	19.6	+1.1
9.1% ~ 10.0%	21.2 ^r	21.1 ^r	19.7 ^r	19.2	20.6	+7.2
10.1% ~ 11.0%	21.5 ^r	20.6 ^r	21.4 ^r	21.3	22.6	+6.0
11.1% ~ 12.0%	22.7 ^r	22.0 ^r	21.2 ^r	23.8	24.5	+2.9
12.1% ~ 13.0%	24.0 ^r	26.0 ^r	23.6 ^r	19.8	23.9	+20.6
13.1% ~ 14.0%	25.6 ^r	24.3 ^r	25.1 ^r	19.7	23.9	+21.4
14.1% ~ 15.0%	25.1 ^r	26.5 ^r	26.7 ^r	27.9	25.9	-7.2
15.1% ~ 16.0%	27.2 ^r	26.0 ^r	28.0 ^r	26.6	28.4	+6.7
16.1% or greater	27.4 ^r	26.3	25.2 ^r	26.4	31.7	+20.1
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment
420 to 559	28.9 ^r	26.6 ^r	25.9 ^r	26.6	28.1	+5.4
560 to 699	22.6 ^r	21.3 ^r	20.6 ^r	20.8	21.4	+3.2
700 to 839	20.4 ^r	19.3 ^r	18.8 ^r	18.5	19.1	+3.3
840 to 979	20.4 ^r	19.8 ^r	19.4	19.2	20.2	+5.2
980 to 1,119	19.8 ^r	19.5	19.4 ^r	19.0	20.0	+5.6
1,120 to 1,259	18.8 ^r	18.9 ^r	18.5	18.4	19.4	+5.4
1,260 to 1,399	18.5 ^r	18.4 ^r	18.2 ^r	17.8	18.9	+6.1
1,400 to 1,539	17.3 ^r	17.0 ^r	16.7 ^r	16.8	17.6	+4.6
1,540 to 1,679	18.3	18.4 ^r	18.4 ^r	18.3	19.2	+5.1
1,680 to 1,819	20.1 ^r	19.8 ^r	19.8	19.6	20.9	+6.6
1,820 or more	21.6 ^r	21.4 ^r	21.2 ^r	21.1	22.6	+7.0
Canada	20.1 ^r	19.7 ^r	19.4 ^r	19.3	20.5	+6.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.7.3 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change(%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Regional unemployment rate²
6.0% and under	406	442	452	452	454	+0.4
6.1% ~ 7.0%	393	416	433	456	453	-0.7
7.1% ~ 8.0%	384	417	428	439	446	+1.6
8.1% ~ 9.0%	395	415	426	443	451	+1.8
9.1% ~ 10.0%	397	412	436	427	443	+3.7
10.1% ~ 11.0%	404	413	430	447	466	+4.3
11.1% ~ 12.0%	393	411	419	481	449	-6.7
12.1% ~ 13.0%	403	429	434	448	478	+6.7
13.1% ~ 14.0%	409	429	506	442	432	-2.3
14.1% ~ 15.0%	392	413	422	431	429	-0.5
15.1% ~ 16.0%	387	413	431	433	443	+2.3
16.1% or greater	406	420	429	444	433	-2.5
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment
420 to 559	299	309	328	340	334	-1.8
560 to 699	335	343	353	369	365	-1.1
700 to 839	342	356	367	379	380	+0.3
840 to 979	354	374	387	397	402	+1.3
980 to 1,119	366	388	402	411	417	+1.5
1,120 to 1,259	381	403	417	427	436	+2.1
1,260 to 1,399	397	422	434	446	451	+1.1
1,400 to 1,539	414	438	452	462	472	+2.2
1,540 to 1,679	413	439	452	463	472	+1.9
1,680 to 1,819	420	445	457	471	478	+1.5
1,820 or more	439	463	478	491	499	+1.6
Canada	396	419	434	446	449	+0.7

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
²Unemployment rates used for the Employment Insurance program are a moving average of seasonally adjusted monthly rates of unemployment produced by Statistics Canada, as per section 17 of the Employment Insurance Regulations.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.7.4 – Regular benefits (by regional unemployment rate and hours of insurable employment from previous employment): Amount paid^{1, 2} ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change(%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Regional unemployment rate³
6.0% and under	1,320.2	2,512.0	2,848.1^r	4,089.6	1,381.8	-66.2
6.1% ~ 7.0%	1,090.2	1,583.2	1,855.8	2,836.0	3,092.1	+9.0
7.1% ~ 8.0%	1,039.3	2,957.8	2,661.5	1,572.8	2,511.9	+59.7
8.1% ~ 9.0%	3,220.7	406.5	461.9	727.7	2,022.7	+178.0
9.1% ~ 10.0%	1,048.6	573.1	534.0	526.8	539.5	+2.4
10.1% ~ 11.0%	391.4	455.0	444.9	194.9	337.2	+73.0
11.1% ~ 12.0%	469.1	108.1	112.5	294.4	282.4	-4.1
12.1% ~ 13.0%	214.2	164.0	24.8	60.8	460.1	+656.3
13.1% ~ 14.0%	220.8	150.0	227.4	235.3	165.6	-29.6
14.1% ~ 15.0%	219.4	424.0	379.2	378.3	345.7	-8.6
15.1% ~ 16.0%	255.5	503.0	604.6	459.2	295.1	-35.7
16.1% or greater	961.4	530.9	447.4	746.2	1,235.9	+65.6
Hours of insurable employment from previous employment
420 to 559	155.1	133.8	127.2	144.0	176.3	+22.3
560 to 699	458.0	380.0	361.1	380.7	437.8	+15.0
700 to 839	646.5	592.3	592.6	625.3	720.0	+15.2
840 to 979	861.4	795.4	829.4	879.3	917.6	+4.3
980 to 1,119	924.7	891.1	931.0	1,001.5	1,002.1	+0.1
1,120 to 1,259	880.8	871.5	903.0	985.0	1,001.8	+1.7
1,260 to 1,399	829.3	814.0	851.0	931.2	950.8	+2.1
1,400 to 1,539	836.4	853.0	872.5	976.4	996.0	+2.0
1,540 to 1,679	782.5	803.8	836.3	932.8	958.5	+2.7
1,680 to 1,819	897.8	923.5	924.4	1,075.4	1,107.4	+3.0
1,820 or more	3,178.0	3,309.1 ^r	3,373.4	4,190.5	4,401.8	+22.3
Canada	10,450.5	10,367.6	10,602.0 ^r	12,122.2	12,670.1	+4.5

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Totals include amounts paid for claims where data on insurable hours worked are missing. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.

²Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, amount paid in regular benefits include benefits under Section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes; prior years’ figures have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology for regular benefits excluded these benefits, even though they were included in the total of amount paid in Employment Insurance benefits shown in Annex 2.3.

³Unemployment rates used for the Employment Insurance program are a moving average of seasonally adjusted monthly rates of unemployment produced by Statistics Canada, as per section 17 of the Employment Insurance Regulations.

^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.8 Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)

**Annex 2.8.1 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): New claims established**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's	9,360	9,740	10,550	12,290	12,510	1.8
Newfoundland – Labrador	53,070	53,550	52,860	55,590	43,080	-22.5
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island¹	16,930	16,040	6,940	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown¹	n/a	n/a	2,320	4,070	4,420	+8.6
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)¹	n/a	n/a	7,300	12,720	12,490	-1.8
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	21,430	21,600	22,110	22,420	22,580	+0.7
Western Nova Scotia	28,200	26,340	26,450	27,000	26,950	-0.2
Halifax	12,530	11,590	12,170	12,600	13,080	+3.8
New Brunswick
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	20,670	19,040	19,230	20,920	19,800	-5.4
Madawaska-Charlotte	12,990	11,830	11,370	11,240	10,700	-4.8
Restigouche- Albert	39,840	38,580	38,330	39,870	39,620	-0.6
Quebec
Gaspésie-île-de-la Madeleine	25,250	24,670	23,830	24,740	24,990	+1.0
Québec	33,530	32,840	34,200	33,750	31,470	-6.8
Trois-Rivières	9,420	8,870	8,620	8,430	7,930	-5.9
South Central Quebec	9,220	8,930	8,160	7,480	7,900	+5.6
Sherbrooke	8,250	8,070	9,210	8,230	7,990	-2.9
Montérégie	26,730	26,190	25,750	27,030	26,160	-3.2
Montreal	155,350	152,130	152,310	152,860	146,390	-4.2
Central Quebec	78,520	74,410	74,540	73,830	70,970	-3.9
North Western Quebec	20,390	19,970	20,300	19,850	17,960	-9.5
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	48,710	47,280	44,590	44,610	43,010	-3.6
Hull	10,310	10,340	10,750	10,660	10,430	-2.2
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	11,080	10,530	11,580	10,730	10,260	-4.4
Ontario
Ottawa	20,740	19,950	20,180	21,210	19,470	-8.2
Eastern Ontario	19,510	19,820	19,820	20,220	18,910	-6.5
Kingston	3,820	3,820	3,770	3,120	3,530	+13.1
Central Ontario	44,740	44,080	42,610	44,200	42,800	-3.2
Oshawa	11,510	12,700	12,350	12,280	12,270	-0.1
Toronto	147,190	145,690	141,040	141,370	132,690	-6.1
Hamilton	19,680	20,220	19,540	19,400	19,210	-1.0
St. Catharines	16,870	16,770	14,660	15,240	14,710	-3.5
London	13,900	14,210	13,430	12,300	12,710	+3.3
Niagara	13,260	12,610	12,330	12,760	12,160	-4.7
Windsor	12,210	10,230	15,520	9,340	8,360	-10.5
Kitchener	14,600	15,050	13,340	13,340	13,360	+0.1
Huron	12,850	13,750	13,040	12,940	13,970	+8.0
South Central Ontario	14,050	13,040	11,590	11,890	11,480	-3.4
Sudbury	5,740	5,780	5,540	6,550	4,560	-30.4
Thunder Bay	4,320	4,520	4,580	4,990	4,250	-14.8
Northern Ontario	29,260	28,790	28,040	29,680	22,370	-24.6
Manitoba
Winnipeg	20,440	19,370	20,080	22,270	21,380	-4.0
Southern Manitoba	10,130	9,260	9,750	11,550	10,960	-5.1
Northern Manitoba	7,260	7,010	7,450	7,990	6,970	-12.8
Saskatchewan
Regina	3,920	3,970	4,470	5,700	6,270	+10.0
Saskatoon	6,310	6,100	7,510	9,730	9,210	-5.3
Southern Saskatchewan	8,020	7,500	8,550	10,590	8,320	-21.4
Northern Saskatchewan	9,670	9,820	10,970	13,560	10,290	-24.1
Alberta
Calgary	26,820	26,580	32,730	52,480	43,150	-17.8
Edmonton	27,300	29,770	36,310	57,060	47,150	-17.4
Northern Alberta	7,060	7,320	10,290	16,090	18,750	+16.5
Southern Alberta	21,980	20,330	26,450	42,170	32,090	-23.9
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	29,400	29,140	28,630	32,740	25,790	-21.2
Abbotsford	8,270	7,980	7,380	7,390	7,160	-3.1
Vancouver	60,470	58,780	55,620	54,580	49,110	-10.0
Victoria	8,830	7,790	7,520	7,920	6,650	-16.0
Southern Coastal British Columbia	22,680	21,280	20,740	22,350	20,390	-8.8
Northern British Columbia	17,650	15,840	19,150	21,100	15,730	-25.5
Territories
Yukon¹	2,080	2,020	780	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse¹	n/a	n/a	560	1,070	950	-11.2
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) ¹	n/a	n/a	540	770	800	+3.9
Northwest Territories¹	1,590	1,530	990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife ¹	n/a	n/a	170	410	510	+24.4
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)¹	n/a	n/a	520	1,140	1,230	+7.9
Nunavut¹	900	850	280	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqualuit¹	n/a	n/a	40	110	110	+0.0
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)¹	n/a	n/a	280	570	660	+15.8
Canada	1,356,810	1,325,810	1,342,610	1,431,090	1,321,130	-7.7

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefits was paid.

¹As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.8.2 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Average actual duration^{1, 2} (number of weeks)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017 ^p	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's	18.3 ^r	17.3 ^r	17.6 ^r	18.7 ^r	19.0	+1.2
Newfoundland – Labrador	28.0 ^r	27.7 ^r	27.3 ^r	27.6	35.1	+27.4
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island³	24.5 ^r	23.5 ^r	23.2 ^r	25.3 ^r	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown³	n/a	n/a	n/a ⁴	19.6 ^r	19.4	-1.2
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)³	n/a	n/a	n/a ⁴	23.9 ^r	24.5	+2.6
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	28.1 ^r	27.4 ^r	26.0 ^r	27.4 ^r	26.6	-3.0
Western Nova Scotia	23.6 ^r	23.4 ^r	22.6 ^r	23.0 ^r	21.8	-5.3
Halifax	19.0 ^r	18.8 ^r	19.4 ^r	18.9 ^r	19.7	+4.0
New Brunswick
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John	19.0 ^r	19.6	19.5 ^r	20.4	19.7	-3.8
Madawaska-Charlotte	22.7 ^r	23.2 ^r	21.6 ^r	21.4 ^r	20.5	-4.2
Restigouche-Albert	26.2 ^r	26.0 ^r	26.6	26.5 ^r	26.2	-1.0
Quebec
Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine	25.9 ^r	24.6 ^r	26.2 ^r	26.0 ^r	25.2	-3.1
Quebec	15.0 ^r	15.1 ^r	15.3 ^r	15.9	15.2	-4.6
Trois-Rivières	20.0 ^r	18.3	18.0 ^r	17.4 ^r	16.1	-7.5
South Central Quebec	13.9 ^r	13.9 ^r	14.3 ^r	14.8 ^r	13.7	-7.9
Sherbrooke	15.7 ^r	16.3 ^r	17.2 ^r	17.1 ^r	16.0	-6.4
Montérégie	17.2 ^r	16.5 ^r	16.9 ^r	16.9 ^r	16.2	-3.8
Montreal	18.9 ^r	18.9 ^r	19.2	19.0 ^r	18.7	-1.3
Central Quebec	18.9 ^r	18.0 ^r	17.7 ^r	17.4 ^r	16.3	-6.3
North Western Québec	20.5 ^r	19.8 ^r	19.3 ^r	20.1 ^r	18.6	-7.3
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	19.7 ^r	19.0 ^r	19.6	19.3 ^r	18.8	-2.7
Hull	17.6 ^r	16.9 ^r	17.3	18.0 ^r	17.3	-4.1
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	16.9 ^r	17.3 ^r	18.0	19.2 ^r	18.0	-6.3
Ontario
Ottawa	18.1 ^r	17.6 ^r	17.4 ^r	17.1 ^r	17.2	+0.4
Eastern Ontario	19.0 ^r	18.0 ^r	18.1 ^r	17.8 ^r	18.2	+2.0
Kingston	17.7 ^r	17.3 ^r	17.9 ^r	18.1 ^r	17.1	-5.7
Central Ontario	19.0 ^r	18.6 ^r	17.5 ^r	16.9 ^r	17.1	+1.3
Oshawa	18.0 ^r	19.5 ^r	16.7 ^r	15.5 ^r	17.3	+11.2
Toronto	21.3 ^r	21.0 ^r	20.3 ^r	19.6 ^r	19.0	-3.5
Hamilton	17.8	18.1 ^r	16.5 ^r	16.9 ^r	16.2	-4.6
St. Catharines	19.7	18.9 ^r	19.0 ^r	17.5 ^r	17.2	-1.5
London	20.9	19.3 ^r	19.3 ^r	18.2 ^r	16.2	-11.0
Niagara	20.3	19.9 ^r	18.4 ^r	18.2 ^r	17.8	-1.9
Windsor	18.3 ^r	20.4 ^r	19.0 ^r	16.6 ^r	18.6	+12.1
Kitchener	19.2 ^r	18.1 ^r	18.4 ^r	17.0 ^r	16.5	-3.0
Huron	18.6 ^r	18.4 ^r	18.3 ^r	17.1 ^r	16.8	-1.4
South Central Ontario	16.8 ^r	16.9	16.7 ^r	16.2 ^r	16.1	-0.7
Sudbury	19.3 ^r	18.3 ^r	18.2 ^r	17.3 ^r	25.0	+44.2
Thunder Bay	16.7 ^r	16.5 ^r	17.4 ^r	16.0 ^r	15.7	-1.5
Northern Ontario	22.7 ^r	22.4 ^r	22.4 ^r	21.7 ^r	28.3	+30.4
Manitoba
Winnipeg	16.5 ^r	16.0 ^r	15.7 ^r	16.9 ^r	16.7	-0.8
Southern Manitoba	15.1 ^r	15.7 ^r	14.8 ^r	15.8 ^r	16.6	+5.0
Northern Manitoba	26.9 ^r	25.2 ^r	24.5 ^r	24.4 ^r	30.2	+23.8
Saskatchewan
Regina	15.0 ^r	15.4 ^r	14.0 ^r	14.9 ^r	16.2	+8.6
Saskatoon	15.7 ^r	14.9 ^r	15.6 ^r	16.0 ^r	22.2	+38.5
Southern Saskatchewan	16.2 ^r	15.9	16.7 ^r	16.4 ^r	23.8	+45.2
Northern Saskatchewan	23.9 ^r	23.3 ^r	22.7 ^r	23.2 ^r	31.3	+34.6
Alberta
Calgary	17.0 ^r	16.8 ^r	16.8 ^r	17.5 ^r	26.5	+51.2
Edmonton	15.5 ^r	15.1 ^r	15.7 ^r	16.8 ^r	23.8	+41.7
Northern Alberta	19.1 ^r	17.0 ^r	18.3 ^r	19.8 ^r	21.8	+9.9
Southern Alberta	16.2 ^r	15.5 ^r	16.1 ^r	17.3 ^r	24.3	+40.1
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	18.9 ^r	17.8 ^r	18.3 ^r	18.4 ^r	23.5	+27.5
Abbotsford	19.8 ^r	18.7 ^r	18.4 ^r	17.3 ^r	16.7	-3.6
Vancouver	19.7 ^r	19.3 ^r	18.3 ^r	17.7 ^r	17.2	-2.7
Victoria	18.1 ^r	18.4 ^r	17.2 ^r	17.3 ^r	18.0	+4.3
Southern Coastal British Columbia	19.2 ^r	18.8 ^r	18.9 ^r	19.1 ^r	18.6	-2.8
Northern British Columbia	21.7 ^r	20.9 ^r	19.7 ^r	20.6 ^r	26.2	+27.0
Territories
Yukon³	23.5 ^r	23.2 ^r	26.5 ^r	29.6	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse³	n/a	n/a	11.9 ^r	16.7 ^r	21.2	+26.8
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)³	n/a	n/a	n/a 4	20.4 ^r	19.8	-2.7
Northwest Territories³	26.5 ^r	26.2 ^r	25.4 ^r	35.0	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife³	n/a	n/a	n/a 4	17.6 ^r	14.5	-17.6
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)³	n/a	n/a	n/a 4	25.0 ^r	24.2	-3.1
Nunavut³	28.8 ^r	27.2 ^r	32.0 r	34.7	n/a	n/a
Iqaluit³	n/a	n/a	n/a ⁴	17.6 ^r	17.1	-2.8
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)³	n/a	n/a	n/a	25.5 ^r	34.3	+34.6
Canada	20.1 ^r	19.7 ^r	19.4 ^r	19.3 ^r	20.5	+6.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

¹In the past, data on the actual duration of regular benefits were estimated using claims established during the fiscal year. Starting with this year’s report, duration estimates are reported based on claims which were completed during the reporting period. Estimates for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary and will be revised, if required, in next year’s report. Previous year’s statistics have also been revised to reflect the change in methodology.
²Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
³As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.
⁴While claim duration were reported in the past for these regions, these are no longer reported as duration of claims completed in those regions in 2014/2015 are incomplete due to the fact that these regions were created in October 2014. Indeed, only claims that were established in or after October 2014 and that were completed before April 2015 are captured by the measure.
^pPreliminary.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.8.3 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change(%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's	422	434	447	460	468	+1.7
Newfoundland – Labrador	397	414	426	440	424	-3.6
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island²	389	395	399	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown²	n/a	n/a	401	416	399	-4.1
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)²	n/a	n/a	417	421	426	+1.2
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	394	413	432	434	433	-0.2
Western Nova Scotia	382	388	404	411	411	0.0
Halifax	375	405	417	428	424	-0.9
New Brunswick
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	368	393	407	418	422	+1.0
Madawaska-Charlotte	383	391	399	413	413	0.0
Restigouche- Albert	397	411	421	433	438	+1.2
Quebec
Gaspésie-île-de-la Madeleine	404	421	430	437	442	+1.1
Québec	396	428	438	445	452	+1.6
Trois-Rivières	411	409	418	424	429	+1.2
South central Quebec	386	413	426	441	444	+0.7
Sherbrooke	383	411	419	425	440	+3.5
Montérégie	380	408	420	430	439	+2.1
Montreal	382	412	424	432	438	+1.4
Central Quebec	403	407	418	427	434	+1.6
North western Quebec	419	422	437	440	447	+1.6
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	414	422	429	439	441	+0.5
Hull	399	424	436	445	457	+2.7
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	410	413	427	432	434	+0.5
Ontario
Ottawa	399	429	443	453	460	+1.5
Eastern Ontario	383	410	428	435	442	+1.6
Kingston	390	411	429	429	438	+2.1
Central Ontario	387	412	425	437	449	+2.7
Oshawa	422	432	453	456	472	+3.5
Toronto	392	424	435	447	458	+2.5
Hamilton	392	431	437	452	460	+1.8
St. Catharines	369	405	412	417	434	+4.1
London	383	416	423	427	441	+3.3
Niagara	405	415	433	439	447	+1.8
Windsor	408	408	456	440	440	0.0
Kitchener	391	429	443	452	463	+2.4
Huron	412	419	431	445	451	+1.3
South Central Ontario	392	419	431	445	460	+3.4
Sudbury	409	430	444	457	458	+0.2
Thunder Bay	412	446	456	463	476	+2.8
Northern Ontario	415	429	439	452	444	-1.8
Manitoba
Winnipeg	380	417	429	441	451	+2.3
Southern Manitoba	378	404	419	438	435	-0.7
Northern Manitoba	396	409	417	431	421	-2.3
Saskatchewan
Regina	416	455	468	473	490	+3.6
Saskatoon	411	437	469	474	476	+0.4
Southern Saskatchewan	403	426	450	469	461	-1.7
Northern Saskatchewan	421	432	453	472	453	-4.0
Alberta
Calgary	431	462	484	493	490	-0.6
Edmonton	437	470	487	499	500	+0.2
Northern Alberta	451	465	490	499	500	+0.2
Southern Alberta	418	450	477	490	481	-1.8
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	395	428	442	459	448	-2.4
Abbotsford	348	359	374	383	398	+3.9
Vancouver	384	412	424	438	453	+3.4
Victoria	398	428	437	454	459	+1.1
Southern Coastal British Columbia	394	427	443	457	456	-0.2
Northern British Columbia	432	444	462	474	461	-2.7
Territories
Yukon²	457	477	476	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse²	n/a	n/a	485	491	510	+3.9
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)²	n/a	n/a	473	499	491	-1.6
Northwest Territories²	463	487	492	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife²	n/a	n/a	511	506	508	+0.4
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)²	n/a	n/a	507	507	513	+1.2
Nunavut²	462	460	464	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqualuit²	n/a	n/a	494	496	526	+6.0
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)²	n/a	n/a	477	464	480	+3.4
Canada	396	419	434	446	449	+0.7

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
²As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.8.4 – Regular benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region): Amount paid^{1, 2} ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015 ³	2015/2016 ³	2016/2017³	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's	73.0	71.0	82.0	98.6	116.3	+17.9
Newfoundland – Labrador	574.2	573.4	584.5	650.9	705.9	+8.5
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island³	163.0	144.3	105.7	8.5	0.0	-100.0
Charlottetown³	n/a	n/a	8.3	33.4	34.1	+2.1
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)³	n/a	n/a	33.5	120.6	127.1	+5.3
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	230.8	225.8	222.4	256.1	257.9	+0.7
Western Nova Scotia	247.8	224.1	219.8	241.1	231.8	-3.9
Halifax	85.4	85.3	91.9	105.8	105.8	0.0
New Brunswick
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	145.2	142.0	146.2	176.3	170.1	-3.5
Madawaska-Charlotte	108.6	104.2	92.1	96.5	87.9	-8.9
Restigouche-Albert	406.2	397.6	402.7	439.7	445.0	+1.2
Quebec
Gaspésie-île-de-la Madeleine	258.4	248.2	249.1	266.8	264.2	-1.0
Québec	179.6	188.5	209.8	222.0	198.3	-10.6
Trois-Rivières	68.8	59.6	57.1	57.5	48.6	-15.5
South Central Quebec	47.5	44.1	47.5	47.0	42.7	-9.1
Sherbrooke	47.5	45.6	58.5	57.4	50.6	-11.8
Montérégie	169.8	161.5	168.6	186.3	174.3	-6.5
Montreal	1,071.5	1,090.8	1,166.0	1,195.6	1,124.4	-6.0
Central Quebec	552.0	495.5	496.5	508.2	449.4	-11.6
North Western Quebec	171.0	160.5	159.5	164.2	146.7	-10.6
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	369.2	354.6	349.5	354.2	327.0	-7.7
Hull	70.2	67.4	74.9	81.2	76.5	-5.8
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	68.9	70.5	78.1	86.5	71.4	-17.5
Ontario
Ottawa	145.8	147.4	151.3	165.8	151.8	-8.4
Eastern Ontario	133.9	137.1	144.8	160.2	146.6	-8.5
Kingston	24.6	26.1	27.9	24.1	23.9	-0.7
Central Ontario	307.9	316.3	310.7	320.9	313.5	-2.3
Oshawa	86.5	89.9	89.9	93.6	91.1	-2.7
Toronto	1,178.7	1,218.5	1,215.2	1,230.7	1,148.5	-6.7
Hamilton	133.9	141.1	137.5	145.9	143.5	-1.7
St. Catharines	115.3	117.2	109.2	106.7	106.7	0.0
London	105.3	109.1	104.9	92.6	88.3	-4.6
Niagara	101.8	100.1	88.9	103.8	93.9	-9.5
Windsor	89.8	85.3	83.8	98.6	62.5	-36.5
Kitchener	103.2	111.9	108.9	104.5	101.6	-2.7
Huron	94.0	94.1	95.3	98.6	101.2	+2.7
South Central Ontario	93.6	90.6	82.8	86.7	84.1	-3.0
Sudbury	40.8	45.5	43.0	50.9	64.6	+26.9
Thunder Bay	29.3	31.4	33.9	36.0	33.4	-7.3
Northern Ontario	264.7	267.2	265.1	281.4	314.4	+11.7
Manitoba
Winnipeg	132.8	134.8	138.4	171.9	169.3	-1.5
Southern Manitoba	61.0	60.9	64.1	82.9	88.6	+6.9
Northern Manitoba	76.4	72.0	74.7	83.6	94.2	+12.7
Saskatchewan
Regina	27.3	28.7	31.3	43.8	52.3	+19.4
Saskatoon	44.5	43.4	52.1	82.1	109.4	+33.2
Southern Saskatchewan	55.6	52.6	60.3	87.9	115.4	+31.3
Northern Saskatchewan	99.9	100.6	102.6	147.5	173.7	+17.8
Alberta
Calgary	202.1	217.0	237.3	486.3	747.9	+53.8
Edmonton	198.3	227.7	260.7	489.2	730.6	+49.3
Northern Alberta	65.0	65.1	79.3	157.5	253.3	+60.8
Southern Alberta	160.9	160.8	169.6	366.9	542.9	+48.0
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	212.2	207.9	221.2	273.0	318.5	+16.7
Abbotsford	55.6	51.8	48.9	49.3	48.7	-1.2
Vancouver	446.9	449.4	435.8	436.5	391.0	-10.4
Victoria	64.5	57.1	57.4	64.6	56.4	-12.7
Southern Coastal British Columbia	164.7	158.4	161.5	193.8	173.2	-10.7
Northern British Columbia	167.9	142.5	156.8	201.8	229.2	+13.6
Territories
Yukon³	22.1	21.3	17.0	1.8	0.0	-100.0
Whitehorse³	n/a	n/a	2.6	9.2	10.8	+17.5
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)³	n/a	n/a	3.1	7.7	8.0	+3.7
Northwest Territories³	22.3	20.3	17.2	2.6	0.0	-100.0
Yellowknife³	n/a	n/a	0.7	3.8	4.3	+14.1
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)³	n/a	n/a	2.7	13.8	15.0	+8.2
Nunavut³	12.9	11.9	7.9	0.7	0.0	-100.0
Iqualuit³	n/a	n/a	0.2	0.7	1.3	+91.2
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)³	n/a	n/a	1.4	8.0	10.2	+26.6
Canada	10,450.5	10,367.6	10,602.0 ^r	12,122.2	12,670.1	+4.5

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with regular benefits.
²Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, amount paid in regular benefits include benefits under section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act for training purposes; prior years’ figures have been restated to reflect this. The previous reporting methodology for regular benefits excluded these benefits, even though they were included in the total of amount paid in Employment Insurance benefits shown in Annex 2.3.
³As of October 12, 2014, there is a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area. As a result of changes to EI economic region boundaries in October 2014, some claims established just prior to that month had claim amounts paid based on the claim length continuing into 2015 given the benefit entitlement duration the claimant received when their claim was first established. For some claims in the old EI regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, amounts continued to be paid based on the previous entitlements claimants were eligible for when their claim was first established. Amounts paid listed in this column for EI economic regions which are no longer in effect reflect the amount paid in benefits for claims established prior to October 12, 2014 that were subject to benefit entitlements based on previous region boundaries, unemployment rates and insurable hours for eligibility whose claims continue to be paid on that basis in the 2015/2016 fiscal period. All claims established after October 12, 2014 would be subject to benefit entitlements based on the new economic region boundaries, and these totals are reported for those new regions accordingly.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.9 Seasonal regular claimants

**Annex 2.9.1 – Seasonal regular claimants¹: New claims established²**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	32,450	32,100	30,720	32,470	17,130	-47.2
Prince Edward Island	9,390	8,750	8,580	8,590	8,430	-1.9
Nova Scotia	26,630	26,060	25,560	24,970	24,630	-1.4
New Brunswick	35,150	34,470	34,090	34,910	33,620	-3.7
Quebec	161,250	160,890	159,240	159,380	156,020	-2.1
Ontario	91,820	95,870	97,110	98,420	92,340	-6.2
Manitoba	10,670	10,520	10,820	11,090	9,970	-10.1
Saskatchewan	8,260	7,770	7,770	8,240	4,800	-41.7
Alberta	12,150	13,000	13,700	15,280	8,650	-43.4
British Columbia	31,160	32,100	31,370	31,500	24,410	-22.5
Yukon	640	550	520	560	420	-25.0
Northwest Territories	280	280	210	230	220	-4.3
Nunavut	80	50	30	50	40	-20.0
Gender
Men	259,690	262,030	261,810	266,130	232,770	-12.5
Women	160,240	160,380	157,910	159,560	147,910	-7.3
Age
24 years old and under	11,980	10,940	10,540	10,470	8,130	-22.3
25 to 44 years old	154,550	155,330	154,680	156,900	142,730	-9.0
45 to 54 years old	128,020	126,060	120,920	119,340	103,330	-13.4
55 years old and over	125,380	130,080	133,580	138,980	126,490	-9.0
Canada	419,930	422,410	419,720	425,690	380,680	-10.6

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

¹Seasonal regular claimants are individuals who established three or more regular or fishing claims in the five fiscal years preceding the reference year, of which at least two were established at the same time of year as their claim in the reference year. For the purposes of this annex, a 17-week window is used to determine whether a claim was established at the same time of year as their claim in the reference year. Specifically, a claim is considered to have been established at the same time of year if was established between eight weeks before and eight weeks after the week in which the reference year claim was established.
²In previous Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Reports, this annex dealt with all seasonal claimants, not only seasonal regular claimants. By definition, all those receiving fishing benefits were considered seasonal claimants, and their statistics were therefore included in this annex. For the 2016/2017 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, for consistency and simplicity, this annex deals only with seasonal regular claimants, and data on individuals receiving fishing benefits are shown separately in Annex 2.10.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.9.2 – Seasonal regular claimants¹: Average actual duration^{2, 3} (number of weeks)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017 ^p	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	27.2 ^r	26.9 ^r	26.6 ^r	26.7 ^r	34.3	+28.5
Prince Edward Island	25.0 ^r	23.8 ^r	23.1 ^r	23.5 ^r	23.8	+0.9
Nova Scotia	24.3 ^r	23.7 ^r	22.7 ^r	23.6 ^r	22.8	-3.5
New Brunswick	24.5 ^r	24.6 ^r	24.6	24.6 ^r	24.0	-2.3
Quebec	17.4 ^r	16.8 ^r	17.1	17.1	16.5	-3.7
Ontario	14.8	14.6	14.6 ^r	14.0 ^r	14.5	+4.1
Manitoba	14.9 ^r	14.7 ^r	13.8 ^r	15.2 ^r	16.0	+4.8
Saskatchewan	17.2 ^r	16.3 ^r	16.2 ^r	16.6 ^r	24.4	+47.2
Alberta	13.7 ^r	13.2 ^r	12.9 ^r	14.2 ^r	21.5	+51.5
British Columbia	16.2 ^r	15.8 ^r	15.0 ^r	15.0 ^r	17.1	+14.0
Yukon	22.6 ^r	22.4 ^r	21.3 ^r	19.9 ^r	19.1	-4.1
Northwest Territories	27.0 ^r	27.0 ^r	23.7 ^r	24.1 ^r	23.7	-1.6
Nunavut	29.0 ^r	27.8 ^r	37.3 ^r	26.7 ^r	38.0	+42.5
Gender
Men	19.4 ^r	19.0 ^r	18.9	19.0 ^r	19.5	+2.9
Women	17.5 ^r	16.8 ^r	16.3	16.1 ^r	17.1	+6.1
Age
24 years old and under	18.4	18.1 ^r	17.7 ^r	18.1 ^r	18.3	+1.0
25 to 44 years old	17.6	17.1 ^r	16.9	17.0	17.3	+1.8
45 to 54 years old	18.5	18.0 ^r	17.7	17.7	18.5	+4.5
55 years old and over	20.3	19.5 ^r	19.2 ^r	19.1 ^r	20.4	+6.8
Canada	18.7 ^r	18.1 ^r	17.9 ^r	17.9 ^r	18.6	+4.3

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

¹Seasonal regular claimants are individuals who established three or more regular claims in the five fiscal years preceding the reference year, of which at least two were established at the same time of year as their claim in the reference year. For the purposes of this annex, a 17-week window is used to determine whether a claim was established at the same time of year as their claim in the reference year. Specifically, a claim is considered to have been established at the same time of year if was established between eight weeks before and eight weeks after the week in which the reference year claim was established.
²In the past, data on the actual duration of regular benefits were estimated using claims established during the fiscal year. Starting with this year’s report, duration estimates are reported based on claims which were completed during the reporting period. Estimates for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary and will be revised, if required, in next year’s report. Previous year’s statistics have also been revised to reflect the change in methodology.
³Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
^pPreliminary.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.9.3 – Seasonal regular claimants¹: Average weekly benefit rate^{2, 3} ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	413	426	439	452	428	-5.3
Prince Edward Island	400	404	413	431	443	+2.8
Nova Scotia	402	411	427	433	440	+1.6
New Brunswick	404	417	426	440	453	+3.0
Quebec	420	436	447	457	466	+2.2
Ontario	425	443	456	466	478	+2.6
Manitoba	397	425	435	442	452	+2.3
Saskatchewan	418	441	451	465	457	-1.7
Alberta	446	468	478	488	485	-0.6
British Columbia	403	422	431	445	444	-0.2
Yukon	469	489	497	514	517	+0.6
Northwest Territories	463	498	513	517	515	-0.4
Nunavut	463	501	431	507	484	-4.5
Gender
Men	443	458	470	481	487	+1.2
Women	374	392	403	413	423	+2.4
Age
24 years old and under	428	444	462	478	479	+0.2
25 to 44 years old	434	451	464	475	484	+1.9
45 to 54 years old	415	431	443	454	462	+1.8
55 years old and over	396	412	423	432	437	+1.2
Canada	417	433	445	455	462	+1.5

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.9.4 – Seasonal regular claimants¹: Amount paid^{2, 3} ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	345.8	340.2	342.1	365.8	359.0	-1.8
Prince Edward Island	86.9	79.1	75.8	82.6	80.4	-2.7
Nova Scotia	236.9	230.3	222.4	238.1	230.3	-3.3
New Brunswick	324.2	322.5	330.4	352.2	343.6	-2.5
Quebec	1,040.9	1,043.2	1,082.2	1,126.7	1,041.2	-7.6
Ontario	499.3	547.9	572.0	606.0	585.9	-3.3
Manitoba	58.7	60.2	63.3	70.9	68.6	-3.2
Saskatchewan	54.7	53.1	53.5	63.9	59.9	-6.4
Alberta	68.2	73.7	78.4	99.9	111.7	11.8
British Columbia	178.1	180.4	188.9	191.4	188.5	-1.5
Yukon	6.5	5.4	6.0	4.8	4.7	-1.6
Northwest Territories	3.8	3.4	2.6	2.8	2.6	-8.9
Nunavut	1.2	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	66.5
Gender
Men	2,045.5	2,097.6	2,162.1	2,311.1	2,214.8	-4.2
Women	859.8	842.5	856.0	894.5	862.4	-3.6
Age
24 years old and under	89.2	82.9	80.4	87.3	76.4	-12.5
25 to 44 years old	1,047.3	1,058.4	1,089.1	1,157.1	1,108.0	-4.2
45 to 54 years old	870.1	862.6	859.2	884.9	826.8	-6.6
55 years old and over	898.7	936.3	989.3	1,076.3	1,066.0	-1.0
Canada	2,905.3	2,940.2	3,018.1	3,205.6	3,077.2	-4.0

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI regular benefits was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.10 Fishing benefits

**Annex 2.10.1 – Fishing benefits: New claims established**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Region
Newfoundland and Labrador	11,833	11,218	11,160	11,469	11,819	+3.1
Prince Edward Island	2,877	2,834	2,844	2,981	3,108	+4.3
Nova Scotia	5,436	5,225	5,185	5,327	5,448	+2.3
New Brunswick	2,795	2,751	2,791	2,977	3,066	+3.0
Quebec	1,457	1,409	1,390	1,409	1,425	+1.1
British Columbia	2,814	2,644	3,124	2,940	2,919	-0.7
Other provinces and territories	1,078	1,094	1,093	1,168	1,149	-1.6%
Gender
Men	23,222	22,372	22,590	23,121	23,502	+1.6
Women	5,068	4,803	4,997	5,150	5,432	+5.5
Age
24 years old and under	1,239	1,127	1,218	1,380	1,460	+5.8
25 to 44 years old	8,987	8,335	8,214	8,327	8,335	+0.1
45 to 54 years old	8,805	8,420	8,228	8,184	8,171	-0.2
55 years old and over	9,259	9,293	9,927	10,380	10,968	+5.7
Canada	28,290	27,175	27,587	28,271	28,934	+2.3

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of fishing benefits was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data, except for the amount paid which is based on a 10% sample.

**Annex 2.10.2 – Fishing benefits: Average actual duration¹ (number of weeks)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Region
Newfoundland and Labrador	20.7	20.9	20.7	20.7	21.2 ^p	+2.4
Prince Edward Island	19.5	19.8	20.3	19.7	19.7 ^p	0.0
Nova Scotia	19.6	19.9	19.9	19.8	20.0 ^p	+1.0
New Brunswick	19.6	19.9	19.8	19.4	19.8 ^p	+2.1
Quebec	18.9	19.9	19.5	18.6	20.0 ^p	+7.5
British Columbia	22.9	22.8	23.2	22.9	23.0 ^p	+0.4
Other provinces and territories	23.1	23.4	22.8	22.3	22.5 ^P	+0.9
Gender
Men	20.1	20.4	20.4	20.1	20.5 ^P	+2.0
Women	22.2	22.3	22.3	22.0	22.3 ^P	+1.4
Age
24 years old and under	19.9	20.3	20.2	20.3	20.3 ^P	0.0
25 to 44 years old	20.0	20.3	20.4	20.2	20.5 ^P	+1.5
45 to 54 years old	20.3	20.5	20.5	20.2	20.5 ^P	+1.5
55 years old and over	21.2	21.3	21.3	21.0	21.3 ^P	+1.4
Canada	20.5	20.7	20.7	20.5	20.8 ^p	+1.5

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of fishing benefits was paid.

¹In the past, data on the actual duration of fishing benefits were reported with a lag of one year after the period covered by the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report to ensure that data would pertain to claims that had ended. Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of fishing benefits are reported for the fiscal year covered by the Report in order to provide timely, relevant and consistent information. This change has been made possible by methodological improvements and the increased availability of historical data. However, data for the fiscal year covered by the Report are preliminary; data for 2016/2017 will be revised, if required, in the 2017/2018 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report. ^pPreliminary. ^rRevised.

**Annex 2.10.3 – Fishing benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/20176
Region
Newfoundland and Labrador	448	464	484	497	506	+1.7
Prince Edward Island	470	475	493	511	527	+3.2
Nova Scotia	463	474	498	506	519	+2.7
New Brunswick	473	486	499	511	519	+1.5
Quebec	475	489	504	513	525	+2.3
British Columbia	415	432	459	444	457	+2.9
Other provinces and territories	395	405	414	431	426	-1.7
Gender
Men	456	470	489	498	509	¸+2.2
Women	433	443	465	480	489	+1.9
Age
24 years old and under	430	449	464	475	481	+1.2
25 to 44 years old	453	467	484	494	503	+1.9
45 to 54 years old	458	471	490	500	511	+2.3
55 years old and over	448	461	484	493	504	+2.4
Canada	452	465	484	494	505	+2.1

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of fishing benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with fishing benefits.

**Annex 2.10.4 – Fishing benefits: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Region
Newfoundland and Labrador	101.3	100.1	98.6	108.1	111.4	+3.0
Prince Edward Island	23.3	22.6	24.1	26.2	28.4	+8.5
Nova Scotia	50.7	49.2	49.9	53.0	57.2	+8.0
New Brunswick	25.8	27.0	26.6	29.3	31.1	+6.2
Quebec	12.1	12.3	12.8	12.5	12.0	-4.1
British Columbia	28.9	25.4	31.7	31.3	29.9	-4.6
Other provinces and territories	10.7	11.3	12.0	11.8	12.9	+8.6
Gender
Men	209.4	205.0	210.9	223.9	229.5	+2.5
Women	43.4	43.0	44.7	48.4	53.4	+10.3
Age
24 years old and under	11.3	10.9	10.4	11.6	14.0	+21.5
25 to 44 years old	77.6	75.0	74.3	78.6	82.1	+4.5
45 to 54 years old	82.9	78.8	78.7	81.4	79.9	-1.8
55 years old and over	80.9	83.2	92.2	100.7	106.9	+6.1
Canada	252.8	247.9	255.6	272.3	282.9	+3.9

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of fishing benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with fishing benefits.

Annex 2.11 Special benefits

**Annex 2.11.1 – Special benefits¹: New claims established**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	11,120	11,650	11,940	12,490	12,080	-3.3
Prince Edward Island	5,010	5,930	6,340	6,610	6,850	+3.6
Nova Scotia	20,500	21,110	21,600	23,830	24,110	+1.2
New Brunswick	25,280	24,190	24,850	26,980	28,480	+5.6
Quebec	105,330	105,110	107,060	112,690	120,900	+7.3
Ontario	181,920	184,720	183,350	192,110	198,760	+3.5
Manitoba	19,300	19,570	18,910	20,230	19,100	-5.6
Saskatchewan	14,760	15,240	14,740	16,230	15,380	-5.2
Alberta	53,990	54,730	58,090	62,330	58,820	-5.6
British Columbia	70,880	71,440	75,040	75,380	77,130	+2.3
Yukon	740	590	670	740	710	-4.1
Northwest Territories	820	690	600	720	640	-11.1
Nunavut	390	380	350	470	420	-10.6
Gender
Men	167,900	170,840	177,350	188,700	195,280	+3.5
Women	342,140	344,510	346,190	362,110	368,100	+1.7
Age
24 years old and under	41,810	39,800	39,730	41,940	41,340	-1.4
25 to 44 years old	297,860	298,570	301,340	317,170	321,680	+1.4
45 to 54 years old	90,260	91,240	90,650	93,420	94,840	+1.5
55 years old and over	80,110	85,740	91,820	98,280	105,520	+7.4
Employment status
Employees	509,390	514,700	522,810	550,250	562,660	+2.3
Self-employed persons	650	650	730	560	720	+28.6
Canada	510,040	515,350	523,540	550,810	563,380	+2.3

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.

¹Includes maternity, parental, sickness, and compassionate care benefits. Excludes Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC) benefits due to incompatibility of administrative data sources.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.11.2 – Special benefits¹: Average weekly benefit rate² ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	393	401	408	422	436	+3.3
Prince Edward Island	384	387	397	407	424	+4.1
Nova Scotia	372	393	400	409	416	+1.7
New Brunswick	379	395	405	419	421	+0.6
Quebec	364	380	390	398	406	+1.8
Ontario	386	410	420	430	441	+2.5
Manitoba	373	397	413	424	432	+1.8
Saskatchewan	390	414	430	442	453	+2.5
Alberta	402	430	445	454	460	+1.4
British Columbia	375	403	411	422	434	+2.6
Yukon	436	452	463	475	494	+4.1
Northwest Territories	466	488	478	503	508	+1.1
Nunavut	470	474	458	472	482	+2.1
Gender
Men	410	433	444	454	462	+1.8
Women	366	388	398	408	416	+2.1
Age
24 years old and under	301	321	330	343	346	+0.9
25 to 44 years old	397	420	431	441	450	+2.0
45 to 54 years old	377	399	409	423	430	+1.8
55 years old and over	365	385	396	403	414	+2.7
Employment status
Employees	381	403	414	424	432	+2.0
Self-employed persons	293	326	315	329	337	+2.4
Canada	381	403	414	423	432	+2.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.

¹Includes maternity, parental, sickness, and compassionate care benefits. Excludes Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC) benefits due to incompatibility of administrative data sources.
²Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.11.3 – Special benefits¹: Amount paid² ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	92.2 ^r	93.5	98.0	101.3	106.6	+5.3
Prince Edward Island	31.8	32.9 ^r	39.7	39.5	41.2	+4.3
Nova Scotia	158.2	154.2^r	164.2^r	177.1^r	188.0	+6.2
New Brunswick	152.9	157.4^r	156.8	162.7	185.1	+13.8
Quebec	347.8^r	365.6^r	373.8^r	407.8^r	442.0	+8.4
Ontario	1,997.7^r	2,108.1^r	2,179.2^r	2,281.4^r	2,379.7	+4.3
Manitoba	184.4^r	206.0^r	212.6	224.6^r	224.4	-0.1
Saskatchewan	165.0^r	187.3^r	188.2	208.5^r	218.8	+5.0
Alberta	656.4	712.5^r	762.2	848.9^r	863.2	+1.7
British Columbia	673.1^r	705.3^r	751.2	779.7^r	817.8	+4.9
Yukon	9.7^r	8.1	7.7	7.3^r	8.5	+17.1
Northwest Territories	14.7^c	16.7^{c, r}	13.5^{c, r}	13.8^c	15.0^c	+8.7
Nunavut	14.7^c	16.7^{c, r}	13.5^{c, r}	13.8^c	15.0^c	+8.7
Missing data	0.0	1.2	0.5	0.1	0.1	-13.0
Gender
Men	757.2^r	803.2^r	834.1^r	909.2^r	1,1001.3	+10.1
Women	3,726.6^r	3,945.7^r	4,113.4^r	4,343.4^r	4,489.1	+3.4
Age
24 years old and under	330.9	334.8^r	339.6	357.1	348.5	-2.4
25 to 44 years old	3,487.6^r	3,694.8^r	3,854.9^r	4,076.6^r	4,240.3	+4.0
45 to 54 years old	360.9^r	378.9^r	383.0^r	405.4^r	438.5	+8.2
55 years old and over	304.5^r	340.3^r	370.0^r	413.5^r	463.2	+12.0
Employment status
Employees	4,478.1^r	4,740.7^r	4,939.8	5,244.7^r	5,482.7	+4.5
Self-employed persons	5.7	8.2	7.7	7.9^r	7.7	-1.8
Canada	4,483.8^r	4,748.9^r	4,947.5^r	5,252.5^r	5,490.4	+4.5

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.

¹Includes maternity, parental, sickness, compassionate care and Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC) benefits.
²Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data, except for data on compassionate care benefits and benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children, which are based on a 100% sample.

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**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s	4,290	4,440	4,590	4,440	4,570	+2.9
Newfoundland – Labrador	6,830	7,210	7,350	8,050	7,510	-6.7
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island²	5,010	5,930	3,310	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown²	n/a	n/a	760	1,830	2,130	+16.4
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)²	n/a	n/a	2,270	4,780	4,720	-1.3
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	5,680	6,470	6,800	7,290	7,600	+4.3
Western Nova Scotia	7,780	8,010	7,970	9,200	8,950	-2.7
Halifax	7,040	6,630	6,830	7,340	7,560	+3.0
New Brunswick
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	9,640	9,130	9,050	9,980	10,180	+2.0
Madawaska-Charlotte	4,010	3,870	4,000	4,120	4,130	+0.2
Restigouche- Albert	11,630	11,190	11,800	12,880	14,170	+10.0
Quebec
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine	3,690	3,150	3,530	3,480	3,980	+14.4
Québec	9,380	9,420	9,270	10,330	10,800	+4.5
Trois-Rivières	2,430	3,000	2,640	2,830	2,910	+2.8
South Central Quebec	3,040	2,840	2,690	2,700	2,990	+10.7
Sherbrooke	2,140	2,380	2,610	2,550	3,150	+23.5
Montérégie	7,670	7,120	7,350	8,420	8,650	+2.7
Montreal	33,510	33,090	33,100	35,590	38,450	+8.0
Central Quebec	19,720	20,490	21,040	21,830	24,180	+10.8
North Western Quebec	4,020	4,540	4,600	4,330	4,560	+5.3
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	13,000	12,250	12,770	12,930	13,600	+5.2
Hull	3,040	3,160	3,380	3,280	3,380	+3.0
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	3,690	3,670	4,080	4,420	4,250	-3.8
Ontario
Ottawa	13,460	13,960	13,270	13,860	14,310	+3.2
Eastern Ontario	7,450	7,380	7,520	8,250	8,210	-0.5
Kingston	2,220	2,210	2,120	2,110	2,130	+0.9
Central Ontario	16,960	18,140	16,790	18,820	18,920	+0.5
Oshawa	5,540	5,630	5,970	5,980	6,020	+0.7
Toronto	71,490	71,580	71,370	74,040	77,080	+4.1
Hamilton	9,600	9,800	10,300	10,620	11,100	+4.5
St. Catharines	5,950	6,260	5,530	6,410	6,470	+0.9
London	6,520	6,890	6,360	6,930	7,110	+2.6
Niagara	5,500	5,270	5,690	5,750	5,610	-2.4
Windsor	4,620	4,780	4,560	4,640	4,520	-2.6
Kitchener	7,040	7,640	7,430	7,280	7,900	+8.5
Huron	4,880	4,680	5,260	5,550	7,100	+27.9
South Central Ontario	7,210	6,680	6,880	7,370	7,800	+5.8
Sudbury	2,420	2,620	2,790	2,560	3,040	+18.8
Thunder Bay	1,650	2,180	2,100	1,950	1,980	+1.5
Northern Ontario	9,410	9,020	9,410	9,990	9,460	-5.3
Manitoba
Winnipeg	11,990	12,210	12,180	12,870	11,630	-9.6
Southern Manitoba	5,580	5,380	5,040	5,630	5,680	+0.9
Northern Manitoba	1,730	1,980	1,690	1,730	1,790	+3.5
Saskatchewan
Regina	3,470	3,490	3,570	3,890	3,910	+0.5
Saskatoon	4,040	4,440	4,120	4,500	4,450	-1.1
Southern Saskatchewan	4,020	3,790	4,010	4,150	3,830	-7.7
Northern Saskatchewan	3,230	3,520	3,040	3,690	3,190	-13.6
Alberta
Calgary	17,780	18,000	19,550	20,220	19,240	-4.8
Edmonton	18,530	18,830	19,690	21,670	20,310	-6.3
Northern Alberta	4,360	4,190	4,080	4,950	4,710	-4.8
Southern Alberta	13,320	13,710	14,770	15,490	14,560	-6.0
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	10,660	10,840	11,680	12,160	12,250	+0.7
Abbotsford	4,420	4,580	4,730	4,360	5,240	+20.2
Vancouver	34,350	34,840	36,700	36,830	36,380	-1.2
Victoria	5,350	5,020	5,390	5,190	5,510	+6.2
Southern Coastal British Columbia	10,050	9,470	10,110	10,480	11,570	+10.4
Northern British Columbia	6,050	6,690	6,430	6,360	6,180	-2.8
Territories
Yukon²	740	590	440	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse²	n/a	n/a	180	590	570	-3.4
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)²	n/a	n/a	50	150	140	-6.7
Northwest Territories²	820	690	380	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife²	n/a	n/a	120	390	370	-5.1
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)²	n/a	n/a	100	330	270	-18.2
Nunavut²	390	380	210	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqualuit²	n/a	n/a	60	170	110	-35.3
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)²	n/a	n/a	80	300	310	+3.3
Canada	510,040	515,350	523,540	550,810	563,380	+2.3

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.

¹Includes maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care benefits. Excludes Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC) benefits due to incompatibility of administrative data sources.
²As of October 12, 2014, there are a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.12.2 – Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)¹: Average weekly benefit rate² ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s	411	412	415	430	445	+3.5
Newfoundland – Labrador	382	395	403	417	430	+3.1
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island³	384	387	397	n/a	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown³	n/a	n/a	389	383	405	+5.7
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)³	n/a	n/a	399	416	432	+3.8
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	382	412	419	426	436	+2.2
Western Nova Scotia	369	372	381	391	395	+1.0
Halifax	365	400	401	414	421	+1.6
New Brunswick
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	364	386	403	415	414	-0.2
Madawaska-Charlotte	376	382	394	399	401	+0.7
Restigouche- Albert	392	407	410	428	433	+1.0
Quebec
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine	380	387	407	403	414	+2.8
Québec	349	379	385	397	408	+2.8
Trois-Rivières	373	367	382	385	389	+1.0
South Central Quebec	349	381	389	391	410	+4.8
Sherbrooke	340	374	390	381	400	+5.2
Montérégie	347	373	386	400	402	+0.4
Montreal	351	382	389	402	407	+1.3
Central Quebec	373	370	382	391	397	+1.6
North Western Quebec	381	379	388	392	401	+2.1
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	389	391	402	404	410	+1.6
Hull	375	412	409	412	433	+4.9
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	387	386	404	405	414	+2.2
Ontario
Ottawa	420	440	453	455	470	+3.2
Eastern Ontario	367	400	410	417	432	+3.4
Kingston	378	405	414	408	434	+6.5
Central Ontario	363	388	399	414	427	+3.1
Oshawa	415	418	435	440	449	+2.0
Toronto	389	417	426	438	446	+2.0
Hamilton	383	411	424	425	443	+4.4
St. Catharines	358	379	397	400	409	+2.2
London	373	405	422	421	432	+2.7
Niagara	396	390	404	428	431	+0.8
Windsor	398	396	418	430	419	-2.6
Kitchener	381	415	422	426	444	+4.1
Huron	387	399	394	412	422	+2.2
South Central Ontario	374	409	420	423	444	+4.8
Sudbury	376	409	407	432	437	+1.2
Thunder Bay	378	418	400	445	451	+1.4
Northern Ontario	389	405	406	420	431	+2.8
Manitoba
Winnipeg	376	399	416	427	437	+2.4
Southern Manitoba	360	390	407	412	419	+1.7
Northern Manitoba	390	404	409	445	439	-1.2
Saskatchewan
Regina	399	432	436	451	461	+2.3
Saskatoon	390	416	431	441	449	+1.8
Southern Saskatchewan	374	398	417	438	447	+2.1
Northern Saskatchewan	401	410	437	437	454	+3.8
Alberta
Calgary	405	437	449	459	465	+1.3
Edmonton	405	432	443	456	466	+2.2
Northern Alberta	439	447	464	472	484	+2.4
Southern Alberta	381	412	435	439	438	-0.1
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	362	400	403	422	430	+1.9
Abbotsford	344	356	374	378	394	+4.0
Vancouver	380	407	417	425	443	+4.3
Victoria	391	421	428	437	440	+0.8
Southern Coastal British Columbia	357	396	402	416	415	-0.2
Northern British Columbia	406	418	418	438	447	+2.1
Territories
Yukon³	436	452	465	n/a	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse³	n/a	n/a	453	474	496	+4.6
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)³	n/a	n/a	478	476	485	+1.7
Northwest Territories³	466	488	475	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife³	n/a	n/a	482	506	516	+2.0
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)³	n/a	n/a	485	499	497	-0.3
Nunavut³	470	474	450	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iqualuit³	n/a	n/a	499	528	530	+0.5
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)³	n/a	n/a	451	441	465	+5.5
Canada	381	403	414	423	432	+2.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.

¹Includes maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care benefit. Excludes Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC) benefits due to incompatibility of administrative data sources.
²Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.
³As of October 12, 2014, there are a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.12.3 – Special benefits (by Employment Insurance economic region)¹: Amount paid² ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015 ³	2015/2016 ³	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s	44.8	45.4	44.6	43.3	47.2	+9.0
Newfoundland – Labrador	47.3	48.0	53.1	57.7	59.2	+2.7
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island³	31.8	32.9	33.4	4.3	n/a	n/a
Charlottetown³	n/a	n/a	2.3	12.1	16.4	+36.1
Prince Edward Island (excluding Charlottetown)³	n/a	n/a	3.9	22.9	24.7	+7.9
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	32.9	35.7	37.9	43.6	47.2	+8.3
Western Nova Scotia	57.7	53.3	56.6	58.7	66.2	+12.7
Halifax	67.7	65.0	69.4	74.4	74.5	+0.2
New Brunswick
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	72.8	78.3	77.9	79.7	91.7	+15.0
Madawaska-Charlotte	24.0	23.2	23.6	23.2	24.1	+3.7
Restigouche-Albert	56.2	55.7	54.9	59.2	68.9	+16.4
Quebec
Gaspésie-Île-de-la Madeleine	11.4	11.7	11.7	12.4	14.5	+16.7
Québec	29.4	32.9	30.4	36.8	38.8	+5.7
Trois-Rivières	7.6	9.4	8.0	8.9	9.5	+6.4
South Central Quebec	10.0	8.9	9.9	9.9	10.4	+5.9
Sherbrooke	6.5	8.2	8.4	9.0	11.1	+23.2
Montérégie	26.3	25.6	26.2	31.4	32.5	+3.4
Montreal	115.3	117.2	120.0	133.3	146.7	+10.0
Central Quebec	68.4	68.5	71.7	75.6	82.1	+8.5
North Western Quebec	14.0	17.2	16.7	15.9	17.4	+9.2
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore	41.6	42.5	40.8	42.6	45.4	+6.5
Hull	12.2	12.6	14.8	13.8	15.4	+11.4
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	12.2	11.5	12.6	14.5	14.2	-1.7
Ontario
Ottawa	168.0	174.8	182.1	187.2	190.0	+1.5
Eastern Ontario	67.5	70.2	72.3	78.0	82.4	+5.6
Kingston	23.1	22.2	23.4	21.9	24.2	+10.5
Central Ontario	149.2	168.5	175.7	181.9	191.5	+5.3
Oshawa	65.9	68.9	72.7	73.7	76.4	+3.6
Toronto	876.5	926.7	944.5	990.5	1,028.4	+3.8
Hamilton	102.9	110.4	120.8	129.6	132.2	+2.0
St. Catharines	49.3	54.6	54.8	56.0	62.0	+10.7
London	69.9	72.7	74.0	81.6	81.1	-0.6
Niagara	54.0	57.9	53.1	62.7	60.7	-3.2
Windsor	45.7	48.3	45.8	48.7	45.6	-6.5
Kitchener	74.9	83.9	93.0	90.1	97.2	+7.8
Huron	49.5	39.6	47.0	49.1	60.6	+23.4
South Central Ontario	77.6	78.8	82.1	82.7	93.0	+12.5
Sudbury	21.2	22.8	26.1	24.5	29.5	+20.6
Thunder Bay	16.1	17.0	20.6	20.0	22.0	+10.1
Northern Ontario	80.3	85.9	82.9	92.8	90.5	-2.5
Manitoba
Winnipeg	113.5	135.7	133.3	147.1	141.3	-4.0
Southern Manitoba	54.4	51.0	57.4	57.9	61.5	+6.2
Northern Manitoba	16.4	19.0	21.3	18.9	20.6	+9.0
Saskatchewan
Regina	40.9	42.4	45.4	49.8	54.3	+9.1
Saskatoon	45.6	56.1	57.5	60.6	66.5	+9.7
Southern Saskatchewan	42.6	46.4	45.8	53.8	54.2	+0.7
Northern Saskatchewan	36.0	42.3	39.0	43.3	42.4	-2.0
Alberta
Calgary	230.0	256.4	272.5	294.0	301.6	+2.6
Edmonton	217.9	238.9	254.5	284.5	297.3	+4.5
Northern Alberta	59.3	57.4	59.8	67.6	69.5	+2.8
Southern Alberta	149.2	159.0	172.5	198.9	191.4	-3.8
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	85.8	94.4	100.4	111.0	120.4	+8.5
Abbotsford	36.3	34.4	37.4	38.8	43.8	+12.9
Vancouver	361.1	378.6	406.3	418.7	430.5	+2.8
Victoria	54.2	54.3	56.4	57.7	61.4	+6.4
Southern Coastal British Columbia	76.4	82.7	86.5	92.4	95.8	+3.7
Northern British Columbia	59.1	60.2	61.9	58.4	63.1	+8.0
Territories
Yukon (until October 11, 2014)³	9.6	8.1	7.0	0.9	n/a	n/a
Whitehorse (starting October 12, 2014)³	n/a	n/a	0.6	5.1	7.6	+50.3
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse)³	n/a	n/a	0.1	1.3	0.9	-26.7
Northwest Territories³	10.1	10.7	7.6	1.0	n/a	n/a
Yellowknife³	n/a	n/a	0.5	3.9	5.7	+49.0
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife)³	n/a	n/a	0.4	3.1	4.3	+37.3
Nunavut³	4.6	6.0	4.4	0.5	n/a	n/a
Iqaluit³	n/a	n/a	0.3	1.8	1.5	-15.8
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit)³	n/a	n/a	0.2	3.4	3.5	+3.0
Canada	4,484.5	4,741.0	4,928.7	5,228.8	5,464.6	+4.5

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI special benefits was paid.

¹Includes maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care benefits. Excludes Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC) benefits due to incompatibility of administrative data sources. Therefore, total amount paid in EI special benefits do not match those in annex 2.11.3.
²Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with special benefits.
³As of October 12, 2014, there are a total of 62 Employment Insurance (EI) economic regions, instead of 58 regions. The EI economic regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were each divided into two EI economic regions, one consisting of the capital area and the remaining consisting of the non-capital area. As a result of changes to EI economic region boundaries in October 2014, some claims established just prior to that month had claim amounts paid based on the claim length continuing into 2015 given the benefit entitlement duration the claimant received when their claim was first established. For some claims in the old EI regions of Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, amounts continued to be paid based on the previous entitlements claimants were eligible for when their claim was first established. Amounts paid listed in this column for EI economic regions which are no longer in effect reflect the amount paid in benefits for claims established prior to October 12, 2014 that were subject to benefit entitlements based on previous region boundaries, unemployment rates and insurable hours for eligibility whose claims continue to be paid on that basis in the 2015/2016 fiscal period. All claims established after October 12, 2014 would be subject to benefit entitlements based on the new economic region boundaries, and these totals are reported for those new regions accordingly.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

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

	(#) 2015	(%) 2015	(#) 2015	(%) 2015	(#) 2015	(%) 2015	(#) 2015	(%) 2015
	Distribution of firms		Distribution of the firm’s workforce¹		EI regular claimant distribution²		EI special claimant distribution²
Industry
Goods-producing industries	266,859	21.8	3,726,953	19.7	694,998	39.5	150,192	19.5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	52,668	4.3	316,644	1.7	65,438	3.7	15,305	2.0
Mining, and oil and gas extraction	9,872	0.8	244,999	1.3	43,726	2.5	7,863	1.0
Utilities	853	0.1	117,852	0.6	6,016	0.3	2,692	0.3
Construction	153,232	12.5	1,305,710	6.9	377,840	21.5	54,563	7.1
Manufacturing	50,234	4.1	1,741,748	9.2	201,978	11.5	69,769	9.1
Service-producing industries	873,093	71.3	14,952,329	79.2	1,026,876	58.4	607,044	78.9
Wholesale trade	48,990	4.0	867,041	4.6	64,880	3.7	28,633	3.7
Retail trade	106,327	8.7	2,147,836	11.4	107,508	6.1	83,096	10.8
Transportation and warehousing	71,417	5.8	796,599	4.2	77,366	4.4	31,309	4.1
Finance and insurance	33,289	2.7	757,163	4.0	21,456	1.2	26,997	3.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	53,759	4.4	342,024	1.8	26,406	1.5	12,664	1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services	154,695	12.6	1,037,121	5.5	76,293	4.3	31,985	4.2
Business, building and other support services³	60,269	4.9	1,263,576	6.7	135,441	7.7	54,371	7.1
Educational services	13,792	1.1	1,362,011	7.2	166,487	9.5	49,340	6.4
Health care and social assistance	104,789	8.6	1,597,529	8.5	66,983	3.8	99,370	12.9
Information, culture and recreation⁴	31,978	2.6	674,961	3.6	53,998	3.1	19,252	2.5
Accommodation and food services	76,545	6.3	1,456,314	7.7	85,721	4.9	56,640	7.4
Other services (except public administration)	111,690	9.1	740,207	3.9	57,890	3.3	31,307	4.1
Public administration	5,553	0.5	1,909,947	10.1	86,447	4.9	82,080	10.7
Unclassified	84,688	6.9	191,453	1.0	35,728	2.0	12,017	1.6
Canada	1,224,640	100.0	18,870,735	100.0	1,757,602	100.0	769,253	100.0

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.

¹The number of workers in a firm is the number of individuals paid employment income by that firm, as indicated on a T4 form. The number of workers is adjusted so that each individual in the labour force is only counted once and individuals who work for more than one firm are taken into account. For example, if an employee earned $25,000 in firm 1 and $25,000 in firm 2, then he or she was recorded as 0.5 employees at the first firm and 0.5 employees at the second firm.
²These columns are based on the number of people receiving EI regular and/or special benefits in 2015.
³This industry category comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁴This industry category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, EI administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI data; CRA administrative data. CRA data are based on a 100% sample.

Annex 2.14 Maternity benefits

**Annex 2.14.1 – Maternity benefits¹: New claims established**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,840	2,940	2,730	2,970	2,750	-7.4
Prince Edward Island	920	990	1,060	1,050	1,030	-1.9
Nova Scotia	5,130	4,840	5,430	5,680	5,000	-12.0
New Brunswick	4,680	4,280	4,230	4,410	4,130	-6.3
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	84,900	84,110	82,350	84,190	83,770	-0.5
Manitoba	8,460	8,910	8,090	8,870	8,150	-8.1
Saskatchewan	7,710	7,820	7,780	8,330	7,760	-6.8
Alberta	29,260	29,280	31,070	31,860	30,580	-4.0
British Columbia	25,910	25,650	25,690	26,300	26,340	+0.2
Yukon	360	220	250	290	280	-3.4
Northwest Territories	350	370	260	360	320	-11.1
Nunavut	160	230	140	200	220	+10.0
Age
24 years old and under	18,440	17,650	17,520	16,990	15,470	-8.9
25 to 29 years old	52,110	49,730	49,300	49,060	47,800	-2.6
30 to 34 years old	63,620	64,730	66,320	70,100	68,500	-2.3
35 to 39 years old	30,870	31,450	30,270	32,470	32,420	-0.2
40 years old and over	5,640	6,080	5,670	5,890	6,140	+4.2
Canada	170,680	169,640	169,080	174,510	170,330	-2.4

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI maternity benefits was paid.

¹Figures also include maternity benefits for self-employed individuals.
²Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.14.2 – Maternity benefits: Average actual duration¹ (number of weeks)**
	2012/2013^r	2013/2014^r	2014/2015^r	2015/2016^r	2016/2017^P	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	14.4	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.3	+1.9
Prince Edward Island	14.8	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.6	+3.3
Nova Scotia	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.6	+0.6
New Brunswick	14.6	14.5	14.6	14.7	14.6	-0.4
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.6	14.6	-0.1
Manitoba	14.6	14.6	14.8	14.6	14.7	+0.2
Saskatchewan	14.7	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.7	+0.1
Alberta	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	-0.2
British Columbia	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.6	-0.3
Yukon	15.0	14.5	14.4	14.5	14.4	-0.6
Northwest Territories	14.9	14.8	14.6	14.8	14.2	-4.3
Nunavut	13.9	15.0	14.8	14.0	14.5	+3.6
Age
24 years old and under	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.6	-0.3
25 to 29 years old	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.6	-0.3
30 to 34 years old	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	+0.1
35 to 39 years old	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	-0.2
40 years old and over	14.6	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.5	+0.2
Canada	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	-0.1

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI maternity benefits was paid.

¹In the 2015/2016 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of maternity benefits were estimated using claims established in the first half of the fiscal year. Starting with this year’s report, duration estimates are reported based on claims which were completed during the reporting period. Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year. Estimates for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary and will be revised, if required, in next year’s report. Previous year’s statistics have also been revised to reflect the change in methodology.
²Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
^pPreliminary.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.14.3 – Maternity benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	412	418	430	424	450	+6.2
Prince Edward Island	392	387	421	432	436	+0.8
Nova Scotia	370	396	394	409	411	+0.5
New Brunswick	373	393	403	414	424	+2.2
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	397	420	429	439	448	+1.8
Manitoba	371	388	407	416	432	+3.7
Saskatchewan	391	409	427	439	455	+3.8
Alberta	400	426	441	449	462	+2.9
British Columbia	383	409	421	428	437	+2.1
Yukon	430	457	438	474	493	+4.0
Northwest Territories	468	489	492	495	499	+0.8
Nunavut	457	472	434	453	480	+5.9
Age
24 years old and under	284	304	315	325	326	+0.4
25 to 29 years old	377	401	411	419	430	+2.5
30 to 34 years old	418	439	451	459	469	+2.3
35 to 39 years old	427	448	460	468	476	+1.6
40 years old and over	426	448	459	462	475	+2.9
Canada	393	416	427	436	447	+2.3

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI maternity benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with maternity benefits.
²Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own maternity benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.14.4 – Maternity benefits: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	16.9	17.4	17.6	17.7	18.5	+4.1
Prince Edward Island	5.1	5.2	6.9	6.5	6.2	-3.6
Nova Scotia	30.2	26.8	32.1	33.1	32.0	-3.6
New Brunswick	25.1	25.9	25.6	25.6	27.9	+9.0
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	492.8	514.4	522.4	542.5	556.9	+2.6
Manitoba	44.9	50.4	49.5	53.1	51.5	-3.1
Saskatchewan	43.5	46.8	48.2	52.3	53.0	+1.3
Alberta	170.1	182.2	198.1	209.5	212.9	+1.6
British Columbia	147.1	154.0	159.7	165.2	172.6	+4.5
Yukon	2.5	1.8	1.5	1.9	2.0	+7.2
Northwest Territories	2.3	2.8	2.0	2.1	2.5	+19.3
Nunavut	1.3	1.7	0.8	1.3	1.3	+3.0
Age
24 years old and under	79.5	80.8	80.3	81.9	77,4	-5.5
25 to 29 years old	Data not available	296.1	297.2	302.6	308.1	+1.8
30 to 34 years old	Data not available	410.0	440.9	466.0	480.6	+3.1
35 to 39 years old	Data not available	203.5	207.4	219.7	229.3	+4.4
40 years old and over	Data not available	39.0	38.6	40.6	41.9	+3.1
Canada	981.9	1,029.5	1,064.3	1,110.9	1,137.3	+2.4

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI maternity benefits was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.15 Parental benefits (biological and adoptive)

**Annex 2.15.1 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive): New claims established**
Province/Territory
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,920	3,030	2,820	2,960	2,930	-1.0
Prince Edward Island	940	1,170	1,150	1,140	1,130	-0.9
Nova Scotia	6,040	5,580	6,110	6,470	5,970	-7.7
New Brunswick	5,270	4,810	4,720	4,940	4,580	-7.3
Quebec¹	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	97,300	96,630	94,920	96,390	98,370	+2.1
Manitoba	9,650	9,950	9,380	9,970	9,440	-5.3
Saskatchewan	8,470	8,750	8,470	9,140	8,720	-4.6
Alberta	31,540	31,520	33,640	34,830	33,480	-3.9
British Columbia	29,210	28,660	29,210	29,670	30,340	+2.3
Yukon	390	290	340	340	330	-2.9
Northwest Territories	460	460	350	480	390	-18.8
Nunavut	280	270	210	330	280	-15.2
Gender
Men	26,390	25,480	26,540	26,690	29,490	+10.5
Women	166,080	165,640	164,780	169,970	166,470	-2.1
Age
24 years old and under	18,430	17,610	17,500	17,030	15,840	-7.0
25 to 29 years old	55,160	52,890	52,010	51,830	51,080	-1.4
30 to 34 years old	70,860	72,410	74,080	77,880	77,230	-0.8
35 to 39 years old	37,770	38,000	36,980	39,010	40,360	+3.5
40 years old and over	10,250	10,210	10,750	10,910	11,450	+4.9
Canada	192,470	191,120	191,320	196,660	195,960	-0.4

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid. Parental benefits that are shared between two parents are considered as two separate claims.

¹Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.15.2 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive): Average actual duration¹ (number of weeks)**
Province/Territory
	2012/2013^r	2013/2014^r	2014/2015^r	2015/2016^r	2016/2017^P	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	30.3	30.0	30.6	30.9	29.9	-3.3
Prince Edward Island	29.4	29.6	30.7	30.2	29.9	-1.2
Nova Scotia	29.3	29.3	29.4	28.7	29.4	+2.4
New Brunswick	28.9	29.6	30.2	29.8	29.6	-0.8
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	30.2	30.1	30.2	30.3	30.0	-0.9
Manitoba	29.8	30.4	30.5	30.5	30.3	-0.8
Saskatchewan	31.1	31.2	31.2	31.3	30.8	-1.4
Alberta	31.1	31.3	31.4	31.0	30.8	-0.6
British Columbia	30.6	30.5	30.5	30.5	30.0	-1.5
Yukon	29.3	31.7	25.9	28.1	26.5	-6.0
Northwest Territories	25.7	24.9	26.5	25.7	27.8	+8.5
Nunavut	25.6	28.0	28.6	24.0	27.4	+14.0
Gender
Men	17.2	17.3	16.5	16.6	16.0	-3.6
Women	32.4	32.4	32.6	32.6	32.6	0.0
Age
24 years old and under	31.3	31.7	31.8	31.6	31.4	-0.6
25 to 29 years old	31.1	31.2	31.2	31.4	31.2	-0.6
30 to 34 years old	30.5	30.4	30.6	30.5	30.3	-0.8
35 to 39 years old	29.1	29.3	29.4	29.4	29.2	-0.8
40 years old and over	26.4	26.9	26.2	26.0	25.4	-2.1
Canada	30.3	30.3	30.4	30.4	30.1	-0.9

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid. Parental benefits that are shared between two parents are considered as two separate claims.

¹In the 2015/2016 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of parental benefits were estimated using claims established in the first half of the fiscal year. Starting with this year’s report, duration estimates are reported based on claims which were completed during the reporting period. Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year. Estimates for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary and will be revised, if required, in next year’s report. Previous year’s statistics have also been revised to reflect the change in methodology.
²Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
^pPreliminary.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.15.3 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive): Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
Province/Territory
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	419^r	429^r	433	441^r	460	+4.4
Prince Edward Island	405^r	402^r	428	438	440	+0.3
Nova Scotia	388^r	413^r	411^r	427^r	432	+1.1
New Brunswick	388	406^r	418^r	425^r	434	+2.3
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	406	429	438	448	458	+2.2
Manitoba	382^r	401^r	419^r	427^r	444	+3.9
Saskatchewan	402^r	419^r	433	448	463	+3.4
Alberta	408^r	434	448	457^r	468	+2.6
British Columbia	395^r	420^r	434	440^r	450	+2.3
Yukon	444	460	469^r	483	498	+3.1
Northwest Territories	471	490	498	503	513	+2.0
Nunavut	468	470	451^r	464^r	491	+5.6
Gender
Men	443	467	480	491	503	+2.5
Women	396^r	419^r	430^r	439^r	449	+2.2
Age
24 years old and under	295^r	315^r	327^r	336^r	336	-0.1
25 to 29 years old	384	408	417	426	438	+2.8
30 to 34 years old	424	446	457	465	476	+2.3
35 to 39 years old	434	453	468	475	484	+1.9
40 years old and over	435	459	466	477	489	+2.5
Canada	403 ^r	426 ^r	437 ^r	446	457	+2.4

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with parental benefits.
²Since January 2006, Quebec has administered its own parental benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.15.4 – Parental benefits (biological and adoptive): Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
Province/Territory
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	38.8	38.1	41.3	39.9	42.0	+5.3
Prince Edward Island	13.1	11.9	15.7	15.4	14.4	-6.8
Nova Scotia	72.9	67.0	72.4	77.0	79.4	+3.0
New Brunswick	60.1	61.0	59.0	61.8	62.5	+1.2
Quebec²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ontario	1,167.9	1,216.3	1,258.4	1,297.7	1,328.0	+2.3
Manitoba	101.4	116.9	120.3	125.0	126.1	+0.9
Saskatchewan	96.5	111.5	110.3	121.1	127.8	+5.5
Alberta	386.3	420.3	446.7	497.7	501.7	+0.8
British Columbia	347.9	363.8	382.3	395.9	409.5	+3.4
Yukon	5.6	4.8	4.9	3.4	4.2	+22.3
Northwest Territories	6.0	6.4	5.3	4.6	6.6	+43.3
Nunavut	2.9	3.6	3.4	3.9	2.8	-29.0
Gender
Men	200.2	195.9	205.1	213.5	233.7	+9.5
Women	2,099.1	2,225.7	2,314.9	2,430.0	2,471.4	+1.7
Age
24 years old and under	182.1	179.6	183.0	191.9	177.8	-7.3
25 to 29 years old	Data not available	675.9	683.1	705.8	707.4	+0.2
30 to 34 years old	Data not available	955.8	1,010.3	1,080.1	1,116.0	+3.3
35 to 39 years old	Data not available	488.5	514.1	530.6	565.6	+6.6
40 years old and over	Data not available	121.9	129.5	135.1	138.3	+2.3
Canada	2,299.3	2,421.6	2,520.1	2,643.5	2,705.1	+2.3

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI parental benefits was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.16 Sickness benefits

**Annex 2.16.1 – Sickness benefits: New claims established**
Province/Territory
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	8,880	9,460	9,930	10,170	10,140	-0.3
Prince Edward Island	4,300	5,050	5,520	5,780	6,000	+3.8
Nova Scotia	15,310	16,530	16,570	18,500	19,070	+3.1
New Brunswick	21,050	20,440	21,080	22,800	24,830	+8.9
Quebec	103,930	104,120	105,880	111,420	119,210	+7.0
Ontario	89,260	92,650	93,470	99,060	105,010	+6.0
Manitoba	10,220	9,960	9,990	10,590	9,970	-5.9
Saskatchewan	6,810	7,070	6,910	7,640	7,060	-7.6
Alberta	23,980	24,680	25,430	29,240	26,520	-9.3
British Columbia	45,120	46,210	49,580	49,490	50,170	+1.4
Yukon	390	300	330	430	420	-2.3
Northwest Territories	390	220	250	250	200	-20.0
Nunavut	110	110	130	110	100	-9.1
Gender
Men	140,380	144,300	149,630	160,580	163,870	+2.0
Women	189,370	192,500	195,440	204,900	214,830	+4.8
Age
24 years old and under	26,160	25,360	25,410	27,730	28,710	+3.5
25 to 34 years old	70,040	70,380	72,060	77,030	80,220	+4.1
35 to 44 years old	67,910	68,700	69,800	74,860	76,310	+1.9
45 to 54 years old	86,700	88,030	87,430	89,420	90,600	+1.3
55 to 64 years old	67,530	71,460	76,270	80,310	84,940	+5.8
65 years old and over	11,410	12,870	14,100	16,130	17,920	+11.1
Canada	329,750	336,800	345,070	365,480	378,700	+3.6

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.16.2 – Sickness benefits: Average actual duration¹ (number of weeks)**
Province/Territory
	2012/2013^r	2013/2014^r	2014/2015^r	2015/2016^r	2016/2017^P	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	9.7	10.1	9.9	9.6	9.7	+1.4
Prince Edward Island	7.9	8.1	7.9	7.8	7.8	-0.2
Nova Scotia	9.2	9.4	9.5	9.0	9.3	+2.4
New Brunswick	8.4	8.4	8.5	8.3	8.5	+2.4
Quebec	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	+0.2
Ontario	10.3	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	+0.1
Manitoba	10.2	10.1	10.5	10.2	10.5	+3.0
Saskatchewan	10.0	10.3	10.1	10.4	10.8	+3.9
Alberta	10.5	10.7	10.8	10.7	10.8	+0.7
British Columbia	10.4	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.6	-1.0
Yukon	9.4	10.0	9.1	10.0	8.8	-11.3
Northwest Territories	9.8	10.3	10.5	9.9	9.9	+0.6
Nunavut	10.5	10.2	11.2	13.3	10.1	-24.1
Gender
Men	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	+0.2
Women	9.9	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	+0.6
Age
24 years old and under	8.7	8.8	9.0	8.8	8.9	+1.3
25 to 34 years old	9.0	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	-0.3
35 to 44 years old	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.8	+0.6
45 to 54 years old	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.1	+0.8
55 to 64 years old	10.2	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	+0.4
65 years old and over	10.7	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.8	-1.1
Canada	9.7	9.8	9.9	9.8	9.8	+0.4

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.

¹In the 2015/2016 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of sickness benefits were estimated using claims established in the first half of the fiscal year. Starting with this year’s report, duration estimates are reported based on claims which were completed during the reporting period. Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year. Estimates for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary and will be revised, if required, in next year’s report. Previous year’s statistics have also been revised to reflect the change in methodology.
^pPreliminary.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.16.3 – Sickness benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
Province/Territory
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	385	390	399	415	429	+3.2
Prince Edward Island	378	382	389	400	418	+4.4
Nova Scotia	362	383	391	400	408	+1.9
New Brunswick	374	390	400	416	417	+0.4
Quebec	364	380	390	398	405	+1.7
Ontario	359	386	397	408	420	+3.0
Manitoba	361	392	405	419	417	-0.4
Saskatchewan	373	401	417	428	438	+2.2
Alberta	389	420	436	448	446	-0.3
British Columbia	358	389	394	408	419	+2.5
Yukon	425	444	453	470	490	+4.3
Northwest Territories	461	483	449	502	517	+3.1
Nunavut	475	500	467	455	430	-5.5
Gender
Men	404	427	438	448	455	+1.5
Women	336	359	368	379	388	+2.3
Age
24 years old and under	303	323	331	346	351	+1.3
25 to 34 years old	364	388	398	410	417	+1.7
35 to 44 years old	377	404	415	426	433	+1.6
45 to 54 years old	375	397	407	421	428	+1.6
55 to 64 years old	369	390	400	407	418	+2.7
65 years old and over	341	358	368	381	391	+2.4
Canada	365	388	398	409	417	+1.8

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with sickness benefits.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.16.4 – Sickness benefits: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	36.3	37.8	38.7	43.0	45.1	+4.8
Prince Edward Island	13.5	15.7	17.0	17.3	20.2	+16.2
Nova Scotia	54.8	59.9	58.9	65.8	74.0	+12.4
New Brunswick	67.5	70.1	71.6	74.3	92.7	+24.8
Quebec	346.0	362.4	367.9	400.0	428.8	+7.2
Ontario	331.8	368.9	386.1	424.3	461.8	+8.8
Manitoba	37.7	38.0	41.6	44.9	43.7	-2.7
Saskatchewan	24.7	28.3	28.9	33.6	35.4	+5.3
Alberta	98.8	107.5	113.0	136.1	138.2	+1.6
British Columbia	176.1	184.6	204.7	212.9	223.9	+5.2
Yukon	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.8	2.1	+14.2
Northwest Territories	1.8	1.4	1.1	1.3	0.9	-29.6
Nunavut	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.7	+33.1
Gender
Men	553.4	601.5	621.1	684.5	745.5	+8.9
Women	637.6	675.3	710.6	771.5	821.9	+6.5
Age
24 years old and under	69.2	73.9	75.2	81.9	91.5	+11.7
25 to 34 years old	Data not available	245.2	256.4	283.9	307.8	+8.4
35 to 44 years old	Data not available	268.1	278.2	308.2	327.3	+6.2
45 to 54 years old	335.2	353.4	357.4	375.7	396.9	+5.6
55 to 64 years old	Data not available	285.9	308.5	341.5	370.0	+8.3
65 years old and over	Data not available	50.4	55.9	64.8	74.0	+14.2
Canada	1,191.0	1,276.8	1,331.7	1,456.0	1,567.4	+7.7

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with sickness benefits.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.17 Sickness benefits (by industry)

**Annex 2.17.1 – Sickness benefits (by industry): Employment (totals in thousands)**
	2012/2013 Employment (000s)	Share (%)	2016/2017 Employment (000s)	Share (%)
Goods-producing industries	3,892.7	22.2	3,823.1	21.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction	674.4	3.8	610.3	3.4
Utilities	133.1	0.8	137.0	0.8
Construction	1,334.2	7.6	1,389.9	7.7
Manufacturing	1,751.0	10.0	1,685.9	9.3
Service-producing industries	13,629.0	77.8	14,330.2	78.9
Wholesale and retail trade	2,671.2	15.2	2,756.2	15.2
Transportation and warehousing	865.6	4.9	913.1	5.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing	1,066.1	6.1	1,141.4	6.3
Professional, scientific and technical services	1,269.2	7.2	1,398.8	7.7
Business, building and other support services¹	712.2	4.1	767.0	4.2
Educational services	1,218.9	7.0	1,274.8	7.0
Health care and social assistance	2,158.3	12.3	2,346.7	12.9
Information, culture and recreation²	758.3	4.3	788.6	4.3
Accommodation and food services	1,174.0	6.7	1,218.5	6.7
Other services (except public administration)	803.0	4.6	781.7	4.3
Public administration	932.2	5.3	943.4	5.2
Canada	17,521.6	100.0	18,153.4	100.0

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.

¹This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
²This industry sector comprises industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, CANSIM Table 282-0007.

**Annex 2.17.2 – Sickness benefits (by industry): Number of claims (totals in thousands)**
	2012/2013 New claims (000s)	Share (%)	2016/2017 New claims (000s)	Share (%)
Goods-producing industries	85.1	25.8	96.9	25.6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction	15.1	4.6	17.2	4.5
Utilities	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1
Construction	31.1	9.4	35.5	9.4
Manufacturing	38.6	11.7	43.9	11.6
Service-producing industries	230.4	69.9	262.4	69.3
Wholesale and retail trade	53.6	16.2	59.3	15.7
Transportation and warehousing	16.4	5.0	20.1	5.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing	9.8	3.0	11.9	3.2
Professional, scientific and technical services	9.5	2.9	9.8	2.6
Business, building and other support services¹	25.5	7.7	29.2	7.7
Educational services	9.4	2.9	10.9	2.9
Health care and social assistance	42.4	12.9	44.9	11.8
Information, culture and recreation²	6.8	2.1	7.5	2.0
Accommodation and food services	25.6	7.8	27.7	7.3
Other services (except public administration)	13.6	4.1	16.2	4.3
Public administration	18.0	5.5	25.1	6.6
Unclassified	14.2	4.3	19.4	5.1
Canada	329.8	100.0	378.7	100.0

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.17.3 – Sickness benefits (by industry): Amount paid ($ million)**
	2012/2013 Amount paid	Share (%)	2016/2017 Amount paid	Share (%)
Goods-producing industries	333.6	28.0	435.0	27.8
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction	53.4	4.5	68.0	4.3
Utilities	2.2	0.2	1.6	0.1
Construction	131.5	11.0	179.6	11.5
Manufacturing	146.5	12.3	185.8	11.9
Service-producing industries	816.2	68.5	1,066.1	68.0
Wholesale and retail trade	171.1	14.4	220.4	14.1
Transportation and warehousing	69.1	5.8	94.1	6.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing	39.5	3.3	51.4	3.3
Professional, scientific and technical services	36.1	3.0	42.1	2.7
Business, building and other support services¹	90.3	7.6	118.7	7.6
Educational services	31.9	2.7	39.7	2.5
Health care and social assistance	162.4	13.6	192.9	12.3
Information, culture and recreation²	23.4	2.0	28.5	1.8
Accommodation and food services	70.4	5.9	87.5	5.6
Other services (except public administration)	47.2	4.0	67.5	4.3
Public administration	74.9	6.3	123.2	7.9
Unclassified	41.2	3.5	66.3	4.2
Canada	1,191.0	100.0	1,567.4	100.0

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI sickness benefits was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.18 Compassionate care benefits

**Annex 2.18.1 – Compassionate care benefits: New claims established**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2107	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	72	64	76	92	106	+15.2
Prince Edward Island	37	36	33	51	55	+7.8
Nova Scotia	163	169	170	243	367	+51.0
New Brunswick	150	121	143	205	245	+19.5
Quebec	1,030	912	1,046	1,319	1,759	+33.4
Ontario	2,704	2,712	2,738	3,465	4,452	+28.5
Manitoba	217	245	229	297	391	+31.6
Saskatchewan	148	199	157	200	258	+29.0
Alberta	569	553	675	741	1,002	+35.2
British Columbia	985	947	948	1,238	1,523	+230.
Yukon	27^c	23^c	29^c	20^c	35^c	+75.0
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Gender
Men	1,714	1,637	1,833	2,260	2,812	+24.4
Women	4,388	4,344	4,411	5,611	7,381	+31.5
Age
24 years old and under	116	99	118	138	176	+27.5
25 to 44 years old	2,115	1,982	2,099	2,450	3,259	+33.0
45 to 54 years old	2,277	2,189	2,172	2,758	3,461	+25.5
55 years old and over	1,594	1,711	1,855	2,525	3,297	+30.6
Canada	6,102	5,981	6,244	7,871	10,193	+29.5

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI compassionate care benefits was paid.

^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.18.2 – Compassionate care benefits: Average actual duration¹ (number of weeks)**
	2012/2013^r	2013/2014^r	2014/2015^r	2015/2016^{r, 2}	2016/2017^P	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	4.7	5.5	3.6	5.4	9.8	+80.9
Prince Edward Island	6.0	5.0	6.0	4.7	10.8	+131.6
Nova Scotia	4.8	4.4	5.2	5.2	10.8	+108.8
New Brunswick	5.3	5.2	4.7	4.7	10.1	+115.8
Quebec	4.5	4.3	4.3	4.5	8.5	+90.4
Ontario	4.8	4.6	4.6	4.8	9.7	+103.3
Manitoba	5.4	4.8	4.7	5.1	10.0	+96.5
Saskatchewan	4.6	5.4	5.7	5.7	11.6	+105.2
Alberta	5.2	5.0	4.8	5.1	9.9	+95.3
British Columbia	4.6	5.0	4.9	4.9	10.3	+110.8
Yukon	4.0 ^c	5.0 ^c	4.8 ^c	5.0 ^c	11.0 ^c	+119.3
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Gender
Men	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.9	9.6	+94.9
Women	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	9.8	+104.9
Age
24 years old and under	3.0	4.2	5.0	4.8	9.6	+100.3
25 to 44 years old	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	9.4	+99.1
45 to 54 years old	4.7	4.7	4.5	4.8	9.5	+96.7
55 years old and over	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	10.4	+110.7
Canada	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.8	9.7	+102.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI compassionate care benefits was paid.

¹In the 2015/2016 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of compassionate care benefits were estimated using all claims established over the fiscal year. Starting with this year’s report, duration estimates are reported based on claims which were completed during the reporting period. Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year. Estimates for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary and will be revised, if required, in next year’s report. Previous year’s statistics have also been revised to reflect the change in methodology.
²Starting January 3, 2016, compassionate care benefits were enhanced to allow claimants to collect up to 26 weeks of benefits, an increase from the maximum of 6 weeks previously available.
^pPreliminary.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.18.3 – Compassionate care benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	397^r	407	410^r	421^r	433	+2.6
Prince Edward Island	396^r	373	405^r	411	417	+1.4
Nova Scotia	379^r	364	395^r	399^r	411	+3.2
New Brunswick	353	384	397	392^r	403	+2.9
Quebec	377	393	411^r	412	414	+0.6
Ontario	392	419	431	438	450	+2.8
Manitoba	374^r	398	415^r	425^r	448	+5.3
Saskatchewan	396	439	445	465	463	-0.4
Alberta	413	441	457^r	464^r	470	+1.3
British Columbia	385^r	421	427	439	453	+3.3
Yukon	467^c	451^c	493^{c, r}	460^{c, r}	498^c	+8.4
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Gender
Men	424^r	446	461	468^r	478	+2.2
Women	375	403	414	420	431	+2.6
Age
24 years old and under	329	351	361	364^r	380	+4.4
25 to 44 years old	402^r	427	440^r	448^r	457	+1.9
45 to 54 years old	390	418	432	439	454	+3.5
55 years old and over	374^r	401	412^r	417	423	+1.4
Canada	389	415	428	434	444	+2.4

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI compassionate care benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with compassionate care benefits.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.18.4 – Compassionate care benefits: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
	2012/2013²	2013/2014²	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.6	+176.5
Prince Edward Island	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	+182.7
Nova Scotia	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6^r	2.1	+277.8
New Brunswick	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5^r	1.4	+220.9
Quebec	1.8	1.7	1.9	2.8	7.7	+170.8
Ontario	5.2	5.4	5.5	8.0	23.0	+189.1
Manitoba	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.7	2.2	+198.3
Saskatchewan	0.3	0.4	0.4^r	0.5	1.7	+230.0
Alberta	1.2	1.3	1.5	2.0^r	6.1	+209.6
British Columbia	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.9^r	8.8	+201.5
Yukon	0.1^c	0.1^c	0.1^c	0.1^c	0.2^c	+251.1
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Gender
Men	3.6	3.7	4.1	5.9	16.8	+186.1
Women	8.0	8.3	8.5	12.4	37.3	+199.8
Age
24 years old and under	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.7	+190.5
25 to 44 years old	4.2	4.1	4.2	5.8	17.0	+194.0
45 to 54 years old	4.3	4.4	4.4	6.4	18.5	+187.2
55 years old and over	2.9	3.4	3.8	5.9	17.9	+206.0
Canada	11.6	12.0	12.5	18.3	54.1	+195.4

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI compassionate care benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with compassionate care benefits.
²Amount paid for FY1213 and FY1314 are based on the province or territory where the claimant lived at the end of his/her claim, whereas, for other fiscal years, amount paid are based on the province or territory at the time the claim was established.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.19 Benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children

**Annex 2.19.1 – Benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children¹: New claims established**
Province/Territory
	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	11	32	58^r	43	-25.9
Prince Edward Island	6	10	26	22	-15.4
Nova Scotia	41	64	73^r	84	+15.1
New Brunswick	34	77	74^r	93	+25.7
Quebec	297	642	822^r	888	+8.0
Ontario	507	1,010	1,329^r	1,556	+17.1
Manitoba	51	92	129^r	164	+27.1
Saskatchewan	36	77	142^r	153	+7.7
Alberta	192	408	558^r	601	+7.7
British Columbia	163	349	466^r	551	+18.2
Yukon	5^c	5^c	13^{c, r}	14^c	+7.7
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Missing data	287	80	50^r	42	-16.0
Gender
Men	367	567	751^r	818	+8.9
Women	1,263	2,279	2,989^r	3,393	+13.5
Age
24 years old and under	95	180	216^r	222	+2.8
25 to 44 years old	1,370	2,454	3,276^r	3,740	+14.2
45 to 54 years old	156	194	226^r	229	+1.3
55 years old and over	9	18	22^r	20	-9.1
Canada	1,630	2,846	3,740^r	4,211	+12.6

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children was paid. All Parents of Critically Ill Children benefits that are shared between two parents are considered as two separate claims.

¹Benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children have been available since June 2013.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have been combined.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data from Service Canada's Manual Pay System.

**Annex 2.19.2 – Benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children¹: Average actual duration² (number of weeks)**
	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017^p	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	26.6	21.4	17.8^r	17.1	-4.0
Prince Edward Island	11.6	10.8	11.0^r	24.7	+124.2
Nova Scotia	15.7	19.6	20.6^r	20.5	-0.5
New Brunswick	9.1	16.2	21.0^r	19.3	-8.4
Quebec	13.1	15.2	14.6^r	14.6	+0.1
Ontario	15.9	16.6	20.9^r	20.2	-3.2
Manitoba	19.7	16.0	19.9^r	19.6	-1.6
Saskatchewan	10.4	15.1	21.4^r	18.3	-14.7
Alberta	15.8	16.5	21.1^r	20.9	-1.0
British Columbia	15.3	16.3	20.2^r	18.0	-11.1
Yukon	23.3^c	19.6^c	10.5^{c, r}	25.0^c	+138.1
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Missing data	10.7	13.0	7.4^r	6.2	-15.7
Gender
Men	12.9	14.9	16.0^r	14.3	-11.0
Women	14.1	16.5	18.3^r	18.7	+2.2
Age
24 years old and under	12.7	15.0	15.8^r	16.0	+1.3
25 to 44 years old	13.5	15.8	17.2^r	16.7	-2.4
45 to 54 years old	16.9	22.1	21.5^r	21.7	+0.9
55 years old and over	17.5	11.9	12.7^r	21.9	+72.7
Canada	13.8	16.2	17.5^r	17.2	-1.9

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children was paid. All Parents of Critically Ill Children benefits that are shared between two parents are considered as two separate claims.

¹Benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children have been available since June 2013.
²Results on the actual duration of benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children have been estimated using all claims established over the fiscal year.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have been combined.
^PPreliminary
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data from Service Canada's Manual Pay System.

**Annex 2.19.3 –Benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children¹: Average weekly benefit rate² ($)**
	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	323	431	422^r	446	+5.5
Prince Edward Island	373	376	467^r	437	-6.4
Nova Scotia	436	396	403^r	441	+9.4
New Brunswick	450	415	435^r	402	-7.5
Quebec	410	423	435^r	442	+1.6
Ontario	425	435	443^r	457	+3.1
Manitoba	419	432	431^r	435	+1.0
Saskatchewan	431	452	477^r	442	-7.3
Alberta	455	452	457^r	462	+1.1
British Columbia	417	434	447^r	442	-1.1
Yukon	501^c	501^c	442^{c, r}	454^c	+2.8
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Gender
Men	456	457	474	481	+1.3
Women	416	428	424^r	430	+1.5
Age
24 years old and under	350	346	376^r	374	-0.6
25 to 44 years old	433	441	445^r	452	+1.6
45 to 54 years old	396	431	435^r	443	+1.8
55 years old and over	371	409	418^r	455	+8.9
Canada	425	433	440^r	447	+1.5

¹Benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children have been available since June 2013.
²Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have been combined.
^rRevised.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data from Service Canada's Manual Pay System.

**Annex 2.19.4 –Benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children¹: Amount paid² ($ million)**
	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	+9.0
Prince Edward Island	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	-23.0
Nova Scotia	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.6	+10.8
New Brunswick	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.5	-1.8
Quebec	1.4	4.0	4.9	5.5	+11.9
Ontario	3.1	6.8	8.9^r	9.9	+11.8
Manitoba	0.3	0.6	0.8	1.0	+22.9
Saskatchewan	0.2	0.5	0.9	0.9	+2.5
Alberta	1.2	2.9	3.7	4.2	+14.8
British Columbia	0.9	2.4	2.8	3.1	+8.6
Yukon	0.0^c	0.1^c	0.1^c	0.1^c	+62.9
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Missing data	1.2	0.5	0.1	0.1	-13.0
Gender
Men	2.1	3.7	5.2^r	5.3	+0.6
Women	6.9	15.1	18.6^r	21.2	+14.3
Age
24 years old and under	0.4	0.9	1.1^r	1.1	-2.9
25 to 44 years old	7.6	16.1	20.5^r	23.3	+13.2
45 to 54 years old	1.0	1.8	2.0^r	2.0	+1.3
55 years old and over	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	-13.3
Canada	8.9	18.9	23.8^r	26.5	+11.3

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children was paid.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data from Service Canada's Manual Pay System.

Annex 2.20 Work-Sharing benefits

**Annex 2.20.1 – Work-Sharing benefits: New claims established**
Province/Territory
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	20^c	13^c	14	43	41	-4.7
Prince Edward Island	20^c	13^c	82	12	10	-16.7
Nova Scotia	266	151	20^c	205	145	-29.3
New Brunswick	78	67	20^c	42	16	-61.9
Quebec	6,310	4,759	3,580	4,451	2,737	-38.5
Ontario	5,373	4,512	2,255	2,849	2,017	-29.2
Manitoba	519	536	262	2,482	915	-63.1
Saskatchewan	11	68	742	1,035	577	-44.3
Alberta	483	1,024	631	7,939	4,872	-38.6
British Columbia	815	534	438	1,463	606	-58.6
Yukon	15	9^c	0	0	0	n/a
Northwest Territories	0	9^c	0	0	0	n/a
Nunavut	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
Gender
Men	9,594	8,078	5,952	15,933	8,883	-44.2
Women	4,296	3,595	2,072	4,588	3,053	-33.5
Age
24 years old and under	759	546	497	1,425	718	-49.6
25 to 44 years old	10,492	5,689	5,130	3,475	9,463	-41.4
45 to 54 years old	7,588	4,584	3,702	2,403	5,539	-43.2
55 years old and over	4,173	2,858	2,295	1,649	4,094	-38.3
Canada	13,890	11,673	8,024	20,521	11,936	-41.8

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.

^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces and territories in different years have been combined.

**Annex 2.20.2 – Work-Sharing benefits: Average actual duration¹ (number of weeks)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	16.6^c	18.7^c	17.3	18.7	25.9^p	+38.2
Prince Edward Island	16.6^c	18.7^c	6.9	25.1	13.2^p	-47.4
Nova Scotia	13.9	13.3	15.3^c	13.2	19.9^p	+50.8
New Brunswick	20.7	17.2	15.3^c	17.3	12.1^p	-29.9
Quebec	12.7	13.6	13.2	11.9	17.5^p	+47.2
Ontario	11.9	14.4	14.0	15.8	12.4^p	-21.5
Manitoba	10.3	12.8	15.3	16.1	14.6^p	-8.9
Saskatchewan	16.3	10.7	18.5	17.7	17.8^p	+0.6
Alberta	8.7	4.6	14.6	21.6	19.6^p	-9.2
British Columbia	10.8	12.5	13.9	19.0	12.7^p	-33.5
Yukon	9.7	32.1^c	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Northwest Territories	n/a	32.1^c	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nunavut	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gender
Men	11.8	12.6	13.7	17.2	16.2^p	-5.8
Women	12.9	14.1	15.1	18.7	19.9^p	+6.5
Age
24 years old and under	10.7	11.9	11.0	15.8	16.0^p	+0.7
25 to 44 years old	11.8	12.4	13.9	17.4	16.9^p	-2.5
45 to 54 years old	12.2	13.6	14.5	17.7	17.5^p	-1.2
55 years old and over	13.0	13.9	14.7	18.2	17.3^p	-4.8
Canada	12.1	13.1	14.1	17.5	17.1^p	-2.5

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.

¹In the past, data on the actual duration of Work-Sharing benefits were reported with a lag of one year after the period covered by the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report to ensure that data would pertain to claims that had ended. Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of Work-Sharing benefits are reported for the fiscal year covered by the Report in order to provide timely, relevant and consistent information. Averages listed for previous years have been revised and restated according to this new methodological approach. Changes have been made possible by methodological improvements and the increased availability of historical data. However, data for the fiscal year covered by the Report are preliminary; data for 2016/2017 will be revised, if required, in the 2017/2018 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report.
^pPreliminary.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces and territories in different years have been combined.

**Annex 2.20.3 – Work-Sharing benefits: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	207^c	119^c	135	168	187	+11.3
Prince Edward Island	207^c	119^c	160	186	211	+13.4
Nova Scotia	96	117	196^c	136	137	+0.7
New Brunswick	133	127	196^c	128	176	+37.5
Quebec	112	107	120	116	113	-2.6
Ontario	97	103	118	117	118	+0.9
Manitoba	101	110	135	119	101	-15.1
Saskatchewan	166	194	196	142	142	0.0
Alberta	130	222	146	142	137	-3.5
British Columbia	114	114	121	150	114	-24.0
Yukon	125	117^c	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Northwest Territories	n/a	117^c	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nunavut	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gender
Men	115	123	135	136	131	-3.7
Women	88	103	112	115	107	-7.0
Age
24 years old and under	97	99	122	133	120	-9.8
25 to 44 years old	107	123	132	133	125	-6.0
45 to 54 years old	108	114	130	128	126	-1.6
55 years old and over	108	113	125	129	124	-3.9
Canada	107	117	129	131	125	-4.6

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with Work-Sharing benefits.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces and territories in different years have been combined.

**Annex 2.20.4 – Work-Sharing benefits: Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	0.2^c	0.1^c	0.0	0.1	0.2	+128.2
Prince Edward Island	0.2^c	0.1^c	0.1	0.1	0.0	-100.0
Nova Scotia	0.5	0.2	0.3^c	0.3	0.7	+107.1
New Brunswick	0.2	0.1	0.3^c	0.0	0.1	+536.2
Quebec	11.8	8.9	8.0	6.0	6.5	+9.9
Ontario	10.2	8.7	5.4	5.3	4.7	-10.1
Manitoba	0.7	1.0	0.5	3.3	3.3	-1.4
Saskatchewan	0.1	0.2	2.4	2.9	2.1	-30.0
Alberta	0.8	1.2	0.4	17.1	23.5	+37.8
British Columbia	1.7	0.9	0.8	3.8	2.4	-37.8
Yukon	0.0	0.0^c	0.0	0.0	0.0	n/a
Northwest Territories	0.0	0.0^c	0.0	0.0	0.0	n/a
Nunavut	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	n/a
Gender
Men	18.6	15.0	14.1	30.5	32.3	+6.0
Women	7.5	6.3	3.6	8.3	11.1	+33.3
Age
24 years old and under	1.0	1.0	0.8	2.4	2.3	-3.4
25 to 44 years old	9.9	8.7	8.3	17.5	20.3	+16.3
45 to 54 years old	8.9	7.0	5.2	11.6	12.2	+4.7
55 years old and over	6.3	4.6	3.4	7.3	8.6	+17.9
Canada	26.1	21.3	17.7	38.8	43.4	+11.9

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.

¹ Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with Work-Sharing benefits.
^c For confidentiality purposes, data for some provinces and territories in different years have been combined.

Annex 2.21 Work-Sharing benefits (by industry)

**Annex 2.21.1 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): New claims established**
Unclassified	192^c	82^c	198^c	54^c	185^c	+242.6
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Goods-producing industries	11,121	9,087	5,365	15,612	9,315	-40.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	135	94	75	40	10	-75.0
Mining and oil and gas extraction	17	148	67	514^c	281^c	-45.3
Utilities	0	0	0	514^c	281^c	-45.3
Construction	278	324	208	627	550	-12.3
Manufacturing	10,691	8,521	5,015	14,431	8,474	-41.3
Service-producing industries	2,584	2,511	2,462	4,869	2,439	-49.9
Wholesale trade	605	722	849	2,026	1,017	-49.8
Retail trade	421	167	171	521	167	-67.9
Transportation and warehousing	80	155^c	71^c	220^c	78^c	-64.5
Finance and insurance	36	155^c	71^c	220^c	78^c	-64.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	895^c	25	131	203	+55.0
Professional, scientific and technical services	823	895^c	889	1,069	543	-49.2
Business, building and support services¹	329	141	114	170	175	+2.9
Educational services	57^c	16	49	45^c	32^c	-28.9
Health care and social assistance	57^c	192	66	45^c	32^c	-28.9
Information, culture and recreation²	59	55	60	105	23	-78.1
Accommodation and food services	32	19	26	216	29	-86.6
Other services (except public administration)	117	142	141	352	169	-52.0
Public administration	192^c	82^c	198^c	54^c	185^c	+242.6
Canada	13,890	11,673	8,024	20,521	11,936	-41.8

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.

¹This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
²This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some industries in different years have been combined.

**Annex 2.21.2 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Average actual duration¹ (number of weeks)**
Unclassified	12.1^c	15.5^c	16.5^c	15.8^c	19.0^{c, p}	+20.1
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Goods-producing industries	11.8	12.0	13.2	16.4	16.0^p	-2.7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	16.3	11.8	7.7	8.5	13.0^p	+53.2
Mining and oil and gas extraction	21.0	11.3	16.6	20.6^c	21.3^{c, p}	+3.7
Utilities	0.0	0.0	0.0	20.6^c	21.3^{c, p}	+3.7
Construction	14.1	12.5	11.9	14.5	17.4^p	+19.7
Manufacturing	11.7	12.0	13.3	16.4	15.6^p	-4.7
Service-producing industries	13.4	16.7	15.8	21.1	21.5^p	+1.6
Wholesale trade	15.0	16.5	18.1	20.2	20.9^p	+3.3
Retail trade	12.1	18.7	11.4	18.2	19.3^p	+6.1
Transportation and warehousing	19.1	17.3^c	18.2^c	21.8^c	25.6^{c, p}	+17.7
Finance and insurance	13.0	17.3^c	18.2^c	21.8^c	25.6^{c, p}	+17.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	19.1	18.1^c	13.9	18.3	25.7^p	+41.0
Professional, scientific and technical services	12.8	18.1^c	15.1	22.3	20.0^p	-10.3
Business, building and support services²	11.7	15.6	14.8	23.3	19.7^p	-15.6
Educational services	21.4^c	20.4	15.0	19.6^c	22.0 ^{c, p}	+12.4
Health care and social assistance	21.4^c	12.2	18.5	19.6^c	22.0 ^{c, p}	+12.4
Information, culture and recreation³	11.6	15.4	17.6	32.2	35.4^p	+9.9
Accommodation and food services	11.0	12.5	12.3	25.7	13.8^p	-46.6
Other services (except public administration)	12.3	14.2	9.6	20.7	25.2^p	+21.8
Public administration	12.1^c	15.5^c	16.5^c	15.8^c	19.0^{c, p}	+20.1
Canada	12.1	13.1	14.1	17.5	17.1^p	-2.5

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.

¹In the past, data on the actual duration of Work-Sharing benefits were reported with a lag of one year after the period covered by the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report to ensure that data would pertain to claims that had ended. Starting with the 2014/2015 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, data on the actual duration of Work-Sharing benefits are reported for the fiscal year covered by the Report in order to provide timely, relevant and consistent information. Averages listed for previous years have been revised and restated according to this new methodological approach. Changes have been made possible by methodological improvements and the increased availability of historical data. However, data for the fiscal year covered by the Report are preliminary; data for 2016/2017 will be revised, if required, in the 2017/2018 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report.
²This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
³This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some industries in different years have been combined.
^pPreliminary.

**Annex 2.21.3 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
Unclassified	103 ^c	92 ^c	128 ^c	148 ^c	130 ^c	-12.2
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Goods-producing industries	108	119	125	132	124	-6.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	99	99	153	142	116	-18.3
Mining and oil and gas extraction	207	131	198	152 ^c	126 ^c	-17.1
Utilities	0	0	0	152 ^c	126 ^c	-17.1
Construction	122	112	113	153	148	-3.3
Manufacturing	108	119	124	130	122	-6.2
Service-producing industries	100	112	138	129	129	0.0
Wholesale trade	88	92	169	109	111	+1.8
Retail trade	82	102	126	115	130	+13.0
Transportation and warehousing	102	95 ^c	155 ^c	135 ^c	158 ^c	+17.0
Finance and insurance	124	95 ^c	155 ^c	135 ^c	158 ^c	+17.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	128	141 ^c	116	125	132	+5.6
Professional, scientific and technical services	120	141 ^c	122	138	145	+5.1
Business, building and support services²	84	97	111	140	139	-0.7
Educational services	100 ^c	103	144	126 ^c	124 ^c	-1.6
Health care and social assistance	100 ^c	86	100	126 ^c	124 ^c	-1.6
Information, culture and recreation3	104	101	124	179	152	-15.1
Accommodation and food services	103	86	103	211	125	-40.8
Other services (except public administration)	112	118	114	158	151	-4.4
Public administration	103 ^c	92 ^c	128 ^c	148 ^c	130 ^c	-12.2
Canada	107	117	129	131	125	-4.6

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.

¹Takes into account Family Supplement top-ups paid to claimants with Work-Sharing benefits.
²This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
³This industry sector comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and cultural industries) and 71 (Arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
^cFor confidentiality purposes, data for some industries in different years have been combined.

**Annex 2.21.4 – Work-Sharing benefits (by industry): Amount paid¹ ($ million)**
Unclassified	0.4^c	0.2^c	0.2^c	0.0^c	0.5^c	+1,459.6
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Goods-producing industries	20.6	15.9	11.7	27.6	30.1	+9.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	-70.1
Mining and oil and gas extraction	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.6^c	1.3^c	-20.2
Utilities	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6^c	1.3^c	-20.2
Construction	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.8	1.4	+77.3
Manufacturing	19.1	14.8	11.1	25.1	27.4	+9.1
Service-producing industries	5.1	5.2	5.8	11.2	12.8	+14.3
Wholesale trade	1.4	1.0	2.4	3.9	3.8	-2.5
Retail trade	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.8	1.2	+47.2
Transportation and warehousing	0.3	0.3^c	0.1^c	0.4^c	0.9^c	+131.9
Finance and insurance	0.1	0.3^c	0.1^c	0.4^c	0.9^c	+131.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	0.0	2.2^c	0.1	0.3	1.0	+247.6
Professional, scientific and technical services	1.3	2.2^c	2.3	2.7	2.6	-4.8
Business, building and support services²	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.8	+265.6
Educational services	0.2^c	0.0	0.1	0.1^c	0.1^c	+1.6
Health care and social assistance	0.2^c	0.2	0.1	0.1^c	0.1^c	+1.6
Information, culture and recreation³	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.4	-17.6
Accommodation and food services	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.7	-48.2
Other services (except public administration)	0.1	0.4	0.1	1.1	1.4	+30.3
Public administration	0.4^c	0.2^c	0.2^c	0.0^c	0.5^c	+1,459.6
Canada	26.1	21.3	17.7	38.8	43.4	+11.9

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI Work-Sharing benefits was paid.

Annex 2.22 Family supplement

**Annex 2.22.1 – Family Supplement: New claims established**
	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016 -2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,490	2,500	+0.4
Prince Edward Island	990	1,020	+3.0
Nova Scotia	4,600	4,440	-3.5
New Brunswick	4,100	4,100	0.0
Quebec	17,470	18,200	+4.2
Ontario	27,680	26,330	-4.9
Manitoba	4,390	4,070	-7.3
Saskatchewan	2,660	3,050	+14.7
Alberta	6,380	6,700	+5.0
British Columbia	9,030	8,780	-2.8
Yukon	20	40	+100.0
Northwest Territories	20	90	+350.0
Nunavut	80	90	+12.5
Gender
Men	16,540	16,480	-0.4
Women	63,370	62,930	-0.7
Age
24 years old and under	10,420	9,820	-5.8
25 to 44 years old	57,080	57,040	-0.1
45 to 54 years old	10,840	10,980	+1.3
55 years old and over	1,570	1,570	0.0
EI claimant category¹
Long-tenured workers	7,300	6,290	-13.8
Occasional claimants	65,170	66,460	+2.0
Frequent claimants	7,440	6,660	-10.5
Canada	79,910	79,410	-0.6

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.

¹See Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.22.2 – Family Supplement: Percentage of new claims established which included Family Supplement (%)**
	2015/2016	2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	2.9	3.4
Prince Edward Island	4.5	4.5
Nova Scotia	5.6	5.4
New Brunswick	4.6	4.6
Quebec	3.5	3.8
Ontario	4.9	4.8
Manitoba	6.8	6.9
Saskatchewan	4.7	6.1
Alberta	2.7	3.3
British Columbia	4.2	4.4
Yukon	0.8	1.7
Northwest Territories	0.9	3.8
Nunavut	6.5	7.0
Gender
Men	1.5	1.7
Women	7.5	7.5
Age
24 years old and under	5.4	5.5
25 to 44 years old	6.1	6.5
45 to 54 years old	2.7	3.0
55 years old and over	0.4	0.4
EI claimant category¹
Long-tenured workers	1.2	1.2
Occasional claimants	6.6	6.9
Frequent claimants	2.2	2.1
Canada	4.2	4.4

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.

¹See Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.22.3 – Family Supplement: Average weekly Family Supplement ($)**
	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016 -2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	42	39	-8.3
Prince Edward Island	43	41	-3.8
Nova Scotia	43	45	+5.8
New Brunswick	39	41	+7.0
Quebec	43	42	-0.5
Ontario	40	43	+7.5
Manitoba	49	55	+13.6
Saskatchewan	44	49	+12.4
Alberta	41	44	+8.0
British Columbia	39	43	+9.0
Yukon	60	30	-50.5
Northwest Territories	15	35	+138.4
Nunavut	61	44	-27.9
Gender
Men	47	47	+0.6
Women	40	43	+7.0
Age
24 years old and under	35	38	+9.6
25 to 44 years old	44	47	+6.2
45 to 54 years old	37	36	-2.7
55 years old and over	36	34	-5.0
EI claimant category¹
Long-tenured workers	34	38	+11.8
Occasional claimants	42	45	+5.9
Frequent claimants	39	38	-3.6
Canada	41	44	+5.8

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.

¹See Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.22.4 – Family Supplement: Average weekly benefit rate¹ ($)**
	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016 -2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	332	341	+2.4
Prince Edward Island	340	343	+1.1
Nova Scotia	329	324	-1.5
New Brunswick	338	340	+0.5
Quebec	353	360	+2.1
Ontario	336	341	+1.5
Manitoba	349	369	+5.7
Saskatchewan	359	359	-0.1
Alberta	357	366	+2.6
British Columbia	338	349	+3.3
Yukon	461	480	+4.1
Northwest Territories	500	432	-13.4
Nunavut	385	344	-10.7
Gender
Men	393	397	+1.1
Women	330	337	+2.3
Age
24 years old and under	297	299	+0.4
25 to 44 years old	350	358	+2.4
45 to 54 years old	345	349	+1.3
55 years old and over	363	355	-2.2
EI claimant category²
Long-tenured workers	372	380	+2.0
Occasional claimants	337	344	+2.1
Frequent claimants	361	375	+3.9
Canada	343	350	+2.0

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 in Family Supplement was paid.

¹Averages include all claims which provided Family Supplement top-ups paid to Employment Insurance claimants.
²See Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.22.5 – Family Supplement: Amount paid ($ million)**
	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Change (%) 2015/2016-2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	4.6	4.3	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.1	-8.7
Prince Edward Island	1.8	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	+7.3
Nova Scotia	7.6	7.1	5.8	5.1	6.2	5.7	-7.7
New Brunswick	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.0	4.9	4.6	-4.7
Quebec	19.1	17.9	15.8	15.2	15.3	15.5	+0.8
Ontario	41.1	39.3	35.6	32.7	32.8	30.0	-8.6
Manitoba	6.3	6.4	5.7	5.4	5.5	6.1	+10.3
Saskatchewan	4.7	4.3	3.9	3.9	3.3	4.2	+27.6
Alberta	7.2	7.1	6.9	7.3	7.4	8.1	+9.0
British Columbia	14.2	13.0	10.8	10.3	10.3	9.8	-4.4
Yukon	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-40.5
Northwest Territories	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	+83.8
Nunavut	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	-43.8
Gender
Men	21.7	20.1	17.9	16.4	17.0	17.0	0.0
Women	90.9	86.5	77.3	73.6	73.6	71.6	-2.6
Age
24 years old and under	17.6	15.4	13.8	13.6	13.5	12.1	-10.2
25 to 44 years old	83.1	78.9	70.6	66.8	67.5	67.0	-0.8
45 to 54 years old	10.7	11.0	9.6	8.4	8.3	8.5	+1.7
55 years old and over	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.1	-15.0
EI claimant category¹
Long-tenured workers	7.9	87.6	80.6	78.4	77.9	75.9	-2.5
Occasional claimants	93.6	10.7	8.9	7.7	7.4	6.8	-8.8
Frequent claimants	11.1	8.3	5.6	3.9	5.3	6.0	+12.0
Canada	112.6	106.6	95.2	90.0	90.6	88.7	-2.1

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Only includes the amounts paid under the Family Supplement provision.

¹See Annex-2.1 for definitions related to EI claimant categories.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.23 Working While on Claim

**Annex 2.23.1 – Working While on Claim: Number of completed claims for regular Employment Insurance benefits with Working While on Claim^{1, 2}**
Province/Territory
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017^P	Change (%) 2015/2016 -2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	46,040	38,990	38,000	36,560	34,830	-4.7
Prince Edward Island	12,040	10,010	9,100	8,950	8,970	+0.2
Nova Scotia	43,170	37,530	33,780	34,730	34,300	-1.2
New Brunswick	51,930	45,680	44,010	43,590	44,740	+2.6
Quebec	285,700	256,330	257,360	249,000	246,390	-1.0
Ontario	191,680	177,100	180,650	182,430	163,170	-10.6
Manitoba	18,250	15,940	17,750	15,790	17,940	+13.6
Saskatchewan	13,560	11,790	12,590	14,650	15,480	+5.7
Alberta	36,770	34,880	35,170	43,880	73,950	+68.5
British Columbia	80,780	69,650	70,660	66,910	66,380	-0.8
Yukon	1,120	1,190	920	870	760	-12.6
Northwest Territories	710	720	720	750	760	+1.3
Nunavut	360	320	270	230	240	+4.3
Gender
Men	461,470	415,740	418,680	418,140	439,380	+5.1
Women	320,640	284,390	282,300	280,200	268,530	-4.2
Age
24 years old and under	78,310	70,010	67,960	67,700	73,210	+8.1
25 to 44 years old	348,650	318,740	319,090	325,920	334,160	+2.5
45 to 54 years old	221,030	199,200	198,710	188,990	182,940	-3.2
55 years old and over	134,120	112,180	115,220	115,730	117,600	+1.6
Canada	782,110	700,130	700,980	698,340	707,910	+1.4

Note: Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefit was paid. Includes only claims with at least $1 of employment income earned from working while claim while claiming EI regular benefits.

¹Starting with the 2016/2017 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, the number and the share of claims with working while on claim are reported based on completed claims for which at least $1 of regular benefit was paid. Estimates for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary and will be revised, if required, in next year’s report.
²Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
^pPreliminary.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.23.2 – Working While on Claim¹: Average number of weeks worked while on claim ^{1, 2} (number of weeks)**
Province/Territory
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017^p	Change (%) 2015/2016 -2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	18.5^r	15.8	15.6^r	15.6^r	15.2	-2.7
Prince Edward Island	19.0 ^r	14.5	13.7 ^r	13.1 ^r	13.9	+6.0
Nova Scotia	17.6 ^r	14.9	14.5 ^r	14.3 ^r	13.9	-2.6
New Brunswick	19.5 ^r	15.9 ^r	16.8	13.5 ^r	16.3	-1.7
Quebec	15.9 ^r	13.8 ^r	13.5 ^r	13.4 ^r	13.5	+0.5
Ontario	11.0 ^r	9.6	9.1 ^r	8.3 ^r	8.5	+2.1
Manitoba	7.4 ^r	6.2 ^r	5.7	6.0 ^r	5.8	-2.9
Saskatchewan	8.1 ^r	6.2	5.7 ^r	6.0 ^r	7.0	+12.5
Alberta	7.5 ^r	6.1 ^r	5.9 ^r	6.0 ^r	7.1	+18.6
British Columbia	11.2 ^r	9.6 ^r	8.9 ^r	8.9 ^r	9.0	+0.4
Yukon	10.0 ^r	7.6 ^r	8.7 ^r	7.6 ^r	7.0	-8.3
Northwest Territories	9.4 ^r	4.8 ^r	5.7 ^r	7.0	7.1	+0.4
Nunavut	12.4	7.9 ^r	5.8	7.3 ^r	8.5	+16.9
Gender
Men	13.6 ^r	11.8 ^r	11.6 ^r	11.2 ^r	11.0	-2.3
Women	14.5 ^r	12.2	11.5	11.1	11.5	+3.2
Age
24 years old and under	10.9 ^r	9.4 ^r	9.3 ^r	9.1 ^r	8.8	-3.8
25 to 44 years old	13.0 ^r	11.2 ^r	10.7	10.4 ^r	10.4	+0.4
45 to 54 years old	15.6 ^r	13.7 ^r	13.1 ^r	12.8 ^r	12.7	-0.7
55 years old and over	15.8 ^r	13.0	12.4 ^r	12.0 ^r	12.3	+2.5
Canada	14.0 ^r	12.0 ^r	11.5	11.2 ^r	11.2	-0.2

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes only weeks with at least $1 of employment income earned from working while claim while claiming EI regular benefits.

¹Starting with the 2016/2017 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, statistics on weeks worked while on claim are based on completed claims for which at least $1 of regular benefit was paid. Estimates for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary and will be revised, if required, in next year’s report
²Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
^rRevised.
^pPreliminary.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.23.3 – Working While on Claim: Average weekly employment income earned from Working While on Claim^{1, 2} ($)**
Province/Territory
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017^p	Change (%) 2015/2016 -2016/2017
Newfoundland and Labrador	796^r	888^r	965^r	1,014^r	997	-1.7
Prince Edward Island	530	676^r	664	743^r	721	-3.0
Nova Scotia	675^r	750^r	803^r	848^r	852	+0.5
New Brunswick	634^r	737^r	764^r	793	794	+0.2
Quebec	632	710	731^r	750^r	762	+1.5
Ontario	560^r	596^r	638^r	631^r	650	+2.9
Manitoba	487	536^r	569	574^r	623	+8.6
Saskatchewan	588^r	671^r	699^r	769^r	739	-4.0
Alberta	750^r	794^r	841^r	891^r	834	-6.4
British Columbia	600^r	649^r	673^r	735^r	728	-0.9
Yukon	615^r	672^r	651^r	663^r	668	+0.7
Northwest Territories	590^r	741^r	819^r	899^r	821	-8.7
Nunavut	728^r	818^r	682	819^r	628	-23.3
Gender
Men	767	841	878^r	907^r	904	-0.3
Women	416	464^r	485^r	502^r	507	+1.1
Age
24 years old and under	502	563^r	591^r	603^r	616	+2.0
25 to 44 years old	633^r	690	725^r	750^r	770	+2.7
45 to 54 years old	683	729	761^r	793	794	+0.1
55 years old and over	569^r	689^r	707^r	733	731	-0.2
Canada	623	688	719	744	754	+1.3

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes employment income only (all amounts paid in Employment Insurance benefits are excluded from the calculation). Only weeks with at least $1 of employment income earned from working while claim while claiming EI regular benefits are taken into account in the calculation.

¹Starting with the 2016/2017 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, statistics on average weekly employment earnings from working while on claim are based on completed claims for which at least $1 of regular benefit was paid. Estimates for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary and will be revised, if required, in next year’s report
²Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
^rRevised.
^pPreliminary.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.23.4 – Working While on Claim¹: Percentage of completed claims for regular Employment Insurance benefits with employment income from Working While on Claim²**
	2012/2013^r	2013/2014^r	2014/2015^r	2015/2016^r	2016/2017^p	Change (% Points) 2015/2016 -2016/2017
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	67.2	61.4	59.5	60.1	59.8	-0.3
Prince Edward Island	64.4	56.4	55.0	55.6	52.3	-3.3
Nova Scotia	62.9	58.6	56.7	55.4	54.3	-1.0
New Brunswick	67.3	62.8	62.6	61.5	60.0	-1.5
Quebec	61.6	58.6	58.5	57.7	57.3	-0.4
Ontario	46.1	43.1	43.6	44.8	41.9	-2.9
Manitoba	46.5	43.3	45.8	42.8	43.2	+0.4
Saskatchewan	46.5	42.8	43.7	47.2	43.2	-3.9
Alberta	42.6	41.1	41.4	42.5	43.9	+1.5
British Columbia	50.8	47.9	48.2	48.0	47.0	-1.0
Yukon	53.1	53.8	42.4	48.3	39.0	-9.4
Northwest Territories	39.9	45.6	43.1	43.6	44.4	+0.8
Nunavut	37.5	34.0	36.5	41.8	31.6	-10.2
Gender
Men	53.7	50.2	50.4	49.7	48.8	-1.0
Women	56.1	52.9	52.6	53.5	51.3	-2.2
Age
24 years old and under	52.5	50.7	51.2	50.8	50.3	-0.5
25 to 44 years old	55.6	53.1	53.5	53.6	52.3	-1.3
45 to 54 years old	60.6	58.6	58.6	58.5	56.7	-1.7
55 years old and over	46.2	39.0	38.5	38.6	37.1	-1.5
Canada	54.7	51.3	51.3	51.2	49.7	-1.5

Note: Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Includes claims for which at least $1 of regular benefit was paid.

¹Starting with the 2016/2017 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, the number and the share of claims with working while on claim are reported based on completed claims for which at least $1 of regular benefit was paid. Estimates for the fiscal year covered by the report are preliminary and will be revised, if required, in next year’s report
²Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.
^rRevised.
^pPreliminary.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.24 Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims, by types of benefits

**Annex 2.24 – Completed pure and combined Employment Insurance claims, by types of benefits, Canada**
Benefit type¹	2014/2015		2015/2016		2016/2017
Benefit type¹	Level of claims	Combined claims (%)	Level of claims	Combined claims (%)	Level of claims	Combined claims (%)
Regular	1,446,200	10.9	1,451,370	11.0	1,467,290	11.9
Fishing	26,660	10.0	26,390	11.1	27,280	13.2
Sickness	368,270	47.3	370,370	47.3	398,040	47.4
Maternity	174,310	98.6	171,150	98.4	175,170	98.4
Parental²	199,100	86.9	195,930	86.9	202,880	86.0
Compassionate care	6,640	41.6	6,730	46.2	9,690	41.6
Work-Sharing	10,420	25.0	13,250	19.8	17,950	22.1
Claims³	1,873,880	17.5	1,879,050	17.3	1,922,010	18.0

Note: Completed claims include those that are terminated and those that are dormant and remained inactive as of August the following fiscal year.

¹Excludes benefits for parents of critically ill children.

²Parental benefits for biological parents and parental benefits for adoptive parents are grouped together.

³The total number of claims and of combined claims is lower than the sum of claims associated to each benefit type, because combined claims are only counted once even though they appear in more than one benefit type.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.25 Employment Insurance benefit repayment

**Annex 2.25.1 – Employment Insurance benefit repayment¹: People who repaid benefits**
Province/Territory
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Change (%) 2014-2015
Newfoundland and Labrador	11,254	11,799	12,787	14,168	14,766	+4.2
Prince Edward Island	1,013	1,358	1,048	1,275	1,422	+11.5
Nova Scotia	7,350	7,712	7,722	8,738	8,625	-1.3
New Brunswick	5,687	6,488	6,499	7,220	6,869	-4.9
Quebec	48,360	47,748	40,948	40,567	37,645	-7.2
Ontario	45,635	42,376	38,373	43,716	45,100	+3.2
Manitoba	3,096	2,913	2,918	3,084	3,162	+2.5
Saskatchewan	4,842	4,621	4,585	4,690	4,982	+6.2
Alberta	26,890	23,918	22,813	23,415	28,296	+20.8
British Columbia	20,337	18,569	18,676	19,215	20,590	+7.2
Yukon	384	306	288	273	299	+9.5
Northwest Territories	374	317	275	259	264	+1.9
Nunavut	46	143	108	96	108	+12.5
Non-residents of Canada	33	70	69	61	97	+59.0
Gender
Men	155,614	150,102	140,103	148,848	153,159	+2.9
Women	19,687	18,236	17,006	17,929	19,066	+6.3
Age
24 years old and under	6,704	6,629	6,098	6,328	5,408	-14.5
25 to 44 years old	74,806	72,133	68,297	72,948	77,047	+5.6
45 to 54 years old	49,526	45,694	41,376	43,660	44,369	+1.6
55 years old and over	44,265	43,882	41,338	43,841	45,401	+3.6
Canada	175,301	168,338	157,109	166,777	172,225	+3.3

¹As benefit repayments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2015 taxation year.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

**Annex 2.25.2 – Employment Insurance benefit repayment¹: Amount repaid ($ million)**
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Change (%) 2014-2015
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	19.6	19.5	21.0	26.9	28.7	+6.7
Prince Edward Island	1.8	2.9	1.9	2.7	3.8	+42.3
Nova Scotia	12.7	13.9	14.5	17.5	20.0	+14.1
New Brunswick	9.3	11.0	11.6	13.5	14.7	+8.9
Quebec	49.3	49.9	45.3	46.1	44.3	-3.8
Ontario	47.6	44.9	44.5	49.8	54.8	+10.0
Manitoba	3.6	3.6	3.7	4.2	4.4	+4.9
Saskatchewan	5.6	5.5	5.7	6.4	7.1	+11.6
Alberta	35.4	29.8	29.1	31.2	40.0	+28.0
British Columbia	23.8	23.0	23.3	24.9	28.6	+15.2
Yukon	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	+8.9
Northwest Territories	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	+4.4
Nunavut	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	+42.8
Non-residents of Canada	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	-9.0
Gender
Men	189.6	186.1	182.9	203.8	224.4	+10.1
Women	20.1	19.0	18.8	20.2	23.1	+14.7
Age
24 years old and under	7.5	7.6	7.2	8.0	7.4	-7.1
25 to 44 years old	80.1	80.2	79.8	89.8	100.9	+12.4
45 to 54 years old	57.3	53.6	52.0	57.1	63.0	+10.4
55 years old and over	64.7	63.7	62.6	69.1	76.1	+10.2
Canada	209.7	205.1	201.7	224.0	247.5	+10.5

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers.

¹As benefit repayments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2015 taxation year.

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data. Data are based on a 100% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.26 Contributors to the Employment Insurance program

**Annex 2.26.1 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program¹: Employment Insurance premium ($ million)**
	Total		% of total	Paid by employers²	Paid by employees
	2014	2015	2015	2015	2015
Province/Territories
Newfoundland and Labrador	356.0	368.5	1.6	214.6	153.9
Prince Edward Island	88.8	90.5	0.4	52.3	38.2
Nova Scotia	585.3	598.7	2.5	343.3	255.4
New Brunswick	468.6	481.9	2.1	276.8	205.1
Quebec	4,198.6	4,306.9	18.3	2,447.4	1,859.5
Ontario	8,915.9	9,269.2	39.4	5326	3,943.1
Manitoba	835.7	865.7	3.7	496.6	369.1
Saskatchewan	785.0	793.3	3.4	455.8	337.5
Alberta	3,579.9	3,546.4	15.1	2,052.8	1,493.6
British Columbia	2,922.7	3,048.2	13.0	1758	1,290.3
Yukon	34.3	34.7	0.1	20.1	14.6
Northwest Territories	48.4	50.9	0.2	29.8	21.1
Nunavut	30.2	31.8	0.1	18.6	13.2
Outside Canada	15.3	15.3	0.1	8.8	6.5
Gender
Men	12,734.8	13,019.4	55.4	7,506.8	5,512.6
Women	10,124.5	10,480.5	44.6	5,992.8	4,487.7
Missing data	5.3	2.0	0.0	1.1	0.8
Age
24 years old and under	1,878.4	1,887.5	8.0	1,094.3	793.2
25 to 44 years old	10,729.4	11,034.6	47.0	6,350.6	4,684.1
45 to 54 years old	5,881.6	5,942.0	25.3	3,401.9	2,540.1
55 years old and over	4,369.8	4,631.9	19.7	2,650.6	1,981.3
Missing data	5.3	5.9	0.0	3.4	2.5
Industry
Goods-producing industries	5,182.9	5,403.00	23.0	3,130.80	2,272.10
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	259.0	279.0	1.2	163.4	115.6
Mining, and oil and gas extraction	475.3	453.9	1.9	262.2	191.8
Utilities	212.8	216.2	0.9	120.9	95.3
Construction	1,771.0	1,846.5	7.9	1,095.3	751.2
Manufacturing	2,464.8	2,607.3	11.1	1,489.0	1,118.3
Service-producing industries	16,393.5	17,943.5	76.3	10,278.2	7,665.3
Wholesale trade	1,201.3	1,241.8	5.3	713.9	528.0
Retail trade	1,809.7	1,932.3	8.2	1,116.5	815.8
Transportation and warehousing	1,035.8	1,095.9	4.7	626.4	469.5
Finance and insurance	1,074.6	1,161.4	4.9	653.5	508.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	365.4	394.3	1.7	229.7	164.7
Professional, scientific and technical services	1,302.3	1,394.9	5.9	807.7	587.1
Business, building and other support services³	1,304.9	1,327.5	5.6	768.0	559.5
Educational services	1,786.6	1,843.0	7.8	1,036.0	806.9
Health care and social assistance	1,790.9	2,100.8	8.9	1,207.1	893.7
Information, culture and recreation⁴	762.9	814.4	3.5	466.3	348.1
Accommodation and food services	851.7	932.0	4.0	542.9	389.1
Other services (except public administration)	769.7	798.6	3.4	465.2	333.4
Public administration	2,337.8	2,906.6	12.4	1,645.1	1,261.5
Unclassified	1,288.2	155.5	0.7	91.8	63.7
Canada	22,864.6	23,501.9	100.0	13,500.8	10,001.1

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers.

¹As Employment Insurance premium payments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2015 taxation year.
²Employer contributions are 1.4 times the level of employee contributions. However, employers who participate in the Premium Reduction Program may contribute less than 1.4 times their employees’ contributions. See Chapter 2, Section 2.7 for more information.
³This industry category comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of Companies and Enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁴This industry category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and Cultural Industries) and 71 (Arts, Entertainment and Recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.

Source: Canada Revenue Agency, T4 slips with employment income. Data are based on a 10% sample of T4 slips with employment income.

**Annex 2.26.2 – Contributors to the Employment Insurance program¹: Employment income**
	($ million)			($ million)					($ per year)		($ per year)
	Total employment income			Total insurable earnings		Number of workers with employment income			Employment income per worker		Insurable earnings per worker
	2014	2015	% of total 2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	% of total 2015	2014	2015	2014	2015
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador	12,345.2	12,942.9	1.5	8,191.4	8,454.9	275,710	280,320	1.5	44,776	46,172	29,710	30,162
Prince Edward Island	2,634.3	2,696.6	0.3	2,024.1	2,056.5	79,000	79,270	0.4	33,346	34,018	25,622	25,943
Nova Scotia	18,378.3	18,813.3	2.1	13,498.1	13,789.6	474,820	480,560	2.5	38,706	39,149	28,428	28,695
New Brunswick	14,373.8	14,676.1	1.7	10,758.7	11,038.7	387,220	392,710	2.1	37,120	37,371	27,784	28,109
Quebec	167,104.9	170,132.0	19.2	120,481.3	122,514.5	4,202,580	4,193,700	22.2	39,762	40,568	28,668	29,214
Ontario	329,395.5r	345,302.5	39.0	206,229.0	214,136.0	6,960,670^r	7,104,330	37.6	47,322^r	48,605	29,628^r	30,142
Manitoba	27,629.1	28,728.4	3.2	19,342.9	19,979.8	665,770	674,840	3.6	41,499	42,571	29,053	29,607
Saskatchewan	27,828.6	28,000.3	3.2	18,375.1	18,491.5	598,890	598,120	3.2	46,467	46,814	30,682	30,916
Alberta	153,445.0	150,170.2	16.9	84,026.4	82,777.5	2,543,420	2,527,190	13.4	60,330	59,422	33,037	32,755
British Columbia	103,628.2	108,376.5	12.2	67,470.4	70,193.3	2,384,780	2,453,250	13.0	43,454	44,177	28,292	28,612
Yukon	1,152.3	1,159.9	0.1	790.0	796.6	24,700	24,560	0.1	46,652	47,227	31,984	32,435
Northwest Territories	2,038.8	2,165.7	0.2	1,133.2	1,193.3	32,570	33,340	0.2	62,597	64,958	34,793	35,792
Nunavut	1,255.4	1,314.3	0.1	705.3	742.0	23,040	23,940	0.1	54,488	54,900	30,612	30,994
Outside Canada	1,485.1	1,652.9	0.2	370.6	365.6	15,090	15,210	0.1	98,416	108,672	24,559	24,037
Gender
Men	531,677.0	544,450.1	61.4	308,556.2	314,132.7	9,671,570	9,760,040	51.7	54,973	55,784	31,903	32,186
Women	330,622.8	341,394.1	38.5	244,713.8	252,352.5	8,978,620	9,105,030	48.2	36,823	37,495	27,255	27,716
Missing data	394.6	287.4	0.0	126.3	44.7	18,070	16,270	0.1	21,837	17,664	6,989	2,747
Age
24 years old and under	47,547.5	47,197.8	5.3	44,178.2	44,195.4	3,163,650	3,151,600	16.7	15,029	14,976	13,964	14,023
25 to 44 years old	379,132.7	386,638.8	43.6	260,165.1	266,470.5	7,802,050	7,883,550	41.8	48,594	49,044	33,346	33,801
45 to 54 years old	248,090.0	250,959.3	28.3	143,338.1	144,214.9	4,023,580	3,983,740	21.1	61,659	62,996	35,625	36,201
55 years old and over	187,529.6	200,925.7	22.7	105,588.6	111,508.6	3,660,870	3,842,250	20.3	51,225	52,294	28,842	29,022
Missing data	394.6	409.9	0.0	126.3	140.4	18,110	20,200	0.1	21,789	20,292	6,974	6,950
Industry
Goods-producing industries	204,511.4	211,052.1	23.8	125,197.3	129,924.8	3,655,630	3,769,000	20.0	55,944	55,997	34,248	34,472
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	8,724.0	9,354.8	1.1	6,068.8	6,528.6	321,800	334,630	1.8	27,110	27,956	18,859	19,510
Mining, and oil and gas extraction	28,381.7	26,729.5	3.0	11,560.9	10,957.9	260,810	249,290	1.3	108,821	107,223	44,327	43,956
Utilities	11,219.5	11,140.7	1.3	5,290.9	5,351.9	119,840	118,860	0.6	93,621	93,730	44,150	45,027
Construction	66,298.8	68,711.5	7.8	41,995.1	43,562.3	1,271,050	1,318,690	7.0	52,161	52,106	33,040	33,035
Manufacturing	89,887.5	95,115.6	10.7	60,281.5	63,524.0	1,682,130	1,747,530	9.3	53,437	54,429	35,836	36,351
Service-producing industries	609,451.4	668,795.2	75.5	396,096.5	432,933.9	13,958,450	14,924,240	79.0	43,662	44,813	28,377	29,009
Wholesale trade	49,489.2	51,624.0	5.8	29,044.3	29,932.7	849,830	864,520	4.6	58,234	59,714	34,177	34,623
Retail trade	56,050.1	60,344.9	6.8	43,033.3	45,811.1	2,056,390	2,134,710	11.3	27,257	28,268	20,927	21,460
Transportation and warehousing	37,978.7	40,162.6	4.5	25,152.2	26,499.7	765,160	799,420	4.2	49,635	50,240	32,872	33,149
Finance and insurance	56,319.2	61,377.2	6.9	26,577.0	28,619.3	723,700	762,150	4.0	77,821	80,532	36,724	37,551
Real estate and rental and leasing	15,324.4	16,108.6	1.8	8,654.0	9,316.5	320,730	344,280	1.8	47,780	46,789	26,982	27,061
Professional, scientific and technical services	61,427.5	65,606.6	7.4	31,560.5	33,668.2	991,480	1,043,650	5.5	61,955	62,863	31,832	32,260
Business, building and other support services²	48,195.4	50,178.5	5.7	31,033.5	31,505.6	1,249,470	1,244,320	6.6	38,573	40,326	24,837	25,320
Educational services	63,268.3	65,191.1	7.4	44,249.2	45,463.4	1,347,290	1,356,530	7.2	46,960	48,057	32,843	33,514
Health care and social assistance	59,019.9	69,329.9	7.8	43,391.5	51,583.6	1,392,220	1,601,320	8.5	42,393	43,295	31,167	32,213
Information, culture and recreation³	29,362.1	32,072.6	3.6	18,563.6	19,744.7	649,450	673,750	3.6	45,211	47,603	28,584	29,306
Accommodation and food services	22,938.8	25,037.9	2.8	19,806.6	21,627.9	1,336,930	1,446,210	7.7	17,158	17,313	14,815	14,955
Other services (except public administration)	25,525.7	26,390.0	3.0	18,137.2	18,764.7	721,370	737,050	3.9	35,385	35,805	25,143	25,459
Public administration	84,552.1	105,371.3	11.9	56,893.5	70,396.5	1,554,430	1,916,330	10.1	54,394	54,986	36,601	36,735
Unclassified	48,731.6	6,284.2	0.7	32,102.5	3,671.1	1,054,180	188,100	1.0	46,227	33,409	30,453	19,517
Canada	862,694.4	886,131.6	100.0	553,396.3	566,529.8	18,668,260	18,881,340	100.0	46,212	46,932	29,644	30,005

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers.

¹As Employment Insurance premium payments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2015 taxation year.
²This industry category comprises the industries with codes 55 (Management of Companies and Enterprises) and 56 (Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
³This industry category comprises the industries with codes 51 (Information and Cultural Industries) and 71 (Arts, Entertainment and Recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.

Source: Canada Revenue Agency, T4 slips with employment income. Data are based on a 10% sample of T4 slips with employment income.

Annex 2.27 Adjusted benefits-to-contributions ratios

**Annex 2.27 – Adjusted benefits-to-contributions ratios¹**
	Employment Insurance premium		Employment Insurance regular benefits		Total Employment Insurance benefits		Adjusted regular benefits-to-contributions ratio^{2, 3} (Canada=1)	Adjusted total benefits-to-contributions ratio³ (Canada=1)
	2015 ($ million)	% of total 2015	2015 ($ million)	% of total 2015	2015 ($ million)	% of Total 2015	2015	2015
Province/Territory⁴
Newfoundland and Labrador	368.5	1.6	692.5	6.3	927.6	5.5	4.07	3.49
Prince Edward Island	90.5	0.4	144.0	1.3	215.7	1.3	3.48	3.31
Nova Scotia	598.7	2.5	561.8	5.1	803.1	4.7	2.02	1.86
New Brunswick	481.9	2.1	643.9	5.9	861.8	5.1	2.90	2.48
Quebec	4,306.9	18.3	3,042.8	27.8	3,551.2	21.0	1.51	1.14
Ontario	9,269.2	39.4	2,999.9	27.4	5,357.7	31.7	0.70	0.80
Manitoba	865.7	3.7	286.0	2.6	543.0	3.2	0.71	0.87
Saskatchewan	793.3	3.4	274.1	2.5	497.9	2.9	0.74	0.87
Alberta	3,546.4	15.1	1,166.3	10.6	2,137.2	12.6	0.70	0.84
British Columbia	3,048.2	13.0	1,096.6	10.0	1,955.0	11.5	0.78	0.89
Yukon	34.7	0.1	17.6	0.2	24.7	0.1	1.10	0.99
Northwest Territories	50.9	0.2	18.5	0.2	27.3	0.2	0.77	0.75
Nunavut	31.8	0.1	9.0	0.1	15.4	0.1	0.60	0.67
Outside Canada	15.3	0.1	3.5	0.0	9.5	0.1	0.47	0.86
Gender
Men	13,019.4	55.4	7,374.4	67.3	8,906.1	52.6	1.21	0.95
Women	10,480.5	44.6	3,582.0	32.7	8,021.0	47.4	0.73	1.06
Missing data	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Age
24 years old and under	1,887.5	8.0	930.4	8.5	1,478.4	8.7	1.09	1.09
25 to 44 years old	11,034.6	47.0	4,771.3	43.5	9,141.8	54.0	0.93	1.15
45 to 54 years old	5,942.0	25.3	2,665.8	24.3	3,202.3	18.9	0.96	0.75
55 years old and over	4,631.9	19.7	2,589.0	23.6	3,104.6	18.3	1.20	0.93
Missing data	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Industry
Goods-producing industries	5,403.0	23.0	4,797.3	43.8	6,105.8	36.1	1.91	1.57
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	279.0	1.2	496.1	4.5	835.0	4.9	3.91	4.15
Mining, and oil and gas extraction	453.9	1.9	384.5	3.5	454.4	2.7	1.77	1.39
Utilities	216.2	0.9	36.8	0.3	62.8	0.4	0.36	0.40
Construction	1,846.5	7.9	2,592.6	23.7	3,033.6	17.9	3.05	2.28
Manufacturing	2,607.3	11.1	1,287.2	11.7	1,720.0	10.2	1.06	1.29
Service-producing industries	17,943.5	76.3	5,943.0	54.2	10,523.6	62.2	0.71	0.81
Wholesale trade	1,241.8	5.3	449.5	4.1	648.3	3.8	0.78	0.72
Retail trade	1,932.3	8.2	622.6	5.7	1,104.9	6.5	0.7	0.79
Transportation and warehousing	1,096	4.7	463	4.2	650	3.8	0.90	0.82
Finance and insurance	1,161	4.9	152	1.4	414	2.4	0.27	0.50
Real estate and rental and leasing	394	1.7	173	1.6	260	1.5	0.95	0.92
Professional, scientific and technical services	1,395	5.9	570	5.2	877	5.2	0.88	0.87
Business, building and other support services⁵	1,328	5.6	811	7.4	1,154	6.8	1.33	1.21
Educational services	1,843	7.8	678	6.2	1,184	7.0	0.77	0.89
Health care and social assistance	2,101	8.9	340	3.1	1,112	6.6	0.35	0.74
Information, culture and recreation⁶	814	3.5	316	2.9	460	2.7	0.83	0.78
Accommodation and food services	932	4.0	463	4.2	755	4.5	1.10	1.13
Other services (except public administration)	799	3.4	359	3.3	594	3.5	0.99	1.03
Public administration	2,907	12.4	546	5.0	1,310	7.7	0.40	0.63
Unclassified	156	0.7	216	2.0	298	1.8	3.00	2.66
Canada	23,502	100.0	10,957	100.0	16,927	100.0	1.00	1.00

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Percentage share is based on unrounded numbers.

¹As Employment Insurance premium payments are administered through the tax system, the most recent data available are for the 2015 taxation year.
²To factor in the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP), which reduces the premiums paid by employers and employees in Quebec, and the Premium Reduction Program (PRP), which reduces the premiums paid by employers who offer their employees a short-term disability plan, the regular benefits-to-contributions ratios (adjusted and non-adjusted) have been calculated based on an estimate of the Employment Insurance premiums that would have been paid by employees and employers in the absence of QPIP and PRP, rather than on the premiums that were actually paid.
³For ease of analysis, the benefits-to-contributions ratios have been adjusted (i.e., standardized) so that the figure for Canada equals one.
⁴The benefits-to-contributions ratios for the provinces and territories are determined by the location of employers for premiums and by the residence of claimants for benefits. As a result, it is possible that the ratio for some provinces and territories may be under or overstated if contributions are being accredited to a province or territory, while the employment is actually situated in another province or territory.
⁵This industry comprises the industries with codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and mediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
⁶This industry comprises the industries with codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.

Source: Canada Revenue Agency [CRA], T4 slips with employment income (for data on Employment Insurance contributions); and Employment and Social Development Canada [ESDC], Employment Insurance (EI) administrative data (for data on Employment Insurance benefits). CRA data are based on a 10% sample of T4 slips with employment income, and ESDC data are based on a 10% sample of EI administrative data.

Annex 2.28 Unemployment rates used for the purpose of the Employment Insurance program (by Employment Insurance economic region)

**Annex 2.28 – Unemployment rates used for the purpose of the Employment Insurance program (by Employment Insurance economic region)¹**
Effective date³	April 10 to May 7, 2016	May 8 to June 11, 2016	June 12 to July 9, 2016	July 10 to Aug. 6, 2016	Aug. 7 to Sept. 10, 2016	Sept. 11 to Oct. 8, 2016	Oct. 9 to Nov. 5, 2016	Nov. 6 to Dec. 3, 2016	Dec. 4 to Jan. 7, 2016/ 2017	Jan. 8 to Feb. 11, 2017	Feb. 12 to March 11, 2017	March 12 to Apr. 8, 2017	Minimum of the 12 months	Average of the 12 months	Maximum of the 12 months
	Regional rate of unemployment²
Unemployment rate moving average ending on the month of…⁴	March 2016\ (%)	April 2016 (%)	May 2016 (%)	June 2016 (%)	July 2016 (%)	Aug. 2016 (%)	Sept. 2016 (%)	Oct. 2016 (%)	Nov. 2016 (%)	Dec. 2016 (%)	Jan. 2017 (%)	Feb. 2017 (%)	2016/2017 (%)	2016/2017 (%)	2016/2017 (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s.	7.2	7.1	6.5	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.7	8.0	9.2	9.9	9.6	9.2	6.3	7.7	9.9
Newfoundland – Labrador	19.5	18.4	17.4	16.9	17.3	17.5	18.0	18.1	18.6	19.0	18.6	18.9	16.9	18.2	19.5
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown	7.2	7.4	7.0	7.5	7.9	9.0	8.4	8.2	7.7	7.9	7.6	7.1	7.0	7.7	9.0
Prince Edward Island	13.8	14.4	14.3	14.0	13.4	13.4	13.8	14.8	14.5	14.2	13.3	13.1	13.1	13.9	14.8
Nova Scotia
Eastern Nova Scotia	16.4	15.4	14.5	14.3	14.9	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.7	14.4	14.8	14.3	14.9	16.4
Western Nova Scotia	8.3	8.6	9.3	9.9	10.5	10.3	10.2	9.3	9.1	8.9	9.1	8.7	8.3	9.4	10.5
Halifax	7.2	7.1	6.5	5.6	5.3	5.4	5.7	6.0	5.9	6.1	6.0	6.1	5.3	6.1	7.2
New Brunswick
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint-John	8.3	8.6	8.6	8.4	7.9	7.4	6.9	7.0	7.3	7.9	7.8	7.7	6.9	7.8	8.6
Madawaska-Charlotte	9.6	8.9	7.9	7.6	8.2	8.8	8.8	8.5	7.4	7.2	7.2	8.0	7.2	8.2	9.6
Restigouche-Albert	14.2	14.4	14.8	15.0	15.5	15.2	15.5	15.5	15.2	14.2	13.6	13.5	13.5	14.7	15.5
Quebec
Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine	16.4	16.9	17.1	17.2	16.3	16.5	16.3	16.6	16.2	16.4	15.5	14.0	14.0	16.3	17.2
Québec	5.2	4.6	4.3	4.2	4.5	4.9	5.0	4.8	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4	4.2	4.6	5.2
Trois-Rivières	6.3	6.6	7.3	7.1	7.0	6.5	6.8	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.0	6.6	6.3	6.9	7.3
South Central Québec	5.7	6.3	6.3	5.7	5.1	5.3	5.8	5.8	5.4	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.5	6.3
Sherbrooke	7.4	7.7	7.0	6.7	6.0	5.8	5.8	5.7	6.0	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.5	6.2	7.7
Montérégie	6.0	6.3	6.7	7.1	7.1	7.3	6.9	7.0	6.6	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.0	6.7	7.3
Montréal	8.6	8.5	8.2	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.9	7.5	7.0	6.8	6.7	6.9	6.7	7.7	8.6
Central Quebec	6.7	6.9	6.8	6.6	6.2	6.5	6.8	7.2	7.3	7.4	7.1	7.1	6.2	6.9	7.4
North Western Quebec	9.0	9.6	10.0	10.0	9.4	8.8	8.3	8.3	8.5	8.7	8.4	7.7	7.7	8.9	10.0
Bas-Saint-Laurent – Côte-Nord	9.7	9.7	9.1	8.9	8.5	8.4	9.0	9.6	10.2	10.1	9.9	9.7	8.4	9.4	10.2
Hull	6.6	6.6	7.2	7.3	7.5	7.4	7.5	7.2	6.6	6.0	5.5	5.6	5.5	6.8	7.5
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	9.1	9.9	9.9	9.0	7.2	6.7	6.7	7.1	7.2	7.4	7.7	7.1	6.7	7.9	9.9
Ontario
Ottawa	6.7	6.9	6.7	6.7	6.3	6.0	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.0	5.7	5.1	5.1	6.2	6.9
Eastern Ontario	8.1	8.2	7.8	7.9	7.6	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.2	6.6	6.0	5.9	5.9	7.4	8.2
Kingston	6.0	6.3	6.5	6.1	5.6	5.4	5.5	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.7	6.1	5.4	5.8	6.5
Central Ontario	6.1	6.3	6.3	6.6	6.8	7.3	7.3	7.2	6.9	6.4	6.5	6.4	6.1	6.7	7.3
Oshawa	6.1	5.8	6.5	6.5	6.9	6.4	6.0	5.4	5.2	5.3	5.9	5.2	6.0	6.9	8.3
Toronto	7.3	7.5	7.3	6.7	6.3	6.4	6.9	7.1	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.2	6.3	7.0	7.5
Hamilton	5.8	5.4	5.8	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	5.9	6.0	6.0	5.4	6.0	6.3
St. Catharines	8.3	7.6	8.1	8.5	7.9	6.7	5.8	5.9	6.3	6.5	6.6	6.5	5.8	7.1	8.5
London	6.6	7.3	7.2	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.1	6.8	7.0	7.1	7.3	6.5	6.5	7.1	7.5
Niagara	8.0	8.2	8.5	8.7	8.0	8.1	7.9	8.4	7.7	7.9	7.2	7.1	7.1	8.0	8.7
Windsor	7.3	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.6	6.3	5.9	5.7	6.4	6.5	6.3	5.8	5.7	6.4	7.3
Kitchener	6.1	5.7	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.7	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.5	6.1
Huron	7.4	7.3	7.2	7.2	6.9	7.5	7.6	8.0	7.6	7.2	6.7	6.7	6.7	7.3	8.0
South Central Ontario	4.8	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	4.4	4.1	3.8	4.2	4.6	4.7	3.8	4.6	5.0
Sudbury	8.5	8.6	8.5	8.2	7.8	7.6	7.1	7.2	7.4	8.0	7.8	7.6	7.1	7.9	8.6
Thunder Bay	7.5	7.3	7.4	7.0	6.7	6.2	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.6	6.5	7.5
Northern Ontario	11.9	12.5	12.6	12.4	11.6	11.4	11.2	11.8	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	11.2	12.0	12.6
Manitoba
Winnipeg	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.2	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.6	6.6	6.1	6.5	6.8
Southern Manitoba	6.7	7.0	7.3	7.2	7.1	6.9	6.8	6.7	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.6	6.6	6.9	7.3
Northern Manitoba	34.7	34.0	33.0	32.5	32.2	32.1	32.4	32.3	32.0	31.5	31.2	30.8	30.8	32.4	34.7
Saskatchewan
Regina	4.5	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.1	4.5	5.1	5.5
Saskatoon	6.4	7.1	6.9	6.6	6.2	6.6	6.9	7.2	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.0	6.2	6.9	7.5
Southern Saskatchewan	7.5	7.4	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.4	7.9	7.9	8.1	8.1	7.9	7.5	7.2	7.6	8.1
Northern Saskatchewan	20.1	19.9	20.1	20.1	20.3	20.1	20.1	20.1	20.2	20.3	20.3	20.5	19.9	20.2	20.5
Alberta
Calgary	8.6	8.4	8.4	8.7	8.9	9.2	9.6	10.3	10.5	10.5	10.2	9.5	8.4	9.4	10.5
Edmonton	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.7	8.1	7.9	7.1	7.0	7.5	8.2	8.4	6.9	7.5	8.4
Northern Alberta	12.3	12.3	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.3	12.1	12.1	12.3	12.3	12.7	12.7	12.1	12.4	12.7
Southern Alberta	8.1	8.2	8.3	8.7	9.3	9.1	8.9	8.2	8.3	8.2	8.6	8.7	8.1	8.6	9.3
British Columbia
Southern Interior British Columbia	8.8	8.7	8.9	8.9	9.0	8.9	8.9	9.2	9.5	9.6	9.3	8.8	8.7	9.0	9.6
Abbotsford	7.0	7.1	7.2	6.9	6.3	6.0	6.1	6.7	6.9	6.3	6.4	6.3	6.0	6.6	7.2
Vancouver	6.3	6.0	5.7	5.4	5.5	5.3	5.0	5.0	5.2	5.2	5.0	4.7	4.7	5.4	6.3
Victoria	6.9	7.1	6.6	6.2	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.2	5.2	6.0	7.1
Southern Coastal British Columbia	7.9	7.0	6.7	6.8	6.6	6.7	7.2	7.7	7.6	7.4	7.0	6.8	6.6	7.1	7.9
Northern British Columbia	11.1	10.8	11.2	11.5	11.5	11.1	11.4	11.7	12.2	12.4	12.8	12.7	10.8	11.7	12.8
Territories
Whitehorse	5.9	5.5	5.9	6.1	7.7	6.6	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.4	5.6	5.4	6.0	7.7	8.2
Yukon	10.4	8.3	6.0	6.0	6.5	6.8	6.8	6.5	8.8	8.2	9.2	5.9	5.9	7.5	10.4
Yellowknife	6.1	6.6	5.7	6.4	5.8	5.5	5.3	5.3	4.8	4.7	5.1	4.4	4.4	5.5	6.6
Northwest Territories	12.7	12.4	12.5	12.2	11.8	11.8	11.1	10.7	10.4	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.1	11.3	12.7
Iqaluit	4.7	5.2	5.5	5.1	5.2	4.5	4.2	3.6	3.4	4.2	4.6	9.7	3.4	5.0	9.7
Nunavut	22.1	21.5	20.9	20.7	20.2	19.6	20.1	20.1	20.4	19.3	18.9	18.7	18.7	20.2	22.1

¹The unemployment rates in this annex are those used in the administration of the EI program. These rates come from Statistics Canada but may differ from the official unemployment rates due to differences in methodology, as explained below.
²To obtain the monthly unemployment rates used for the purposes of the Employment Insurance program relating to periods before April 10 2016, please refer to the Web page Monthly Seasonal Adjusted Unemployment Rates by EI Economic Region [http://srv129.services.gc.ca/ei_regions/eng/rates.aspx?id=2017]
³Effective for new claims established between the dates indicated.
⁴The regional unemployment rates are calculated using a 3-month moving average (or, in the case of the territories, a 12-month moving average if this is larger) of seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for the period ending in the month indicated. These regional rates come from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS). The regional unemployment rates in the provinces incorporate an estimate of the rates of unemployment for status Indians living on reserves, as per section 17 of the Employment Insurance Regulations. Conversely, the regional unemployment rates in the territories are representative of the population, as LFS data cover persons living on and off reserves. A monthly regional unemployment rate substitute is used if Statistics Canada is not able to publish a monthly unemployment rate for reasons of confidentiality.

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (for data on unemployment rate); and Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Insurance administrative data (for information on effective dates).

Annex 2.29 Employment Insurance economic regions map – FY1617

Employment Insurance economic regions in Canada

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