Table 4
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, by province, 2016
| Unemployed | Contributors | Contributors, valid job separation | Contributors, valid job separation (not enough hours) | Contributors, invalid job separation | Non-contributors | Share of contributors with valid job separation who had sufficient hours to qualify | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | % | |
| Canada | 1,302 | 850 | 695 | 101 | 156 | 452 | 85.4 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 36 | 30 | 28 | F | F | 6E | 95.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 8 | 8 | 7 | F | F | F | 98.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 37 | 28 | 24 | F | 4E | 9 | 93.3 |
| New Brunswick | 38 | 30 | 29 | F | F | 7 | 94.6 |
| Quebec | 302 | 198 | 168 | 22E | 29E | 104 | 86.7 |
| Ontario | 464 | 268 | 201 | 38E | 67 | 196 | 81.3 |
| Manitoba | 38 | 22 | 17 | 4E | 5E | 15 | 75.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 38 | 27 | 23 | 5E | 4E | 11 | 78.9 |
| Alberta | 190 | 133 | 114 | 17E | 19E | 57 | 84.9 |
| British Columbia | 151 | 106 | 83 | 11E | 23E | 46 | 87.3 |
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
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