Table 4 
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, by province, 2016 

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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