Table 4
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, by province, 2018
| Unemployed | Contributors | Contributors, valid job separation | Eligible contributors | Contributors, not eligible due to not enough insurable 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 | thousands | % | |
| Canada | 1,108.5 | 708.6 | 534.0 | 466.9 | 67.1 | 174.7 | 399.9 | 87.4 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 37.0 | 32.3 | 30.1 | 28.3 | 1.9E | F | 4.7E | 93.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | F | 0.6E | 0.7E | 98.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 33.8 | 24.6 | 20.3 | 19.1 | F | 4.3E | 9.1E | 93.8 |
| New Brunswick | 26.6 | 18.6 | 16.9 | 15.9 | F | F | 8.1 | 94.0 |
| Quebec | 240.1 | 160.8 | 132.8 | 113.5 | 19.3E | 28.0E | 79.3 | 85.5 |
| Ontario | 415.3 | 247.3 | 165.5 | 146.8 | 18.7E | 81.8 | 168.0 | 88.7 |
| Manitoba | 38.5 | 24.1 | 16.5E | 13.7E | 2.8E | 7.5E | 14.4 | 83.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 33.6 | 23.6 | 18.8 | 16.3 | 2.5E | 4.8E | 10.0 | 86.6 |
| Alberta | 161.1 | 99.4 | 71.5 | 56.9 | 14.6E | 27.9E | 61.8 | 79.6 |
| British Columbia | 114.5 | 70.7 | 54.8 | 49.9 | F | 15.9E | 43.8 | 91.0 |
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
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