Chart 1
Eligibility rate¹ increased in 2022
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not available for a specific reference period
1.
The number of unemployed people who had accumulated enough insurable hours to be eligible to receive Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, expressed as a proportion of unemployed people who had contributed to the EI program and separated from their job for a reason deemed valid.
Note(s):
In 2020 and 2021 it was not possible to calculate the eligibility rate. This was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent temporary policy changes related to the EI program, the last of which ended in September 2022.
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
Chart description
This is a column clustered chart.
| % | |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 83.7 |
| 2004 | 80.4 |
| 2005 | 83.4 |
| 2006 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 82.3 |
| 2008 | 82.2 |
| 2009 | 86.2 |
| 2010 | 83.9 |
| 2011 | 78.4 |
| 2012 | 81.9 |
| 2013 | 85.8 |
| 2014 | 83.1 |
| 2015 | 82.8 |
| 2016 | 85.4 |
| 2017 | 84.3 |
| 2018 | 87.4 |
| 2019 | 82.4 |
| 2020 | .. |
| 2021 | .. |
| 2022 | 89.6 |
..
not available for a specific reference period
1.
The number of unemployed people who had accumulated enough insurable hours to be eligible to receive Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, expressed as a proportion of unemployed people who had contributed to the EI program and separated from their job for a reason deemed valid.
Note(s):
In 2020 and 2021 it was not possible to calculate the eligibility rate. This was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent temporary policy changes related to the EI program, the last of which ended in September 2022.
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
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