Table 1 
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, Canada, 2022 

Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, Canada, 2022
  Number Unemployed Contributors Contributors with valid job separation
  thousands %%%
Unemployed 1,020.2 100.0 ... ...
Contributors 604.1 59.2 100.0 ...
Contributors, valid job separation 562.7 55.2 93.1 100.0
Eligible contributors 503.9 49.4 83.4 89.6
Not eligible due to not enough insurable hours 58.8E 5.8E 9.7E 10.4E
Contributors, invalid job separation 41.4E 4.1E 6.9E ...
Invalid job separation: quit to go back to school 19.2E 1.9E 3.2E ...
Invalid job separation: other reasons deemed invalid 22.2E 2.2E 3.7E ...
Non-contributors 416.1 40.8 ... ...
Had no insurable employment 39.6E 3.9E ... ...
Had not worked in previous 12 months/never worked 376.6 36.9 ... ...
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not applicable
E
use with caution
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
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