Table 4
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, by province, 2024
| 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 | 1,372.4 | 885.7 | 811.6 | 674.5 | 137.0 | 74.1 | 486.7 | 83.1 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 34.2 | 29.9 | 29.4 | 29.0 | F | F | F | 98.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 9.1E | 7.2E | 7.1E | 7.1E | F | F | F | 100.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 27.6 | 21.6E | 20.1E | 17.2E | F | F | F | 85.3 |
| New Brunswick | 29.0 | 18.7 | 18.1E | 16.3E | F | F | 10.3E | 89.6 |
| Quebec | 255.6 | 183.8 | 171.7 | 143.2 | 28.5E | F | 71.8 | 83.4 |
| Ontario | 596.1 | 349.4 | 315.7 | 253.5 | 62.3E | 33.7E | 246.7 | 80.3 |
| Manitoba | 36.2E | 26.6E | 21.1E | 15.7E | F | F | 9.6E | 74.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 41.2 | 21.8E | 20.6E | 14.9E | 5.7E | F | 19.4E | 72.4 |
| Alberta | 183.8 | 120.6 | 110.5 | 94.8 | F | F | 63.2E | 85.8 |
| British Columbia | 159.7 | 106.1 | 97.3 | 83.1 | F | F | 53.6 | 85.3 |
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
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