Table 1 Receipt of paid maternity and parental leave benefits and employer top-ups among previously employed mothers

	'000
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
All mothers with infants less than 13 months	231	252	278	274	292	328	311	322	327
Receipt of Employment Insurance/Quebec Parental Insurance Plan benefits	%
Total	73	75	74	77	79	74	75	78	80
Quebec	F	F	79	80	78	73	83	93	90
Outside Quebec	F	F	72	76	79	74	72^*	72^*	76^*
Receipt of top-up for those with Employment Insurance/Quebec Parental Insurance Plan¹
Total	20	17	18	19	19	27	16	24	20
Quebec	F	F	F	24	F	32	25^E	27^E	28
Outside Quebec	F	F	18	17	19	25	13^*	22	17^*
Average weeks of top-up	weeks
Total	16	17	18	17	17	18	16	18	19
Quebec	F	F	F	19	F	19	17	17	22
Outside Quebec	F	F	18	16	16	18	16	19	18
	per week (current $)
Average top-up payment²	F	F	F	F	270	320	260	330	300
1. Excludes the self-employed. 2. Based on valid responses of $800 or less; the variable contains a high percentage of 'not stated.' * significantly different with Quebec at the 0.05 level; tests done for 2004/2008 as bootstrap weights available for these years, allowing for a more accurate calculation of standard errors Source: Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Coverage Survey.

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