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Table 5.20
Employment Insurance beneficiaries, by type of benefit, 2004

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Type of benefit Women Men Women as a percent
of total beneficiaries
in thousands % in thousands %
Regular 218.4 49.7 322.4 83.7 40.4
Parental/Adoption 118.7 27.0 9.5 2.4 92.6
Maternity 56.6 12.9 0.0 0.0 100.0
Training 8.0 1.8 14.4 3.7 35.8
Sickness 33.1 7.5 22.6 5.9 59.4
Work sharing 0.9 0.2 1.9 0.4 33.1
Job creation 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 51.4
Fishing 2.8 0.6 12.4 3.2 18.4
Self-employment assistance 0.9 0.2 1.6 0.4 36.9
Total 440.0 100.0 385.4 100.0 53.3
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Statistics Division