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EI Program Characteristics for the period of March 14, 2010 to April 10, 2010

Province / Territory	Economic Region Code	Economic Region Name	Unemployment Rate	Number of Insured Hours Required to Qualify for Regular Benefits	Minimum Number of Weeks Payable for Regular Benefits	Maximum Number of Weeks Payable for Regular Benefits
Newfoundland and Labrador	01	St. John's (map)	8.1	595	23	47
Newfoundland and Labrador	02	Newfoundland / Labrador (map)	20.4	420	37	50
Prince Edward Island	03	Prince Edward Island (map)	10.2	525	26	50
Nova Scotia	04	Eastern Nova Scotia (map)	15.6	420	35	50
Nova Scotia	05	Western Nova Scotia (map)	11.4	490	28	50
Nova Scotia	06	Halifax (map)	6.5	665	20	43
New Brunswick	07	Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John (map)	7.3	630	22	45
New Brunswick	08	Madawaska-Charlotte (map)	11.0	525	26	50
New Brunswick	09	Restigouche-Albert (map)	12.9	455	29	50
Quebec	10	Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (map)	15.6	420	35	50
Quebec	11	Quebec (map)	4.1	700	19	41
Quebec	12	Trois-Rivières (map)	9.9	560	25	49
Quebec	13	South Central Quebec (map)	5.9	700	19	41
Quebec	14	Sherbrooke (map)	7.4	630	22	45
Quebec	15	Montérégie (map)	6.5	665	20	43
Quebec	16	Montreal (map)	9.3	560	25	49
Quebec	17	Central Quebec (map)	8.8	595	23	47
Quebec	18	North Western Quebec (map)	10.7	525	26	50
Quebec	19	Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore (map)	11.2	490	28	50
Quebec	20	Hull (map)	6.2	665	20	43
Quebec	21	Chicoutimi-Jonquière (map)	7.8	630	22	45
Ontario	22	Ottawa (map)	6.3	665	20	43
Ontario	23	Eastern Ontario (map)	9.4	560	25	49
Ontario	24	Kingston (map)	5.9	700	19	41
Ontario	25	Central Ontario (map)	9.8	560	25	49
Ontario	26	Oshawa (map)	10.3	525	26	50
Ontario	27	Toronto (map)	9.4	560	25	49
Ontario	28	Hamilton (map)	8.7	595	23	47
Ontario	29	St. Catharines (map)	11.3	490	28	50
Ontario	30	London (map)	8.7	595	23	47
Ontario	31	Niagara (map)	11.4	490	28	50
Ontario	32	Windsor (map)	12.2	455	29	50
Ontario	33	Kitchener (map)	10.1	525	26	50
Ontario	34	Huron (map)	10.5	525	26	50
Ontario	35	South Central Ontario (map)	8.0	630	22	45
Ontario	36	Sudbury (map)	11.1	490	28	50
Ontario	37	Thunder Bay (map)	7.2	630	22	45
Ontario	38	Northern Ontario (map)	11.9	490	28	50
Manitoba	39	Winnipeg (map)	5.7	700	19	41
Manitoba	40	Southern Manitoba (map)	6.2	665	20	43
Manitoba	41	Northern Manitoba (map)	28.9	420	37	50
Saskatchewan	42	Regina (map)	4.6	700	19	41
Saskatchewan	43	Saskatoon (map)	4.5	700	19	41
Saskatchewan	44	Southern Saskatchewan (map)	6.5	665	20	43
Saskatchewan	45	Northern Saskatchewan (map)	16.5	420	37	50
Alberta	46	Calgary (map)	7.0	665	20	43
Alberta	47	Edmonton (map)	7.2	630	22	45
Alberta	48	Northern Alberta (map)	9.7	560	25	49
Alberta	49	Southern Alberta (map)	7.6	630	22	45
British Columbia	50	Southern Interior British Columbia (map)	10.0	560	25	49
British Columbia	51	Abbotsford (map)	6.9	665	20	43
British Columbia	52	Vancouver (map)	7.9	630	22	45
British Columbia	53	Victoria (map)	8.2	595	23	47
British Columbia	54	Southern Coastal British Columbia (map)	8.3	595	23	47
British Columbia	55	Northern British Columbia (map)	13.1	420	31	50
Yukon	56	Yukon (map)	25.0	420	37	50
Northwest Territories	57	Northwest Territories (map)	25.0	420	37	50
Nunavut	58	Nunavut (map)	25.0	420	37	50

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EI Program Characteristics for the period of March 14, 2010 to April 10, 2010