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EI Program Characteristics for the period of August 08, 2010 to September 11, 2010

Province / TerritoryEconomic Region CodeEconomic Region NameUnemployment RateNumber of Insured Hours Required to Qualify for Regular BenefitsMinimum Number of Weeks Payable for Regular BenefitsMaximum Number of Weeks Payable for Regular Benefits
Newfoundland and Labrador01St. John's (map)7.26302245
Newfoundland and Labrador02Newfoundland / Labrador (map)20.04203750
Prince Edward Island03Prince Edward Island (map)11.54902850
Nova Scotia04Eastern Nova Scotia (map)14.54203350
Nova Scotia05Western Nova Scotia (map)10.85252650
Nova Scotia06Halifax (map)5.87001941
New Brunswick07Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John (map)6.96652043
New Brunswick08Madawaska-Charlotte (map)10.95252650
New Brunswick09Restigouche-Albert (map)13.84203150
Quebec10Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (map)17.14203750
Quebec11Quebec (map)5.77001941
Quebec12Trois-Rivières (map)8.45952347
Quebec13South Central Quebec (map)5.57001941
Quebec14Sherbrooke (map)8.15952347
Quebec15Montérégie (map)6.96652043
Quebec16Montreal (map)8.55952347
Quebec17Central Quebec (map)8.45952347
Quebec18North Western Quebec (map)11.74902850
Quebec19Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore (map)11.54902850
Quebec20Hull (map)6.76652043
Quebec21Chicoutimi-Jonquière (map)7.86302245
Ontario22Ottawa (map)6.26652043
Ontario23Eastern Ontario (map)8.75952347
Ontario24Kingston (map)5.37001941
Ontario25Central Ontario (map)9.45602549
Ontario26Oshawa (map)10.45252650
Ontario27Toronto (map)9.15602549
Ontario28Hamilton (map)7.96302245
Ontario29St. Catharines (map)8.75952347
Ontario30London (map)8.15952347
Ontario31Niagara (map)10.25252650
Ontario32Windsor (map)12.24552950
Ontario33Kitchener (map)7.16302245
Ontario34Huron (map)8.95952347
Ontario35South Central Ontario (map)8.06302245
Ontario36Sudbury (map)8.65952347
Ontario37Thunder Bay (map)5.87001941
Ontario38Northern Ontario (map)12.44552950
Manitoba39Winnipeg (map)6.16652043
Manitoba40Southern Manitoba (map)5.77001941
Manitoba41Northern Manitoba (map)29.94203750
Saskatchewan42Regina (map)4.67001941
Saskatchewan43Saskatoon (map)5.47001941
Saskatchewan44Southern Saskatchewan (map)6.96652043
Saskatchewan45Northern Saskatchewan (map)17.34203750
Alberta46Calgary (map)6.96652043
Alberta47Edmonton (map)6.96652043
Alberta48Northern Alberta (map)9.15602549
Alberta49Southern Alberta (map)7.46302245
British Columbia50Southern Interior British Columbia (map)9.65602549
British Columbia51Abbotsford (map)8.15952347
British Columbia52Vancouver (map)7.66302245
British Columbia53Victoria (map)6.56652043
British Columbia54Southern Coastal British Columbia (map)8.55952347
British Columbia55Northern British Columbia (map)11.64902850
Yukon56Yukon (map)25.04203750
Northwest Territories57Northwest Territories (map)25.04203750
Nunavut58Nunavut (map)25.04203750