EI Program Characteristics for the period of March 10, 2024 to April 6, 2024

Province / TerritoryEconomic Region CodeEconomic Region Name Footnote 1Unemployment Rate Footnote 2Footnote 3Footnote 4Number of Insured Hours Required to Qualify for Regular BenefitsMinimum Number of Weeks Payable for Regular BenefitsMaximum Number of Weeks Payable for Regular BenefitsNumber of Best Weeks Required for Benefit Calculation
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador01St. John's6.2665153821
Newfoundland and Labrador02Newfoundland/LabradorFootnote 513.6420264514
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island65Charlottetown5.6700143622
Prince Edward Island66Prince Edward IslandFootnote 910560204418
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia04Eastern Nova Scotia11.7490234516
Nova Scotia05Western Nova Scotia6.7665153821
Nova Scotia06Halifax5.3700143622
New Brunswick
New Brunswick07Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John5.3700143622
New Brunswick08Madawaska-Charlotte8630174020
New Brunswick09Restigouche-Albert10.7525214517
Quebec
Quebec10Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine11.3490234516
Quebec11Quebec3.1700143622
Quebec12Trois-Rivières6700143622
Quebec13South Central Quebec2.6700143622
Quebec14Sherbrooke5.7700143622
Quebec15Montérégie3.8700143622
Quebec16Montreal5.8700143622
Quebec17Central Quebec3.8700143622
Quebec18North Western Quebec4.8700143622
Quebec19Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore4.7700143622
Quebec20Hull4.7700143622
Quebec21Chicoutimi-Jonquière2.4700143622
Ontario
Ontario22Ottawa4.9700143622
Ontario23Eastern Ontario5700143622
Ontario24Kingston6.5665153821
Ontario25Central Ontario5.7700143622
Ontario26Oshawa 5.6700143622
Ontario27Toronto7.1630174020
Ontario28Hamilton6.4665153821
Ontario29St. Catharines7.3630174020
Ontario30London6.4665153821
Ontario31Niagara3.8700143622
Ontario32Windsor7.8630174020
Ontario33Kitchener6.7665153821
Ontario34Huron7.1630174020
Ontario35South Central Ontario3.8700143622
Ontario36Sudbury6.3665153821
Ontario37Thunder Bay4.3700143622
Ontario38Northern Ontario8.8595184219
Manitoba
Manitoba39Winnipeg4.2700143622
Manitoba40Southern Manitoba6.7665153821
Manitoba41Northern Manitoba30.5420324514
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan42Regina4.6700143622
Saskatchewan43Saskatoon5.4700143622
Saskatchewan44Southern Saskatchewan7.8630174020
Saskatchewan45Northern Saskatchewan14.4420284514
Alberta
Alberta46Calgary6.1665153821
Alberta47Edmonton6.9665153821
Alberta48Northern Alberta11.4490234516
Alberta49Southern Alberta6.9665153821
British Columbia
British Columbia50Southern Interior British Columbia6.6665153821
British Columbia51Abbotsford4.4700143622
British Columbia52Vancouver5.6700143622
British Columbia53Victoria4.7700143622
British Columbia54Southern Coastal British Columbia5700143622
British Columbia55Northern British Columbia8.8595184219
TerritoriesFootnote 10
Yukon59Whitehorse3.6700143622
Yukon60YukonFootnote 610.2525214517
Northwest Territories61Yellowknife4.1700143622
Northwest Territories62Northwest TerritoriesFootnote 711525214517
Nunavut63Iqaluit6700143622
Nunavut64NunavutFootnote 815.9420304514

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