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EI
Program Characteristics for the period of August 08, 2010 to September 11, 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)
7.2
630
22
45
Newfoundland and Labrador
02
Newfoundland / Labrador
(map)
20.0
420
37
50
Prince Edward Island
03
Prince Edward Island
(map)
11.5
490
28
50
Nova Scotia
04
Eastern Nova Scotia
(map)
14.5
420
33
50
Nova Scotia
05
Western Nova Scotia
(map)
10.8
525
26
50
Nova Scotia
06
Halifax
(map)
5.8
700
19
41
New Brunswick
07
Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John
(map)
6.9
665
20
43
New Brunswick
08
Madawaska-Charlotte
(map)
10.9
525
26
50
New Brunswick
09
Restigouche-Albert
(map)
13.8
420
31
50
Quebec
10
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
(map)
17.1
420
37
50
Quebec
11
Quebec
(map)
5.7
700
19
41
Quebec
12
Trois-Rivières
(map)
8.4
595
23
47
Quebec
13
South Central Quebec
(map)
5.5
700
19
41
Quebec
14
Sherbrooke
(map)
8.1
595
23
47
Quebec
15
Montérégie
(map)
6.9
665
20
43
Quebec
16
Montreal
(map)
8.5
595
23
47
Quebec
17
Central Quebec
(map)
8.4
595
23
47
Quebec
18
North Western Quebec
(map)
11.7
490
28
50
Quebec
19
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore
(map)
11.5
490
28
50
Quebec
20
Hull
(map)
6.7
665
20
43
Quebec
21
Chicoutimi-Jonquière
(map)
7.8
630
22
45
Ontario
22
Ottawa
(map)
6.2
665
20
43
Ontario
23
Eastern Ontario
(map)
8.7
595
23
47
Ontario
24
Kingston
(map)
5.3
700
19
41
Ontario
25
Central Ontario
(map)
9.4
560
25
49
Ontario
26
Oshawa
(map)
10.4
525
26
50
Ontario
27
Toronto
(map)
9.1
560
25
49
Ontario
28
Hamilton
(map)
7.9
630
22
45
Ontario
29
St. Catharines
(map)
8.7
595
23
47
Ontario
30
London
(map)
8.1
595
23
47
Ontario
31
Niagara
(map)
10.2
525
26
50
Ontario
32
Windsor
(map)
12.2
455
29
50
Ontario
33
Kitchener
(map)
7.1
630
22
45
Ontario
34
Huron
(map)
8.9
595
23
47
Ontario
35
South Central Ontario
(map)
8.0
630
22
45
Ontario
36
Sudbury
(map)
8.6
595
23
47
Ontario
37
Thunder Bay
(map)
5.8
700
19
41
Ontario
38
Northern Ontario
(map)
12.4
455
29
50
Manitoba
39
Winnipeg
(map)
6.1
665
20
43
Manitoba
40
Southern Manitoba
(map)
5.7
700
19
41
Manitoba
41
Northern Manitoba
(map)
29.9
420
37
50
Saskatchewan
42
Regina
(map)
4.6
700
19
41
Saskatchewan
43
Saskatoon
(map)
5.4
700
19
41
Saskatchewan
44
Southern Saskatchewan
(map)
6.9
665
20
43
Saskatchewan
45
Northern Saskatchewan
(map)
17.3
420
37
50
Alberta
46
Calgary
(map)
6.9
665
20
43
Alberta
47
Edmonton
(map)
6.9
665
20
43
Alberta
48
Northern Alberta
(map)
9.1
560
25
49
Alberta
49
Southern Alberta
(map)
7.4
630
22
45
British Columbia
50
Southern Interior British Columbia
(map)
9.6
560
25
49
British Columbia
51
Abbotsford
(map)
8.1
595
23
47
British Columbia
52
Vancouver
(map)
7.6
630
22
45
British Columbia
53
Victoria
(map)
6.5
665
20
43
British Columbia
54
Southern Coastal British Columbia
(map)
8.5
595
23
47
British Columbia
55
Northern British Columbia
(map)
11.6
490
28
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