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EI Program Characteristics for the period of February 07, 2010 to March 13, 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)8.75952347
Newfoundland and Labrador02Newfoundland / Labrador (map)20.54203750
Prince Edward Island03Prince Edward Island (map)10.75252650
Nova Scotia04Eastern Nova Scotia (map)15.54203550
Nova Scotia05Western Nova Scotia (map)11.44902850
Nova Scotia06Halifax (map)6.76652043
New Brunswick07Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John (map)7.26302245
New Brunswick08Madawaska-Charlotte (map)10.85252650
New Brunswick09Restigouche-Albert (map)12.74552950
Quebec10Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (map)15.54203550
Quebec11Quebec (map)4.57001941
Quebec12Trois-Rivières (map)9.75602549
Quebec13South Central Quebec (map)5.97001941
Quebec14Sherbrooke (map)6.07001941
Quebec15Montérégie (map)6.86652043
Quebec16Montreal (map)9.25602549
Quebec17Central Quebec (map)8.65952347
Quebec18North Western Quebec (map)10.95252650
Quebec19Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore (map)11.44902850
Quebec20Hull (map)6.26652043
Quebec21Chicoutimi-Jonquière (map)7.96302245
Ontario22Ottawa (map)6.16652043
Ontario23Eastern Ontario (map)8.85952347
Ontario24Kingston (map)6.07001941
Ontario25Central Ontario (map)10.05602549
Ontario26Oshawa (map)10.25252650
Ontario27Toronto (map)9.55602549
Ontario28Hamilton (map)8.85952347
Ontario29St. Catharines (map)11.24902850
Ontario30London (map)8.55952347
Ontario31Niagara (map)11.64902850
Ontario32Windsor (map)12.74552950
Ontario33Kitchener (map)10.15252650
Ontario34Huron (map)10.15252650
Ontario35South Central Ontario (map)7.96302245
Ontario36Sudbury (map)10.65252650
Ontario37Thunder Bay (map)7.66302245
Ontario38Northern Ontario (map)12.04902850
Manitoba39Winnipeg (map)5.67001941
Manitoba40Southern Manitoba (map)6.56652043
Manitoba41Northern Manitoba (map)28.94203750
Saskatchewan42Regina (map)4.77001941
Saskatchewan43Saskatoon (map)4.97001941
Saskatchewan44Southern Saskatchewan (map)6.96652043
Saskatchewan45Northern Saskatchewan (map)16.54203750
Alberta46Calgary (map)7.26302245
Alberta47Edmonton (map)7.26302245
Alberta48Northern Alberta (map)9.95602549
Alberta49Southern Alberta (map)7.96302245
British Columbia50Southern Interior British Columbia (map)10.15252650
British Columbia51Abbotsford (map)7.46302245
British Columbia52Vancouver (map)8.06302245
British Columbia53Victoria (map)8.55952347
British Columbia54Southern Coastal British Columbia (map)8.95952347
British Columbia55Northern British Columbia (map)13.74203150
Yukon56Yukon (map)25.04203750
Northwest Territories57Northwest Territories (map)25.04203750
Nunavut58Nunavut (map)25.04203750