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Proactive Disclosure

EI Program Characteristics for the period of January 08, 2012 to February 04, 2012

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)	7.1	630	17	40
Newfoundland and Labrador	02	Newfoundland / Labrador (map)	18.2	420	37	45
Prince Edward Island	03	Prince Edward Island (map)	11.2	490	28	45
Nova Scotia	04	Eastern Nova Scotia (map)	16.5	420	37	45
Nova Scotia	05	Western Nova Scotia (map)	9.7	560	25	45
Nova Scotia	06	Halifax (map)	5.5	700	14	36
New Brunswick	07	Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John (map)	7.2	630	17	40
New Brunswick	08	Madawaska-Charlotte (map)	11.5	490	28	45
New Brunswick	09	Restigouche-Albert (map)	14.5	420	33	45
Quebec	10	Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (map)	13.7	420	31	45
Quebec	11	Quebec (map)	4.7	700	14	36
Quebec	12	Trois-Rivières (map)	9	595	23	45
Quebec	13	South Central Quebec (map)	4.7	700	14	36
Quebec	14	Sherbrooke (map)	6.3	665	15	38
Quebec	15	Montérégie (map)	9.5	560	20	44
Quebec	16	Montreal (map)	8.8	595	18	42
Quebec	17	Central Quebec (map)	8.8	595	23	45
Quebec	18	North Western Quebec (map)	10.1	525	26	45
Quebec	19	Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore (map)	9.9	560	25	45
Quebec	20	Hull (map)	7.2	630	17	40
Quebec	21	Chicoutimi-Jonquière (map)	5.6	700	19	41
Ontario	22	Ottawa (map)	6	700	14	36
Ontario	23	Eastern Ontario (map)	8.8	595	18	42
Ontario	24	Kingston (map)	6.3	665	15	38
Ontario	25	Central Ontario (map)	8.6	595	18	42
Ontario	26	Oshawa (map)	7.3	630	17	40
Ontario	27	Toronto (map)	8.6	595	18	42
Ontario	28	Hamilton (map)	6.4	665	15	38
Ontario	29	St. Catharines (map)	7.5	630	17	40
Ontario	30	London (map)	9.6	560	20	44
Ontario	31	Niagara (map)	9.8	560	20	44
Ontario	32	Windsor (map)	11	525	21	45
Ontario	33	Kitchener (map)	6.8	665	15	38
Ontario	34	Huron (map)	8.2	595	18	42
Ontario	35	South Central Ontario (map)	5.5	700	14	36
Ontario	36	Sudbury (map)	5.5	700	19	41
Ontario	37	Thunder Bay (map)	7.3	630	17	40
Ontario	38	Northern Ontario (map)	11.6	490	28	45
Manitoba	39	Winnipeg (map)	5.7	700	14	36
Manitoba	40	Southern Manitoba (map)	6.2	665	15	38
Manitoba	41	Northern Manitoba (map)	28.3	420	37	45
Saskatchewan	42	Regina (map)	4	700	14	36
Saskatchewan	43	Saskatoon (map)	5.5	700	14	36
Saskatchewan	44	Southern Saskatchewan (map)	6.5	665	15	38
Saskatchewan	45	Northern Saskatchewan (map)	18.5	420	37	45
Alberta	46	Calgary (map)	5.4	700	14	36
Alberta	47	Edmonton (map)	5.2	700	14	36
Alberta	48	Northern Alberta (map)	8.9	595	18	42
Alberta	49	Southern Alberta (map)	5.9	700	14	36
British Columbia	50	Southern Interior British Columbia (map)	8.2	595	18	42
British Columbia	51	Abbotsford (map)	9.1	560	20	44
British Columbia	52	Vancouver (map)	6.9	665	15	38
British Columbia	53	Victoria (map)	6.6	665	15	38
British Columbia	54	Southern Coastal British Columbia (map)	7.9	630	17	40
British Columbia	55	Northern British Columbia (map)	11.5	490	28	45
Yukon	56	Yukon (map)	25	420	37	45
Northwest Territories	57	Northwest Territories (map)	25	420	37	45
Nunavut	58	Nunavut (map)	25	420	37	45

1. A minimum of 910 hours in the qualifying period may be needed to qualify if you are in the work force for the first time or if you are re-entering the work force after an absence of two or more years. For more information: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/types/regular.shtml#number.

2. Violations from previous EI claims may increase the number of hours required to qualify for EI benefits. For more information: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/fraud/violation_chart.shtml#If.

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EI Program Characteristics for the period of January 08, 2012 to February 04, 2012