EI Program Characteristics for the period of September 10, 2023 to October 7, 2023

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's6700143622
Newfoundland and Labrador02Newfoundland/LabradorFootnote 512490234516
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island65Charlottetown6.7665153821
Prince Edward Island66Prince Edward IslandFootnote 99.6560204418
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia04Eastern Nova Scotia10.7525214517
Nova Scotia05Western Nova Scotia5.6700143622
Nova Scotia06Halifax7665153821
New Brunswick
New Brunswick07Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John5.8700143622
New Brunswick08Madawaska-Charlotte5.7700143622
New Brunswick09Restigouche-Albert10.1525214517
Quebec
Quebec10Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine8.8595184219
Quebec11Quebec3700143622
Quebec12Trois-Rivières3.9700143622
Quebec13South Central Quebec2.6700143622
Quebec14Sherbrooke3.1700143622
Quebec15Montérégie3.3700143622
Quebec16Montreal5.2700143622
Quebec17Central Quebec4.4700143622
Quebec18North Western Quebec5.3700143622
Quebec19Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore4.5700143622
Quebec20Hull4.4700143622
Quebec21Chicoutimi-Jonquière4.1700143622
Ontario
Ontario22Ottawa4.6700143622
Ontario23Eastern Ontario3.9700143622
Ontario24Kingston3.8700143622
Ontario25Central Ontario5700143622
Ontario26Oshawa 5.5700143622
Ontario27Toronto6.4665153821
Ontario28Hamilton5.4700143622
Ontario29St. Catharines6.8665153821
Ontario30London5.3700143622
Ontario31Niagara4.9700143622
Ontario32Windsor5.8700143622
Ontario33Kitchener5.8700143622
Ontario34Huron6700143622
Ontario35South Central Ontario4.1700143622
Ontario36Sudbury4.6700143622
Ontario37Thunder Bay4.8700143622
Ontario38Northern Ontario7.4630174020
Manitoba
Manitoba39Winnipeg5700143622
Manitoba40Southern Manitoba6.6665153821
Manitoba41Northern Manitoba32420324514
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan42Regina5.1700143622
Saskatchewan43Saskatoon5.2700143622
Saskatchewan44Southern Saskatchewan6.5665153821
Saskatchewan45Northern Saskatchewan15.4420304514
Alberta
Alberta46Calgary6700143622
Alberta47Edmonton6700143622
Alberta48Northern Alberta10.7525214517
Alberta49Southern Alberta7665153821
British Columbia
British Columbia50Southern Interior British Columbia5700143622
British Columbia51Abbotsford5.7700143622
British Columbia52Vancouver5.9700143622
British Columbia53Victoria3.8700143622
British Columbia54Southern Coastal British Columbia6.2665153821
British Columbia55Northern British Columbia9595184219
TerritoriesFootnote 10
Yukon59Whitehorse4.3700143622
Yukon60YukonFootnote 69595184219
Northwest Territories61Yellowknife2.7700143622
Northwest Territories62Northwest TerritoriesFootnote 713.2420264514
Nunavut63Iqaluit7.7630174020
Nunavut64NunavutFootnote 820.3420324514

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