EI Program Characteristics for the period of October 10, 2021 to November 06, 2021

Province / Territory	Economic Region Code	Economic Region Name ^{Footnote 1}	Unemployment Rate ^{Footnote 2}^{Footnote 3}^{Footnote 4}	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^{Footnote 5}	Number of Best Weeks Required for Benefit Calculation
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador	01	St. John's (map)	6.1	420	14	38	21
Newfoundland and Labrador	02	Newfoundland/Labrador (map)^{Footnote 6}	17.6	420	32	45	14
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island	65	Charlottetown (map)	7.9	420	14	40	20
Prince Edward Island	66	Prince Edward Island (map)^{Footnote 10}	12.3	420	24	45	15
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia	04	Eastern Nova Scotia (map)	12.3	420	24	45	15
Nova Scotia	05	Western Nova Scotia (map)	8.4	420	16	42	19
Nova Scotia	06	Halifax (map)	7.2	420	14	40	20
New Brunswick
New Brunswick	07	Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John (map)	7.6	420	14	40	20
New Brunswick	08	Madawaska-Charlotte (map)	8.5	420	16	42	19
New Brunswick	09	Restigouche-Albert (map)	13.9	420	26	45	14
Quebec
Quebec	10	Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (map)	12.4	420	24	45	15
Quebec	11	Quebec (map)	4.2	420	14	36	22
Quebec	12	Trois-Rivières (map)	5	420	14	36	22
Quebec	13	South Central Quebec (map)	3.5	420	14	36	22
Quebec	14	Sherbrooke (map)	4.8	420	14	36	22
Quebec	15	Montérégie (map)	5	420	14	36	22
Quebec	16	Montreal (map)	6.9	420	14	38	21
Quebec	17	Central Quebec (map)	5.4	420	14	36	22
Quebec	18	North Western Quebec (map)	7.8	420	14	40	20
Quebec	19	Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore (map)	6.5	420	14	38	21
Quebec	20	Hull (map)	4.3	420	14	36	22
Quebec	21	Chicoutimi-Jonquière (map)	5.1	420	14	36	22
Ontario
Ontario	22	Ottawa (map)	6	420	14	36	22
Ontario	23	Eastern Ontario (map)	6.4	420	14	38	21
Ontario	24	Kingston (map)	7.6	420	14	40	20
Ontario	25	Central Ontario (map)	7	420	14	38	21
Ontario	26	Oshawa (map)	7.7	420	14	40	20
Ontario	27	Toronto (map)	8.9	420	16	42	19
Ontario	28	Hamilton (map)	6.5	420	14	38	21
Ontario	29	St. Catharines (map)	8.6	420	16	42	19
Ontario	30	London (map)	7.4	420	14	40	20
Ontario	31	Niagara (map)	6.8	420	14	38	21
Ontario	32	Windsor (map)	10.6	420	20	45	17
Ontario	33	Kitchener (map)	6.6	420	14	38	21
Ontario	34	Huron (map)	7.1	420	14	40	20
Ontario	35	South Central Ontario (map)	6	420	14	36	22
Ontario	36	Sudbury (map)	8.2	420	16	42	19
Ontario	37	Thunder Bay (map)	6.7	420	14	38	21
Ontario	38	Northern Ontario (map)	8.7	420	16	42	19
Manitoba
Manitoba	39	Winnipeg (map)	6.5	420	14	38	21
Manitoba	40	Southern Manitoba (map)	6.8	420	14	38	21
Manitoba	41	Northern Manitoba (map)	30.5	420	32	45	14
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan	42	Regina (map)	6.5	420	14	38	21
Saskatchewan	43	Saskatoon (map)	7.8	420	14	40	20
Saskatchewan	44	Southern Saskatchewan (map)	9.5	420	18	44	18
Saskatchewan	45	Northern Saskatchewan (map)	15.8	420	30	45	14
Alberta
Alberta	46	Calgary (map)	9.1	420	18	44	18
Alberta	47	Edmonton (map)	8.4	420	16	42	19
Alberta	48	Northern Alberta (map)	12.2	420	24	45	15
Alberta	49	Southern Alberta (map)	8.6	420	16	42	19
British Columbia
British Columbia	50	Southern Interior British Columbia (map)	6.2	420	14	38	21
British Columbia	51	Abbotsford (map)	6.5	420	14	38	21
British Columbia	52	Vancouver (map)	6.9	420	14	38	21
British Columbia	53	Victoria (map)	4.9	420	14	36	22
British Columbia	54	Southern Coastal British Columbia (map)	6.9	420	14	38	21
British Columbia	55	Northern British Columbia (map)	8.8	420	16	42	19
Territories^{Footnote 11}
Yukon	59	Whitehorse (map)	5.9	420	14	36	22
Yukon	60	Yukon (map)^{Footnote 7}	8.8	420	16	42	19
Northwest Territories	61	Yellowknife (map)	4.9	420	14	36	22
Northwest Territories	62	Northwest Territories (map)^{Footnote 8}	5.9	420	14	36	22
Nunavut	63	Iqaluit (map)	6.3	420	14	38	21
Nunavut	64	Nunavut (map)^{Footnote 9}	22.8	420	32	45	14

Violations from previous EI claims may increase the number of hours required to qualify for EI benefits. For more information on eligibility requirements.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

The boundaries of these regions are determined by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). For geographic descriptions and maps of EI economic regions, see the ESDC website: Canada's EI Economic Regions

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Footnote 2

The regional rates of unemployment are produced by Statistics Canada for use by the Employment Insurance program.

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Footnote 3

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this table is correct. If any discrepancies are found, regional rates of unemployment for the Employment Insurance program produced and published by Statistics Canada take precedent.

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Footnote 4

The monthly regional unemployment rates for EI purposes (except for the territories) are seasonally adjusted 3-month-moving averages.

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Footnote 5

The maximum entitlement in the table does not include the additional weeks available from the Extended Employment Insurance regular benefits measures for eligible claimants in the 15 EI economic regions affected by the commodities downturn. For more information: Additional Employment Insurance regular benefits for unemployed workers in affected regions

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Footnote 6

This region excludes St. John's.

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Footnote 7

Effective October 12, 2014, Yukon is divided into two EI economic regions: Whitehorse and Yukon (not including Whitehorse).

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Footnote 8

Effective October 12, 2014, the Northwest Territories is divided into two EI economic regions: Yellowknife and Northwest Territories (not including Yellowknife).

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Footnote 9

Effective October 12, 2014, Nunavut is divided into two EI economic regions: Iqaluit and Nunavut (not including Iqaluit).

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Footnote 10

Effective October 12, 2014, Prince Edward Island is divided into two EI economic regions: Charlottetown and Prince Edward Island (not including Charlottetown).

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Footnote 11

The monthly regional unemployment rates for EI purposes in the territories are subject to the greater of a seasonally adjusted 3-month-moving average or 12-month-moving average.

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01