HUMA Committee Report

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APPENDIX A: EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE PERIOD OF 8 MAY 2016 TO 11 JUNE 2016

Province/Territory 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	Number of Best Weeks Required for Benefit Calculation
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s	7.1	630	17	40	20
Rest	18.4	420	32	45	14
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown	7.4	630	17	40	20
Rest	14.4	420	26	45	14
Nova Scotia
Eastern	15.4	420	30	45	14
Western	8.6	595	18	42	19
Halifax	7.1	630	17	40	20
New Brunswick
Fred.-Monct.-Saint John	8.6	595	18	42	19
Madawaska-Charlotte	8.9	595	18	42	19
Restigouche-Albert	14.4	420	28	45	14
Quebec
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-M.	16.9	420	32	45	14
Quebec City	4.6	700	14	36	22
Trois-Rivières	6.6	665	15	38	21
South Central	6.3	665	15	38	21
Sherbrooke	7.7	630	17	40	20
Montérégie	6.3	665	15	38	21
Montreal	8.5	595	18	42	19
Central	6.9	665	15	38	21
Northwestern	9.6	560	20	44	18
Lower-St. Lawr., N. Shore	9.7	560	20	44	18
Hull	6.6	665	15	38	21
Chicoutimi-Jonquière	9.9	560	20	44	18
Ontario
Ottawa	6.9	665	15	38	21
Eastern	8.2	595	18	42	19
Kingston	6.3	665	15	38	21
Central	6.3	665	15	38	21
Oshawa	6.1	665	15	38	21
Toronto	7.5	630	17	40	20
Hamilton	5.4	700	14	36	22
St. Catharines	7.6	630	17	40	20
London	7.3	630	17	40	20
Niagara	8.2	595	18	42	19
Windsor	6.7	665	15	38	21
Kitchener	5.7	700	14	36	22
Huron	7.3	630	17	40	20
South Central	4.7	700	14	36	22
Sudbury	8.6	595	18	42	19
Thunder Bay	7.3	630	17	40	20
Northern	12.5	455	24	45	15
Manitoba
Winnipeg	6.2	665	15	38	21
Southern	7.0	665	15	38	21
Northern	34.0	420	32	45	14
Saskatchewan
Regina	5.0	700	14	36	22
Saskatoon	7.1	630	17	40	20
Southern	7.4	630	17	40	20
Northern	19.9	420	32	45	14
Alberta
Calgary	8.4	595	18	42	19
Edmonton	6.9	665	15	38	21
Northern	12.3	455	24	45	15
Southern	8.2	595	18	42	19
British Columbia
Southern Interior	8.7	595	18	42	19
Abbotsford	7.1	630	17	40	20
Vancouver	6.0	700	14	36	22
Victoria	7.1	630	17	40	20
Southern Coastal	7.0	665	15	38	21
Northern	10.8	525	21	45	17
Territories
Whitehorse	5.9	700	14	36	22
Rest of Yukon	8.3	595	18	42	19
Yellowknife	6.6	665	15	38	21
Rest of NWT	12.4	455	24	45	15
Iqaluit	5.2	700	14	36	22
Rest of Nunavut	21.5	420	32	45	14

Source: Table prepared using data published at: Government of Canada, “EI Program Characteristics for the period of May 08, 2016 to June 11, 2016.”