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Annex 2.1 - Total Income Benefits
| Province, Gender, Age and Frequency | New Claims1 | Average Weekly Benefit2 | Amount Paid2 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Change | (000s) | % Change | ($) | % Change | ($ Million) | ||||||||||
| 2007/08– 2008/09 | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | 2007/08– 2008/09 | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | 2007/08– 2008/09 | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | |
| Province/Territory | |||||||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3.2 | 93.4 | 90.4 | 90.4 | 92.9 | 4.8 | 360 | 343 | 328 | 319 | 6.6 | 838.3 | 786.2 | 778.2 | 766.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 4.6 | 24.4 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 3.9 | 359 | 346 | 335 | 318 | 5.4 | 201.9 | 191.6 | 188.0 | 178.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 8.8 | 89.9 | 82.7 | 84.1 | 87.6 | 4.4 | 349 | 334 | 325 | 310 | 9.1 | 696.7 | 638.9 | 625.7 | 612.2 |
| New Brunswick | 3.4 | 91.9 | 88.9 | 89.9 | 92.6 | 3.6 | 347 | 335 | 323 | 310 | 5.8 | 723.9 | 684.5 | 685.5 | 668.2 |
| Quebec | 11.7 | 571.8 | 511.8 | 530.6 | 573.3 | 3.5 | 351 | 339 | 327 | 318 | 7.2 | 3,342.9 | 3,117.0 | 3,382.8 | 3,813.0 |
| Ontario | 32.6 | 731.3 | 551.7 | 553.1 | 543.4 | 4.8 | 366 | 349 | 339 | 332 | 21.9 | 4,922.8 | 4,037.8 | 3,912.7 | 3,825.1 |
| Manitoba | 20.8 | 62.0 | 51.4 | 54.1 | 54.4 | 4.8 | 345 | 329 | 319 | 306 | 11.7 | 390.5 | 349.7 | 351.3 | 344.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 14.9 | 46.2 | 40.2 | 42.2 | 42.9 | 6.6 | 364 | 342 | 332 | 315 | 9.3 | 321.4 | 294.2 | 290.2 | 276.2 |
| Alberta | 41.0 | 166.4 | 117.9 | 117.1 | 117.5 | 5.7 | 389 | 368 | 353 | 337 | 23.0 | 1,078.6 | 877.2 | 846.1 | 822.4 |
| British Columbia | 31.5 | 255.3 | 194.2 | 186.9 | 192.5 | 4.5 | 366 | 350 | 335 | 323 | 25.7 | 1,636.2 | 1,301.4 | 1,272.2 | 1,324.3 |
| Nunavut | 51.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 403 | 383 | 380 | 363 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 11.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 20.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 420 | 396 | 394 | 382 | 7.7 | 23.3 | 21.6 | 19.8 | 21.7 |
| Yukon | 16.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 413 | 387 | 385 | 364 | 6.4 | 22.6 | 21.2 | 20.5 | 21.8 |
| Gender | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 30.1 | 1,232.6 | 947.7 | 961.2 | 972.3 | 3.9 | 387 | 372 | 360 | 351 | 20.0 | 7,582.9 | 6,321.7 | 6,383.3 | 6,328.7 |
| Female | 11.9 | 906.3 | 809.8 | 816.7 | 855.0 | 4.2 | 327 | 314 | 302 | 291 | 10.3 | 6,629.4 | 6,011.2 | 6,003.6 | 6,357.4 |
| Age | |||||||||||||||
| Under 25 | 22.7 | 249.4 | 203.3 | 206.7 | 215.5 | 5.6 | 325 | 308 | 294 | 279 | 17.3 | 1,418.9 | 1,209.7 | 1,226.7 | 1,249.9 |
| 25 to 44 | 19.2 | 1,057.5 | 887.3 | 920.0 | 976.4 | 4.3 | 370 | 355 | 342 | 332 | 12.1 | 7,807.2 | 6,961.4 | 7,133.3 | 7,585.6 |
| 45 to 54 | 25.1 | 510.3 | 408.0 | 401.6 | 398.3 | 5.2 | 367 | 349 | 337 | 328 | 20.0 | 2,995.4 | 2,495.1 | 2,446.1 | 2,375.0 |
| 55 and Over | 24.2 | 321.7 | 258.9 | 249.6 | 237.1 | 4.7 | 351 | 335 | 325 | 316 | 19.5 | 1,990.8 | 1,666.6 | 1,580.7 | 1,475.6 |
| EI History3 | |||||||||||||||
| First-Time Claimants | 32.9 | 997.0 | 750.1 | 736.1 | 758.2 | 5.8 | 355 | 336 | 323 | 312 | 19.2 | 6,874.3 | 5,768.4 | 5,703.6 | 5,952.7 |
| Occasional Claimants | 21.7 | 589.8 | 484.7 | 499.6 | 521.9 | 5.4 | 357 | 339 | 326 | 315 | 17.7 | 3,635.1 | 3,088.8 | 3,158.1 | 3,255.0 |
| Frequent Claimants | 5.6 | 552.0 | 522.8 | 542.2 | 547.3 | 3.5 | 377 | 365 | 354 | 345 | 6.5 | 3,702.8 | 3,475.6 | 3,525.2 | 3,478.3 |
| NATIONAL | 21.7 | 2,138.9 | 1,757.5 | 1,777.9 | 1,827.3 | 4.7 | 361 | 345 | 333 | 323 | 15.2 | 14,213.3 | 12,332.9 | 12,386.8 | 12,686.1 |
Source: EI administrative data.
- Includes claims for which at least $1 of EI benefits was paid.
- Takes into account benefit payments under regular, fishing, special (sickness, maternity, parental, compassionate), employment (section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act) and Work Sharing benefits. Payments under Part II of the Employment Insurance Act are not included. Dollar figures encompass Family Supplement top-ups paid.
- First-time claimants are defined as individuals who did not have a claim in the five years prior to their current claim. Occasional claimants are defined as individuals who have had fewer than three active claims in the five years prior to their current claim. Frequent claimants are defined as individuals who have had three or more active claims in the five years prior to their current claim.