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Chapter 2 – Income Benefits

This chapter provides an overview of Employment Insurance (EI) benefits under Part I of the Employment Insurance Act. The first section outlines changes to claims and benefits paid in 2008/09.1 The second section examines income support provided through EI regular benefits to individuals who lose their jobs. The third section examines the role EI plays in assisting Canadians to balance work commitments with family responsibilities and personal illness through special benefits that include maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care benefits.

The analysis in this chapter uses EI administrative data and is based on a 10%2 sample of claims as of August 2009.3 Throughout the chapter, data for 2008/09 are compared with 2007/08 data. In some instances, longer term trends are also discussed. More detailed information on the various elements discussed in this chapter can be found in Annex 2.

1 Claims refer to new claims established in 2008/09. Some of the benefits paid in 2008/09, however, are associated with claims established in the previous fiscal year.

2 Due to the relatively small number of fishing and compassionate care claims, 100% of these claims established during 2008/09 are used, to ensure reliability.

3 Administrative data in this report provide a snapshot of claims in August 2009. A snapshot based on a different time period would provide different results.

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Date Modified:
2011-10-17