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Seasonal workers that earn less than $12,000 and do not qualify for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits appear to represent a unique group of individuals that have many characteristics that are often not associated with traditional seasonal workers. In fact, most individuals that do not qualify appear to be young, single, and have some post-secondary education. Furthermore, it is interesting to note that seasonal workers that earn less than $12,000 are more likely to qualify for EI benefits if they are working in traditional seasonal industries and regions.

More importantly, seasonal workers earning less than $12,000 were adversely affected by EI reforms because those that do not qualify work fewer hours per week and fewer weeks in total than seasonal workers in general. Those most affected by EI reforms were those who were often limited to employment periods that were less than 15 weeks, worked in jobs that averaged fewer than 35 hours per week or worked in low unemployment regions.