Employment Insurance -- Data and Statistics

The Labour Statistics Division within Statistics Canada compiles data for the Employment Insurance program.

Summary

The Employment Insurance program is derived from administrative data that is provided by Human Resources and Social Development Canada. The survey covers contributors requesting or collecting employment insurance benefits in Canada.

Statistics are compiled on a monthly basis for the following components of Employment Insurance program; most information is available for Canada and the provinces:

• beneficiaries, by type of benefit and gender;
• beneficiaries receiving regular benefits without reported earnings, by age;
• disqualification and disentitlements;
• benefit payment, by type of benefit;
• average weekly payment (dollars) monthly;
• weeks paid, by type of benefit;
• persons covered by employment insurance.

Costs

Selected data series are available on Statistics Canada CANSIM II database.

Data are also available in the Statistics Canada bulletin The Daily. Free electronic access to The Daily is available on the Statistics Canada Web site.

Costs may be applicable in obtaining these statistics. The online catalogue of products and services is available on the Statistics Canada Web site.

Additional Information

More detailed data can be obtained directly from the:

Information Services
Labour Statistics Division
Telephone: 613-951-4090
Fax: 613-951-2869
E-mail: labour@statcan.ca

New Brunswick Contact(s):
SERVING ATLANTIC CANADA
Advisory Services
Statistics Canada
1888 Brunswick Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 2G7
Fax: 902-426-9538
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1136
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-267-6677
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-363-7629
E-mail: infostats@statcan.ca
Web site: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html

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National Contact(s):
Statistical Reference Centre
Statistics Canada
Room 1500
Main Building
Holland Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0T6
Fax: 1-877-287-4369
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1136
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-267-6677
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-363-7629
E-mail: infostats@statcan.ca
Web site: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html