Table 4
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, by province, 2014
| Unemployed | Contributors | Contributors, valid job separation (eligible) | Contributors, valid job separation (not enough hours) | Contributors, invalid job separation | Non-contributors | Share of contributors with valid job separation who had sufficient hours to qualify | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | % | |
| Canada | 1,260 | 768 | 483 | 98 | 187 | 492 | 83.1 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 32 | 28 | 25 | F | F | 4E | 94.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 8 | 7 | 6 | F | F | 1E | 93.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 40 | 28 | 20 | 5E | 3E | 11 | 81.2 |
| New Brunswick | 37 | 30 | 26 | 3E | F | 8 | 90.5 |
| Quebec | 328 | 215 | 141 | 26E | 48 | 113 | 84.3 |
| Ontario | 513 | 281 | 159 | 37 | 84 | 233 | 81.0 |
| Manitoba | 35 | 22 | 15E | F | 6E | 13 | 91.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 25 | 18 | 12E | F | 5E | 6E | 85.4 |
| Alberta | 98 | 63 | 33 | 8E | 22 | 35 | 80.4 |
| British Columbia | 143 | 76 | 46 | 13E | 17E | 67 | 77.3 |
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
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