Table 1 Receipt of paid maternity and parental leave benefits and employer top-ups among previously employed mothers

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  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
'000
All mothers with infants less than 13 months 231 252 278 274 292 328 311 322 327
Receipt of Employment Insurance/Quebec Parental Insurance Plan benefits %
Total 73 75 74 77 79 74 75 78 80
Quebec F F 79 80 78 73 83 93 90
Outside Quebec F F 72 76 79 74 72* 72* 76*
Receipt of top-up for those with Employment Insurance/Quebec Parental Insurance Plan1
Total 20 17 18 19 19 27 16 24 20
Quebec F F F 24 F 32 25E 27E 28
Outside Quebec F F 18 17 19 25 13* 22 17*
Average weeks of top-up weeks
Total 16 17 18 17 17 18 16 18 19
Quebec F F F 19 F 19 17 17 22
Outside Quebec F F 18 16 16 18 16 19 18
  per week (current $)
Average top-up payment2 F F F F 270 320 260 330 300
1. Excludes the self-employed.
2. Based on valid responses of $800 or less; the variable contains a high percentage of 'not stated.'
* significantly different with Quebec at the 0.05 level; tests done for 2004/2008 as bootstrap weights available for these years, allowing for a more accurate calculation of standard errors
Source: Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Coverage Survey.
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