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Proportion of regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries qualifying under the new rules up in most provinces (not seasonally adjusted)

Newfoundland and Labrador Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Manitoba Prince Edward Island Canada Saskatchewan Ontario British Columbia Alberta 0 5 10 15 20 % December 2020December 2020 January 2021January 2021
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Statistics (2604), custom tabulation.

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This is a bar clustered chart.

Proportion of regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries qualifying under the new rules up in most provinces (not seasonally adjusted), %
  December 2020 January 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador 14.4 16.8
Quebec 16.2 15.5
New Brunswick 14.9 15.2
Nova Scotia 14.3 15.0
Manitoba 13.6 13.9
Prince Edward Island 13.3 13.7
Canada 13.1 13.5
Saskatchewan 13.1 13.3
Ontario 12.3 13.0
British Columbia 12.3 12.6
Alberta 9.5 9.9
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Statistics (2604), custom tabulation.
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