| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mothers with infants less than 13 months | 386,900 | 100 |
| Worked in past 18 months | 327,100 | 85 |
| No Employment Insurance/Quebec Parental Insurance Plan benefits1 | 64,700 | 20 |
| Received Employment Insurance/Quebec Parental Insurance Plan benefits1 | 262,400 | 80 |
| No employer top-up2 | 202,600 | 80 |
| Received employer top-up2 | 51,100 | 20 |
| Did not work prior to birth | 59,800 | 15 |
| 1. Federal- or Quebec-paid maternity or parental leave; includes the self-employed. 2. Excludes the self-employed and unpaid family workers. Source: Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Coverage Survey. |
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