Number of employment insurance beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by province and territory, declared earnings, sex, and age group, last 5 months.

Number of employment insurance beneficiaries by type of income benefits, age group and sex, last 5 months.

Number of employment insurance claims received by province and territory, last 5 months.

Number of employment insurance beneficiaries by census division, total and regular income benefits, declared earnings, sex, and age group, last 5 months.

Employment Insurance program (EI), beneficiaries by province, type of income benefits, sex and age, unadjusted for seasonality

Important notes about the data found in the description.This table contains monthly estimates on the number of beneficiaries of the Employment Insurance (EI) program from January 2000 onward. The data is not adjusted for seasonality. This means that recurring trends are not adjusted for, such as holidays, institutional decisions, or climatic events. Changes in the data do not only reflect only changes in the labour market. The data may also change due to changes in the Employment Insurance Act (for example, a new benefit program is introduced) or administrative practises.The count of beneficiaries includes those on regular employment insurance and those participating in the three employment benefit programs: Skills Development Program, Job Creation Partnerships Program, and Self-employment Program.Other documents:Statistics Canada - Employment Insurance Statistics - Monthly (EIS) Statistics Canada - Guide to Employment Insurance Statistics (EIS), 2018Obtained through the Community Data Program

Canada Employment Insurance Program: Receiving Regular Benefits: With Declared Earnings data was reported at 52,830.000 Person in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 46,050.000 Person for Dec 2024. Canada Employment Insurance Program: Receiving Regular Benefits: With Declared Earnings data is updated monthly, averaging 67,820.000 Person from Jan 1997 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 337 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 297,440.000 Person in Mar 2021 and a record low of 16,310.000 Person in Sep 2020. Canada Employment Insurance Program: Receiving Regular Benefits: With Declared Earnings data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.G065: Employment Insurance Beneficiaries. Data prior January 2000 is based on 2011 Standard Geographical Classification.

This table contains 213 series, with data for years 1942 - 2010 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (16 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island ...), Type of benefit (14 items: Total income benefits; Sickness benefits; Maternity benefits; Regular benefit payments ...).

Employment Insurance Program (E.I.), beneficiaries receiving regular benefits without reported earnings by province and age group

This table contains 8412 series, with data for years 1984 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (255 items: Newfoundland and Labrador; Carbonear; Newfoundland and Labrador; Grand Falls-Windsor; Newfoundland and Labrador; St. John's; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Beneficiary detail (3 items: Total of income beneficiaries; Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits; Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits without reported earnings ...), Sex (3 items: Males; Both sexes; Females ...), Age group (4 items: All ages;25 to 54 years;55 and over; Under 25 years ...).

Canada Employment Insurance Program: Receiving Regular Benefits data was reported at 621,340.000 Person in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 512,450.000 Person for Dec 2024. Canada Employment Insurance Program: Receiving Regular Benefits data is updated monthly, averaging 537,530.000 Person from Jan 1997 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 337 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,759,470.000 Person in Feb 2021 and a record low of 122,340.000 Person in Sep 2020. Canada Employment Insurance Program: Receiving Regular Benefits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.G065: Employment Insurance Beneficiaries. Data prior January 2000 is based on 2011 Standard Geographical Classification.

The number of persons not in census families receiving employment insurance benefits in Canada amounted to 466,630 in 2023. Between 2000 and 2023, the number rose by 77,180, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Canada Unemployment Insurance: Received: Initial & Renewal Claims: sa data was reported at 254,770.000 Unit in Jan 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 280,770.000 Unit for Dec 2024. Canada Unemployment Insurance: Received: Initial & Renewal Claims: sa data is updated monthly, averaging 237,835.000 Unit from Jan 1997 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 330 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,638,420.000 Unit in Oct 2020 and a record low of 200,520.000 Unit in Dec 2006. Canada Unemployment Insurance: Received: Initial & Renewal Claims: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.G066: Unemployment Insurance. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Employment Insurance program (EI), beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by province and National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S), seasonally adjusted

The median employment insurance benefits received by persons not in census families in Canada amounted to 4,520 U.S. dollars in 2023. Between 2007 and 2023, the median employment insurance benefits received by persons not in census families rose by 1,440 U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

This table contains 143 series, with data for years 1975 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years).This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (16 items: Canada; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Age group (9 items: All ages;20 to 24 years;25 to 34 years; Under 20 years ...).

The median employment insurance benefits received by families in Canada was 5,570 U.S. dollars in 2023. Between 2007 and 2023, the median employment insurance benefits received by families rose by 1,680 U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Number of employment insurance beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits, by National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S), last 5 months.

Number of employment insurance beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits, by National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S), last 5 months.

Canada Government Revenue: as % of GDP: Employment Insurance Premiums data was reported at 1.000 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.900 % for 2023. Canada Government Revenue: as % of GDP: Employment Insurance Premiums data is updated yearly, averaging 1.100 % from Mar 1967 (Median) to 2024, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.600 % in 1994 and a record low of 0.500 % in 1971. Canada Government Revenue: as % of GDP: Employment Insurance Premiums data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Finance Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.F002: Government Revenue and Expenditure: Annual.