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Employment Insurance Coverage Survey

The Employment Insurance Coverage Survey provides a meaningful picture of who does or does not have access to Employment Insurance benefits among the jobless and those in a situation of underemployment. The survey also covers access to maternity and parental benefits.


Major topics and subtopics

Income and earnings

  • Income and hardship
  • Changes in income after birth or adoption
  • Income sources
  • Employment insurance benefits

Labour

  • Type of work
  • Job information
  • Work in last year
  • Breaks in employment
  • Employment insurance benefits
  • Reason for not receiving benefits
  • Return to work
  • Maternity/paternal benefits

Secondary topics

Education

Limited topics

Ethnic diversity and immigration
Families and households

Type

Cross-sectional

Sample size

14,000 individuals

Frequency

Annual (4 cycles per year)

Lowest levels of geography

Provinces (employment insurance regions)

Products and services

  • Basic standard products
  • Public use microdata file
  • Customized tabulations
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