valid skip
don't know
refusal
not stated
atlantic region
quebec
ontario
manitoba and saskatchewan
alberta
british columbia
male
female
15-24 years
25 - 44 years
45 years or older
grade 9-13, non graduate
grade 11-13, graduate
some post-graduate
trades cert/dipl, college, cegep, univ cert below bachelor's
university graduate (bachelor's, master's or phd)
unemployed during lfs reference week
employed less than 30 usual hours during reference week
not in the labour force during reference week
working ft during ref week with interruption - last 3 mnths
mothers of infants working in reference week
yes
no
eics regular population
mother of a child 0 to 12 months old
canadian by birth
immigrant
working during reference week
0 to 4 months ago
5 to 12 months ago
13 to 24 months ago
more than 24 months ago
never worked
full-time
part-time
permanent full-time worker
permanent part-time worker
permanent, work hours unknown
not permanent, seasonal worker
not permanent, other
self-employed
yes, union member or covered by a collective agreement
not a union member and not covered by a collective agreement
less than one month
1-3 months
4-6 months
7-12 months
13 months to 24 months
more than 24 months to 5 years
6-10 years
11-20 years
21 years or more
agriculture & forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas
construction
manufacturing
retail trade & accommodation and food services
educational services/health care/social assist/pub admin
all others
management
business, finance and administration
health and natural applied sciences
social science, educ/gov/religion/art/culture/rec/sport
trade, transp & equip ops, prim proc, manufact, utilities
sales and service
weekly hours or earnings were too low
self-employed/working for business owned by a family member
other reasons
left job
lost job/laid off or job ended (incl involuntary retirement)
was on unpaid absence from the job
own illness or disability
pregnancy (maternity)
other personal reasons or family responsibilities
going to school
end of seasonal job
end of temporary, term or contract (non-seasonal)
casual job
business conditions (includes company went out of business)
lost job for other reasons (including dismissal)
dissatisfied with job
retired
less than one week
1-2 weeks
3-4 weeks
5 weeks +
knew it from the beginning
do not plan to return to work
0 to 4 months
5 to 8 months
9 to 12 months
more than one year
yes, during the reference week
yes, during reference month (but not during reference week)
yes, since last worked (but not during the reference month)
regular
maternity or parental
other
was employed or expecting to return to work
was not paying ei premiums/work was not insurable
did not work enough hours or weeks to qualify
was a student
received a severance package or retirement pension
quit voluntarily
did not want or need ei (and did not claim)
did not know enough about ei program
still expecting benefits (waiting period, benefit withheld)
claim ran out
has not worked recently (2 years) or never worked
none
01 to 10 weeks
11 to 25 weeks
26 to 38 weeks
39 to 51 weeks
52 weeks
all weeks full-time
some weeks full-time and some weeks part-time
all weeks part-time
has no insurable employment in past two years
has insurable employment in past two years
received regular benefits during reference week
received special benefits during reference week
benefits temporarily interrupted or will receive benefits
exhausted benefits (last 12 months)
eligible & claimed but didn't receive benefits/didn't claim
did not meet entrance requirements
quit job without a cause acceptable to ei program
quit job to go to school and cannot qualify
no recent insurable employment
has not worked in the last 12 months and could not qualify
has never worked
potentially eligible - eligible
potentially eligible - not eligible
not potentially eligible
received maternity or parental benefits
insurable employment but no maternity or parental benefits
worked within last 2 years but no insurable employment
not worked in two years
spouse/partner claimed or intends to claim
spouse/partner did not claim or intend to claim
mother wants to stay home
mother can take time off easier
more financially advantageous
spouse not eligible for ei
received additional payments from the employer
received addtl payments from other sources (incl insurance)
did not receive additional payments
0-8 weeks
9-17 weeks
18 weeks +
wages or self-employ earnings of spouse/partner/fam member
own wages or self-employment income
employment insurance benefits
social assistance
pensions, disability insurance, workers' compensation
alimony, student loans, scholarships
financial assistance from friends or relatives
income from investments/interest/dividends/rentals/savings
met all your regular expenses and financial commitment
met most but not all
met some
met very little or none
employment agency (public or private)
contacted employers directly
looked at job ads
internet access or kiosk
organization / networking community
checked with friends or relatives
looked outside province
looked outside community (within province)
looked within community
not very good
good
very good
have a job (to start in the future)
would not take a job in the next 3 months
skills training
more education (academic)
work experience
help in job search
moving to another city/region
help in starting a business/entrepreneurship training
more jobs/work available
mother herself or shared with husband
friend or relative will take care of child
private babysitter
private nursery or daycare (private or public)
same working conditions
different working conditions, fewer hours
different working conditions, other
less than $1,600 (less than $20,000 per annum)
$1,600 to less than $3,300 ($20,000 - $40,000 per annum)
$3,300 to less than $5,000 ($40,000 - $60,000 per annum)
more than $5,000 (more than $60,000 per annum)
decrease
increase
stay the same
$0-$200
$201-$400
$401-$600
$601-$800
$801-$1000
$1001-$2000
$2001 and over
stayed the same
full-time student
part-time student
non-student
unattached individual
husband-wife, dual earner couple
husband-wife, single earner couple
husband-wife, non-earner couple
single-parent
other families
one person
two persons
three persons
four persons
five persons or more
three persons or more