OTTAWA -- Last year's federal budget unveiled a program to help eligible workers in 12 regions of the country hard hit by a downturn in commodity prices. Three regions were added in May.
Here is a breakdown, by region, of the number of claims and how much they have cost as of July 9, the day after eligibility closed.
Claims for an extra five weeks of EI
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 48,950
- Sudbury, Ont.: 3,774
- Northern Ontario: 21,222
- Northern Manitoba: 5,958
- Saskatoon: 5,649
- Southern Saskatchewan: 6,148
- Northern Saskatchewan: 8,870
- Calgary: 27,068
- Edmonton: 30,261
- Northern Alberta: 9,707
- Southern Alberta: 21,602
- Southern Interior B.C.: 21,161
- Northern B.C.: 13,579
- Whitehorse: 774
- Nunavut: 526
Total: 225,249
Claims by long-tenured workers
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 6,078
- Sudbury, Ont.: 1,322
- Northern Ontario: 4,864
- Northern Manitoba: 897
- Saskatoon: 2,914
- Southern Saskatchewan: 3,028
- Northern Saskatchewan: 2,655
- Calgary: 19,120
- Edmonton: 19,424
- Northern Alberta: 4,825
- Southern Alberta: 15,222
- Southern Interior B.C.: 7,095
- Northern B.C.: 4,202
- Whitehorse: 244
- Nunavut: 122
Total: 92,012
Extra Benefits Paid
- Newfoundland and Labrador: $194.5 million
- Sudbury, Ont.: $18.2 million
- Northern Ontario: $93.1 million
- Northern Manitoba: $22.8 million
- Saskatoon: $34.4 million
- Southern Saskatchewan: $38.2 million
- Northern Saskatchewan: $48.5 million
- Calgary: $224.9 million
- Edmonton: $230.3 million
- Northern Alberta: $62.1 million
- Southern Alberta: $169 million
- Southern Interior B.C.: $101.1 million
- Northern B.C.: $63.4 million
- Whitehorse: $3.6 million
- Nunavut: $2.4 million
Total: $1.306 billion
(Source: Employment and Social Development Canada)