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APPENDIX 3

REQUIRED NUMBER OF WEEKS OF INSURABLE EMPLOYMENT ACCORDING TO REGIONAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT
(Unemployment Insurance Act)

Regional Rate of Unemployment

Required Number of Weeks of Insurable Employment

6% and under

20

more than 6.0% but not more than 7.0%

19

more than 7.0% but not more than 8.0%

18

more than 8.0% but not more than 9.0%

17

more than 9.0% but not more than 10.0%

16

more than 10.0% but not more than 11.0%

15

more than 11.0% but not more than 12.0%

14

more than 12.0% but not more than 13.0%

13

more than 13.0%

12

Source: Unemployment Insurance Act, Subsection 6(2), http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/legislation/ui_act_table_1.shtml.