Under the authority of the Statistics Act, Statistics Canada is hereby requesting the following information, which will be used solely for statistical and research purposes and will be protected in accordance with the provisions of the Statistics Act and any other applicable law. This is a mandatory request for data.
- Employment insurance, social assistance, and other transfers
- Employment insurance, social assistance, and other transfers
- Data on Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) recipients
- Data on Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB), Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) and Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB) recipients
- Job vacancies, labour mobility and layoffs
Employment insurance, social assistance, and other transfers
Employment insurance, social assistance, and other transfers
What information is being requested?
Statistics Canada currently holds administrative records for the Employment Insurance Statistics program from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). These administrative records include Record of Employment, Record of Employment Monthly Increment, Employment Insurance Status Vector, and EI Claimant.
Additional information will be extracted from ESDC’s Benefits Knowledge Hub (BKH) database on the applicant (marital status) and their claim (pay week, application date, and the date the claim is established).
What personal information is included in this request?
Statistics Canada already receives personal identifiers from ESDC, such as sex, age, province, and postal code. This information is required to perform data linkages and is used for statistical purposes only. Once the data are linked, an anonymized person-level key replaces the personal identifiers.
This new request includes the addition of the marital status personal identifier.
What years of data will be requested?
Statistics Canada will be requesting this new information on a weekly basis beginning January 2023 and ongoing.
From whom will the information be requested?
Employment and Social Development Canada.
Why is this information being requested?
Through the timely acquisition of new Benefits Knowledge Hub (BKH) files, Statistics Canada will be able to significantly reduce the current lag (10 weeks) on its reporting of EI beneficiaries using existing administrative records from Employment and Social Development Canada.
The goal is to improve the timeliness of Employment Insurance reporting, by reducing the delay between the reference week and the official release, closer to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) reporting (delay of approximately four weeks).
Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
The Benefits Knowledge Hub at Employment and Social Development Canada is responsible for collecting and maintaining data related to the Employment Insurance files received from applicants in Canada.
When will this information be requested?
This information will be requested in January 2023 and onward.
What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?
Centre for Labour Market Information (CLMI) Employment Insurance Statistics
Employment Insurance Statistics - Monthly (EIS)
When was this request published?
March 10, 2023
Data on Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) recipients
What information is being requested?
Administrative data on recipients of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) are being requested. The CERB and CESB records include information such as application dates, type of benefits, eligibility criteria, and amounts paid to recipients and amounts refunded by recipients under each program.
What personal information is included in this request?
In addition to information about the benefit received, this request also includes the recipient's Social Insurance Number. This personal identifier is required to permit integration with other Statistics Canada information. This will enable the production of relevant statistics that are far more valuable from a policy perspective and have more benefits for Canadians than could be created from CERB or CESB records alone.
Before the integration process, the Social Insurance Number will be replaced by an anonymized person key.
What years of data will be requested?
Bi-weekly data starting from March 2020 and ongoing.
From whom will the information be requested?
This information is being requested from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).
Why is this information being requested?
Many questions around policy have been raised about the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB), and other emergency programs enacted by the Government of Canada. Statistics Canada requires the CERB and CESB data from the Canada Revenue Agency and Employment and Social Development Canada in order to prepare basic statistical tables and permit further analysis. This will allow the agency to provide Canadians with a better understanding about who was most affected economically by the COVID-19 pandemic and the mitigating impact of these exceptional transfers. This data will also inform policy makers on how to evaluate services and programs to better mitigate the labour market disruptions as Canada moves into a recovery phase and society adapts.
Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
CRA and ESDC collect and maintain the CERB and CESB information as part of program delivery and program monitoring.
When will this information be requested?
August 2020
When was this request published?
August 17, 2020
Data on Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB), Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) and Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB) recipients
What information is being requested?
Statistics Canada is requesting administrative data related to payments from the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB), Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) and Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB). The CRB, CRCB, CRSB and CWLB records include information such as application dates, type of benefits, eligibility criteria, and amounts paid to recipients and amounts refunded by recipients under each program.
What personal information is included in this request?
In addition to information about the benefit received, this request also includes the recipient's Social Insurance Number. This personal identifier is required to permit integration with other Statistics Canada data. This will enable the production of relevant statistics according to the socioeconomic characteristics of recipients. Understanding of the impact of COVID-related programs on Canadians with different socioeconomic characteristics will benefit all Canadians through the improvement in the design and delivery of these and similar programs in the future.
Before the integration process, the Social Insurance Number will be replaced by an anonymous random number.
What years of data will be requested?
Data for 2020, 2021 and 2022 will be requested and will cover the duration of each program.
From whom will the information be requested?
This information is being requested from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).
Why is this information being requested?
Many questions have been raised around emergency response and recovery programs enacted by the Government of Canada. The CRB, CRCB, CRSB and CWLB data from the Canada Revenue Agency will allow for statistical tables and analysis to provide Canadians with a better understanding about who was most affected economically by the COVID-19 pandemic and the mitigating impact of these exceptional transfers. This data will also inform policy makers on how to evaluate services and programs to better mitigate the labour market disruptions as Canada moves into a recovery phase.
Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
CRA collects and maintains the CRB, CRCB, CRSB and CWLB information as part of program delivery and program monitoring.
ESDC is the department responsible for these support programs.
When will this information be requested?
The CRB, CRCB and CRSB information was being requested in February 2021 and CWLB data in July 2022.
When was this request published?
February 8, 2021.
Job vacancies, labour mobility and layoffs
Job Postings
What information is being requested?
Information on job postings shared by Canadian enterprises on a voluntary basis and collected through their JobBank online platform.
The information about job vacancies in the business such as the related job title, the number of vacancies, the location of the positions, the salary, the basis of employment, the National Occupation Classification (NOC) associated with the job and the required skills, certifications, level and field of study based on Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), and work experience.
What personal information is included in this request?
This request does not contain any personal information.
What years of data will be requested?
Given annually from 2014 and onward
From whom will the information be requested?
Information on occupations that is being compiled through submitted job postings may allow for more timely and granular analysis than other information currently available. It will enable Canadians to better understand which specific knowledge and skills enterprises demand. Furthermore, the profile of the labour demand by high-tech firms may also reveal the technologies that are involved in their production processes.
Moreover, there is currently little information available in Canada on job vacancies and the associated skills required in the labour market. Having information on the skills possessed by individuals and the skills required by employers for a particular job is essential in order to improve our understanding of the Canadian labour market.
Why is this information being requested?
JobBank is Canada’s national employment service, available as a website and mobile app. It helps Canadians find work and plan their careers and makes it easier for employers to recruit and hire across the country. Employment and Social Development Canada delivers JobBank on behalf of the Canada Employment Insurance Commission, in collaboration with provincial and territorial governments.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
CRA and ESDC collect and maintain the CERB and CESB information as part of program delivery and program monitoring.
When will this information be requested?
December 2022 and onward
When was this request published?
December 16, 2022