Employment Insurance Coverage Survey - 2022

Confirm Age (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_Q01A

What is ^DT_YOUR1 date of birth?

Year

Min = 1897; Max = 2021

Confirm Age (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_Q01B

What is ^DT_YOUR1 date of birth?

Month

• 01: January
• 02: February
• 03: March
• 04: April
• 05: May
• 06: June
• 07: July
• 08: August
• 09: September
• 10: October
• 11: November
• 12: December
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Confirm Age (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_Q01C

What is ^DT_YOUR1 date of birth?

Day

Min = 1; Max = 31

Confirm Parent Status (PA) - Question identifier:PA_R05

The following questions are asked to confirm information previously collected by the Labour Force Survey.

[If a sex was not specified when [your household/you] completed the Labour Force Survey, the masculine will be used throughout the questionnaire by default, with no intent to discriminate.]

Confirm Parent Status (PA) - Question identifier:PA_Q05

Was your youngest child less than 2 years old in [DT_REFMONTH_E] ^REFYEAR?

Your child must have been born between [DT_REFMONTH_E] [^REFYEAR - 2] and [DT_REFMONTH_E] ^REFYEAR.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Parent Status (PA) - Question identifier:PA_Q10

Are you the parent of your youngest child by birth or by adoption?

• 1: Birth
• 2: Adoption
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Parent Status (PA) - Question identifier:PA_Q15A

What is your youngest child's date of birth?

Year

• 1: 2021
• 2: 2020
• 3: 2019
• 4: 2018
• 5: Before 2018
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Parent Status (PA) - Question identifier:PA_Q15B

What is your youngest child's date of birth?

Month

• 01: January
• 02: February
• 03: March
• 04: April
• 05: May
• 06: June
• 07: July
• 08: August
• 09: September
• 10: October
• 11: November
• 12: December
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Confirm Parent Status (PA) - Question identifier:PA_Q15C

What is your youngest child's date of birth?

Day

Min = 1; Max = 31

Confirm Parent Status (PA) - Question identifier:PA_Q20

In months, how old is your youngest child?

Report the value rounded to the nearest month.

Age in months

Min = 0; Max = 99

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q05

Were you without work and wanting to work during the [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR?

[The [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E is from Sunday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^DV_REFSUN] to Saturday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFSAT].]

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q10

Did you work less than 30 hours during the [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR?

[The [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E is from Sunday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^DV_REFSUN] to Saturday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFSAT].]

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q15

According to information given by ^DT_YOUYOUR_E to the Labour Force Survey, you were not working and not looking for work during the [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR. Is this correct?

[The [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E is from Sunday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^DV_REFSUN] to Saturday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFSAT].]

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q20

Did you start a new job between [DT_REFMONTH2_E] ^DV_REFYEAR2 and the end of the [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q25

During the [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, did you work at a job or business?

[The [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E is from Sunday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^DV_REFSUN] to Saturday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFSAT].]

Select "Yes" if you worked at least one hour:
• for pay, wages, or salary
• in self-employment.

Select "No" if you:
• were away from work for the entire week for a reason such as vacation, illness, work schedule or layoff
• did not have a job or business.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q30

During the [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, did you have a job or business from which you were absent?

[The [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E is from Sunday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^DV_REFSUN] to Saturday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFSAT].]

Select "Yes" if you:
• were away from work for the entire week for a reason such as vacation, illness, parental leave or work schedule
• were self-employed with a business, but no work was available.

Select "No" if you:
• did not have a job or business
• had a casual job, but no work was available.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q35

What was the main reason you were absent from work during the [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR?

[The [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E is from Sunday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^DV_REFSUN] to Saturday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFSAT].]

• 01: Vacation
• 02: Own illness or disability
• 03: Caring for own children
• 04: Caring for elder relative (60 years of age or older)
• 05: Maternity or parental leave
• 06: Other personal or family responsibilities
• 07: Labour dispute, i.e., strike or lockout (Employees only)
• 08: Temporary layoff due to business conditions (Employees only)
• 09: Seasonal layoff (Employees only)
• 10: Casual job, no work available (Employees only)
• 11: Work schedule (e.g., 10 days on, 10 days off, employees only)
• 12: No work available (Self-employed only)
• 13: Business off-season (Excluding employees)
• 14: Other - Specify
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q40

Did you do anything to find work during the 4 weeks from Sunday, [DT_REFMONTH1_E] [^REFSAT + 4/^REFSAT + 3/^REFSAT + 2/^REFSAT + 1] to Saturday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFSAT] ^REFYEAR?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q45A

During the [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, did you have a job to start at a definite date in the future?

[The [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E is from Sunday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^DV_REFSUN] to Saturday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFSAT].]

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q45B

Have you started that job?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q50

How many paid hours did you work in total during the [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR?

[The [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E is from Sunday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^DV_REFSUN] to Saturday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFSAT].]

If necessary, enter a decimal value e.g., 32.5.

Number of hours

Min = 0; Max = 168

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q55

Did you usually work less than 30 hours per week during ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Confirm Type (TY) - Question identifier:TY_Q60

Did you have at least one week when you did not work and did not receive pay between [DT_REFMONTH2_E] ^DV_REFYEAR2 and the end of the [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR?

[The [first/second/third] week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E is from Sunday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^DV_REFSUN] to Saturday, [^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFSAT].]

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Last Work (LW) - Question identifier:LW_Q05

According to information given by ^DT_YOUYOUR_E to the Labour Force Survey, you have never worked at a job or business. Is this correct?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Last Work (LW) - Question identifier:LW_Q10

Did you last work in [S_LWM S_LWY]?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Last Work (LW) - Question identifier:LW_Q15A

When did you last work?

If the exact date is not known, please provide your best estimate.

Month

• 01: January
• 02: February
• 03: March
• 04: April
• 05: May
• 06: June
• 07: July
• 08: August
• 09: September
• 10: October
• 11: November
• 12: December
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Last Work (LW) - Question identifier:LW_Q15B

When did you last work?

If the exact date is not known, please provide your best estimate.

Year

Min = 1980; Max = 2021

Last Work (LW) - Question identifier:LW_Q15C

When did you last work?

If the exact date is not known, please provide your best estimate.

• 1: Never worked
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Last Work (LW) - Question identifier:LW_Q20

Did you last work within the last year?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Last Work (LW) - Question identifier:LW_Q25

Did you last work within the last two years?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q05

[During the ^DT_SECONDTHIRD_E week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E/When you last worked ^DT_LWDATE_E], did you work for ^S_ERNAME?

[^DT_HELP_REFERENCE_WEEK_E]

This is the employer name that was given when ^DT_YOUYOUR_E completed the Labour Force Survey. If the name is spelled incorrectly or you worked for an employer with a name that is very similar, select "Yes".

• 1: Yes
• 2: No, did not work for that employer
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q10A

[During the ^DT_SECONDTHIRD_E week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E/When you last worked ^DT_LWDATE_E], were you an employee or self-employed?

[^DT_HELP_REFERENCE_WEEK_E]

Select "Employee" if you worked for pay, wages, salary, tips or commissions.

Select "Self-employed" if you worked:
• for your own business, farm or professional practice
• as an independent contractor, painter, child care provider.

• 1: Employee
• 2: Self-employed
• 3: Working in a family business without pay
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q10B

For whom did you work?

Enter the full name of the company, business, government department or agency, or person.

Specify employer name

Long Answer Length = 80

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q15

Did you have more than one job or business during the ^DT_SECONDTHIRD_E week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR?

^DT_HELP_REFERENCE_WEEK_E

Select "Yes" if you:
• had more than one job at the same time; e.g., a full-time day job and a part-time evening job
• had more than one business at the same time; e.g., a self-employed consultant who also has a catering business
• had both a job and a business at the same time
• stopped working at a job or business and then started working at a new job or business.

Select "No" if you:
• did not have more than one job or business
• worked for the same employer all week, but had a change of duties or responsibilities
• worked at the same business all week, but had multiple contracts.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q20A

In any other job, were you an employee?

An employee is an individual who:
• receives a wage or salary and the employer deducts and remits income tax, Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, or Québec Pension Plan premiums
• receives a wage or salary but no deductions are made for tax or EI, CPP or QPP because the wages earned are too low.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q20B

For whom did you work?

Enter the full name of the company, business, government department or agency, or person.

If there was more than one additional job or business where you were an employee, specify the job or business at which you usually worked the most hours.

Specify employer name

Long Answer Length = 80

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q25A

When did you start working for [your most recent job]?

If the exact date is not known, please provide your best estimate.

Month

• 01: January
• 02: February
• 03: March
• 04: April
• 05: May
• 06: June
• 07: July
• 08: August
• 09: September
• 10: October
• 11: November
• 12: December
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q25B

When did you start working for [your most recent job]?

If the exact date is not known, please provide your best estimate.

Year

• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q30

What kind of business, industry or service [is/was] this?

Examples: new home construction, primary school, municipal police, wheat farm, retail shoe store, food wholesale, car parts factory, federal government

Specify the kind of business, industry or service

Long Answer Length = 50

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q35

What kind of work [are/were] you doing?

Examples: legal secretary, plumber, fishing guide, wood furniture assembler, secondary school teacher, computer programmer

Specify the kind of work you [are/were] doing

Long Answer Length = 50

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q40

What [are/were] your most important activities or duties?

Examples: prepared legal documents, installed residential plumbing, guided fishing parties, made wood furniture products, taught mathematics, developed software

Specify your most important activities or duties

Long Answer Length = 50

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q45A

[Are/Were] you a union member at [your most recent job]?

A union member is eligible to participate in union deliberations and vote on decisions.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q45B

[Is/Was] your job under a union contract or collective agreement?

Select "Yes" if your job is covered by a union contract that provides you with the conditions and benefits of a union-negotiated agreement. You may or may not pay union dues.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_R50

The next few questions refer to your earnings from [your most recent job].

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q50

[Are/Were] you paid by the hour?

Select "Yes" if you [have/had] a specific hourly rate of pay e.g., $12.75 per hour.
Select "No" if you [are/were] paid on any other basis e.g., an annual salary.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q55

[Do/Did] you usually receive tips or commissions?

Select "No" if you [do/did] receive bonuses, but [do/did] not receive tips or commissions.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q60

[Including tips and commissions, what] [is/was] your hourly rate of pay at [your most recent job]?

[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over an hourly period
• Bonuses must be averaged over an hourly period./Bonuses must be averaged over an hourly period.]

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 12.75.

Hourly rate of pay

Min = 0.00; Max = 999.99

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q65

What is the easiest way to report your wage or salary at [your most recent job],[including tips and commissions.] before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
• "Semi-monthly" refers to twice a month and 24 pay days in a year
• "Bi-weekly" refers to every two weeks and 26 pay days in a year.

Would it be:

• 1: Yearly
• 2: Monthly
• 3: Semi-monthly
• 4: Bi-weekly
• 5: Weekly
• 6: Other - Specify
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q70

[Including tips and commissions, what] [is/was] your weekly wage or salary at [your most recent job], before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over a weekly period]
• Bonuses must be averaged over a weekly period.

Exclude overtime pay.

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 850.75.

Weekly wage or salary

Min = 0.00; Max = 99999.99

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q75

[Including tips and commissions, what] [is/was] your bi-weekly wage or salary at [your most recent job], before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
• "Bi-weekly" refers to every two weeks and 26 pay days in a year
[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over a bi-weekly period]
• Bonuses must be averaged over a bi-weekly period.

Exclude overtime pay.

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 2250.75.

Bi-weekly wage or salary

Min = 0.00; Max = 99999.99

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q80

[Including tips and commissions, what] [is/was] your semi-monthly wage or salary at [your most recent job], before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
• "Semi-monthly" refers to twice a month or 24 pay days in a year
[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over a semi-monthly period]
• Bonuses must be averaged over a semi-monthly period.

Exclude overtime pay.

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 2250.75.

Semi-monthly wage or salary

Min = 0.00; Max = 99999.99

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q85

[Including tips and commissions, what] [is/was] your monthly wage or salary at [your most recent job], before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over a monthly period]
• Bonuses must be averaged over a monthly period.

Exclude overtime pay.

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 4250.75.

Monthly wage or salary

Min = 0.00; Max = 999999.99

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q90

[Including tips and commissions, what] [is/was] your yearly wage or salary at [your most recent job], before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
• The yearly wage or salary must reflect what you would normally earn over the course of one year
[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over a yearly period]
• Bonuses must be averaged over a yearly period.

Exclude overtime pay.

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 45250.75.

Yearly wage or salary

Min = 0.00; Max = 9999999.99

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q95

Excluding overtime, on average, how many paid hours [do/did] you usually work per week at [your most recent job]?

If necessary, enter a decimal value e.g., 32.5.

Number of hours

Min = 0; Max = 168

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q100

What is the main reason you usually [work/worked] less than 30 hours per week at [your most recent job]?

Would you say:

• 01: Own illness or disability
• 02: Caring for own children
• 03: Caring for an elder relative
• 04: Other personal or family responsibilities (e.g., caring for your spouse)
• 05: You [are/were] going to school
• 06: Personal preference
• 07: Business conditions (e.g., employer schedule, material shortages, decrease in business, maintenance or repair at work location)
• 08: Could not find work with 30 or more hours per week
• 09: You [have/had] another job
• 10: Other - Specify
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q105A

[Is/Was] your job with [your most recent job] permanent?

• A permanent job has no fixed end date set by the employer
• A job that is not permanent has a fixed end date e.g., seasonal, temporary, term, casual.

• 1: Permanent
• 2: Not permanent
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q105B

In what way [is/was] your job not permanent?

[Is/Was] it:

• 1: Seasonal job (i.e., a job with an off-season, e.g., farming, fishing, tourism)
• 2: Temporary, term or contract job (i.e., a non-seasonal job with a fixed end date)
• 3: Casual job (i.e., you work only when needed by your employer, e.g., substitute teacher)
• 4: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_R110

The Employment Insurance program provides temporary income support to unemployed workers and special benefits to workers who take time off work due to specific life events like illness; pregnancy; or to care for a newborn or newly adopted child, or a family member who is seriously ill.

Employment Insurance premiums are deducted from the pay of all individuals who are employed in insurable employment. Workers receive Employment Insurance benefits only if they have paid premiums in the past year and meet certain eligibility conditions.

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q110

[Are/Were] Employment Insurance premiums deducted from your wages or salary at that job with [your most recent job]?

• Employment Insurance premiums are deducted at most jobs in Canada where you are an employee
• There is no minimum or maximum age for deducting EI premiums.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Information (JB) - Question identifier:JB_Q115

What is the main reason Employment Insurance premiums [are/were] not deducted?

• Employment Insurance premiums are deducted at most jobs in Canada where you are an employee
• There is no minimum or maximum age for deducting EI premiums.

Would it be:

• 1: Your weekly hours or earnings [are/were] too low to be insured by Employment Insurance
• 2: You [are/were] self-employed or working on a contract
• 3: You [are/were] working for a family business
• 4: You [are/were] paid in cash
• 5: You [work/worked] outside Canada
• 6: Your job [is/was] part of a government job creation program
• 7: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work in Last Year (WY) - Question identifier:WY_R05

The next questions are about the paid work you have done during the previous year.

Work in Last Year (WY) - Question identifier:WY_Q05

[During the 52-week period prior to the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child/During the 52-week period prior to the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child, that is from ^DT_BIRTHMONTH11_E ^DV_BIRTHYEAR11 to ^DT_BIRTHMONTH_E ^DV_BIRTHYEAR/During the 52-week period from ^DT_REFMONTH11_E ^DV_REFYEAR11 to ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^S_REFYEAR], how many weeks did you work?

Include leave with pay, such as paid vacation, sick leave and other time away from work when you received pay from your employer.

If you worked most of the weeks, it may be easier to subtract the weeks not worked from 52.
If you did not work during that period, enter "0"
If the exact number is not known, provide your best estimate rounded to the nearest whole number.

Number of weeks

Min = 0; Max = 52

Work in Last Year (WY) - Question identifier:WY_Q10

Were you working full-time, part-time or both during the weeks that you worked [during the year prior to the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child/during the year prior to the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child, that is from ^DT_BIRTHMONTH11_E ^DV_BIRTHYEAR11 to ^DT_BIRTHMONTH_E ^DV_BIRTHYEAR/between ^DT_REFMONTH11_E ^DV_REFYEAR11 and ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR]?

• "Full-time" means working 30 hours or more per week. If you were working at more than one job in a week, add hours from all jobs.
• "Part-time" means working less than 30 hours per week.

Would you say:

• 1: All weeks full-time
• 2: Most weeks full-time and some weeks part-time
• 3: Half of the weeks full-time and half of the weeks part-time
• 4: Most weeks part-time and some weeks full-time
• 5: All weeks part-time
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work in Last Year (WY) - Question identifier:WY_Q15

During the weeks that you worked full time [during the year prior to the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child/during the year prior to the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child, that is from ^DT_BIRTHMONTH11_E ^DV_BIRTHYEAR11 to ^DT_BIRTHMONTH_E ^DV_BIRTHYEAR/between ^DT_REFMONTH11_E ^DV_REFYEAR11 and ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR], how many hours on average did you work per week?

This question refers to all jobs held in the 52-week period, not just the current or most recent job.

If necessary, enter a decimal value e.g., 32.5.

Number of hours full-time

Min = 30; Max = 168

Work in Last Year (WY) - Question identifier:WY_Q20

During the weeks that you worked part-time [during the year prior to the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child/during the year prior to the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child, that is from ^DT_BIRTHMONTH11_E ^DV_BIRTHYEAR11 to ^DT_BIRTHMONTH_E ^DV_BIRTHYEAR/between ^DT_REFMONTH11_E ^DV_REFYEAR11 and ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR], how many hours on average did you work per week?

This question refers to all jobs held in the 52-week period, not just the current or most recent job.

If necessary, enter a decimal value e.g., 22.5

Number of hours part-time

Min = 0.1; Max = 29.9

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_R05

According to our information, you stopped working, took leave or had an interruption of work with ^DT_ERNAME_E[in ^DT_LWM_E ^DV_LWY].

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_Q05

Why did you stop working at that job with ^DT_ERNAME_E[in ^DT_LWM_E ^DV_LWY]?

• 1: Left job (e.g., going to school, retired, dissatisfied with job)
• 2: Lost job, laid-off or job ended (e.g., dismissal by employer, end of seasonal job)
• 3: Took leave (e.g., maternity or parental leave, unpaid leave of absence)
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_Q10

What was the main reason you left that job with ^DT_ERNAME_E[in ^DT_LWM_E ^DV_LWY]?

• 01: Own illness or disability
• 02: Caring for own children
• 03: Caring for an elder relative
• 04: Pregnancy
• 05: Other personal or family responsibilities
• 06: Going to school
• 09: Changed residence or moved
• 10: Dissatisfied with job
• 11: Retired
• 12: Other - specify
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_Q15

Was your retirement from that job with ^DT_ERNAME_E[in ^DT_LWM_E ^DV_LWY] voluntary?

Select "No" if your employer asked you to take retirement for a reason such as:
• meeting business goals
• avoiding layoffs of other employees.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_Q20

What is the main reason you no longer have that job with ^DT_ERNAME_E?

• 01: End of seasonal job
• 02: End of temporary, term or contract job
• 03: Casual job
• 04: Company moved
• 05: Company went out of business
• 06: Laid off or not enough work
• 07: Dismissed by employer (e.g., fired)
• 08: Other - specify
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_Q25A

[Did you receive any advance formal notice from your employer that your work would stop/Did you know in advance that you would stop working at that job]?

[For example, receive a letter, attend meetings, or receive announcements.]

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_Q25B

How long in advance?

Number of days, weeks or months

Min = 0; Max = 999

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_Q25C

How long in advance?

Time period

• 1: Days
• 2: Weeks
• 3: Months
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_Q25D

How long in advance?

• 1: Knew from the beginning
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_Q30

Did you receive a record of employment for Employment Insurance purposes when you stopped working at your job for ^DT_ERNAME_E?

An ROE is a document that employers are required to complete in the event of a job separation or end of employment.

Would you say:

• 1: Yes, you received an ROE or it was submitted directly to Service Canada by your employer
• 2: No, you did not receive an ROE
• 3: Don't know
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_Q35

When you stopped working for ^DT_ERNAME_E[in ^DT_LWM_E ^DV_LWY], did you receive any of the following payments from your employer?

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including a description of the payments.

Select all that apply.

Did you receive:

• 01: Severance pay
• 02: Pay instead of vacation
• 03: Pension pay-out
• 04: Early retirement package
• 05: Wages instead of notice (i.e., lump sum amount)
• 06: Sick leave credits or a payment for unused sick benefits
• 07: Any other payments
• 08: Did not receive any payments
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Stopped Working (SW) - Question identifier:SW_Q40

When you stopped working for ^DT_ERNAME_E[in ^DT_LWM_E ^DV_LWY], did you expect to return to work for this employer?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Break From Working Since Birth (BK) - Question identifier:BK_Q05A

Have you taken a break from working of a week or more [since the birth or adoption of your child]?

A break includes all leave types such as maternity leave, parental leave or vacation.

"Working" means working for pay at a job or as a self-employed person.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 3: You were not working before [the birth or adoption of your child]
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Break From Working Since Birth (BK) - Question identifier:BK_Q05B

How long was this break from working?

Number of weeks

Min = 0; Max = 99

Break From Working Since Birth (BK) - Question identifier:BK_Q05C

How long was this break from working?

Number of months

Min = 0; Max = 99

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_R05

The Québec Parental Insurance Plan offers maternity, paternity, parental and adoption benefits for parents of a newborn or newly adopted child in Quebec. The federal Employment Insurance program provides maternity and parental benefits for parents in the rest of Canada. This survey collects information about both programs in order to be able to produce national-level statistics on the benefits received by parents across Canada.

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q05

Have you received [maternity, paternity, parental or adoption benefits with the Québec Parental Insurance Plan/maternity or parental benefits with the federal Employment Insurance program/Employment Insurance benefits] [^DT_ADOPTIONPREGNANCYBIRTH_E/in the last 2 years]?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q10

Have you made any claim or applied for [maternity, paternity, parental or adoption benefits with the Québec Parental Insurance Plan/maternity or parental benefits with the federal Employment Insurance program/Employment Insurance benefits] [^DT_ADOPTIONPREGNANCYBIRTH_E/in the last 2 years]?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q15

What was the main reason that you did not claim or apply for [QPIP/EI] benefits?

• 01: You were working or expecting to return to work
• 02: You were not contributing to [QPIP/EI] (e.g., self-employed, working outside of Canada)
• 03: You had not worked enough hours to qualify
• 04: You quit or were dismissed from your job without an eligible cause
• 05: You quit your job to attend school
• 06: You were retired
• 07: You were not looking for work or not available to work (e.g., leave of absence, sick, on vacation, out of the country)
• 08: You were receiving other payments (e.g., disability, welfare or severance payments)
• 09: You intend to make a claim or apply for benefits later
• 10: You had already received all of the [QPIP/EI] benefits available to you
• 11: You did not want benefits
• 12: You did not need benefits
• 13: You did not know about benefits available from [QPIP/EI]
• 14: Other - Specify
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q20

What do you think was the main reason that you did not receive [QPIP/EI] benefits?

• 01: You were working or expecting to return to work
• 02: You were not contributing to [QPIP/EI] (e.g., self-employed, working outside of Canada)
• 03: You had not worked enough hours to qualify
• 04: You quit or were dismissed from your job without an eligible cause
• 05: You quit your job to attend school
• 06: You were retired
• 07: You were not looking for work or not available to work (e.g., leave of absence, sick, on vacation, out of the country)
• 08: You were receiving other payments (e.g., disability, welfare or severance payments)
• 09: You were waiting to receive benefits (e.g., serving waiting period, claim being processed)
• 10: You had already received all of the [QPIP/EI] benefits available to you
• 14: Other - Other
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q25

Which type of Employment Insurance benefits did you receive in your most recent claim?

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including a description of the available benefit types.

Was it:

• 01: Regular
• 02: Maternity (i.e., 15 weeks to recover from pregnancy and childbirth)
• 03: Parental (i.e., to care for a newborn or newly adopted child)
• 04: Sickness
• 05: Compassionate care
• 06: Family caregiver benefit for adults
• 07: Family caregiver benefit for children
• 08: Fishing
• 09: Work-sharing
• 10: Other - specify
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q30

Did you receive these benefits during the ^DT_SECONDTHIRD_E week of ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR?

^DT_HELP_REFERENCE_WEEK_E

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q35

What do you think was the main reason that you did not receive [QPIP/EI] benefits that week?

• 01: You were working or expecting to return to work
• 07: You were not looking for work or not available to work (e.g., leave of absence, sick, on vacation, out of the country)
• 08: You were receiving other payments (e.g., disability, welfare or severance payments)
• 09: You were waiting to receive benefits (e.g., serving waiting period, claim being processed)
• 10: You had already received all of the [QPIP/EI] benefits available to you
• 14: Other - Specify
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q40

Have you received ^DT_OTHERTYPES_EEmployment Insurance benefits ^DT_ADOPTIONPREGNANCYBIRTH_E?

Include if you are waiting for benefits not yet paid to you.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q45

Which of the following EI benefit types have you received ^DT_ADOPTIONPREGNANCYBIRTH_E?

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including a description of the available benefit types.

Select all that apply.

Was it:

• 01: Regular
• 02: Maternity (i.e., 15 weeks to recover from pregnancy and childbirth)
• 03: Parental (i.e., to care for a newborn or newly adopted child)
• 04: Sickness
• 05: Compassionate care
• 06: Family caregiver benefit for adults
• 07: Family caregiver benefit for children
• 08: Fishing
• 09: Work-sharing
• 10: Other - specify
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q50A

What was the start date for your maternity claim?

Day

Min = 1; Max = 31

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q50B

What was the start date for your maternity claim?

Month

• 01: January
• 02: February
• 03: March
• 04: April
• 05: May
• 06: June
• 07: July
• 08: August
• 09: September
• 10: October
• 11: November
• 12: December
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q50C

What was the start date for your maternity claim?

Year

• 1: 2021
• 2: 2020
• 3: 2019
• 4: 2018
• 5: Before 2018
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q55

What was the main reason your maternity claim began on that date?

Would you say:

• 1: Birth date of your child
• 2: Medical reasons or under the advice of a health care provider
• 3: Could no longer perform job
• 4: Personal choice (i.e., did not want to work any longer)
• 5: Work requirements
• 6: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q60A

[Which benefits plan or option did you choose]?

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including a description of the [special and basic benefits plans/standard and extended parental benefits options].

• 1: [Special benefits plan/Standard parental benefits] (i.e., shorter period at a higher income replacement rate)
• 2: [Basic benefits plan/Extended parental benefits] (i.e., longer period at a lower income replacement rate)
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q60B

[What was the main reason you chose this plan or option]?

Would you say:

• 1: To receive more money each month
• 2: To return to work sooner
• 3: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q60C

[What was the main reason you chose this plan or option]?

Would you say:

• 1: To receive money over a longer period of time
• 2: To stay home longer with your child
• 3: Child care is not available or is too costly
• 4: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q65

Including the weeks of benefits received and not yet received, in total, how many weeks of [maternity and parental] benefits [will/did] you claim for the [birth or adoption] of your child?

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including maximum benefit weeks.

Number of weeks

Min = 0; Max = 99

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_R75

You can work while receiving Employment Insurance benefits and continue receiving part of your EI benefits and all of your earnings from your job

Remember that all the information you provide is strictly confidential and will not have any effect on your access to Employment Insurance.

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q75

Did you work at a job or business while you were receiving benefits during your most recent claim?

Select "Yes" if you worked at least one hour:
• for pay, wages or salary
• in self-employment.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q80

What was the main reason you worked while you were receiving benefits?

Was it:

• 1: To earn extra money
• 2: To gain experience or network
• 3: Recalled by your employer
• 4: Wanted to work
• 5: To keep your business running
• 6: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q85

Did you attend a school, college, CEGEP or university at any time while you were receiving benefits?

Report only attendance for courses that can be used as credits towards a certificate, diploma or degree. Distance learning for credit is included.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q90

What type of educational institution did you attend?

Select all that apply.

Was it:

• 1: High school or adult high school
• 2: Trade/ vocational school or publicly-funded technical institute
• 3: Private training institute or private business school
• 4: Community college or CEGEP
• 5: University
• 6: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Benefits (BE) - Question identifier:BE_Q95

Did you take any of the following courses, workshops, seminars or training programs while you were receiving benefits?

Press the help button (?) for additional information, including a description of the programs.

Select all that apply.

Did you take:

• 01: Pre-employment or pre-apprenticeship vocational programs
• 02: Technical training for registered apprentices
• 03: Pre-vocational academic upgrading programs
• 04: Language training programs
• 05: Skill upgrading programs
• 06: Job readiness programs
• 07: Orientation programs
• 08: Other
• 09: None of the above
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_R05

Throughout the survey, the term "spouse" will be used to refer to your spouse or partner in marriage or common-law.

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q05

According to information given by ^DT_YOUYOUR_E to the Labour Force Survey, you live with your spouse in your household. Is this correct?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q10

Has your spouse claimed [parental] benefits for the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child?

[Select "No" if your spouse has claimed or intends to claim paternity benefits, but not parental benefits.]

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q15

Does your spouse intend to claim or expect to receive [parental] benefits?

[Select "No" if your spouse has claimed or intends to claim paternity benefits, but not parental benefits.]

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q20

[Did your spouse claim/Did your spouse claim or do they intend to claim/Did your spouse claim/Does your spouse intend to claim/Does your spouse know about/Did your spouse claim or do they intend to claim] the weeks of [paternity/parental] benefits that are exclusively available to them?

[There are 3 or 5 weeks of paternity benefits available, depending whether the family chooses the basic or special plan./There are 5 or 8 weeks of available, depending whether the family chooses the standard or extended option.]

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q25

What is the main reason that your spouse did not apply for [parental] benefits?

Would you say:

• 1: Not eligible for benefits (e.g., not working, not paying premiums, self-employed, receiving EI, working outside of Canada, in school, new to Canada)
• 2: Other leave was available (e.g., vacation, summer holidays for teachers)
• 3: Family preference (e.g., spouse did not want to stay home, you preferred to collect all the benefits)
• 4: Financial reasons
• 5: Could not or did not want to take time off work
• 6: Did not know that benefits were available
• 7: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q30

Has your spouse received [paternity or parental] benefits?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q35A

[Which benefits plan or option did your spouse choose]?

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including a description of the ^DT_MPOPTIONSHELP_E.

• 1: [Special benefits plan/Standard parental benefits] (i.e., shorter period at a higher income replacement rate)
• 2: [Basic benefits plan/Extended parental benefits] (i.e., longer period at a lower income replacement rate)
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q35B

[What was the main reason your spouse chose this plan or option]?

Would you say:

• 1: To receive more money each month
• 2: To return to work sooner
• 3: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q35C

[What was the main reason your spouse chose this plan or option]?

Would you say:

• 1: To receive money over a longer period of time
• 2: To stay home longer with your child
• 3: Child care is not available or is too costly
• 4: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q40

Including the weeks of benefits received and not yet received, in total, how many weeks of [paternity and parental] benefits [did/will] your spouse claim for the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child?

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including maximum benefit weeks.

Number of weeks

Min = 0; Max = 99

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q50

Have you and your spouse collected [maternity or parental] benefits at the same time?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q55

Do you and your spouse intend to collect [maternity or parental] benefits at the same time?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q60

[Has your spouse/Have you and your spouse/Have you] collected or do [they/you] intend to collect the total number of weeks of ^DT_ MATANDPAR_E benefits available from the [special benefits plan/standard parental benefits option/basic benefits plan/extended parental benefits option/chosen benefits plan]?

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including the total number of weeks available.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Parental benefits for spouses (PS) - Question identifier:PS_Q65

What is the main reason that [you and your spouse do not] intend to collect the total number of weeks of ^DT_MATANDPAR_E benefits available?

Would you say:

• 1: Work or employer requirements
• 2: Prefer to work
• 3: Promotion or new employment opportunity
• 4: Education or training opportunity
• 5: Child care arrangements
• 6: Financial reasons
• 7: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Payments (AP) - Question identifier:AP_Q05A

Have you received any employer top-ups to your ^DT_MATORPAR_E benefits since ^DT_PREGNANCYADOPTION_E?

"Employer top-ups" are employer supplements to Employment Insurance or Québec Parental Insurance Plan benefits for new parents.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Payments (AP) - Question identifier:AP_Q05B

Have these ended?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Payments (AP) - Question identifier:AP_Q05C

Do you expect to receive top-ups?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Payments (AP) - Question identifier:AP_Q10

For how many total weeks [did you receive/do you expect to receive] employer top-ups after ^DT_PREGNANCYADOPTION_E?

Number of weeks

Min = 0; Max = 99

Additional Payments (AP) - Question identifier:AP_Q15A

What amount of employer top-ups [did you receive/do you expect to receive/do you receive]?

If there was more than one amount, enter the amount received for the longest period of time.

Enter the amount and select the frequency of the payment.

Rounded to the nearest CAN$

Min = 0; Max = 9999

Additional Payments (AP) - Question identifier:AP_Q15B

What amount of employer top-ups [did you receive/do you expect to receive/do you receive]?

If there was more than one amount, enter the amount received for the longest period of time.

Enter the amount and select the frequency of the payment.

Frequency of payment

• 1: Daily
• 2: Weekly
• 3: Bi-weekly
• 4: Monthly
• 5: Annually
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Payments (AP) - Question identifier:AP_Q20

What percentage of your salary [did you receive/do you expect to receive/do you receive] by combining your employer top-ups and ^DT_BENPROVIDER_E benefits?

For example, federal government employees receive up to 93% of their salary for 12 months.

If there was more than one percentage, enter the percentage received for the longest period of time.

Percentage

Min = 0; Max = 100

Income Sources (IS) - Question identifier:IS_R05

The next questions are about sources of income.

This information is collected to better understand what role Employment Insurance can play in providing income security and stability.

Income Sources (IS) - Question identifier:IS_Q05

During ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, did [you and your spouse/you] receive any income from the following sources?

Select all that apply.

Were there any from:

• 1: Employment or self-employment income (Include wages, salaries, bonuses, tips and commissions, as well as business, professional, farming and fishing activities.)
• 2: Government funding (Include[COVID-19 benefits] Canada Child Benefits, Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Workers' Compensation, Social Assistance, Canada Pension Plan, Québec Pension Plan, Employment Insurance, and Québec Parental Insurance Plan.)
• 3: Employer or private pension income (Include regular pension income from an employers' pension plan and payments from RRSP annuities or RRIFs.)
• 4: Investment income (Include dividends; interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; rental income; limited partnerships; and other investments.
  Exclude capital gains or losses.)
• 5: Family or relatives (Include parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and children.)
• 6: Other sources (Include child support payments, alimony, scholarships or bursaries and Registered Disability Savings Plan income.)
• 7: No income source
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Income Sources (IS) - Question identifier:IS_Q10

During ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, did your spouse receive Employment Insurance[or Québec Parental Insurance Plan/BLANK] benefits?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Sources of Funding (AF) - Question identifier:AF_Q05

Who is responsible for paying expenses such as groceries, rent or mortgage payments, utilities and taxes for your household?

Is it:

• 1: [You and your spouse/You]
• 2: Someone else (e.g., parent, guardian, friend, other relative)
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Sources of Funding (AF) - Question identifier:AF_R10

The following questions are asked to identify any difficulties encountered in meeting regular household expenses when individuals are temporarily without work, away from work or working part-time.

Additional Sources of Funding (AF) - Question identifier:AF_Q10

In ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, to what extent was your household income sufficient to meet your regular household expenses?

"Regular household expenses" are those that are necessary for daily living such as food, heating, rent or mortgage payments, transportation to school or work, some clothing, and taxes.

Include income from all sources.

Was your household income:

• 1: Sufficient to meet all your regular household expenses
• 2: Sufficient to meet most but not all
• 3: Sufficient to meet some
• 4: Sufficient to meet very little
• 5: Insufficient, did not meet any of your expenses
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Sources of Funding (AF) - Question identifier:AF_Q15A

In ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, did you or a member of your household do any of the following to supplement your income in order to meet your regular household expenses?

"Regular household expenses" are those that are necessary for daily living such as food, heating, rent or mortgage payments, transportation to school or work, some clothing, and taxes.

Use savings or cash in investments

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Sources of Funding (AF) - Question identifier:AF_Q15B

In ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, did you or a member of your household do any of the following to supplement your income in order to meet your regular household expenses?

'Regular household expenses' are those that are necessary for daily living such as food, heating, rent or mortgage payments, transportation to school or work, some clothing, and taxes.

Increase reliance on credit

Include credit cards, lines of credit, loans
Exclude purchases of gifts or holiday items.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Sources of Funding (AF) - Question identifier:AF_Q15C

In ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, did you or a member of your household do any of the following to supplement your income in order to meet your regular household expenses?

'Regular household expenses' are those that are necessary for daily living such as food, heating, rent or mortgage payments, transportation to school or work, some clothing, and taxes.

Receive financial assistance from friends or relatives

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Sources of Funding (AF) - Question identifier:AF_Q15D

In ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, did you or a member of your household do any of the following to supplement your income in order to meet your regular household expenses?

'Regular household expenses' are those that are necessary for daily living such as food, heating, rent or mortgage payments, transportation to school or work, some clothing, and taxes.

Do odd jobs
e.g., for friends or relatives

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Additional Sources of Funding (AF) - Question identifier:AF_Q20

In ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, did you do any of the following to make up for the shortfall in your household income?

Select all that apply.

Did you:

• 01: Reduce spending
• 02: Delay payments or consolidate debts
• 03: Look for a new job or plan to start a business
• 04: Rely on a family member increasing hours of work
• 05: Move to cheaper accommodations or share accommodations
• 06: Sell property or belongings
• 07: Apply for social assistance
• 08: Use food banks or soup kitchens
• 09: Apply for a student loan or go back to school
• 10: Take a pension, from CPP or QPP
• 11: Rely on savings
• 12: Other
• 13: None of the above
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Additional Sources of Funding (AF) - Question identifier:AF_Q25

In ^DT_REFMONTH_E ^REFYEAR, what was the main source of money used to meet your regular household expenses?

"Regular household expenses" are those that are necessary for daily living such as food, heating, rent or mortgage payments, transportation to school or work, some clothing, and taxes.

Was it:

• 01: Your wages or self-employment income
• 02: Wages or self-employment income of another household member
• 03: Your Employment Insurance^DT_ORQPIP_E benefits
• 04: Employment Insurance^DT_ORQPIP_E benefits of another household member
• 05: Pension, CPP or QPP
• 06: Income from investments, interest, dividends, rentals
• 07: Savings
• 08: Loans or credit
• 09: Financial assistance from friends or relatives
• 10: Social assistance
• 11: Disability insurance or Workers' Compensation
• 12: Alimony or child support
• 13: Canada Child Benefit
• 14: Student loans or scholarships
• 15: Other
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Labour market activities (LMAM) - Question identifier:LMAM_R01

Many of the following questions concern [your/^FNAME's] activities last week.

Labour market activities (LMAM) - Question identifier:LMAM_Q01

Last week, did [you/^FNAME] work at a job or business?

Select "Yes" if [you/he/she] worked at least one hour:
• for pay (wages, salary, etc.)
• in self-employment.

Select "No" if [you/he/she]:
• [were/was] away from work for the entire week for a reason such as vacation, illness, work schedule or layoff
• did not have a job or business.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Labour market activities (LMAM) - Question identifier:LMAM_Q02

Last week, did [you/^FNAME] have a job or business from which [you/he/she] [were/was] absent?

Select "Yes" if [you/he/she]:
• DT_WERE away from work for the entire week for a reason such as vacation, illness, parental leave or work schedule
• DT_WERE self-employed with a business, but no work was available.

Select "No" if [you/he/she]:
• did not have a job or business
• had a casual job, but no work was available.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Labour market activities (LMAM) - Question identifier:LMAM_Q03

What was the main reason [you/^FNAME] [were/was] absent from work last week?

• 01: Vacation
• 02: Own illness or disability
• 03: Caring for own children
• 04: Caring for elder relative (60 years of age or older)
• 05: Maternity or parental leave
• 06: Other personal or family responsibilities
• 07: Labour dispute (strike or lockout) (Employees only)
• 08: Temporary layoff due to business conditions (Employees only)
• 09: Seasonal layoff (Employees only)
• 10: Casual job, no work available (Employees only)
• 11: Work schedule (e.g., 10 days on, 10 days off, employees only)
• 12: Self-employed, no work available (Self-employed only)
• 13: Seasonal business (Excluding employees)
• 14: Other
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_R05

The following questions are about job searches. Your answers will help us understand the activities and challenges of job seekers, and will not have any effect on your access to Employment Insurance.

Many of these questions are specifically about your job search activities last week.

Remember that all the information you provide is strictly confidential.

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q05

Last week, did you do anything to find work?

This refers to activities such as looking at job ads, placing or answering job ads, contacting employers, or agencies.

The activity could have been done in person, by telephone, on the Internet, or through newspapers.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q10

What did you do to find work last week?

The activity could have been done in person, by telephone, on the Internet, or through newspapers.

Select all that apply.

Did you:

• 01: Contact a government employment agency
• 02: Contact a private employment agency
• 03: Contact a union
• 04: Contact employers directly
• 05: Contact friends or relatives
• 06: Place or answer job ads
• 07: Look at job ads
• 08: Other activities
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q15

Last week, did you use the Job Bank website, jobbank.gc.ca?

jobbank.gc.ca is a website managed by the Government of Canada in partnership with your province.

Using Job Bank, you can search for jobs in your community and get emails when new jobs are available.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q20

Last week, about how many hours did you spend on activities related to looking for work?

Include time spent looking at job ads, making telephone calls, writing letters, filling applications, taking job search seminars, attending interviews, any other activities related to looking for work.

If necessary, enter a decimal value e.g., 12.5.

Number of hours

Min = 0; Max = 99.9

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q25

Last week, about how much did it cost you to look for work?

Include expenses such as resume or CV preparation, employment agencies, parking, bus, taxi, child care, workshop, job coaching, any other expenses related to looking for work.

Rounded to the nearest CAN$

Min = 0; Max = 9999

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q30A

Last week, did you look for work outside your community, city, town or village?

"Outside your community" refers to more than 60 km from your home.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q30B

Was the work you looked for outside your province?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q35A

When looking for work outside your community, were you looking for a permanent job?

• A "permanent job" has no fixed end date set by the employer
• A job that is not permanent has a fixed end date; e.g., seasonal, temporary, term, casual.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 3: No preference, just wanted a job
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q35B

When looking for work outside your community, were you looking for work and planning to relocate?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 3: No preference, just wanted a job
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_R40

The amount of pay is sometimes important when deciding to accept a new job.

The next question is about your willingness to accept a similar job to the one you had with ^DT_ERNAME_E which includes the same hours and benefits.

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q40

Up to what percentage or minimal amount would you be willing to accept a similar job to the one you had previously at ^DT_ERNAME_E?

Would it be:

• 1: 75% of the previous wages you received [BLANK]
• 2: 85% of the previous wages you received [BLANK]
• 3: 90% of the previous wages you received [BLANK]
• 4: 95% of the previous wages you received [BLANK]
• 5: Accept if it was the same as the previous wages you received
• 6: Accept only if it was greater than the previous wages you received
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q45

Would you like to work if a suitable job were offered in the next three months?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q50

In the next three months, what are your chances of finding a suitable job?

Would you say:

• 1: Not very good
• 2: Good
• 3: Very good
• 4: You already have a job to start
  within 3 months
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Job Search (JS) - Question identifier:JS_Q55

At this time, what would help you most to find a job?

Would you say:

• 01: More work availability (i.e., if more jobs or work were available)
• 02: Getting skills training (i.e., computer, language, writing, resume writing skills, entrepreneurship training, skilled trades)
• 03: Having contacts or networking (i.e., knowing people in companies, meeting employers in person, access to job finding agencies and head hunters)
• 04: Having more education (i.e., high school diploma, college degree, university degree, Master's degree, PhD)
• 05: Having more work experience (i.e., job training, volunteer opportunities, recruitment programs)
• 06: Moving to another city or region (i.e., relocating, no work in area)
• 07: Child care assistance (i.e., subsidized or affordable child care, more child care spaces, help from family or friends)
• 08: Better access to transportation (i.e., having a car or driver's license, more buses or bus routes, job opportunities closer to home)
• 09: Being a different age (i.e., younger or older)
• 10: Having better health
• 11: Having mental health support
• 12: Other
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_R05

The following questions are about your plan to return to work after the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child.

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q05

Have you performed any work for pay since the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q10

When you left your last job, did you have an agreement with your employer that you could return to work there?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q15A

Are you planning to go back to work?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 3: Have not decided
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q15B

In how many months do you plan to return to work?

Report the value rounded to the nearest month.

Number of months

Min = 0; Max = 99

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q15C

In how many months do you plan to return to work?

Report the value rounded to the nearest month.

• 1: Have not decided
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q20

What is the main reason that you [are not planning to return to work/have not decided if you will return to work/are not returning to work for several months/are not returning to work now]?

Would you say:

• 1: You prefer to take care of your child until school age
• 2: You are paid to take leave (e.g., maternity leave, parental leave)
• 3: You believe parents should stay home with their children
• 4: You cannot find or afford child care
• 5: You cannot find a suitable job
• 6: You are going to go to school or take training
• 7: Other - Specify
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q25

Are you planning to return to work for the same employer or the same business that you had before the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 3: Have not decided
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q30

Why are you not returning to work for the same employer or the same business?

Would you say because:

• 1: Employer has let you go
• 2: Employer stopped operations
• 3: You want to work for another employer or job
• 4: You moved to a different home
• 5: You want different work conditions
• 6: The work you had was not permanent (i.e., the job had a fixed end date, or was seasonal, temporary, term, or casual)
• 7: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q35

Are you planning to go back to the same job or position with that employer?

The "same job" means that the type of work, duties and wage rate have not changed significantly.

Select 'No' if that job no longer exists.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 3: Have not decided
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q40

Are you planning to return to the same working conditions that you had before the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child?

The "same working conditions" means that your work environment, schedule, hours and responsibilities have not changed significantly.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 3: Have not decided
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q45

What difference [are you looking for/will there be] in the working conditions?

Select all that apply.

Would you say:

• 1: Fewer hours of work
• 2: Different schedule (i.e., have different work hours or switch to a different shift)
• 3: Different tasks or responsibilities
• 4: Different location of work (i.e., work from home, work at a different location)
• 5: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Plan to return to work (PR) - Question identifier:PR_Q50

Who will take care of your child when you first return to work?

If you will use more than one type of child care, select the one you plan to use most often.

Will it be:

• 01: Private daycare centre
• 02: Government funded daycare centre (e.g., centre de la petite enfance (CPE) in Quebec)
• 03: Home based daycare or child care
• 04: Your child's other parent
• 05: You will work from home with your child at home
• 06: Care by a friend or relative
• 07: Care by a non-relative in your home (e.g., nanny au pair)
• 08: Other
• 09: Have not decided
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q05

Before the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child, were you working for ^DT_ERNAME_E?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q10A

Before the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child, were you an employee or self-employed?

Select "Employee" if you worked for pay, wages, salary, tips or commissions.

Select "Self-employed" if you worked:
• for your own business, farm or professional practice
• as an independent contractor, painter, child care provider.

• 1: Employee
• 2: Self-employed
• 3: Working in a family business without pay
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q10B

For whom did you work?

Enter the full name of the company, business, government department or agency, or person.

Specify employer name

Long Answer Length = 80

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q15

What kind of business, industry or service was this?

Examples: new home construction, primary school, municipal police, wheat farm, retail shoe store, food wholesale, car parts factory, federal government

Specify the kind of business, industry or service

Long Answer Length = 50

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q20

What kind of work were you doing?

Examples: legal secretary, plumber, fishing guide, wood furniture assembler, secondary school teacher, computer programmer

Specify the kind of work you were doing

Long Answer Length = 50

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q25

What were your most important activities or duties?

Examples: prepared legal documents, installed residential plumbing, guided fishing parties, made wood furniture products, taught mathematics, developed software

Specify your most important activities or duties

Long Answer Length = 50

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q30A

Were you a union member at [^WA_Q10B/your previous job]?

A union member is eligible to participate in union deliberations and vote on decisions.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q30B

Was your job under a union contract or collective agreement?

Select "Yes" if your job was covered by a union contract that provided you with the conditions and benefits of a union-negotiated agreement. You may or may not have paid union dues.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_R35

The next few questions refer to your earnings from [^WA_Q10B/your previous job].

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q35

Were you paid by the hour?

Select "Yes" if you had a specific hourly rate of pay, e.g., $12.75 per hour

Select "No" if you were paid on any other basis, e.g., an annual salary.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q40

Did you usually receive tips or commissions?

Select "No" if you did receive bonuses, but did not receive tips or commissions

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q45

[Including tips and commissions, what/What] was your hourly rate of pay at [^WA_Q10B/your previous job]?

[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over an hourly period
• Bonuses must be averaged over an hourly period./Bonuses must be averaged over an hourly period.]

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 12.75.

Hourly rate of pay

Min = 0.00; Max = 999.99

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q50

What is the easiest way to report your wage or salary from [^WA_Q10B/your previous job],[including tips and commissions.] before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
• "Semi-monthly" refers to twice a month and 24 pay days in a year
• "Bi-weekly" refers to every two weeks and 26 pay days in a year.

Would it be:

• 1: Yearly
• 2: Monthly
• 3: Semi-monthly
• 4: Bi-weekly
• 5: Weekly
• 6: Other - Specify
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q55

[Including tips and commissions, what/What] was your weekly wage or salary at [^WA_Q10B/your previous job], before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over a weekly period]
• Bonuses must be averaged over a weekly period.

Exclude overtime pay

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 850.75.

Weekly wage or salary

Min = 0.00; Max = 99999.99

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q60

[Including tips and commissions, what/What] was your bi-weekly wage or salary at [^WA_Q10B/your previous job], before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
• "Bi-weekly" refers to every two weeks and 26 pay days in a year
[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over a bi-weekly period]
• Bonuses must be averaged over a bi-weekly period.

Exclude overtime pay.

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 2250.75.

Bi-weekly wage or salary

Min = 0.00; Max = 99999.99

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q65

[Including tips and commissions, what/What] was your semi-monthly wage or salary at [^WA_Q10B/your previous job], before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
• "Semi-monthly" refers to twice a month or 24 pay days in a year
[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over a semi-monthly period]
• Bonuses must be averaged over a semi-monthly period.

Exclude overtime pay.

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 2250.75.

Semi-monthly wage or salary

Min = 0.00; Max = 99999.99

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q70

[Including tips and commissions, what/What] was your monthly wage or salary at [^WA_Q10B/your previous job], before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over a monthly period]
• Bonuses must be averaged over a monthly period.

Exclude overtime pay.

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 4250.75.

Monthly wage or salary

Min = 0.00; Max = 999999.99

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q75

[Including tips and commissions, what/What] was your yearly wage or salary at [^WA_Q10B/your previous job], before taxes and other deductions?

• "Before taxes and other deductions" refers to your gross wage or salary
• The yearly wage or salary must reflect what you would normally earn over the course of one year
[• Tips and commissions must be averaged over a yearly period]
• Bonuses must be averaged over a yearly period.

Exclude overtime pay.

Enter a numeric value in dollars and cents e.g., 45250.75.

Yearly wage or salary

Min = 0.00; Max = 9999999.99

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q80

At [^WA_Q10B/your previous job], excluding overtime, on average, how many paid hours did you usually work per week?

If necessary, enter a decimal value e.g., 32.5.

Number of hours

Min = 0; Max = 168

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q85

When you stopped working for the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child, did you have an agreement with your employer that you could return to work there?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q90A

After the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child[in ^DT_BIRTHMONTH_E ^DV_BIRTHYEAR], when did you first return to work for pay?

If the exact date is not known, please provide your best estimate.

Month

• 01: January
• 02: February
• 03: March
• 04: April
• 05: May
• 06: June
• 07: July
• 08: August
• 09: September
• 10: October
• 11: November
• 12: December
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q90B

After the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child[in ^DT_BIRTHMONTH_E ^DV_BIRTHYEAR], when did you first return to work for pay?

If the exact date is not known, please provide your best estimate.

Year

• 1: 2021
• 2: 2020
• 3: 2019
• 4: 2018
• 5: Before 2018
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q95

What was the main reason you returned to work at that time?

Was it because:

• 01: EI or QPIP benefits ended
• 02: Other benefits or leave from work ran out
• 03: You were sharing parental benefits with your child's other parent
• 04: You needed the money
• 05: Your employer required that you return
• 06: You were worried about promotions
• 07: You preferred to work
• 08: To run your business
• 09: Other
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q100

Was your return to work earlier than you would have liked?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q105

Why did you not return to work for the same employer or business as before the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child?

Was it because:

• 1: Employer has let you go
• 2: Employer stopped operations
• 3: You want to work for another employer or business
• 4: You moved to a different home
• 5: You want different work conditions
• 6: The work you had was not permanent (i.e., the job had a fixed end date or was seasonal, temporary, term or casual)
• 7: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q110

Did you go back to the same job or position you had before ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child?

The "same job" means that the type of work, duties and wage rate have not changed significantly.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q115

Did you return to work with the same working conditions you had before ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child?

The "same working conditions" means that your work environment, schedule, hours and responsibilities have not changed significantly.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q120

What difference [did you want/was there] in your working conditions?

Select all that apply.

Would you say:

• 1: Fewer hours of work
• 2: Different schedule (i.e., have different work hours or switch to a different shift)
• 3: Different tasks or responsibilities
• 4: Different location of work (i.e., work from home, work at a different location)
• 5: Other
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q125

Who took care of your child when you first returned to work?

If you used more than one type of child care, select the one you used most often.

Was it:

• 01: Private daycare centre
• 02: Government funded daycare centre (e.g., centre de la petite enfance (CPE) in Quebec)
• 03: Home based daycare or child care
• 04: Your child's other parent
• 05: You worked from home with your child at home
• 06: Care by a friend or relative
• 07: Care by a non-relative in your home (e.g., nanny, au pair)
• 08: Other
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q130A

What was the cost of this child care for your youngest child?

Enter the amount and select the frequency of the payment.
If necessary, enter a decimal value e.g., 76.25.

Cost of child care

Min = 0.00; Max = 99999.99

Work After Birth or Adoption (WA) - Question identifier:WA_Q130B

What was the cost of this childcare for your youngest child?

Enter the amount and select the frequency of the payment.
If necessary, enter a decimal value e.g., 76.25.

Frequency of payment

• 1: Daily
• 2: Weekly
• 3: Monthly
• 4: Yearly
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Changes in income (CI) - Question identifier:CI_R05

The next questions are about the changes in your income after the DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child.

Changes in income (CI) - Question identifier:CI_Q05

In the month before the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child, what is your best estimate of your total household income received by all household members, from all sources, before taxes and deductions?

Income can come from various sources such as from work, investments, pensions or government. Examples include Employment Insurance, social assistance, child benefits and other income such as child support, spousal support or alimony and rental income.

Capital gains should not be included in the household income.

Was the total household income:

• 1: Less than $2,500 per month (i.e., less than $30,000 per year)
• 2: $2,500 to less than $5,000 per month (i.e., $30,000 to less than $60,000 per year)
• 3: $5,000 to less than $7,500 per month (i.e., $60,000 to less than $90,000 per year)
• 4: $7,500 to less than $10,000 per month (i.e., $90,000 to less than $120,000 per year)
• 5: $10,000 to less than $12,500 per month (i.e., $120,000 to less than $150,000 per year)
• 6: $12,500 and over per month (i.e., $150,000 and over per year)
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Changes in income (CI) - Question identifier:CI_Q10A

Did the household income decrease, increase or stay the same immediately after the ^DT_BIRTHADOPTION_E of your child?

• 1: Decrease
• 2: Increase
• 3: Stay the same
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Changes in income (CI) - Question identifier:CI_Q10B

By how much money per month?

Rounded to the nearest CAN$

Min = 0; Max = 99999

Changes in income (CI) - Question identifier:CI_Q10C

By how much money per month?

Rounded to the nearest CAN$

Min = 0; Max = 99999