Grant and contribution program
(S) Benefit enhancement measures for the Employment Insurance Operating Account
Department of Employment and Social Development · Employment Insurance benefits
In fiscal year 2023–24, Department of Employment and Social Development paid out -$226 million under (S) Benefit enhancement measures for the Employment Insurance Operating Account. That is -$7.54 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2023–24
-$226M
-$7.54per tax filer-$5.64per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023); per person uses a population of 40,022,704 (2023). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The Public Accounts list no named recipients for this program in 2023–24. Payments may be to individuals or below the reporting threshold.
Source and basis
- Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Recipients: Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada.
- Net expenditures of this transfer payment program in the Public Accounts. It overlaps with program spending, so do not add the two.
← All employment insurance benefits spendingHow the figures are calculated