This study investigates the statistical connection between the parameters of the Canadian unemployment insurance system and the rate of social assistance in the Province of Quebec. It is based on an econometric analysis of the annual macroeconomic data of the last two decades and simulations...

In this study, we focus on several potential determinants of provincial social assistance rates: the unemployment rate, the UI wage replacement rate and eligibility rules, the SA benefit level, the minimum wage, and the average industrial wage. Specifically, we try to quantify their respective...