Here is a series of documents providing a background for how annual Employment Insurance premium rates were set and the reasoning behind the maximum insurable earnings.
Year Report title
2010 Premium Rate and Maximum Insurable Earnings
2009 Premium Rate and Maximum Insurable Earnings
2008 Premium Rate and Maximum Insurable Earnings
2007 Premium Rate and Maximum Insurable Earnings
2006 Premium Rate and Maximum Insurable Earnings
To obtain a paper copy of these reports, please write to:
Chief Actuary,
Actuarial & Geomatic Directorate
HRSDC, Mail Box 312
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, QC K1A 0J9