Go to the Government of Canada's website at att, /sr.12y. services gc.ca/roin eng postalcode_ search aspx and enter your postal code. You will be told the unemployment rate in your region, then mber of hours of employment you will need to qualify for El benefits. and the number of weeks you will be e igible to collect bi, depending on your recent employment history Now enter a postal code to someone living in an area of the country with a much different unemployment rate from that in your area How night these differences intruence labour market beha lou. in one region versus the other