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Table 4 Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas

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Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas
  September 2008 September 2009p September 2008 to September 2009 September 2008 to September 2009
  Unadjusted for seasonality
  number change in number % change
Newfoundland and Labrador        
St. John's 3,240 4,410 1,170 36.1
Nova Scotia        
Halifax 3,530 5,070 1,540 43.6
New Brunswick        
Saint John 1,050 1,720 670 63.8
Quebec        
Saguenay 3,370 3,680 310 9.2
Québec 6,060 7,820 1,760 29.0
Sherbrooke 1,780 2,740 960 53.9
Trois-Rivières 2,780 2,990 210 7.6
Montréal 39,140 59,510 20,370 52.0
Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part 1,950 2,580 630 32.3
Ontario        
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part 4,530 6,970 2,440 53.9
Kingston 820 1,320 500 61.0
Oshawa 4,420 5,780 1,360 30.8
Toronto 46,330 86,610 40,280 86.9
Hamilton 4,810 10,430 5,620 116.8
St. Catharines–Niagara 3,730 6,990 3,260 87.4
Kitchener 3,890 8,420 4,530 116.5
London 4,100 7,010 2,910 71.0
Windsor 4,630 6,760 2,130 46.0
Greater Sudbury 1,540 3,860 2,320 150.6
Thunder Bay 1,090 1,870 780 71.6
Manitoba        
Winnipeg 3,250 6,050 2,800 86.2
Saskatchewan        
Regina 670 1,160 490 73.1
Saskatoon 700 1,610 910 130.0
Alberta        
Calgary 3,960 18,830 14,870 375.5
Edmonton 3,830 14,920 11,090 289.6
British Columbia        
Abbotsford–Mission 1,160 2,710 1,550 133.6
Vancouver 12,590 31,340 18,750 148.9
Victoria 1,560 3,650 2,090 134.0
preliminary
Note(s):
The number of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits excludes claimants receiving training, job creation and self-employment benefits as well as other employment and support measures benefits.