Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areaNote 1 – Not seasonally adjusted

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Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areaNote 1 – Not seasonally adjusted

Table summary
This table displays the results of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan area – not seasonally adjusted january 2011, january 2012 and january 2011 to january 2012, calculated using number, change in number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  January 2011 January 2012Note p: preliminary January 2011 to January 2012 January 2011 to January 2012
  number change in number % change
Newfoundland and Labrador        
St. John's 5,760 5,020 -740 -12.8
Nova Scotia        
Halifax 7,010 5,990 -1,020 -14.6
New Brunswick        
Saint John 3,330 3,070 -260 -7.8
Quebec        
Saguenay 5,650 5,540 -110 -1.9
Québec 15,900 14,950 -950 -6.0
Sherbrooke 4,210 4,060 -150 -3.6
Trois-Rivières 5,340 5,060 -280 -5.2
Montréal 80,190 70,540 -9,650 -12.0
Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part 4,920 4,800 -120 -2.4
Ontario        
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part 8,760 8,110 -650 -7.4
Kingston 2,120 1,990 -130 -6.1
Oshawa 5,700 5,130 -570 -10.0
Toronto 81,470 64,910 -16,560 -20.3
Hamilton 11,180 8,050 -3,130 -28.0
St. Catharines–Niagara 10,210 8,830 -1,380 -13.5
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 7,500 6,280 -1,220 -16.3
London 7,990 7,120 -870 -10.9
Windsor 6,690 6,900 210 3.1
Greater Sudbury 3,180 2,650 -530 -16.7
Thunder Bay 2,250 2,020 -230 -10.2
Manitoba        
Winnipeg 8,810 7,940 -870 -9.9
Saskatchewan        
Regina 1,740 1,550 -190 -10.9
Saskatoon 2,670 2,150 -520 -19.5
Alberta        
Calgary 14,720 9,700 -5,020 -34.1
Edmonton 15,440 10,600 -4,840 -31.3
British Columbia        
Abbotsford–Mission 4,670 4,400 -270 -5.8
Vancouver 35,030 27,250 -7,780 -22.2
Victoria 4,450 3,560 -890 -20.0
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Note 1.

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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.