Table 3
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by census metropolitan area2 – Seasonally adjusted
| October 2012 |
September 2013p |
October 2013p |
September to October 2013 | October 2012 to October 2013 | September to October 2013 | October 2012 to October 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| St. John's | 3,780 | 3,430 | 3,380 | -50 | -400 | -1.5 | -10.6 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Halifax | 5,280 | 4,410 | 4,490 | 80 | -790 | 1.8 | -15.0 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Moncton | 3,310 | 2,750 | 2,750 | 0 | -560 | 0.0 | -16.9 |
| Saint John | 2,810 | 2,480 | 2,470 | -10 | -340 | -0.4 | -12.1 |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Saguenay | 3,890 | 4,030 | 4,060 | 30 | 170 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| Québec | 9,670 | 9,410 | 9,400 | -10 | -270 | -0.1 | -2.8 |
| Sherbrooke | 3,700 | 3,300 | 3,180 | -120 | -520 | -3.6 | -14.1 |
| Trois-Rivières | 3,730 | 3,340 | 3,290 | -50 | -440 | -1.5 | -11.8 |
| Montréal | 58,990 | 56,390 | 55,420 | -970 | -3,570 | -1.7 | -6.1 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part | 3,850 | 3,610 | 3,510 | -100 | -340 | -2.8 | -8.8 |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part | 7,520 | 7,110 | 7,060 | -50 | -460 | -0.7 | -6.1 |
| Kingston | 1,620 | 1,630 | 1,620 | -10 | 0 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| Peterborough | 1,590 | 1,270 | 1,320 | 50 | -270 | 3.9 | -17.0 |
| Oshawa | 4,720 | 4,030 | 3,940 | -90 | -780 | -2.2 | -16.5 |
| Toronto | 63,400 | 57,380 | 58,040 | 660 | -5,360 | 1.2 | -8.5 |
| Hamilton | 7,420 | 6,930 | 6,820 | -110 | -600 | -1.6 | -8.1 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara | 6,700 | 6,450 | 6,420 | -30 | -280 | -0.5 | -4.2 |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo | 5,560 | 5,020 | 5,070 | 50 | -490 | 1.0 | -8.8 |
| Brantford | 2,170 | 2,030 | 2,020 | -10 | -150 | -0.5 | -6.9 |
| Guelph | 1,480 | 1,140 | 1,140 | 0 | -340 | 0.0 | -23.0 |
| London | 6,210 | 5,610 | 5,690 | 80 | -520 | 1.4 | -8.4 |
| Windsor | 4,750 | 4,420 | 4,150 | -270 | -600 | -6.1 | -12.6 |
| Barrie | 2,500 | 2,090 | 2,320 | 230 | -180 | 11.0 | -7.2 |
| Greater Sudbury | 2,390 | 2,450 | 2,490 | 40 | 100 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Thunder Bay | 1,660 | 1,570 | 1,630 | 60 | -30 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Winnipeg | 7,500 | 6,830 | 6,840 | 10 | -660 | 0.1 | -8.8 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Regina | 1,370 | 1,200 | 1,160 | -40 | -210 | -3.3 | -15.3 |
| Saskatoon | 2,160 | 1,730 | 1,780 | 50 | -380 | 2.9 | -17.6 |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Calgary | 9,630 | 10,010 | 10,190 | 180 | 560 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
| Edmonton | 9,830 | 9,320 | 9,200 | -120 | -630 | -1.3 | -6.4 |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Kelowna | 2,730 | 2,250 | 2,280 | 30 | -450 | 1.3 | -16.5 |
| Abbotsford–Mission | 2,980 | 2,310 | 3,260 | 950 | 280 | 41.1 | 9.4 |
| Vancouver | 23,340 | 19,780 | 21,910 | 2,130 | -1,430 | 10.8 | -6.1 |
| Victoria | 3,170 | 2,570 | 2,870 | 300 | -300 | 11.7 | -9.5 |
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table: 276-0031.
Table note 1
Includes people who receive regular income benefits whether or not they participate in one of three employment benefit programs, namely the Skills Development Program, Job Creation Partnerships Program and Self-employment Program.
Table note 2
2006 Standard Geographical Classification.
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