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Table 3 
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by census metropolitan area2 – Seasonally adjusted

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Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by census metropolitan area – Seasonally adjusted
  August
2013		 July
2014p		 August
2014p		 July to August 2014 August 2013 to August 2014 July to August 2014 August 2013 to August 2014
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
St. John's 3,640 3,600 3,600 0 -40 0.0 -1.1
Nova Scotia              
Halifax 4,670 4,770 4,780 10 110 0.2 2.4
New Brunswick              
Moncton 2,830 2,840 2,830 -10 0 -0.4 0.0
Saint John 2,500 2,290 2,330 40 -170 1.7 -6.8
Quebec              
Saguenay 3,900 3,870 3,880 10 -20 0.3 -0.5
Québec 9,140 9,540 9,340 -200 200 -2.1 2.2
Sherbrooke 3,150 3,240 3,250 10 100 0.3 3.2
Trois-Rivières 3,040 2,920 3,020 100 -20 3.4 -0.7
Montréal 52,880 54,850 54,200 -650 1,320 -1.2 2.5
Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part 3,340 3,330 3,380 50 40 1.5 1.2
Ontario              
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part 7,260 7,000 7,030 30 -230 0.4 -3.2
Kingston 1,620 1,590 1,560 -30 -60 -1.9 -3.7
Peterborough 1,430 1,520 1,550 30 120 2.0 8.4
Oshawa 4,960 5,990 5,900 -90 940 -1.5 19.0
Toronto 62,590 58,160 57,750 -410 -4,840 -0.7 -7.7
Hamilton 7,220 7,000 6,840 -160 -380 -2.3 -5.3
St. Catharines–Niagara 6,380 5,960 5,830 -130 -550 -2.2 -8.6
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 5,510 5,360 5,330 -30 -180 -0.6 -3.3
Brantford 2,090 1,960 1,940 -20 -150 -1.0 -7.2
Guelph 1,340 1,290 1,260 -30 -80 -2.3 -6.0
London 5,850 5,670 5,530 -140 -320 -2.5 -5.5
Windsor 4,690 3,810 3,970 160 -720 4.2 -15.4
Barrie 2,490 2,380 2,340 -40 -150 -1.7 -6.0
Greater Sudbury 2,600 2,540 2,460 -80 -140 -3.1 -5.4
Thunder Bay 1,570 1,670 1,660 -10 90 -0.6 5.7
Manitoba              
Winnipeg 6,670 6,790 6,520 -270 -150 -4.0 -2.2
Saskatchewan              
Regina 1,310 1,280 1,290 10 -20 0.8 -1.5
Saskatoon 1,930 2,010 2,000 -10 70 -0.5 3.6
Alberta              
Calgary 10,400 9,580 9,370 -210 -1,030 -2.2 -9.9
Edmonton 10,580 9,950 9,780 -170 -800 -1.7 -7.6
British Columbia              
Kelowna 2,490 2,300 2,300 0 -190 0.0 -7.6
Abbotsford–Mission 2,770 2,490 2,590 100 -180 4.0 -6.5
Vancouver 22,780 20,370 20,300 -70 -2,480 -0.3 -10.9
Victoria 2,960 2,790 2,750 -40 -210 -1.4 -7.1
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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