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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
  September
2013		 August
2014p		 September
2014p		 August to September 2014 September 2013 to September 2014 August to September 2014 September 2013 to September 2014
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
St. John's 3,500 3,630 3,240 -390 -260 -10.7 -7.4
Nova Scotia              
Halifax 4,500 4,760 4,740 -20 240 -0.4 5.3
New Brunswick              
Moncton 2,810 2,840 2,830 -10 20 -0.4 0.7
Saint John 2,520 2,330 2,340 10 -180 0.4 -7.1
Quebec              
Saguenay 4,060 3,880 3,950 70 -110 1.8 -2.7
Québec 9,480 9,400 9,710 310 230 3.3 2.4
Sherbrooke 3,300 3,280 3,430 150 130 4.6 3.9
Trois-Rivières 3,340 3,050 3,160 110 -180 3.6 -5.4
Montréal 56,300 54,650 56,410 1,760 110 3.2 0.2
Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part 3,630 3,410 3,500 90 -130 2.6 -3.6
Ontario              
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part 7,190 6,930 6,860 -70 -330 -1.0 -4.6
Kingston 1,640 1,550 1,560 10 -80 0.6 -4.9
Peterborough 1,300 1,580 1,270 -310 -30 -19.6 -2.3
Oshawa 4,090 6,040 3,610 -2,430 -480 -40.2 -11.7
Toronto 58,140 56,780 53,520 -3,260 -4,620 -5.7 -7.9
Hamilton 7,010 6,690 6,200 -490 -810 -7.3 -11.6
St. Catharines–Niagara 6,460 5,800 5,800 0 -660 0.0 -10.2
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 5,110 5,260 4,960 -300 -150 -5.7 -2.9
Brantford 2,030 1,930 1,890 -40 -140 -2.1 -6.9
Guelph 1,160 1,260 990 -270 -170 -21.4 -14.7
London 5,680 5,520 5,290 -230 -390 -4.2 -6.9
Windsor 4,470 4,010 3,520 -490 -950 -12.2 -21.3
Barrie 2,200 2,300 2,030 -270 -170 -11.7 -7.7
Greater Sudbury 2,490 2,430 2,350 -80 -140 -3.3 -5.6
Thunder Bay 1,580 1,640 1,570 -70 -10 -4.3 -0.6
Manitoba              
Winnipeg 6,920 6,550 6,640 90 -280 1.4 -4.0
Saskatchewan              
Regina 1,240 1,290 1,320 30 80 2.3 6.5
Saskatoon 1,820 2,010 2,070 60 250 3.0 13.7
Alberta              
Calgary 10,110 9,480 9,710 230 -400 2.4 -4.0
Edmonton 9,830 9,690 9,620 -70 -210 -0.7 -2.1
British Columbia              
Kelowna 2,320 2,360 2,380 20 60 0.8 2.6
Abbotsford–Mission 2,340 2,640 2,540 -100 200 -3.8 8.5
Vancouver 20,800 21,040 21,270 230 470 1.1 2.3
Victoria 2,780 2,840 2,790 -50 10 -1.8 0.4
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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