Table 4 
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted 

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Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by occupation, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
  October 2015 September 2016p October 2016p September to October 2016 October 2015 to October 2016 September to October 2016 October 2015 to October 2016
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
All occupations 543,820 572,510 575,240 2,730 31,420 0.5 5.8
Management occupations 33,260 36,210 36,670 460 3,410 1.3 10.3
Senior management occupations 2,790 3,170 3,220 50 430 1.6 15.4
Specialized middle management occupations 11,240 12,890 12,980 90 1,740 0.7 15.5
Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services 11,830 11,980 12,220 240 390 2.0 3.3
Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities 7,390 8,160 8,250 90 860 1.1 11.6
Business, finance and administration occupations 57,630 62,920 63,520 600 5,890 1.0 10.2
Professional occupations in business and finance 6,510 7,310 7,380 70 870 1.0 13.4
Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations 23,490 26,170 26,530 360 3,040 1.4 12.9
Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations 2,140 2,430 2,430 0 290 0.0 13.6
Office support occupations 17,230 18,040 18,160 120 930 0.7 5.4
Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations 8,260 8,970 9,010 40 750 0.4 9.1
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 31,370 34,840 35,400 560 4,030 1.6 12.8
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 9,120 10,700 10,810 110 1,690 1.0 18.5
Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 22,240 24,140 24,590 450 2,350 1.9 10.6
Health occupations 7,450 8,040 8,060 20 610 0.2 8.2
Professional occupations in nursing 780 780 800 20 20 2.6 2.6
Professional occupations in health (except nursing) 520 600 620 20 100 3.3 19.2
Technical occupations in health 2,770 2,890 2,920 30 150 1.0 5.4
Assisting occupations in support of health services 3,380 3,770 3,730 -40 350 -1.1 10.4
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 46,790 43,200 43,230 30 -3,560 0.1 -7.6
Professional occupations in education services 14,600 11,850 11,710 -140 -2,890 -1.2 -19.8
Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services 5,690 5,500 5,540 40 -150 0.7 -2.6
Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services 9,990 9,360 9,440 80 -550 0.9 -5.5
Occupations in front-line public protection services 700 700 700 0 0 0.0 0.0
Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations 15,820 15,770 15,840 70 20 0.4 0.1
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 8,490 8,850 8,750 -100 260 -1.1 3.1
Professional occupations in art and culture 1,820 1,800 1,750 -50 -70 -2.8 -3.8
Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,670 7,050 7,000 -50 330 -0.7 4.9
Sales and service occupations 84,770 86,580 87,300 720 2,530 0.8 3.0
Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations 4,690 4,780 4,770 -10 80 -0.2 1.7
Service supervisors and specialized service occupations 15,680 16,410 16,420 10 740 0.1 4.7
Sales representatives and salespersons - wholesale and retail trade 12,330 12,090 12,290 200 -40 1.7 -0.3
Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations 22,790 22,830 23,150 320 360 1.4 1.6
Sales support occupations 8,090 8,070 8,070 0 -20 0.0 -0.2
Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c. 21,180 22,390 22,600 210 1,420 0.9 6.7
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 186,450 200,650 201,120 470 14,670 0.2 7.9
Industrial, electrical and construction trades 71,040 76,010 75,790 -220 4,750 -0.3 6.7
Maintenance and equipment operation trades 18,640 20,670 20,920 250 2,280 1.2 12.2
Other installers, repairers and servicers and material handlers 10,530 10,660 10,610 -50 80 -0.5 0.8
Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations 44,300 49,720 50,440 720 6,140 1.4 13.9
Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 41,940 43,600 43,360 -240 1,420 -0.6 3.4
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 38,730 39,780 40,120 340 1,390 0.9 3.6
Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production 8,180 9,140 9,120 -20 940 -0.2 11.5
Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production 16,250 16,050 16,110 60 -140 0.4 -0.9
Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers 14,310 14,600 14,890 290 580 2.0 4.1
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 46,980 47,080 46,720 -360 -260 -0.8 -0.6
Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators 3,140 3,540 3,590 50 450 1.4 14.3
Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers 13,200 13,220 12,930 -290 -270 -2.2 -2.0
Assemblers in manufacturing 7,260 7,370 7,630 260 370 3.5 5.1
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 23,380 22,950 22,570 -380 -810 -1.7 -3.5
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0043.

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

National Occupational Classification 2011.
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