Table 1 
Registered retirement savings plan contributors - Canada, provinces and territories 

Registered retirement savings plan contributors - Canada, provinces and territories
2016 – Contributors2015 to 2016 – Contributors2016 – All tax filers2016 – Contributions2015 to 2016 – Contributions2016 – Median contributions
  number % change % thousands of dollars % change dollars
Canada 5,936,090 -0.9 22.5 40,394,515 3.1 3,000
Newfoundland and Labrador 66,070 -4.9 16.1 465,520 -4.7 3,000
Prince Edward Island 19,580 -0.7 17.5 124,030 2.6 2,710
Nova Scotia 119,650 -2.7 16.9 706,110 -3.2 2,500
New Brunswick 95,660 -1.1 16.3 634,440 8.5 2,690
Quebec 1,548,800 1.0 24.5 9,956,405 6.0 2,740
Ontario 2,186,980 -0.8 22.0 15,508,265 4.3 3,100
Manitoba 194,670 -2.2 20.9 1,061,930 0.7 2,350
Saskatchewan 186,220 -3.3 23.2 1,078,885 -2.3 2,680
Alberta 750,910 -4.3 25.8 5,333,700 -4.1 3,360
British Columbia 751,500 0.0 21.2 5,419,185 4.9 3,500
Yukon 6,800 -1.6 25.8 46,495 4.5 3,500
Northwest Territories 6,950 -4.7 23.5 42,725 -4.8 3,000
Nunavut 2,300 1.8 11.5 16,815 -0.9 4,060
Source(s):
CANSIM table 111-0039.
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