Table 3 
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by census metropolitan category2 – Seasonally adjusted 

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by census metropolitan category – Seasonally adjusted
  February
2018
January
2019p
February
2019p
January to February 2019 February 2018 to February 2019 January to February 2019 February 2018 to February 2019
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 5,010 4,450 4,400 -50 -610 -1.1 -12.2
St. John's 5,010 4,450 4,400 -50 -610 -1.1 -12.2
Census agglomerations 3,850 3,520 3,500 -20 -350 -0.6 -9.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 28,720 25,870 25,540 -330 -3,180 -1.3 -11.1
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,910 2,980 2,930 -50 20 -1.7 0.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 5,100 5,100 5,070 -30 -30 -0.6 -0.6
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,090 4,890 4,910 20 -180 0.4 -3.5
Halifax 5,090 4,890 4,910 20 -180 0.4 -3.5
Census agglomerations 8,780 8,720 8,760 40 -20 0.5 -0.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 13,000 12,870 13,100 230 100 1.8 0.8
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 4,960 5,030 4,820 -210 -140 -4.2 -2.8
Moncton 2,730 2,650 2,590 -60 -140 -2.3 -5.1
Saint John 2,240 2,380 2,230 -150 -10 -6.3 -0.4
Census agglomerations 6,330 6,260 5,980 -280 -350 -4.5 -5.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 18,630 18,130 17,900 -230 -730 -1.3 -3.9
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 58,090 53,150 52,750 -400 -5,340 -0.8 -9.2
Montréal 40,580 36,740 36,310 -430 -4,270 -1.2 -10.5
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 2,620 2,580 2,610 30 -10 1.2 -0.4
Québec 7,560 6,980 6,970 -10 -590 -0.1 -7.8
Saguenay 2,990 2,690 2,660 -30 -330 -1.1 -11.0
Sherbrooke 2,370 2,220 2,270 50 -100 2.3 -4.2
Trois-Rivières 1,980 1,950 1,930 -20 -50 -1.0 -2.5
Census agglomerations 14,800 14,370 14,230 -140 -570 -1.0 -3.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 38,810 36,800 37,000 200 -1,810 0.5 -4.7
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 87,360 77,550 80,210 2,660 -7,150 3.4 -8.2
Barrie 2,010 1,880 1,970 90 -40 4.8 -2.0
Brantford 1,430 1,290 1,350 60 -80 4.7 -5.6
Greater Sudbury 2,500 1,880 1,910 30 -590 1.6 -23.6
Guelph 1,080 960 980 20 -100 2.1 -9.3
Hamilton 5,710 5,120 5,240 120 -470 2.3 -8.2
Kingston 1,160 1,320 1,380 60 220 4.5 19.0
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 4,070 3,620 3,740 120 -330 3.3 -8.1
London 4,230 3,860 3,970 110 -260 2.8 -6.1
Oshawa 4,030 2,940 3,150 210 -880 7.1 -21.8
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 5,890 5,260 5,280 20 -610 0.4 -10.4
Peterborough 1,200 1,080 1,120 40 -80 3.7 -6.7
St. Catharines–Niagara 4,480 3,850 3,990 140 -490 3.6 -10.9
Thunder Bay 1,460 1,290 1,290 0 -170 0.0 -11.6
Toronto 45,120 40,120 41,640 1,520 -3,480 3.8 -7.7
Windsor 2,990 3,080 3,220 140 230 4.5 7.7
Census agglomerations 14,820 12,700 13,090 390 -1,730 3.1 -11.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 19,950 18,120 18,470 350 -1,480 1.9 -7.4
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 7,590 7,380 7,360 -20 -230 -0.3 -3.0
Winnipeg 7,590 7,380 7,360 -20 -230 -0.3 -3.0
Census agglomerations 1,080 1,080 1,080 0 0 0.0 0.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,120 6,850 6,920 70 -200 1.0 -2.8
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 6,390 5,700 5,680 -20 -710 -0.4 -11.1
Regina 2,180 2,080 2,100 20 -80 1.0 -3.7
Saskatoon 4,210 3,610 3,580 -30 -630 -0.8 -15.0
Census agglomerations 3,050 2,710 2,670 -40 -380 -1.5 -12.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 8,400 7,620 7,610 -10 -790 -0.1 -9.4
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 42,030 33,940 34,610 670 -7,420 2.0 -17.7
Calgary 20,550 15,620 16,080 460 -4,470 2.9 -21.8
Edmonton 21,480 18,320 18,530 210 -2,950 1.1 -13.7
Census agglomerations 9,010 7,910 8,100 190 -910 2.4 -10.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 10,300 8,770 8,900 130 -1,400 1.5 -13.6
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 22,030 19,670 20,110 440 -1,920 2.2 -8.7
Abbotsford–Mission 2,000 1,800 1,870 70 -130 3.9 -6.5
Kelowna 2,670 2,260 2,320 60 -350 2.7 -13.1
Vancouver 15,240 13,490 13,680 190 -1,560 1.4 -10.2
Victoria 2,130 2,120 2,250 130 120 6.1 5.6
Census agglomerations 12,550 10,860 11,250 390 -1,300 3.6 -10.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 10,590 9,490 9,740 250 -850 2.6 -8.0
p
preliminary
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0013-01 (formerly CANSIM table 276-0034).
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