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

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by occupation, Canada – 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
All occupations 479,540 436,740 441,160 4,420 -38,380 1.0 -8.0
Management occupations 31,830 27,280 27,470 190 -4,360 0.7 -13.7
Senior management occupations 2,940 2,570 2,550 -20 -390 -0.8 -13.3
Specialized middle management occupations 11,030 9,220 9,210 -10 -1,820 -0.1 -16.5
Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services 11,220 9,560 9,730 170 -1,490 1.8 -13.3
Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities 6,640 5,930 5,990 60 -650 1.0 -9.8
Business, finance and administration occupations 51,200 45,380 45,460 80 -5,740 0.2 -11.2
Professional occupations in business and finance 6,310 5,540 5,520 -20 -790 -0.4 -12.5
Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations 22,110 19,230 19,510 280 -2,600 1.5 -11.8
Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations 1,950 1,750 1,750 0 -200 0.0 -10.3
Office support occupations 14,200 12,960 12,930 -30 -1,270 -0.2 -8.9
Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations 6,630 5,900 5,750 -150 -880 -2.5 -13.3
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 25,880 23,030 23,220 190 -2,660 0.8 -10.3
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 7,320 6,390 6,460 70 -860 1.1 -11.7
Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 18,560 16,640 16,760 120 -1,800 0.7 -9.7
Health occupations 7,350 6,320 6,370 50 -980 0.8 -13.3
Professional occupations in nursing 730 580 580 0 -150 0.0 -20.5
Professional occupations in health (except nursing) 550 530 530 0 -20 0.0 -3.6
Technical occupations in health 2,520 2,100 2,150 50 -370 2.4 -14.7
Assisting occupations in support of health services 3,560 3,120 3,110 -10 -450 -0.3 -12.6
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 42,500 41,870 42,540 670 40 1.6 0.1
Professional occupations in education services 10,760 10,940 11,690 750 930 6.9 8.6
Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services 4,940 4,530 4,510 -20 -430 -0.4 -8.7
Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services 8,980 9,060 9,090 30 110 0.3 1.2
Occupations in front-line public protection services 660 530 500 -30 -160 -5.7 -24.2
Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations 17,160 16,800 16,750 -50 -410 -0.3 -2.4
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 8,920 8,610 8,470 -140 -450 -1.6 -5.0
Professional occupations in art and culture 1,750 1,680 1,640 -40 -110 -2.4 -6.3
Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 7,160 6,930 6,820 -110 -340 -1.6 -4.7
Sales and service occupations 78,550 69,220 68,720 -500 -9,830 -0.7 -12.5
Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations 4,090 3,320 3,250 -70 -840 -2.1 -20.5
Service supervisors and specialized service occupations 14,930 13,470 13,560 90 -1,370 0.7 -9.2
Sales representatives and salespersons - wholesale and retail trade 12,310 10,370 9,950 -420 -2,360 -4.1 -19.2
Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations 20,110 17,950 17,830 -120 -2,280 -0.7 -11.3
Sales support occupations 7,670 6,580 6,560 -20 -1,110 -0.3 -14.5
Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c. 19,440 17,530 17,580 50 -1,860 0.3 -9.6
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 163,000 147,610 150,030 2,420 -12,970 1.6 -8.0
Industrial, electrical and construction trades 58,180 51,890 53,720 1,830 -4,460 3.5 -7.7
Maintenance and equipment operation trades 15,240 13,460 13,630 170 -1,610 1.3 -10.6
Other installers, repairers and servicers and material handlers 9,320 7,980 8,000 20 -1,320 0.3 -14.2
Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations 41,380 38,010 38,900 890 -2,480 2.3 -6.0
Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 38,880 36,260 35,770 -490 -3,110 -1.4 -8.0
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 32,750 32,010 32,150 140 -600 0.4 -1.8
Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production 7,210 7,220 7,260 40 50 0.6 0.7
Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production 13,010 12,330 12,580 250 -430 2.0 -3.3
Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers 12,540 12,460 12,320 -140 -220 -1.1 -1.8
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 36,550 32,010 33,510 1,500 -3,040 4.7 -8.3
Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators 2,730 2,220 2,160 -60 -570 -2.7 -20.9
Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers 10,320 9,500 9,780 280 -540 2.9 -5.2
Assemblers in manufacturing 5,840 3,500 4,980 1,480 -860 42.3 -14.7
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 17,670 16,790 16,590 -200 -1,080 -1.2 -6.1
p
preliminary
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0337-01 (formerly CANSIM table 276-0043).
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