Table 2 
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by census metropolitan category2 – Seasonally adjusted 

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Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by census metropolitan category – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2019		 November
2020p		 December
2020p		 November to December 2020 December 2019 to December 2020 November to December 2020 December 2019 to December 2020
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 4,130 10,190 9,920 -270 5,790 -2.6 140.2
St. John's 4,130 10,190 9,920 -270 5,790 -2.6 140.2
Census agglomerations 4,270 5,680 5,870 190 1,600 3.3 37.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 23,880 27,650 28,960 1,310 5,080 4.7 21.3
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 3,340 5,180 5,030 -150 1,690 -2.9 50.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,320 4,970 5,030 60 710 1.2 16.4
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 4,860 15,270 16,350 1,080 11,490 7.1 236.4
Halifax 4,860 15,270 16,350 1,080 11,490 7.1 236.4
Census agglomerations 8,470 12,390 12,360 -30 3,890 -0.2 45.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 12,470 16,810 17,870 1,060 5,400 6.3 43.3
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 5,090 13,190 12,830 -360 7,740 -2.7 152.1
Moncton 2,630 7,490 6,910 -580 4,280 -7.7 162.7
Saint John 2,460 5,700 5,920 220 3,460 3.9 140.7
Census agglomerations 6,360 10,480 10,010 -470 3,650 -4.5 57.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 18,380 22,460 23,440 980 5,060 4.4 27.5
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 55,250 197,250 208,360 11,110 153,110 5.6 277.1
Montréal 38,450 141,870 154,520 12,650 116,070 8.9 301.9
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 2,740 9,780 10,600 820 7,860 8.4 286.9
Québec 7,090 28,950 24,700 -4,250 17,610 -14.7 248.4
Saguenay 2,720 6,060 5,840 -220 3,120 -3.6 114.7
Sherbrooke 2,260 5,160 6,670 1,510 4,410 29.3 195.1
Trois-Rivières 2,000 5,420 6,030 610 4,030 11.3 201.5
Census agglomerations 13,510 29,040 29,540 500 16,030 1.7 118.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 37,220 62,060 60,630 -1,430 23,410 -2.3 62.9
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 90,300 388,500 408,680 20,180 318,380 5.2 352.6
Barrie 2,030 7,720 7,070 -650 5,040 -8.4 248.3
Belleville 1,240 3,490 3,340 -150 2,100 -4.3 169.4
Brantford 1,580 3,900 4,430 530 2,850 13.6 180.4
Greater Sudbury 2,280 5,040 4,860 -180 2,580 -3.6 113.2
Guelph 1,240 4,190 4,040 -150 2,800 -3.6 225.8
Hamilton 5,890 24,580 24,240 -340 18,350 -1.4 311.5
Kingston 1,580 3,870 4,310 440 2,730 11.4 172.8
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 4,680 16,160 16,320 160 11,640 1.0 248.7
London 4,220 15,090 14,530 -560 10,310 -3.7 244.3
Oshawa 3,720 14,690 14,870 180 11,150 1.2 299.7
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 5,680 23,050 25,440 2,390 19,760 10.4 347.9
Peterborough 1,120 3,440 3,210 -230 2,090 -6.7 186.6
St. Catharines–Niagara 4,430 17,130 19,820 2,690 15,390 15.7 347.4
Thunder Bay 1,550 3,150 3,560 410 2,010 13.0 129.7
Toronto 45,590 229,260 243,260 14,000 197,670 6.1 433.6
Windsor 3,460 13,730 15,390 1,660 11,930 12.1 344.8
Census agglomerations 13,580 31,580 31,840 260 18,260 0.8 134.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 18,310 30,990 34,970 3,980 16,660 12.8 91.0
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 7,340 28,510 33,510 5,000 26,170 17.5 356.5
Winnipeg 7,340 28,510 33,510 5,000 26,170 17.5 356.5
Census agglomerations 1,380 3,540 4,010 470 2,630 13.3 190.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,660 10,640 11,670 1,030 5,010 9.7 75.2
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 5,900 17,700 15,800 -1,900 9,900 -10.7 167.8
Regina 2,150 7,360 6,560 -800 4,410 -10.9 205.1
Saskatoon 3,750 10,340 9,230 -1,110 5,480 -10.7 146.1
Census agglomerations 2,880 6,660 6,520 -140 3,640 -2.1 126.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,590 11,660 11,580 -80 3,990 -0.7 52.6
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 35,180 134,040 128,780 -5,260 93,600 -3.9 266.1
Calgary 16,240 68,170 62,330 -5,840 46,090 -8.6 283.8
Edmonton 17,770 62,190 63,210 1,020 45,440 1.6 255.7
Lethbridge 1,170 3,680 3,230 -450 2,060 -12.2 176.1
Census agglomerations 7,180 24,260 23,420 -840 16,240 -3.5 226.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,660 25,290 24,850 -440 15,190 -1.7 157.2
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 21,070 106,870 98,400 -8,470 77,330 -7.9 367.0
Abbotsford–Mission 1,820 3,880 3,920 40 2,100 1.0 115.4
Kelowna 2,300 7,330 6,430 -900 4,130 -12.3 179.6
Vancouver 14,760 86,010 79,040 -6,970 64,280 -8.1 435.5
Victoria 2,190 9,650 9,000 -650 6,810 -6.7 311.0
Census agglomerations 12,150 29,520 27,740 -1,780 15,590 -6.0 128.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,480 18,940 19,050 110 9,570 0.6 100.9
p
preliminary
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0322-01.

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, the Job Creation Partnerships Program and the Self-employment Program.

Table note 2

2016 Standard Geographical Classification.
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