Table 3 
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
  February
2021		 January
2022p		 February
2022p		 January to February 2022 February 2021 to February 2022 January to February 2022 February 2021 to February 2022
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 14,710 7,290 6,070 -1,220 -8,640 -16.7 -58.7
St. John's 14,710 7,290 6,070 -1,220 -8,640 -16.7 -58.7
Census agglomerations 7,280 5,020 4,630 -390 -2,650 -7.8 -36.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 33,590 25,890 25,290 -600 -8,300 -2.3 -24.7
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 5,980 4,550 4,500 -50 -1,480 -1.1 -24.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,930 4,480 4,540 60 -390 1.3 -7.9
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 15,680 7,770 7,010 -760 -8,670 -9.8 -55.3
Halifax 15,680 7,770 7,010 -760 -8,670 -9.8 -55.3
Census agglomerations 12,640 9,420 9,290 -130 -3,350 -1.4 -26.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 17,720 14,120 13,810 -310 -3,910 -2.2 -22.1
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 14,270 8,410 7,840 -570 -6,430 -6.8 -45.1
Moncton 7,420 4,360 4,090 -270 -3,330 -6.2 -44.9
Saint John 6,850 4,050 3,750 -300 -3,100 -7.4 -45.3
Census agglomerations 12,290 8,420 8,330 -90 -3,960 -1.1 -32.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 23,940 20,420 20,280 -140 -3,660 -0.7 -15.3
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 244,630 96,900 78,500 -18,400 -166,130 -19.0 -67.9
Montréal 179,320 68,890 56,290 -12,600 -123,030 -18.3 -68.6
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 12,500 5,140 4,500 -640 -8,000 -12.5 -64.0
Québec 30,620 11,730 9,030 -2,700 -21,590 -23.0 -70.5
Saguenay 6,920 3,790 2,910 -880 -4,010 -23.2 -57.9
Sherbrooke 8,180 3,790 3,000 -790 -5,180 -20.8 -63.3
Trois-Rivières 7,090 3,550 2,760 -790 -4,330 -22.3 -61.1
Census agglomerations 36,880 19,630 16,240 -3,390 -20,640 -17.3 -56.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 77,250 46,990 41,570 -5,420 -35,680 -11.5 -46.2
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 505,310 144,010 123,510 -20,500 -381,800 -14.2 -75.6
Barrie 10,160 3,320 2,800 -520 -7,360 -15.7 -72.4
Belleville 4,570 1,900 1,660 -240 -2,910 -12.6 -63.7
Brantford 6,390 2,250 1,870 -380 -4,520 -16.9 -70.7
Greater Sudbury 7,010 3,000 2,720 -280 -4,290 -9.3 -61.2
Guelph 5,260 1,600 1,370 -230 -3,890 -14.4 -74.0
Hamilton 30,390 9,030 7,610 -1,420 -22,780 -15.7 -75.0
Kingston 6,050 2,470 2,080 -390 -3,970 -15.8 -65.6
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 20,810 6,490 5,530 -960 -15,280 -14.8 -73.4
London 22,000 7,060 5,990 -1,070 -16,010 -15.2 -72.8
Oshawa 17,990 4,860 4,600 -260 -13,390 -5.3 -74.4
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 34,590 10,230 9,190 -1,040 -25,400 -10.2 -73.4
Peterborough 4,650 1,630 1,440 -190 -3,210 -11.7 -69.0
St. Catharines–Niagara 28,100 8,180 7,090 -1,090 -21,010 -13.3 -74.8
Thunder Bay 5,120 2,000 1,770 -230 -3,350 -11.5 -65.4
Toronto 280,060 70,020 62,230 -7,790 -217,830 -11.1 -77.8
Windsor 22,150 9,970 5,570 -4,400 -16,580 -44.1 -74.9
Census agglomerations 44,700 18,350 15,870 -2,480 -28,830 -13.5 -64.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 48,610 22,430 19,860 -2,570 -28,750 -11.5 -59.1
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 34,400 11,440 10,460 -980 -23,940 -8.6 -69.6
Winnipeg 34,400 11,440 10,460 -980 -23,940 -8.6 -69.6
Census agglomerations 3,850 1,670 1,540 -130 -2,310 -7.8 -60.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 12,590 8,250 7,890 -360 -4,700 -4.4 -37.3
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 19,050 6,890 6,220 -670 -12,830 -9.7 -67.3
Regina 8,120 2,830 2,470 -360 -5,650 -12.7 -69.6
Saskatoon 10,930 4,060 3,750 -310 -7,180 -7.6 -65.7
Census agglomerations 8,000 3,020 2,880 -140 -5,120 -4.6 -64.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 14,590 8,700 8,380 -320 -6,210 -3.7 -42.6
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 151,660 46,640 43,550 -3,090 -108,110 -6.6 -71.3
Calgary 71,360 21,300 19,870 -1,430 -51,490 -6.7 -72.2
Edmonton 76,070 23,980 22,440 -1,540 -53,630 -6.4 -70.5
Lethbridge 4,230 1,360 1,240 -120 -2,990 -8.8 -70.7
Census agglomerations 26,340 9,000 8,380 -620 -17,960 -6.9 -68.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 28,990 11,910 11,410 -500 -17,580 -4.2 -60.6
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 106,790 32,540 30,170 -2,370 -76,620 -7.3 -71.7
Abbotsford–Mission 5,620 2,440 2,450 10 -3,170 0.4 -56.4
Kelowna 7,010 2,850 2,600 -250 -4,410 -8.8 -62.9
Vancouver 83,530 24,010 22,260 -1,750 -61,270 -7.3 -73.4
Victoria 10,630 3,240 2,860 -380 -7,770 -11.7 -73.1
Census agglomerations 32,300 13,770 12,630 -1,140 -19,670 -8.3 -60.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 23,390 10,990 10,170 -820 -13,220 -7.5 -56.5
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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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