Table 3 
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits,1 by census metropolitan category2 – Seasonally adjusted 

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits, by census metropolitan category – Seasonally adjusted
  November
2021
October
2022p
November
2022p
October to November 2022 November 2021 to November 2022 October to November 2022 November 2021 to November 2022
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 7,470 3,940 3,540 -400 -3,930 -10.2 -52.6
St. John's 7,470 3,940 3,540 -400 -3,930 -10.2 -52.6
Census agglomerations 5,270 4,280 4,080 -200 -1,190 -4.7 -22.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 27,290 23,270 22,660 -610 -4,630 -2.6 -17.0
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 4,790 3,740 3,430 -310 -1,360 -8.3 -28.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,810 3,950 4,120 170 -690 4.3 -14.3
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 8,580 4,190 3,960 -230 -4,620 -5.5 -53.8
Halifax 8,580 4,190 3,960 -230 -4,620 -5.5 -53.8
Census agglomerations 10,640 7,490 7,210 -280 -3,430 -3.7 -32.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 15,610 11,390 11,100 -290 -4,510 -2.5 -28.9
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 9,530 4,710 4,370 -340 -5,160 -7.2 -54.1
Moncton 5,170 2,360 2,200 -160 -2,970 -6.8 -57.4
Saint John 4,350 2,340 2,170 -170 -2,180 -7.3 -50.1
Census agglomerations 9,370 5,520 5,300 -220 -4,070 -4.0 -43.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 22,340 15,210 15,560 350 -6,780 2.3 -30.3
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 100,720 53,050 47,600 -5,450 -53,120 -10.3 -52.7
Montréal 71,800 36,600 32,660 -3,940 -39,140 -10.8 -54.5
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 5,040 2,690 2,480 -210 -2,560 -7.8 -50.8
Québec 12,320 6,610 5,890 -720 -6,430 -10.9 -52.2
Saguenay 4,160 2,460 2,260 -200 -1,900 -8.1 -45.7
Sherbrooke 3,860 2,520 2,280 -240 -1,580 -9.5 -40.9
Trois-Rivières 3,540 2,170 2,020 -150 -1,520 -6.9 -42.9
Census agglomerations 20,930 13,050 11,940 -1,110 -8,990 -8.5 -43.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 49,600 35,530 32,390 -3,140 -17,210 -8.8 -34.7
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 162,640 82,880 76,580 -6,300 -86,060 -7.6 -52.9
Barrie 3,670 1,720 1,620 -100 -2,050 -5.8 -55.9
Belleville 2,100 1,100 1,100 0 -1,000 0.0 -47.6
Brantford 2,630 1,150 1,100 -50 -1,530 -4.3 -58.2
Greater Sudbury 3,500 1,760 1,700 -60 -1,800 -3.4 -51.4
Guelph 2,200 1,050 970 -80 -1,230 -7.6 -55.9
Hamilton 11,440 5,450 5,210 -240 -6,230 -4.4 -54.5
Kingston 2,450 1,180 1,120 -60 -1,330 -5.1 -54.3
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 8,110 3,470 3,390 -80 -4,720 -2.3 -58.2
London 8,640 4,490 4,580 90 -4,060 2.0 -47.0
Oshawa 6,010 3,320 3,180 -140 -2,830 -4.2 -47.1
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 11,550 5,240 5,150 -90 -6,400 -1.7 -55.4
Peterborough 1,870 910 880 -30 -990 -3.3 -52.9
St. Catharines–Niagara 8,030 4,280 4,180 -100 -3,850 -2.3 -47.9
Thunder Bay 2,290 1,290 1,260 -30 -1,030 -2.3 -45.0
Toronto 81,860 39,930 37,510 -2,420 -44,350 -6.1 -54.2
Windsor 6,290 6,540 3,640 -2,900 -2,650 -44.3 -42.1
Census agglomerations 21,960 12,000 11,440 -560 -10,520 -4.7 -47.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 26,230 15,740 15,180 -560 -11,050 -3.6 -42.1
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 13,120 7,770 7,410 -360 -5,710 -4.6 -43.5
Winnipeg 13,120 7,770 7,410 -360 -5,710 -4.6 -43.5
Census agglomerations 2,060 1,280 1,170 -110 -890 -8.6 -43.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 8,690 6,620 6,480 -140 -2,210 -2.1 -25.4
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 8,900 4,500 4,630 130 -4,270 2.9 -48.0
Regina 3,890 1,920 1,870 -50 -2,020 -2.6 -51.9
Saskatoon 5,010 2,570 2,750 180 -2,260 7.0 -45.1
Census agglomerations 3,680 2,550 2,430 -120 -1,250 -4.7 -34.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,400 7,400 7,120 -280 -2,280 -3.8 -24.3
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 56,260 31,600 30,320 -1,280 -25,940 -4.1 -46.1
Calgary 27,200 13,950 14,160 210 -13,040 1.5 -47.9
Edmonton 27,400 16,710 15,250 -1,460 -12,150 -8.7 -44.3
Lethbridge 1,660 930 910 -20 -750 -2.2 -45.2
Census agglomerations 10,790 6,140 5,940 -200 -4,850 -3.3 -44.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 13,290 8,240 7,670 -570 -5,620 -6.9 -42.3
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 41,890 23,230 23,220 -10 -18,670 -0.0 -44.6
Abbotsford–Mission 3,180 1,720 1,810 90 -1,370 5.2 -43.1
Kelowna 3,700 1,880 2,190 310 -1,510 16.5 -40.8
Vancouver 30,840 17,500 17,180 -320 -13,660 -1.8 -44.3
Victoria 4,170 2,140 2,040 -100 -2,130 -4.7 -51.1
Census agglomerations 16,800 9,770 9,710 -60 -7,090 -0.6 -42.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 13,410 7,830 7,560 -270 -5,850 -3.4 -43.6
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