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

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Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits, by census metropolitan category – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2022		 November
2023p		 December
2023p		 November to December 2023 December 2022 to December 2023 November to December 2023 December 2022 to December 2023
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 3,330 3,750 3,740 -10 410 -0.3 12.3
St. John's 3,330 3,750 3,740 -10 410 -0.3 12.3
Census agglomerations 4,050 3,900 3,910 10 -140 0.3 -3.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 22,490 21,820 22,020 200 -470 0.9 -2.1
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 3,550 2,980 3,090 110 -460 3.7 -13.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,410 4,120 4,100 -20 -310 -0.5 -7.0
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 4,070 4,460 4,540 80 470 1.8 11.5
Halifax 4,070 4,460 4,540 80 470 1.8 11.5
Census agglomerations 7,370 6,560 6,660 100 -710 1.5 -9.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 11,150 10,480 10,460 -20 -690 -0.2 -6.2
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 4,230 4,090 4,200 110 -30 2.7 -0.7
Moncton 2,200 2,110 2,210 100 10 4.7 0.5
Saint John 2,030 1,980 1,990 10 -40 0.5 -2.0
Census agglomerations 5,120 4,660 4,480 -180 -640 -3.9 -12.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 17,020 15,190 15,490 300 -1,530 2.0 -9.0
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 50,780 59,670 59,450 -220 8,670 -0.4 17.1
Montréal 35,850 42,880 42,790 -90 6,940 -0.2 19.4
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 2,520 2,900 2,990 90 470 3.1 18.7
Québec 6,120 7,020 6,990 -30 870 -0.4 14.2
Saguenay 2,340 2,300 2,210 -90 -130 -3.9 -5.6
Sherbrooke 2,190 2,570 2,530 -40 340 -1.6 15.5
Trois-Rivières 1,750 2,000 1,920 -80 170 -4.0 9.7
Census agglomerations 12,140 12,400 12,290 -110 150 -0.9 1.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 33,620 33,630 33,470 -160 -150 -0.5 -0.4
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 79,350 104,410 108,610 4,200 29,260 4.0 36.9
Barrie 1,730 2,090 2,140 50 410 2.4 23.7
Belleville 1,070 1,130 1,120 -10 50 -0.9 4.7
Brantford 1,190 1,610 1,670 60 480 3.7 40.3
Greater Sudbury 1,640 1,880 1,910 30 270 1.6 16.5
Guelph 950 1,480 1,330 -150 380 -10.1 40.0
Hamilton 4,560 6,500 6,510 10 1,950 0.2 42.8
Kingston 1,190 1,390 1,420 30 230 2.2 19.3
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 3,780 5,120 5,280 160 1,500 3.1 39.7
London 4,590 5,270 5,420 150 830 2.8 18.1
Oshawa 3,100 3,820 3,950 130 850 3.4 27.4
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 5,730 7,400 7,680 280 1,950 3.8 34.0
Peterborough 910 1,040 1,100 60 190 5.8 20.9
St. Catharines–Niagara 3,980 4,760 4,940 180 960 3.8 24.1
Thunder Bay 1,170 1,280 1,290 10 120 0.8 10.3
Toronto 40,400 55,040 55,950 910 15,550 1.7 38.5
Windsor 3,360 4,630 6,920 2,290 3,560 49.5 106.0
Census agglomerations 11,700 13,520 13,840 320 2,140 2.4 18.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 15,010 17,200 17,590 390 2,580 2.3 17.2
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 6,990 8,250 8,390 140 1,400 1.7 20.0
Winnipeg 6,990 8,250 8,390 140 1,400 1.7 20.0
Census agglomerations 1,090 1,350 1,390 40 300 3.0 27.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,330 6,520 6,530 10 200 0.2 3.2
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 4,410 5,050 5,100 50 690 1.0 15.6
Regina 1,730 2,110 2,130 20 400 0.9 23.1
Saskatoon 2,680 2,930 2,970 40 290 1.4 10.8
Census agglomerations 2,210 2,320 2,290 -30 80 -1.3 3.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,310 6,590 6,580 -10 270 -0.2 4.3
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 30,190 34,510 35,540 1,030 5,350 3.0 17.7
Calgary 14,120 15,990 16,390 400 2,270 2.5 16.1
Edmonton 15,130 17,540 18,140 600 3,010 3.4 19.9
Lethbridge 950 980 1,000 20 50 2.0 5.3
Census agglomerations 5,950 6,910 7,100 190 1,150 2.7 19.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,850 8,780 9,090 310 1,240 3.5 15.8
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 24,070 31,940 31,400 -540 7,330 -1.7 30.5
Abbotsford–Mission 1,790 2,010 2,040 30 250 1.5 14.0
Kelowna 2,280 2,430 2,500 70 220 2.9 9.6
Vancouver 17,950 24,970 24,270 -700 6,320 -2.8 35.2
Victoria 2,050 2,530 2,580 50 530 2.0 25.9
Census agglomerations 9,860 11,050 11,100 50 1,240 0.5 12.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,510 8,890 8,870 -20 1,360 -0.2 18.1
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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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