Table 3 
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits,1 by census metropolitan area2 – Seasonally adjusted 

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Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits, by census metropolitan area – Seasonally adjusted
  May 2023 April 2024p May 2024p April to May 2024 May 2023 to May 2024 April to May 2024 May 2023 to May 2024
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 3,460 3,730 3,830 100 370 2.7 10.7
St. John's 3,460 3,730 3,830 100 370 2.7 10.7
Census agglomerations 3,060 2,840 2,810 -30 -250 -1.1 -8.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 23,380 20,720 19,760 -960 -3,620 -4.6 -15.5
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,470 2,660 2,700 40 230 1.5 9.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 3,950 4,250 4,390 140 440 3.3 11.1
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 4,550 5,020 5,030 10 480 0.2 10.5
Halifax 4,550 5,020 5,030 10 480 0.2 10.5
Census agglomerations 6,320 6,320 6,340 20 20 0.3 0.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 10,380 9,740 9,940 200 -440 2.1 -4.2
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 5,460 5,660 5,800 140 340 2.5 6.2
Moncton 2,100 2,430 2,440 10 340 0.4 16.2
Saint John 2,050 1,920 1,990 70 -60 3.6 -2.9
Fredericton 1,320 1,310 1,370 60 50 4.6 3.8
Census agglomerations 3,480 3,180 3,180 0 -300 0.0 -8.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 15,110 14,480 14,640 160 -470 1.1 -3.1
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 56,490 60,080 64,490 4,410 8,000 7.3 14.2
Saguenay 2,310 2,320 2,330 10 20 0.4 0.9
Québec 6,840 6,990 7,240 250 400 3.6 5.8
Sherbrooke 2,340 2,510 2,720 210 380 8.4 16.2
Trois-Rivières 1,810 1,810 1,960 150 150 8.3 8.3
Drummondville 1,370 1,410 1,570 160 200 11.3 14.6
Montréal 39,180 42,240 45,770 3,530 6,590 8.4 16.8
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 2,640 2,790 2,900 110 260 3.9 9.8
Census agglomerations 11,250 11,300 11,690 390 440 3.5 3.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 33,350 32,210 33,500 1,290 150 4.0 0.4
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 86,390 116,220 117,900 1,680 31,510 1.4 36.5
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 6,360 8,390 8,510 120 2,150 1.4 33.8
Kingston 1,250 1,450 1,450 0 200 0.0 16.0
Belleville–Quinte West 860 1,040 1,070 30 210 2.9 24.4
Peterborough 1,010 1,220 1,280 60 270 4.9 26.7
Oshawa 2,980 4,250 4,380 130 1,400 3.1 47.0
Toronto 44,430 62,640 63,500 860 19,070 1.4 42.9
Hamilton 5,530 7,070 7,400 330 1,870 4.7 33.8
St. Catharines–Niagara 4,030 5,360 5,470 110 1,440 2.1 35.7
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 4,040 6,110 6,140 30 2,100 0.5 52.0
Brantford 1,310 1,700 1,700 0 390 0.0 29.8
Guelph 1,100 1,600 1,630 30 530 1.9 48.2
London 4,480 5,050 5,040 -10 560 -0.2 12.5
Windsor 4,380 4,660 4,600 -60 220 -1.3 5.0
Barrie 1,900 2,380 2,440 60 540 2.5 28.4
Greater Sudbury 1,630 2,010 2,030 20 400 1.0 24.5
Thunder Bay 1,070 1,280 1,260 -20 190 -1.6 17.8
Census agglomerations 10,660 12,100 12,600 500 1,940 4.1 18.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 14,570 16,760 16,690 -70 2,120 -0.4 14.6
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 7,150 8,480 8,330 -150 1,180 -1.8 16.5
Winnipeg 7,150 8,480 8,330 -150 1,180 -1.8 16.5
Census agglomerations 1,160 1,420 1,390 -30 230 -2.1 19.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 5,900 6,410 6,320 -90 420 -1.4 7.1
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 4,580 4,860 5,270 410 690 8.4 15.1
Regina 1,830 2,000 2,120 120 290 6.0 15.8
Saskatoon 2,740 2,850 3,150 300 410 10.5 15.0
Census agglomerations 2,270 2,090 2,310 220 40 10.5 1.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,420 6,030 6,480 450 60 7.5 0.9
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 29,590 36,290 36,180 -110 6,590 -0.3 22.3
Lethbridge 1,010 960 1,040 80 30 8.3 3.0
Calgary 13,590 16,300 16,440 140 2,850 0.9 21.0
Red Deer 920 1,170 1,120 -50 200 -4.3 21.7
Edmonton 14,080 17,850 17,580 -270 3,500 -1.5 24.9
Census agglomerations 4,300 5,300 5,180 -120 880 -2.3 20.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,850 8,810 8,630 -180 780 -2.0 9.9
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 27,880 31,260 31,650 390 3,770 1.2 13.5
Kelowna 1,830 2,400 2,430 30 600 1.3 32.8
Kamloops 1,020 1,250 1,280 30 260 2.4 25.5
Chilliwack 840 1,040 1,130 90 290 8.7 34.5
Abbotsford–Mission 1,830 2,010 2,110 100 280 5.0 15.3
Vancouver 19,440 21,230 21,310 80 1,870 0.4 9.6
Victoria 2,080 2,380 2,420 40 340 1.7 16.3
Nanaimo 840 940 970 30 130 3.2 15.5
Census agglomerations 6,930 7,880 7,850 -30 920 -0.4 13.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,150 7,370 7,290 -80 140 -1.1 2.0
p
preliminary
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0454-01.

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

Standard Geographical Classification 2021.
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