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
  October
2023		 September
2024p		 October
2024p		 September to October 2024 October 2023 to October 2024 September to October 2024 October 2023 to October 2024
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 4,060 4,110 4,090 -20 30 -0.5 0.7
St. John's 4,060 4,110 4,090 -20 30 -0.5 0.7
Census agglomerations 3,040 2,930 2,930 0 -110 0.0 -3.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 22,360 21,920 22,300 380 -60 1.7 -0.3
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,540 2,710 2,730 20 190 0.7 7.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,420 4,460 4,590 130 170 2.9 3.8
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 4,990 5,100 5,190 90 200 1.8 4.0
Halifax 4,990 5,100 5,190 90 200 1.8 4.0
Census agglomerations 6,530 6,640 6,670 30 140 0.5 2.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 10,220 10,300 10,480 180 260 1.7 2.5
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 5,900 6,310 6,270 -40 370 -0.6 6.3
Moncton 2,260 2,520 2,490 -30 230 -1.2 10.2
Saint John 2,210 2,190 2,190 0 -20 0.0 -0.9
Fredericton 1,430 1,600 1,580 -20 150 -1.3 10.5
Census agglomerations 3,270 3,340 3,420 80 150 2.4 4.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 14,960 15,760 16,330 570 1,370 3.6 9.2
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 62,030 65,530 65,170 -360 3,140 -0.5 5.1
Saguenay 2,340 2,320 2,310 -10 -30 -0.4 -1.3
Québec 7,240 7,470 7,500 30 260 0.4 3.6
Sherbrooke 2,480 2,690 2,650 -40 170 -1.5 6.9
Trois-Rivières 2,030 2,130 2,110 -20 80 -0.9 3.9
Drummondville 1,460 1,590 1,550 -40 90 -2.5 6.2
Montréal 43,440 46,080 45,820 -260 2,380 -0.6 5.5
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 3,040 3,240 3,220 -20 180 -0.6 5.9
Census agglomerations 11,640 12,280 12,090 -190 450 -1.5 3.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 32,430 33,280 32,870 -410 440 -1.2 1.4
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 111,100 124,630 123,460 -1,170 12,360 -0.9 11.1
Ottawa--Gatineau (Ontario part) 8,620 9,140 9,170 30 550 0.3 6.4
Kingston 1,380 1,540 1,600 60 220 3.9 15.9
Belleville–Quinte West 970 1,150 1,160 10 190 0.9 19.6
Peterborough 1,220 1,380 1,300 -80 80 -5.8 6.6
Oshawa 4,030 4,830 4,640 -190 610 -3.9 15.1
Toronto 55,060 65,060 64,060 -1,000 9,000 -1.5 16.3
Hamilton 6,690 8,220 8,230 10 1,540 0.1 23.0
St. Catharines–Niagara 4,860 5,900 5,800 -100 940 -1.7 19.3
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 5,530 6,250 6,370 120 840 1.9 15.2
Brantford 1,720 1,950 1,980 30 260 1.5 15.1
Guelph 1,310 1,710 1,680 -30 370 -1.8 28.2
London 5,230 5,930 6,140 210 910 3.5 17.4
Windsor 8,770 5,210 5,000 -210 -3,770 -4.0 -43.0
Barrie 2,330 2,670 2,630 -40 300 -1.5 12.9
Greater Sudbury 2,050 2,280 2,300 20 250 0.9 12.2
Thunder Bay 1,320 1,400 1,400 0 80 0.0 6.1
Census agglomerations 12,370 13,040 13,080 40 710 0.3 5.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 17,170 18,030 17,790 -240 620 -1.3 3.6
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 8,270 8,550 8,550 0 280 0.0 3.4
Winnipeg 8,270 8,550 8,550 0 280 0.0 3.4
Census agglomerations 1,400 1,440 1,470 30 70 2.1 5.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,750 6,430 6,460 30 -290 0.5 -4.3
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 4,960 5,340 5,410 70 450 1.3 9.1
Regina 2,120 2,270 2,370 100 250 4.4 11.8
Saskatoon 2,840 3,070 3,030 -40 190 -1.3 6.7
Census agglomerations 2,420 2,540 2,520 -20 100 -0.8 4.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,760 6,550 6,630 80 -130 1.2 -1.9
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 35,990 38,130 38,920 790 2,930 2.1 8.1
Lethbridge 1,010 1,060 1,080 20 70 1.9 6.9
Calgary 16,090 16,650 16,660 10 570 0.1 3.5
Red Deer 1,180 1,170 1,190 20 10 1.7 0.8
Edmonton 17,700 19,250 20,000 750 2,300 3.9 13.0
Census agglomerations 5,210 5,740 5,800 60 590 1.0 11.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 8,890 9,590 9,730 140 840 1.5 9.4
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 35,190 30,870 31,020 150 -4,170 0.5 -11.8
Kelowna 2,410 2,370 2,290 -80 -120 -3.4 -5.0
Kamloops 1,290 1,230 1,240 10 -50 0.8 -3.9
Chilliwack 1,030 1,080 1,110 30 80 2.8 7.8
Abbotsford–Mission 2,030 1,950 2,000 50 -30 2.6 -1.5
Vancouver 24,980 20,820 20,840 20 -4,140 0.1 -16.6
Victoria 2,440 2,470 2,520 50 80 2.0 3.3
Nanaimo 1,000 960 1,020 60 20 6.3 2.0
Census agglomerations 8,340 8,470 8,510 40 170 0.5 2.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 8,010 7,850 7,920 70 -90 0.9 -1.1
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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