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
  February
2024		 January
2025p		 February
2025p		 January to February 2025 February 2024 to February 2025 January to February 2025 February 2024 to February 2025
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 3,860 4,090 4,100 10 240 0.2 6.2
St. John's 3,860 4,090 4,100 10 240 0.2 6.2
Census agglomerations 3,070 2,810 2,840 30 -230 1.1 -7.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 22,380 20,850 20,960 110 -1,420 0.5 -6.3
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,690 2,740 2,800 60 110 2.2 4.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,480 4,300 4,330 30 -150 0.7 -3.3
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,150 5,240 5,280 40 130 0.8 2.5
Halifax 5,150 5,240 5,280 40 130 0.8 2.5
Census agglomerations 6,750 6,370 6,280 -90 -470 -1.4 -7.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,960 10,140 10,230 90 270 0.9 2.7
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 5,840 6,070 6,190 120 350 2.0 6.0
Moncton 2,480 2,610 2,640 30 160 1.1 6.5
Saint John 2,020 2,020 2,050 30 30 1.5 1.5
Fredericton 1,330 1,450 1,500 50 170 3.4 12.8
Census agglomerations 3,230 3,380 3,410 30 180 0.9 5.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 15,290 15,400 15,540 140 250 0.9 1.6
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 59,750 62,240 65,360 3,120 5,610 5.0 9.4
Saguenay 2,230 2,070 2,230 160 0 7.7 0.0
Québec 7,130 6,900 7,080 180 -50 2.6 -0.7
Sherbrooke 2,400 2,510 2,740 230 340 9.2 14.2
Trois-Rivières 1,930 1,950 2,010 60 80 3.1 4.1
Drummondville 1,490 1,480 1,520 40 30 2.7 2.0
Montréal 41,590 44,250 46,550 2,300 4,960 5.2 11.9
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 2,970 3,090 3,220 130 250 4.2 8.4
Census agglomerations 11,190 10,960 11,690 730 500 6.7 4.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 31,570 30,500 31,940 1,440 370 4.7 1.2
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 114,600 129,440 131,010 1,570 16,410 1.2 14.3
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 8,720 9,360 9,290 -70 570 -0.7 6.5
Kingston 1,410 1,540 1,630 90 220 5.8 15.6
Belleville–Quinte West 1,030 1,180 1,220 40 190 3.4 18.4
Peterborough 1,240 1,340 1,400 60 160 4.5 12.9
Oshawa 4,300 4,760 4,730 -30 430 -0.6 10.0
Toronto 60,910 68,080 69,160 1,080 8,250 1.6 13.5
Hamilton 6,400 9,000 8,960 -40 2,560 -0.4 40.0
St. Catharines–Niagara 5,380 6,100 6,280 180 900 3.0 16.7
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 5,970 6,640 6,840 200 870 3.0 14.6
Brantford 1,750 2,060 2,100 40 350 1.9 20.0
Guelph 1,530 1,680 1,690 10 160 0.6 10.5
London 5,450 6,180 6,150 -30 700 -0.5 12.8
Windsor 4,720 5,440 5,390 -50 670 -0.9 14.2
Barrie 2,410 2,700 2,760 60 350 2.2 14.5
Greater Sudbury 2,030 2,150 2,120 -30 90 -1.4 4.4
Thunder Bay 1,370 1,230 1,280 50 -90 4.1 -6.6
Census agglomerations 12,970 13,130 13,230 100 260 0.8 2.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 17,440 17,870 18,380 510 940 2.9 5.4
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 8,610 8,970 9,030 60 420 0.7 4.9
Winnipeg 8,610 8,970 9,030 60 420 0.7 4.9
Census agglomerations 1,450 1,390 1,400 10 -50 0.7 -3.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,680 6,240 6,260 20 -420 0.3 -6.3
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 5,470 5,370 5,570 200 100 3.7 1.8
Regina 2,220 2,260 2,320 60 100 2.7 4.5
Saskatoon 3,250 3,120 3,250 130 0 4.2 0.0
Census agglomerations 2,370 2,430 2,540 110 170 4.5 7.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,680 6,290 6,440 150 -240 2.4 -3.6
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 38,830 39,840 41,370 1,530 2,540 3.8 6.5
Lethbridge 1,070 1,030 1,070 40 0 3.9 0.0
Calgary 17,020 17,300 18,000 700 980 4.0 5.8
Red Deer 1,280 1,220 1,310 90 30 7.4 2.3
Edmonton 19,460 20,300 20,990 690 1,530 3.4 7.9
Census agglomerations 5,680 5,470 5,730 260 50 4.8 0.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,620 9,000 9,320 320 -300 3.6 -3.1
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 32,680 33,540 34,130 590 1,450 1.8 4.4
Kelowna 2,560 2,380 2,470 90 -90 3.8 -3.5
Kamloops 1,350 1,260 1,340 80 -10 6.3 -0.7
Chilliwack 1,070 1,100 1,110 10 40 0.9 3.7
Abbotsford–Mission 2,050 2,010 2,120 110 70 5.5 3.4
Vancouver 22,170 23,150 23,400 250 1,230 1.1 5.5
Victoria 2,510 2,700 2,700 0 190 0.0 7.6
Nanaimo 970 930 980 50 10 5.4 1.0
Census agglomerations 8,490 8,020 8,240 220 -250 2.7 -2.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,860 7,070 7,310 240 -550 3.4 -7.0
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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