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
  March
2024		 February
2025p		 March
2025p		 February to March 2025 March 2024 to March 2025 February to March 2025 March 2024 to March 2025
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 3,750 4,110 4,100 -10 350 -0.2 9.3
St. John's 3,750 4,110 4,100 -10 350 -0.2 9.3
Census agglomerations 3,000 2,850 2,830 -20 -170 -0.7 -5.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 21,680 20,970 20,890 -80 -790 -0.4 -3.6
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,700 2,790 2,790 0 90 0.0 3.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,380 4,330 4,320 -10 -60 -0.2 -1.4
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,200 5,320 5,460 140 260 2.6 5.0
Halifax 5,200 5,320 5,460 140 260 2.6 5.0
Census agglomerations 6,540 6,280 6,260 -20 -280 -0.3 -4.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,850 10,230 10,210 -20 360 -0.2 3.7
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 5,950 6,180 6,180 0 230 0.0 3.9
Moncton 2,520 2,630 2,620 -10 100 -0.4 4.0
Saint John 2,040 2,060 2,100 40 60 1.9 2.9
Fredericton 1,390 1,490 1,460 -30 70 -2.0 5.0
Census agglomerations 3,250 3,390 3,350 -40 100 -1.2 3.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 15,150 15,490 15,240 -250 90 -1.6 0.6
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 62,010 65,970 67,160 1,190 5,150 1.8 8.3
Saguenay 2,290 2,230 2,190 -40 -100 -1.8 -4.4
Québec 7,280 7,160 7,280 120 0 1.7 0.0
Sherbrooke 2,680 2,770 2,780 10 100 0.4 3.7
Trois-Rivières 1,910 2,000 1,960 -40 50 -2.0 2.6
Drummondville 1,530 1,520 1,450 -70 -80 -4.6 -5.2
Montréal 43,410 47,020 48,180 1,160 4,770 2.5 11.0
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 2,910 3,260 3,320 60 410 1.8 14.1
Census agglomerations 11,720 11,720 11,490 -230 -230 -2.0 -2.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 33,110 31,920 31,560 -360 -1,550 -1.1 -4.7
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 116,030 131,250 132,540 1,290 16,510 1.0 14.2
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 8,570 9,440 9,600 160 1,030 1.7 12.0
Kingston 1,360 1,640 1,650 10 290 0.6 21.3
Belleville–Quinte West 1,030 1,230 1,240 10 210 0.8 20.4
Peterborough 1,240 1,410 1,490 80 250 5.7 20.2
Oshawa 4,360 4,760 4,920 160 560 3.4 12.8
Toronto 61,890 69,200 69,930 730 8,040 1.1 13.0
Hamilton 6,940 8,880 8,720 -160 1,780 -1.8 25.6
St. Catharines–Niagara 5,420 6,300 6,350 50 930 0.8 17.2
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 6,150 6,860 6,910 50 760 0.7 12.4
Brantford 1,710 2,090 2,050 -40 340 -1.9 19.9
Guelph 1,530 1,680 1,650 -30 120 -1.8 7.8
London 5,400 6,190 6,440 250 1,040 4.0 19.3
Windsor 4,690 5,410 5,480 70 790 1.3 16.8
Barrie 2,420 2,770 2,790 20 370 0.7 15.3
Greater Sudbury 2,010 2,110 2,050 -60 40 -2.8 2.0
Thunder Bay 1,320 1,290 1,290 0 -30 0.0 -2.3
Census agglomerations 12,670 13,230 13,500 270 830 2.0 6.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 17,360 18,520 18,770 250 1,410 1.3 8.1
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 8,560 9,010 9,010 0 450 0.0 5.3
Winnipeg 8,560 9,010 9,010 0 450 0.0 5.3
Census agglomerations 1,500 1,390 1,340 -50 -160 -3.6 -10.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,680 6,250 6,220 -30 -460 -0.5 -6.9
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 5,430 5,540 5,530 -10 100 -0.2 1.8
Regina 2,240 2,320 2,340 20 100 0.9 4.5
Saskatoon 3,180 3,220 3,190 -30 10 -0.9 0.3
Census agglomerations 2,360 2,500 2,380 -120 20 -4.8 0.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,740 6,390 6,330 -60 -410 -0.9 -6.1
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 38,200 41,650 42,600 950 4,400 2.3 11.5
Lethbridge 1,040 1,050 1,020 -30 -20 -2.9 -1.9
Calgary 16,890 18,090 18,520 430 1,630 2.4 9.7
Red Deer 1,270 1,310 1,280 -30 10 -2.3 0.8
Edmonton 18,990 21,200 21,780 580 2,790 2.7 14.7
Census agglomerations 5,670 5,740 5,700 -40 30 -0.7 0.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,460 9,370 9,410 40 -50 0.4 -0.5
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 31,690 34,030 34,050 20 2,360 0.1 7.4
Kelowna 2,420 2,500 2,620 120 200 4.8 8.3
Kamloops 1,310 1,340 1,270 -70 -40 -5.2 -3.1
Chilliwack 1,090 1,090 1,040 -50 -50 -4.6 -4.6
Abbotsford–Mission 1,930 2,090 1,990 -100 60 -4.8 3.1
Vancouver 21,540 23,360 23,560 200 2,020 0.9 9.4
Victoria 2,410 2,690 2,640 -50 230 -1.9 9.5
Nanaimo 990 970 940 -30 -50 -3.1 -5.1
Census agglomerations 8,290 8,250 8,160 -90 -130 -1.1 -1.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,690 7,440 7,740 300 50 4.0 0.7
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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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