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
  April
2024		 March
2025p		 April
2025p		 March to April 2025 April 2024 to April 2025 March to April 2025 April 2024 to April 2025
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 3,710 4,130 4,210 80 500 1.9 13.5
St. John's 3,710 4,130 4,210 80 500 1.9 13.5
Census agglomerations 2,850 2,830 2,840 10 -10 0.4 -0.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 21,050 20,640 19,810 -830 -1,240 -4.0 -5.9
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,670 2,790 2,800 10 130 0.4 4.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,240 4,310 4,260 -50 20 -1.2 0.5
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,080 5,510 5,660 150 580 2.7 11.4
Halifax 5,080 5,510 5,660 150 580 2.7 11.4
Census agglomerations 6,340 6,370 6,660 290 320 4.6 5.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,830 10,280 10,380 100 550 1.0 5.6
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 5,690 6,220 6,400 180 710 2.9 12.5
Moncton 2,450 2,640 2,720 80 270 3.0 11.0
Saint John 1,920 2,100 2,120 20 200 1.0 10.4
Fredericton 1,320 1,480 1,550 70 230 4.7 17.4
Census agglomerations 3,180 3,370 3,430 60 250 1.8 7.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 14,430 15,230 15,090 -140 660 -0.9 4.6
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 61,330 68,110 71,980 3,870 10,650 5.7 17.4
Saguenay 2,340 2,230 2,360 130 20 5.8 0.9
Québec 7,110 7,490 7,930 440 820 5.9 11.5
Sherbrooke 2,550 2,810 2,870 60 320 2.1 12.5
Trois-Rivières 1,860 1,990 2,140 150 280 7.5 15.1
Drummondville 1,430 1,460 1,550 90 120 6.2 8.4
Montréal 43,200 48,730 51,390 2,660 8,190 5.5 19.0
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 2,830 3,410 3,740 330 910 9.7 32.2
Census agglomerations 11,500 11,580 12,250 670 750 5.8 6.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 32,640 31,960 33,510 1,550 870 4.8 2.7
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 117,790 135,030 142,450 7,420 24,660 5.5 20.9
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 8,440 9,720 10,830 1,110 2,390 11.4 28.3
Kingston 1,480 1,680 1,650 -30 170 -1.8 11.5
Belleville–Quinte West 1,040 1,260 1,270 10 230 0.8 22.1
Peterborough 1,240 1,520 1,560 40 320 2.6 25.8
Oshawa 4,330 5,010 5,070 60 740 1.2 17.1
Toronto 63,440 71,420 72,760 1,340 9,320 1.9 14.7
Hamilton 7,250 8,850 8,740 -110 1,490 -1.2 20.6
St. Catharines–Niagara 5,430 6,410 6,260 -150 830 -2.3 15.3
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 6,160 7,050 7,150 100 990 1.4 16.1
Brantford 1,730 2,050 1,940 -110 210 -5.4 12.1
Guelph 1,650 1,700 1,820 120 170 7.1 10.3
London 5,120 6,540 6,210 -330 1,090 -5.0 21.3
Windsor 4,720 5,540 10,620 5,080 5,900 91.7 125.0
Barrie 2,420 2,830 2,790 -40 370 -1.4 15.3
Greater Sudbury 2,060 2,120 2,430 310 370 14.6 18.0
Thunder Bay 1,300 1,320 1,360 40 60 3.0 4.6
Census agglomerations 12,310 13,770 13,780 10 1,470 0.1 11.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 17,010 19,080 18,840 -240 1,830 -1.3 10.8
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 8,580 9,070 9,150 80 570 0.9 6.6
Winnipeg 8,580 9,070 9,150 80 570 0.9 6.6
Census agglomerations 1,430 1,360 1,440 80 10 5.9 0.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,450 6,270 6,360 90 -90 1.4 -1.4
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 4,950 5,550 5,630 80 680 1.4 13.7
Regina 2,040 2,340 2,360 20 320 0.9 15.7
Saskatoon 2,910 3,210 3,270 60 360 1.9 12.4
Census agglomerations 2,130 2,360 2,280 -80 150 -3.4 7.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,120 6,300 6,160 -140 40 -2.2 0.7
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 36,700 42,690 43,920 1,230 7,220 2.9 19.7
Lethbridge 950 1,050 1,070 20 120 1.9 12.6
Calgary 16,500 18,650 19,420 770 2,920 4.1 17.7
Red Deer 1,180 1,270 1,250 -20 70 -1.6 5.9
Edmonton 18,070 21,720 22,170 450 4,100 2.1 22.7
Census agglomerations 5,350 5,690 5,670 -20 320 -0.4 6.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 8,930 9,400 9,460 60 530 0.6 5.9
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 31,580 34,840 36,860 2,020 5,280 5.8 16.7
Kelowna 2,430 2,630 2,700 70 270 2.7 11.1
Kamloops 1,270 1,270 1,260 -10 -10 -0.8 -0.8
Chilliwack 1,060 1,070 1,120 50 60 4.7 5.7
Abbotsford–Mission 2,040 2,010 2,090 80 50 4.0 2.5
Vancouver 21,440 24,220 25,820 1,600 4,380 6.6 20.4
Victoria 2,400 2,680 2,810 130 410 4.9 17.1
Nanaimo 950 970 1,060 90 110 9.3 11.6
Census agglomerations 7,950 8,220 8,550 330 600 4.0 7.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,460 7,810 8,090 280 630 3.6 8.4
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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