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
  June
2024		 May
2025p		 June
2025p		 May to June 2025 June 2024 to June 2025 May to June 2025 June 2024 to June 2025
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 4,010 4,260 4,340 80 330 1.9 8.2
St. John's 4,010 4,260 4,340 80 330 1.9 8.2
Census agglomerations 2,850 2,800 2,840 40 -10 1.4 -0.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 21,320 20,850 21,300 450 -20 2.2 -0.1
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,720 2,850 2,870 20 150 0.7 5.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,390 4,380 4,400 20 10 0.5 0.2
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,170 5,740 5,670 -70 500 -1.2 9.7
Halifax 5,170 5,740 5,670 -70 500 -1.2 9.7
Census agglomerations 6,550 6,560 6,400 -160 -150 -2.4 -2.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 10,440 10,440 10,530 90 90 0.9 0.9
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 6,230 6,710 6,930 220 700 3.3 11.2
Moncton 2,610 2,840 2,910 70 300 2.5 11.5
Saint John 2,110 2,240 2,320 80 210 3.6 10.0
Fredericton 1,510 1,630 1,700 70 190 4.3 12.6
Census agglomerations 3,400 3,420 3,430 10 30 0.3 0.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 15,320 15,000 14,720 -280 -600 -1.9 -3.9
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 66,570 73,520 77,730 4,210 11,160 5.7 16.8
Saguenay 2,310 2,390 2,510 120 200 5.0 8.7
Québec 7,490 8,070 8,490 420 1,000 5.2 13.4
Sherbrooke 2,720 2,920 3,220 300 500 10.3 18.4
Trois-Rivières 2,100 2,140 2,250 110 150 5.1 7.1
Drummondville 1,580 1,470 1,620 150 40 10.2 2.5
Montréal 47,320 52,830 55,720 2,890 8,400 5.5 17.8
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 3,050 3,690 3,920 230 870 6.2 28.5
Census agglomerations 12,260 12,250 13,220 970 960 7.9 7.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 34,100 33,610 35,740 2,130 1,640 6.3 4.8
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 122,210 141,730 148,490 6,760 26,280 4.8 21.5
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 8,650 10,880 11,200 320 2,550 2.9 29.5
Kingston 1,520 1,820 1,850 30 330 1.6 21.7
Belleville–Quinte West 1,080 1,290 1,320 30 240 2.3 22.2
Peterborough 1,340 1,510 1,550 40 210 2.6 15.7
Oshawa 4,650 5,250 6,230 980 1,580 18.7 34.0
Toronto 65,040 75,380 78,150 2,770 13,110 3.7 20.2
Hamilton 8,060 8,490 8,570 80 510 0.9 6.3
St. Catharines–Niagara 5,620 6,010 6,210 200 590 3.3 10.5
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 6,150 7,450 7,630 180 1,480 2.4 24.1
Brantford 1,830 1,970 2,150 180 320 9.1 17.5
Guelph 1,790 1,800 1,790 -10 0 -0.6 0.0
London 5,420 6,390 6,790 400 1,370 6.3 25.3
Windsor 4,950 6,790 8,370 1,580 3,420 23.3 69.1
Barrie 2,570 2,950 2,980 30 410 1.0 16.0
Greater Sudbury 2,190 2,450 2,400 -50 210 -2.0 9.6
Thunder Bay 1,350 1,300 1,310 10 -40 0.8 -3.0
Census agglomerations 13,190 13,930 14,620 690 1,430 5.0 10.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 17,460 18,740 19,150 410 1,690 2.2 9.7
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 8,620 9,180 9,220 40 600 0.4 7.0
Winnipeg 8,620 9,180 9,220 40 600 0.4 7.0
Census agglomerations 1,430 1,530 1,500 -30 70 -2.0 4.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,430 6,360 6,500 140 70 2.2 1.1
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 5,430 5,900 5,960 60 530 1.0 9.8
Regina 2,200 2,400 2,420 20 220 0.8 10.0
Saskatoon 3,230 3,500 3,540 40 310 1.1 9.6
Census agglomerations 2,410 2,350 2,400 50 -10 2.1 -0.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,490 6,440 6,600 160 110 2.5 1.7
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 36,920 44,100 44,970 870 8,050 2.0 21.8
Lethbridge 1,060 1,150 1,200 50 140 4.3 13.2
Calgary 16,820 19,850 20,480 630 3,660 3.2 21.8
Red Deer 1,130 1,380 1,450 70 320 5.1 28.3
Edmonton 17,910 21,710 21,840 130 3,930 0.6 21.9
Census agglomerations 5,380 5,570 5,690 120 310 2.2 5.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,040 9,440 9,780 340 740 3.6 8.2
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 31,960 37,660 38,420 760 6,460 2.0 20.2
Kelowna 2,540 2,730 2,770 40 230 1.5 9.1
Kamloops 1,290 1,240 1,310 70 20 5.6 1.6
Chilliwack 1,140 1,150 1,160 10 20 0.9 1.8
Abbotsford–Mission 2,150 2,110 2,120 10 -30 0.5 -1.4
Vancouver 21,490 26,600 27,270 670 5,780 2.5 26.9
Victoria 2,360 2,730 2,670 -60 310 -2.2 13.1
Nanaimo 990 1,090 1,120 30 130 2.8 13.1
Census agglomerations 8,220 8,590 8,380 -210 160 -2.4 1.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,670 7,850 7,750 -100 80 -1.3 1.0
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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