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
  July
2024		 June
2025p		 July
2025p		 June to July 2025 July 2024 to July 2025 June to July 2025 July 2024 to July 2025
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 4,110 4,330 4,270 -60 160 -1.4 3.9
St. John's 4,110 4,330 4,270 -60 160 -1.4 3.9
Census agglomerations 3,050 2,850 2,880 30 -170 1.1 -5.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 21,740 21,210 20,830 -380 -910 -1.8 -4.2
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,790 2,860 2,810 -50 20 -1.7 0.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,420 4,410 4,430 20 10 0.5 0.2
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,250 5,650 5,590 -60 340 -1.1 6.5
Halifax 5,250 5,650 5,590 -60 340 -1.1 6.5
Census agglomerations 6,680 6,440 6,530 90 -150 1.4 -2.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 10,450 10,480 10,390 -90 -60 -0.9 -0.6
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 6,560 6,940 6,880 -60 320 -0.9 4.9
Moncton 2,690 2,920 2,930 10 240 0.3 8.9
Saint John 2,240 2,310 2,250 -60 10 -2.6 0.4
Fredericton 1,630 1,700 1,700 0 70 0.0 4.3
Census agglomerations 3,600 3,460 3,470 10 -130 0.3 -3.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 16,120 14,730 14,690 -40 -1,430 -0.3 -8.9
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 64,910 78,800 81,880 3,080 16,970 3.9 26.1
Saguenay 2,240 2,530 2,550 20 310 0.8 13.8
Québec 7,180 8,750 9,010 260 1,830 3.0 25.5
Sherbrooke 2,620 3,200 3,140 -60 520 -1.9 19.8
Trois-Rivières 1,990 2,280 2,360 80 370 3.5 18.6
Drummondville 1,500 1,650 1,730 80 230 4.8 15.3
Montréal 46,240 56,490 58,550 2,060 12,310 3.6 26.6
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 3,120 3,900 4,550 650 1,430 16.7 45.8
Census agglomerations 11,590 13,280 13,290 10 1,700 0.1 14.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 33,110 35,850 35,530 -320 2,420 -0.9 7.3
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 126,940 149,430 150,800 1,370 23,860 0.9 18.8
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 8,900 11,240 11,410 170 2,510 1.5 28.2
Kingston 1,570 1,840 1,810 -30 240 -1.6 15.3
Belleville–Quinte West 1,150 1,340 1,360 20 210 1.5 18.3
Peterborough 1,420 1,560 1,590 30 170 1.9 12.0
Oshawa 4,900 6,380 7,510 1,130 2,610 17.7 53.3
Toronto 67,310 78,530 79,820 1,290 12,510 1.6 18.6
Hamilton 8,290 8,670 8,740 70 450 0.8 5.4
St. Catharines–Niagara 6,100 6,230 6,170 -60 70 -1.0 1.1
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 6,380 7,650 7,660 10 1,280 0.1 20.1
Brantford 1,910 2,170 2,200 30 290 1.4 15.2
Guelph 1,730 1,770 1,710 -60 -20 -3.4 -1.2
London 5,710 6,880 7,020 140 1,310 2.0 22.9
Windsor 5,160 8,410 6,920 -1,490 1,760 -17.7 34.1
Barrie 2,720 3,000 3,010 10 290 0.3 10.7
Greater Sudbury 2,310 2,440 2,480 40 170 1.6 7.4
Thunder Bay 1,380 1,320 1,370 50 -10 3.8 -0.7
Census agglomerations 13,340 14,660 14,520 -140 1,180 -1.0 8.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 18,190 19,070 18,770 -300 580 -1.6 3.2
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 8,880 9,490 9,960 470 1,080 5.0 12.2
Winnipeg 8,880 9,490 9,960 470 1,080 5.0 12.2
Census agglomerations 1,460 1,540 1,610 70 150 4.5 10.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,560 6,650 6,790 140 230 2.1 3.5
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 5,750 5,980 6,040 60 290 1.0 5.0
Regina 2,260 2,420 2,450 30 190 1.2 8.4
Saskatoon 3,480 3,560 3,600 40 120 1.1 3.4
Census agglomerations 2,540 2,450 2,530 80 -10 3.3 -0.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,620 6,580 6,500 -80 -120 -1.2 -1.8
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 39,040 45,210 45,940 730 6,900 1.6 17.7
Lethbridge 1,090 1,230 1,300 70 210 5.7 19.3
Calgary 17,040 20,480 20,820 340 3,780 1.7 22.2
Red Deer 1,150 1,440 1,420 -20 270 -1.4 23.5
Edmonton 19,750 22,050 22,400 350 2,650 1.6 13.4
Census agglomerations 5,860 5,810 6,090 280 230 4.8 3.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,520 9,850 9,990 140 470 1.4 4.9
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 32,010 38,740 39,540 800 7,530 2.1 23.5
Kelowna 2,520 2,820 2,840 20 320 0.7 12.7
Kamloops 1,310 1,350 1,430 80 120 5.9 9.2
Chilliwack 1,130 1,210 1,260 50 130 4.1 11.5
Abbotsford–Mission 2,070 2,200 2,260 60 190 2.7 9.2
Vancouver 21,280 27,270 27,160 -110 5,880 -0.4 27.6
Victoria 2,700 2,710 3,340 630 640 23.2 23.7
Nanaimo 1,000 1,170 1,240 70 240 6.0 24.0
Census agglomerations 8,640 8,640 9,320 680 680 7.9 7.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,910 8,000 8,150 150 240 1.9 3.0
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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