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
  August
2024		 July
2025p		 August
2025p		 July to August 2025 August 2024 to August 2025 July to August 2025 August 2024 to August 2025
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 4,080 4,300 4,390 90 310 2.1 7.6
St. John's 4,080 4,300 4,390 90 310 2.1 7.6
Census agglomerations 3,000 2,900 2,920 20 -80 0.7 -2.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 22,100 21,070 21,670 600 -430 2.8 -1.9
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,820 2,840 2,860 20 40 0.7 1.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,460 4,490 4,700 210 240 4.7 5.4
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,190 5,610 5,640 30 450 0.5 8.7
Halifax 5,190 5,610 5,640 30 450 0.5 8.7
Census agglomerations 6,810 6,530 6,570 40 -240 0.6 -3.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 10,410 10,370 10,330 -40 -80 -0.4 -0.8
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 6,660 6,990 6,950 -40 290 -0.6 4.4
Moncton 2,710 2,970 2,930 -40 220 -1.3 8.1
Saint John 2,310 2,290 2,290 0 -20 0.0 -0.9
Fredericton 1,640 1,730 1,720 -10 80 -0.6 4.9
Census agglomerations 3,510 3,580 3,660 80 150 2.2 4.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 15,530 15,080 15,440 360 -90 2.4 -0.6
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 67,730 81,990 80,540 -1,450 12,810 -1.8 18.9
Saguenay 2,350 2,560 2,580 20 230 0.8 9.8
Québec 7,560 9,020 9,100 80 1,540 0.9 20.4
Sherbrooke 2,810 3,140 3,070 -70 260 -2.2 9.3
Trois-Rivières 2,220 2,370 2,400 30 180 1.3 8.1
Drummondville 1,600 1,730 1,680 -50 80 -2.9 5.0
Montréal 47,810 58,750 57,290 -1,460 9,480 -2.5 19.8
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 3,380 4,420 4,420 0 1,040 0.0 30.8
Census agglomerations 12,890 13,370 13,540 170 650 1.3 5.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 34,500 35,360 35,010 -350 510 -1.0 1.5
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 127,380 148,910 147,000 -1,910 19,620 -1.3 15.4
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 9,150 11,290 11,560 270 2,410 2.4 26.3
Kingston 1,580 1,790 1,810 20 230 1.1 14.6
Belleville–Quinte West 1,150 1,360 1,390 30 240 2.2 20.9
Peterborough 1,400 1,570 1,530 -40 130 -2.5 9.3
Oshawa 5,020 7,490 5,740 -1,750 720 -23.4 14.3
Toronto 66,500 78,670 77,800 -870 11,300 -1.1 17.0
Hamilton 8,480 8,670 8,810 140 330 1.6 3.9
St. Catharines–Niagara 5,950 6,080 6,010 -70 60 -1.2 1.0
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 6,400 7,590 7,740 150 1,340 2.0 20.9
Brantford 1,990 2,190 2,250 60 260 2.7 13.1
Guelph 1,730 1,680 1,650 -30 -80 -1.8 -4.6
London 6,000 7,000 7,180 180 1,180 2.6 19.7
Windsor 5,550 6,680 6,610 -70 1,060 -1.0 19.1
Barrie 2,740 2,980 2,980 0 240 0.0 8.8
Greater Sudbury 2,320 2,480 2,560 80 240 3.2 10.3
Thunder Bay 1,420 1,370 1,380 10 -40 0.7 -2.8
Census agglomerations 13,490 14,420 14,540 120 1,050 0.8 7.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 18,360 18,620 18,710 90 350 0.5 1.9
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 8,750 10,010 10,270 260 1,520 2.6 17.4
Winnipeg 8,750 10,010 10,270 260 1,520 2.6 17.4
Census agglomerations 1,480 1,620 1,660 40 180 2.5 12.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,530 6,860 7,040 180 510 2.6 7.8
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 5,540 6,130 6,180 50 640 0.8 11.6
Regina 2,270 2,450 2,460 10 190 0.4 8.4
Saskatoon 3,270 3,670 3,720 50 450 1.4 13.8
Census agglomerations 2,520 2,540 2,580 40 60 1.6 2.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,530 6,520 6,580 60 50 0.9 0.8
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 38,910 46,350 48,050 1,700 9,140 3.7 23.5
Lethbridge 1,100 1,300 1,300 0 200 0.0 18.2
Calgary 16,970 20,920 21,350 430 4,380 2.1 25.8
Red Deer 1,160 1,440 1,490 50 330 3.5 28.4
Edmonton 19,680 22,700 23,900 1,200 4,220 5.3 21.4
Census agglomerations 5,880 6,120 6,310 190 430 3.1 7.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,790 9,990 10,130 140 340 1.4 3.5
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 31,690 39,430 39,250 -180 7,560 -0.5 23.9
Kelowna 2,470 2,850 2,920 70 450 2.5 18.2
Kamloops 1,290 1,430 1,430 0 140 0.0 10.9
Chilliwack 1,120 1,270 1,300 30 180 2.4 16.1
Abbotsford–Mission 2,020 2,270 2,290 20 270 0.9 13.4
Vancouver 21,160 27,030 26,930 -100 5,770 -0.4 27.3
Victoria 2,660 3,340 3,130 -210 470 -6.3 17.7
Nanaimo 970 1,240 1,250 10 280 0.8 28.9
Census agglomerations 8,560 9,280 9,300 20 740 0.2 8.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,890 8,090 7,940 -150 50 -1.9 0.6
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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