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
  October
2024		 September
2025p		 October
2025p		 September to October 2025 October 2024 to October 2025 September to October 2025 October 2024 to October 2025
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 4,120 4,260 4,290 30 170 0.7 4.1
St. John's 4,120 4,260 4,290 30 170 0.7 4.1
Census agglomerations 2,930 2,910 2,930 20 0 0.7 0.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 22,030 21,230 21,360 130 -670 0.6 -3.0
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,770 2,970 3,030 60 260 2.0 9.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,550 4,870 4,950 80 400 1.6 8.8
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,240 5,640 5,750 110 510 2.0 9.7
Halifax 5,240 5,640 5,750 110 510 2.0 9.7
Census agglomerations 6,660 6,540 6,510 -30 -150 -0.5 -2.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 10,510 10,400 10,570 170 60 1.6 0.6
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 6,240 7,030 7,080 50 840 0.7 13.5
Moncton 2,500 3,150 3,170 20 670 0.6 26.8
Saint John 2,170 2,300 2,350 50 180 2.2 8.3
Fredericton 1,560 1,570 1,560 -10 0 -0.6 0.0
Census agglomerations 3,420 3,400 3,420 20 0 0.6 0.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 16,170 15,490 16,080 590 -90 3.8 -0.6
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 65,580 77,400 77,600 200 12,020 0.3 18.3
Saguenay 2,300 2,400 2,360 -40 60 -1.7 2.6
Québec 7,500 8,700 8,660 -40 1,160 -0.5 15.5
Sherbrooke 2,620 2,860 2,930 70 310 2.4 11.8
Trois-Rivières 2,130 2,360 2,340 -20 210 -0.8 9.9
Drummondville 1,560 1,610 1,640 30 80 1.9 5.1
Montréal 46,220 55,430 55,630 200 9,410 0.4 20.4
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 3,250 4,040 4,030 -10 780 -0.2 24.0
Census agglomerations 12,100 13,150 13,250 100 1,150 0.8 9.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 32,830 34,400 34,590 190 1,760 0.6 5.4
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 126,640 146,240 146,940 700 20,300 0.5 16.0
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 9,250 11,400 11,490 90 2,240 0.8 24.2
Kingston 1,610 1,760 1,740 -20 130 -1.1 8.1
Belleville–Quinte West 1,170 1,340 1,320 -20 150 -1.5 12.8
Peterborough 1,320 1,450 1,500 50 180 3.4 13.6
Oshawa 4,700 5,480 5,370 -110 670 -2.0 14.3
Toronto 66,140 78,010 79,040 1,030 12,900 1.3 19.5
Hamilton 8,480 8,740 8,860 120 380 1.4 4.5
St. Catharines–Niagara 5,920 6,150 6,180 30 260 0.5 4.4
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 6,520 7,530 7,360 -170 840 -2.3 12.9
Brantford 2,030 2,200 2,210 10 180 0.5 8.9
Guelph 1,700 1,760 1,670 -90 -30 -5.1 -1.8
London 6,280 7,100 7,150 50 870 0.7 13.9
Windsor 5,140 6,570 6,340 -230 1,200 -3.5 23.3
Barrie 2,690 2,950 3,020 70 330 2.4 12.3
Greater Sudbury 2,320 2,380 2,280 -100 -40 -4.2 -1.7
Thunder Bay 1,380 1,410 1,420 10 40 0.7 2.9
Census agglomerations 13,390 14,400 14,540 140 1,150 1.0 8.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 18,200 18,740 18,910 170 710 0.9 3.9
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 8,690 9,710 10,050 340 1,360 3.5 15.7
Winnipeg 8,690 9,710 10,050 340 1,360 3.5 15.7
Census agglomerations 1,470 1,650 1,640 -10 170 -0.6 11.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,470 6,980 6,840 -140 370 -2.0 5.7
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 5,420 6,190 6,240 50 820 0.8 15.1
Regina 2,350 2,550 2,550 0 200 0.0 8.5
Saskatoon 3,070 3,640 3,690 50 620 1.4 20.2
Census agglomerations 2,490 2,560 2,620 60 130 2.3 5.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,560 6,410 6,480 70 -80 1.1 -1.2
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 39,210 47,970 49,740 1,770 10,530 3.7 26.9
Lethbridge 1,080 1,290 1,350 60 270 4.7 25.0
Calgary 16,970 21,480 21,960 480 4,990 2.2 29.4
Red Deer 1,200 1,480 1,490 10 290 0.7 24.2
Edmonton 19,970 23,730 24,940 1,210 4,970 5.1 24.9
Census agglomerations 5,750 6,040 6,160 120 410 2.0 7.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,620 10,150 10,520 370 900 3.6 9.4
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 31,870 40,820 41,190 370 9,320 0.9 29.2
Kelowna 2,360 2,970 3,080 110 720 3.7 30.5
Kamloops 1,260 1,400 1,450 50 190 3.6 15.1
Chilliwack 1,120 1,290 1,270 -20 150 -1.6 13.4
Abbotsford–Mission 2,020 2,440 2,470 30 450 1.2 22.3
Vancouver 21,530 28,400 28,530 130 7,000 0.5 32.5
Victoria 2,580 3,090 3,160 70 580 2.3 22.5
Nanaimo 1,010 1,220 1,230 10 220 0.8 21.8
Census agglomerations 8,530 9,280 9,370 90 840 1.0 9.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,980 8,390 8,630 240 650 2.9 8.1
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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