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
  November
2024		 October
2025p		 November
2025p		 October to November 2025 November 2024 to November 2025 October to November 2025 November 2024 to November 2025
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 4,220 4,310 4,390 80 170 1.9 4.0
St. John's 4,220 4,310 4,390 80 170 1.9 4.0
Census agglomerations 2,910 2,940 2,940 0 30 0.0 1.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 21,600 21,400 21,350 -50 -250 -0.2 -1.2
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,740 3,020 3,050 30 310 1.0 11.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,450 4,910 4,770 -140 320 -2.9 7.2
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,280 5,780 5,900 120 620 2.1 11.7
Halifax 5,280 5,780 5,900 120 620 2.1 11.7
Census agglomerations 6,660 6,530 6,590 60 -70 0.9 -1.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 10,400 10,580 10,560 -20 160 -0.2 1.5
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 6,270 7,100 7,150 50 880 0.7 14.0
Moncton 2,590 3,180 3,190 10 600 0.3 23.2
Saint John 2,170 2,360 2,380 20 210 0.8 9.7
Fredericton 1,510 1,560 1,580 20 70 1.3 4.6
Census agglomerations 3,390 3,420 3,410 -10 20 -0.3 0.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 15,960 15,970 15,580 -390 -380 -2.4 -2.4
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 64,170 78,060 80,260 2,200 16,090 2.8 25.1
Saguenay 2,240 2,400 2,440 40 200 1.7 8.9
Québec 7,320 8,730 8,880 150 1,560 1.7 21.3
Sherbrooke 2,560 2,950 3,110 160 550 5.4 21.5
Trois-Rivières 2,110 2,350 2,380 30 270 1.3 12.8
Drummondville 1,550 1,660 1,780 120 230 7.2 14.8
Montréal 45,160 55,930 57,640 1,710 12,480 3.1 27.6
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 3,230 4,030 4,040 10 810 0.2 25.1
Census agglomerations 11,720 13,350 13,760 410 2,040 3.1 17.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 32,010 35,020 35,890 870 3,880 2.5 12.1
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 129,170 148,980 153,110 4,130 23,940 2.8 18.5
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 9,420 11,670 11,960 290 2,540 2.5 27.0
Kingston 1,600 1,760 1,770 10 170 0.6 10.6
Belleville–Quinte West 1,180 1,330 1,360 30 180 2.3 15.3
Peterborough 1,380 1,520 1,590 70 210 4.6 15.2
Oshawa 4,970 5,410 5,570 160 600 3.0 12.1
Toronto 67,860 80,240 82,490 2,250 14,630 2.8 21.6
Hamilton 8,700 9,030 9,360 330 660 3.7 7.6
St. Catharines–Niagara 6,070 6,260 6,460 200 390 3.2 6.4
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 6,640 7,440 7,670 230 1,030 3.1 15.5
Brantford 2,100 2,230 2,260 30 160 1.3 7.6
Guelph 1,730 1,710 1,840 130 110 7.6 6.4
London 6,170 7,230 7,510 280 1,340 3.9 21.7
Windsor 4,960 6,360 6,310 -50 1,350 -0.8 27.2
Barrie 2,720 3,060 3,200 140 480 4.6 17.6
Greater Sudbury 2,330 2,330 2,390 60 60 2.6 2.6
Thunder Bay 1,340 1,410 1,370 -40 30 -2.8 2.2
Census agglomerations 13,460 14,760 15,170 410 1,710 2.8 12.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 18,220 19,230 19,740 510 1,520 2.7 8.3
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 8,730 10,070 10,200 130 1,470 1.3 16.8
Winnipeg 8,730 10,070 10,200 130 1,470 1.3 16.8
Census agglomerations 1,380 1,630 1,610 -20 230 -1.2 16.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,340 6,840 6,780 -60 440 -0.9 6.9
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 5,320 6,250 6,250 0 930 0.0 17.5
Regina 2,240 2,550 2,530 -20 290 -0.8 12.9
Saskatoon 3,080 3,700 3,720 20 640 0.5 20.8
Census agglomerations 2,460 2,640 2,700 60 240 2.3 9.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,220 6,460 6,430 -30 210 -0.5 3.4
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 39,180 49,850 50,350 500 11,170 1.0 28.5
Lethbridge 1,060 1,330 1,270 -60 210 -4.5 19.8
Calgary 16,870 21,990 22,290 300 5,420 1.4 32.1
Red Deer 1,220 1,470 1,400 -70 180 -4.8 14.8
Edmonton 20,030 25,050 25,400 350 5,370 1.4 26.8
Census agglomerations 5,630 6,160 6,200 40 570 0.6 10.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,300 10,510 10,360 -150 1,060 -1.4 11.4
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 32,440 41,100 40,980 -120 8,540 -0.3 26.3
Kelowna 2,350 3,080 3,070 -10 720 -0.3 30.6
Kamloops 1,280 1,450 1,390 -60 110 -4.1 8.6
Chilliwack 1,120 1,270 1,240 -30 120 -2.4 10.7
Abbotsford–Mission 2,020 2,460 2,440 -20 420 -0.8 20.8
Vancouver 22,110 28,440 28,380 -60 6,270 -0.2 28.4
Victoria 2,600 3,160 3,150 -10 550 -0.3 21.2
Nanaimo 970 1,240 1,300 60 330 4.8 34.0
Census agglomerations 8,480 9,400 9,490 90 1,010 1.0 11.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,820 8,660 8,750 90 930 1.0 11.9
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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