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Table 2
Number of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits

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  October 2008p September to October 2008 October 2007 to October 2008
  Seasonally adjusted
    % change
Canada 486,190 0.7 6.3
Newfoundland and Labrador 36,110 -0.4 1.3
Prince Edward Island 7,860 1.2 1.2
Nova Scotia 27,400 0.1 0.9
New Brunswick 29,520 -0.4 -0.3
Quebec 155,430 0.2 -2.4
Ontario 149,440 3.0 18.4
Manitoba 10,490 0.7 7.9
Saskatchewan 8,300 0.1 -4.8
Alberta 17,160 4.4 8.2
British Columbia 43,480 3.5 18.2
Yukon 860 6.2 17.8
Northwest Territories 640 -4.5 3.2
Nunavut 350 6.1 2.9
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Note:The number of beneficiaries includes all claimants who received regular benefits for the Labour Force Survey reference week, usually containing the 15th day of the month.