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Table 2 Number of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits

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Number of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits
  December 2008p November to December 2008 December 2007 to December 2008
  Seasonally adjusted
    % change
Canada 538,180 4.9 16.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 36,880 0.5 4.2
Prince Edward Island 8,090 0.4 3.2
Nova Scotia 28,990 2.6 6.6
New Brunswick 30,490 0.5 1.8
Quebec 171,840 5.7 6.5
Ontario 167,190 4.0 29.6
Manitoba 11,220 2.1 16.5
Saskatchewan 8,710 2.6 2.7
Alberta 20,380 6.5 30.3
British Columbia 49,790 5.3 33.2
Yukon 880 -3.3 15.8
Northwest Territories 700 6.1 9.4
Nunavut 400 2.6 25.0
preliminary
Note(s):
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.