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Table 4 Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas

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Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas
  April 2008 April 2009p April 2008 to April 2009 April 2008 to April 2009
  Unadjusted for seasonality
  number change in number % change
Newfoundland and Labrador        
St. John's 4,640 5,690 1,050 22.6
Nova Scotia        
Halifax 4,380 6,810 2,430 55.5
New Brunswick        
Saint John 1,660 2,610 950 57.2
Quebec        
Saguenay 5,420 6,150 730 13.5
Québec 9,030 13,230 4,200 46.5
Sherbrooke 2,790 4,180 1,390 49.8
Trois-Rivières 3,590 4,280 690 19.2
Montréal 51,570 75,060 23,490 45.5
Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part 2,840 4,010 1,170 41.2
Ontario        
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part 5,090 7,780 2,690 52.8
Kingston 1,220 1,800 580 47.5
Oshawa 6,270 6,730 460 7.3
Toronto 50,910 95,760 44,850 88.1
Hamilton 5,950 12,780 6,830 114.8
St. Catharines–Niagara 6,140 9,720 3,580 58.3
Kitchener 5,160 10,970 5,810 112.6
London 5,930 9,350 3,420 57.7
Windsor 5,340 11,050 5,710 106.9
Greater Sudbury 1,940 3,950 2,010 103.6
Thunder Bay 2,050 2,930 880 42.9
Manitoba        
Winnipeg 4,330 7,640 3,310 76.4
Saskatchewan        
Regina 800 1,560 760 95.0
Saskatoon 1,090 2,710 1,620 148.6
Alberta        
Calgary 4,680 17,330 12,650 270.3
Edmonton 4,750 15,930 11,180 235.4
British Columbia        
Abbotsford 1,640 3,810 2,170 132.3
Vancouver 14,030 34,520 20,490 146.0
Victoria 1,410 3,940 2,530 179.4
preliminary
Note(s):
The number of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits excludes claimants receiving training, job creation and self-employment benefits as well as other employment and support measures benefits.