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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
  June 2008 June 2009p June 2008 to June 2009 June 2008 to June 2009
  Unadjusted for seasonality
  number change in number % change
Newfoundland and Labrador        
St. John's 3,350 4,670 1,320 39.4
Nova Scotia        
Halifax 3,620 5,550 1,930 53.3
New Brunswick        
Saint John 1,270 1,940 670 52.8
Quebec        
Saguenay 3,600 3,940 340 9.4
Québec 6,020 8,590 2,570 42.7
Sherbrooke 1,850 3,160 1,310 70.8
Trois-Rivières 2,570 3,150 580 22.6
Montréal 39,890 61,360 21,470 53.8
Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part 1,970 2,830 860 43.7
Ontario        
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part 4,100 6,810 2,710 66.1
Kingston 1,000 1,580 580 58.0
Oshawa 3,340 7,000 3,660 109.6
Toronto 45,080 95,820 50,740 112.6
Hamilton 5,360 12,300 6,940 129.5
St. Catharines–Niagara 3,900 8,810 4,910 125.9
Kitchener 4,220 10,570 6,350 150.5
London 4,190 9,350 5,160 123.2
Windsor 4,480 14,240 9,760 217.9
Greater Sudbury 1,640 3,510 1,870 114.0
Thunder Bay 1,400 2,240 840 60.0
Manitoba        
Winnipeg 3,430 6,080 2,650 77.3
Saskatchewan        
Regina 660 1,210 550 83.3
Saskatoon 790 1,750 960 121.5
Alberta        
Calgary 3,960 19,020 15,060 380.3
Edmonton 3,950 16,250 12,300 311.4
British Columbia        
Abbotsford–Mission 1,270 3,400 2,130 167.7
Vancouver 12,750 34,560 21,810 171.1
Victoria 1,350 3,760 2,410 178.5
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.