Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas1

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Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas1
  April 2010 April 2011p April 2010 to April 2011 April 2010 to April 2011
  Unadjusted for seasonality
  number change in number % change
Newfoundland and Labrador        
St. John's 5,480 4,960 -520 -9.5
Nova Scotia        
Halifax 6,500 5,950 -550 -8.5
New Brunswick        
Saint John 2,980 2,900 -80 -2.7
Quebec        
Saguenay 5,340 4,780 -560 -10.5
Québec 12,540 10,700 -1,840 -14.7
Sherbrooke 3,450 3,260 -190 -5.5
Trois-Rivières 3,900 4,230 330 8.5
Montréal 73,480 64,110 -9,370 -12.8
Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part 3,920 3,740 -180 -4.6
Ontario        
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part 8,240 7,200 -1,040 -12.6
Kingston 1,940 1,560 -380 -19.6
Oshawa 6,230 4,840 -1,390 -22.3
Toronto 89,550 71,980 -17,570 -19.6
Hamilton 10,440 8,930 -1,510 -14.5
St. Catharines–Niagara 9,710 7,920 -1,790 -18.4
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 8,220 6,130 -2,090 -25.4
London 7,730 6,440 -1,290 -16.7
Windsor 6,550 5,780 -770 -11.8
Greater Sudbury 4,860 2,660 -2,200 -45.3
Thunder Bay 2,520 1,750 -770 -30.6
Manitoba        
Winnipeg 8,470 6,670 -1,800 -21.3
Saskatchewan        
Regina 1,720 1,230 -490 -28.5
Saskatoon 2,820 1,920 -900 -31.9
Alberta        
Calgary 17,570 12,060 -5,510 -31.4
Edmonton 15,850 12,680 -3,170 -20.0
British Columbia        
Abbotsford–Mission 4,310 3,290 -1,020 -23.7
Vancouver 36,730 28,490 -8,240 -22.4
Victoria 3,930 3,450 -480 -12.2
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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.