Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areasNote 1– Unadjusted for seasonality

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Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas– Unadjusted for seasonality

Table summary
This table displays the results of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas– unadjusted for seasonality September 2010, september 2011 and september 2010 to september 2011, calculated using number, change in number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  September 2010 September 2011Note p: preliminary September 2010 to September 2011 September 2010 to September 2011
  number change in number % change
Newfoundland and Labrador        
St. John's 4,120 3,400 -720 -17.5
Nova Scotia        
Halifax 4,960 4,350 -610 -12.3
New Brunswick        
Saint John 2,190 1,820 -370 -16.9
Quebec        
Saguenay 3,140 2,850 -290 -9.2
Québec 8,460 6,190 -2,270 -26.8
Sherbrooke 2,310 1,830 -480 -20.8
Trois-Rivières 3,050 2,740 -310 -10.2
Montréal 55,630 42,460 -13,170 -23.7
Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part 2,970 2,470 -500 -16.8
Ontario        
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part 7,170 5,680 -1,490 -20.8
Kingston 1,360 990 -370 -27.2
Oshawa 4,770 3,690 -1,080 -22.6
Toronto 71,410 52,530 -18,880 -26.4
Hamilton 7,990 5,610 -2,380 -29.8
St. Catharines–Niagara 6,180 4,590 -1,590 -25.7
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 5,890 4,170 -1,720 -29.2
London 6,370 4,220 -2,150 -33.8
Windsor 5,410 3,750 -1,660 -30.7
Greater Sudbury 2,560 1,680 -880 -34.4
Thunder Bay 1,440 960 -480 -33.3
Manitoba        
Winnipeg 6,090 4,470 -1,620 -26.6
Saskatchewan        
Regina 1,090 680 -410 -37.6
Saskatoon 1,740 1,200 -540 -31.0
Alberta        
Calgary 12,340 7,420 -4,920 -39.9
Edmonton 11,680 7,160 -4,520 -38.7
British Columbia        
Abbotsford–Mission 2,450 1,800 -650 -26.5
Vancouver 29,040 19,400 -9,640 -33.2
Victoria 3,150 2,400 -750 -23.8
p preliminary
Note 1.

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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.