Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areaNote 1 –  Not seasonally adjusted

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Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan area –  Not seasonally adjusted

Table summary
This table displays the results of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan area –  not seasonally adjusted December 2010, December 2011 and December 2010 to December 2011, calculated using number, change in number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  December 2010 December 2011Note p: preliminary December 2010 to December 2011 December 2010 to December 2011
  number change in number % change
Newfoundland and Labrador        
St. John's 4,630 3,890 -740 -16.0
Nova Scotia        
Halifax 5,660 4,860 -800 -14.1
New Brunswick        
Saint John 2,550 2,280 -270 -10.6
Quebec        
Saguenay 4,250 3,880 -370 -8.7
Québec 11,660 9,630 -2,030 -17.4
Sherbrooke 3,210 2,680 -530 -16.5
Trois-Rivières 4,100 3,700 -400 -9.8
Montréal 65,230 52,800 -12,430 -19.1
Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part 3,500 3,100 -400 -11.4
Ontario        
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part 7,420 6,410 -1,010 -13.6
Kingston 1,650 1,440 -210 -12.7
Oshawa 5,000 4,110 -890 -17.8
Toronto 72,100 53,660 -18,440 -25.6
Hamilton 9,270 5,970 -3,300 -35.6
St. Catharines–Niagara 8,420 6,950 -1,470 -17.5
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 6,150 4,950 -1,200 -19.5
London 7,110 5,610 -1,500 -21.1
Windsor 5,670 3,950 -1,720 -30.3
Greater Sudbury 2,690 2,070 -620 -23.0
Thunder Bay 1,800 1,400 -400 -22.2
Manitoba        
Winnipeg 7,590 6,420 -1,170 -15.4
Saskatchewan        
Regina 1,480 1,280 -200 -13.5
Saskatoon 2,260 1,830 -430 -19.0
Alberta        
Calgary 13,070 8,080 -4,990 -38.2
Edmonton 13,960 9,240 -4,720 -33.8
British Columbia        
Abbotsford–Mission 4,330 4,030 -300 -6.9
Vancouver 32,560 24,360 -8,200 -25.2
Victoria 3,920 3,000 -920 -23.5
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.