Table 3
Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan area– Not seasonally adjusted

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Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan area1 – Not seasonally adjusted
  June 2011 June 2012p June 2011 to June 2012 June 2011 to June 2012
  number change in number % change
Newfoundland and Labrador        
St. John's 3,790 3,120 -670 -17.7
Nova Scotia        
Halifax 5,020 4,270 -750 -14.9
New Brunswick        
Saint John 2,170 2,050 -120 -5.5
Quebec        
Saguenay 3,010 2,450 -560 -18.6
Québec 6,700 5,790 -910 -13.6
Sherbrooke 1,910 1,800 -110 -5.8
Trois-Rivières 2,940 2,510 -430 -14.6
Montréal 47,060 42,920 -4,140 -8.8
Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part 2,610 2,600 -10 -0.4
Ontario        
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part 6,140 5,680 -460 -7.5
Kingston 1,290 1,230 -60 -4.7
Oshawa 4,250 3,450 -800 -18.8
Toronto 61,700 51,220 -10,480 -17.0
Hamilton 7,150 5,700 -1,450 -20.3
St. Catharines–Niagara 5,280 4,750 -530 -10.0
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 4,900 4,320 -580 -11.8
London 5,410 5,270 -140 -2.6
Windsor 5,090 3,690 -1,400 -27.5
Greater Sudbury 1,930 1,740 -190 -9.8
Thunder Bay 1,180 1,150 -30 -2.5
Manitoba        
Winnipeg 4,900 4,550 -350 -7.1
Saskatchewan        
Regina 910 730 -180 -19.8
Saskatoon 1,420 1,250 -170 -12.0
Alberta        
Calgary 9,770 6,460 -3,310 -33.9
Edmonton 9,460 5,880 -3,580 -37.8
British Columbia        
Abbotsford–Mission 2,760 2,520 -240 -8.7
Vancouver 24,610 20,530 -4,080 -16.6
Victoria 2,920 2,410 -510 -17.5
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preliminary
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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.