Table 3
Beneficiaries receiving regular income-support benefits1 by census metropolitan area2 – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2012 |
December 2012p |
January 2013p |
December 2012 to January 2013 | January 2012 to January 2013 | December 2012 to January 2013 | January 2012 to January 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| St. John's | 4,470 | 3,670 | 3,560 | -110 | -910 | -3.0 | -20.4 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Halifax | 5,500 | 5,180 | 5,230 | 50 | -270 | 1.0 | -4.9 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Moncton | 3,040 | 3,130 | 2,910 | -220 | -130 | -7.0 | -4.3 |
| Saint John | 2,690 | 2,970 | 3,000 | 30 | 310 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Saguenay | 4,330 | 3,870 | 3,920 | 50 | -410 | 1.3 | -9.5 |
| Québec | 11,320 | 9,570 | 9,530 | -40 | -1,790 | -0.4 | -15.8 |
| Sherbrooke | 3,890 | 3,380 | 3,350 | -30 | -540 | -0.9 | -13.9 |
| Trois-Rivières | 4,030 | 3,570 | 3,530 | -40 | -500 | -1.1 | -12.4 |
| Montréal | 59,080 | 55,890 | 54,290 | -1,600 | -4,790 | -2.9 | -8.1 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part | 3,960 | 3,720 | 3,590 | -130 | -370 | -3.5 | -9.3 |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part | 7,840 | 7,150 | 7,020 | -130 | -820 | -1.8 | -10.5 |
| Kingston | 1,640 | 1,520 | 1,500 | -20 | -140 | -1.3 | -8.5 |
| Peterborough | 1,740 | 1,590 | 1,500 | -90 | -240 | -5.7 | -13.8 |
| Oshawa | 4,850 | 4,820 | 4,690 | -130 | -160 | -2.7 | -3.3 |
| Toronto | 64,590 | 62,090 | 61,310 | -780 | -3,280 | -1.3 | -5.1 |
| Hamilton | 7,500 | 7,280 | 7,350 | 70 | -150 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara | 6,850 | 6,350 | 6,260 | -90 | -590 | -1.4 | -8.6 |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo | 5,880 | 5,370 | 5,500 | 130 | -380 | 2.4 | -6.5 |
| Brantford | 2,440 | 2,030 | 2,020 | -10 | -420 | -0.5 | -17.2 |
| Guelph | 1,370 | 1,390 | 1,300 | -90 | -70 | -6.5 | -5.1 |
| London | 6,650 | 6,140 | 5,830 | -310 | -820 | -5.0 | -12.3 |
| Windsor | 6,340 | 4,660 | 4,860 | 200 | -1,480 | 4.3 | -23.3 |
| Barrie | 2,710 | 2,430 | 2,470 | 40 | -240 | 1.6 | -8.9 |
| Greater Sudbury | 2,330 | 2,540 | 2,610 | 70 | 280 | 2.8 | 12.0 |
| Thunder Bay | 1,640 | 1,520 | 1,490 | -30 | -150 | -2.0 | -9.1 |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Winnipeg | 7,230 | 7,210 | 7,180 | -30 | -50 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Regina | 1,440 | 1,380 | 1,390 | 10 | -50 | 0.7 | -3.5 |
| Saskatoon | 2,220 | 2,150 | 2,190 | 40 | -30 | 1.9 | -1.4 |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Calgary | 9,640 | 9,590 | 9,400 | -190 | -240 | -2.0 | -2.5 |
| Edmonton | 11,020 | 9,440 | 9,260 | -180 | -1,760 | -1.9 | -16.0 |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Kelowna | 3,090 | 2,630 | 2,600 | -30 | -490 | -1.1 | -15.9 |
| Abbotsford–Mission | 3,470 | 3,120 | 3,170 | 50 | -300 | 1.6 | -8.6 |
| Vancouver | 26,130 | 23,020 | 22,850 | -170 | -3,280 | -0.7 | -12.6 |
| Victoria | 3,490 | 3,120 | 3,030 | -90 | -460 | -2.9 | -13.2 |
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 276-0031.
Table note 1
Includes people receiving regular income-support benefits while participating in one of three employment benefit programs, namely Skills Development Program, Job Creation Partnerships Program and Self-employment Program.
Table note 2
2006 Standard Geographical Classification.
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