Table 3
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by census metropolitan area2 – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2012 |
January 2013p |
February 2013p |
January to February 2013 | February 2012 to February 2013 | January to February 2013 | February 2012 to February 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| St. John's | 4,350 | 3,610 | 3,550 | -60 | -800 | -1.7 | -18.4 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Halifax | 5,340 | 5,230 | 5,280 | 50 | -60 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Moncton | 3,000 | 2,900 | 2,840 | -60 | -160 | -2.1 | -5.3 |
| Saint John | 2,700 | 2,980 | 2,940 | -40 | 240 | -1.3 | 8.9 |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Saguenay | 4,160 | 3,920 | 3,870 | -50 | -290 | -1.3 | -7.0 |
| Québec | 10,610 | 9,600 | 9,500 | -100 | -1,110 | -1.0 | -10.5 |
| Sherbrooke | 3,620 | 3,310 | 3,220 | -90 | -400 | -2.7 | -11.0 |
| Trois-Rivières | 3,940 | 3,530 | 3,530 | 0 | -410 | 0.0 | -10.4 |
| Montréal | 57,880 | 54,500 | 54,670 | 170 | -3,210 | 0.3 | -5.5 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part | 3,830 | 3,570 | 3,530 | -40 | -300 | -1.1 | -7.8 |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part | 7,800 | 7,110 | 7,070 | -40 | -730 | -0.6 | -9.4 |
| Kingston | 1,610 | 1,520 | 1,520 | 0 | -90 | 0.0 | -5.6 |
| Peterborough | 1,720 | 1,510 | 1,540 | 30 | -180 | 2.0 | -10.5 |
| Oshawa | 4,570 | 4,690 | 4,750 | 60 | 180 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| Toronto | 64,680 | 61,840 | 62,760 | 920 | -1,920 | 1.5 | -3.0 |
| Hamilton | 7,730 | 7,350 | 7,290 | -60 | -440 | -0.8 | -5.7 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara | 6,840 | 6,300 | 6,390 | 90 | -450 | 1.4 | -6.6 |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo | 5,840 | 5,530 | 5,590 | 60 | -250 | 1.1 | -4.3 |
| Brantford | 2,440 | 2,040 | 2,050 | 10 | -390 | 0.5 | -16.0 |
| Guelph | 1,400 | 1,310 | 1,350 | 40 | -50 | 3.1 | -3.6 |
| London | 6,600 | 5,840 | 5,930 | 90 | -670 | 1.5 | -10.2 |
| Windsor | 4,520 | 4,780 | 4,510 | -270 | -10 | -5.6 | -0.2 |
| Barrie | 2,720 | 2,500 | 2,560 | 60 | -160 | 2.4 | -5.9 |
| Greater Sudbury | 2,300 | 2,640 | 2,720 | 80 | 420 | 3.0 | 18.3 |
| Thunder Bay | 1,590 | 1,490 | 1,490 | 0 | -100 | 0.0 | -6.3 |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Winnipeg | 7,360 | 7,130 | 6,970 | -160 | -390 | -2.2 | -5.3 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Regina | 1,390 | 1,400 | 1,430 | 30 | 40 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| Saskatoon | 2,230 | 2,170 | 2,140 | -30 | -90 | -1.4 | -4.0 |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Calgary | 9,520 | 9,500 | 9,350 | -150 | -170 | -1.6 | -1.8 |
| Edmonton | 10,450 | 9,340 | 9,560 | 220 | -890 | 2.4 | -8.5 |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Kelowna | 3,070 | 2,590 | 2,550 | -40 | -520 | -1.5 | -16.9 |
| Abbotsford–Mission | 3,470 | 3,140 | 3,100 | -40 | -370 | -1.3 | -10.7 |
| Vancouver | 25,710 | 22,920 | 22,820 | -100 | -2,890 | -0.4 | -11.2 |
| Victoria | 3,420 | 3,060 | 3,080 | 20 | -340 | 0.7 | -9.9 |
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 276-0031.
Table note 1
Includes people who receive regular income benefits whether or not they participate 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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