Table 4 
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted 

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by occupation, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
  October 2014 September 2015p October 2015p September to October 2015 October 2014 to October 2015 September to October 2015 October 2014 to October 2015
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
All occupations 498,790 542,960 539,700 -3,260 40,910 -0.6 8.2
Management occupations 31,390 32,640 32,480 -160 1,090 -0.5 3.5
Senior management occupations 2,820 2,790 2,760 -30 -60 -1.1 -2.1
Other management occupations 28,570 29,850 29,720 -130 1,150 -0.4 4.0
Business, finance and administrative occupations 62,130 64,720 64,530 -190 2,400 -0.3 3.9
Professional occupations in business and finance 4,850 5,100 5,140 40 290 0.8 6.0
Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations 16,760 17,530 17,660 130 900 0.7 5.4
Clerical occupations, including supervisors 40,530 42,090 41,740 -350 1,210 -0.8 3.0
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 26,630 31,580 31,370 -210 4,740 -0.7 17.8
Health occupations 7,610 7,380 7,330 -50 -280 -0.7 -3.7
Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses 1,230 1,230 1,250 20 20 1.6 1.6
Technical, assisting and related occupations in health 6,380 6,150 6,080 -70 -300 -1.1 -4.7
Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion 28,620 31,020 31,120 100 2,500 0.3 8.7
Occupations in social science, government service and religion 15,260 16,150 16,080 -70 820 -0.4 5.4
Teachers and professors 13,370 14,860 15,040 180 1,670 1.2 12.5
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 9,600 9,330 9,390 60 -210 0.6 -2.2
Sales and service occupations 88,910 90,390 90,350 -40 1,440 0.0 1.6
Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers 4,980 5,230 5,220 -10 240 -0.2 4.8
Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors 16,030 16,310 16,180 -130 150 -0.8 0.9
Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors 16,970 16,180 16,490 310 -480 1.9 -2.8
Occupations in protective services 4,740 4,980 4,990 10 250 0.2 5.3
Childcare and home support workers 15,320 16,190 16,150 -40 830 -0.2 5.4
Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors 30,890 31,500 31,320 -180 430 -0.6 1.4
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 162,060 188,150 186,010 -2,140 23,950 -1.1 14.8
Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation 6,170 7,930 7,880 -50 1,710 -0.6 27.7
Construction trades 34,830 37,140 36,080 -1,060 1,250 -2.9 3.6
Other trades occupations 37,410 47,170 47,410 240 10,000 0.5 26.7
Transport and equipment operators 38,560 45,420 44,870 -550 6,310 -1.2 16.4
Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations 45,080 50,480 49,770 -710 4,690 -1.4 10.4
Occupations unique to primary industry 35,250 40,440 40,260 -180 5,010 -0.4 14.2
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities 46,160 46,740 46,260 -480 100 -1.0 0.2
Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors 22,710 23,450 23,010 -440 300 -1.9 1.3
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 23,450 23,290 23,250 -40 -200 -0.2 -0.9
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0041.
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