Table 3 
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by census metropolitan category2 – Seasonally adjusted 

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by census metropolitan category – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2014
November
2015p
December
2015p
November to December 2015 December 2014 to December 2015 November to December 2015 December 2014 to December 2015
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 3,520 4,380 4,480 100 960 2.3 27.3
St. John's 3,520 4,380 4,480 100 960 2.3 27.3
Census agglomerations 3,110 3,350 3,390 40 280 1.2 9.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 23,700 25,350 25,640 290 1,940 1.1 8.2
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,930 2,960 3,000 40 70 1.4 2.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,240 4,520 4,550 30 310 0.7 7.3
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 4,780 5,290 5,290 0 510 0.0 10.7
Halifax 4,780 5,290 5,290 0 510 0.0 10.7
Census agglomerations 8,370 9,390 9,290 -100 920 -1.1 11.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 13,270 13,580 13,220 -360 -50 -2.7 -0.4
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 5,530 5,560 5,570 10 40 0.2 0.7
Moncton 3,010 3,190 3,140 -50 130 -1.6 4.3
Saint John 2,530 2,370 2,430 60 -100 2.5 -4.0
Census agglomerations 6,610 6,640 6,750 110 140 1.7 2.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 20,140 19,160 19,030 -130 -1,110 -0.7 -5.5
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 80,860 79,190 78,140 -1,050 -2,720 -1.3 -3.4
Montréal 56,540 54,660 53,920 -740 -2,620 -1.4 -4.6
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 3,790 3,970 3,960 -10 170 -0.3 4.5
Québec 9,780 9,960 9,710 -250 -70 -2.5 -0.7
Saguenay 4,490 4,340 4,360 20 -130 0.5 -2.9
Sherbrooke 3,320 3,380 3,360 -20 40 -0.6 1.2
Trois-Rivières 2,940 2,880 2,820 -60 -120 -2.1 -4.1
Census agglomerations 21,590 21,320 20,930 -390 -660 -1.8 -3.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 49,490 48,320 47,200 -1,120 -2,290 -2.3 -4.6
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 106,330 103,650 102,300 -1,350 -4,030 -1.3 -3.8
Barrie 2,370 2,380 2,310 -70 -60 -2.9 -2.5
Brantford 1,860 1,860 1,810 -50 -50 -2.7 -2.7
Greater Sudbury 2,280 2,500 2,640 140 360 5.6 15.8
Guelph 1,200 1,190 1,160 -30 -40 -2.5 -3.3
Hamilton 6,620 6,760 6,690 -70 70 -1.0 1.1
Kingston 1,620 1,590 1,570 -20 -50 -1.3 -3.1
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 4,960 4,770 4,570 -200 -390 -4.2 -7.9
London 5,170 4,760 4,780 20 -390 0.4 -7.5
Oshawa 3,930 4,030 3,890 -140 -40 -3.5 -1.0
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 7,400 7,440 7,400 -40 0 -0.5 0.0
Peterborough 1,440 1,390 1,360 -30 -80 -2.2 -5.6
St. Catharines–Niagara 5,530 5,310 5,150 -160 -380 -3.0 -6.9
Thunder Bay 1,670 1,790 1,830 40 160 2.2 9.6
Toronto 56,350 53,630 52,870 -760 -3,480 -1.4 -6.2
Windsor 3,950 4,260 4,250 -10 300 -0.2 7.6
Census agglomerations 16,640 17,480 17,330 -150 690 -0.9 4.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 22,790 22,900 22,810 -90 20 -0.4 0.1
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 7,050 7,730 7,870 140 820 1.8 11.6
Winnipeg 7,050 7,730 7,870 140 820 1.8 11.6
Census agglomerations 880 1,100 1,100 0 220 0.0 25.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 5,530 6,150 6,140 -10 610 -0.2 11.0
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 3,610 5,140 5,330 190 1,720 3.7 47.6
Regina 1,400 1,890 1,900 10 500 0.5 35.7
Saskatoon 2,210 3,240 3,420 180 1,210 5.6 54.8
Census agglomerations 1,890 2,880 2,940 60 1,050 2.1 55.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 5,560 6,950 6,950 0 1,390 0.0 25.0
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 20,940 40,270 41,440 1,170 20,500 2.9 97.9
Calgary 10,140 20,210 20,750 540 10,610 2.7 104.6
Edmonton 10,810 20,050 20,690 640 9,880 3.2 91.4
Census agglomerations 4,810 10,140 10,340 200 5,530 2.0 115.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 5,460 10,700 10,690 -10 5,230 -0.1 95.8
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 27,700 27,830 27,500 -330 -200 -1.2 -0.7
Abbotsford–Mission 2,750 2,710 2,640 -70 -110 -2.6 -4.0
Kelowna 2,390 2,870 2,830 -40 440 -1.4 18.4
Vancouver 19,960 19,370 19,180 -190 -780 -1.0 -3.9
Victoria 2,600 2,870 2,850 -20 250 -0.7 9.6
Census agglomerations 12,770 14,700 14,800 100 2,030 0.7 15.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 10,050 11,380 11,320 -60 1,270 -0.5 12.6
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0034.
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