Table 3
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by census metropolitan category2 – 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 | |
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number | number | number | change | change | % 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.
Table note 1
Includes people who receive regular income benefits whether or not they participate in one of three employment benefit programs, namely the Skills Development Program, Job Creation Partnerships Program and Self-employment Program.
Table note 2
2011 Standard Geographical Classification.
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