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

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by occupation, Canada – 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
All occupations 503,040 542,440 539,800 -2,640 36,760 -0.5 7.3
Management occupations 31,370 32,910 33,370 460 2,000 1.4 6.4
Senior management occupations 2,830 2,800 2,830 30 0 1.1 0.0
Other management occupations 28,540 30,110 30,540 430 2,000 1.4 7.0
Business, finance and administrative occupations 61,720 64,990 65,040 50 3,320 0.1 5.4
Professional occupations in business and finance 4,720 5,130 5,220 90 500 1.8 10.6
Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations 16,770 17,710 17,600 -110 830 -0.6 4.9
Clerical occupations, including supervisors 40,230 42,150 42,210 60 1,980 0.1 4.9
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 27,350 31,590 31,310 -280 3,960 -0.9 14.5
Health occupations 7,580 7,480 7,450 -30 -130 -0.4 -1.7
Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses 1,260 1,290 1,270 -20 10 -1.6 0.8
Technical, assisting and related occupations in health 6,330 6,200 6,190 -10 -140 -0.2 -2.2
Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion 28,190 31,630 31,200 -430 3,010 -1.4 10.7
Occupations in social science, government service and religion 15,130 16,390 16,200 -190 1,070 -1.2 7.1
Teachers and professors 13,060 15,240 15,010 -230 1,950 -1.5 14.9
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 9,470 9,540 9,680 140 210 1.5 2.2
Sales and service occupations 88,170 90,760 90,340 -420 2,170 -0.5 2.5
Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers 4,870 5,310 5,340 30 470 0.6 9.7
Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors 15,930 16,300 16,230 -70 300 -0.4 1.9
Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors 16,870 16,710 16,860 150 -10 0.9 -0.1
Occupations in protective services 4,770 5,110 4,950 -160 180 -3.1 3.8
Childcare and home support workers 15,210 15,850 15,630 -220 420 -1.4 2.8
Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors 30,510 31,470 31,330 -140 820 -0.4 2.7
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 168,020 188,770 187,630 -1,140 19,610 -0.6 11.7
Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation 6,500 7,810 7,860 50 1,360 0.6 20.9
Construction trades 35,530 36,930 36,280 -650 750 -1.8 2.1
Other trades occupations 38,740 48,380 48,890 510 10,150 1.1 26.2
Transport and equipment operators 39,590 45,420 45,010 -410 5,420 -0.9 13.7
Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations 47,660 50,220 49,590 -630 1,930 -1.3 4.0
Occupations unique to primary industry 35,910 38,570 38,090 -480 2,180 -1.2 6.1
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities 44,600 45,520 44,770 -750 170 -1.6 0.4
Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors 21,420 22,370 21,850 -520 430 -2.3 2.0
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 23,190 23,150 22,920 -230 -270 -1.0 -1.2
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0041.
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