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

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by census metropolitan category – Seasonally adjusted
  July
2015
June
2016p
July
2016p
June to July 2016 July 2015 to July 2016 June to July 2016 July 2015 to July 2016
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 3,940 4,850 4,930 80 990 1.6 25.1
St. John's 3,940 4,850 4,930 80 990 1.6 25.1
Census agglomerations 3,240 3,570 4,090 520 850 14.6 26.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 24,480 26,810 31,250 4,440 6,770 16.6 27.7
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,870 2,980 2,880 -100 10 -3.4 0.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,360 4,900 4,560 -340 200 -6.9 4.6
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,110 5,200 5,160 -40 50 -0.8 1.0
Halifax 5,110 5,200 5,160 -40 50 -0.8 1.0
Census agglomerations 9,320 8,810 8,560 -250 -760 -2.8 -8.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 13,650 13,450 13,430 -20 -220 -0.1 -1.6
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 5,950 5,970 5,990 20 40 0.3 0.7
Moncton 3,290 3,180 3,180 0 -110 0.0 -3.3
Saint John 2,670 2,790 2,810 20 140 0.7 5.2
Census agglomerations 6,790 6,660 6,570 -90 -220 -1.4 -3.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 19,630 21,380 20,030 -1,350 400 -6.3 2.0
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 81,100 76,320 78,340 2,020 -2,760 2.6 -3.4
Montréal 55,890 53,710 54,700 990 -1,190 1.8 -2.1
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 3,960 3,670 3,780 110 -180 3.0 -4.5
Québec 10,160 9,210 9,480 270 -680 2.9 -6.7
Saguenay 4,590 3,980 4,120 140 -470 3.5 -10.2
Sherbrooke 3,470 3,020 3,400 380 -70 12.6 -2.0
Trois-Rivières 3,030 2,750 2,860 110 -170 4.0 -5.6
Census agglomerations 21,690 19,990 20,600 610 -1,090 3.1 -5.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 49,050 45,880 46,680 800 -2,370 1.7 -4.8
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 114,650 96,120 86,930 -9,190 -27,720 -9.6 -24.2
Barrie 2,420 2,290 1,920 -370 -500 -16.2 -20.7
Brantford 2,050 1,600 1,420 -180 -630 -11.3 -30.7
Greater Sudbury 2,320 2,940 3,500 560 1,180 19.0 50.9
Guelph 1,240 1,140 960 -180 -280 -15.8 -22.6
Hamilton 7,060 6,080 5,390 -690 -1,670 -11.3 -23.7
Kingston 1,610 1,520 1,210 -310 -400 -20.4 -24.8
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 4,950 4,470 3,710 -760 -1,240 -17.0 -25.1
London 5,390 4,580 4,290 -290 -1,100 -6.3 -20.4
Oshawa 5,790 4,330 3,300 -1,030 -2,490 -23.8 -43.0
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 7,760 6,800 5,820 -980 -1,940 -14.4 -25.0
Peterborough 1,540 1,310 1,180 -130 -360 -9.9 -23.4
St. Catharines–Niagara 5,730 5,130 4,670 -460 -1,060 -9.0 -18.5
Thunder Bay 1,910 1,660 1,610 -50 -300 -3.0 -15.7
Toronto 59,990 49,220 45,310 -3,910 -14,680 -7.9 -24.5
Windsor 4,890 3,050 2,640 -410 -2,250 -13.4 -46.0
Census agglomerations 17,770 16,230 16,040 -190 -1,730 -1.2 -9.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 23,390 22,630 22,070 -560 -1,320 -2.5 -5.6
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 7,090 7,630 7,150 -480 60 -6.3 0.8
Winnipeg 7,090 7,630 7,150 -480 60 -6.3 0.8
Census agglomerations 970 1,190 1,200 10 230 0.8 23.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,080 6,270 6,830 560 750 8.9 12.3
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 4,850 5,770 6,430 660 1,580 11.4 32.6
Regina 1,680 2,170 2,000 -170 320 -7.8 19.0
Saskatoon 3,170 3,600 4,430 830 1,260 23.1 39.7
Census agglomerations 2,710 3,140 3,950 810 1,240 25.8 45.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,680 7,470 9,600 2,130 2,920 28.5 43.7
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 34,480 50,060 63,460 13,400 28,980 26.8 84.0
Calgary 16,930 25,570 33,210 7,640 16,280 29.9 96.2
Edmonton 17,540 24,500 30,260 5,760 12,720 23.5 72.5
Census agglomerations 9,340 15,700 17,730 2,030 8,390 12.9 89.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,440 14,580 18,120 3,540 8,680 24.3 91.9
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 28,900 24,870 24,900 30 -4,000 0.1 -13.8
Abbotsford–Mission 2,720 2,240 2,260 20 -460 0.9 -16.9
Kelowna 2,790 2,920 3,650 730 860 25.0 30.8
Vancouver 20,410 16,870 16,160 -710 -4,250 -4.2 -20.8
Victoria 2,990 2,840 2,820 -20 -170 -0.7 -5.7
Census agglomerations 14,880 15,090 17,410 2,320 2,530 15.4 17.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 11,500 11,310 13,550 2,240 2,050 19.8 17.8
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0034.
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