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

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by census metropolitan category – Seasonally adjusted
  January
2016
December
2016p
January
2017p
December 2016 to January 2017 January 2016 to January 2017 December 2016 to January 2017 January 2016 to January 2017
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 4,600 5,120 5,150 30 550 0.6 12.0
St. John's 4,600 5,120 5,150 30 550 0.6 12.0
Census agglomerations 3,540 4,010 3,910 -100 370 -2.5 10.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 26,950 28,740 28,370 -370 1,420 -1.3 5.3
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 3,040 3,000 3,050 50 10 1.7 0.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,700 4,830 4,880 50 180 1.0 3.8
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,500 5,540 5,540 0 40 0.0 0.7
Halifax 5,500 5,540 5,540 0 40 0.0 0.7
Census agglomerations 9,380 9,110 9,150 40 -230 0.4 -2.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 13,520 14,110 13,880 -230 360 -1.6 2.7
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 5,970 5,790 5,920 130 -50 2.2 -0.8
Moncton 3,300 3,140 3,130 -10 -170 -0.3 -5.2
Saint John 2,670 2,660 2,790 130 120 4.9 4.5
Census agglomerations 7,040 7,060 7,050 -10 10 -0.1 0.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 20,330 20,490 20,540 50 210 0.2 1.0
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 78,000 71,470 73,130 1,660 -4,870 2.3 -6.2
Montréal 54,190 50,200 51,430 1,230 -2,760 2.5 -5.1
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 4,000 3,570 3,590 20 -410 0.6 -10.3
Québec 9,740 8,710 8,800 90 -940 1.0 -9.7
Saguenay 4,050 3,720 3,800 80 -250 2.2 -6.2
Sherbrooke 3,320 2,940 3,180 240 -140 8.2 -4.2
Trois-Rivières 2,710 2,340 2,350 10 -360 0.4 -13.3
Census agglomerations 20,680 17,890 18,640 750 -2,040 4.2 -9.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 47,260 43,750 45,090 1,340 -2,170 3.1 -4.6
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 103,890 97,090 97,660 570 -6,230 0.6 -6.0
Barrie 2,460 2,240 2,300 60 -160 2.7 -6.5
Brantford 1,830 1,790 1,820 30 -10 1.7 -0.5
Greater Sudbury 2,760 3,200 2,990 -210 230 -6.6 8.3
Guelph 1,190 1,180 1,220 40 30 3.4 2.5
Hamilton 6,650 6,810 6,780 -30 130 -0.4 2.0
Kingston 1,570 1,530 1,570 40 0 2.6 0.0
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 4,630 4,360 4,450 90 -180 2.1 -3.9
London 4,830 4,440 4,570 130 -260 2.9 -5.4
Oshawa 4,240 3,700 3,700 0 -540 0.0 -12.7
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 7,480 6,900 6,860 -40 -620 -0.6 -8.3
Peterborough 1,400 1,290 1,260 -30 -140 -2.3 -10.0
St. Catharines–Niagara 5,200 5,330 5,410 80 210 1.5 4.0
Thunder Bay 1,720 1,650 1,710 60 -10 3.6 -0.6
Toronto 54,240 49,480 49,920 440 -4,320 0.9 -8.0
Windsor 3,680 3,180 3,110 -70 -570 -2.2 -15.5
Census agglomerations 17,170 16,680 16,770 90 -400 0.5 -2.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 23,250 23,540 23,650 110 400 0.5 1.7
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 8,060 7,680 7,880 200 -180 2.6 -2.2
Winnipeg 8,060 7,680 7,880 200 -180 2.6 -2.2
Census agglomerations 1,170 1,180 1,150 -30 -20 -2.5 -1.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,410 7,010 7,050 40 640 0.6 10.0
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 5,380 6,860 6,830 -30 1,450 -0.4 27.0
Regina 1,980 2,130 2,210 80 230 3.8 11.6
Saskatoon 3,400 4,730 4,620 -110 1,220 -2.3 35.9
Census agglomerations 3,110 3,850 3,680 -170 570 -4.4 18.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,170 8,920 8,770 -150 1,600 -1.7 22.3
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 42,120 64,830 61,470 -3,360 19,350 -5.2 45.9
Calgary 21,160 32,790 31,290 -1,500 10,130 -4.6 47.9
Edmonton 20,970 32,040 30,170 -1,870 9,200 -5.8 43.9
Census agglomerations 11,370 15,860 14,560 -1,300 3,190 -8.2 28.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 11,490 17,130 15,710 -1,420 4,220 -8.3 36.7
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 27,580 25,720 25,870 150 -1,710 0.6 -6.2
Abbotsford–Mission 2,510 2,430 2,470 40 -40 1.6 -1.6
Kelowna 2,900 3,550 3,400 -150 500 -4.2 17.2
Vancouver 19,230 17,050 17,400 350 -1,830 2.1 -9.5
Victoria 2,930 2,690 2,590 -100 -340 -3.7 -11.6
Census agglomerations 15,280 16,720 16,540 -180 1,260 -1.1 8.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 11,470 12,880 12,930 50 1,460 0.4 12.7
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0034.
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