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

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by occupation, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
  February 2016 January 2017p February 2017p January to February 2017 February 2016 to February 2017 January to February 2017 February 2016 to February 2017
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
All occupations 550,440 565,850 554,160 -11,690 3,720 -2.1 0.7
Management occupations 33,640 36,000 36,150 150 2,510 0.4 7.5
Senior management occupations 2,880 3,110 3,120 10 240 0.3 8.3
Specialized middle management occupations 11,520 12,860 12,910 50 1,390 0.4 12.1
Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services 11,460 12,090 12,230 140 770 1.2 6.7
Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities 7,780 7,940 7,890 -50 110 -0.6 1.4
Business, finance and administration occupations 57,990 60,920 60,330 -590 2,340 -1.0 4.0
Professional occupations in business and finance 6,600 7,190 7,120 -70 520 -1.0 7.9
Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations 23,520 25,480 25,170 -310 1,650 -1.2 7.0
Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations 2,110 2,330 2,310 -20 200 -0.9 9.5
Office support occupations 17,180 17,450 17,440 -10 260 -0.1 1.5
Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations 8,580 8,480 8,290 -190 -290 -2.2 -3.4
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 32,780 33,540 32,850 -690 70 -2.1 0.2
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 9,630 9,950 9,790 -160 160 -1.6 1.7
Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 23,150 23,590 23,060 -530 -90 -2.2 -0.4
Health occupations 7,590 8,000 8,060 60 470 0.8 6.2
Professional occupations in nursing 750 780 800 20 50 2.6 6.7
Professional occupations in health (except nursing) 550 610 610 0 60 0.0 10.9
Technical occupations in health 2,790 2,870 2,880 10 90 0.3 3.2
Assisting occupations in support of health services 3,490 3,740 3,770 30 280 0.8 8.0
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 44,180 42,860 42,980 120 -1,200 0.3 -2.7
Professional occupations in education services 12,430 12,150 12,080 -70 -350 -0.6 -2.8
Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services 5,640 5,390 5,370 -20 -270 -0.4 -4.8
Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services 9,590 9,120 9,250 130 -340 1.4 -3.5
Occupations in front-line public protection services 710 740 740 0 30 0.0 4.2
Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations 15,810 15,450 15,530 80 -280 0.5 -1.8
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 8,370 9,140 9,440 300 1,070 3.3 12.8
Professional occupations in art and culture 1,760 1,860 1,930 70 170 3.8 9.7
Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,600 7,270 7,510 240 910 3.3 13.8
Sales and service occupations 83,270 87,980 87,460 -520 4,190 -0.6 5.0
Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations 4,590 4,700 4,640 -60 50 -1.3 1.1
Service supervisors and specialized service occupations 15,620 16,720 16,730 10 1,110 0.1 7.1
Sales representatives and salespersons - wholesale and retail trade 12,060 12,620 12,520 -100 460 -0.8 3.8
Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations 22,020 22,990 22,680 -310 660 -1.3 3.0
Sales support occupations 7,820 8,170 8,110 -60 290 -0.7 3.7
Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c. 21,160 22,780 22,780 0 1,620 0.0 7.7
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 192,750 201,020 191,940 -9,080 -810 -4.5 -0.4
Industrial, electrical and construction trades 72,750 76,660 74,140 -2,520 1,390 -3.3 1.9
Maintenance and equipment operation trades 20,690 20,150 19,800 -350 -890 -1.7 -4.3
Other installers, repairers and servicers and material handlers 10,920 10,800 10,670 -130 -250 -1.2 -2.3
Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations 44,780 46,070 43,980 -2,090 -800 -4.5 -1.8
Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 43,610 47,340 43,350 -3,990 -260 -8.4 -0.6
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 37,430 38,490 38,290 -200 860 -0.5 2.3
Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production 8,030 8,110 8,150 40 120 0.5 1.5
Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production 14,850 14,890 14,930 40 80 0.3 0.5
Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers 14,550 15,490 15,220 -270 670 -1.7 4.6
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 46,750 45,200 44,330 -870 -2,420 -1.9 -5.2
Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators 3,150 3,410 3,270 -140 120 -4.1 3.8
Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers 12,780 13,060 13,010 -50 230 -0.4 1.8
Assemblers in manufacturing 8,190 6,790 6,470 -320 -1,720 -4.7 -21.0
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 22,630 21,940 21,580 -360 -1,050 -1.6 -4.6
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0043.
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