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

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by occupation, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
  May 2016 April 2017p May 2017p April to May 2017 May 2016 to May 2017 April to May 2017 May 2016 to May 2017
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
All occupations 552,160 538,010 525,250 -12,760 -26,910 -2.4 -4.9
Management occupations 34,960 35,560 35,220 -340 260 -1.0 0.7
Senior management occupations 3,030 3,090 3,040 -50 10 -1.6 0.3
Specialized middle management occupations 12,290 12,890 12,710 -180 420 -1.4 3.4
Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services 11,740 11,980 11,910 -70 170 -0.6 1.4
Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities 7,900 7,600 7,560 -40 -340 -0.5 -4.3
Business, finance and administration occupations 59,890 59,090 58,120 -970 -1,770 -1.6 -3.0
Professional occupations in business and finance 6,860 6,990 6,930 -60 70 -0.9 1.0
Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations 24,600 24,610 23,890 -720 -710 -2.9 -2.9
Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations 2,270 2,180 2,230 50 -40 2.3 -1.8
Office support occupations 17,250 17,480 17,460 -20 210 -0.1 1.2
Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations 8,910 7,830 7,610 -220 -1,300 -2.8 -14.6
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 32,880 30,610 29,340 -1,270 -3,540 -4.1 -10.8
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 9,960 9,220 8,940 -280 -1,020 -3.0 -10.2
Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 22,920 21,390 20,400 -990 -2,520 -4.6 -11.0
Health occupations 7,820 7,950 7,890 -60 70 -0.8 0.9
Professional occupations in nursing 750 770 790 20 40 2.6 5.3
Professional occupations in health (except nursing) 570 640 650 10 80 1.6 14.0
Technical occupations in health 2,910 2,740 2,660 -80 -250 -2.9 -8.6
Assisting occupations in support of health services 3,600 3,790 3,780 -10 180 -0.3 5.0
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 43,780 46,300 45,990 -310 2,210 -0.7 5.0
Professional occupations in education services 12,260 12,520 12,230 -290 -30 -2.3 -0.2
Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services 5,570 5,580 5,390 -190 -180 -3.4 -3.2
Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services 9,730 10,170 10,110 -60 380 -0.6 3.9
Occupations in front-line public protection services 680 680 620 -60 -60 -8.8 -8.8
Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations 15,540 17,340 17,640 300 2,100 1.7 13.5
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 8,440 9,270 9,310 40 870 0.4 10.3
Professional occupations in art and culture 1,780 1,900 1,930 30 150 1.6 8.4
Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,660 7,370 7,380 10 720 0.1 10.8
Sales and service occupations 83,900 85,330 84,530 -800 630 -0.9 0.8
Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations 4,560 4,520 4,380 -140 -180 -3.1 -3.9
Service supervisors and specialized service occupations 15,880 16,080 16,360 280 480 1.7 3.0
Sales representatives and salespersons - wholesale and retail trade 11,780 12,420 12,130 -290 350 -2.3 3.0
Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations 22,320 22,330 22,100 -230 -220 -1.0 -1.0
Sales support occupations 7,630 8,100 8,070 -30 440 -0.4 5.8
Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c. 21,730 21,880 21,500 -380 -230 -1.7 -1.1
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 193,740 184,920 175,890 -9,030 -17,850 -4.9 -9.2
Industrial, electrical and construction trades 74,020 71,470 68,060 -3,410 -5,960 -4.8 -8.1
Maintenance and equipment operation trades 21,210 18,530 17,730 -800 -3,480 -4.3 -16.4
Other installers, repairers and servicers and material handlers 10,630 10,140 9,520 -620 -1,110 -6.1 -10.4
Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations 45,370 43,090 41,350 -1,740 -4,020 -4.0 -8.9
Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 42,510 41,690 39,230 -2,460 -3,280 -5.9 -7.7
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 37,070 35,620 35,490 -130 -1,580 -0.4 -4.3
Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production 8,550 7,450 7,270 -180 -1,280 -2.4 -15.0
Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production 14,800 14,510 15,100 590 300 4.1 2.0
Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers 13,710 13,660 13,110 -550 -600 -4.0 -4.4
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 46,240 42,370 42,180 -190 -4,060 -0.4 -8.8
Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators 3,520 3,070 3,020 -50 -500 -1.6 -14.2
Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers 13,280 12,770 13,120 350 -160 2.7 -1.2
Assemblers in manufacturing 6,280 5,990 5,560 -430 -720 -7.2 -11.5
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 23,150 20,530 20,480 -50 -2,670 -0.2 -11.5
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0043.
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