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

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by census metropolitan category – Seasonally adjusted
  August
2016
July
2017p
August
2017p
July to August 2017 August 2016 to August 2017 July to August 2017 August 2016 to August 2017
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 5,080 5,540 5,470 -70 390 -1.3 7.7
St. John's 5,080 5,540 5,470 -70 390 -1.3 7.7
Census agglomerations 3,680 4,010 4,000 -10 320 -0.2 8.7
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 27,600 30,320 29,640 -680 2,040 -2.2 7.4
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 2,930 2,850 2,780 -70 -150 -2.5 -5.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,740 4,930 4,800 -130 60 -2.6 1.3
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 5,450 5,320 5,150 -170 -300 -3.2 -5.5
Halifax 5,450 5,320 5,150 -170 -300 -3.2 -5.5
Census agglomerations 8,900 8,630 8,680 50 -220 0.6 -2.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 14,100 13,990 13,760 -230 -340 -1.6 -2.4
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 6,030 5,370 5,260 -110 -770 -2.0 -12.8
Moncton 3,220 2,830 2,820 -10 -400 -0.4 -12.4
Saint John 2,810 2,550 2,450 -100 -360 -3.9 -12.8
Census agglomerations 6,830 6,690 6,630 -60 -200 -0.9 -2.9
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 20,920 20,340 19,860 -480 -1,060 -2.4 -5.1
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 77,000 69,320 68,610 -710 -8,390 -1.0 -10.9
Montréal 53,930 47,960 47,530 -430 -6,400 -0.9 -11.9
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 3,760 3,520 3,380 -140 -380 -4.0 -10.1
Québec 9,420 8,800 8,740 -60 -680 -0.7 -7.2
Saguenay 4,020 3,610 3,570 -40 -450 -1.1 -11.2
Sherbrooke 3,160 2,890 2,870 -20 -290 -0.7 -9.2
Trois-Rivières 2,720 2,540 2,520 -20 -200 -0.8 -7.4
Census agglomerations 19,670 18,500 17,990 -510 -1,680 -2.8 -8.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 46,630 44,520 44,310 -210 -2,320 -0.5 -5.0
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 100,980 96,540 95,260 -1,280 -5,720 -1.3 -5.7
Barrie 2,340 2,140 2,140 0 -200 0.0 -8.5
Brantford 1,750 1,560 1,530 -30 -220 -1.9 -12.6
Greater Sudbury 2,980 2,610 2,640 30 -340 1.1 -11.4
Guelph 1,180 1,220 1,210 -10 30 -0.8 2.5
Hamilton 6,350 6,630 6,500 -130 150 -2.0 2.4
Kingston 1,520 1,500 1,490 -10 -30 -0.7 -2.0
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 4,490 4,550 4,520 -30 30 -0.7 0.7
London 4,820 4,890 4,790 -100 -30 -2.0 -0.6
Oshawa 4,000 4,130 3,970 -160 -30 -3.9 -0.8
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 7,230 6,550 6,400 -150 -830 -2.3 -11.5
Peterborough 1,320 1,440 1,350 -90 30 -6.3 2.3
St. Catharines–Niagara 5,390 5,230 4,930 -300 -460 -5.7 -8.5
Thunder Bay 1,620 1,490 1,430 -60 -190 -4.0 -11.7
Toronto 52,430 48,990 49,150 160 -3,280 0.3 -6.3
Windsor 3,570 3,620 3,220 -400 -350 -11.0 -9.8
Census agglomerations 16,620 15,910 15,440 -470 -1,180 -3.0 -7.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 22,970 22,620 22,370 -250 -600 -1.1 -2.6
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 7,800 8,480 7,560 -920 -240 -10.8 -3.1
Winnipeg 7,800 8,480 7,560 -920 -240 -10.8 -3.1
Census agglomerations 1,170 1,180 1,100 -80 -70 -6.8 -6.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,350 7,280 6,920 -360 570 -4.9 9.0
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 6,260 6,540 6,590 50 330 0.8 5.3
Regina 2,240 2,350 2,370 20 130 0.9 5.8
Saskatoon 4,020 4,190 4,220 30 200 0.7 5.0
Census agglomerations 3,350 3,160 3,210 50 -140 1.6 -4.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 8,270 8,410 8,640 230 370 2.7 4.5
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 57,570 48,190 46,470 -1,720 -11,100 -3.6 -19.3
Calgary 29,780 24,000 23,270 -730 -6,510 -3.0 -21.9
Edmonton 27,790 24,190 23,200 -990 -4,590 -4.1 -16.5
Census agglomerations 15,650 10,050 9,680 -370 -5,970 -3.7 -38.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 15,870 11,760 11,030 -730 -4,840 -6.2 -30.5
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 26,510 24,600 24,280 -320 -2,230 -1.3 -8.4
Abbotsford–Mission 2,570 2,590 2,280 -310 -290 -12.0 -11.3
Kelowna 3,280 2,960 2,910 -50 -370 -1.7 -11.3
Vancouver 17,810 16,630 16,660 30 -1,150 0.2 -6.5
Victoria 2,860 2,420 2,430 10 -430 0.4 -15.0
Census agglomerations 16,290 14,340 14,370 30 -1,920 0.2 -11.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 12,150 11,990 11,880 -110 -270 -0.9 -2.2
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0034.
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