Table 2
Registered retirement savings plan contributors - Census metropolitan areas
| 2016 – Contributors | 2015 to 2016 – Contributors | 2016 – All tax filers | 2016 – Contributions | 2015 to 2016 – Contributions | 2016 – Median contributions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % change | % | thousands of dollars | % change | dollars | |
| Canada | 5,936,090 | -0.9 | 22.5 | 40,394,515 | 3.1 | 3,000 |
| St. John's | 34,710 | -2.8 | 22.7 | 256,310 | -1.6 | 3,230 |
| Halifax | 64,800 | 0.3 | 21.7 | 397,645 | 0.0 | 2,650 |
| Moncton1 | 21,340 | -0.2 | 19.3 | 132,255 | 5.9 | 2,600 |
| Saint John1 | 20,300 | -1.8 | 21.2 | 139,995 | 6.6 | 3,180 |
| Saguenay1 | 30,070 | 1.6 | 23.3 | 198,595 | 5.4 | 2,500 |
| Québec1 | 187,020 | 0.8 | 29.7 | 1,192,265 | 4.7 | 2,610 |
| Sherbrooke | 39,090 | 0.8 | 23.7 | 230,735 | 2.2 | 2,500 |
| Trois-Rivières | 28,930 | 1.3 | 23.1 | 209,860 | 9.1 | 2,560 |
| Montréal | 791,560 | 1.4 | 25.4 | 5,359,405 | 6.8 | 3,000 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec1 | 232,370 | -1.4 | 24.2 | 1,591,965 | 1.5 | 3,060 |
| Ottawa part1 | 178,050 | -1.0 | 24.8 | 1,301,990 | 2.2 | 3,320 |
| Gatineau part1 | 54,310 | -2.5 | 22.4 | 289,975 | -1.5 | 2,600 |
| Kingston | 25,050 | 1.4 | 21.1 | 151,260 | 8.8 | 2,400 |
| Belleville1 2 | 16,230 | 3.2 | 18.3 | 91,910 | 6.6 | 2,240 |
| Peterborough | 16,690 | -9.1 | 19.9 | 102,815 | -9.0 | 2,400 |
| Oshawa | 62,190 | -0.4 | 23.1 | 419,615 | 5.0 | 2,600 |
| Toronto | 996,100 | -0.6 | 22.8 | 7,658,915 | 4.4 | 3,840 |
| Hamilton | 126,470 | 0.5 | 22.9 | 899,680 | 7.5 | 3,000 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara | 58,810 | -0.7 | 18.9 | 386,565 | 7.4 | 2,500 |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo1 | 97,780 | 1.0 | 25.3 | 658,065 | 4.3 | 3,070 |
| Brantford | 22,140 | 1.8 | 21.7 | 132,065 | 9.1 | 2,580 |
| Guelph | 28,670 | -1.5 | 26.0 | 196,425 | 4.1 | 3,000 |
| London | 81,010 | -0.4 | 22.1 | 519,425 | 4.3 | 2,630 |
| Windsor | 50,970 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 323,645 | 9.0 | 2,830 |
| Barrie | 31,280 | -2.0 | 22.2 | 197,705 | 6.9 | 2,530 |
| Greater Sudbury1 | 24,940 | -3.7 | 20.3 | 154,205 | 0.3 | 2,600 |
| Thunder Bay | 19,690 | -3.0 | 21.7 | 115,875 | -4.2 | 2,600 |
| Winnipeg | 135,170 | -1.8 | 23.3 | 742,795 | 1.8 | 2,370 |
| Regina1 | 47,800 | -2.3 | 27.5 | 271,685 | -0.1 | 2,600 |
| Saskatoon1 | 54,860 | -2.7 | 25.8 | 322,020 | -1.4 | 2,760 |
| Lethbridge2 | 19,420 | -1.2 | 23.1 | 106,995 | 0.3 | 2,470 |
| Calgary | 283,550 | -3.9 | 28.5 | 2,319,120 | -3.5 | 3,950 |
| Edmonton | 251,910 | -3.3 | 26.6 | 1,657,435 | -2.1 | 3,230 |
| Kelowna | 29,670 | 1.3 | 19.5 | 214,715 | 6.2 | 3,000 |
| Abbotsford–Mission | 23,770 | 0.3 | 18.0 | 146,145 | 10.2 | 2,700 |
| Vancouver | 433,940 | 0.6 | 23.2 | 3,314,335 | 6.0 | 4,000 |
| Victoria | 61,410 | -0.4 | 22.1 | 416,610 | 4.6 | 3,000 |
Note(s):
Go online to view the census subdivisions that comprise the census metropolitan areas, according to Standard Geographical Classification 2016.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 111-0039.
Table note 1
The 2015 data were adjusted according to the 2016 geographic boundaries of the metropolitan areas.
Table note 2
These census metropolitan areas were previously identified as census agglomerations in the 2015 data.
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