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Table 4 Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas

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Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas
  March 2008 March 2009p March 2008 to March 2009 March 2008 to March 2009
  Unadjusted for seasonality
  number change in number % change
Newfoundland and Labrador        
St. John's 5,120 5,870 750 14.6
Nova Scotia        
Halifax 5,350 7,770 2,420 45.2
New Brunswick        
Saint John 2,140 2,920 780 36.4
Quebec        
Saguenay 6,010 6,550 540 9.0
Québec 11,430 15,830 4,400 38.5
Sherbrooke 3,490 4,950 1,460 41.8
Trois-Rivières 4,190 4,810 620 14.8
Montréal 60,590 84,040 23,450 38.7
Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part 3,570 4,780 1,210 33.9
Ontario        
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part 6,220 8,990 2,770 44.5
Kingston 1,740 2,250 510 29.3
Oshawa 6,030 8,200 2,170 36.0
Toronto 58,950 109,060 50,110 85.0
Hamilton 8,060 15,870 7,810 96.9
St. Catharines–Niagara 8,050 12,800 4,750 59.0
Kitchener 5,970 12,410 6,440 107.9
London 6,000 12,720 6,720 112.0
Windsor 6,530 12,550 6,020 92.2
Greater Sudbury 2,580 4,220 1,640 63.6
Thunder Bay 2,640 3,360 720 27.3
Manitoba        
Winnipeg 5,140 8,210 3,070 59.7
Saskatchewan        
Regina 1,140 1,510 370 32.5
Saskatoon 1,370 2,330 960 70.1
Alberta        
Calgary 5,370 15,410 10,040 187.0
Edmonton 5,130 14,650 9,520 185.6
British Columbia        
Abbotsford 1,830 4,130 2,300 125.7
Vancouver 15,030 35,470 20,440 136.0
Victoria 1,600 4,150 2,550 159.4
preliminary
Note(s):
The number of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits excludes claimants receiving training, job creation and self-employment benefits as well as other employment and support measures benefits.