Table 2 
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by census metropolitan category2 – Seasonally adjusted 

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Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by census metropolitan category – Seasonally adjusted
  January
2020		 December
2020p		 January
2021p		 December 2020 to January 2021 January 2020 to January 2021 December 2020 to January 2021 January 2020 to January 2021
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 4,290 9,920 9,250 -670 4,960 -6.8 115.6
St. John's 4,290 9,920 9,250 -670 4,960 -6.8 115.6
Census agglomerations 4,280 5,870 6,080 210 1,800 3.6 42.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 23,910 28,960 29,990 1,030 6,080 3.6 25.4
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 3,310 5,030 5,070 40 1,760 0.8 53.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,320 5,030 4,930 -100 610 -2.0 14.1
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 4,800 16,340 13,840 -2,500 9,040 -15.3 188.3
Halifax 4,800 16,340 13,840 -2,500 9,040 -15.3 188.3
Census agglomerations 8,380 12,350 12,050 -300 3,670 -2.4 43.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 12,370 17,880 17,730 -150 5,360 -0.8 43.3
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 4,990 12,830 12,850 20 7,860 0.2 157.5
Moncton 2,600 6,910 6,530 -380 3,930 -5.5 151.2
Saint John 2,390 5,920 6,320 400 3,930 6.8 164.4
Census agglomerations 6,350 10,020 10,070 50 3,720 0.5 58.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 18,430 23,480 22,360 -1,120 3,930 -4.8 21.3
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 53,170 208,330 267,500 59,170 214,330 28.4 403.1
Montréal 37,030 154,510 202,730 48,220 165,700 31.2 447.5
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 2,640 10,610 13,910 3,300 11,270 31.1 426.9
Québec 6,880 24,680 26,230 1,550 19,350 6.3 281.3
Saguenay 2,660 5,840 6,720 880 4,060 15.1 152.6
Sherbrooke 2,200 6,670 9,580 2,910 7,380 43.6 335.5
Trois-Rivières 1,770 6,020 8,330 2,310 6,560 38.4 370.6
Census agglomerations 12,970 29,520 36,850 7,330 23,880 24.8 184.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 36,000 60,620 68,660 8,040 32,660 13.3 90.7
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 92,380 408,630 465,780 57,150 373,400 14.0 404.2
Barrie 2,060 7,080 8,550 1,470 6,490 20.8 315.0
Belleville 1,230 3,340 4,100 760 2,870 22.8 233.3
Brantford 1,550 4,430 6,710 2,280 5,160 51.5 332.9
Greater Sudbury 2,400 4,860 5,980 1,120 3,580 23.0 149.2
Guelph 1,210 4,040 5,120 1,080 3,910 26.7 323.1
Hamilton 5,910 24,250 28,250 4,000 22,340 16.5 378.0
Kingston 1,550 4,310 6,820 2,510 5,270 58.2 340.0
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 4,610 16,340 19,850 3,510 15,240 21.5 330.6
London 4,330 14,530 18,990 4,460 14,660 30.7 338.6
Oshawa 3,980 14,870 15,550 680 11,570 4.6 290.7
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 5,650 25,460 36,810 11,350 31,160 44.6 551.5
Peterborough 1,130 3,210 4,020 810 2,890 25.2 255.8
St. Catharines–Niagara 4,470 19,840 28,720 8,880 24,250 44.8 542.5
Thunder Bay 1,600 3,560 5,170 1,610 3,570 45.2 223.1
Toronto 45,740 243,440 257,930 14,490 212,190 6.0 463.9
Windsor 4,980 15,070 13,210 -1,860 8,230 -12.3 165.3
Census agglomerations 13,700 31,840 42,340 10,500 28,640 33.0 209.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 18,790 35,000 49,210 14,210 30,420 40.6 161.9
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 7,330 33,510 35,120 1,610 27,790 4.8 379.1
Winnipeg 7,330 33,510 35,120 1,610 27,790 4.8 379.1
Census agglomerations 1,400 4,010 3,850 -160 2,450 -4.0 175.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,650 11,670 12,040 370 5,390 3.2 81.1
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 5,970 15,780 15,080 -700 9,110 -4.4 152.6
Regina 2,200 6,550 6,490 -60 4,290 -0.9 195.0
Saskatoon 3,780 9,230 8,590 -640 4,810 -6.9 127.2
Census agglomerations 2,900 6,520 6,510 -10 3,610 -0.2 124.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 7,520 11,570 11,740 170 4,220 1.5 56.1
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 36,550 128,400 130,940 2,540 94,390 2.0 258.2
Calgary 16,710 62,130 59,980 -2,150 43,270 -3.5 258.9
Edmonton 18,620 63,060 67,910 4,850 49,290 7.7 264.7
Lethbridge 1,210 3,210 3,050 -160 1,840 -5.0 152.1
Census agglomerations 7,480 23,320 23,640 320 16,160 1.4 216.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,930 24,770 25,780 1,010 15,850 4.1 159.6
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 21,290 98,350 89,970 -8,380 68,680 -8.5 322.6
Abbotsford–Mission 1,830 3,920 4,050 130 2,220 3.3 121.3
Kelowna 2,340 6,420 5,860 -560 3,520 -8.7 150.4
Vancouver 14,910 79,030 71,710 -7,320 56,800 -9.3 381.0
Victoria 2,210 8,990 8,350 -640 6,140 -7.1 277.8
Census agglomerations 12,530 27,690 26,340 -1,350 13,810 -4.9 110.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 9,630 19,030 19,110 80 9,480 0.4 98.4
p
preliminary
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0322-01.

Table note 1

Includes people who receive regular income benefits, whether or not they participate in one of three employment benefit programs, namely the Skills Development Program, the Job Creation Partnerships Program and the Self-employment Program.

Table note 2

2016 Standard Geographical Classification.
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