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
  July
2020		 June
2021p		 July
2021p		 June to July 2021 July 2020 to July 2021 June to July 2021 July 2020 to July 2021
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 2,360 13,040 13,130 90 10,770 0.7 456.4
St. John's 2,360 13,040 13,130 90 10,770 0.7 456.4
Census agglomerations 3,250 7,560 7,680 120 4,430 1.6 136.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 20,800 35,960 36,540 580 15,740 1.6 75.7
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 1,700 9,170 7,300 -1,870 5,600 -20.4 329.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 2,460 9,250 6,940 -2,310 4,480 -25.0 182.1
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 2,320 22,830 18,670 -4,160 16,350 -18.2 704.7
Halifax 2,320 22,830 18,670 -4,160 16,350 -18.2 704.7
Census agglomerations 4,320 21,200 17,370 -3,830 13,050 -18.1 302.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,800 29,610 25,320 -4,290 18,520 -14.5 272.4
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 2,900 18,910 15,550 -3,360 12,650 -17.8 436.2
Moncton 1,520 11,200 8,630 -2,570 7,110 -22.9 467.8
Saint John 1,380 7,700 6,920 -780 5,540 -10.1 401.4
Census agglomerations 3,960 15,450 13,800 -1,650 9,840 -10.7 248.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 12,130 39,790 33,030 -6,760 20,900 -17.0 172.3
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 36,520 211,620 223,700 12,080 187,180 5.7 512.5
Montréal 26,290 158,200 167,680 9,480 141,390 6.0 537.8
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 1,260 10,770 10,760 -10 9,500 -0.1 754.0
Québec 4,570 23,360 24,600 1,240 20,030 5.3 438.3
Saguenay 1,560 6,480 6,860 380 5,300 5.9 339.7
Sherbrooke 1,530 6,950 7,410 460 5,880 6.6 384.3
Trois-Rivières 1,310 5,860 6,380 520 5,070 8.9 387.0
Census agglomerations 8,550 33,970 36,110 2,140 27,560 6.3 322.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 21,990 75,210 78,940 3,730 56,950 5.0 259.0
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 29,180 472,940 468,680 -4,260 439,500 -0.9 1,506.2
Barrie 610 9,380 9,080 -300 8,470 -3.2 1,388.5
Belleville 310 4,530 4,660 130 4,350 2.9 1,403.2
Brantford 390 5,980 6,270 290 5,880 4.8 1,507.7
Greater Sudbury 830 7,880 8,300 420 7,470 5.3 900.0
Guelph 360 5,610 4,310 -1,300 3,950 -23.2 1,097.2
Hamilton 1,900 29,680 27,690 -1,990 25,790 -6.7 1,357.4
Kingston 90 6,160 5,990 -170 5,900 -2.8 6,555.6
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 1,360 19,860 19,460 -400 18,100 -2.0 1,330.9
London 1,440 20,360 21,230 870 19,790 4.3 1,374.3
Oshawa 1,420 16,560 16,470 -90 15,050 -0.5 1,059.9
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 180 31,740 32,840 1,100 32,660 3.5 18,144.4
Peterborough 350 4,510 4,590 80 4,240 1.8 1,211.4
St. Catharines–Niagara 1,540 25,890 24,250 -1,640 22,710 -6.3 1,474.7
Thunder Bay 480 4,760 4,820 60 4,340 1.3 904.2
Toronto 16,610 259,450 258,030 -1,420 241,420 -0.5 1,453.5
Windsor 1,320 20,570 20,690 120 19,370 0.6 1,467.4
Census agglomerations 4,550 48,390 45,140 -3,250 40,590 -6.7 892.1
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 6,170 48,420 51,040 2,620 44,870 5.4 727.2
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 1,830 32,230 32,760 530 30,930 1.6 1,690.2
Winnipeg 1,830 32,230 32,760 530 30,930 1.6 1,690.2
Census agglomerations 560 4,620 4,050 -570 3,490 -12.3 623.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 2,220 14,090 14,020 -70 11,800 -0.5 531.5
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 2,950 19,800 18,140 -1,660 15,190 -8.4 514.9
Regina 1,160 8,690 7,920 -770 6,760 -8.9 582.8
Saskatoon 1,800 11,100 10,220 -880 8,420 -7.9 467.8
Census agglomerations 1,600 6,670 7,300 630 5,700 9.4 356.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 3,440 13,360 14,800 1,440 11,360 10.8 330.2
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 21,870 136,260 134,200 -2,060 112,330 -1.5 513.6
Calgary 10,240 66,190 63,720 -2,470 53,480 -3.7 522.3
Edmonton 10,900 66,160 66,470 310 55,570 0.5 509.8
Lethbridge 730 3,910 4,000 90 3,270 2.3 447.9
Census agglomerations 4,570 24,550 23,640 -910 19,070 -3.7 417.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,840 27,890 27,280 -610 22,440 -2.2 463.6
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 12,340 124,550 106,200 -18,350 93,860 -14.7 760.6
Abbotsford–Mission 930 7,330 6,990 -340 6,060 -4.6 651.6
Kelowna 1,300 8,580 7,710 -870 6,410 -10.1 493.1
Vancouver 9,030 97,880 80,790 -17,090 71,760 -17.5 794.7
Victoria 1,080 10,760 10,720 -40 9,640 -0.4 892.6
Census agglomerations 6,080 35,200 33,770 -1,430 27,690 -4.1 455.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 4,270 24,750 23,910 -840 19,640 -3.4 460.0
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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