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

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by census metropolitan category – Seasonally adjusted
  April
2021
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2022p
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March to April 2022 April 2021 to April 2022 March to April 2022 April 2021 to April 2022
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Census metropolitan areas 13,860 5,810 5,460 -350 -8,400 -6.0 -60.6
St. John's 13,860 5,810 5,460 -350 -8,400 -6.0 -60.6
Census agglomerations 7,340 4,890 4,930 40 -2,410 0.8 -32.8
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 34,870 26,620 27,000 380 -7,870 1.4 -22.6
Prince Edward Island              
Census agglomerations 6,370 4,490 4,240 -250 -2,130 -5.6 -33.4
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 5,200 4,640 4,600 -40 -600 -0.9 -11.5
Nova Scotia              
Census metropolitan areas 17,060 6,520 5,860 -660 -11,200 -10.1 -65.7
Halifax 17,060 6,520 5,860 -660 -11,200 -10.1 -65.7
Census agglomerations 14,280 9,320 9,190 -130 -5,090 -1.4 -35.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 19,990 13,880 12,920 -960 -7,070 -6.9 -35.4
New Brunswick              
Census metropolitan areas 15,040 7,600 7,430 -170 -7,610 -2.2 -50.6
Moncton 8,200 4,200 4,060 -140 -4,140 -3.3 -50.5
Saint John 6,840 3,410 3,370 -40 -3,470 -1.2 -50.7
Census agglomerations 12,900 8,410 8,260 -150 -4,640 -1.8 -36.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 25,070 21,160 20,570 -590 -4,500 -2.8 -17.9
Quebec              
Census metropolitan areas 229,710 63,800 62,930 -870 -166,780 -1.4 -72.6
Montréal 166,360 45,540 45,030 -510 -121,330 -1.1 -72.9
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 12,860 3,210 2,980 -230 -9,880 -7.2 -76.8
Québec 31,380 7,310 7,550 240 -23,830 3.3 -75.9
Saguenay 6,210 2,950 2,710 -240 -3,500 -8.1 -56.4
Sherbrooke 6,920 2,480 2,490 10 -4,430 0.4 -64.0
Trois-Rivières 5,980 2,320 2,180 -140 -3,800 -6.0 -63.5
Census agglomerations 34,230 14,700 14,300 -400 -19,930 -2.7 -58.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 75,240 38,830 37,280 -1,550 -37,960 -4.0 -50.5
Ontario              
Census metropolitan areas 531,620 108,760 105,130 -3,630 -426,490 -3.3 -80.2
Barrie 10,720 2,250 2,250 0 -8,470 0.0 -79.0
Belleville 5,400 1,430 1,370 -60 -4,030 -4.2 -74.6
Brantford 7,170 1,520 1,570 50 -5,600 3.3 -78.1
Greater Sudbury 7,430 2,470 2,310 -160 -5,120 -6.5 -68.9
Guelph 6,790 1,240 1,250 10 -5,540 0.8 -81.6
Hamilton 33,780 6,610 6,660 50 -27,120 0.8 -80.3
Kingston 7,040 1,900 1,880 -20 -5,160 -1.1 -73.3
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 22,560 4,540 4,380 -160 -18,180 -3.5 -80.6
London 24,580 5,270 5,490 220 -19,090 4.2 -77.7
Oshawa 18,440 4,340 4,180 -160 -14,260 -3.7 -77.3
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 35,880 8,020 7,020 -1,000 -28,860 -12.5 -80.4
Peterborough 4,930 1,120 1,070 -50 -3,860 -4.5 -78.3
St. Catharines–Niagara 28,710 5,580 5,770 190 -22,940 3.4 -79.9
Thunder Bay 5,760 1,600 1,580 -20 -4,180 -1.3 -72.6
Toronto 288,300 55,530 52,970 -2,560 -235,330 -4.6 -81.6
Windsor 24,140 5,350 5,400 50 -18,740 0.9 -77.6
Census agglomerations 50,110 14,220 13,870 -350 -36,240 -2.5 -72.3
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 52,930 17,600 17,580 -20 -35,350 -0.1 -66.8
Manitoba              
Census metropolitan areas 32,410 9,330 9,450 120 -22,960 1.3 -70.8
Winnipeg 32,410 9,330 9,450 120 -22,960 1.3 -70.8
Census agglomerations 3,740 1,500 1,490 -10 -2,250 -0.7 -60.2
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 12,730 7,450 7,570 120 -5,160 1.6 -40.5
Saskatchewan              
Census metropolitan areas 19,230 5,600 5,430 -170 -13,800 -3.0 -71.8
Regina 8,610 2,050 2,000 -50 -6,610 -2.4 -76.8
Saskatoon 10,620 3,550 3,430 -120 -7,190 -3.4 -67.7
Census agglomerations 7,130 2,640 2,670 30 -4,460 1.1 -62.6
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 13,820 7,840 7,820 -20 -6,000 -0.3 -43.4
Alberta              
Census metropolitan areas 146,060 40,110 37,200 -2,910 -108,860 -7.3 -74.5
Calgary 70,010 17,750 15,990 -1,760 -54,020 -9.9 -77.2
Edmonton 71,820 21,220 20,150 -1,070 -51,670 -5.0 -71.9
Lethbridge 4,230 1,130 1,060 -70 -3,170 -6.2 -74.9
Census agglomerations 24,050 7,460 6,980 -480 -17,070 -6.4 -71.0
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 29,070 10,330 9,770 -560 -19,300 -5.4 -66.4
British Columbia              
Census metropolitan areas 115,050 29,340 24,750 -4,590 -90,300 -15.6 -78.5
Abbotsford–Mission 6,380 2,640 2,250 -390 -4,130 -14.8 -64.7
Kelowna 8,100 2,130 2,070 -60 -6,030 -2.8 -74.4
Vancouver 89,800 22,170 18,280 -3,890 -71,520 -17.5 -79.6
Victoria 10,770 2,400 2,150 -250 -8,620 -10.4 -80.0
Census agglomerations 33,300 11,130 10,480 -650 -22,820 -5.8 -68.5
Outside census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 24,830 9,010 8,210 -800 -16,620 -8.9 -66.9
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