Table 3
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by census metropolitan area2 – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2012 |
March 2013p |
April 2013p |
March to April 2013 | April 2012 to April 2013 | March to April 2013 | April 2012 to April 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| St. John's | 4,240 | 3,500 | 3,510 | 10 | -730 | 0.3 | -17.2 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Halifax | 5,360 | 5,200 | 5,150 | -50 | -210 | -1.0 | -3.9 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Moncton | 3,120 | 2,840 | 2,800 | -40 | -320 | -1.4 | -10.3 |
| Saint John | 2,670 | 2,860 | 2,850 | -10 | 180 | -0.3 | 6.7 |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Saguenay | 3,650 | 3,770 | 3,720 | -50 | 70 | -1.3 | 1.9 |
| Québec | 8,990 | 9,450 | 9,150 | -300 | 160 | -3.2 | 1.8 |
| Sherbrooke | 3,340 | 3,250 | 3,190 | -60 | -150 | -1.8 | -4.5 |
| Trois-Rivières | 3,700 | 3,400 | 3,230 | -170 | -470 | -5.0 | -12.7 |
| Montréal | 55,640 | 55,350 | 54,990 | -360 | -650 | -0.7 | -1.2 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Gatineau part | 3,740 | 3,690 | 3,720 | 30 | -20 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ottawa part | 7,610 | 7,420 | 7,620 | 200 | 10 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Kingston | 1,640 | 1,570 | 1,600 | 30 | -40 | 1.9 | -2.4 |
| Peterborough | 1,690 | 1,540 | 1,600 | 60 | -90 | 3.9 | -5.3 |
| Oshawa | 4,210 | 4,570 | 4,640 | 70 | 430 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| Toronto | 62,360 | 62,780 | 62,390 | -390 | 30 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| Hamilton | 7,270 | 7,330 | 7,220 | -110 | -50 | -1.5 | -0.7 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara | 6,580 | 6,430 | 6,410 | -20 | -170 | -0.3 | -2.6 |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo | 5,230 | 5,670 | 5,540 | -130 | 310 | -2.3 | 5.9 |
| Brantford | 2,360 | 2,080 | 2,170 | 90 | -190 | 4.3 | -8.1 |
| Guelph | 1,310 | 1,290 | 1,240 | -50 | -70 | -3.9 | -5.3 |
| London | 6,400 | 5,870 | 5,890 | 20 | -510 | 0.3 | -8.0 |
| Windsor | 4,300 | 4,730 | 4,470 | -260 | 170 | -5.5 | 4.0 |
| Barrie | 2,600 | 2,580 | 2,610 | 30 | 10 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Greater Sudbury | 2,330 | 2,710 | 2,870 | 160 | 540 | 5.9 | 23.2 |
| Thunder Bay | 1,690 | 1,490 | 1,590 | 100 | -100 | 6.7 | -5.9 |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Winnipeg | 7,290 | 7,060 | 7,360 | 300 | 70 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Regina | 1,360 | 1,400 | 1,460 | 60 | 100 | 4.3 | 7.4 |
| Saskatoon | 2,220 | 2,030 | 2,080 | 50 | -140 | 2.5 | -6.3 |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Calgary | 9,420 | 9,230 | 9,150 | -80 | -270 | -0.9 | -2.9 |
| Edmonton | 9,710 | 9,520 | 9,600 | 80 | -110 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Kelowna | 2,950 | 2,570 | 2,480 | -90 | -470 | -3.5 | -15.9 |
| Abbotsford–Mission | 3,360 | 2,790 | 2,600 | -190 | -760 | -6.8 | -22.6 |
| Vancouver | 24,700 | 22,380 | 22,040 | -340 | -2,660 | -1.5 | -10.8 |
| Victoria | 3,320 | 3,030 | 3,030 | 0 | -290 | 0.0 | -8.7 |
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table: 276-0031.
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, Job Creation Partnerships Program and Self-employment Program.
Table note 2
2006 Standard Geographical Classification.
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