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FACT SHEET: WELFARE RECIPIENTS
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON WELFARE
BY PROVINCE AND TERRITORY |
| PROVINCE OR TERRITORY |
MARCH 31, 1993 |
MARCH 31, 1994 |
MARCH 31, 1995 |
MARCH 31, 1996 |
MARCH 31, 1997 |
MARCH 31, 1998 |
MARCH 31, 1999 |
MARCH 31, 2000 |
MARCH 31, 2001 |
MARCH 31, 2002 |
MARCH 31, 2003 |
| Newfoundland |
68,100 |
67,400 |
71,300 |
72,000 |
71,900 |
64,600 |
59,900 |
59,400 |
54,400 |
52,100 |
51,200 |
| Prince Edward Island |
12,600 |
13,100 |
12,400 |
11,700 |
11,100 |
10,900 |
9,800 |
8,400 |
7,900 |
7,500 |
7,000 |
| Nova Scotia |
98,700 |
104,100 |
104,000 |
103,100 |
93,700 |
85,500 |
80,900 |
73,700 |
66,800 |
61,500 |
58,300 |
| New Brunswick |
78,100 |
73,500 |
67,400 |
67,100 |
70,600 |
67,100 |
61,800 |
56,300 |
52,900 |
50,700 |
49,300 |
| Quebec |
741,400 |
787,200 |
802,200 |
813,200 |
793,300 |
725,700 |
661,300 |
618,900 |
576,600 |
560,800 |
544,200 |
| Ontario* |
1,287,000 |
1,379,300 |
1,344,600 |
1,214,600 |
1,149,600 |
1,091,300 |
910,100 |
802,000 |
709,200 |
687,600 |
673,900 |
| Manitoba |
88,000 |
89,300 |
85,200 |
85,800 |
79,100 |
72,700 |
68,700 |
63,300 |
60,500 |
60,100 |
59,900 |
| Saskatchewan |
68,200 |
81,000 |
82,200 |
80,600 |
79,700 |
72,500 |
66,500 |
63,800 |
60,900 |
56,100 |
53,200 |
| Alberta** |
196,000 |
138,500 |
113,200 |
105,600 |
89,800 |
77,000 |
71,900 |
64,800 |
58,000 |
53,800 |
57,800 |
| British Columbia |
323,300 |
353,500 |
374,300 |
369,900 |
321,300 |
297,400 |
275,200 |
262,400 |
252,900 |
241,200 |
180,700 |
| Yukon |
2,500 |
2,400 |
2,100 |
1,700 |
2,000 |
2,100 |
1,700 |
1,400 |
1,300 |
1,000 |
1,100 |
| Northwest Territories |
11,100 |
11,000 |
12,000 |
11,800 |
12,800 |
10,700 |
11,300 |
3,400 |
2,200 |
2,100 |
1,900 |
| Nunavut |
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7,300e |
7,300e |
8,100 |
7,100 |
| CANADA |
2,975,000 |
3,100,300 |
3,070,900 |
2,937,100 |
2,774,900 |
2,577,500 |
2,279,100 |
2,085,100 |
1,910,900 |
1,842,600 |
1,745,600 |
| * |
Excludes approximately 17,700 Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities cases (September 2002). |
| ** |
Excludes approximately 1,500 Child Financial Support cases. Effective May 1, 2001, Alberta Human Resources and Employment is no longer responsible for the CFS program. All figures are estimates. |
| Source: |
Human Resources Development Canada
Strategic Policy Branch
Social Policy Directorate
Quantitative and Information Analysis |
For information on welfare rates, see
Welfare Incomes 2003.
For more detailed statistics, see
Profiles of Welfare: Myths and Realities |
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