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Provincial and Territorial Welfare
Benefits, Canada, 1986-1994
| | %Change | %Change |
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| | 1986 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1993-1994 | 1986-1994 |
|---|
| Newfoundland |
|---|
| Single
Employable | 4,429 | 4,270 | 4,249 | 4,181 | 4,387 | 4,335 | 4,326 | -0.2% | -2.3% | | Disabled Person | ... | 8,602 | 8,520 | 8,259 | 8,438 | 8,327 | 8,310 | -0.2% | ... | | Single Parent, One
Child | 11,104 | 10,871 | 10,861 | 10,977 | 11,422 | 11,285 | 11,262 | -0.2% | 1.4% | | Couple, Two Children | 12,845 | 12,576 | 12,559 | 12,150 | 12,361 | 12,210 | 12,186 | -0.2% | -5.1% |
| Prince Edward Island |
|---|
| Single
Employable | 8,226 | 7,956 | 7,926 | 7,919 | 8,029 | 7,972 | 7,160 | -10.2% | -13.0% | | Disabled Person | ... | 9,259 | 9,173 | 9,038 | 9,143 | 9,066 | 8,952 | -1.3% | ... | | Single Parent, One
Child | 11,340 | 10,967 | 11,064 | 10,971 | 11,138 | 11,074 | 10,860 | -1.9% | -4.2% | | Couple, Two
Children | 16,617 | 16,335 | 16,349 | 16,436 | 16,629 | 16,504 | 16,183 | -1.9% | -2.6% |
| Nova
Scotia |
|---|
| Single Employable | 6,046 | 6,738 | 6,435 | 6,117 | 6,022 | 5,916 | 5,904 | -0.2% | -2.4% | | Disabled Person | ... | 8,870 | 8,822 | 8,690 | 8,568 | 8,417 | 8,568 | 1.8% | ... | | Single Parent, One
Child | 10,470 | 10,782 | 10,712 | 10,580 | 10,575 | 10,389 | 10,560 | 1. 6% | 0.9% | | Couple, Two Children | 12,603 | 13,715 | 13,117 | 12,672 | 12,681 | 12,497 | 12,472 | -0.2% | -1.0% |
| New Brunswick |
|---|
| Single
Employable | 2,980 | 3,223 | 3,177 | 3,108 | 3,109 | 3,066 | 3,084 | 0.6% | 3.5% | | Disabled Person | ... | 8,444 | 8,319 | 8,073 | 8,078 | 8,028 | 8,096 | 0.8% | ... | | Single Parent, One
Child | 8,950 | 8,737 | 8,608 | 8,412 | 8,470 | 8,497 | 8,844 | 4.1% |
-1.2% | | Couple, Two
Children | 9,682 | 9,452 | 9,299 | 9,208 | 9,504 | 9,531 | 9,876 | 3.6% | 2.0% |
| Quebec |
|---|
| Single Employable | 3,137 | 4,028 | 5,721 | 5,938 | 6,114 | 6,132 | 6,000 | -2.2% | 91.3% | | Disabled Person | ... | 7,242 | 7,518 | 7,729 | 7,962 | 7,960 | 8,088 | 1.6% | ... | | Single Parent, One
Child | 10,555 | 9,787 | 10,437 | 9,547 | 10,835 | 11,287 | 11,528 | 2.1%
| 9.2% |
| Couple, Two Children | 13,642 | 12,781 | 12,516 | 12,879 | 13,311 | 13,707 | 13,524 | -1.3% | -0.9% |
| Ontario |
|---|
| Single
Employable | 6,704 | 7,204 | 7,871 | 8,075 | 8,350 | 8,323 | 8,326 | 0.0% | 24.2% | | Disabled Person | ... | 10,401 | 11,104 | 11,344 | 11,528 | 11,463 | 11,466 | 0.0% | ... | | Single Parent, One
Child | 12,006 | 12,928 | 14,499 | 14,849 | 15,113 | 15,091 | 15,098 | 0. 0% | 25.8% | | Couple, Two
Children | 14,944 | 16,314 | 19,024 | 19,370 | 19,784 | 19,734 | 19,562 | -0.9% | 30.9% |
| Manitoba |
|---|
| Single
Employable | 6,651 | 6,898 | 6,993 | 6,906 | 7,044 | 7,054 | 6,642 | -5.8% | -0.1% | | Disabled Person | ... | 7,501 | 7,409 | 7,283 | 8,952 | 8,062 | 7,997 | -0.8% | ... | | Single Parent, One
Child | 10,276 | 10,066 | 9,952 | 9,782 | 10,830 | 9,716 | 9,636 | -0.8% | -6.2% | | Couple, Two
Children | 15,569 | 16,337 | 17,590 | 17,590 | 18,096 | 16,805 | 17,097 | 1.7% | 9.8% |
| Saskatchewan |
|---|
| Single
Employable | 5,568 | 5,570 | 5,448 | 5,284 | 5,483 | 5,772 | 5,760 | -0.2% | 3.5% |
| Disabled Person | ... | 9,076 | 8,796 | 8,454 | 8,374 | 8,297 | 8,280 | -0.2% | ... |
| Single Parent, One Child | 11,424 | 11,376 | 11,060 | 10,643 | 10,517 | 10,402 | 10,381 | -0.2% | -9.1% |
| Couple, Two Children | 16,026 | 15,785 | 15,338 | 14,738 | 14,977 | 14,772 | 14,800 | 0.2% |
-7.7% |
| Alberta |
|---|
| Single Employable | 7,923 | 5,504 | 5,254 | 5,713 | 5,753 | 5,423 | 4,728 | -12.8% | -40.3% |
| Disabled Person | ... | 6,807 | 6,498 | 6,841 | 6,793 | 6,595 | 6,568 | -0.4% | ... |
| Single Parent, One Child | 11,601 | 10,321 | 9,853 | 10,336 | 10,306 | 9,896 | 9,192 | -7.1%
| -20.8% |
| Couple, Two Children | 17,248 | 15,206 | 14,516 | 15,998 | 16,010 | 15,421 | 14,472 | -6.2% |
-16.1% |
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| British Columbia |
|---|
| Single Employable | 5,659 | 6,207 | 6,350 | 6,247 | 6,434 | 6,456 | 6,565 | 1.7% | 16.0% |
| Disabled Person | ... | 8,565 | 8,866 | 8,659 | 9,033 | 9,095 | 9,255 | 1.8% | ... |
| Single Parent, One Child | 10,192 | 11,212 | 11,338 | 11,107 | 11,600 | 11,642 | 11,826 | 1.6% | 16.0% |
| Couple, Two Children | 13,921 | 14,004 | 14,110 | 13,780 | 14,677 | 14,764 | 15,008 | 1.6% |
7.8% |
| Yukon |
|---|
| Single Employable | 6,725 | 8,115 | 8,217 | 8,080 | 8,053 | 7,911 | 7,895 | -0.2% | 17.4% |
| Disabled Person | ... | 9,077 | 9,136 | 8,950 | 8,910 | 8,752 | 8,735 | -0.2% | ... |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,077 | 13,413 | 13,504 | 13,385 | 13,374 | 13,138 | 13,122 | -0.2% | 8.6% |
| Couple, Two Children | 18,503 | 20,135 | 20,014 | 20,006 | 20,160 | 19,805 | 19,765 | -0.2% |
6.8% |
| Northwest Territories |
|---|
| Single Employable | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,327 | 11,304 | -0.2% | ... |
| Disabled Person | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,830 | 12,804 | -0.2% | ... |
| Single Parent, One Child | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19,202 | 19,164 | -0.2% | ... |
| Couple, Two Children | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22,725 | 22,716 | 0.0% | ... |
(in constant 1994 dollars)
Source: Prepared by the Centre for International Statistics at the Canadian Council on Social Development, using National Council of Welfare's Welfare Incomes - 1994.
Reading this table
Example: In 1986, a single employable person on welfare in Newfoundland would have received $4,429 in welfare benefits for the year. In 1994, they would have received $4,326. This represents a decrease of 2.3% since 1986, and a decrease of 0.2% from the $4,335 they would have received in 1993.
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