Social Assistance Summaries, 2025: Latest data now available
Published on March 12, 2026
The 2025 edition of Social Assistance Summaries is now available, with comprehensive data on social assistance caseloads and beneficiaries across all 13 provinces and territories for fiscal year 2024-25.
What’s new this year:
- Latest numbers: Track how caseloads changed in each jurisdiction, with notable increases in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.
- New disability supports: Updates on recent developments in Nova Scotia and the Northwest Territories.
- National spotlight on disability definitions: Research on how differing definitions of “disability” across Canada affect who receives support, and what this means for federal programs such as the Canada Disability Benefit.
The full report, including downloadable data for all jurisdictions, is available on the Maytree website.
Access the spotlight on disability definitions.
This report serves as the essential data companion to the annual publication, Welfare in Canada.