Canada Pension Plan New Benefits by Province and Type

Monthly data on new Canada Pension Plan benefits, categorized by place of residence and benefit type. The dataset is part of the official Monthly CPP and OAS Statistical Bulletin, with confidentiality measures applied to small cell counts. It is published by Employment and Social Development Canada.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly trends in new benefit counts by province and benefit_type to identify regional demand shifts.
• Compare the distribution of new benefit_type entries across different provinces of residence.
• Investigate the impact of confidentiality suppression ('X' values) on time series analysis for low-frequency benefit categories.

Strengths

• Data is part of an official monthly statistical bulletin from a national government department.
• Includes specific confidentiality protocols (suppressing counts ≤9) to protect client privacy.
• Provides a breakdown by two key analytical dimensions: place of residence and benefit type.

Limitations

• Suppression of data with 'X' for counts ≤9 introduces missing values for analysis of small populations.
• Unknown row count and column details limit assessment of dataset scale and feature completeness.
• Lack of sample data prevents verification of data structure and value formats.

Provenance

Source

Employment and Social Development Canada

Collection Method

Administrative data from the Canada Pension Plan program, published in a monthly statistical bulletin.

Time Range

Monthly time series; specific start date unknown.

Freshness

Updated monthly, with a last recorded update in March 2026.

Geography

Canada, by province (place of residence).