Living in Belle River
In Belle River, unemployment is 13.2% (2021).
Belle River numbered 40,410 residents at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, unemployment in Belle River reached 13.2%. Population density was 76.4 people per km² at the end of 2021.
Higher unemployment than 92% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it.
Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Belle River?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
For Belle River, 11.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 14,954.
No city-level rent figure is published for Belle River. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 49.79 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Bell Fibe 500 home internet1Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 24.27 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Public Mobile 50GB plan7Official · national market |
| Households spending over 30% of income on rent | 11.3 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada8Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 919.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-012Official · metropolitan-area figure |
Is Belle River a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
Belle River 13.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,898 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | www150.statcan.gc.ca11Official |
| Unemployment rate | 13.2 %country median 8.4% | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada9Official |
What does a salary buy in Belle River?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €2,298 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31 | − €919 |
| Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €50 |
| Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30 | − €24 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,305 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Belle River. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Belle River. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,296 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police3Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Belle River's nearest airport was YQG, 20 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Belle River. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
For newcomers to Canada.
Climate and air quality
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 13.32 · Feb 17.48 · Mar 26.18 · Apr 24.53 · May 30.75 · Jun 33 · Jul 34.66 · Aug 35.37 · Sep 33.14 · Oct 30.2 · Nov 22.12 · Dec 16.28 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -23.39 · Feb -26.83 · Mar -18.92 · Apr -10.68 · May -2.11 · Jun 3.93 · Jul 8.99 · Aug 10.5 · Sep 4.84 · Oct -1.48 · Nov -10.45 · Dec -18.61 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -4.03 · Feb -3.52 · Mar 1.34 · Apr 7.59 · May 14.01 · Jun 19.53 · Jul 22.57 · Aug 22.07 · Sep 18.42 · Oct 11.49 · Nov 4.98 · Dec -0.67 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
International community in Belle River
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data | 5,420 | 100.0% |
| Europe | 2,095 | 38.7% |
| Asia | 2,050 | 37.8% |
| Americas | 1,110 | 20.5% |
| India | 660 | 12.2% |
| United States of America | 590 | 10.9% |
| United Kingdom | 470 | 8.7% |
| Other places of birth in Europe | 335 | 6.2% |
| Mexico | 265 | 4.9% |
| Italy | 265 | 4.9% |
| Other places of birth in Asia | 260 | 4.8% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 245 | 4.5% |
| Romania | 235 | 4.3% |
| Iraq | 235 | 4.3% |
| Pakistan | 185 | 3.4% |
| Africa | 150 | 2.8% |
| Lebanon | 150 | 2.8% |
| China | 135 | 2.5% |
| Other places of birth in Americas | 125 | 2.3% |
| Serbia | 110 | 2.0% |
| Viet Nam | 110 | 2.0% |
| Croatia | 95 | 1.8% |
| Philippines | 90 | 1.7% |
| Portugal | 75 | 1.4% |
| Turkey | 75 | 1.4% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60 | 1.1% |
| Germany | 60 | 1.1% |
| Syria | 55 | 1.0% |
| South Africa, Republic of | 50 | 0.9% |
| Jamaica | 45 | 0.8% |
| Netherlands | 40 | 0.7% |
| Other places of birth in Africa | 40 | 0.7% |
| Hungary | 35 | 0.6% |
| Nigeria | 30 | 0.6% |
| Colombia | 25 | 0.5% |
| Korea, South | 25 | 0.5% |
| Russian Federation | 20 | 0.4% |
| Hong Kong | 20 | 0.4% |
| Brazil | 15 | 0.3% |
| Guyana | 15 | 0.3% |
| France | 15 | 0.3% |
| Greece | 15 | 0.3% |
| Ukraine | 15 | 0.3% |
| Ethiopia | 15 | 0.3% |
| Iran | 15 | 0.3% |
| Sri Lanka | 15 | 0.3% |
| Oceania and other places of birth | 15 | 0.3% |
| El Salvador | 10 | 0.2% |
| Peru | 10 | 0.2% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 0.2% |
| Egypt | 10 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data | 40,225 | 100.0% |
| Canadian citizens | 39,135 | 97.3% |
| Canadian citizens aged 18 and over | 30,125 | 74.9% |
| Canadian citizens aged under 18 | 9,010 | 22.4% |
| Not Canadian citizens | 1,090 | 2.7% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Language spoken at home
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data | 40,315 | 100.0% |
| Single responses | 39,430 | 97.8% |
| Official languages | 37,145 | 92.1% |
| English | 36,630 | 90.9% |
| Non-official languages | 2,290 | 5.7% |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 2,290 | 5.7% |
| Indo-European languages | 1,670 | 4.1% |
| Multiple responses | 885 | 2.2% |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 870 | 2.2% |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 835 | 2.1% |
| English and non-official language(s) | 695 | 1.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 685 | 1.7% |
| French | 510 | 1.3% |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 340 | 0.8% |
| Slavic languages | 340 | 0.8% |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 270 | 0.7% |
| Semitic languages | 270 | 0.7% |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 260 | 0.6% |
| English and French | 165 | 0.4% |
| Germanic languages | 165 | 0.4% |
| Arabic | 160 | 0.4% |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 135 | 0.3% |
| Chinese languages | 135 | 0.3% |
| Serbo-Croatian | 115 | 0.3% |
| Mandarin | 105 | 0.3% |
| Aramaic languages | 100 | 0.2% |
| High German languages | 100 | 0.2% |
| German | 100 | 0.2% |
| Serbian | 95 | 0.2% |
| Romanian | 95 | 0.2% |
| Polish | 90 | 0.2% |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 85 | 0.2% |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 80 | 0.2% |
| Spanish | 80 | 0.2% |
| Vietnamese | 75 | 0.2% |
| Macedonian | 75 | 0.2% |
| Urdu | 75 | 0.2% |
| Italian | 70 | 0.2% |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 65 | 0.2% |
| Plautdietsch | 50 | 0.1% |
| Hindi | 45 | 0.1% |
| Russian | 30 | 0.1% |
| Iranian languages | 30 | 0.1% |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 25 | 0.1% |
| Austronesian languages | 25 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 25 | 0.1% |
| Dravidian languages | 25 | 0.1% |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 20 | 0.0% |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 20 | 0.0% |
| Malayalam | 20 | 0.0% |
| Albanian | 20 | 0.0% |
| Slovak | 20 | 0.0% |
| Low German, n.o.s. | 20 | 0.0% |
| Gujarati | 20 | 0.0% |
| Persian languages | 20 | 0.0% |
| Korean | 20 | 0.0% |
| Sign languages | 15 | 0.0% |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 15 | 0.0% |
| Lao | 15 | 0.0% |
| Turkic languages | 15 | 0.0% |
| Turkish | 15 | 0.0% |
| Uralic languages | 15 | 0.0% |
| Hungarian | 15 | 0.0% |
| Croatian | 15 | 0.0% |
| Portuguese | 15 | 0.0% |
| American Sign Language | 10 | 0.0% |
| Greek | 10 | 0.0% |
| Nepali | 10 | 0.0% |
| Pashto | 10 | 0.0% |
| Iranian Persian | 10 | 0.0% |
| Multiple non-official languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 5 | 0.0% |
| Armenian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Czech | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bosnian | 5 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Belle River
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Blainville as a Belle River alternative in the same country
Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 5.6% Blainville vs 13.2% Belle River−58%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 4,296 Belle Riverno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,898 Belle River−4%
How does Belle River compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Belle River when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
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Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the typical salary around Belle River?
The median gross salary is 2,898 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.
What is the unemployment rate in Belle River?
The unemployment rate is 13.2 %. Source: Statistics Canada.
How safe is Belle River?
Police recorded 4,296 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police.
Is Belle River a good place to live?
Belle River may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
How many people born in Europe live in Belle River?
The official country of birth distribution records 2,095 people (38.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Belle River, Canada: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 65853befc0226327776c3e4bdc240b55]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/belle-river/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Bell Fibe 500 home internet bell.ca · checked 2026-09-15
- CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-23
- Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-25
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Public Mobile 50GB plan publicmobile.ca · checked 2026-09-15
- Statistics Canada www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Canada www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-06
- Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
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- www150.statcan.gc.ca www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-27
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