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Living in Blainville

Blainville is a city in Canada. Blainville numbered 62,700 residents at the end of 2022. The unemployment rate was 5.58% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the foreign population in Blainville numbered 6,915.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Blainville?

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Housing and cost

The share of renter households spending 30% or more on housing reached 13.3% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 22,859.

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Blainville yet. We do not infer one from another place.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households spending over 30% of income on rent13.3 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
Dwellings22,859 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Blainville?

The median gross salary is about 3,813 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions. the regional series (home-region basis, {period}) is a separate labelled row in the table — shown in the table below.

  • Median gross salary: 3,813 EUR/month · Statistics Canada8
  • Median gross salary (regional): 2,370 EUR/month · 2026-08-27 · www150.statcan.gc.ca12

What is the unemployment rate in Blainville?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (2021).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.58 % · Statistics Canada9
Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Blainville is 5.6%. Of 485 cities with data, 119 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Canada per band1 city: 0% to under 2%10–210 cities: 2% to under 4%102–497 cities: 4% to under 6%974–6Blainville 5.6%119 cities: 6% to under 8%1196–8103 cities: 8% to under 10%1038–1075 cities: 10% to under 12%7510–1251 cities: 12% to under 14%5112–1418 cities: 14% to under 16%1814–168 cities: 16% to under 18%816–181 city: 18% to under 20%118–202 cities: 20% to under 22%220–22

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary3,813 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Statistics Canada8Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,370 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca12Official
Unemployment rate5.58 %country median 8.3%31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Blainville. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Blainville. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km12 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports3Official
Nearest Major Airport IataYMX3 Aug 2026OurAirports3Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Blainville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Blainville.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −11.3°C in January and 21.7°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Blainville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.31 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca1
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Blainville annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.3PM2.5µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Blainville is 7.3 µg/m³. Of 92 cities with data, 33 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Canada per band2 cities: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³21–216 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³162–333 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³333–413 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³134–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–61 city: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³16–71 city: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³17–8Blainville 7.31 city: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³18–92 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–102 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³210–111 city: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³113–142 cities: 15 µg/m³ to under 16 µg/m³215–163 cities: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³316–171 city: 17 µg/m³ to under 18 µg/m³117–181 city: 20 µg/m³ to under 21 µg/m³120–211 city: 40 µg/m³ to under 41 µg/m³140–41

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.31 µg/m³31 Dec 2024data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 7.79 · Feb 11.35 · Mar 22.78 · Apr 26.02 · May 30.99 · Jun 32.77 · Jul 36.61 · Aug 34.73 · Sep 34.17 · Oct 26.37 · Nov 20.63 · Dec 17.12 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -41.45 · Feb -35.98 · Mar -32.83 · Apr -11.88 · May -2.87 · Jun 3.11 · Jul 8.64 · Aug 7.66 · Sep 0.72 · Oct -4.58 · Nov -20.9 · Dec -34.8 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -11.25 · Feb -9.59 · Mar -3.32 · Apr 5.4 · May 13.16 · Jun 18.53 · Jul 21.72 · Aug 21.09 · Sep 16.85 · Oct 8.81 · Nov 1.43 · Dec -6.62 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid

Cities of a similar size in Canada

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Canada cities
Medicine Hat63,271 residentsAurora62,057 residentsPort Coquitlam61,498 residentsGrande Prairie64,141 residentsWelland58,491 residentsSt. Albert68,232 residents

Population and city profile

An area of 55 km² comprised Blainville at the end of 2021. Blainville had a median age of 42 years at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 1,088.2 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Blainville?

The published population was 62,700 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Blainville residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89%Foreign residents11%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area54.97 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Foreign-resident share11.72 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada4Official
Foreign residents6,915 people31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada4Official
Population density1,088 people/km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Population62,700 people31 Dec 2022Statistics Canada6Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022
Population in Blainville by year, residents35,02544,93354,84264,7502001200520092015202262,700residents

Population rose 69.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 37,075 to 62,700.

International community in Blainville

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data6,915100.0%
Europe2,01029.1%
Asia1,79025.9%
Africa1,71524.8%
Americas1,39020.1%
Morocco6409.3%
France5658.2%
Other places of birth in Africa5357.7%
Lebanon4356.3%
Haiti3555.1%
Other places of birth in Europe3505.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal3455.0%
Other places of birth in Americas3254.7%
Algeria2754.0%
Romania2653.8%
China2503.6%
Other places of birth in Asia2503.6%
Colombia2053.0%
Italy1752.5%
Egypt1702.5%
Iran1602.3%
Mexico1552.2%
Syria1502.2%
Viet Nam1402.0%
United States of America1101.6%
Ukraine951.4%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the901.3%
Brazil851.2%
Peru801.2%
India801.2%
Philippines751.1%
Pakistan751.1%
Russian Federation701.0%
Afghanistan701.0%
El Salvador650.9%
Iraq450.7%
Poland400.6%
Germany350.5%
United Kingdom350.5%
Korea, South350.5%
Greece300.4%
Hong Kong150.2%
Taiwan150.2%
Jamaica100.1%
Turkey100.1%
Oceania and other places of birth100.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data59,010100.0%
Canadian citizens57,49097.4%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over44,04074.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1813,45022.8%
Not Canadian citizens1,5152.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data59,115100.0%
Single responses56,89596.2%
Official languages54,08091.5%
French50,73085.8%
English3,3505.7%
Non-official languages2,8154.8%
Non-Indigenous languages2,8104.8%
Multiple responses2,2203.8%
Indo-European languages1,6852.9%
English and French1,1051.9%
Italic (Romance) languages1,0801.8%
Show 66 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
French and non-official language(s)7451.3%
Afro-Asiatic languages6301.1%
Semitic languages5901.0%
Arabic5901.0%
Spanish5801.0%
Indo-Iranian languages3000.5%
Romanian2350.4%
Sino-Tibetan languages2250.4%
Chinese languages2250.4%
Balto-Slavic languages2150.4%
Slavic languages2150.4%
Mandarin2100.4%
English, French and non-official language(s)2100.4%
Portuguese2100.4%
Iranian languages2000.3%
Persian languages1800.3%
Russian1550.3%
English and non-official language(s)1400.2%
Iranian Persian1100.2%
Indo-Aryan languages950.2%
Austro-Asiatic languages800.1%
Creole languages550.1%
Armenian550.1%
Dari550.1%
Vietnamese500.1%
Haitian Creole450.1%
Urdu450.1%
Italian450.1%
Berber languages350.1%
Kabyle350.1%
Punjabi (Panjabi)300.1%
Turkic languages250.0%
Turkish250.0%
Bulgarian250.0%
Korean250.0%
Niger-Congo languages250.0%
Tai-Kadai languages200.0%
Multiple non-official languages200.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)200.0%
Ukrainian200.0%
Kurdish200.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.200.0%
Sign languages150.0%
Lao150.0%
Albanian150.0%
Quebec Sign Language100.0%
Yue (Cantonese)100.0%
Austronesian languages100.0%
Polish100.0%
Greek100.0%
Gujarati100.0%
Hindi100.0%
Rundi (Kirundi)50.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Thai50.0%
Uralic languages50.0%
Hungarian50.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)50.0%
Creole languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Dravidian languages50.0%
Malayalam50.0%
Germanic languages50.0%
High German languages50.0%
German50.0%
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Is Blainville 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.

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–69%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–72%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–67%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%
Foreign residents6,915 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Population62,700 people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada
Households spending over 30% of income on rent13.3 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Dwellings22,859 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary3,813 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary (regional)2,370 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-13

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad11.7 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
Median age42 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Blainville when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Blainville?

The published population was 62,700 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Blainville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

What is the typical salary in Blainville?

The median gross salary is about 3,813 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Blainville?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Blainville?

The median gross salary is 2,370 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Blainville?

6,915 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is Blainville a good place to live?

Blainville 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 Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data live in Blainville?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,915 people (100.0%) 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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