Living in Boischatel

In Boischatel, unemployment is 4.8% (2021).

The population of Boischatel totalled 9,007 at the end of 2022. Boischatel's unemployment stood at 4.78% at the end of 2021. Foreign residents numbered 310 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population9,007people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary4,058EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent808.2EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01

Unemployment rate4.78%country median 8.4% — 43% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,493incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 94% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 94% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

Renter households in Boischatel spending 30% or more on housing totalled 7.4% at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Boischatel. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁹Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	7.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Dwellings	3,128 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	3,050 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	808.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01³Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Boischatel a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–74%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%

Student47%strong on cost, weak on education · range 36–58%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–72%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–74%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Boischatel?

The median gross salary is about 4,058 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.

Median gross salary: 4,058 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁵
Median gross salary (regional): 3,333 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹

What is the unemployment rate in Boischatel?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 4.78 % · Statistics Canada¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Boischatel is 4.8%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Boischatel 4.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	68.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary	4,058 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,333 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	4.78 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Boischatel?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,171of €3,053 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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.	€3,053
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	− €808
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	€2,171

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Boischatel?

Police recorded 3,493 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesBoischatel highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Gatineau3,756

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,493 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁸Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Boischatel's nearest airport was YQB, 22 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YQB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Boischatel. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Boischatel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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.ca⁴

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

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Boischatel is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

Boischatel 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 2.23 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 16.73 · Apr 20.42 · May 26.5 · Jun 29.3 · Jul 29.21 · Aug 28.4 · Sep 27.68 · Oct 22.21 · Nov 15.65 · Dec 9.16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -38.13 · Feb -38.17 · Mar -32.07 · Apr -19.75 · May -4.32 · Jun 0.09 · Jul 6.22 · Aug 4.91 · Sep -1.91 · Oct -8.19 · Nov -20.34 · Dec -30.66 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -13.87 · Feb -12.34 · Mar -7.13 · Apr 1.37 · May 9.78 · Jun 15.18 · Jul 18.14 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 13.06 · Oct 5.84 · Nov -1.49 · Dec -9.35 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

An area of 20.4 km² comprised Boischatel at the end of 2021. The household count for Boischatel was 3,050 at the end of 2021. Median age stood at 40.8 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Boischatel?

The published population was 9,007 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	20.36 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
City area	20.36 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	3.85 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	310 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Population density	404.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Population	9,007 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

4,045

5,822

7,598

9,375

9,00720012005200920152022

Population rose 104.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 4,413 to 9,007.

International community in Boischatel

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	310	100.0%
Europe	160	51.6%
France	110	35.5%
Africa	70	22.6%
Americas	55	17.7%
Other places of birth in Africa	35	11.3%
Asia	30	9.7%
China	30	9.7%
Other places of birth in Americas	25	8.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	20	6.5%
United States of America	15	4.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Haiti	10	3.2%
Portugal	10	3.2%
Other places of birth in Europe	10	3.2%
Algeria	10	3.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

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	8,055	100.0%
Canadian citizens	7,885	97.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	5,845	72.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	2,045	25.4%
Not Canadian citizens	170	2.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

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	8,070	100.0%
Single responses	7,995	99.1%
Official languages	7,935	98.3%
French	7,875	97.6%
Multiple responses	70	0.9%
English	65	0.8%
Non-official languages	60	0.7%
Non-Indigenous languages	60	0.7%
English and French	40	0.5%
Indo-European languages	35	0.4%
French and non-official language(s)	30	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Italic (Romance) languages	30	0.4%
Portuguese	25	0.3%
Sino-Tibetan languages	15	0.2%
Chinese languages	15	0.2%
Mandarin	10	0.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages	5	0.1%
Semitic languages	5	0.1%
Arabic	5	0.1%
Niger-Congo languages	5	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	3.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Households	3,050 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Labour force participation rate	72 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median age	40.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Boischatel

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.

Aurora as a Boischatel alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 724 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 3.9% Boischatel+855%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,493 Boischatelno percentage
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €4,058 Boischatel+7%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €3,333 Boischatel−7%

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Cities near Boischatel

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Québec Commuting Zone · 10.9 km away

Salary: 3,246 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

L'Ancienne-Lorette 19.7 km away

Salary: 3,568 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Saint-Henri 23.1 km away

Salary: 3,028 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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Is Boischatel part of Québec?

Boischatel is in the published commuting zone of Québec; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Québec city profile

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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 Boischatel?

The published population was 9,007 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Boischatel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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.

How safe is Boischatel?

What is the typical salary in Boischatel?

The median gross salary is about 4,058 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 Boischatel?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Boischatel?

The median gross salary is 3,333 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Boischatel a good place to live?

Boischatel 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.

Is Boischatel part of Québec?

Boischatel is in the published commuting zone of Québec; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Boischatel?

Québec, L'Ancienne-Lorette, Saint-Henri are near Boischatel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Boischatel?

The official country of birth distribution records 160 people (51.6%) 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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