Living in Cantley

In Cantley, unemployment is 5.6% (2021).

Cantley's population was 11,656 at the end of 2022. Cantley had an unemployment rate of 5.59% at the end of 2021. Foreign residents numbered 625 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0722 sources

Population11,656people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary4,248EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent1,113EUR/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, average rents

Unemployment rate5.59%country median 8.4% — 33% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,673incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police

PM2.5, annual mean6.05µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 84% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

For Cantley, 7.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021. The number of dwellings in Cantley reached 4,289 at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Cantley. 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 internet¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁶Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	7.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Dwellings	4,289 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,113 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, average rents²Official · regional context

Is Cantley a good place to live?

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–75%

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

Student48%strong on cost, weak on education · range 37–59%

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–70%

Retirement44%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 31–57%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Cantley?

The median gross salary is about 4,248 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: 4,248 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹¹
Median gross salary (regional): 3,486 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸

What is the unemployment rate in Cantley?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 5.59 % · Statistics Canada¹²

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Cantley is 5.6%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Cantley 5.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,248 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,486 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	5.59 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official

What does a salary buy in Cantley?

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

Left over each month€1,996of €3,183 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.	€3,183
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, average rents · 2025-12-31	− €1,113
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	€1,996

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cantley. 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 Cantley. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Cantley?

Police recorded about 3,673 incidents per 100,000 (2025). 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 Police⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesCantley 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	3,673 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YRO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cantley. 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

Cantley's monthly mean temperatures were −9.6°C in January and 21.2°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Cantley?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.1 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: 6.05 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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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

PM2.56WHO 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 Cantley is 6.1 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Cantley 6.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.05 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan -5.2 · Feb -3.3 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 11.2 · May 19.4 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 25.6 · Sep 21.1 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 5.8 · Dec -1.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -14 · Feb -12.9 · Mar -6.9 · Apr 1.1 · May 8.1 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 15.7 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 4.1 · Nov -1.8 · Dec -8.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -9.6 · Feb -8.1 · Mar -2.2 · Apr 6.1 · May 13.8 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 20.1 · Sep 15.6 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 2 · Dec -5.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Barrie ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Rochester (United States) ±0.8 °C, Green Bay (United States) ±0.9 °C, Fargo (United States) ±1.7 °C, Manchester (United States) ±1.9 °C, Cedar Rapids (United States) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The total area of Cantley was 126.1 km² at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the median age reached 40 years. Cantley had a population density of 90.8 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Cantley?

The published population was 11,656 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	126.1 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Foreign-resident share	5.47 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Foreign residents	625 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Population density	90.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Population	11,656 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada⁹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

5,617

7,779

9,941

12,103

11,65620012005200920152022

Population rose 92.2% between 2001 and 2022, from 6,064 to 11,656.

International community in Cantley

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	625	100.0%
Europe	360	57.6%
Americas	125	20.0%
France	110	17.6%
Africa	95	15.2%
Other places of birth in Africa	80	12.8%
Other places of birth in Europe	65	10.4%
Portugal	40	6.4%
Romania	40	6.4%
Asia	40	6.4%
Other places of birth in Americas	35	5.6%

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Published group	People	Share
United Kingdom	35	5.6%
United States of America	30	4.8%
Mexico	20	3.2%
Germany	20	3.2%
Lebanon	20	3.2%
El Salvador	15	2.4%
Croatia	15	2.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	1.6%
Poland	10	1.6%
Russian Federation	10	1.6%
Ukraine	10	1.6%
Morocco	10	1.6%
China	10	1.6%
Other places of birth in Asia	10	1.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

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	11,435	100.0%
Canadian citizens	11,315	99.0%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	8,380	73.3%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	2,935	25.7%
Not Canadian citizens	120	1.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

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	11,440	100.0%
Single responses	11,040	96.5%
Official languages	10,860	94.9%
French	9,235	80.7%
English	1,625	14.2%
Multiple responses	405	3.5%
English and French	330	2.9%
Non-official languages	180	1.6%
Non-Indigenous languages	180	1.6%
Indo-European languages	125	1.1%
Italic (Romance) languages	70	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Balto-Slavic languages	55	0.5%
Slavic languages	50	0.4%
Spanish	40	0.3%
English and non-official language(s)	35	0.3%
Afro-Asiatic languages	25	0.2%
Semitic languages	25	0.2%
Arabic	25	0.2%
French and non-official language(s)	20	0.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)	15	0.1%
Bulgarian	15	0.1%
Russian	15	0.1%
Romanian	15	0.1%
Sino-Tibetan languages	10	0.1%
Chinese languages	10	0.1%
Polish	10	0.1%
Portuguese	10	0.1%
Niger-Congo languages	10	0.1%
Sign languages	5	0.0%
Quebec Sign Language	5	0.0%
Mandarin	5	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian	5	0.0%
Germanic languages	5	0.0%
High German languages	5	0.0%
German	5	0.0%
Indo-Iranian languages	5	0.0%
Iranian languages	5	0.0%
Persian languages	5	0.0%
Iranian Persian	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	5.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Median age	40 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Cantley

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.

Chelsea as a Cantley alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €5,229 Chelsea vs €4,248 Cantley+23%
Foreign residents: 9.3% Chelsea vs 5.5% Cantley+69%
Median gross pay, region: €4,330 Chelsea vs €3,486 Cantley+24%
Residents: 8,466 Chelsea vs 11,656 Cantley−27%
Unemployment: 6.0% Chelsea vs 5.6% Cantley+7%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,673 Chelsea vs 3,673 Cantleysame level
Annual PM2.5: 6.1 µg/m³ Chelsea vs 6.1 µg/m³ Cantleysame level

Full comparison More about Chelsea

Aurora as a Cantley alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 339 km, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 5.5% Cantley+572%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,673 Cantley+17%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €3,486 Cantley−11%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €4,248 Cantleysame level

Full comparison More about Aurora

Cities near Cantley

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

Chelsea 7.4 km away

Salary: 5,229 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Val-des-Monts 11.6 km away

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

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Cantley, nearest in population first.

All Canada cities

Marieville11,648 residents Martensville11,670 residents Ganges11,635 residents Saint-Sauveur11,618 residents Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot11,718 residents Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts11,580 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cantley 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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Is Cantley part of Ottawa?

Cantley is identified as a satellite of Ottawa. It is about 17.2 km away by straight-line distance. Ottawa city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source¹⁹

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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 Cantley?

The published population was 11,656 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Cantley?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.1 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 Cantley?

What is the typical salary in Cantley?

The median gross salary is about 4,248 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 Cantley?

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

What is the typical salary around Cantley?

The median gross salary is 3,486 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Cantley a good place to live?

Cantley 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 Cantley part of Ottawa?

Cantley is identified as a satellite of Ottawa. It is about 17.2 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Cantley?

Chelsea, Val-des-Monts are near Cantley. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Cantley?

The official country of birth distribution records 360 people (57.6%) 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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