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Living in Chelsea

In Chelsea, unemployment is 6% (2021).

At the end of 2022, Chelsea had a population of 8,466. Chelsea's unemployment stood at 5.97% at the end of 2021. Chelsea had a foreign population of 740 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0722 sources

Population8,466people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary5,229EUR/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 rate5.97%country median 8.4% — 29% 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 79% 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 Chelsea?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CanadaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Chelsea.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, 10.6% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing. Chelsea counted 3,376 dwellings at the end of 2021.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Chelsea recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50
Mobile plan, 10 GB€24
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited49.79 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Bell Fibe 500 home internet1Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.27 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Public Mobile 50GB plan6Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent10.6 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Dwellings3,376 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,113 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, average rents2Official · regional context

Is Chelsea 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 worker68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–78%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–78%
Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 39–61%
Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–69%
Retirement44%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 31–57%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Chelsea?

The median gross salary is about 5,229 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: 5,229 EUR/month · Statistics Canada11
  • Median gross salary (regional): 4,330 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca18

What is the unemployment rate in Chelsea?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2021).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.97 % · Statistics Canada12
Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Chelsea is 6.0%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary5,229 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Statistics Canada11Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,330 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca18Official
Unemployment rate5.97 %country median 8.4%31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official

What does a salary buy in Chelsea?

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

Chelsea median gross pay: €5,229 (Statistics Canada, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€2,681of €3,868 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.€3,868
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€2,681
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Chelsea Salary needed to live in Chelsea

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chelsea. 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

Government of Canada

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

Safety

How safe is Chelsea?

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 citiesChelsea highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Chelsea highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,673 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police4Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Distance to the nearest major airport12 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)YRO3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

Language courses and integration

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

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, FrenchFree
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Chelsea.

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Climate and air quality

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

Is the air quality good in Chelsea?

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

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

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.05 µg/m³31 Dec 2024data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca3Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 1991World 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

Chelsea covered an area of 112.7 km² at the end of 2021. Chelsea had a median age of 43.6 years at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 71 people per km².

How many people live in Chelsea?

The published population was 8,466 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area112.7 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Foreign-resident share9.25 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
Foreign residents740 people31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
Population density71 people/km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Population8,466 people31 Dec 2022Statistics Canada9Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 37.7% between 2001 and 2022, from 6,146 to 8,466.

International community in Chelsea

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 data745100.0%
Europe43057.7%
Americas14018.8%
United Kingdom13017.4%
Asia10514.1%
France8511.4%
United States of America709.4%
Other places of birth in Europe608.1%
Germany456.0%
Africa405.4%
Other places of birth in Asia304.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Oceania and other places of birth253.4%
Morocco202.7%
Mexico152.0%
Other places of birth in Americas152.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina152.0%
Italy152.0%
Netherlands152.0%
Serbia152.0%
Ukraine152.0%
Iran152.0%
India152.0%
Colombia101.3%
Poland101.3%
Portugal101.3%
Algeria101.3%
Other places of birth in Africa101.3%
Turkey101.3%
China101.3%
Philippines101.3%
Pakistan101.3%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,995100.0%
Canadian citizens7,85098.2%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over5,96074.5%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,89023.6%
Not Canadian citizens1451.8%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data8,000100.0%
Single responses7,63595.4%
Official languages7,50093.8%
English4,08551.1%
French3,41542.7%
Multiple responses3654.6%
English and French2953.7%
Non-official languages1351.7%
Non-Indigenous languages1351.7%
Indo-European languages1051.3%
Italic (Romance) languages600.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
English and non-official language(s)400.5%
Balto-Slavic languages350.4%
Slavic languages350.4%
Spanish250.3%
Sino-Tibetan languages200.3%
Chinese languages200.3%
French and non-official language(s)200.3%
Russian200.3%
Mandarin150.2%
Germanic languages150.2%
High German languages150.2%
Portuguese150.2%
Romanian150.2%
Serbo-Croatian100.1%
Serbian100.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages50.1%
Semitic languages50.1%
Arabic50.1%
German50.1%
Swiss German50.1%
Indo-Iranian languages50.1%
Italian50.1%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad9.3 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Median age43.6 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada14Official

Alternatives for people set on Chelsea

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Chelsea from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Chelsea

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

Cantley 7.4 km away
Salary
4,248 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Val-des-Monts 18.7 km away
Salary
3,568 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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

All Canada cities
Delson8,470 residentsGoderich8,454 residentsRevelstoke8,439 residentsHanover8,503 residentsIqaluit8,513 residentsLa Malbaie8,412 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Chelsea 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Chelsea part of Ottawa?

Chelsea is identified as a satellite of Ottawa. It is about 10.8 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 Chelsea?

The published population was 8,466 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Chelsea?

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 Chelsea?

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 Police.

What is the typical salary in Chelsea?

The median gross salary is about 5,229 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 Chelsea?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Chelsea?

The median gross salary is 4,330 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Chelsea a good place to live?

Chelsea 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 Chelsea part of Ottawa?

Chelsea is identified as a satellite of Ottawa. It is about 10.8 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Chelsea?

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

How many people born in Europe live in Chelsea?

The official country of birth distribution records 430 people (57.7%) 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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  title = {Chelsea, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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