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Living in Chestermere

The unemployment rate was 11.2% in May 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 29% of the population in May 2021. The city covered 13 km² in 2021. Population density was 675 people per km² in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 23.7% in 2021. Walking accounted for 1.7% of commutes in 2021.

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

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 Chestermere.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

19.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households spending over 30% of income on rent19.8 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population11Official
Dwellings6,925 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada4Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings6,733 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Chestermere?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population11

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Chestermere is 11.2%. 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%974–6119 cities: 6% to under 8%1196–8103 cities: 8% to under 10%1038–1075 cities: 10% to under 12%7510–12Chestermere 11.2%51 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
Employment rate63.2 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,648 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca14Official
Unemployment rate11.2 %country median 8.3%11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population11Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
G09 Bicycle Commute Share Pct0.4 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population11Official
G09 Transit Commute Share Pct1 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population11Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct1.7 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population11Official
Nearest airportYZU13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv3Official
Distance to nearest airport53.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv3Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Chestermere?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.7 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: 11.68 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca1
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Chestermere annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52511.7PM2.5µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaOf 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/m³17–81 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 mean11.68 µg/m³31 Dec 2024data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 9.1 · Feb 13.72 · Mar 24.34 · Apr 26.2 · May 30.18 · Jun 32.81 · Jul 36.03 · Aug 37.01 · Sep 31.56 · Oct 24.75 · Nov 17.33 · Dec 8.95 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -35.29 · Feb -29.89 · Mar -30.18 · Apr -14.2 · May -5.67 · Jun -0.91 · Jul 4.44 · Aug 2.13 · Sep -7.81 · Oct -16.9 · Nov -29.49 · Dec -33.66 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official
Average temperature by monthJan -7.37 · Feb -6.61 · Mar -1.68 · Apr 4.07 · May 10.24 · Jun 14.37 · Jul 18.13 · Aug 16.82 · Sep 11.49 · Oct 4.31 · Nov -2.27 · Dec -7.47 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official

Cities of a similar size in Canada

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

All Canada cities
Kingsville22,119 residentsBrockville22,116 residentsSaint-Lazare22,354 residentsGreenwood22,355 residentsMount Pearl22,477 residentsWhite Rock21,807 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Chestermere?

The published population was 22,163 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chestermere (Census subdivision 4806017)9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Chestermere residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.5%Foreign residents 6.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area32.83 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official
City area13 km²2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Chestermere, CSD 4806017)8Official
Foreign-resident share27.81 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada6Official
Foreign residents1,430 people11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.10Official
Population density675 people/km²11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.10Official
Population22,163 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chestermere (Census subdivision 4806017)9Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022
Population in Chestermere by year, residents2,76410,59918,43526,2702001200520092015202224,649residents

Population rose 462.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 4,385 to 24,649.

International community in Chestermere

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 data6,160100.0%
Asia4,21068.3%
India2,00032.5%
Europe87514.2%
Viet Nam61510.0%
Philippines6059.8%
Americas4958.0%
Africa4407.1%
United Kingdom3055.0%
Pakistan2704.4%
Other places of birth in Asia2654.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Other places of birth in Africa2203.6%
Oceania and other places of birth1452.4%
Lebanon1302.1%
United States of America1151.9%
Mexico951.5%
Other places of birth in Americas951.5%
El Salvador801.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina751.2%
Romania651.1%
South Africa, Republic of651.1%
Afghanistan651.1%
Germany550.9%
Poland550.9%
Portugal500.8%
Other places of birth in Europe500.8%
Nigeria450.7%
Iraq450.7%
Korea, South450.7%
Trinidad and Tobago400.6%
Italy400.6%
Netherlands400.6%
Croatia350.6%
Egypt350.6%
Ethiopia350.6%
China350.6%
Taiwan350.6%
Bangladesh350.6%
Jamaica300.5%
Hong Kong300.5%
France250.4%
Ukraine250.4%
Eritrea250.4%
Russian Federation200.3%
Sri Lanka200.3%
Brazil150.2%
Colombia150.2%
Peru150.2%
Hungary150.2%
Serbia150.2%
Morocco150.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

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 data22,145100.0%
Canadian citizens20,71593.5%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over14,79566.8%
Canadian citizens aged under 185,92026.7%
Not Canadian citizens1,4306.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

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% data22,165100.0%
Single responses20,95594.5%
Official languages17,07077.0%
English17,04576.9%
Non-official languages3,88517.5%
Non-Indigenous languages3,88517.5%
Indo-European languages2,78012.5%
Indo-Iranian languages2,42010.9%
Indo-Aryan languages2,35510.6%
Punjabi (Panjabi)1,9658.9%
Multiple responses1,2055.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
English and non-official language(s)1,1505.2%
Austro-Asiatic languages4251.9%
Vietnamese4001.8%
Austronesian languages2501.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)2151.0%
Urdu2100.9%
Italic (Romance) languages1950.9%
Afro-Asiatic languages1900.9%
Semitic languages1850.8%
Balto-Slavic languages1450.7%
Arabic1400.6%
Slavic languages1400.6%
Spanish1400.6%
Sino-Tibetan languages1300.6%
Chinese languages1300.6%
Hindi1200.5%
Iranian languages700.3%
Yue (Cantonese)650.3%
Persian languages650.3%
Mandarin600.3%
Russian600.3%
Serbo-Croatian500.2%
Dari450.2%
French300.1%
Dravidian languages300.1%
Portuguese300.1%
English and French250.1%
Multiple non-official languages250.1%
Gujarati250.1%
Turkic languages200.1%
Tigrigna200.1%
Khmer (Cambodian)200.1%
Polish200.1%
Croatian200.1%
Romanian200.1%
Turkish150.1%
Amharic150.1%
Ilocano150.1%
Tamil150.1%
Bosnian150.1%
Serbian150.1%
Germanic languages150.1%
Kacchi150.1%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.150.1%
Korean150.1%
Tai-Kadai languages100.0%
Uralic languages100.0%
Hungarian100.0%
Aramaic languages100.0%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic100.0%
Malayalam100.0%
High German languages100.0%
German100.0%
Afrikaans100.0%
Bengali100.0%
Niger-Congo languages100.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Sign languages50.0%
American Sign Language50.0%
Lao50.0%
Cebuano50.0%
Hiligaynon50.0%
Baltic languages50.0%
Latvian50.0%
Macedonian50.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages50.0%
Sindhi50.0%
Kurdish50.0%
Iranian Persian50.0%
Italian50.0%
Japanese50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Is Chestermere 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–60%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%
Student53%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 45–61%
Family47%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 38–56%
Retirement54%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 41–67%
Foreign residents1,430 people11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.
Population22,163 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chestermere (Census subdivision 4806017)
Households spending over 30% of income on rent19.8 %11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
Dwellings6,925 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Employment rate63.2 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary (regional)2,648 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad29 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population11Official
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct23.7 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree13Official
Households6,735 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official
Labour force participation rate71.3 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official
Median age37.6 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Chestermere 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Chestermere?

The published population was 22,163 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chestermere (Census subdivision 4806017).

Is the air quality good in Chestermere?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.7 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Chestermere?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Chestermere?

The median gross salary is 2,648 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Chestermere?

1,430 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status..

Is Chestermere a good place to live?

Chestermere 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 Chestermere?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,160 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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  2. Statistics Canada language_spoken_at_home www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-29
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  4. www150.statcan.gc.ca www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-27

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