Living in Chilliwack

In Chilliwack, unemployment is 6.6% (2021).

Foreign-born residents accounted for 16.7% of the population in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 15.5% in 2021. The unemployment rate was 6.6% in May 2021. 21.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0425 sources

Population93,203people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chilliwack (Census subdivision 5909020)

Median gross salary3,268EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent1,101EUR/month30 Jun 2026Metro-area figureOfficial source · Asking rent and paid rent prices, by rental unit type and number of bedrooms, experimental estimates

Unemployment rate6.6%country median 8.4% — 21% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime11,352offences per 100,000country median 4,873 — 133% aboveIndependent source · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean2.52µg/m³country median 3.6 — 31% belowOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

Lower unemployment than 71% of Canadian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 97% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 92% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Transport pass€33

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan¹⁰Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	33 EUR/month	13 Sept 2026	BC Transit / City of Chilliwack²Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	21.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Dwellings	37,124 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	35,758 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	964.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,101 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Asking rent and paid rent prices, by rental unit type and number of bedrooms, experimental estimates¹Official · metropolitan-area figure
Recorded property crimes	6,310 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁸Official

Is Chilliwack 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–56%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–57%

Student23%strong on cost, weak on work · range 16–30%

Family39%strong on family, weak on cost · range 31–47%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–65%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Chilliwack?

The median gross salary is about 3,268 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: 3,268 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹³
Median gross salary (regional): 2,418 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁴

What is the unemployment rate in Chilliwack?

The unemployment rate is 6.6 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Chilliwack is 6.6%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Chilliwack 6.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	58.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary	3,268 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,418 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁴Official
Unemployment rate	6.6 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Chilliwack?

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

Left over each month€1,329of €2,537 take-home

Rent
Transport
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.	€2,537
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Asking rent and paid rent prices, by rental unit type and number of bedrooms, experimental estimates · 2026-06-30	− €1,101
Public transport pass€33 · official · BC Transit / City of Chilliwack · 2026-09-13	− €33
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city	—
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,329

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chilliwack. 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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Safety

How safe is Chilliwack?

Police recorded 11,352 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 11,352 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesChilliwack highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Chilliwack11,352

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	11,352 offences per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁵Independent
Recorded violent crimes	3,453 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁸Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	1.1 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Workers commuting by public transport	1.6 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Workers walking to work	4.1 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	YXX	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	33.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 2.52 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 4.23 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Chilliwack?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 2.52 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶

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

PM2.52.5WHO 5 · EU 25

PM107WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4.2WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Chilliwack is 2.5 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Chilliwack 2.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.23 µg/m³country median 7.0	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	2.52 µg/m³country median 3.6	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -11.1 · Feb -7.1 · Mar -1.1 · Apr 7.1 · May 14.3 · Jun 19.3 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 4.3 · Nov -5.3 · Dec -9.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WHITEHORSE AUTO²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -18.9 · Feb -16.6 · Mar -12.3 · Apr -4 · May 1.6 · Jun 6.2 · Jul 8.5 · Aug 7.2 · Sep 2.7 · Oct -2.8 · Nov -11.9 · Dec -16.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WHITEHORSE AUTO²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -15 · Feb -11.8 · Mar -6.7 · Apr 1.6 · May 8 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.5 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 7.5 · Oct 0.8 · Nov -8.6 · Dec -12.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WHITEHORSE AUTO²³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Saguenay ±3.2 °C. Elsewhere: Oulu (Finland) ±3.4 °C, Jyväskylä (Finland) ±3.5 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±3.9 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±4.6 °C, Tampere (Finland) ±4.9 °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 city covered 261.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 356.6 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Chilliwack?

The published population was 93,203 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chilliwack (Census subdivision 5909020)¹⁷

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 4,350 is not 14.8% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	261.3 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
City area	261.5 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Chilliwack, CSD 5909020)¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	14.79 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	4,350 people	11 May 2021	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.¹⁹Official
Population density	356.6 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics 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.¹⁹Official
Population	93,203 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chilliwack (Census subdivision 5909020)¹⁷Official
Population covered by crime statistics	129,096 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁸Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

62,651

75,011

87,371

99,731

97,17420012005200920152022

Population rose 49.0% between 2001 and 2022, from 65,208 to 97,174.

International community in Chilliwack

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	13,605	100.0%
Europe	5,880	43.2%
Asia	4,645	34.1%
United Kingdom	2,070	15.2%
Americas	2,035	15.0%
India	1,180	8.7%
Netherlands	1,135	8.3%
Philippines	950	7.0%
United States of America	940	6.9%
Germany	780	5.7%
Africa	715	5.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Other places of birth in Europe	710	5.2%
China	510	3.7%
Other places of birth in Asia	500	3.7%
Viet Nam	450	3.3%
Other places of birth in Americas	350	2.6%
Oceania and other places of birth	335	2.5%
South Africa, Republic of	310	2.3%
Korea, South	310	2.3%
Romania	260	1.9%
Other places of birth in Africa	235	1.7%
Iran	220	1.6%
Poland	205	1.5%
Brazil	180	1.3%
El Salvador	170	1.2%
Mexico	160	1.2%
Pakistan	145	1.1%
Hungary	135	1.0%
Russian Federation	135	1.0%
Ukraine	135	1.0%
Taiwan	110	0.8%
Colombia	90	0.7%
Syria	80	0.6%
Egypt	65	0.5%
Croatia	60	0.4%
Italy	60	0.4%
Portugal	60	0.4%
Nigeria	60	0.4%
Hong Kong	60	0.4%
Sri Lanka	60	0.4%
Jamaica	55	0.4%
Iraq	50	0.4%
France	45	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	40	0.3%
Peru	35	0.3%
Greece	35	0.3%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	30	0.2%
Trinidad and Tobago	25	0.2%
Haiti	15	0.1%
Turkey	15	0.1%
Guyana	10	0.1%
Ethiopia	10	0.1%
Lebanon	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

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	91,990	100.0%
Canadian citizens	87,635	95.3%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	67,060	72.9%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	20,575	22.4%
Not Canadian citizens	4,350	4.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

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	92,495	100.0%
Single responses	91,120	98.5%
Official languages	86,410	93.4%
English	86,205	93.2%
Non-official languages	4,705	5.1%
Non-Indigenous languages	4,705	5.1%
Indo-European languages	2,655	2.9%
Multiple responses	1,375	1.5%
Indo-Iranian languages	1,290	1.4%
English and non-official language(s)	1,255	1.4%
Indo-Aryan languages	1,165	1.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Punjabi (Panjabi)	885	1.0%
Sino-Tibetan languages	620	0.7%
Chinese languages	585	0.6%
Italic (Romance) languages	570	0.6%
Germanic languages	485	0.5%
Mandarin	400	0.4%
Austronesian languages	365	0.4%
Spanish	365	0.4%
Austro-Asiatic languages	345	0.4%
Korean	340	0.4%
Vietnamese	335	0.4%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	285	0.3%
Slavic languages	275	0.3%
Balto-Slavic languages	270	0.3%
High German languages	260	0.3%
German	260	0.3%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	215	0.2%
French	205	0.2%
Yue (Cantonese)	155	0.2%
Iranian languages	125	0.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages	120	0.1%
Semitic languages	120	0.1%
Dutch	120	0.1%
Hindi	120	0.1%
Romanian	110	0.1%
Russian	105	0.1%
Urdu	105	0.1%
Persian languages	105	0.1%
Arabic	100	0.1%
Afrikaans	90	0.1%
Iranian Persian	85	0.1%
Portuguese	85	0.1%
English and French	80	0.1%
Polish	65	0.1%
Uralic languages	60	0.1%
Dravidian languages	55	0.1%
Hungarian	50	0.1%
Serbo-Croatian	40	0.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages	35	0.0%
Karenic languages	35	0.0%
S'gaw Karen	35	0.0%
Japanese	35	0.0%
Sign languages	30	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	30	0.0%
Ilocano	30	0.0%
American Sign Language	25	0.0%
Malayalam	25	0.0%
Tamil	25	0.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	20	0.0%
Turkic languages	20	0.0%
Cebuano	20	0.0%
Creole languages	20	0.0%
Albanian	20	0.0%
Czech	20	0.0%
Serbian	20	0.0%
Dari	20	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	15	0.0%
Thai	15	0.0%
Turkish	15	0.0%
Slovak	15	0.0%
Ukrainian	15	0.0%
Bengali	15	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	0.0%
Kurdish	15	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	15	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Finnish	10	0.0%
Amharic	10	0.0%
Aramaic languages	10	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Pangasinan	10	0.0%
Creole, n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Telugu	10	0.0%
Bosnian	10	0.0%
Scandinavian languages	10	0.0%
Greek	10	0.0%
Gujarati	10	0.0%
Pashto	10	0.0%
Italian	10	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	5	0.0%
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	5	0.0%
Tigrigna	5	0.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0.0%
Indonesian	5	0.0%
Creole languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Bulgarian	5	0.0%
Croatian	5	0.0%
Plautdietsch	5	0.0%
Danish	5	0.0%
Swedish	5	0.0%
Marathi	5	0.0%
Nepali	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	16.7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	15.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree²²Official
Households	35,755 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Labour force participation rate	63 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	40.4 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Chilliwack

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.

Maple Ridge as a Chilliwack alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 22.5% Maple Ridge vs 14.8% Chilliwack+52%
Median gross pay, city: €3,758 Maple Ridge vs €3,268 Chilliwack+15%
Median gross pay, region: €2,854 Maple Ridge vs €2,418 Chilliwack+18%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,943 (2025) Maple Ridge vs 11,352 (2024) Chilliwackno percentage
Nearest airport: 27.6 km Maple Ridge vs 33.2 km Chilliwack−17%
Annual PM2.5: 2.7 µg/m³ Maple Ridge vs 2.5 µg/m³ Chilliwack+7%
Unemployment: 6.7% Maple Ridge vs 6.6% Chilliwacksame level

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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 Chilliwack?

The published population was 93,203 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chilliwack (Census subdivision 5909020).

Is the air quality good in Chilliwack?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is Chilliwack?

Police recorded 11,352 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024.

What is the typical salary in Chilliwack?

The median gross salary is about 3,268 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 Chilliwack?

The unemployment rate is 6.6 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Chilliwack?

The median gross salary is 2,418 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Chilliwack a good place to live?

Chilliwack 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 Europe live in Chilliwack?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,880 people (43.2%) 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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[Chilliwack, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/chilliwack/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 5e8be70d500aa8baba8c49d68cab758f; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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Asking rent and paid rent prices, by rental unit type and number of bedrooms, experimental estimates www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-10-03
BC Transit / City of Chilliwack bctransit.com · checked 2026-09-15
Bell Fibe 500 home internet bell.ca · checked 2026-09-15
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-12
Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15
Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15
Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Public Mobile 50GB plan publicmobile.ca · checked 2026-09-15

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Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
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Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Chilliwack, CSD 5909020) Statistics Canada · www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-14
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chilliwack (Census subdivision 5909020) Statistics Canada · api.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-13
Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA) www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-05
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. api.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2021-05-11
Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-16
Statistics Canada language spoken at home www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-29
Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-16
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