Living in Corner Brook

In May 2021, 19.9% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing.

Higher unemployment than 93% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Canadian city that publishes it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Corner Brook?

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 Corner Brook.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	19.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁴Official
Dwellings	9,552 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	8,868 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 13.7% in May 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Corner Brook?

The unemployment rate is 13.7 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Corner Brook is 13.7%. Of 485 cities with data, 119 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	47.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,926 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	13.7 %country median 8.3%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁴Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Corner Brook. 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

Job SearchMigrant Support

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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G09 Bicycle Commute Share Pct	0.2 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁴Official
G09 Transit Commute Share Pct	0.7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁴Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct	6.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁵Official
Nearest airport	YDF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	49.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −6.2°C in January and 17.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 139.9 mm in January and 88.2 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 1.95 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Corner Brook?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2 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: 1.95 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.³

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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 Corner Brook is 2.0 µg/m³. Of 92 cities with data, 33 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	2.58 µg/m³country median 6.9	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.⁴Official
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.²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	1.95 µg/m³country median 3.7	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.³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -2.6 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 6.2 · May 12.6 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 0.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — CORNER BROOK, 1991-2020¹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -9.9 · Feb -10.7 · Mar -8.1 · Apr -2.6 · May 2.1 · Jun 7.6 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 3.2 · Nov -1.2 · Dec -5.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — CORNER BROOK, 1991-2020¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -6.2 · Feb -6.6 · Mar -3.6 · Apr 1.8 · May 7.4 · Jun 13 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 13 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 2 · Dec -2.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — CORNER BROOK, 1991-2020¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 139.9 · Feb 117.6 · Mar 100.6 · Apr 79 · May 85 · Jun 80.5 · Jul 88.2 · Aug 107.5 · Sep 111.7 · Oct 119.4 · Nov 127.1 · Dec 136.4 mm	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — CORNER BROOK, 1991-2020¹Official

Cities of a similar size in Canada

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

All Canada cities

Mont-Saint-Hilaire19,436 residents Quispamsis19,454 residents Oak Bay19,211 residents Steinbach19,494 residents Esquimalt19,155 residents Port Alberni19,526 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 148.3 km² in 2021. Population density was 130.7 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Corner Brook?

The published population was 19,333 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Corner Brook (Census subdivision 1005018)¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	147.9 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
City area	148.3 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Corner Brook, CSD 1005019)¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	2.53 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Foreign residents	355 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.¹³Official
Population density	130.7 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.¹³Official
Population	19,333 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Corner Brook (Census subdivision 1005018)¹²Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population fell 6.5% between 2001 and 2022, from 20,474 to 19,152.

International community in Corner Brook

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	470	100.0%
Asia	210	44.7%
Europe	180	38.3%
United Kingdom	80	17.0%
Philippines	65	13.8%
India	60	12.8%
Americas	50	10.6%
Other places of birth in Europe	40	8.5%
Africa	30	6.4%
United States of America	25	5.3%
Other places of birth in Africa	20	4.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Other places of birth in Asia	20	4.3%
Nigeria	15	3.2%
China	15	3.2%
Other places of birth in Americas	10	2.1%
France	10	2.1%
Netherlands	10	2.1%
Portugal	10	2.1%
Bangladesh	10	2.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

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	18,595	100.0%
Canadian citizens	18,240	98.1%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	15,465	83.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	2,770	14.9%
Not Canadian citizens	355	1.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

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	18,825	100.0%
Single responses	18,720	99.4%
Official languages	18,485	98.2%
English	18,470	98.1%
Non-official languages	235	1.2%
Non-Indigenous languages	235	1.2%
Indo-European languages	125	0.7%
Multiple responses	110	0.6%
English and non-official language(s)	85	0.5%
Indo-Iranian languages	85	0.5%
Indo-Aryan languages	80	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Austronesian languages	45	0.2%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	45	0.2%
Austro-Asiatic languages	25	0.1%
Vietnamese	25	0.1%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	25	0.1%
Sino-Tibetan languages	20	0.1%
Chinese languages	20	0.1%
English and French	20	0.1%
Bengali	20	0.1%
Italic (Romance) languages	20	0.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	15	0.1%
French	15	0.1%
Balto-Slavic languages	15	0.1%
Slavic languages	15	0.1%
Hindi	15	0.1%
Spanish	15	0.1%
Mandarin	10	0.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages	10	0.1%
Semitic languages	10	0.1%
Arabic	10	0.1%
Urdu	10	0.1%
Sign languages	5	0.0%
American Sign Language	5	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	5	0.0%
Bulgarian	5	0.0%
Russian	5	0.0%
Germanic languages	5	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	5	0.0%
Afrikaans	5	0.0%
Gujarati	5	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	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 source¹⁵

Is Corner Brook 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–54%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%

Student51%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 40–62%

Family42%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 31–53%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–71%

Foreign residents355 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.

Population19,333 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Corner Brook (Census subdivision 1005018)

Households spending over 30% of income on rent19.9 %11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Dwellings9,552 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Employment rate47.2 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary (regional)1,926 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	3.7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁴Official
Households	8,865 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Labour force participation rate	54.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Median age	49.6 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Corner Brook 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 Corner Brook?

The published population was 19,333 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Corner Brook (Census subdivision 1005018).

Is the air quality good in Corner Brook?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Corner Brook?

The unemployment rate is 13.7 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Corner Brook?

The median gross salary is 1,926 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Corner Brook?

355 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 Corner Brook a good place to live?

Corner Brook 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 Corner Brook?

The official country of birth distribution records 470 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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