Living in Grimsby
In Grimsby, unemployment is 10.2% (2021).
The nearest airport was YHM, 29.7 km away, with 4 listed destinations in June 2026. The city covered 68.9 km² in 2021. Population density was 420.4 people per km² in 2021. The unemployment rate was 10.2% in May 2021.
Higher unemployment than 68% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it.
Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Grimsby?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Grimsby. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| 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 plan10Official · national market |
| Households spending over 30% of income on rent | 19.2 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada12Official |
| Dwellings | 11,626 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada11Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 11,395 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada13Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,051 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-012Official · metropolitan-area figure |
Is Grimsby 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.
Work and income
What is the typical salary in Grimsby?
The median gross salary is about 4,085 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. the regional series (home-region basis, {period}) is a separate labelled row in the table — shown in the table below.
What is the unemployment rate in Grimsby?
The unemployment rate is 10.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain17
Grimsby 10.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 57.7 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada13Official |
| Median gross salary | 4,085 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | Statistics Canada14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,159 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | www150.statcan.gc.ca21Official |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 %country median 8.4% | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain17Official |
What does a salary buy in Grimsby?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €3,067 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31 | − €1,051 |
| 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 | €1,942 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Grimsby. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Grimsby. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Grimsby?
Police recorded about 4,296 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 Police3
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,296 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police3Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Grimsby. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
For newcomers to Canada.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 3.85 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 8.96 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 14 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Grimsby?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.8 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: 3.85 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
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Grimsby 3.9
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 8.96 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 | 14 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 | 3.85 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 |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 13.17 · Feb 14.98 · Mar 22.67 · Apr 23.06 · May 28.61 · Jun 32.9 · Jul 33.88 · Aug 32.57 · Sep 31.1 · Oct 27.84 · Nov 20.78 · Dec 15.58 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -18.95 · Feb -23.24 · Mar -20.01 · Apr -9.91 · May -0.98 · Jun 4.43 · Jul 8.35 · Aug 12.76 · Sep 6.22 · Oct -0.26 · Nov -7.56 · Dec -14.62 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -3.1 · Feb -3.08 · Mar 0.72 · Apr 6.18 · May 12.71 · Jun 18.69 · Jul 22.44 · Aug 22.09 · Sep 18.55 · Oct 11.67 · Nov 5.48 · Dec 0.32 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Grimsby?
The published population was 28,883 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Grimsby (Census subdivision 3526065)19
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 955 is not 17.8% of the population. Each row names its source.
By nationality
National passport96.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 68.71 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada13Official |
| City area | 68.9 km² | 2021 | Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Grimsby, CSD 3526046)18Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 17.84 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada15Official |
| Foreign residents | 955 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.20Official |
| Population density | 420.4 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.20Official |
| Population | 28,883 people | 1 Jan 2021 | Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Grimsby (Census subdivision 3526065)19Official |
Population rose 34.6% between 2001 and 2022, from 22,176 to 29,851.
International community in Grimsby
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 | 5,090 | 100.0% |
| Europe | 3,150 | 61.9% |
| United Kingdom | 1,150 | 22.6% |
| Asia | 1,090 | 21.4% |
| Americas | 610 | 12.0% |
| Netherlands | 450 | 8.8% |
| India | 300 | 5.9% |
| Poland | 280 | 5.5% |
| Italy | 225 | 4.4% |
| Other places of birth in Europe | 225 | 4.4% |
| Africa | 210 | 4.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 200 | 3.9% |
| United States of America | 195 | 3.8% |
| Other places of birth in Americas | 170 | 3.3% |
| Philippines | 150 | 2.9% |
| Croatia | 145 | 2.8% |
| Portugal | 135 | 2.7% |
| China | 95 | 1.9% |
| Other places of birth in Africa | 90 | 1.8% |
| Turkey | 85 | 1.7% |
| Other places of birth in Asia | 80 | 1.6% |
| South Africa, Republic of | 75 | 1.5% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 70 | 1.4% |
| Sri Lanka | 70 | 1.4% |
| Jamaica | 65 | 1.3% |
| Colombia | 55 | 1.1% |
| Hungary | 55 | 1.1% |
| Romania | 50 | 1.0% |
| Russian Federation | 50 | 1.0% |
| Serbia | 50 | 1.0% |
| Iran | 45 | 0.9% |
| Viet Nam | 45 | 0.9% |
| Mexico | 40 | 0.8% |
| Greece | 40 | 0.8% |
| Afghanistan | 40 | 0.8% |
| Pakistan | 40 | 0.8% |
| Guyana | 35 | 0.7% |
| Iraq | 35 | 0.7% |
| Korea, South | 35 | 0.7% |
| Egypt | 30 | 0.6% |
| Oceania and other places of birth | 30 | 0.6% |
| Lebanon | 25 | 0.5% |
| Peru | 15 | 0.3% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | 0.3% |
| Ukraine | 15 | 0.3% |
| Nigeria | 15 | 0.3% |
| Hong Kong | 15 | 0.3% |
| France | 10 | 0.2% |
| Syria | 10 | 0.2% |
| Taiwan | 10 | 0.2% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data | 28,570 | 100.0% |
| Canadian citizens | 27,610 | 96.6% |
| Canadian citizens aged 18 and over | 22,050 | 77.2% |
| Canadian citizens aged under 18 | 5,560 | 19.5% |
| Not Canadian citizens | 955 | 3.3% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data | 28,685 | 100.0% |
| Single responses | 28,265 | 98.5% |
| Official languages | 27,165 | 94.7% |
| English | 27,120 | 94.5% |
| Non-official languages | 1,100 | 3.8% |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 1,100 | 3.8% |
| Indo-European languages | 845 | 2.9% |
| Multiple responses | 420 | 1.5% |
| English and non-official language(s) | 390 | 1.4% |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 300 | 1.0% |
| Slavic languages | 295 | 1.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indo-Iranian languages | 235 | 0.8% |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 230 | 0.8% |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 195 | 0.7% |
| Serbo-Croatian | 130 | 0.5% |
| Spanish | 130 | 0.5% |
| Polish | 115 | 0.4% |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 100 | 0.3% |
| Croatian | 65 | 0.2% |
| Serbian | 60 | 0.2% |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 50 | 0.2% |
| Chinese languages | 50 | 0.2% |
| Urdu | 50 | 0.2% |
| Turkic languages | 45 | 0.2% |
| Turkish | 45 | 0.2% |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 45 | 0.2% |
| Semitic languages | 45 | 0.2% |
| Germanic languages | 45 | 0.2% |
| Portuguese | 45 | 0.2% |
| Mandarin | 40 | 0.1% |
| French | 40 | 0.1% |
| Arabic | 40 | 0.1% |
| Iranian languages | 40 | 0.1% |
| Italian | 40 | 0.1% |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 30 | 0.1% |
| Austronesian languages | 30 | 0.1% |
| Dravidian languages | 30 | 0.1% |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 30 | 0.1% |
| Vietnamese | 25 | 0.1% |
| Persian languages | 25 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 20 | 0.1% |
| Tamil | 20 | 0.1% |
| Ukrainian | 20 | 0.1% |
| Dutch | 20 | 0.1% |
| Greek | 20 | 0.1% |
| English and French | 15 | 0.1% |
| Albanian | 15 | 0.1% |
| High German languages | 15 | 0.1% |
| German | 15 | 0.1% |
| Hindi | 15 | 0.1% |
| Pashto | 15 | 0.1% |
| Iranian Persian | 15 | 0.1% |
| Romanian | 15 | 0.1% |
| Korean | 15 | 0.1% |
| Sign languages | 10 | 0.0% |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 10 | 0.0% |
| Uralic languages | 10 | 0.0% |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 10 | 0.0% |
| Russian | 10 | 0.0% |
| Bengali | 10 | 0.0% |
| Gujarati | 10 | 0.0% |
| American Sign Language | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0.0% |
| Hungarian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Multiple non-official languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| Telugu | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bosnian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Slovak | 5 | 0.0% |
| Afrikaans | 5 | 0.0% |
| Marathi | 5 | 0.0% |
| Dari | 5 | 0.0% |
| Niger-Congo languages | 5 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Grimsby
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.
Oakville as a Grimsby alternative in the same region
30 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Residents: 213,759 Oakville vs 28,883 Grimsby+640%
- Foreign residents: 41.2% Oakville vs 17.8% Grimsby+131%
- Median gross pay, city: €4,956 Oakville vs €4,085 Grimsby+21%
- Unemployment: 11.7% Oakville vs 10.2% Grimsby+15%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,486 Oakville vs €3,159 Grimsby+10%
- Nearest airport: 23.6 km Oakville vs 29.7 km Grimsby−21%
- Annual PM2.5: 3.5 µg/m³ Oakville vs 3.8 µg/m³ Grimsby−9%
Aurora as a Grimsby alternative in the same country
89 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 17.8% Grimsby+106%
- Residents: 62,057 Aurora vs 28,883 Grimsby+115%
- Unemployment: 11.8% Aurora vs 10.2% Grimsby+16%
- Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €4,085 Grimsby+7%
- Nearest airport: 39.5 km Aurora vs 29.7 km Grimsby+33%
- Annual PM2.5: 3.6 µg/m³ Aurora vs 3.8 µg/m³ Grimsby−7%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €3,159 Grimsbysame level
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Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Grimsby?
The published population was 28,883 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Grimsby (Census subdivision 3526065).
Is the air quality good in Grimsby?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.8 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 Grimsby?
Police recorded about 4,296 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 Grimsby?
The median gross salary is about 4,085 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 Grimsby?
The unemployment rate is 10.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain.
What is the typical salary around Grimsby?
The median gross salary is 3,159 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.
Is Grimsby a good place to live?
Grimsby 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 Grimsby?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,090 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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