Living in Lévis

In Lévis, unemployment is 5.3% (2021).

Lévis is a city in Canada. Population density was 334.1 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 5.3% of the population in 2021. 11% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. For Lévis, the foreign population count was 3,680 in May 2021. The city covered 497.7 km² in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2418 sources

Population154,775people1 Jul 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary3,399EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file)

Unemployment rate5.3%country median 8.4% — 37% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

PM2.5, annual mean5.25µg/m³country median 3.6 — 45% aboveOfficial 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 88% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 81% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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 Lévis.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€64

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

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 plan⁸Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	63.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	STLévis — Tarification (Société de transport de Lévis)¹⁷Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	11 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁵Official
Dwellings	68,205 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	709.5 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023²Official

Is Lévis a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%

Student43%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 32–54%

Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 47–69%

Retirement64%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 53–75%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 5.3% in May 2021.

What is the typical salary in Lévis?

The median gross salary is about 3,399 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.

Median gross salary: 3,399 EUR/month · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file)¹⁶
Median gross salary (regional): 2,702 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸

What is the unemployment rate in Lévis?

The unemployment rate is 5.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Lévis is 5.3%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Lévis 5.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,399 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file)¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,702 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	5.3 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁵Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lévis. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lévis. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G09 Bicycle Commute Share Pct	0.6 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁵Official
G09 Transit Commute Share Pct	3.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁵Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct	3.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁵Official
Destinations from nearest airport	18 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁶Official
Nearest airport	YQB	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	15.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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For newcomers to Canada.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.25 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 6.71 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Lévis?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 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: 5.25 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.⁴

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

PM2.55.2WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂6.7WHO 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 Lévis is 5.3 µg/m³. Of 122 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

Lévis 5.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	6.71 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.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.25 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.⁴Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 2.23 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 16.73 · Apr 20.42 · May 26.5 · Jun 29.3 · Jul 29.21 · Aug 28.4 · Sep 27.68 · Oct 22.21 · Nov 15.65 · Dec 9.16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -38.13 · Feb -38.17 · Mar -32.07 · Apr -19.75 · May -4.32 · Jun 0.09 · Jul 6.22 · Aug 4.91 · Sep -1.91 · Oct -8.19 · Nov -20.34 · Dec -30.66 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -13.87 · Feb -12.34 · Mar -7.13 · Apr 1.37 · May 9.78 · Jun 15.18 · Jul 18.14 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 13.06 · Oct 5.84 · Nov -1.49 · Dec -9.35 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Lévis?

The published population was 154,775 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹⁰

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 3,680 is not 3.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	497.7 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Lévis, CSD 2425005)¹³Official
Foreign-resident share	3.62 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Foreign residents	3,680 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.¹⁴Official
Population density	334.1 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.¹⁴Official
Population	154,775 people	1 Jul 2022	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	5.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁵Official
Median age	44 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Lévis

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.

Whitby as a Lévis alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Foreign residents: 27.8% Whitby vs 3.6% Lévis+668%
Unemployment: 12.3% Whitby vs 5.3% Lévis+132%
Nearest airport: 47.1 km Whitby vs 15.6 km Lévis+202%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Whitby vs €3,399 Lévis+28%
Median gross pay, region: €3,290 Whitby vs €2,702 Lévis+22%
Annual PM2.5: 3.3 µg/m³ Whitby vs 5.2 µg/m³ Lévis−36%
Residents: 149,907 Whitby vs 154,775 Lévis−3%

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Alternative cities in Canada

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

All Canada cities

Coquitlam159,285 residents Whitby149,907 residents Barrie147,829 residents Cambridge146,566 residents Saguenay144,723 residents Kelowna144,576 residents

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Lévis in rankings

#16 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Canada

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lévis 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Lévis?

The published population was 154,775 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Lévis?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. 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 typical salary in Lévis?

The median gross salary is about 3,399 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file).

What is the unemployment rate in Lévis?

The unemployment rate is 5.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Lévis?

The median gross salary is 2,702 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Lévis?

3,680 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 Lévis a good place to live?

Lévis 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.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 24). Lévis, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6283cd7bbcd0a76d857bdb6b2f8720c1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/levis/ Retrieved 2026-09-24. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lévis, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-24},
  version = {6283cd7bbcd0a76d857bdb6b2f8720c1},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/levis/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-24. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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