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Living in North Bay

The city covered 319 km² in 2021. Population density was 166.9 people per km² in 2021. 21% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. The unemployment rate was 12% in May 2021. Monthly precipitation was 69.5 mm in January and 98.2 mm in July.

Higher unemployment than 84% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 84% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to North Bay?

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 North Bay.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households spending over 30% of income on rent21 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official
Dwellings25,077 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings23,467 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in North Bay?

The unemployment rate is 12 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in North Bay is 12.0%. 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%7510–1251 cities: 12% to under 14%5112–14North Bay 12.0%18 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 rate51 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,111 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca16Official
Unemployment rate12 %country median 8.3%11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
G09 Bicycle Commute Share Pct0.9 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official
G09 Transit Commute Share Pct3.5 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct7.8 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat5Official
Nearest airportYYB13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official
Distance to nearest airport6.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −12.3°C in January and 19°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 2.83 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in North Bay?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.8 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: 2.83 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
North Bay average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-20°-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°-17°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
North Bay average monthly precipitation, mm030609012070546072899198931141099773JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
North Bay annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5252.8PM2.515407.0PM1010405.0NO₂µg/m³

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 North Bay is 2.8 µg/m³. Of 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/m³162–3North Bay 2.833 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
NO₂ — annual mean4.98 µg/m³country median 6.92024Official 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 mean7 µg/m³country median 10.52024Official 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 mean2.83 µg/m³country median 3.72024Official 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 monthJan -7.4 · Feb -5.6 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 8.6 · May 17 · Jun 22 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 23.1 · Sep 18.5 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 3.1 · Dec -3.8 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — NORTH BAY A, 1991-20201Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -17.3 · Feb -15.9 · Mar -9.6 · Apr -1.8 · May 5.7 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 2.3 · Nov -4.3 · Dec -11.7 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — NORTH BAY A, 1991-20201Official
Average temperature by monthJan -12.3 · Feb -10.8 · Mar -4.5 · Apr 3.4 · May 11.4 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 19 · Aug 18 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 6.5 · Nov -0.6 · Dec -7.8 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — NORTH BAY A, 1991-20201Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 69.5 · Feb 54.4 · Mar 60.2 · Apr 72.1 · May 88.7 · Jun 90.8 · Jul 98.2 · Aug 93.1 · Sep 113.9 · Oct 109 · Nov 96.7 · Dec 73.1 mm31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — NORTH BAY A, 1991-20201Official

Cities of a similar size in Canada

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

All Canada cities
Brandon51,313 residentsMascouche51,183 residentsChâteauguay50,815 residentsBelleville55,071 residentsDollard-Des Ormeaux49,798 residentsShawinigan49,620 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in North Bay?

The published population was 52,662 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, North Bay (Census subdivision 3548044)12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
North Bay residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.9%Foreign residents 2.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area315.5 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
City area319 km²2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (North Bay, CSD 3548048)11Official
Foreign-resident share5.08 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Foreign residents1,125 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.13Official
Population density166.9 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.13Official
Population52,662 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, North Bay (Census subdivision 3548044)12Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022
Population in North Bay by year, residents52,39653,68054,96556,2492001200520092015202255,921residents

Population rose 1.9% between 2001 and 2022, from 54,896 to 55,921.

International community in North Bay

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 data2,610100.0%
Europe1,29549.6%
Asia58022.2%
Americas47518.2%
United Kingdom40015.3%
United States of America2459.4%
Italy2459.4%
Africa2007.7%
Germany1656.3%
Other places of birth in Europe1455.6%
India1305.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
China1104.2%
Other places of birth in Americas853.3%
Netherlands702.7%
Other places of birth in Africa652.5%
Other places of birth in Asia652.5%
Oceania and other places of birth602.3%
Poland552.1%
Philippines552.1%
Viet Nam501.9%
South Africa, Republic of451.7%
Trinidad and Tobago401.5%
France401.5%
Nigeria401.5%
Croatia301.1%
Portugal301.1%
Russian Federation301.1%
Sri Lanka301.1%
Colombia251.0%
Romania251.0%
Algeria251.0%
Brazil200.8%
Guyana200.8%
Jamaica200.8%
Mexico200.8%
Ukraine200.8%
Korea, South200.8%
Bangladesh200.8%
Serbia150.6%
Ethiopia150.6%
Iran150.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100.4%
Hungary100.4%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the100.4%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data51,460100.0%
Canadian citizens50,33597.8%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over41,25580.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 189,07517.6%
Not Canadian citizens1,1252.2%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data51,935100.0%
Single responses51,00598.2%
Official languages50,09596.5%
English48,30093.0%
French1,7903.4%
Multiple responses9351.8%
Non-official languages9151.8%
Non-Indigenous languages8701.7%
English and French6401.2%
Indo-European languages5001.0%
English and non-official language(s)2650.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Indo-Iranian languages2000.4%
Italic (Romance) languages1800.3%
Indo-Aryan languages1700.3%
Sino-Tibetan languages1150.2%
Chinese languages1150.2%
Balto-Slavic languages850.2%
Slavic languages850.2%
Dravidian languages800.2%
Italian800.2%
Punjabi (Panjabi)700.1%
Malayalam600.1%
Mandarin550.1%
Austronesian languages550.1%
Spanish550.1%
Yue (Cantonese)500.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)450.1%
Portuguese450.1%
Indigenous languages400.1%
Algonquian languages400.1%
Cree-Innu languages400.1%
Hindi400.1%
Cree languages350.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages350.1%
Gujarati350.1%
Semitic languages300.1%
Arabic300.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages300.1%
Vietnamese300.1%
Russian300.1%
Germanic languages300.1%
Iranian languages300.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)250.0%
Persian languages250.0%
Sign languages200.0%
Cree, n.o.s.200.0%
Polish200.0%
Iranian Persian200.0%
American Sign Language150.0%
Telugu150.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages150.0%
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree)100.0%
Czech100.0%
Ukrainian100.0%
High German languages100.0%
German100.0%
Afrikaans100.0%
Greek100.0%
Bengali100.0%
Urdu100.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.100.0%
Tai-Kadai languages50.0%
Thai50.0%
Uralic languages50.0%
Hungarian50.0%
Multiple non-official languages50.0%
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree)50.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.50.0%
Cebuano50.0%
Indonesian50.0%
Bulgarian50.0%
Slovak50.0%
Japanese50.0%
Korean50.0%
Mongolian50.0%
Niger-Congo languages50.0%

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

Is North Bay 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%
Family43%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 32–54%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–70%
Foreign residents1,125 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.
Population52,662 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, North Bay (Census subdivision 3548044)
Households spending over 30% of income on rent21 %11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
Dwellings25,077 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Employment rate51 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary (regional)2,111 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 abroad7 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official
Households23,465 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Labour force participation rate57.9 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Median age44 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in North Bay 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 North Bay?

The published population was 52,662 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, North Bay (Census subdivision 3548044).

Is the air quality good in North Bay?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.8 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..

What is the unemployment rate in North Bay?

The unemployment rate is 12 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around North Bay?

The median gross salary is 2,111 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in North Bay?

1,125 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 North Bay a good place to live?

North Bay 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 North Bay?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,610 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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  title = {North Bay, Canada: rent, salary, jobs},
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  6. www150.statcan.gc.ca www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-27

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