Living in North Saanich

In North Saanich, unemployment is 5.8% (2021).

North Saanich numbered 12,671 residents at the end of 2022. North Saanich registered an unemployment rate of 5.79% at the end of 2021. North Saanich's foreign population totalled 2,025 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2627 sources

Population12,671people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary4,112EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent1,343EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01

Unemployment rate5.79%country median 8.4% — 31% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,065incidents per 100,000country median 4,873 — 37% belowOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia

PM2.5, annual mean4.4µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 82% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other Canadian city that publishes it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

For North Saanich, 15% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for North Saanich. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

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 plan⁷Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	15 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Dwellings	5,235 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	5,010 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,343 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 North Saanich a good place to live?

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Remote worker37%strong on work, weak on safety · range 28–46%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%

Student42%strong on cost, weak on education · range 32–52%

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–68%

Retirement41%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 30–52%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in North Saanich?

The median gross salary is about 4,112 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: 4,112 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹³
Median gross salary (regional): 2,898 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁰

What is the unemployment rate in North Saanich?

The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 5.79 % · Statistics Canada¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in North Saanich is 5.8%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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North Saanich 5.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	52 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary	4,112 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,898 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁰Official
Unemployment rate	5.79 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in North Saanich?

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

Left over each month€1,669of €3,087 take-home

Rent
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.	€3,087
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	− €1,343
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	€1,669

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to North Saanich. 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 North Saanich?

Police recorded about 3,065 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, police services in British Columbia⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesNorth Saanich highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Gatineau3,756

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,065 incidents per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia⁴Official

Mobility and administration

North Saanich's nearest airport was YYJ, 2 km away and offered 8 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	8 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	2 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YYJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for North Saanich. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in North Saanich?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³

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

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

PM2.54.4WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Saanich is 4.4 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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North Saanich 4.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.2 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 11 · Apr 14 · May 17.8 · Jun 20.6 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 5.5 · May 7.9 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 3.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.8 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 9.8 · May 12.9 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 15 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 5.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Markham ±4.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gillingham (United Kingdom) ±0.6 °C, Maidstone (United Kingdom) ±0.6 °C, Harrow (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °C, Watford (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °C, Rouen (France) ±0.7 °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

North Saanich spanned 37.2 km² at the end of 2021. The number of households reached 5,010 at the end of 2021. Median age stood at 56.8 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in North Saanich?

The published population was 12,671 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84%
Foreign residents16%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	37.16 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
City area	37.16 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	16.61 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Foreign residents	2,025 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Population density	329.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Population	12,671 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

10,638

11,366

12,094

12,822

12,67120012005200920152022

Population rose 17.4% between 2001 and 2022, from 10,789 to 12,671.

International community in North Saanich

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	2,025	100.0%
Europe	1,300	64.2%
United Kingdom	830	41.0%
Asia	310	15.3%
Americas	285	14.1%
United States of America	195	9.6%
Other places of birth in Europe	135	6.7%
Germany	100	4.9%
Netherlands	100	4.9%
India	80	4.0%
Africa	75	3.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Other places of birth in Asia	70	3.5%
China	60	3.0%
Oceania and other places of birth	60	3.0%
South Africa, Republic of	45	2.2%
Hong Kong	30	1.5%
Greece	25	1.2%
Italy	25	1.2%
Romania	25	1.2%
Philippines	25	1.2%
Mexico	20	1.0%
Other places of birth in Americas	20	1.0%
Poland	20	1.0%
Other places of birth in Africa	20	1.0%
France	15	0.7%
Egypt	15	0.7%
Sri Lanka	15	0.7%
Colombia	10	0.5%
Guyana	10	0.5%
Trinidad and Tobago	10	0.5%
Hungary	10	0.5%
Viet Nam	10	0.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

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	12,195	100.0%
Canadian citizens	11,795	96.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	10,145	83.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	1,650	13.5%
Not Canadian citizens	400	3.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

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	12,220	100.0%
Single responses	12,135	99.3%
Official languages	11,895	97.3%
English	11,875	97.2%
Non-official languages	245	2.0%
Non-Indigenous languages	245	2.0%
Indo-European languages	135	1.1%
Multiple responses	85	0.7%
Sino-Tibetan languages	70	0.6%
Chinese languages	70	0.6%
English and non-official language(s)	70	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Mandarin	45	0.4%
Germanic languages	45	0.4%
Indo-Iranian languages	35	0.3%
Italic (Romance) languages	35	0.3%
Indo-Aryan languages	30	0.2%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	30	0.2%
Spanish	25	0.2%
Yue (Cantonese)	20	0.2%
French	20	0.2%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	20	0.2%
Balto-Slavic languages	15	0.1%
Slavic languages	15	0.1%
High German languages	15	0.1%
German	15	0.1%
English and French	10	0.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages	10	0.1%
Vietnamese	10	0.1%
Russian	10	0.1%
Afrikaans	10	0.1%
Scandinavian languages	10	0.1%
Greek	10	0.1%
Iranian languages	10	0.1%
Persian languages	10	0.1%
Iranian Persian	10	0.1%
Korean	10	0.1%
Sign languages	5	0.0%
American Sign Language	5	0.0%
Austronesian languages	5	0.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5	0.0%
Dravidian languages	5	0.0%
Polish	5	0.0%
Dutch	5	0.0%
Danish	5	0.0%
Norwegian	5	0.0%
Italian	5	0.0%
Portuguese	5	0.0%
Japanese	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	16.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Households	5,010 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Labour force participation rate	55.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	56.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on North Saanich

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.

Oak Bay as a North Saanich alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 7.0% Oak Bay vs 5.8% North Saanich+21%
Median gross pay, city: €4,630 Oak Bay vs €4,112 North Saanich+13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,502 Oak Bay vs 3,065 North Saanich−18%
Foreign residents: 21.9% Oak Bay vs 16.6% North Saanich+32%
Residents: 19,211 Oak Bay vs 12,671 North Saanich+52%
Annual PM2.5: 5.2 µg/m³ Oak Bay vs 4.4 µg/m³ North Saanich+18%
Median gross pay, region: €3,137 Oak Bay vs €2,898 North Saanich+8%

Full comparison More about Oak Bay

Aurora as a North Saanich alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3367 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 16.6% North Saanich+121%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,065 North Saanichno percentage
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €4,112 North Saanich+6%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,898 North Saanich+7%

Full comparison More about Aurora

Cities near North Saanich

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Sidney 4.3 km away

Salary: 3,355 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Central Saanich 11.4 km away

Salary: 3,840 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

View Royal 18.1 km away

Salary: 3,922 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Langford 19.3 km away

Salary: 3,442 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Colwood 21.9 km away

Salary: 3,731 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Oak Bay 22.3 km away

Salary: 4,630 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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Amos12,702 residents Kincardine12,637 residents View Royal12,606 residents Sidney12,569 residents Carleton Place12,565 residents Summerland12,918 residents

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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 Saanich?

The published population was 12,671 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in North Saanich?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is North Saanich?

What is the typical salary in North Saanich?

The median gross salary is about 4,112 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 North Saanich?

The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around North Saanich?

The median gross salary is 2,898 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is North Saanich a good place to live?

North Saanich 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.

Which cities are near North Saanich?

Sidney, Central Saanich, View Royal, Langford, Colwood are near North Saanich. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in North Saanich?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,300 people (64.2%) 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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