Living in Rouyn-Noranda

In Rouyn-Noranda, unemployment is 4.8% (2021).

Annual PM2.5 was 3.28 µg/m³ in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2620 sources

Population42,313people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Rouyn-Noranda (Census subdivision 2486042)

Median gross salary3,312EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent637.9EUR/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 rate4.8%country median 8.4% — 43% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain

Recorded crime3,673incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police

PM2.5, annual mean3.28µg/m³country median 3.6 — 10% belowOfficial 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 93% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 75% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Rouyn-Noranda?

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 Rouyn-Noranda.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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 plan⁹Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	10.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Dwellings	20,874 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	19,282 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	608.7 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	637.9 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 Rouyn-Noranda a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–70%

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

Student44%strong on cost, weak on education · range 33–55%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–71%

Retirement67%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 56–78%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.8% in May 2021.

What is the typical salary in Rouyn-Noranda?

The median gross salary is about 3,312 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: 3,312 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹³
Median gross salary (regional): 2,549 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁰

What is the unemployment rate in Rouyn-Noranda?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Rouyn-Noranda is 4.8%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Rouyn-Noranda 4.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	62.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary	3,312 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,549 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁰Official
Unemployment rate	4.8 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Rouyn-Noranda?

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

Left over each month€1,851of €2,562 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.	€2,562
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	− €638
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	€1,851

Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rouyn-Noranda. 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 Rouyn-Noranda. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Rouyn-Noranda?

Police recorded about 3,673 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 Police⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesRouyn-Noranda 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	3,673 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	3 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁷Official
Nearest airport	YUY	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	14.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Rouyn-Noranda?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.3 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: 3.28 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

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

PM2.53.3WHO 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 Rouyn-Noranda is 3.3 µg/m³. Of 122 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Rouyn-Noranda 3.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.28 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 3.52 · Feb 0.39 · Mar 23.23 · Apr 22.95 · May 32.95 · Jun 31.2 · Jul 35.45 · Aug 33.49 · Sep 30.52 · Oct 25.6 · Nov 18.05 · Dec 9.63 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -43.09 · Feb -39.66 · Mar -36.62 · Apr -21.53 · May -6.35 · Jun -2.47 · Jul 4.32 · Aug 3.27 · Sep -3.08 · Oct -10.78 · Nov -23.11 · Dec -43.66 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -15.72 · Feb -14.55 · Mar -8.49 · Apr 0.86 · May 9.57 · Jun 15.31 · Jul 18.07 · Aug 16.99 · Sep 12.83 · Oct 5.02 · Nov -2.28 · Dec -10.86 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 6,441.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 7.1 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Rouyn-Noranda?

The published population was 42,313 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Rouyn-Noranda (Census subdivision 2486042)¹⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	5,964 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
City area	6,442 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Rouyn-Noranda, CSD 2486005)¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	1.83 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	670 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.¹⁹Official
Population density	7.1 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.¹⁹Official
Population	42,313 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Rouyn-Noranda (Census subdivision 2486042)¹⁸Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

39,440

40,750

42,059

43,369

43,07320012005200920152022

Population rose 6.8% between 2001 and 2022, from 40,326 to 43,073.

International community in Rouyn-Noranda

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	750	100.0%
Africa	310	41.3%
Europe	210	28.0%
Other places of birth in Africa	180	24.0%
Americas	150	20.0%
France	125	16.7%
Asia	85	11.3%
Morocco	65	8.7%
Other places of birth in Americas	55	7.3%
Lebanon	45	6.0%
Algeria	40	5.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Mexico	25	3.3%
Germany	25	3.3%
Other places of birth in Europe	25	3.3%
Haiti	20	2.7%
United States of America	20	2.7%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	20	2.7%
Colombia	15	2.0%
Greece	15	2.0%
Other places of birth in Asia	15	2.0%
United Kingdom	10	1.3%
Philippines	10	1.3%

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	41,290	100.0%
Canadian citizens	40,620	98.4%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	32,095	77.7%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	8,525	20.6%
Not Canadian citizens	670	1.6%

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	41,935	100.0%
Single responses	41,455	98.9%
Official languages	41,205	98.3%
French	40,720	97.1%
English	485	1.2%
Multiple responses	480	1.1%
English and French	330	0.8%
Non-official languages	250	0.6%
Non-Indigenous languages	250	0.6%
French and non-official language(s)	120	0.3%
Indo-European languages	100	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Italic (Romance) languages	90	0.2%
Afro-Asiatic languages	85	0.2%
Semitic languages	80	0.2%
Arabic	80	0.2%
Spanish	70	0.2%
Austronesian languages	30	0.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	30	0.1%
English and non-official language(s)	15	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	15	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	15	0.0%
Sign languages	10	0.0%
Sino-Tibetan languages	10	0.0%
Chinese languages	10	0.0%
Romanian	10	0.0%
Wojenaka	5	0.0%
Quebec Sign Language	5	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Mandarin	5	0.0%
Yue (Cantonese)	5	0.0%
Berber languages	5	0.0%
Kabyle	5	0.0%
Creole languages	5	0.0%
Greek	5	0.0%
Indo-Iranian languages	5	0.0%
Iranian languages	5	0.0%
Persian languages	5	0.0%
Iranian Persian	5	0.0%
Portuguese	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	1.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Households	19,285 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Labour force participation rate	65.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	42 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Rouyn-Noranda

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.

Blainville as a Rouyn-Noranda alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 483 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: 11.7% Blainville vs 1.8% Rouyn-Noranda+540%
Median gross pay, city: €3,813 Blainville vs €3,312 Rouyn-Noranda+15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,641 Blainville vs 3,673 Rouyn-Norandano percentage
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,549 Rouyn-Noranda+9%

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Alternative cities in Canada

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Rouyn-Noranda in rankings

#5 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Canada #7 of 30 in Least densely populated cities

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rouyn-Noranda when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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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 Rouyn-Noranda?

The published population was 42,313 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Rouyn-Noranda (Census subdivision 2486042).

Is the air quality good in Rouyn-Noranda?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.3 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 Rouyn-Noranda?

What is the typical salary in Rouyn-Noranda?

The median gross salary is about 3,312 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 Rouyn-Noranda?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain.

What is the typical salary around Rouyn-Noranda?

The median gross salary is 2,549 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Rouyn-Noranda a good place to live?

Rouyn-Noranda 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 Rouyn-Noranda?

The official country of birth distribution records 750 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 = {Rouyn-Noranda, Canada: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
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}

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