Living in Saguenay

In Saguenay, tenants pay an average rent of €630 a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.5% (2021).

Walking accounted for 3.8% of commutes in 2021. Public transport accounted for 2% of commutes in 2021. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 5.89 µg/m³. Foreign-born residents accounted for 2.9% of the population in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1027 sources

Population144,723people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Saguenay (Census subdivision 2494068)

Median gross salary3,115EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent630.3EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate5.5%country median 8.4% — 35% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime3,366offences per 100,000country median 4,873 — 31% belowIndependent source · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean5.89µg/m³country median 3.6 — 62% 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 86% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 97% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 85% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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 Saguenay.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

12.2% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€577

Utilities, 85 m² flat€79

Transport pass€51

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Fitness club€22

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Transport pass, Fitness club, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	21.87 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	42.88 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	577.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	16.27 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁷Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	51.09 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	78.71 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	12.2 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official
Dwellings	71,017 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Main residence dwellings	67,522 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	624.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	630.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision²Official
Recorded property crimes	2,999 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁵Official

Is Saguenay a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%

Student43%strong on cost, weak on education · range 33–53%

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

Retirement65%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 55–75%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 5.5% in May 2021.

What is the typical salary in Saguenay?

The median gross salary is about 3,115 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: 3,115 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁰
Median gross salary (regional): 2,331 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²³

What is the unemployment rate in Saguenay?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Saguenay is 5.5%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Saguenay 5.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	56.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Median gross salary	3,115 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,331 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²³Official
Unemployment rate	5.5 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Saguenay?

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

Left over each month€1,613of €2,440 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
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.	€2,440
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €630
Public transport pass€51 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €51
Utilities, 85 m²€79 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €79
Internet€43 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €43
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Left over	€1,613

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Saguenay Salary needed to live in Saguenay

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Saguenay?

Police recorded 3,366 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 3,366 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesSaguenay 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

Montreal3,674

Saguenay3,366

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,366 offences per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁷Independent
Recorded violent crimes	2,274 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁵Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	0.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official
Workers commuting by public transport	2 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official
Workers walking to work	3.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁵Official
Nearest airport	YBG	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	12.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Saguenay?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.9 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: 5.89 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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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-10°-20°

-7°-19°

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17°4°

22°10°

24°13°

23°12°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

112

100

102

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.55.9WHO 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 Saguenay is 5.9 µg/m³. Of 123 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

Saguenay 5.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.89 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
Average daytime high by month	Jan -9.7 · Feb -7.4 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 7.4 · May 16.6 · Jun 22.3 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 18.2 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -5.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -20.4 · Feb -18.7 · Mar -11.8 · Apr -3.2 · May 3.7 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 6.9 · Oct 1.4 · Nov -5.4 · Dec -13.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -15.1 · Feb -13.1 · Mar -6.3 · Apr 2.1 · May 10.2 · Jun 16 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 5.7 · Nov -1.5 · Dec -9.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 57.8 · Feb 48.3 · Mar 57.6 · Apr 61.4 · May 77.6 · Jun 88.9 · Jul 112.1 · Aug 100 · Sep 101.6 · Oct 91.8 · Nov 66 · Dec 64.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²²Official

Similar climate. In Canada: Gatineau ±3.7 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±4.7 °C, Jyväskylä (Finland) ±3.0 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±2.8 °C, Fargo (United States) ±2.6 °C, Drammen (Norway) ±4.6 °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

The city covered 1,168.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 128.7 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Saguenay?

The published population was 144,723 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Saguenay (Census subdivision 2494068)¹⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,125 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
City area	1,168 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Saguenay, CSD 2494005)¹³Official
Foreign-resident share	1.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Foreign residents	2,175 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.¹⁶Official
Population density	128.7 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.¹⁶Official
Population	144,723 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Saguenay (Census subdivision 2494068)¹⁴Official
Population covered by crime statistics	175,892 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁵Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

144,052

146,077

148,103

150,128

148,25420012005200920152022

Population fell 1.0% between 2001 and 2022, from 149,709 to 148,254.

International community in Saguenay

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	1,980	100.0%
Europe	780	39.4%
Africa	555	28.0%
France	455	23.0%
Other places of birth in Africa	400	20.2%
Americas	395	19.9%
Asia	250	12.6%
Other places of birth in Americas	120	6.1%
Other places of birth in Europe	90	4.5%
China	85	4.3%
Haiti	65	3.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Colombia	60	3.0%
Algeria	60	3.0%
Morocco	55	2.8%
United States of America	50	2.5%
Germany	50	2.5%
Other places of birth in Asia	45	2.3%
Italy	35	1.8%
Ukraine	35	1.8%
Mexico	30	1.5%
Peru	25	1.3%
United Kingdom	25	1.3%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	25	1.3%
Philippines	25	1.3%
Russian Federation	20	1.0%
Iran	20	1.0%
Viet Nam	20	1.0%
Brazil	15	0.8%
Poland	15	0.8%
Portugal	15	0.8%
Romania	15	0.8%
Egypt	15	0.8%
Lebanon	15	0.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	0.5%
Netherlands	10	0.5%
India	10	0.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

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	141,115	100.0%
Canadian citizens	138,945	98.5%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	113,605	80.5%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	25,335	18.0%
Not Canadian citizens	2,175	1.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

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	143,395	100.0%
Single responses	142,600	99.4%
Official languages	141,920	99.0%
French	140,965	98.3%
English	955	0.7%
Multiple responses	795	0.6%
Non-official languages	680	0.5%
Non-Indigenous languages	620	0.4%
English and French	505	0.4%
Indo-European languages	345	0.2%
Italic (Romance) languages	240	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
French and non-official language(s)	235	0.2%
Spanish	180	0.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages	145	0.1%
Semitic languages	130	0.1%
Arabic	130	0.1%
Indigenous languages	60	0.0%
Algonquian languages	60	0.0%
Cree-Innu languages	60	0.0%
Indo-Iranian languages	55	0.0%
Portuguese	55	0.0%
Sino-Tibetan languages	50	0.0%
Chinese languages	50	0.0%
Iranian languages	50	0.0%
Persian languages	50	0.0%
Atikamekw	40	0.0%
Balto-Slavic languages	40	0.0%
Iranian Persian	40	0.0%
Mandarin	35	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	35	0.0%
Slavic languages	35	0.0%
Innu (Montagnais)	25	0.0%
Sign languages	20	0.0%
Austronesian languages	20	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	0.0%
English and non-official language(s)	15	0.0%
Malagasy languages	15	0.0%
Merina	15	0.0%
Russian	15	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian	15	0.0%
Germanic languages	15	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	15	0.0%
Quebec Sign Language	10	0.0%
Yue (Cantonese)	10	0.0%
Berber languages	10	0.0%
Kabyle	10	0.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	10	0.0%
Serbian	10	0.0%
High German languages	10	0.0%
German	10	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Wolof	5	0.0%
Uralic languages	5	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	5	0.0%
Austro-Asiatic languages	5	0.0%
Creole languages	5	0.0%
Haitian Creole	5	0.0%
Dravidian languages	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	2.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official
Households	67,525 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Labour force participation rate	59.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Median age	46 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Saguenay

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.

Milton as a Saguenay alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 872 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 42.1% Milton vs 1.4% Saguenay+2904%
Unemployment: 11.4% Milton vs 5.5% Saguenay+107%
Median gross pay, city: €4,167 Milton vs €3,115 Saguenay+34%
Median gross pay, region: €3,246 Milton vs €2,331 Saguenay+39%
Nearest airport: 27.6 km Milton vs 12.3 km Saguenay+124%
Annual PM2.5: 3.5 µg/m³ Milton vs 5.9 µg/m³ Saguenay−41%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 (2025) Milton vs 3,366 (2024) Saguenayno percentage

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Cities near Saguenay

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Alternative cities in Canada

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All Canada cities

Kelowna144,576 residents Guelph143,740 residents Trois-Rivières143,195 residents Cambridge146,566 residents Langley142,043 residents Barrie147,829 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 Saguenay?

The published population was 144,723 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Saguenay (Census subdivision 2494068).

Is the air quality good in Saguenay?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.9 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..

How safe is Saguenay?

Police recorded 3,366 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024.

What is the typical salary in Saguenay?

The median gross salary is about 3,115 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 Saguenay?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Saguenay?

The median gross salary is 2,331 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Saguenay a good place to live?

Saguenay 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 Saguenay?

Saint-Honoré is near Saguenay. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Saguenay?

The official country of birth distribution records 780 people (39.4%) 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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Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-16
Statistics Canada language spoken at home www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-29
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
www150.statcan.gc.ca www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-27
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024 Statistics Canada · www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-26

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