Living in Sainte-Catherine

In Sainte-Catherine (Quebec) (92040), unemployment is 5.6% (2021).

Sainte-Catherine numbered 17,392 residents at the end of 2022. Sainte-Catherine registered an unemployment rate of 5.64% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the foreign population in Sainte-Catherine numbered 1,745.

Last checked 2026-09-2414 sources

Population17,392people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary (region)2,179EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Average rent644.2EUR/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 rate5.64%country median 8.4% — 33% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,417incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean6.04µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 83% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 94% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Sainte-Catherine?

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Sainte-Catherine. 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
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	644.2 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 Sainte-Catherine a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–61%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–66%

Student36%strong on cost, weak on education · range 24–48%

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–64%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sainte-Catherine?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 5.64 % · Statistics Canada¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Sainte-Catherine is 5.6%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Sainte-Catherine 5.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,179 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹²Official
Unemployment rate	5.64 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Sainte-Catherine?

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

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

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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.	outside the model's range
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	− €644
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	—

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sainte-Catherine. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Safety

How safe is Sainte-Catherine?

Police recorded 3,417 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesSainte-Catherine 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	3,417 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁶Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Sainte-Catherine's nearest airport was YQB, 104 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	104 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YQB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sainte-Catherine. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sainte-Catherine?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6 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: 6.04 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³

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

PM2.56WHO 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 Sainte-Catherine is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.04 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

An area of 9.4 km² comprised Sainte-Catherine at the end of 2021. Population density was 1,851.4 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Sainte-Catherine?

The published population was 17,392 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	9.37 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	10.52 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,745 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Population density	1,851 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Population	17,392 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada⁹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

16,219

16,668

17,117

17,566

17,39220012005200920152022

Population rose 6.6% between 2001 and 2022, from 16,312 to 17,392.

Alternatives for people set on Sainte-Catherine

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.

Nicolet as a Sainte-Catherine alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 1.5% Nicolet vs 10.5% Sainte-Catherine−85%
Unemployment: 3.8% Nicolet vs 5.6% Sainte-Catherine−32%
Residents: 8,542 Nicolet vs 17,392 Sainte-Catherine−51%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,673 Nicolet vs 3,417 Sainte-Catherineno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €2,157 Nicolet vs €2,179 Sainte-Catherinesame level
Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Nicolet vs 6.0 µg/m³ Sainte-Catherinesame level

Full comparison More about Nicolet

Aurora as a Sainte-Catherine alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 599 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 10.5% Sainte-Catherine+249%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,179 Sainte-Catherine+42%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,417 Sainte-Catherineno percentage

Full comparison More about Aurora

Cities near Sainte-Catherine

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

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Sainte-Catherine, nearest in population first.

All Canada cities

Sainte-Catherine17,392 residents Lake Country17,372 residents Swift Current17,330 residents Saint-Basile-le-Grand17,531 residents Port Hope17,647 residents Edmundston17,026 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 Sainte-Catherine?

The published population was 17,392 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Sainte-Catherine?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is Sainte-Catherine?

What is the unemployment rate in Sainte-Catherine?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Sainte-Catherine?

The median gross salary is 2,179 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Sainte-Catherine?

1,745 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is Sainte-Catherine a good place to live?

Sainte-Catherine 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 Sainte-Catherine?

Nicolet is near Sainte-Catherine. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sainte-Catherine (10-04), Canada: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3fa6595b019b28d42a6dbf42458a7463]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/sainte-catherine-10-04/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sainte-Catherine (10-04), Canada: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {3fa6595b019b28d42a6dbf42458a7463},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/sainte-catherine-10-04/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Bell Fibe 500 home internet bell.ca · checked 2026-09-15
CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-23
data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-26
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025 www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-24
Public Mobile 50GB plan publicmobile.ca · checked 2026-09-15
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
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