Living in Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier

In Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, unemployment is 4.2% (2021).

At the end of 2022, Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier had a population of 8,771. Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier's unemployment stood at 4.15% at the end of 2021. The foreign population count was 150 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population8,771people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary3,377EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent808.2EUR/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 rate4.15%country median 8.4% — 51% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,493incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · ECCC National Air Pollution Surveillance annual PM2.5 summaries / Québec RSQAQ hourly continuous measurements

Lower unemployment than 97% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 94% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 87% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

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Housing and cost

For Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, 8.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021.

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 internet²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan¹⁰Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	8.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Dwellings	3,407 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Main residence dwellings	3,298 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	738.5 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	808.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01³Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–70%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

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

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–73%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

The median gross salary is about 3,377 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: 3,377 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁶
Median gross salary (regional): 2,876 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁰

What is the unemployment rate in Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 4.15 % · Statistics Canada¹⁷

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier is 4.2%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	70.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median gross salary	3,377 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,876 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁰Official
Unemployment rate	4.15 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

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

Left over each month€1,725of €2,607 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.	€2,607
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	− €808
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	€1,725

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier. 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 Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

Police recorded 3,493 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, 2025⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesSainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier 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	3,493 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁹Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier's nearest airport was YQB, 19 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	19 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YQB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier. 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 Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: ECCC National Air Pollution Surveillance annual PM2.5 summaries / Québec RSQAQ hourly continuous measurements⁵

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

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

PM2.57WHO 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 de la Jacques Cartier is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	ECCC National Air Pollution Surveillance annual PM2.5 summaries / Québec RSQAQ hourly continuous measurements⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 1.87 · Feb 1.29 · Mar 18.48 · Apr 21.14 · May 27.43 · Jun 31.64 · Jul 31.38 · Aug 29.07 · Sep 28.69 · Oct 22.57 · Nov 16.02 · Dec 9.7 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -41.2 · Feb -40.31 · Mar -33.77 · Apr -22.54 · May -4.75 · Jun -0.65 · Jul 5.93 · Aug 4.28 · Sep -3.41 · Oct -9.54 · Nov -20.83 · Dec -32.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -14.6 · Feb -12.94 · Mar -7.57 · Apr 1.35 · May 9.95 · Jun 15.31 · Jul 18.11 · Aug 17.06 · Sep 12.89 · Oct 5.6 · Nov -1.71 · Dec -9.9 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier covered an area of 120.7 km² at the end of 2021. The city had 3,300 households at the end of 2021. Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier's median age was 35.6 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

The published population was 8,771 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	120.7 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
City area	120.7 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	1.78 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Foreign residents	150 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Population density	69.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official
Population	8,771 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹³Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

4,454

6,000

7,545

9,091

8,77120012005200920152022

Population rose 83.7% between 2001 and 2022, from 4,774 to 8,771.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	1.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Households	3,300 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Labour force participation rate	73.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median age	35.6 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier

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.

Shannon as a Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 2.8% Shannon vs 1.8% Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier+58%
Median gross pay, region: €3,159 Shannon vs €2,876 Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier+10%
Median gross pay, city: €3,622 Shannon vs €3,377 Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier+7%
Unemployment: 3.8% Shannon vs 4.2% Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier−9%
Residents: 6,645 Shannon vs 8,771 Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier−24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,493 Shannon vs 3,493 Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartiersame level

Full comparison More about Shannon

Aurora as a Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 689 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 1.8% Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier+1965%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €3,377 Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier+29%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,493 Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartierno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,876 Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier+8%

Full comparison More about Aurora

Cities near Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier

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

Shannon 8.8 km away

Salary: 3,622 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 16.5 km away

Salary: 4,248 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

L'Ancienne-Lorette 20.1 km away

Salary: 3,568 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, nearest in population first.

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Castlegar8,744 residents Embrun8,680 residents Kitimat8,647 residents Otterburn Park8,640 residents Dauphin8,637 residents Coaticook8,983 residents

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Is Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier part of Québec?

Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier is in the published commuting zone of Québec; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Québec city profile

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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 de la Jacques Cartier?

The published population was 8,771 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

How safe is Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

What is the typical salary in Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

The median gross salary is about 3,377 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 Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

The median gross salary is 2,876 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier a good place to live?

Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier 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.

Is Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier part of Québec?

Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier is in the published commuting zone of Québec; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier?

Shannon, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Saint-Raymond, L'Ancienne-Lorette, Donnacona are near Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier. 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 de la Jacques Cartier, Canada: population [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0d896f0adf7659768e428768041b7a78]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/sainte-catherine-de-la-jacques-cartier/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sainte-catherine-de-la-jacques-cartier-canada-population_b7c2fd60ec55,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, Canada: population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0d896f0adf7659768e428768041b7a78},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/sainte-catherine-de-la-jacques-cartier/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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