Living in Sainte-Catherine

In Sainte-Catherine (Quebec) (8F575), unemployment is 5.6% (2021).

Residents of Sainte-Catherine numbered 17,392 at the end of 2022. Sainte-Catherine registered an unemployment rate of 5.64% at the end of 2021. Sainte-Catherine was home to 1,745 foreign residents at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population17,392people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary3,333EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent852.6EUR/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 crime3,641incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean7.08µg/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 91% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

The share of renter households spending 30% or more on housing reached 13.8% at the end of 2021.

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 plan⁸Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	13.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Dwellings	7,016 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	6,909 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	852.6 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%

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

Student41%strong on cost, weak on education · range 30–52%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Sainte-Catherine?

The median gross salary is about 3,333 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: 3,333 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁴
Median gross salary (regional): 2,636 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸

What is the unemployment rate in Sainte-Catherine?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 5.64 % · Statistics Canada¹⁵

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
Employment rate	66.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary	3,333 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,636 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	5.64 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

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€1,649of €2,575 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.	€2,575
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	− €853
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	€1,649

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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

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Safety

How safe is Sainte-Catherine?

Police recorded 3,641 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, 2025⁷

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	3,641 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁷Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Sainte-Catherine's nearest airport was YUL, 15 km away and offered 93 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	93 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	15 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YUL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

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.

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?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.1 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: 7.08 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

PM2.57.1WHO 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 7.1 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 7.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.08 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 7.79 · Feb 11.35 · Mar 22.78 · Apr 26.02 · May 30.99 · Jun 32.77 · Jul 36.61 · Aug 34.73 · Sep 34.17 · Oct 26.37 · Nov 20.63 · Dec 17.12 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -41.45 · Feb -35.98 · Mar -32.83 · Apr -11.88 · May -2.87 · Jun 3.11 · Jul 8.64 · Aug 7.66 · Sep 0.72 · Oct -4.58 · Nov -20.9 · Dec -34.8 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -11.25 · Feb -9.59 · Mar -3.32 · Apr 5.4 · May 13.16 · Jun 18.53 · Jul 21.72 · Aug 21.09 · Sep 16.85 · Oct 8.81 · Nov 1.43 · Dec -6.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 9.4 km². The household count for Sainte-Catherine was 6,910 at the end of 2021. The population's median age was 43.6 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Sainte-Catherine?

The published population was 17,392 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹¹

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
Area	9.37 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
City area	9.37 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	10.52 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Foreign residents	1,745 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population density	1,851 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Population	17,392 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹¹Official

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.

International community in Sainte-Catherine

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	1,745	100.0%
Europe	560	32.1%
Africa	510	29.2%
Americas	480	27.5%
Other places of birth in Africa	260	14.9%
Asia	195	11.2%
Other places of birth in Europe	180	10.3%
Other places of birth in Americas	150	8.6%
Morocco	145	8.3%
Haiti	90	5.2%
France	85	4.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Colombia	80	4.6%
Romania	70	4.0%
Algeria	65	3.7%
Peru	60	3.4%
Ukraine	60	3.4%
China	50	2.9%
Russian Federation	45	2.6%
Portugal	40	2.3%
Mexico	35	2.0%
Other places of birth in Asia	30	1.7%
Brazil	25	1.4%
Italy	25	1.4%
Poland	25	1.4%
Iran	25	1.4%
India	25	1.4%
El Salvador	20	1.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	15	0.9%
Lebanon	15	0.9%
Philippines	15	0.9%
United States of America	10	0.6%
Greece	10	0.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

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	16,595	100.0%
Canadian citizens	16,250	97.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	12,790	77.1%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	3,465	20.9%
Not Canadian citizens	345	2.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

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	16,965	100.0%
Single responses	16,325	96.2%
Official languages	15,355	90.5%
French	14,480	85.4%
Non-official languages	980	5.8%
Non-Indigenous languages	980	5.8%
English	870	5.1%
Indo-European languages	780	4.6%
Multiple responses	640	3.8%
Italic (Romance) languages	495	2.9%
Spanish	305	1.8%

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Published group	People	Share
English and French	290	1.7%
French and non-official language(s)	230	1.4%
Balto-Slavic languages	215	1.3%
Slavic languages	215	1.3%
Russian	155	0.9%
Romanian	130	0.8%
Afro-Asiatic languages	85	0.5%
Sino-Tibetan languages	65	0.4%
Chinese languages	65	0.4%
English, French and non-official language(s)	65	0.4%
Semitic languages	65	0.4%
Arabic	65	0.4%
Indo-Iranian languages	60	0.4%
Portuguese	60	0.4%
English and non-official language(s)	55	0.3%
Mandarin	50	0.3%
Indo-Aryan languages	35	0.2%
Bulgarian	30	0.2%
Iranian languages	30	0.2%
Persian languages	25	0.1%
Berber languages	20	0.1%
Kabyle	20	0.1%
Ukrainian	20	0.1%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	20	0.1%
Dari	15	0.1%
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	0.1%
Turkic languages	10	0.1%
Turkish	10	0.1%
Creole languages	10	0.1%
Greek	10	0.1%
Urdu	10	0.1%
Iranian Persian	10	0.1%
Niger-Congo languages	10	0.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	5	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Haitian Creole	5	0.0%
Polish	5	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian	5	0.0%
Serbian	5	0.0%
Italian	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	10.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Households	6,910 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Labour force participation rate	70.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median age	43.6 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official

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.

Westmount as a Sainte-Catherine alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €5,447 Westmount vs €3,333 Sainte-Catherine+63%
Foreign residents: 27.6% Westmount vs 10.5% Sainte-Catherine+162%
Median gross pay, region: €3,540 Westmount vs €2,636 Sainte-Catherine+34%
Unemployment: 7.7% Westmount vs 5.6% Sainte-Catherine+37%
Residents: 19,902 Westmount vs 17,392 Sainte-Catherine+14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,641 Westmount vs 3,641 Sainte-Catherinesame level
Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Westmount vs 7.1 µg/m³ Sainte-Catherinesame level

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Aurora as a Sainte-Catherine alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 491 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 10.5% Sainte-Catherine+249%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €3,333 Sainte-Catherine+31%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,636 Sainte-Catherine+17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,641 Sainte-Catherineno percentage

Full comparison More about Aurora

Cities near Sainte-Catherine

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

Saint-Constant 4.2 km away

Salary: 3,540 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Delson 4.4 km away

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

Candiac 4.8 km away

Salary: 4,466 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

La Prairie 5.7 km away

Salary: 4,003 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Westmount 8.9 km away

Salary: 5,447 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Saint-Philippe 10.1 km away

Salary: 3,595 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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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 7.1 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 typical salary in Sainte-Catherine?

The median gross salary is about 3,333 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?

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

What is the typical salary around Sainte-Catherine?

The median gross salary is 2,636 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

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?

Saint-Constant, Delson, Candiac, La Prairie, Montréal-Ouest are near Sainte-Catherine. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Sainte-Catherine?

The official country of birth distribution records 560 people (32.1%) 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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