Living in Sainte-Julie

In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 5.04 µg/m³. The city covered 49.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 619.6 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 7.3% of the population in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 26.6% in 2021.

Lower unemployment than 94% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 72% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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 Sainte-Julie.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

10.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Sainte-Julie yet. We do not infer one from another place.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	10.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
Dwellings	11,761 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁶Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	11,609 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.7% in May 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Sainte-Julie?

The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Sainte-Julie is 4.7%. Of 485 cities with data, 119 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	67.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,574 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	4.7 %country median 8.3%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G09 Bicycle Commute Share Pct	0.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
G09 Transit Commute Share Pct	3.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct	3.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁴Official
Nearest airport	YHU	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	9.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sainte-Julie. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sainte-Julie.

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 7.98 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Sainte-Julie?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5 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: 5.04 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.²

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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-Julie is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 92 cities with data, 33 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	7.98 µg/m³country median 6.9	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.³Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.04 µg/m³country median 3.7	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.²Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 9.92 · Feb 16.41 · Mar 23.69 · Apr 27.67 · May 32.13 · Jun 32.33 · Jul 33.51 · Aug 33.12 · Sep 33.68 · Oct 27.46 · Nov 21.4 · Dec 18.28 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -40.39 · Feb -36.38 · Mar -32.27 · Apr -13.27 · May -3.14 · Jun 2.4 · Jul 8.11 · Aug 7.08 · Sep -0.23 · Oct -5.2 · Nov -20.02 · Dec -35.44 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -10.63 · Feb -9.11 · Mar -3 · Apr 5.19 · May 12.87 · Jun 18.09 · Jul 21.07 · Aug 20.25 · Sep 16.13 · Oct 8.56 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -6.1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official

Cities of a similar size in Canada

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Canada cities

Saint-Constant29,954 residents Orangeville30,167 residents Okotoks30,405 residents Leamington29,680 residents Alma31,051 residents Fergus31,093 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sainte-Julie?

The published population was 30,045 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Sainte-Julie (Census subdivision 2459010)¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	48.49 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
City area	49.5 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Sainte-Julie, CSD 2459010)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	6.36 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Foreign residents	395 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.¹²Official
Population density	619.6 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.¹²Official
Population	30,045 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Sainte-Julie (Census subdivision 2459010)¹¹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 14.4% between 2001 and 2022, from 27,129 to 31,043.

International community in Sainte-Julie

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	1,865	100.0%
Europe	670	35.9%
Africa	500	26.8%
Americas	495	26.5%
France	380	20.4%
Asia	205	11.0%
Morocco	190	10.2%
Other places of birth in Americas	165	8.8%
Algeria	155	8.3%
Other places of birth in Europe	100	5.4%
Colombia	95	5.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Other places of birth in Africa	95	5.1%
Romania	80	4.3%
Haiti	55	2.9%
Peru	55	2.9%
Egypt	50	2.7%
China	50	2.7%
Mexico	45	2.4%
Brazil	40	2.1%
Lebanon	35	1.9%
United States of America	30	1.6%
Italy	30	1.6%
Other places of birth in Asia	30	1.6%
Portugal	25	1.3%
Philippines	25	1.3%
Poland	15	0.8%
Iran	15	0.8%
Korea, South	15	0.8%
El Salvador	10	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	0.5%
Germany	10	0.5%
Russian Federation	10	0.5%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	10	0.5%
Syria	10	0.5%
India	10	0.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

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	29,340	100.0%
Canadian citizens	28,935	98.6%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	22,570	76.9%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	6,365	21.7%
Not Canadian citizens	395	1.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

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	29,465	100.0%
Single responses	28,885	98.0%
Official languages	28,300	96.0%
French	27,765	94.2%
Non-official languages	590	2.0%
Non-Indigenous languages	590	2.0%
Multiple responses	585	2.0%
English	535	1.8%
Indo-European languages	395	1.3%
English and French	305	1.0%
Italic (Romance) languages	295	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Spanish	225	0.8%
French and non-official language(s)	210	0.7%
Afro-Asiatic languages	85	0.3%
Semitic languages	60	0.2%
Arabic	60	0.2%
Balto-Slavic languages	60	0.2%
Slavic languages	60	0.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)	55	0.2%
Sino-Tibetan languages	45	0.2%
Chinese languages	45	0.2%
Romanian	45	0.2%
Indo-Iranian languages	40	0.1%
Iranian languages	40	0.1%
Mandarin	35	0.1%
Russian	35	0.1%
Berber languages	25	0.1%
Kabyle	20	0.1%
Persian languages	20	0.1%
Iranian Persian	20	0.1%
Portuguese	20	0.1%
Sign languages	15	0.1%
English and non-official language(s)	15	0.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages	15	0.1%
Pashto	15	0.1%
Quebec Sign Language	10	0.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	0.0%
Vietnamese	10	0.0%
Ukrainian	10	0.0%
Korean	10	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	10	0.0%
Yue (Cantonese)	5	0.0%
Creole languages	5	0.0%
Haitian Creole	5	0.0%
Bulgarian	5	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian	5	0.0%
Kurdish	5	0.0%
Italian	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Is Sainte-Julie a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%

Student64%strong on education, weak on safety · range 56–72%

Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 52–70%

Retirement64%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 53–75%

Foreign residents395 people11 May 2021Official source · 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.

Population30,045 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Sainte-Julie (Census subdivision 2459010)

Households spending over 30% of income on rent10.3 %11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Dwellings11,761 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Employment rate67.9 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary (regional)2,574 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	7.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct	26.6 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree¹⁵Official
Households	11,610 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Labour force participation rate	71.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Median age	44.4 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official

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

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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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 Sainte-Julie?

The published population was 30,045 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Sainte-Julie (Census subdivision 2459010).

Is the air quality good in Sainte-Julie?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Sainte-Julie?

The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Sainte-Julie?

The median gross salary is 2,574 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Sainte-Julie?

395 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 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..

Is Sainte-Julie a good place to live?

Sainte-Julie 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 Sainte-Julie?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,865 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 = {Sainte-Julie, Canada: rent, salary, jobs},
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