Living in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

In May 2021, the unemployment rate was 6.8%. Foreign-born residents accounted for 3.8% of the population in 2021. Walking accounted for 4.5% of commutes in 2021.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

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

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Housing and cost

16.9% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	16.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
Dwellings	20,962 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁶Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	20,073 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

The unemployment rate is 6.8 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is 6.8%. Of 485 cities with data, 119 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	54.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,888 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁵Official
Unemployment rate	6.8 %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 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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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	0.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct	4.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
Destinations from nearest airport	93 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁴Official
Nearest airport	YUL	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	39 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. 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

Annual PM2.5 was 3.81 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 3.07 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.81 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 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is 3.8 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	3.07 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	3.81 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 8.47 · Feb 10.06 · Mar 23.65 · Apr 26.17 · May 31.1 · Jun 31.61 · Jul 36.04 · Aug 33.9 · Sep 33.53 · Oct 26.67 · Nov 20.63 · Dec 17.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -40.89 · Feb -36.67 · Mar -31.96 · Apr -13.6 · May -3.64 · Jun 1.85 · Jul 7.32 · Aug 6.54 · Sep -0.46 · Oct -5.36 · Nov -20.93 · Dec -35.48 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -11.41 · Feb -9.97 · Mar -3.81 · Apr 4.86 · May 12.58 · Jun 17.85 · Jul 20.85 · Aug 20.19 · Sep 16.11 · Oct 8.24 · Nov 1.01 · Dec -6.86 °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

St. Thomas42,840 residents Bradford West Gwillimbury42,880 residents Rouyn-Noranda42,313 residents Vaudreuil-Dorion43,268 residents Innisfil43,326 residents Boucherville41,743 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 106.7 km² in 2021. Population density was 394.1 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

The published population was 42,787 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Census subdivision 2470052)¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	108.6 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
City area	106.7 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, CSD 2470005)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	3.18 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Foreign residents	500 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	394.1 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	42,787 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Census subdivision 2470052)¹¹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 12.3% between 2001 and 2022, from 39,797 to 44,676.

International community in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

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	1,310	100.0%
Europe	445	34.0%
Americas	355	27.1%
Africa	305	23.3%
Asia	205	15.6%
France	195	14.9%
Other places of birth in Africa	140	10.7%
Other places of birth in Americas	110	8.4%
Other places of birth in Europe	105	8.0%
Morocco	80	6.1%
United States of America	60	4.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Mexico	55	4.2%
Other places of birth in Asia	55	4.2%
Colombia	50	3.8%
Algeria	50	3.8%
Haiti	35	2.7%
Italy	35	2.7%
Philippines	35	2.7%
Romania	30	2.3%
China	25	1.9%
Viet Nam	25	1.9%
El Salvador	20	1.5%
Peru	15	1.1%
Greece	15	1.1%
United Kingdom	15	1.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	15	1.1%
Lebanon	15	1.1%
Trinidad and Tobago	10	0.8%
Germany	10	0.8%
Netherlands	10	0.8%
Portugal	10	0.8%
Russian Federation	10	0.8%
Egypt	10	0.8%
Iran	10	0.8%
Turkey	10	0.8%

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	41,200	100.0%
Canadian citizens	40,700	98.8%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	33,595	81.5%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	7,105	17.2%
Not Canadian citizens	500	1.2%

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	42,325	100.0%
Single responses	41,535	98.1%
Official languages	41,025	96.9%
French	39,490	93.3%
English	1,540	3.6%
Multiple responses	795	1.9%
English and French	590	1.4%
Non-official languages	510	1.2%
Non-Indigenous languages	510	1.2%
Indo-European languages	305	0.7%
Italic (Romance) languages	235	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Spanish	175	0.4%
French and non-official language(s)	115	0.3%
Afro-Asiatic languages	65	0.2%
Semitic languages	60	0.1%
Arabic	60	0.1%
English and non-official language(s)	45	0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)	40	0.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages	40	0.1%
Vietnamese	35	0.1%
Balto-Slavic languages	35	0.1%
Slavic languages	35	0.1%
Romanian	35	0.1%
Sino-Tibetan languages	30	0.1%
Chinese languages	30	0.1%
Indo-Iranian languages	30	0.1%
Sign languages	15	0.0%
Yue (Cantonese)	15	0.0%
Polish	15	0.0%
Russian	15	0.0%
Indo-Aryan languages	15	0.0%
Iranian languages	15	0.0%
Persian languages	15	0.0%
Portuguese	15	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	15	0.0%
Quebec Sign Language	10	0.0%
Mandarin	10	0.0%
Austronesian languages	10	0.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	10	0.0%
Creole languages	10	0.0%
Haitian Creole	10	0.0%
Dravidian languages	10	0.0%
Urdu	10	0.0%
Iranian Persian	10	0.0%
Italian	10	0.0%
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	5	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	5	0.0%
Turkic languages	5	0.0%
Turkish	5	0.0%
Tamil	5	0.0%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	5	0.0%

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

Is Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Student54%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 43–65%

Family50%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 39–61%

Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–73%

Foreign residents500 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.

Population42,787 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Census subdivision 2470052)

Households spending over 30% of income on rent16.9 %11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Dwellings20,962 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Employment rate54.6 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary (regional)1,888 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	3.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
Households	20,075 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Labour force participation rate	58.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Median age	47.2 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 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 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

The published population was 42,787 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Census subdivision 2470052).

Is the air quality good in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. 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 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

The unemployment rate is 6.8 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

The median gross salary is 1,888 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

500 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 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield a good place to live?

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 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 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,310 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 = {Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada: rent, jobs},
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