Living in Sarnia

In Sarnia, unemployment is 13% (2021).

The unemployment rate was 13% in May 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 3.31 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 163.6 km² in 2021. Population density was 439.6 people per km² in 2021. 18% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0431 sources

Population72,047people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Sarnia (Census subdivision 3538030)

Median gross salary3,622EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent951.4EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over

Unemployment rate13%country median 8.4% — 55% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime4,296incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police

PM2.5, annual mean3.31µg/m³country median 3.6 — 9% belowOfficial 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.

Higher unemployment than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Sarnia?

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 Sarnia.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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 internet⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan¹³Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	18 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²²Official
Dwellings	33,902 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Main residence dwellings	32,188 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	951.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over⁵Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	951.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over⁵Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Sarnia 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–57%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%

Student35%strong on cost, weak on education · range 24–46%

Family43%strong on family, weak on education · range 32–54%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–71%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Sarnia?

The median gross salary is about 3,622 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: 3,622 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁶
Median gross salary (regional): 2,505 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁵

What is the unemployment rate in Sarnia?

The unemployment rate is 13 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²²

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Sarnia is 13.0%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–22

Sarnia 13.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	47.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median gross salary	3,622 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,505 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁵Official
Unemployment rate	13 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²²Official

What does a salary buy in Sarnia?

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

Left over each month€1,739of €2,765 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.	€2,765
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over · 2025-12-31	− €951
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	€1,739

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sarnia. 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

Government of Canada

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sarnia. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Sarnia?

Police recorded about 4,296 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesSarnia 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	4,296 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁷Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	0.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²²Official
Workers commuting by public transport	2.1 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²²Official
Workers walking to work	4.1 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²²Official
Destinations from nearest airport	5 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹¹Official
Nearest airport	YXU	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	94.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sarnia. 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

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, FrenchFree

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Open the full Canada section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sarnia.

Find courses near Sarnia

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.6°C in January and 21.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 56.5 mm in January and 80.4 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Sarnia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.3 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: 3.31 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.⁹

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.53.3WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4.9WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Sarnia is 3.3 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Sarnia 3.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.94 µg/m³country median 7.0	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.¹⁰Official
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³country median 10.5	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.⁸Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.31 µg/m³country median 3.6	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.⁹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.9 · Feb 0 · Mar 5 · Apr 11.9 · May 18.7 · Jun 24 · Jul 26.5 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 22.2 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 8 · Dec 2.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — SARNIA, 1991-2020⁶Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8.2 · Feb -7.9 · Mar -3.7 · Apr 1.5 · May 7.4 · Jun 13 · Jul 16 · Aug 15.3 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 6 · Nov 0.4 · Dec -4.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — SARNIA, 1991-2020⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.6 · Feb -4 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 6.7 · May 13.1 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 16.7 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 4.2 · Dec -1.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — SARNIA, 1991-2020⁶Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 56.5 · Feb 47.7 · Mar 56.9 · Apr 79.3 · May 85.2 · Jun 92.5 · Jul 80.4 · Aug 70.9 · Sep 84.1 · Oct 78.4 · Nov 79.5 · Dec 60 mm	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — SARNIA, 1991-2020⁶Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sarnia?

The published population was 72,047 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Sarnia (Census subdivision 3538030)²⁰

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 3,040 is not 12.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	163.9 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
City area	163.6 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Sarnia, CSD 3538003)¹⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	12.08 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	3,040 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.²¹Official
Population density	439.6 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.²¹Official
Population	72,047 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Sarnia (Census subdivision 3538030)²⁰Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

71,789

73,035

74,280

75,526

75,26820012005200920152022

Population rose 2.3% between 2001 and 2022, from 73,593 to 75,268.

International community in Sarnia

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	8,570	100.0%
Europe	4,525	52.8%
Asia	2,050	23.9%
United Kingdom	1,990	23.2%
Americas	1,625	19.0%
United States of America	860	10.0%
Italy	550	6.4%
India	545	6.4%
Netherlands	500	5.8%
Philippines	400	4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe	350	4.1%

Show 42 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Africa	320	3.7%
Germany	280	3.3%
Other places of birth in Americas	225	2.6%
Portugal	225	2.6%
China	205	2.4%
Poland	195	2.3%
Other places of birth in Asia	170	2.0%
Jamaica	145	1.7%
Pakistan	125	1.5%
Iraq	120	1.4%
Greece	115	1.3%
Trinidad and Tobago	105	1.2%
El Salvador	95	1.1%
Korea, South	95	1.1%
South Africa, Republic of	90	1.1%
Other places of birth in Africa	90	1.1%
Syria	85	1.0%
Hungary	80	0.9%
Nigeria	75	0.9%
Iran	70	0.8%
Lebanon	65	0.8%
Romania	60	0.7%
Guyana	55	0.6%
Colombia	50	0.6%
Russian Federation	50	0.6%
Viet Nam	50	0.6%
Oceania and other places of birth	50	0.6%
Mexico	45	0.5%
Egypt	45	0.5%
Croatia	40	0.5%
Brazil	35	0.4%
Hong Kong	35	0.4%
France	30	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	25	0.3%
Serbia	20	0.2%
Turkey	20	0.2%
Taiwan	20	0.2%
Bangladesh	20	0.2%
Sri Lanka	15	0.2%
Peru	10	0.1%
Ukraine	10	0.1%
Ethiopia	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

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	70,935	100.0%
Canadian citizens	67,895	95.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	55,435	78.1%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	12,460	17.6%
Not Canadian citizens	3,040	4.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

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	71,265	100.0%
Single responses	70,275	98.6%
Official languages	67,820	95.2%
English	67,455	94.7%
Non-official languages	2,455	3.4%
Non-Indigenous languages	2,445	3.4%
Indo-European languages	1,650	2.3%
Multiple responses	985	1.4%
English and non-official language(s)	795	1.1%
Italic (Romance) languages	670	0.9%
Indo-Iranian languages	665	0.9%

Show 81 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Indo-Aryan languages	610	0.9%
French	360	0.5%
Spanish	275	0.4%
Portuguese	215	0.3%
Gujarati	205	0.3%
Sino-Tibetan languages	195	0.3%
Chinese languages	185	0.3%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	180	0.3%
Balto-Slavic languages	170	0.2%
Slavic languages	170	0.2%
English and French	165	0.2%
Dravidian languages	165	0.2%
Italian	160	0.2%
Mandarin	125	0.2%
Austronesian languages	120	0.2%
Afro-Asiatic languages	115	0.2%
Semitic languages	105	0.1%
Arabic	100	0.1%
Malayalam	90	0.1%
Hindi	90	0.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	85	0.1%
Greek	80	0.1%
Polish	75	0.1%
Urdu	75	0.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages	60	0.1%
Vietnamese	60	0.1%
Iranian languages	60	0.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	45	0.1%
Russian	45	0.1%
Tamil	40	0.1%
Germanic languages	40	0.1%
Persian languages	40	0.1%
Iranian Persian	40	0.1%
Korean	40	0.1%
Sign languages	30	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian	30	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	30	0.0%
Ilocano	25	0.0%
Telugu	25	0.0%
American Sign Language	20	0.0%
Uralic languages	20	0.0%
Bengali	20	0.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages	15	0.0%
Burmese	15	0.0%
Hungarian	15	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	15	0.0%
Croatian	15	0.0%
Slovak	15	0.0%
Dutch	15	0.0%
Marathi	15	0.0%
Nepali	15	0.0%
Romanian	15	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	15	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Turkic languages	10	0.0%
Indigenous languages	10	0.0%
Aramaic languages	10	0.0%
Albanian	10	0.0%
Serbian	10	0.0%
High German languages	10	0.0%
German	10	0.0%
Afrikaans	10	0.0%
Kurdish	10	0.0%
Japanese	10	0.0%
Swahili	5	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	5	0.0%
Thai	5	0.0%
Turkish	5	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	5	0.0%
Cushitic languages	5	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Creole languages	5	0.0%
Kannada	5	0.0%
Armenian	5	0.0%
Bulgarian	5	0.0%
Czech	5	0.0%
Bosnian	5	0.0%
Ukrainian	5	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	0.0%
Pashto	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	14.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²²Official
Households	32,190 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Labour force participation rate	54.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median age	46 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Sarnia

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.

Aurora as a Sarnia alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 263 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 12.1% Sarnia+204%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €3,622 Sarnia+20%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,505 Sarnia+23%
Nearest airport: 39.5 km Aurora vs 94.4 km Sarnia−58%
Unemployment: 11.8% Aurora vs 13.0% Sarnia−9%
Annual PM2.5: 3.6 µg/m³ Aurora vs 3.3 µg/m³ Sarnia+8%
Residents: 62,057 Aurora vs 72,047 Sarnia−14%

Full comparison More about Aurora

Cities near Sarnia

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

St. Clair United States · 17.9 km away

Salary: 3,227 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Saint Clair United States · 18.2 km away

Rent: 1,028 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,227 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Sarnia, nearest in population first.

All Canada cities

Sault Ste. Marie72,051 residents Fort McMurray72,326 residents Grande Prairie71,160 residents Airdrie74,100 residents St. Albert74,621 residents Granby69,025 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 Sarnia?

The published population was 72,047 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Sarnia (Census subdivision 3538030).

Is the air quality good in Sarnia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.3 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..

How safe is Sarnia?

What is the typical salary in Sarnia?

The median gross salary is about 3,622 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 Sarnia?

The unemployment rate is 13 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Sarnia?

The median gross salary is 2,505 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Sarnia a good place to live?

Sarnia 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 Sarnia?

Port Huron, Marysville, St. Clair, Saint Clair, Corunna are near Sarnia. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Sarnia?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,525 people (52.8%) 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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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. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15
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. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15
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. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15

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Public Mobile 50GB plan publicmobile.ca · checked 2026-09-15
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Canada api.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Canada www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-13
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Sarnia, CSD 3538003) Statistics Canada · www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-14
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Sarnia (Census subdivision 3538030) Statistics Canada · api.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-13
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. api.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2021-05-11
Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-16
Statistics Canada language spoken at home www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-29
U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q1000222 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata P1566 (GeoNames ID) exact join -> P625 (coordinate location) wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-11

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