ImmigrationDBVerified immigration data
On this page

Living in Slave Lake

In Slave Lake, unemployment is 9.6% (2021).

Slave Lake's population was 6,377 at the end of 2022. At the end of 2021, unemployment in Slave Lake reached 9.57%. At the end of 2021, the foreign population in Slave Lake numbered 960.

Last checked 2026-09-2614 sources

Population6,377people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary (region)3,028EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca
Unemployment rate9.57%country median 8.4% — 14% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada
Recorded crime7,390incidents 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

Higher unemployment than 62% of Canadian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 74% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Slave Lake?

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 Slave Lake.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 2,681.

No city-level rent figure is published for Slave Lake. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Slave Lake recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50
Mobile plan, 10 GB€24
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited49.79 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Bell Fibe 500 home internet1Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.27 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Public Mobile 50GB plan4Official · national market
Dwellings2,681 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada6Official
Main residence dwellings2,405 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official

Is Slave Lake 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.

Try your profile
Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–65%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–68%
Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–62%
Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–60%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–70%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, the employment rate stood at 68.2%. Labour force participation in Slave Lake stood at 75.3% at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Slave Lake?

The unemployment rate is about 9.6 % (2021).

  • Unemployment rate: 9.57 % · Statistics Canada9
Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Slave Lake is 9.6%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate68.2 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,028 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca14Official
Unemployment rate9.57 %country median 8.4%31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Slave Lake. 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

Job SearchMigrant Support
Open official service
Open the Canada service overview

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

Safety

How safe is Slave Lake?

Police recorded about 7,390 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 Police2

Recorded crime across major citiesSlave Lake highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Slave Lake highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,390 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police2Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Distance to the nearest major airport143 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports3Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)YZU3 Aug 2026OurAirports3Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Slave Lake. 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
Open official information
Open the full Canada section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Slave Lake.

Find courses near Slave Lake

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −13.2°C in January and 16.5°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan -8.3 · Feb -4.7 · Mar 0 · Apr 8.1 · May 15.7 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 20.8 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 8.1 · Nov -1.1 · Dec -7.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -18.2 · Feb -16.2 · Mar -11.2 · Apr -3.3 · May 2.8 · Jun 8.3 · Jul 11 · Aug 9.5 · Sep 4.5 · Oct -1.3 · Nov -9.3 · Dec -16.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -13.2 · Feb -10.5 · Mar -5.6 · Apr 2.4 · May 9.3 · Jun 13.9 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 3.4 · Nov -5.2 · Dec -12 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Saguenay ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jyväskylä (Finland) ±2.2 °C, Oulu (Finland) ±2.5 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±2.8 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±2.9 °C, Tampere (Finland) ±3.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Slave Lake's total area was 14.3 km² at the end of 2021. Slave Lake counted 2,405 households at the end of 2021. Population density was 477.7 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Slave Lake?

The published population was 6,377 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area14.31 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
City area14.31 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Foreign-resident share14.41 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official
Foreign residents960 people31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official
Population density477.7 people/km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Population6,377 people31 Dec 2022Statistics Canada7Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population fell 6.2% between 2001 and 2022, from 6,797 to 6,377.

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households2,405 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Labour force participation rate75.3 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official

Alternatives for people set on Slave Lake

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.

Alternative cities in Canada

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

All Canada cities
Mont-Joli6,378 residentsPointe-Calumet6,378 residentsCharlemagne6,357 residentsBeauceville6,354 residentsSainte-Anne-des-Monts6,330 residentsAgassiz6,300 residents

How does Slave Lake compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Slave Lake's.

Open the full comparison

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Slave Lake 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.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Put Slave Lake's key facts on your site — a card with this page's figures and a link back, free under CC BY 4.0.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Slave Lake?

The published population was 6,377 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

How safe is Slave Lake?

Police recorded about 7,390 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 Police.

What is the unemployment rate in Slave Lake?

The unemployment rate is about 9.6 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Slave Lake?

The median gross salary is 3,028 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Slave Lake?

960 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is Slave Lake a good place to live?

Slave Lake 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.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Slave Lake, Canada: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e243a7a6b33860aa6788f4550909eef5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/slave-lake/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_slave-lake-canada-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_852e9cbfdaf4,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Slave Lake, Canada: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e243a7a6b33860aa6788f4550909eef5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/slave-lake/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Slave Lake, Canada: population, salary, cost of living, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/slave-lake/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version e243a7a6b33860aa6788f4550909eef5; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown
  1. Bell Fibe 500 home internet bell.ca · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-25
  3. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Public Mobile 50GB plan publicmobile.ca · checked 2026-09-15
  5. Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
  6. Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
  7. Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
  8. Statistics Canada api.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
  9. Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
  10. Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
Show 4 more sources
  1. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  2. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  4. www150.statcan.gc.ca www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-27

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.