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Living in St. Albert

St. Albert is a city in Canada. The unemployment rate was 9.1% in May 2021. St. Annual PM2.5 was 16.7 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 34.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,426.4 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 13.8% of the population in 2021.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to St. Albert?

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 St. Albert.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

17.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households spending over 30% of income on rent17.8 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population13Official
Dwellings27,019 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada6Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings25,938 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in St. Albert?

The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population13

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in St. Albert is 9.1%. Of 485 cities with data, 119 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Canada per band1 city: 0% to under 2%10–210 cities: 2% to under 4%102–497 cities: 4% to under 6%974–6119 cities: 6% to under 8%1196–8103 cities: 8% to under 10%1038–10St. Albert 9.1%75 cities: 10% to under 12%7510–1251 cities: 12% to under 14%5112–1418 cities: 14% to under 16%1814–168 cities: 16% to under 18%816–181 city: 18% to under 20%118–202 cities: 20% to under 22%220–22

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate59.9 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,907 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca15Official
Unemployment rate9.1 %country median 8.3%11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population13Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to St. Albert. 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 St. Albert. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
G09 Bicycle Commute Share Pct0.5 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population13Official
G09 Transit Commute Share Pct2 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population13Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct3.4 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population13Official
Destinations from nearest airport38 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat4Official
Nearest airportYEG13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv5Official
Distance to nearest airport35.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv5Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 13.8 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in St. Albert?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 16.7 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: 16.72 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
St. Albert annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52516.7PM2.5104013.8NO₂µg/m³

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 St. Albert is 16.7 µg/m³. Of 92 cities with data, 33 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Canada per band2 cities: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³21–216 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³162–333 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³333–413 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³134–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–61 city: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³16–71 city: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³17–81 city: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³18–92 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–102 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³210–111 city: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³113–142 cities: 15 µg/m³ to under 16 µg/m³215–163 cities: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³316–17St. Albert 16.71 city: 17 µg/m³ to under 18 µg/m³117–181 city: 20 µg/m³ to under 21 µg/m³120–211 city: 40 µg/m³ to under 41 µg/m³140–41

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean13.8 µg/m³country median 6.92024Official 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 mean16.72 µg/m³country median 3.72024Official 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 CJan 7.55 · Feb 11.12 · Mar 23.04 · Apr 25.56 · May 29.45 · Jun 33.34 · Jul 34.78 · Aug 34.33 · Sep 31.4 · Oct 24.91 · Nov 16.48 · Dec 7.04 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center1Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -42.71 · Feb -38.73 · Mar -37.81 · Apr -19.88 · May -6.31 · Jun 0.87 · Jul 3.58 · Aug 1.93 · Sep -5.61 · Oct -14.81 · Nov -33.75 · Dec -35.22 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center1Official
Average temperature by monthJan -10.2 · Feb -9.26 · Mar -3.77 · Apr 3.8 · May 10.52 · Jun 14.86 · Jul 17.79 · Aug 16.46 · Sep 11.01 · Oct 3.46 · Nov -4.02 · Dec -9.75 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center1Official

Cities of a similar size in Canada

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

All Canada cities
Granby69,025 residentsSarnia72,047 residentsSault Ste. Marie72,051 residentsFort McMurray72,326 residentsGrande Prairie64,141 residentsMedicine Hat63,271 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in St. Albert?

The published population was 68,232 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. Albert (Census subdivision 4811062)11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
St. Albert residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport96.1%Foreign residents 3.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area47.84 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
City area34.4 km²2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (St. Albert, CSD 4811052)10Official
Foreign-resident share12.51 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Foreign residents2,685 people11 May 2021Statistics 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 density1,426 people/km²11 May 2021Statistics 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
Population68,232 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. Albert (Census subdivision 4811062)11Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022
Population in St. Albert by year, residents53,07159,24565,41871,5922001200520092015202270,315residents

Population rose 29.4% between 2001 and 2022, from 54,348 to 70,315.

International community in St. Albert

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data8,370100.0%
Europe3,41040.7%
Asia3,05536.5%
Philippines1,55518.6%
United Kingdom1,46017.4%
Americas1,10513.2%
Africa6607.9%
Other places of birth in Europe4655.6%
United States of America4205.0%
Germany3303.9%
Other places of birth in Asia3003.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
India2953.5%
Netherlands2703.2%
Other places of birth in Americas2603.1%
South Africa, Republic of2202.6%
Other places of birth in Africa1902.3%
Poland1802.2%
China1451.7%
Oceania and other places of birth1401.7%
Italy1351.6%
Ukraine1301.6%
Hong Kong1201.4%
Iraq1151.4%
Nigeria1001.2%
Jamaica951.1%
Korea, South851.0%
Mexico750.9%
Hungary750.9%
Romania750.9%
Colombia700.8%
Iran700.8%
Syria700.8%
France650.8%
Portugal650.8%
Trinidad and Tobago600.7%
Sri Lanka600.7%
Brazil550.7%
Russian Federation550.7%
Croatia500.6%
Lebanon500.6%
Egypt450.5%
Viet Nam450.5%
Pakistan450.5%
Guyana350.4%
Somalia300.4%
Afghanistan300.4%
Turkey300.4%
El Salvador250.3%
Serbia250.3%
Algeria250.3%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the250.3%
Ethiopia200.2%
Taiwan200.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina150.2%
Bangladesh100.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data66,945100.0%
Canadian citizens64,25596.0%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over49,67574.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 1814,57521.8%
Not Canadian citizens2,6854.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data67,505100.0%
Single responses66,40098.4%
Official languages64,05094.9%
English63,53594.1%
Non-official languages2,3453.5%
Non-Indigenous languages2,3353.5%
Multiple responses1,1101.6%
Indo-European languages1,0501.6%
English and non-official language(s)8851.3%
Austronesian languages7151.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)6250.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
French5200.8%
Italic (Romance) languages3450.5%
Balto-Slavic languages3300.5%
Slavic languages3250.5%
Indo-Iranian languages2650.4%
Spanish2250.3%
Indo-Aryan languages2150.3%
English and French2000.3%
Afro-Asiatic languages1700.3%
Semitic languages1600.2%
Chinese languages1550.2%
Sino-Tibetan languages1500.2%
Arabic1450.2%
Russian1150.2%
Germanic languages900.1%
Mandarin800.1%
Dravidian languages700.1%
Ukrainian700.1%
Yue (Cantonese)650.1%
Polish650.1%
Serbo-Croatian650.1%
Malayalam600.1%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages550.1%
Punjabi (Panjabi)550.1%
Portuguese550.1%
Iranian languages500.1%
Romanian500.1%
Afrikaans450.1%
Persian languages450.1%
Hindi400.1%
Marathi400.1%
Serbian350.1%
Korean350.1%
Croatian300.0%
High German languages300.0%
German300.0%
Iranian Persian300.0%
Uralic languages250.0%
Hungarian250.0%
Hiligaynon250.0%
Japanese250.0%
Austro-Asiatic languages200.0%
Vietnamese200.0%
Cebuano200.0%
Ilocano200.0%
Gujarati200.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)200.0%
Urdu200.0%
Niger-Congo languages200.0%
Sign languages150.0%
Dari150.0%
Italian150.0%
American Sign Language100.0%
Turkic languages100.0%
Indigenous languages100.0%
Cushitic languages100.0%
Somali100.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.100.0%
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)100.0%
Tamil100.0%
Baltic languages100.0%
Lithuanian100.0%
Czech100.0%
Swedish100.0%
Greek100.0%
Bengali100.0%
Nepali100.0%
Shona50.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Tai-Kadai languages50.0%
Thai50.0%
Turkish50.0%
French and non-official language(s)50.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.0%
Multiple non-official languages50.0%
Algonquian languages50.0%
Cree-Innu languages50.0%
Cree languages50.0%
Aramaic languages50.0%
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Telugu50.0%
Dutch50.0%
Scandinavian languages50.0%

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

Is St. Albert 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 45–67%
Family47%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 36–58%
Retirement51%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 40–62%
Foreign residents2,685 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.
Population68,232 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. Albert (Census subdivision 4811062)
Households spending over 30% of income on rent17.8 %11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
Dwellings27,019 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Employment rate59.9 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary (regional)2,907 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad13.8 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population13Official
Households25,935 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
Labour force participation rate65.9 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
Median age42.4 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in St. Albert 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 St. Albert?

The published population was 68,232 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. Albert (Census subdivision 4811062).

Is the air quality good in St. Albert?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 16.7 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 St. Albert?

The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around St. Albert?

The median gross salary is 2,907 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in St. Albert?

2,685 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 St. Albert a good place to live?

St. Albert 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 St. Albert?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,370 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). St. Albert, Canada: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/st-albert/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {St. Albert, Canada: rent, salary, jobs},
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