Living in Swift Current

In Swift Current, unemployment is 7.3% (2021).

At the end of 2022, Swift Current had a population of 17,330. At the end of 2021, unemployment in Swift Current reached 7.34%. Swift Current had a foreign population of 2,100 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2621 sources

Population17,330people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary3,203EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent632.8EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01

Unemployment rate7.34%country median 8.4% — 13% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime8,813incidents per 100,000country median 4,873 — 81% aboveOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in Saskatchewan

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS

Lower unemployment than 64% of Canadian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 86% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 87% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Swift Current?

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 Swift Current.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The share of renter households spending 30% or more on housing reached 16.5% at the end of 2021.

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 internet¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁸Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	16.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Dwellings	7,891 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	7,214 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	668.1 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	632.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01²Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Swift Current a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student35%strong on cost, weak on education · range 25–45%

Family42%strong on housing, weak on education · range 33–51%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Swift Current?

The median gross salary is about 3,203 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: 3,203 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁴
Median gross salary (regional): 2,418 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²¹

What is the unemployment rate in Swift Current?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 7.34 % · Statistics Canada¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Swift Current is 7.3%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Swift Current 7.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	61.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary	3,203 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,418 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²¹Official
Unemployment rate	7.34 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Swift Current?

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

Left over each month€1,785of €2,492 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.	€2,492
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31	− €633
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	€1,785

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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Swift Current?

Police recorded about 8,813 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, police services in Saskatchewan⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesSwift Current 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	8,813 incidents per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in Saskatchewan⁵Official

Mobility and administration

Swift Current's nearest airport was YXH, 210 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	210 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YXH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Swift Current. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Swift Current?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS⁴

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

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Swift Current is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Swift Current 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -6 · Feb -4.3 · Mar 2 · Apr 10.8 · May 17.4 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 25.2 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -4.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -15.5 · Feb -14 · Mar -8.2 · Apr -1.7 · May 3.9 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 11.6 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 5.9 · Oct -0.9 · Nov -7.8 · Dec -13.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -10.8 · Feb -9.2 · Mar -3.1 · Apr 4.5 · May 10.6 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 4.8 · Nov -3.1 · Dec -9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Saguenay ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Fargo (United States) ±2.1 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±2.3 °C, Jyväskylä (Finland) ±2.3 °C, Oulu (Finland) ±2.5 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±2.6 °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

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 29.3 km². At the end of 2021, Swift Current had 7,215 households. Swift Current had a median age of 42 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Swift Current?

The published population was 17,330 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.9%
Foreign residents12.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	29.3 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
City area	29.3 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	13.01 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Foreign residents	2,100 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population density	571.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Population	17,330 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹¹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

14,904

15,790

16,675

17,561

17,33020012005200920152022

Population rose 14.3% between 2001 and 2022, from 15,164 to 17,330.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	13 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Households	7,215 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Labour force participation rate	66.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median age	42 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Swift Current

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.

Blainville as a Swift Current alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2553 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 62,700 Blainville vs 17,330 Swift Current+262%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 8,813 Swift Current−76%
Median gross pay, city: €3,813 Blainville vs €3,203 Swift Current+19%
Unemployment: 5.6% Blainville vs 7.3% Swift Current−24%
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,418 Swift Current+15%
Foreign residents: 11.7% Blainville vs 13.0% Swift Current−10%

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Alternative cities in Canada

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Lake Country17,372 residents Sainte-Catherine17,392 residents Sainte-Catherine17,392 residents Saint-Basile-le-Grand17,531 residents Edmundston17,026 residents Port Hope17,647 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 Swift Current?

The published population was 17,330 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Swift Current?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS.

How safe is Swift Current?

What is the typical salary in Swift Current?

The median gross salary is about 3,203 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 Swift Current?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Swift Current?

The median gross salary is 2,418 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Swift Current a good place to live?

Swift Current 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.

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