Living in Thunder Bay

In Thunder Bay, unemployment is 11.2% (2021).

The unemployment rate was 11.2% in May 2021. In May 2021, the foreign population was 4,630. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €70 in July 2026. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €139 in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2320 sources

Population108,843people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Thunder Bay (Census subdivision 3558004)

Median gross salary3,513EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent945.7EUR/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 rate11.2%country median 8.4% — 33% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain

Recorded crime6,867offences per 100,000country median 4,873 — 41% aboveIndependent source · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³country median 3.6 — 38% aboveOfficial source · cdn.who.int

Higher unemployment than 77% of Canadian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Thunder Bay?

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€595

Utilities, 85 m² flat€139

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€51

Fitness club€26

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	25.67 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Thunder Bay. Jul 2026. Prices in Thunder Bay¹⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.28 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Thunder Bay. Jul 2026. Prices in Thunder Bay¹⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	595.1 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Thunder Bay. Jul 2026. Prices in Thunder Bay¹⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	15.47 EUR	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Thunder Bay. Jul 2026. Prices in Thunder Bay¹⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	50.52 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Thunder Bay. Jul 2026. Prices in Thunder Bay¹⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	139.2 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Thunder Bay. Jul 2026. Prices in Thunder Bay¹⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	16 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Dwellings	50,995 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	48,405 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	945.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over¹Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	945.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01¹Official · metropolitan-area figure
Safety City Property Crime Count	4,822 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁶Official

Is Thunder Bay 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 42–58%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

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

Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–56%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–69%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Thunder Bay?

The median gross salary is about 3,513 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. the regional series (home-region basis, {period}) is a separate labelled row in the table — shown in the table below.

Median gross salary: 3,513 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁰
Median gross salary (regional): 2,658 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸

What is the unemployment rate in Thunder Bay?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain¹³

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Thunder Bay is 11.2%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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108

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

Thunder Bay 11.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	51.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Median gross salary	3,513 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,658 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	11.2 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Thunder Bay?

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

Left over each month€1,487of €2,693 take-home

Rent
Utilities
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.	€2,693
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	− €946
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²€139 · market price · Cost of Living in Thunder Bay. Jul 2026. Prices in Thunder Bay · 2026-07-31	− €139
Internet€70 · market price · Cost of Living in Thunder Bay. Jul 2026. Prices in Thunder Bay · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€51 · market price · Cost of Living in Thunder Bay. Jul 2026. Prices in Thunder Bay · 2026-07-31	− €51
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,487

Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Thunder Bay?

Police recorded 6,867 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 6,867 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesThunder Bay highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Thunder Bay6,867

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,867 offences per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁰Independent
Safety City Violent Crime Count	3,002 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁶Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	9 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁵Official
Nearest airport	YQT	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	5.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

Monthly mean temperatures were −13.4°C in January and 18°C in July. Annual PM10 was 9 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Thunder Bay?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2020) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: cdn.who.int³

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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-5°-18°

1°-12°

9°-4°

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25°11°

24°10°

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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

PM2.55WHO 5 · EU 25

PM109WHO 15 · 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 Thunder Bay is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 122 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

Thunder Bay 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	9 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.⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³country median 3.6	31 Dec 2020	cdn.who.int³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -7.6 · Feb -5.2 · Mar 1 · Apr 8.9 · May 15.9 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -4.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — THUNDER BAY, 1991-2020²Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -19.2 · Feb -18.3 · Mar -11.8 · Apr -4.2 · May 1.9 · Jun 7.8 · Jul 11 · Aug 10 · Sep 5.5 · Oct -0.3 · Nov -6.7 · Dec -14.6 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — THUNDER BAY, 1991-2020²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -13.4 · Feb -11.8 · Mar -5.4 · Apr 2.4 · May 8.9 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 5.3 · Nov -2.1 · Dec -9.6 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — THUNDER BAY, 1991-2020²Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 328.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 332.1 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Thunder Bay?

The published population was 108,843 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Thunder Bay (Census subdivision 3558004)¹⁵

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 4,630 is not 8.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	327.8 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
City area	328.4 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Thunder Bay, CSD 3558005)¹⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	8.62 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Foreign residents	4,630 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.¹⁷Official
Population density	332.1 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.¹⁷Official
Population	108,843 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Thunder Bay (Census subdivision 3558004)¹⁵Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population	131,609 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁶Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

108,464

110,297

112,131

113,964

111,11320012005200920152022

Population fell 1.9% between 2001 and 2022, from 113,242 to 111,113.

International community in Thunder Bay

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	9,190	100.0%
Europe	5,255	57.2%
Asia	2,210	24.0%
Italy	1,665	18.1%
Americas	1,215	13.2%
Other places of birth in Europe	995	10.8%
United Kingdom	935	10.2%
United States of America	635	6.9%
Other places of birth in Asia	530	5.8%
Africa	445	4.8%
Germany	395	4.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Poland	395	4.3%
India	350	3.8%
Philippines	305	3.3%
China	285	3.1%
Other places of birth in Americas	265	2.9%
Other places of birth in Africa	220	2.4%
Portugal	210	2.3%
Croatia	145	1.6%
Viet Nam	140	1.5%
Netherlands	125	1.4%
Bangladesh	110	1.2%
Syria	105	1.1%
Pakistan	100	1.1%
Iran	90	1.0%
Greece	75	0.8%
Colombia	70	0.8%
France	70	0.8%
South Africa, Republic of	70	0.8%
Korea, South	65	0.7%
Oceania and other places of birth	65	0.7%
Jamaica	50	0.5%
Trinidad and Tobago	50	0.5%
Russian Federation	50	0.5%
Hungary	45	0.5%
Ukraine	45	0.5%
Egypt	45	0.5%
Brazil	35	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	35	0.4%
Romania	35	0.4%
Nigeria	35	0.4%
Iraq	35	0.4%
Lebanon	35	0.4%
Guyana	30	0.3%
Mexico	30	0.3%
Hong Kong	30	0.3%
El Salvador	25	0.3%
Serbia	25	0.3%
Ethiopia	25	0.3%
Sri Lanka	20	0.2%
Peru	15	0.2%
Somalia	15	0.2%
Haiti	10	0.1%
Algeria	10	0.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	10	0.1%
Morocco	10	0.1%
Afghanistan	10	0.1%
Taiwan	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

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	106,645	100.0%
Canadian citizens	102,015	95.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	83,725	78.5%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	18,290	17.2%
Not Canadian citizens	4,630	4.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

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	107,185	100.0%
Single responses	105,545	98.5%
Official languages	101,465	94.7%
English	100,885	94.1%
Non-official languages	4,085	3.8%
Non-Indigenous languages	3,825	3.6%
Indo-European languages	2,040	1.9%
Multiple responses	1,635	1.5%
English and non-official language(s)	1,395	1.3%
Italic (Romance) languages	815	0.8%
Indo-Iranian languages	770	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Indo-Aryan languages	665	0.6%
French	580	0.5%
Italian	575	0.5%
Sino-Tibetan languages	475	0.4%
Dravidian languages	410	0.4%
Balto-Slavic languages	375	0.3%
Slavic languages	365	0.3%
Chinese languages	310	0.3%
Malayalam	300	0.3%
Indigenous languages	260	0.2%
Algonquian languages	260	0.2%
Afro-Asiatic languages	260	0.2%
Uralic languages	240	0.2%
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	235	0.2%
Finnish	230	0.2%
Semitic languages	230	0.2%
English and French	210	0.2%
Arabic	210	0.2%
Mandarin	205	0.2%
Polish	190	0.2%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	175	0.2%
Tibeto-Burman languages	165	0.2%
Austronesian languages	165	0.2%
Gujarati	160	0.1%
Karenic languages	150	0.1%
Spanish	145	0.1%
S'gaw Karen	135	0.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	125	0.1%
Oji-Cree	120	0.1%
Hindi	120	0.1%
Ojibway languages	110	0.1%
Ojibway, n.o.s.	110	0.1%
Iranian languages	110	0.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages	95	0.1%
Vietnamese	95	0.1%
Persian languages	90	0.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	85	0.1%
Bengali	80	0.1%
Urdu	80	0.1%
Portuguese	80	0.1%
Telugu	75	0.1%
Iranian Persian	75	0.1%
Serbo-Croatian	60	0.1%
Korean	60	0.1%
Russian	55	0.1%
Nepali	50	0.0%
Croatian	45	0.0%
Sign languages	40	0.0%
Germanic languages	40	0.0%
Greek	35	0.0%
American Sign Language	30	0.0%
Tamil	30	0.0%
Ukrainian	30	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	30	0.0%
Cree-Innu languages	25	0.0%
Cree languages	25	0.0%
High German languages	25	0.0%
German	25	0.0%
Cushitic languages	20	0.0%
Ilocano	20	0.0%
Kurdish	20	0.0%
Romanian	20	0.0%
Burmese	15	0.0%
Karenic languages, n.i.e.	15	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	15	0.0%
Cree, n.o.s.	15	0.0%
Somali	15	0.0%
Serbian	15	0.0%
Slovene (Slovenian)	15	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	15	0.0%
Shona	10	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	10	0.0%
Oromo	10	0.0%
Amharic	10	0.0%
Cebuano	10	0.0%
Creole languages	10	0.0%
Slovak	10	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	10	0.0%
Afrikaans	10	0.0%
Swahili	5	0.0%
Yoruba	5	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	5	0.0%
Thai	5	0.0%
Turkic languages	5	0.0%
Turkish	5	0.0%
Hungarian	5	0.0%
French and non-official language(s)	5	0.0%
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree)	5	0.0%
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree)	5	0.0%
Indigenous languages, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Aramaic languages	5	0.0%
Tigrigna	5	0.0%
Krio	5	0.0%
Creole, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Baltic languages	5	0.0%
Latvian	5	0.0%
Bulgarian	5	0.0%
Czech	5	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	0.0%
Japanese	5	0.0%
Akan (Twi)	5	0.0%
Ganda	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	8.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Households	48,405 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Labour force participation rate	58.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Median age	44 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Thunder Bay

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.

Delta as a Thunder Bay alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2455 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 33.2% Delta vs 8.6% Thunder Bay+285%
Nearest airport: 13.1 km Delta vs 5.7 km Thunder Bay+130%
Unemployment: 7.3% Delta vs 11.2% Thunder Bay−35%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,181 Delta vs 6,867 Thunder Bayno percentage
Median gross pay, city: €3,704 Delta vs €3,513 Thunder Bay+5%
Median gross pay, region: €2,614 Delta vs €2,658 Thunder Baysame level
Residents: 108,455 Delta vs 108,843 Thunder Bay−0%

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Alternative cities in Canada

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All Canada cities

Delta108,455 residents St. John's110,525 residents Chatham-Kent103,988 residents Clarington101,427 residents Red Deer100,844 residents Nanaimo99,863 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 Thunder Bay?

The published population was 108,843 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Thunder Bay (Census subdivision 3558004).

Is the air quality good in Thunder Bay?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2020) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: cdn.who.int.

How safe is Thunder Bay?

Police recorded 6,867 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024.

What is the typical salary in Thunder Bay?

The median gross salary is about 3,513 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 Thunder Bay?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain.

What is the typical salary around Thunder Bay?

The median gross salary is 2,658 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Thunder Bay a good place to live?

Thunder Bay 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 Thunder Bay?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,190 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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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-12
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