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Living in View Royal

View Royal is one of the cities recorded in Canada. The population of View Royal totalled 12,606 at the end of 2022. View Royal had an unemployment rate of 5.6% at the end of 2021. View Royal was home to 2,065 foreign residents at the end of 2021.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to View Royal?

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 View Royal.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, 21.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing.

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households spending over 30% of income on rent21.4 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
Dwellings5,175 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings4,915 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in View Royal?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada9

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in View Royal is 5.6%. 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%974–6View Royal 5.6%119 cities: 6% to under 8%1196–8103 cities: 8% to under 10%1038–1075 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 rate61.1 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,555 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca15Official
Unemployment rate5.6 %country median 8.3%31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

View Royal's nearest airport was YWH, 7 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights2Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km7 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports3Official
Nearest Major Airport IataYWH3 Aug 2026OurAirports3Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for View Royal. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in View Royal.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in View Royal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 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: 5.19 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca1
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
View Royal average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°3°Daytime highNight-time low
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
View Royal annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5255.2PM2.5µg/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 View Royal is 5.2 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/m³125–6View Royal 5.21 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/m³316–171 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
PM2.5 — annual mean5.19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 8.2 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 11 · Apr 14 · May 17.8 · Jun 20.6 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 5.5 · May 7.9 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 3.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.8 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 9.8 · May 12.9 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 15 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 5.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Canada

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

All Canada cities
Kincardine12,637 residentsSidney12,569 residentsCarleton Place12,565 residentsNorth Saanich12,671 residentsAmos12,702 residentsMount Forest12,431 residents

Population and city profile

View Royal spanned 14.3 km² at the end of 2021. View Royal counted 4,915 households at the end of 2021. The population's median age was 44.8 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in View Royal?

The published population was 12,606 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
View Royal residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport83.6%Foreign residents16.4%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area14.33 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
City area14.33 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Foreign-resident share18.34 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada4Official
Foreign residents2,065 people31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada4Official
Population density807.6 people/km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Population12,606 people31 Dec 2022Statistics Canada6Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022
Population in View Royal by year, residents7,2159,14511,07513,0052001200520092015202212,606residents

Population rose 65.6% between 2001 and 2022, from 7,614 to 12,606.

International community in View Royal

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 data2,070100.0%
Asia87042.0%
Europe79538.4%
United Kingdom40019.3%
India29014.0%
Americas24011.6%
Philippines1457.0%
Africa1356.5%
United States of America1205.8%
China1155.6%
Other places of birth in Asia1055.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Other places of birth in Europe1004.8%
Germany653.1%
Pakistan552.7%
Other places of birth in Africa452.2%
Hong Kong452.2%
Netherlands401.9%
Mexico351.7%
Other places of birth in Americas351.7%
Romania351.7%
Ukraine351.7%
Nigeria351.7%
Oceania and other places of birth351.7%
Brazil251.2%
Italy251.2%
Ethiopia251.2%
Iran251.2%
Poland201.0%
South Africa, Republic of201.0%
Taiwan201.0%
Viet Nam201.0%
Colombia150.7%
France150.7%
Portugal150.7%
Russian Federation150.7%
Korea, South150.7%
Trinidad and Tobago100.5%
Greece100.5%
Somalia100.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

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 data11,260100.0%
Canadian citizens10,47093.0%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over8,70077.3%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,77015.7%
Not Canadian citizens7907.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

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% data11,560100.0%
Single responses11,35098.2%
Official languages10,63092.0%
English10,57091.4%
Non-official languages7206.2%
Non-Indigenous languages7206.2%
Indo-European languages4103.5%
Indo-Iranian languages2502.2%
Multiple responses2151.9%
Indo-Aryan languages2051.8%
English and non-official language(s)1851.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Punjabi (Panjabi)1451.3%
Sino-Tibetan languages1251.1%
Chinese languages1251.1%
Italic (Romance) languages950.8%
Spanish700.6%
Mandarin650.6%
French600.5%
Yue (Cantonese)550.5%
Austronesian languages550.5%
Balto-Slavic languages550.5%
Slavic languages550.5%
Austro-Asiatic languages450.4%
Vietnamese450.4%
Iranian languages450.4%
Persian languages450.4%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)400.3%
Iranian Persian400.3%
Russian350.3%
Urdu350.3%
English and French250.2%
Afro-Asiatic languages250.2%
Semitic languages250.2%
Arabic200.2%
Dravidian languages200.2%
Portuguese200.2%
Korean200.2%
Malayalam150.1%
Hindi150.1%
Cebuano100.1%
Tamil100.1%
Polish100.1%
Turkic languages50.0%
Turkish50.0%
Uralic languages50.0%
Hungarian50.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.0%
Ilocano50.0%
Serbo-Croatian50.0%
Serbian50.0%
Ukrainian50.0%
Germanic languages50.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages50.0%
Gujarati50.0%
Japanese50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Is View Royal 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 38–58%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 38–60%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–65%
Foreign residents2,065 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Population12,606 people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada
Households spending over 30% of income on rent21.4 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Dwellings5,175 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Employment rate61.1 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary (regional)2,555 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad18.4 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
Households4,915 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Labour force participation rate64.7 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Median age44.8 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in View Royal 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 View Royal?

The published population was 12,606 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in View Royal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

What is the unemployment rate in View Royal?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around View Royal?

The median gross salary is 2,555 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in View Royal?

2,065 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is View Royal a good place to live?

View Royal 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 View Royal?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,070 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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