--- entity_id: city:ca:geonames:6111529 entity_type: city name: Portage la Prairie country_code: CA country: Canada slug: portage-la-prairie canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/portage-la-prairie/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ca/portage-la-prairie.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ca/portage-la-prairie.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/ca/portage-la-prairie snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 9 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 0 usefulness_tier: useful indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/portage-la-prairie/ citation_title: "Portage la Prairie, Canada: jobs, population" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Portage la Prairie Portage la Prairie is one of the cities recorded in Canada. Portage la Prairie numbered 14,659 residents at the end of 2022. Portage la Prairie's unemployment stood at 5.81% at the end of 2021. A foreign population count of 265 was recorded at the end of 2021. ## Mobility Portage la Prairie's nearest airport was YWG, 76 km away and offered 23 direct destinations. ## Population Portage la Prairie spanned 24.7 km² at the end of 2021. Population density was 536.8 people per km² at the end of 2021. ## Immigration An estimate placed the foreign population share at 4.89% at the end of 2021. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 265 people | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 14,659 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.81 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [3] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 24.72 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 4.89 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 536.8 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 23 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 76 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | YWG | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/newcomers/services/index.asp) — State Language Course · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · English, French · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Job Bank and public employment services](https://jobbank-guichetemplois.service.canada.ca/Resource_Sheet/Resource_Sheet-What_is_Job_Bank-English.pdf) — Job Search, Migrant Support This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Portage la Prairie when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/services/publications/health-system-services/canada-health-act-annual-report-2024-2025/canada-health-act-annual-report-2024-2025.pdf) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Canada country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/canada/). ## Sources 1. Statistics Canada — Official source — https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=98100307 2. Statistics Canada — Official source — https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142 3. Statistics Canada — Official source — https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=98100485 4. Statistics Canada — Official source — https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=98100002 5. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 6. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite 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. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Portage la Prairie, Canada: jobs, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/portage-la-prairie/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_portage-la-prairie-canada-jobs-population_de1218d1b3b7, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Portage la Prairie, Canada: jobs, population}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/portage-la-prairie/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Portage la Prairie, Canada: jobs, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/portage-la-prairie/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/portage-la-prairie/ - Title: Portage la Prairie, Canada: jobs, population - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/portage-la-prairie/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ca/portage-la-prairie.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ca/portage-la-prairie.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/ca/portage-la-prairie - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json