--- entity_id: city:ca:slug:saanich entity_type: city name: Saanich country_code: CA country: Canada slug: saanich canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/saanich/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ca/saanich.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ca/saanich.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/ca/saanich snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-07-31 fact_count: 19 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Saanich In May 2021, the unemployment rate was 6.8%. The population of Saanich, in Canada, was 117,735 in 2021. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €66 in December 2022. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €82 in December 2022. ## Population The city covered 103.6 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,136.6 people per km² in 2021. ## Climate Annual PM2.5 was 2.38 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 5.22 µg/m³ in 2024. ## Immigration The foreign population count was 10,335 in May 2021. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 10,335 people | city | 2021-05-11 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 117,735 people | city | 2021 | 2026-06-12 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.8 % | city | 2021-05-11 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [3] | | NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 5.2183 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 2.375 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 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 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 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 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 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 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [6] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 103.6 km2 | city | 2021 | 2026-06-12 | stale | verified | [2] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 32.8932 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [7] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 66.287 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [7] | | Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 863.251 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [7] | | Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 10.5017 EUR | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [7] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 59.4968 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [7] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 81.6617 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [7] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 1,136.6 people/km² | city | 2021-05-11 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] | | Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 8 count | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | YYJ code | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 21.2 km | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [9] | 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. ## Sources 1. 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. — Official source — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD/A5.2021A00055909052.1.1+6+7+1512+1515.1?format=csv 2. Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Saanich, CSD 5917017) — Official source — https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=saanich&GeoCode=2021A0005917017 3. Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain — Official source — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD/A5.2021A00055909052+2021A00054806021+2021A00053518005+2021A00053537028+2021A00053519046+2021A00053543042+2021A00053512005+2021A00052457040+2021A00052473005+2021A00052458033+2021A00053521010+2021A00054607062+2021A00053529006+2021A00053507015+2021A00052458007+2021A00053524002+2021A00055915025+2021A00053521024+2021A00054806016+2021A00053530010+2021A00055924034+2021A00052467020+2021A00051217030+2021A00052457005+2021A00051102075+2021A00052467050+2021A00053536020+2021A00054806017+2021A00055909020+2021A00053518017+2021A00053514021+2021A00051001485+2021A00052459035+2021A00055915034+2021A00051005018+2021A00053501012+2021A00055926010+2021A00055915011+2021A00051307045+2021A00052449058+2021A00054811061+2021A00054811056+2021A00055955034+2021A00051310032+2021A00052481017+2021A00052447017+2021A00054819012+2021A00053553005+2021A00053526065+2021A00053523008+2021A00051209034+2021A00053524015+2021A00053525005+2021A00053543017+2021A00052461025+2021A00055933042+2021A00055935010+2021A00053519049+2021A00053510010+2021A00053530013+2021A00052460028+2021A00053537064+2021A00055917044+2021A00053537034+2021A00052465005+2021A00053537003+2021A00054811016+2021A00054802012+2021A00052425213+2021A00053526057+2021A00053539036+2021A00052458227+2021A00055915075+2021A00053519036+2021A00052464015+2021A00054801006+2021A00053524009+2021A00052474005+2021A00055909056+2021A00053521005+2021A00051307022+2021A00052466023+2021A00054707039+2021A00051001542+2021A00055921010+2021A00053519048+2021A00053526043+2021A00053528052+2021A00053548044+2021A00055919008+2021A00055915051+2021A00053524001+2021A00053543023+2021A00053518013+2021A00053506008+2021A00051001517+2021A00055907041+2021A00053515014+2021A00053518001+2021A00055915039+2021A00055915043+2021A00054715066+2021A00055953023+2021A00052423027+2021A00053512015+2021A00054808011+2021A00054706027+2021A00052460013+2021A00055915015+2021A00053519038+2021A00052410043+2021A00051306020+2021A00052412072+2021A00052486042+2021A00055917021+2021A00052494068+2021A00051301006+2021A00052467035+2021A00052472005+2021A00052429073+2021A00052454048+2021A00052456083+2021A00052475017+2021A00052471105+2021A00052463048+2021A00052459010+2021A00052473010+2021A00052470052+2021A00053538030+2021A00054711066+2021A00053557061+2021A00053518020+2021A00052436033+2021A00052443027+2021A00052453052+2021A00053543009+2021A00054811049+2021A00054811062+2021A00053526053+2021A00051001519+2021A00053534021+2021A00053531011+2021A00054811059+2021A00055915004+2021A00053537048+2021A00052464008+2021A00053526037+2021A00053558004+2021A00053556027+2021A00053520005+2021A00052437067+2021A00053518029+2021A00055915022+2021A00052471083+2021A00053519028+2021A00055937014+2021A00055917034+2021A00052439062+2021A00053530016+2021A00055935029+2021A00055915055+2021A00053518009+2021A00056001009+2021A00053537039+2021A00054611040+2021A00056106023.1.2230.1?format=csv 4. Official 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. — Official source — https://data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca/api/file?path=%2Fair%2Fmonitor%2Fnational-air-pollution-surveillance-naps-program%2FData-Donnees%2F2024%2FContinuousData-DonneesContinu%2FAnnualSummaries-SommairesAnnuels%2F2024_AnnualNO2_EN.csv 5. 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. — Official source — https://data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca/api/file?path=%2Fair%2Fmonitor%2Fnational-air-pollution-surveillance-naps-program%2FData-Donnees%2F2024%2FContinuousData-DonneesContinu%2FAnnualSummaries-SommairesAnnuels%2F2024_AnnualPM25_EN.csv 6. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VICTORIA UNIVERSITY CS — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-4-WMO-Normals-9120/Canada/CSV/VictoriaUniversityCs_71783.csv 7. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 — Independent source — https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mvieira101/global-cost-of-living 8. OpenFlights — routes.dat — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 9. OurAirports — airports.csv — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite ImmigrationDB. "Saanich, Canada." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-31. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/saanich/ Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/saanich/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ca/saanich.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ca/saanich.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/ca/saanich - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json