Indigenous residents make up 17% in Canora, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
With households in buildings of five or more storeys at 4.5%, Canora is ahead of 72% of Canadian towns on that count. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship stands at 10%. Half of the neighbourhood’s residents are under 40.4, younger than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns. At the 2021 Census, 4,799 people lived in the neighbourhood, in 2,100 households.
What stands out about the people of Canora
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
17% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 8% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Many people living alone
41% of households are one person living alone, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 16% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 52% of households, more than in 87% of Canadian towns, and 42% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Only 16% of residents are 65 or over in Canora
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
In Canora, 15% of residents are under 15, beside 16% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. No age band is larger than 30–34: 7.8% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Canora, 40.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
Canora ranks above 90% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 41%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 7.4% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. The average household has 2.2 people. Nearly one in ten households are one-parent families, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 83% of Canadian towns: 32%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 38% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. Common-law partners: 11% of the total.
Above 87% of Canadian towns: 52% of households rent their home
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Older homes outnumber new: 24% predate 1961, 15% date from 2001 or later. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Compared with other places, households in single-detached houses are scarce here: 39%, fewer than in 78% of Canadian towns.
Median household income: $67,400 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Canora: half had less than $67,400, 22% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns, half of households had more than $92,200 before tax. 38% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A higher share of immigrants than 64% of Canadian towns, at 25%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
43% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 1.1% of residents. Elsewhere, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year: 13% of the total.
In Canora, 44% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 28% in Canora and 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%.
71% have English as their mother tongue; 5.8% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At 2%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns. 13% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.5% speak neither official language. Canora has fewer bilingual residents than 66% of Canadian towns, at 5.8%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 20%, a lower share than 68% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 18% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
54% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 54%; 16% of residents are 65 or over.
Of 41 towns its size (4,700 to 4,884 people), the 17th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The span goes from 30.9 (Empire Park) up to 63.2 (Electoral Area B, Nanaimo). Nearest to Canora in age: Kindersley (40), Qualicum - Redwood (40.4), Rossmere-B (40.7) and Roxton Pond (40.8).
1 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Canora
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canora | 4,799 | — | 40.4 | 16% | 25% |
| Britannia Youngstown | 4,616 | 1.1 km | 39.6 | 14% | 31% |
| West Jasper Place | 3,427 | 1.4 km | 40 | 14% | 33% |
| North Glenora | 3,693 | 1.6 km | 39.3 | 17% | 18% |
| Glenora | 6,197 | 1.7 km | 40.4 | 17% | 17% |
| Glenwood | 4,842 | 1.9 km | 44.4 | 23% | 36% |
| Jasper Park | 3,219 | 2.8 km | 39.5 | 14% | 29% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so there is no 2016 count.
Questions about Canora’s residents
Is Canora bilingual?
5.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 93% English only. French is the mother tongue of 2%.
How diverse is Canora?
Immigrants make up 25% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 28% are members of a visible minority, and 17% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Canora?
Christian: 49%. No religion: 44%. Another religion: 6.6%.
Is Canora good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 31% of households are couple families and 9.5% one-parent families. Schools near Canora are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Canora?
$67,400 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Canora (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Canora?
The 2021 Census counted 4,799 people in Canora.
What is the average age in Canora?
40.4 is the median age, younger than 61% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 16%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).