God's Lake 23Manitoba

A First Nations reserve in Manitoba, home to 1,655 people. The God's Lake First Nation hold this reserve.

Population

1,655

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

23.6

years · Manitoba’s towns: 40

Postsecondary

14%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

14%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is God's Lake 23 a good place to live?

God's Lake 23’s strongest is walkability (B). Health is a weak point (D−). It lags on jobs & income as well (C−). Hazard risk is higher than most (D).

God's Lake 23 is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.

No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.

WeakestD⁻Health DHazard risk

What makes God's Lake 23 stand out

The 3 things God's Lake 23 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

14% have a postsecondary qualification

Half of Canadian towns are above 56%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 4% are 65 or over

Compare 19% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+26% more people than in 2016

For the middle of Canadian towns, 4%

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

How God's Lake 23 grades

Each subject compares God's Lake 23 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesD⁻Open →Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsDOpen →Jobs & incomeBehind most towns comparedC⁻Open →WalkabilityAbout average among the towns comparedBOpen →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SafetyNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Manitoba. The reason: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in God's Lake 23.

HealthHealth D⁻

On health, God's Lake 23 falls short of almost every Canadian town

Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 68.5, below Manitoba’s towns (80.0) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike, and on top of that in the health survey, 40% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Manitoba’s 51%. The region has more smokers than Manitoba, 15% of adults to 12%. Measured from where God's Lake 23’s residents live, a hospital is 77 km away on average and 100% of them are over 30 km out. God's Lake 23 doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Northern Health Region.

40%very good or excellent healthD⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

God's Lake 2340%

Manitoba’s towns52%

Canadian towns52%

Health	God's Lake 23	Manitoba	Canada
Very good or excellent health	40%	52%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	22%	18%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	68.5	80.0	81.5
Smokers	15%	10%	12%

68.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

77 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

395 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey40% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care77 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 395 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 70.5, men 66.9 Conditions and habits22% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

On hazards, God's Lake 23 comes out behind 95% of Canadian towns

Radon is about average around God's Lake 23: 7.9% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Fire is a regular visitor: 11% of the land within 25 km of God's Lake 23 has burned since 1986 (0.27% a year). Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.003 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Highwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

God's Lake 237.9%

Manitoba’s towns12%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	God's Lake 23	Manitoba	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	7.9%	12%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.003	$0.006	$0.030

High

wildfire band

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WildfireHigh wildfire band · 11% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.003 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon7.9% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Burntwood/Churchill health region

Who lives here

More of God's Lake 23’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%

23.6median age

God's Lake 23ManitobaCanada

ManitobaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

39%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree63%

Postsecondary qualification14%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.0% of God's Lake 23

Here the census found 775 women and 745 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in God's Lake 23
	God's Lake 23	Manitoba	Canada
Under 15	39%	17%	16%
15 to 64	56%	64%	64%
65+	4.3%	17%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	63%	16%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	14%	52%	56%

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Ages23.6 median age · 4% are 65 or over Households325 households · 4.6 people per household English and French0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Commuters in God's Lake 23 have a short way to work, 12 min on average, less than in Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 82% of commuters, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van82%

Walk14%

Census 2021	God's Lake 23	Manitoba	Canada
Average trip	12 min	24 min	26 min
Car or van	82%	87%	89%

$56,800

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

84%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment13% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to30 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Division No. 22, Unorganized

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Climate

God's Lake 23 has colder winters than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −26.3°C

There are 206 days of frost in a typical year, above both Manitoba’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 24 May and returns around 29 September: 127 days without it. Rain and snow peak in July, at 99 mm. A normal November brings 31 cm of snow, the most of any month.

23.1°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−14.0°C

Spring5.0°C

Summer21.6°C

Autumn5.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	God's Lake 23	Manitoba	Canada
January night low	−26.3°C	−21.2°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	23.1°C	25.8°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	206	193	159
Snowfall a year	177 cm	126 cm	141 cm

177 cm

of snow a year

206

days with frost a year

127

frost-free days, 24 May to 29 Sep

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 23.1°C, January lows −26.3°C Rain and snow567 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow177 cm of snow a year Weather station78 km to the station · Island Lake

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Island Lake)

Weather

A normal November in God's Lake 23 runs from −11°C to −4°C

Into December, the normals move to −13°C and −22°C. Over the year, July is warmest at 23°C by day and January coldest at −26°C by night. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Gods Lake forecast, on the Weather page.

−4°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November−4°C

December−13°C

January−16°C

February−12°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−14°C	−24°C	67 mm
Spring	5°C	−8°C	96 mm
Summer	22°C	12°C	254 mm
Autumn	5°C	−2°C	150 mm

−11°C

a normal November night

31 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Island Lake); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

God's Lake 23’s MP is Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal Party of Canada), for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski

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Who runs itIndian Reserve

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

No public library is mapped in or near God's Lake 23

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

God's Lake 23 has no protected land within 10 km

Within 100 km there is no national park.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

God's Lake 230%

Manitoba’s towns1.1%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	God's Lake 23	Manitoba	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	12	4
Protected land within 10 km	0%	1.1%	2.3%

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Since 1961: 97% of the homes in God's Lake 23

3.1%built before 1961

3.1%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	God's Lake 23	Manitoba	Canada
Homes built before 1961	3.1%	23%	18%

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Older homes3.1% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does God's Lake 23 have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about God's Lake 23

15pages on God's Lake 23

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthD⁻Life expectancy 68.5 in its region Work & commuteC⁻39% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: high

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 23.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Questions about God's Lake 23

Is God's Lake 23 growing?

It added people: 1,211 in 2016, 1,520 in 2021, 25.5% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,655.

What kind of homes are in God's Lake 23?

92% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 4.6 people; 8% are one person living alone.

Is God's Lake 23 a young town or an old one?

23.6 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 4% of residents are 65 or over and 39% under 15.

About God's Lake 23

First Nations reserve in Manitoba

God's Lake 23 is a First Nations reserve in Manitoba, counted by Statistics Canada as its own census subdivision.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,655 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Manitoba
Census division: Division No. 22
First Nation: God's Lake First Nation
Census subdivision: 4622049

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).