Factory Island 1Ontario
Between 2016 and 2021, its population shrank by 12%. This First Nations reserve in Ontario has a population of 1,511.
Is Factory Island 1 a good place to live?
On hazard risk it is strong (A+). Its weakest subject is schools (D−). Health is weaker too (C).
Factory Island 1 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. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.
What makes Factory Island 1 stand out
The 3 things Factory Island 1 does most differently from other towns.
How Factory Island 1 grades
Each subject compares Factory Island 1 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Factory Island 1 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’.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Factory Island 1.
Factory Island 1 faces fewer hazards than almost every Canadian town
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.009 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Factory Island 1 | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 1% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.009 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Factory Island 1’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 3 of the 3 with results
Elementary schools here average 180 students; in Ontario, 365. No single board runs them all: there are 4. Taken together, Factory Island 1 and its 3 km edge hold 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school for 725 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministik Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 240 | English public |
| Northern Lights Secondary School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 185 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Factory Island 1 | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 2.8 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Factory Island 1 has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −24.4°C
Frost comes on 216 days a year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Midsummer afternoons in Factory Island 1 peak at about 22.9°C. A normal December brings 49 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in September, at 91 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Factory Island 1 | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −24.4°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 22.9°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 216 | 139 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 211 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Moosonee)
More of Factory Island 1’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.5% of Factory Island 1’s residents are women
680 women and 695 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Factory Island 1 | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 8.7% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 38% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 40% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Factory Island 1’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 4.2 years: life expectancy 77.3
Smoking is commoner than in the province: 16% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, above both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). In the health survey, 48% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Ontario’s 51%. What sets Factory Island 1 apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.4 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Factory Island 1 | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.3 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 16% | 10% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 48% | 51% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Porcupine Health Unit
Trips to work from Factory Island 1 are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 13 min on average
The car took 74% of commuters, lower than both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Factory Island 1 | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 13 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 74% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Expect November days around freezing in Factory Island 1, nights around −8°C
A typical November adds 38 cm of snow. Into December, the normals move to −9°C and −18°C. November normally sees 54 mm of precipitation. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Moosonee forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −11°C | −22°C | 110 mm |
| Spring | 4°C | −9°C | 136 mm |
| Summer | 21°C | 8°C | 239 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | 0°C | 216 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Moosonee); the forecast is on the Weather page
Factory Island 1’s MP is Gaétan Malette (Conservative Party of Canada), for Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library is mapped in or near Factory Island 1
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park, Tidewater Provincial Park, is 0.3 km from Factory Island 1
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 2 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The protected share within 10 km is 3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Factory Island 1 | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Cree Cultural Interpretative Centre and 2 more in and around Factory Island 1
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Factory Island 1, the best known first.
Everything we know about Factory Island 1
Famous people from Factory Island 1
4 notable people were born in Factory Island 1.
Factory Island 1’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Island 1 | 1,511 | — | — | — | — | C |
| Moosonee | 1,510 | 3.2 | — | A | — | C |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Factory Island 1
Is Factory Island 1 growing?
It lost people: 1,560 in 2016, 1,376 in 2021, 11.8% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,511.
Is Factory Island 1 a young town or an old one?
The typical resident is 31 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 9% of the population and under-15s at 27%.
What kind of homes are in Factory Island 1?
Mostly 84% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 3.5 people on average, and 15% have just one.
About Factory Island 1
First Nations reserve in Ontario
Factory Island 1 is a First Nations reserve in Ontario, which Statistics Canada treats as a census subdivision of its own.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,511 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Cochrane
- First Nation
- Moose Cree First Nation
- Census subdivision
- 3556094
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).