Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Candiac has higher household incomes than 94% of Canadian towns
Home was the workplace for 33% of its workers in May 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 21%. For 4.4% of commuters in Candiac, the trip to work lasts an hour or more; the average is 27 minutes. Candiac counted 80% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns.
What sets Candiac apart on jobs and income
More people in work than most towns
In work at the 2021 census: 80% of people aged 15 to 64, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, and 65% of everyone 15 and over. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 5.4% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 6.9% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The median household had $112,200 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Many work from home
On census day, 33% of those in work were working at home; the middle of Canadian towns is 21%. Getting to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs & income in Candiac: graded A
Better than 85% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #73 of 507 in Quebec.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, trip times.
Graded against Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more; less unemployment and a shorter commute count in its favour.
How the grade works
Census 2021 measures, weighed equally against every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 people or more: the share of residents aged 15 to 64 in work, median household income (2020), the unemployment rate and the average commute. Each becomes a percentile; their average sets the letter.
How many in Candiac were working in 2021
Of the 10 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Roussillon census division, 2 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Counting retirees, 65% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. In October 2026, 62% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 69% of residents that age. Census day was 11 May 2021, in the pandemic’s third wave: unemployment ran high and many worked from home, so these figures describe that spring rather than today.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: people in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64, and the census unemployment rate (15 and over); the 25-to-54 rate is Statistics Canada’s own (98-10-0485). The Labour Force Survey and business counts are context, not grade inputs.
Candiac households: $112,200 a year at the median
That puts Candiac 51% above the median of Quebec’s towns, $74,100. No other place of 2,500 or more in the Roussillon census division has a higher median. Pandemic benefits paid in 2020 lifted the incomes at the bottom, and they are counted here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
8.8% of commuters from Candiac go without a car
The middle of Quebec’s towns has 1.5% on transit; here it is 6.1%. By car, truck or van: 90% of commuters, much as in the middle of Quebec’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
As many come into Candiac to work as leave
Of those who commute, 19% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
81% of Candiac’s residents in work leave it to work; Montréal takes the most
- Saint-Constant680
- La Prairie480
- Longueuil465
- Sainte-Catherine380
- Montréal365
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu340
- Saint-Philippe280
- Brossard215
- Châteauguay215
- Delson200
- Montréal1,655
- Brossard645
- Longueuil620
- La Prairie565
- Delson235
- Châteauguay210
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu190
- Boucherville165
- Saint-Constant155
- Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville120
In the other direction the biggest source is Saint-Constant, with 680.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
A commute like the middle of Canadian towns: 27 minutes from Candiac
Timed exactly, the average is 24.4 minutes (Statistics Canada). Only 28% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: commuting duration in five bands; our average uses each band’s middle (75 minutes for an hour or more), so it runs about two minutes above Statistics Canada’s own.
31% more people are on EI in the Roussillon census division than in 2019
In January 2021 it reached 9,250, the most in the series and 3.7 times the 2019 average. That is about 3.3 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 2%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: the Roussillon census division. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Walkability in Candiac: graded A−
Better than 83% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #214 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 17,400 to 33,600, Candiac ranks 32nd of 346 for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 80% | 5.8% | $148K | A+ |
| 2 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| 3 | Woolwich Ontario | 31,382 | 82% | 6.2% | $115K | A+ |
| 4 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Quebec | 20,864 | 82% | 5.3% | $111K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 6 | L'Ancienne-Lorette Quebec | 17,876 | 84% | 4.4% | $86K | A+ |
| 7 | Val-Bélair Quebec | 30,003 | 84% | 4.3% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 30 | Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows Ontario | 25,824 | 77% | 8.9% | $136K | A |
| 31 | Riverview New Brunswick | 22,614 | 79% | 7.8% | $80K | A |
| 32 | Candiac Quebec | 24,920 | 80% | 5.4% | $112K | A |
| 33 | Brooks Alberta | 17,537 | 72% | 8.8% | $91K | A− |
| 34 | Duberger—Les Saules Quebec | 27,419 | 83% | 6.7% | $71K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 346 | Parc-Extension Quebec | 29,066 | 61% | 16% | $48K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Candiac, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Work in the places around Candiac
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candiac | 80% | 5.4% | $112K | 27 min | A | A− |
| Delson 2.9 km | 81% | 5.2% | $87K | 26.9 min | B+ | A |
| Sainte-Catherine 4.1 km | 81% | 5.6% | $88K | 26.8 min | B+ | A |
| Saint-Philippe 4.2 km | 83% | 4.9% | $103K | 27.5 min | A | C+ |
| La Prairie 4.2 km | 80% | 6.1% | $91K | 27.2 min | B+ | A |
| Saint-Constant 5.4 km | 82% | 5.4% | $101K | 28.6 min | A− | A |
| Saint-Mathieu 7.7 km | 83% | 3.8% | $89K | 25.9 min | A− | C+ |
The people of each place: the share in work, unemployment, household income and the average commute, with both grades once they come.
What this data can and can’t tell you
What each figure measures for Candiac, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- In work. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- Unemployment. It counts only people who wanted work and had none in May 2021, as a share of those working or searching; students and retirees who weren’t looking stay out of both sides.
- Household income. Taken from the 2021 Census, which asked about 2020: wages, pensions, investment income and government transfers together, before income tax, for the median household.
- Trip times. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own timed average.
- Where people commute. Built from the census table that pairs each worker’s home municipality with their workplace municipality. A job here means someone who usually works in the municipality, local or not.
- Employment Insurance. People receiving EI benefits each month, counted for the census division. It follows the local job market; it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Monthly, and only for metro areas and economic regions. It is the up-to-date rate we set beside the census’s 2021 snapshot.
- Which towns we compare. Towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 people or more, never a whole city and never a First Nations reserve. Middles are medians.
Questions about work in Candiac
Where do people in Candiac work?
Only 19% work in Candiac itself; the rest go first to Montréal (1,655) and Brossard (645).
How many jobs are there in Candiac?
The 2021 census found about 6,360 people with their usual workplace in Candiac, or 0.9 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. Statistics Canada counted 683 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Candiac?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 5.4% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Montréal metro area at 6.9% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Candiac?
At $112,200 before tax in 2020, the median household in Candiac compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Candiac get to work?
90% of commuters drive, 6.1% take public transit, 1.6% walk and 1.1% cycle; 33% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Candiac?
The average commute is 27 minutes; 28% of trips take under 15 minutes and 4.4% an hour or more.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · Statistics Canada, tables 98-10-0458 and 98-10-0459 (commuting) · Statistics Canada, table 14-10-0323 (EI beneficiaries) · Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (14-10-0459, 14-10-0462) · Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts (33-10-1176) · grades: 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).