Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Candiac sits above 83% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (20%)
Most recent wave: 35% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Candiac is home to some 24,920 people (July 2025 estimate), in 8,730 households at the 2021 Census. The share of one-parent families stands at 10%. Fewer residents with no religion than in two thirds of Canadian towns: 30%.
What stands out about the people of Candiac
A bilingual town
68% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 26% speak French only and 4.5% English only. English & French ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 68% in Candiac, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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 home: French 71%, English 12%. Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is English than in 84% of Canadian towns: 9.4%.
Candiac grew +9% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 78% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 8% higher again. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 17% in Candiac, less than in 63% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 45–49: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. In Candiac, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The median age in the town is 42, lower than in 51% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Candiac, 42. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
23% of households are one person living alone, below 67% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Candiac, 2.6. Measured more widely, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of common-law partners than 85% of Canadian towns: 22%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: a quarter of adults, against a typical 27%. By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Fewer renter households than 62% of Canadian towns: 20%
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
The figure for households in single-detached houses is 57% in Candiac and 64% across Canada’s towns. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Locally, 2% of households live in a building of five or more storeys.
The midpoint household income is $111,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $111,000, the middle household in Candiac out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 29%. The figure for Quebec’s towns: $74,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 26% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Above 60% of Canadian towns: 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (33%), then in Europe (24%). Measured more widely, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Nothing unusual on residents without Canadian citizenship: 5.3%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
In Candiac, 18% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 54% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (3.7%). Measured more widely, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Fewer Indigenous residents than in 73% of Canadian towns: 1.4%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 50%, a higher share than 85% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 3.9% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 65% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
At 65%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 23,856 to 26,171 people: this is the 20th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest is Wellington Place (31.1) and the oldest White Rock (58). Dorset Park (41.2), Beloeil (42), Sault-au-Récollet (42.2) and Newtonbrook West (42.5): the towns nearest Candiac in median age.
Candiac and its 6 nearest towns: 3 of them are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candiac | 24,920 | — | 42 | 17% | 17% |
| Delson | 8,802 | 2.9 km | 42.4 | 17% | 12% |
| Sainte-Catherine | 17,782 | 4.1 km | 43.6 | 19% | 11% |
| Saint-Philippe | 8,674 | 4.2 km | 37.6 | 12% | 8.6% |
| La Prairie | 27,159 | 4.2 km | 42.8 | 17% | 17% |
| Saint-Constant | 32,124 | 5.4 km | 40 | 14% | 14% |
| Saint-Mathieu | 2,642 | 7.7 km | 41.2 | 15% | 3.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Candiac’s residents
What is the median income in Candiac?
Half of Candiac’s households had more than $111,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Candiac?
About 24,920, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 22,997 people in Candiac, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Candiac?
The median age is 42, younger than 51% of Canadian towns. 20% are under 15 and 17% 65 or older.
Is Candiac bilingual?
68% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 26% speak French only and 4.5% English only. French is the mother tongue of 70%.
How diverse is Candiac?
Immigrants: 17% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 18%. Indigenous identity: 1.4%.
What religion are people in Candiac?
30% said they have no religion and 65% that they are Christian; 5.2% named another faith.
Is Candiac good for families?
20% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 63% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near Candiac are on its Schools page.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).