ChisasibiQuebec
In Quebec, this town has 5,382 residents. Its census division is Nord-du-Québec.
Is Chisasibi a good place to live?
Where it does best is hazard risk (A+). Jobs and pay hold up well (A). Crime runs high (C−).
Chisasibi has no overall grade because cost of living and health aren’t graded here.
No Cost Grade: fewer than 30% of households own their home here, so neither the home value nor the rent is a market price. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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.
How Chisasibi grades
Each subject compares Chisasibi with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Chisasibi has no overall grade because cost of living and health aren’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Chisasibi stand out
The 3 things Chisasibi does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chisasibi.
Few places are as safe from hazards as Chisasibi: it beats almost every Canadian town
Radon tests for the Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James health region
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.009 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Wildfire is a moderate presence around Chisasibi: nearly a tenth of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.21% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. No flood study for Chisasibi is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Chisasibi | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.009 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Chisasibi has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −26.1°C
Snowfall adds up to 236 cm a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The frost-free season runs from 16 June to 21 September, 95 days. Also worth knowing: in July, daytime highs in Chisasibi average 20.7°C. November is the snowiest month, with 55 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Chisasibi | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 20.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −26.1°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 228 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 702 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (La Grande Rivière)
Commuters in Chisasibi have a short way to work, 14 min on average, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
The car took 84% of commuters, below Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Chisasibi | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 14 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 84% | 90% | 89% |
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.
More of Chisasibi’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 96%
25% speak both English and French, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%). Visible minorities make up 1.3% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.5% of Chisasibi
2,515 men and 2,470 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Chisasibi | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 31% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 7.4% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 51% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 33% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The force covering Chisasibi records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 197
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Eeyou Eenou Cree Region service area
Its police area recorded 34.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 20.6 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Chisasibi | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 34.8 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 197 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 104 | 56 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 20.6 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
None of the land within 10 km of Chisasibi is protected
Within 100 km there is no national park. 4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Chisasibi | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
People in Chisasibi’s health region live to 76.8 on average, 4.7 years short of the typical Canadian town
Measured across the Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: health survey and life expectancy
The average trip from home to a hospital is 2.1 km, below Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike.
Life expectancy at birth · years, at birth
| Health | Chisasibi | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.8 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Expect November days around −3°C in Chisasibi, nights around −8°C
A normal December brings highs of −11°C, lows of −18°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 68 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for La Grande Rivière.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −14°C | −23°C | 97 mm |
| Spring | 1°C | −11°C | 101 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 7°C | 237 mm |
| Autumn | 5°C | −2°C | 267 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (La Grande Rivière); the forecast is on the Weather page
Chisasibi’s MP is Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal Party of Canada), for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
For local government, Chisasibi is a category ia land.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library is mapped in or near Chisasibi
Chisasibi has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
In and around Chisasibi, 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
The closest elementary school is 4.4 km away, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Upichinaausiun Chiskutimatukimikw SchoolIn ChisasibiElementary | Elementary | – | Other |
| Ecole Big River High SchoolIn ChisasibiSecondary | Secondary | – | Other |
| Schools within 3 km | Chisasibi | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 4.4 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Everything we know about Chisasibi
About Chisasibi
Town in Quebec
Every figure TownRatings gives for Chisasibi covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Quebec.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 5,382 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Nord-du-Québec
- First Nation
- Cree Nation of Chisasibi
- The community’s own name
- ᒋᓵᓰᐲᐅᐄᔨᔫᒡ
- Census subdivision
- 2499814
Questions about Chisasibi
Do people in Chisasibi speak French?
French is the common language here. 25% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 0.6% speak French but not English.
How old are the people of Chisasibi?
Its median age is 26.6, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 31% of residents; over-65s, 7%.
What kind of homes are in Chisasibi?
Mostly 77% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 4.7 people on average, and 10% have just one.
Has Chisasibi grown?
It grew from 4,872 people in 2016 to 4,985 in 2021, up 2.3%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 5,382.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · 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).