Photo: P. Davignon · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Kanesatake
There are no 2021 Census figures on work or commuting for Kanesatake: the reserve was not enumerated, or its counts were withheld.
What the Jobs & income Grade will weigh in Kanesatake
The letter will come from setting four census figures beside Canadian towns of 2,500 or more: employment at 15 to 64, the median household’s income, unemployment and the usual commute.
EI claims in the Deux-Montagnes census division run 39% above their 2019 level
Roughly 3.7 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 rose by 1%. In January 2021 it reached 6,100, the most in the series and 3.9 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of the Deux-Montagnes 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).
Jobs and income in the places around Kanesatake
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanesatake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oka 3.7 km | 80% | 6.7% | $86K | 30.9 min | B− | B |
| Hudson 3.8 km | 84% | 7.7% | $101K | 31.1 min | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Placide 9 km | 72% | 7.9% | $74K | 36 min | D | B |
| Saint-Lazare 9.4 km | 81% | 6.1% | $123K | 31 min | A− | B− |
| Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac 9.5 km | 73% | 9.9% | $138K | 29.3 min | B− | C+ |
| Saint-Joseph-du-Lac 10 km | 82% | 5.3% | $94K | 29.5 min | B+ | B |
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 Kanesatake, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. Monthly EI recipients across the census division: a pulse of the local job market rather than a measure of who is out of work.
- Which towns we compare. Every town and city neighbourhood with 2,500 residents or more; whole cities and First Nations reserves are left out. Each middle figure is a median.
- A First Nations reserve. Kanesatake’s figures are its own, though Statistics Canada rounds or suppresses some for small communities. A reserve has no overall grade and sits in no ranked list.
Questions about work in Kanesatake
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · 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). 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).