Kitigan ZibiQuebec

The First Nations reserve, home to 1,261 people, lies in Quebec. It is home to the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg.

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Population

1,261

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

41.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

49%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Kitigan Zibi a good place to live?

Health is a strength (B). Where it falls short is safety (D). Getting around depends on the car (D−). Jobs and pay trail most towns (D). Hazard risk is weaker too (D).

Kitigan Zibi 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 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. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.

WeakestD⁻Walkability DSafety

How Kitigan Zibi grades

Each subject compares Kitigan Zibi with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

WalkabilityNear the bottom of the towns comparedD⁻Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedDOpen →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itDOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesBOpen →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Kitigan Zibi stand out

The 3 things Kitigan Zibi does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Median household income, 2020

Income

$45,200 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Walkability

Behind 96%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: D−.

Safety

Behind 93%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kitigan Zibi.

SafetySafety D

Violent crime weighs more on Kitigan Zibi than on Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 388

188Crime Severity Index

Violent incidents came to 39 per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Each year brings 32.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023187

2024187

2025190

2023–2025	Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	388	88	86
Violent crime	39	12.4	12
Property crime per 1,000	32.7	16.6	31.2

110

non-violent Crime Severity Index

101%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageKitigan Zibi’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety188 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Kitigan Zibi’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Kitigan Zibi safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Trips to work from Kitigan Zibi are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average

0%walk, cycle or take transit

The car took 95% of commuters, above Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Census 2021	Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	17 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	95%	90%	89%

$45,200

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

69%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageKitigan Zibi’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment20% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to50 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Maniwaki

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

On hazards, Kitigan Zibi comes out behind 85% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Outaouais health region

The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Gouvernement du Québec. More homes than usual carry radon here, 13% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.099 per $1,000 of building value, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) but above Canadian towns ($0.030).

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Kitigan Zibi13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.099	$0.14	$0.030

$0.099

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

5.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageKitigan Zibi’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.099 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth B

17% of adults smoke in the health region around Kitigan Zibi, against 12% for the typical Canadian town

55%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). People in the region live to 80.7 on average: 82.2 for women and 79.1 for men in 2022/2024. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Quebec, 55% against 57%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Kitigan Zibi’s is long: 5.4 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Kitigan Zibi55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	Canada
Smokers	17%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	80.7	82.5	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	55%	56%	52%

80.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

4.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageKitigan Zibi’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care5.4 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 4.7 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.2, men 79.1 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Région de l'Outaouais)

Climate

Kitigan Zibi has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −17.4°C

25.6°CJuly afternoons

Snow totals 182 cm over the year, between Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 132 frost-free days, from 16 May to 26 September. A normal December brings 45 cm of snow, the most of any month. The most precipitation falls in October: 96 mm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.6°C

Spring10.2°C

Summer24.4°C

Autumn11.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	Canada
January night low	−17.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	181	161	159
Snowfall a year	182 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	25.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

182 cm

of snow a year

181

days with frost a year

132

frost-free days, 16 May to 26 Sep

141

days with precipitation a year

Full pageKitigan Zibi’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.6°C, January lows −17.4°C Rain and snow939 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow182 cm of snow a year Weather station25 km to the station · Maniwaki

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Maniwaki)

Weather

A normal November in Kitigan Zibi runs from −5°C to 4°C

4°Ca normal November afternoon

The month after, December, normally sees −3°C afternoons and −12°C nights. Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. November normally sees 72 mm of precipitation. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −17°C.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November4°C

December−3°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−15°C	208 mm
Spring	10°C	−2°C	216 mm
Summer	24°C	11°C	261 mm
Autumn	12°C	1°C	255 mm

−5°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageKitigan Zibi’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Maniwaki); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

In the National Assembly of Québec, David Logue speaks for Kitigan Zibi

The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.

Full pageKitigan Zibi’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentSophie Chatel Provincial legislatureGatineau

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D⁻

Kitigan Zibi has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque De Maniwaki/Deleage/Egan-Sud, 3.7 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque Paulette-Huneault-Sirois (Déléage), 10 km away.

Full pageKitigan Zibi’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

More of Kitigan Zibi’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 95%

41.6median age

Both official languages: nearly two in five residents, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%). Under-15s account for nearly a fifth of the population. 19% of residents are 65 or over.

Kitigan ZibiQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree29%

Postsecondary qualification49%

Women and men · all residents

53.9% of Kitigan Zibi’s residents are women

Here the census found 650 women and 555 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Kitigan Zibi
	Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	19%	17%	16%
15 to 64	62%	62%	64%
65+	19%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	29%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	49%	59%	56%

Full pageKitigan Zibi’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages41.6 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households580 households · 2.1 people per household English and French39% speak both · 4.1% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Schools

2 of the 8 schools around Kitigan Zibi teach in English

8schools within 3 km

Within 3 km of Kitigan Zibi are 5 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. The nearest secondary school is 3.3 km away, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École Le Rucher de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (Saint-Boniface)In Kitigan ZibiElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École de la Cité étudiante de la Haute-GatineauNearest secondary school, 1 kmAll grades	All grades	–	French public
École primaire Maniwaki Woodland EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 8 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public6

English public2

Schools within 3 km	Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	Canada
School boards	2	2	3
Nearest elementary school	3 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	3.3 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

3.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

3 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageKitigan Zibi’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language2 of 8 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school8 schools within 3 km · 5 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais Questions“What schools are there in Kitigan Zibi?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).

Outdoors

Ottawa River Provincial Park, 74 km away, is the closest provincial park to Kitigan Zibi

2.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Lac des Trente et Un Milles White-Tailed Deer Yard (24,354 ha) is the biggest, 3.2 km from town. 10 protected areas lie within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. OpenStreetMap shows 2 unnamed beaches within 5 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Kitigan Zibi2.4%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	2.4%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	10	10	4

74 km

to Ottawa River Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas10 protected areas within 10 km · lac des Trente et Un Milles White-Tailed Deer Yard National & provincial parks74 km to a provincial park · Ottawa River Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kitigan Zibi

15pages on Kitigan Zibi

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 188 Housing & costProperty pricesSchools8 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 80.7 in its region Work & commuteD39% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Kitigan Zibi

4 notable people were born in Kitigan Zibi.

See all 4 →

Jacob Whiteduck-LavoieCanadian actor

William CommandaAlgonquin leader and artist · 1913–2011

Gabriel Commanda1891–1967

Jason Brennan

About Kitigan Zibi

First Nations reserve in Quebec

Kitigan Zibi is a First Nations reserve in Quebec, counted by Statistics Canada as its own census subdivision.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,261 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
First Nation: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
Census subdivision: 2483802

Kitigan Zibi’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

ManiwakiDéléageMessinesKitigan Zibi

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Kitigan Zibi	1,261	—	—	—	D	B
Maniwaki	3,803	3.6	C	B⁻	C	B⁺
Déléage	2,047	5.6	—	A⁻	C	B
Messines	1,691	11	—	B⁺	C	B

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Kitigan Zibi

Do people in Kitigan Zibi speak French?

French comes first: 4.1% speak it alone, while 39% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Kitigan Zibi?

Mostly 99% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 45% have just one.

Is Kitigan Zibi growing?

No: the census counted 1,231 in 2016 and 1,204 in 2021, 2.2% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,261.

Is Kitigan Zibi a young town or an old one?

At 41.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.

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).