Photo: Laval_City_Hall.JPG : Jean-Philippe Boulet derivative work: MTLskyline · CC BY 3.0Laval public library draws 7.3 visits per person served, ahead of 87% of Quebec’s town libraries
From 11 branches, Laval public library serves 458,981 people. These are 2025 figures, the library’s own yearly return to Quebec’s statistics.
–Civic lifeNot gradedLaval’s civic life, input by input
Not graded: a city is graded through its neighbourhoods, each on its own figures.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
425 registered charities are based in Laval, by mailing address
That is 0.9 per 1,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical Quebec town and 1.4 across Canada. The CRA files each charity under its mailing address, so a service town collects its region’s charities and a suburb or rural municipality few.
25.2%
The 2023 survey gives Quebec one volunteering rate for all its towns, 25.2% (between 24.0% and 26.4%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
About 9,128 visits a day
The year 2025 at Laval public library, in the library’s own counts.
11 public libraries in Laval
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Laval.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Visits count everyone. Anyone through the door counts as a visit, from Laval or not, and the statistics have no resident share.
Questions about the library and civic life in Laval
Does Laval have a public library?
Yes, 11: Bibliothèque Germaine-Guèvremont, Bibliothèque Alain-Grandbois, Bibliotheque Émile-Nelligan, Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy and 7 more.
How busy is Laval public library?
It counted 3,331,901 in-person visits in 2025.
Library statistics: Statistiques des bibliothèques publiques du Québec, 2025. Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
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).