MaliotenamQuebec
The First Nations reserve has 1,683 residents and lies in Quebec. Statistics Canada counts it in the Sept-Îles metro area.
Is Maliotenam a good place to live?
Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−). Crime is the sore point (D−). It also trails on jobs & income (C−).
Maliotenam 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’.
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. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.
How Maliotenam grades
Each subject compares Maliotenam with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Maliotenam 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’.
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What makes Maliotenam stand out
The 3 things Maliotenam does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maliotenam.
The force covering Maliotenam records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 871
Its police area recorded 163.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 52.2 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Maliotenam | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 354 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 871 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 163.6 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 52.2 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for the Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam service area, not by town
Driving to work is less common in Maliotenam than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 80% of commuters
Getting to work takes 23 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Maliotenam | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 80% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 23 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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 Maliotenam’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 98%
16% speak both English and French, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%).
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 51.6% of Maliotenam
Here the census found 830 women and 780 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Maliotenam | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 32% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 9% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 53% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 33% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Maliotenam has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 19.7°C
The coldest nights come in January, when Maliotenam averages a low of −20.1°C. Frosty days number 205 in a normal year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). October is the wettest month, with 118 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Maliotenam | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 19.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 205 | 161 | 159 |
| January night low | −20.1°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,077 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Sept-Îles)
Wildfire moderate, radon 4.7%: how Maliotenam stands on hazards
Measured across the Cote-Nord health region: radon tests
Earthquake risk in Maliotenam is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.045 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Wildfire is a moderate presence around Maliotenam: 3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.07% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. No one has filed a flood map for Maliotenam on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Maliotenam | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 4.7% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.045 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Very good or excellent health for 61% of adults around Maliotenam; the typical Canadian town: 52%
The region has more smokers than Quebec, 15% of adults to 12%. A child born in the region can expect 79.4 years, below both Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5). For Maliotenam itself the measure is access, and it lags: 13 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Maliotenam shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Région de la Côte-Nord.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Maliotenam | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 61% | 56% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.4 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
In Maliotenam, November normally means 2°C afternoons and −6°C nights
The month after, December, normally sees −5°C afternoons and −14°C nights. November normally sees 112 mm of precipitation. ECCC’s forecast for Sept-Îles is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −7°C | −18°C | 229 mm |
| Spring | 4°C | −5°C | 235 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 9°C | 276 mm |
| Autumn | 8°C | 0°C | 337 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Sept-Îles); the forecast is on the Weather page
Maliotenam sends Marilène Gill (Bloc Québécois) to the Commons from Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan
In the National Assembly of Québec, Maliotenam belongs to Duplessis; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Maliotenam has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliotheque Du Secteur De Moisie, 2.3 km away
After it comes Bibliothèque Louis-Ange-Santerre (Sept-Îles), 13 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected land around Maliotenam beats nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Biggest among them: Proposed rivière Moisie Aquatic Reserve, 394,522 ha, 8.9 km off. Count 12 protected areas within 10 km of town. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Maliotenam | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 12% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 12 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
No high school in or near Maliotenam: the closest is 12 km off
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École primaire Tshishteshinu du conseil des Montagnais de Sept-Iles et MaliotenamIn MaliotenamElementary | Elementary | – | Other |
| Schools within 3 km | Maliotenam | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 12 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 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 Maliotenam
Famous people from around Maliotenam
2 notable people were born in Maliotenam; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Karen Cliche: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0 · Guillaume LeBlanc: Nom (Dominique GUEBEY), CC BY-SA 3.0
About Maliotenam
First Nations reserve in Quebec
Statistics Canada counts Maliotenam, a First Nations reserve in Quebec, as its own census subdivision.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,683 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau
- Metro area
- Sept-Îles
- First Nation
- Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam
- Census subdivision
- 2497804
Maliotenam’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maliotenam | 1,683 | — | — | — | D− | B |
| Sept-Îles | 24,483 | 13 | A− | A | C− | B |
| Uashat 27 | 1,694 | 14 | — | — | D− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Maliotenam
What kind of homes are in Maliotenam?
91% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 3 people; 20% are one person living alone.
How old are the people of Maliotenam?
Its median age is 27.8, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 32% of residents; over-65s, 9%.
Do people in Maliotenam speak French?
French comes first: 81.1% speak it alone, while 16% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Is Maliotenam growing?
Yes: the census counted 1,542 in 2016 and 1,610 in 2021, a rise of 4.4%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,683.
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).