MistissiniQuebec
Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 6%. 4,067 people call this town in Quebec home.
Is Mistissini a good place to live?
Households here earn well (A−). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A−). Crime is the sore point (C−). Hazards are a real consideration (D−).
Mistissini 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. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years.
How Mistissini grades
Each subject compares Mistissini with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Mistissini has no overall grade because cost of living and health aren’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Mistissini stand out
The 3 things Mistissini does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mistissini.
Mistissini is graded a D− for hazard risk
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James health region
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.009 for each $1,000 of buildings, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). Fire is a regular visitor: just over a tenth of the land within 25 km of Mistissini has burned since 1986 (0.31% a year). No flood study for Mistissini is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Mistissini | 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
Expect 76.8 years of life in the region around Mistissini, 4.7 under the typical Canadian town
Shared with the rest of the Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: health survey and life expectancy
A hospital lies 66 km from the typical home, above Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike.
Life expectancy at birth · years, at birth
| Health | Mistissini | 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
Winter nights bite in Mistissini: January lows of −24.1°C, colder than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns
There are 215 days of frost in a typical year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. In July, daytime highs in Mistissini average 22.9°C. These figures are measured at Chapais, 104 km from the town.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Mistissini | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −24.1°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 22.9°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 215 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 911 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Chapais)
Commuters in Mistissini have a short way to work, 12 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
75% of commuters drove, lower than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Mistissini | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 12 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 75% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Violent crime weighs more where Mistissini is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 197
Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Eeyou Eenou Cree Region service area
Its police area records 34.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 104 over 2023–25, above Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. 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 | Mistissini | 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
More of Mistissini’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 93%
Both official languages: 21% of residents, below Quebec’s towns (44%) but above Canadian towns (7.5%). 1.5% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.9% of Mistissini’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 1,900 women to 1,835 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Mistissini | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 28% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 7.2% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 51% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 34% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
3 schools serve Mistissini, 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Élémentaire Mémoriale Voyageur (Voyageur Memorial Kindergarten)In MistissiniElementary | Elementary | – | Other |
| École secondaire Mémoriale VoyageurIn MistissiniSecondary | Secondary | – | Other |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
A normal November in Mistissini runs from −8°C to −1°C
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Chibougamau. Expect about 71 mm of rain and snow over November.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −10°C | −22°C | 166 mm |
| Spring | 6°C | −7°C | 193 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 9°C | 302 mm |
| Autumn | 7°C | −1°C | 250 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Chapais); the forecast is on the Weather page
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, which takes in Mistissini, is held by Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal Party of Canada)
Locally, Mistissini is run as a category ia land.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library is mapped in or near Mistissini
Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Mistissini in particular.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Around Mistissini, 26% of the land is set aside for nature
Within 100 km there is no national park. Mistissini Beach is the one beach within 5 km. CPCAD lists 6 protected areas within 10 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Mistissini | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 26% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 6 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Mistissini
About Mistissini
Town in Quebec
Statistics Canada treats Mistissini as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,067 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Nord-du-Québec
- First Nation
- Cree Nation of Mistissini
- The community’s own name
- ᒥᔅᑎᓯᓃ ᐄᓅᒡ
- Census subdivision
- 2499804
Questions about Mistissini
Do people in Mistissini speak French?
French comes first: 0.9% speak it alone, while 21% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
How old are the people of Mistissini?
At 29, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 28% of the population and seniors 7%.
Has Mistissini grown?
It added people: 3,523 in 2016, 3,731 in 2021, 5.9% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 4,067.
What kind of homes are in Mistissini?
Single-detached houses make up 64% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 14% of households are one person, and the average is 3.6.
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).