Candle LakeSaskatchewan
In Saskatchewan, this town has 1,032 residents. Statistics Canada places it in the Division No. 15 census division.
Is Candle Lake a good place to live?
Jobs & income is its strong suit (A−). The typical owner put their home at $400,000 in 2021: 4.5 years of the median household’s income. Where it falls short is health (D−). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D). It also trails on hazard risk (D).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Candle Lake is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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.
What makes Candle Lake stand out
The 3 things Candle Lake does most differently from other towns.
How Candle Lake grades
Each subject compares Candle Lake with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Candle Lake is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Candle Lake.
For health, Candle Lake sits behind almost every Canadian town
Shared with the rest of the North Central East health region: health survey and life expectancy
In the health survey, 47% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Saskatchewan’s 49%. At 18%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 13% for Saskatchewan; what’s more, on average just over a fifth of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, above Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 77.0 years at birth, 79.6 for women and 74.5 for men.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Candle Lake | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 18% | 8.6% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.0 | 80.2 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 47% | 49% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
On hazards, Candle Lake comes out behind 95% of Canadian towns
About as many homes carry radon around Candle Lake as elsewhere, 7.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Wildfire is a real hazard of the town: 9.9% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.25% a year, in the high band. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.004 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Prince Albert Parkland RHA, with Candle Lake one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Candle Lake | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 7.4% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.004 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Most of Candle Lake works elsewhere: the town has 0.5 jobs for each resident in work
A trip to work takes 26 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Candle Lake | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 26 min | 18 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
More of Candle Lake’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 17%
Immigrants make up 4.4% of residents, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (7.4%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).
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 47.4% of Candle Lake
By the 2021 count the town had 550 women and 610 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Candle Lake | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.9% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 52% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 41% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 7.5% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 63% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Winter nights bite in Candle Lake: January lows of −22.8°C, colder than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns
Some 112 cm of snow falls in a typical year, higher than Saskatchewan’s towns (91 cm) yet lower than Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 24 May, and the first in autumn, 15 September, lie 113 days. Rain and snow peak in June, at 86 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Candle Lake | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −22.8°C | −20.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 209 | 203 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 432 mm | 383 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 24.2°C | 25.0°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Prince Albert)
In Candle Lake, November normally means −2°C afternoons and −11°C nights
Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. By December, a normal day reaches −9°C and a night falls to −19°C. Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −23°C by night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Waskesiu Lake forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −10°C | −21°C | 46 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | −5°C | 85 mm |
| Summer | 23°C | 10°C | 214 mm |
| Autumn | 8°C | −3°C | 88 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Prince Albert); the forecast is on the Weather page
Candle Lake’s MP is Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada), for Prince Albert
Of the 14 Commons seats from Saskatchewan, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 13.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Candle Lake: the closest, Waskesiu Library, is 54 km away
Library statistics aren’t published openly in Saskatchewan, so there are no visit or loan figures for Candle Lake.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
More households own their home in Candle Lake than in Saskatchewan’s towns or across Canadian towns: 94%
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 9% of households, below Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Candle Lake | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 94% | 71% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 17% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
35% of the land within 10 km of Candle Lake is protected
Within its own boundary, 13% of the town is protected. Prince Albert National Park is the closest national park, 37 km from town. One named trail is close: the Old Baldy Trail. For a swim, Waskateena Beach is the nearest of 3 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Candle Lake | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 35% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Candle Lake
Questions about Candle Lake
Who are the people of Candle Lake?
Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 17%.
Is Candle Lake growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 840 to 1,160 residents (up 38.1%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,032.
What kind of homes are in Candle Lake?
Mostly 97% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys.
How old are the people of Candle Lake?
62.4 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 41% of residents are 65 or over and 7% under 15.
About Candle Lake
Town in Saskatchewan
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Candle Lake is one census subdivision in Saskatchewan, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,032 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- Census division
- Division No. 15
- Census subdivision
- 4715070
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · 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).