Photo: Kyla Duhamel from Saskatoon, Canada · CC BY 2.0No 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.
A−Civic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringBehind Candle Lake’s civic life grade
Candle Lake’s civic life grade is A−. Candle Lake has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
2 registered charities give a Candle Lake mailing address
That is 1.9 per 1,000 residents, against 2 in the typical Saskatchewan town and 1.4 across Canada. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
36.6%
The 2023 survey gives Saskatchewan one volunteering rate for all its towns, 36.6% (between 33.9% and 39.5%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The nearest library is 54 km from Candle Lake
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Candle Lake.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The locations come from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s cultural facilities list of 2020, public libraries only.
Questions about the library and civic life in Candle Lake
Does Candle Lake have a public library?
Not within Candle Lake itself: the closest is Waskesiu Library, in Saskatchewan.
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).