12% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Of the immigrants living here, 58% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Locally, 86% of households live in a single-detached house. Half of Canora’s residents are over 48.8, older than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 985 households here; by July 2025 the population was about 2,179.
What stands out about the people of Canora
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
12% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 4.4% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Many older residents
29% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 10% are 80 or over, and 42% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
42% of households are one person living alone, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 29% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+3% since 2016: slower than 54% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and ±0% across Saskatchewan’s towns.
Residents aged 65 and over: 29%, a higher share than 89% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 60–64: 7.7% of residents. On residents aged 15 to 24, Canora sits lower than 72% of Canadian towns: 9.6%. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-person households: 42%, a higher share than 91% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.1 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The share of one-person households across Canada’s towns is 27%. Across Canora, 8.2% of households are one-parent families.
Canora sits below 60% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (43%)
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
24% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. Common-law partners: a tenth of the total.
In Canora, 26% of households rent their home, more than in 51% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 37% predate 1961, 2% date from 2001 or later. 13% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$56,800 a year is the median household income here
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Canora had $56,800 before tax, 34% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Saskatchewan’s towns is $86,500. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 20% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (48%) and in Europe (30%). Fewer immigrants than in 78% of Canadian towns: 5.9%. Against that, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens; in Canora, 2.5%.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 63% of Canadian towns, at 39%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Canora, 7.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%.
82% have English as their mother tongue; 1.7% also speak French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At 0.7%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 98% of Canadian towns: 1.7% of residents speak English and French.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 14% in Canora, less than in 86% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
A job for 47% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 47% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Among its 4 nearest neighbours, 1 are older than Canora
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Canora has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 39–47 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canora | 2,179 | — | 48.8 | 29% | 5.9% |
| Kamsack | 1,849 | 38.8 km | 47.6 | 27% | 5.3% |
| Preeceville | 1,046 | 39.6 km | 51.6 | 34% | 11% |
| Preeceville No. 334 | 1,043 | 40.2 km | 46 | 24% | 2.6% |
| Yorkton | 17,543 | 47.1 km | 41.2 | 21% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
Questions about Canora’s residents
What is the average age in Canora?
A median age of 48.8. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 29%.
Is Canora bilingual?
1.7% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 98% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.7%.
How diverse is Canora?
5.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 7.7% belong to a visible minority and 12% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Canora?
60% are Christian and 39% have no religion; 1.5% follow another religion.
Is Canora good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 45% of households. One-parent families: 8.2%. Schools near Canora are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Canora?
The median household in Canora took in $56,800 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Canora?
Canora had about 2,179 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,092, 3% more than 2016.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).