OslerSaskatchewan

For hazard risk, Osler gets an A+

Radon around Osler is ordinary for Canada: 6.6% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No flood study for Osler is on the national inventory.

Osler has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work

Commutes averaged 23 min, above Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) but below Canadian towns (26 min). Driving is how 91% of commuters got to work at the census.

The violent severity index where Osler is policed is 83 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 154; Canadian towns: 86)

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Osler

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 88 over 2023–25, below Saskatchewan’s towns (119) but above Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 38.5 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 14.2 per 1,000 people a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Warman detachment area, with Osler one part of it.

Children make up 25% of Osler, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 2% of the population, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). 12% of residents have reached 65.

Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Osler: 357 mm a year

Snowfall adds up to 91 cm a year, near Saskatchewan’s towns (91 cm) and lower than Canadian towns (141 cm). Rain and snow peak in June, at 75 mm. January is the snowiest month, with 20 cm on average. Expect January lows of around −20.7°C in Osler.

Osler and its edges hold 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade

An elementary school stands 5.7 km from the centre, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. From the town centre, high school starts 6.3 km away, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Most households in Osler own their home: 91%, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns or across Canadian towns

16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (19%) and below Canadian towns (20%). Osler shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Saskatoon metro area.

What November brings in Osler: −10°C at night, −1°C by day

Expect around 13 cm of snow in November. In November, the normal is 14 mm of rain and snow. A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −18°C. Also worth knowing: at the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −21°C.

In 2021, Kelly Block carried Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek by 22,584 votes, a margin wider than 97% of Canada’s ridings

Federally, Osler sits in Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Kelly Block of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Osler’s public library is Osler Branch Library

From the centre of Osler, it is 0.2 km away.

Around Osler, 49% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Saskatoon health region

Homes here are 23 km from a hospital on average, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (2.2 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). The region has fewer smokers than Saskatchewan, nearly one in ten adults to 13%. Women in the region live to 83.4 and men to 79.2, 81.4 years taken together (2022/2024).

Osler has 0.3% protected land within 10 km

One protected area is close by. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. A provincial park, Fred Heal Canoe Launch, lies 42 km away.