Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Osler has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work
3.7% of the labour force in Osler was out of work at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. In 2020, a household at the middle of Osler had $99,000 before tax, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900. At the 2021 census, 82% of Osler’s 15-to-64s were in work, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns.
Work in Osler, in a few figures
More people in work than most towns
Counting everyone 15 and over, 70% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 82%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
3.7% of the labour force was out of work at the 2021 census (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns); the Labour Force Survey had the area at 5.9% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The middle of Canadian towns is $85,900, and the median household here had $99,000 before tax in 2020. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Osler grades A+ for jobs and income
Better than 95% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, trip times.
Graded against Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more; less unemployment and a shorter commute count in its favour.
How the grade works
Census 2021 measures, weighed equally against every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 people or more: the share of residents aged 15 to 64 in work, median household income (2020), the unemployment rate and the average commute. Each becomes a percentile; their average sets the letter.
How many in Osler were working in 2021
Of the 47 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 44 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Working or looking, 74% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 65% in October 2026. Pandemic rules were in force on census day, 11 May 2021; the Labour Force Survey shows how jobs have moved since.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: people in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64, and the census unemployment rate (15 and over); the 25-to-54 rate is Statistics Canada’s own (98-10-0485). The Labour Force Survey and business counts are context, not grade inputs.
Earnings at home in Osler: households
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 85% of Canadian towns.
Of the 47 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 16 have a higher median. Set beside Saskatchewan’s towns, where the median is $86,800, Osler sits 14% above. Incomes here are 2020’s and include the pandemic payments, CERB among them, that propped up the lower end.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Each working day, more people leave Osler for work than come in
For every person who comes in to work, about 4 residents travel out. Of those who commute, 10% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
90% of Osler’s residents in work leave it to work; Saskatoon takes the most
- Corman Park No. 34440
- Saskatoon25
- Warman25
- Rosthern No. 40310
- Hague10
- Saskatoon265
- Warman70
- Corman Park No. 34440
- Martensville25
- Blucher No. 34310
- Cudworth10
Coming the other way, Corman Park No. 344 sends the most (40).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 6.7% of Osler’s commuters
Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 7.8% against 21%. Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 91% of commuters go by car, truck or van.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
23.1 minutes from Osler to work, under the middle of Canadian towns
Timed exactly, the average is 20.5 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of Saskatchewan’s towns averages 18.1 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 27%, fewer than the 67% in the middle of Saskatchewan’s towns. An hour or more: 2.5% of commuters, under the 4.1% in the middle of Saskatchewan’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: commuting duration in five bands; our average uses each band’s middle (75 minutes for an hour or more), so it runs about two minutes above Statistics Canada’s own.
19% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 11 than in 2019
Osler shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of Census Division No. 11.
Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 2%. February 2021 was the busiest month, with 16,430 people on EI, 2.5 times 2019’s average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 3.8 are on EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
The walkability of Osler: A−
Better than 77% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Work in and around Osler
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osler | 82% | 3.7% | $99K | 23.1 min | A+ | A− |
| Warman 6.1 km | 83% | 5.1% | $120K | 24.7 min | A+ | B− |
| Martensville 12.5 km | 82% | 5.2% | $116K | 22.5 min | A+ | C+ |
| Rosthern No. 403 13.6 km | 88% | 2.6% | $96K | 28.1 min | A | C− |
| Dalmeny 16.7 km | 85% | 4% | $109K | 25.2 min | A+ | C+ |
The people of each place: the share in work, unemployment, household income and the average commute, with both grades once they come.
What this data can and can’t tell you
What each figure measures for Osler, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. Monthly, and only for metro areas and economic regions. It is the up-to-date rate we set beside the census’s 2021 snapshot.
- In work. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Household income. Taken from the 2021 Census, which asked about 2020: wages, pensions, investment income and government transfers together, before income tax, for the median household.
- Trip times. One way, on a usual day, from the census’s travel-time bands. Band midpoints overstate it a little next to the figure Statistics Canada times.
- Where people commute. Jobs count everyone whose usual workplace lies in the municipality, residents or commuters from elsewhere, from Statistics Canada’s home-by-workplace table.
- Employment Insurance. People receiving EI benefits each month, counted for the census division. It follows the local job market; it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- Which towns we compare. Comparisons are with the median of Canadian towns and city neighbourhoods counting 2,500 people or more, reserves and entire cities excluded.
Questions about work in Osler
How do people in Osler get to work?
91% of commuters go by car, 4.2% walk and 2.5% cycle. On census day 7.8% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Osler?
On average 23.1 minutes; 27% take under 15 minutes and 2.5% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Osler work?
Only 10% work in Osler itself; the rest go first to Saskatoon (265) and Warman (70).
How many jobs are there in Osler?
About 160 people had their usual place of work in Osler at the 2021 census, 0.3 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 46 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Osler?
The 2021 census found 3.7% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Saskatoon metro area, is 5.9% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in Osler?
Before tax, half the households in Osler had more than $99,000 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · Statistics Canada, tables 98-10-0458 and 98-10-0459 (commuting) · Statistics Canada, table 14-10-0323 (EI beneficiaries) · Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (14-10-0459, 14-10-0462) · Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts (33-10-1176) · grades: 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).