🍁 Canada at a glance
Canada in numbers
Quick, sourced answers to the most-asked questions about Canada: population, jobs, prices, rates, housing and more. Every number comes from Statistics Canada, the Bank of Canada or CMHC, and the page rebuilds every month.
What is the population of Canada?
Canada had 41,798,407 people on July 1, 2026, according to Statistics Canada's quarterly estimates (+0.46% over the year).
What is the unemployment rate in Canada?
6.5% in September 2026 (Labour Force Survey, seasonally adjusted).
What is the inflation rate in Canada?
+3.1% over the 12 months to September 2026 (Consumer Price Index).
What is the Bank of Canada interest rate?
2.25% (target for the overnight rate, as of 2026-10-28). The prime rate is 4.45%.
How much is the US dollar in Canadian dollars?
1 US dollar = 1.3985 Canadian dollars (Bank of Canada, 2026-10-29).
What is the average salary in Canada?
Average weekly earnings were $1,355 in August 2026, roughly $70,437 a year.
What is the minimum wage in Canada?
The federal minimum wage is $18.15 an hour; provincial rates differ (see the table by province).
What is the median household income in Canada?
$84,000 before tax (2020 incomes, 2021 Census).
What is the largest city in Canada?
Toronto, with about 7,108,874 people in its metro area (2025).
What is the fastest-growing city in Canada?
Moncton, which grew +21.5% from 2021 to 2025.
Where is rent most expensive in Canada?
Vancouver: $2,364 a month for a two-bedroom (CMHC, October 2025). Cheapest: Rimouski at $935.
How much does gas cost in Canada?
Regular gas averaged 184.3¢ a litre in September 2026.
What is the crime rate in Canada?
5,585 police-reported Criminal Code incidents (excluding traffic) per 100,000 people in 2025; 672 homicides.
What percentage of Canadians are bilingual?
18.0% can conduct a conversation in both English and French (2021 Census).
What percentage of Canadians are immigrants?
23.0% of people in Canada were immigrants in 2021.
What percentage of Canadians own their home?
66.5% of households owned their home in 2021.