PassPeersImmigrant population
Immigrants
14.6%
of residents · 1,210,600 people
Canada: 23.0% · 5th highest of 13
Census 2021 · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Share of residents in private households who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents.
Temporary residents (work or study permits) are not counted as immigrants.
Arrived 2016–2021
2.4%
of residents · 202,740 people
Canada: 3.7% · 8th highest of 13
Census 2021 · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the census – where newcomers have recently settled.
Five years old by now; the 2026 census will update it.
Hate crime
Read with care: Recorded crime depends on how often people report and how the police record it, and definitions differ from country to country. Compare regions within one country, not across countries.
Police-reported hate crimes
7.7
per 100,000 residents · 695 recorded
Canada: 11.3 · 8th highest of 8 published figures
2025 · calculated · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Hate crimes reported by police, per 100,000 residents. Calculated by PassPeers from Statistics Canada counts and population on 1 July 2025.
Statistics Canada groups the four Atlantic provinces and the three territories, so they share one figure. Reporting practice varies; for example a new hate crime unit in Halifax raised Nova Scotia's counts.
Hate crimes targeting race or ethnicity
3.3
per 100,000 residents · 296 recorded
Canada: 5.7 · 8th highest of 8 published figures
2025 · calculated · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Police-reported hate crimes motivated by race or ethnicity, per 100,000 residents.
Same grouping and reporting limits as above.
Recorded crime
Read with care: Recorded crime depends on how often people report and how the police record it, and definitions differ from country to country. Compare regions within one country, not across countries.
Police-reported crime rate
3,673
per 100,000 residents
Canada: 5,585 · 13th highest of 13
2025 · Source
What this does and doesn't say
All Criminal Code violations reported by police, excluding traffic offences, per 100,000 residents.
The territories have small populations and much higher rates, so they sit at the top of the scale.
Violent crime rate
1,472
per 100,000 residents
Canada: 1,443 · 12th highest of 13
2025 · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Violent Criminal Code violations reported by police, per 100,000 residents.
Includes threats and harassment as well as assault. Same limits as above.
Crime Severity Index
61.6
index, Canada 2006 = 100
Canada: 75.0 · 12th highest of 13
2025 · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Statistics Canada's measure of how much and how serious police-reported crime is: more serious crimes weigh more. Canada in 2006 = 100.
An index, not a count of crimes.
Violent Crime Severity Index
98.0
index, Canada 2006 = 100
Canada: 97.2 · 9th highest of 13
2025 · Source
What this does and doesn't say
The same index for violent crime only. Canada in 2006 = 100.
An index, not a count of crimes.
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Largest cities
People from your country in Quebec
Most common here among the 37 countries we list:
- Algeria 80,415
- Morocco 75,730
- China 69,770
- India 47,785
- Lebanon 45,905
- Colombia 37,150
- Philippines 34,440
- Vietnam 28,245
Census day 11 May 2021. Statistics Canada rounds census counts randomly to a multiple of 5. See all provinces and territories on the map →
Closer look: recorded crime by area
Read with care: Recorded crime depends on how often people report and how the police record it, and definitions differ from country to country. Compare regions within one country, not across countries. Small areas with few residents can show very high rates from a handful of cases.
Metro areas in Quebec
7 metro areas · 2025 · Source 1 Source 2
Census metropolitan areas only; the rest of the province is not listed. Ottawa-Gatineau is published in two parts, one per province.
All 7 metro areas as a table
| Metro areas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummondville, Quebec | 4,084 | 1,831 | 72.3 | 129.8 |
| Montréal, Quebec | 3,641 | 1,277 | 61.3 | 92.0 |
| Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part | 3,700 | 1,428 | 60.5 | 93.4 |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | 3,417 | 1,326 | 56.0 | 92.3 |
| Québec, Quebec | 3,493 | 1,312 | 55.0 | 81.0 |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | 3,134 | 1,023 | 50.2 | 77.8 |
| Saguenay, Quebec | 2,973 | 1,327 | 49.3 | 88.0 |