Life satisfaction by province

Name: Life satisfaction by province (Canada)
Creator: Statistics Canada
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Average life satisfaction rating (0 = very dissatisfied, 10 = very satisfied) and the shares of people aged 15 and over rating their life 8 to 10 and 0 to 5, from the Canadian Social Survey (latest quarterly wave). The Canada row covers the ten provinces; territories are not surveyed.

Reference period: 2025-04
Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0843-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).

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Average life satisfaction (0–10), 2025-04, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Average life satisfaction (0–10). Highest: Quebec (7.5); lowest: Alberta (6.6); national value 7.0. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.

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Canada	7	46.1	23
Newfoundland and Labrador	7.2	51.3	21.9
Prince Edward Island	7.3	50.1	21.2
Nova Scotia	7	49.1	22
New Brunswick	7.3	53.4	18.9
Quebec	7.5	57.3	14.8
Ontario	6.8	42	25.5
Manitoba	7	45.6	27.3
Saskatchewan	6.8	43.8	26
Alberta	6.6	38.1	29.1
British Columbia	6.8	44.8	23.5

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0843-01: Life satisfaction by gender and province. Reference period: 2025-04.

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Source agency: Statistics Canada
Dataset: Table 13-10-0843-01
Table: Life satisfaction by province
Data last updated: 2026-11-03
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Life satisfaction by province (Canada, 2025-04). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0843-01. Retrieved 2026-11-03 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-life-satisfaction/