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Residency in Nipawin, Saskatchewan

1 program lists Nipawin as where they train in 2027 (R-1 match), at 1 school. They state 2 positions in all.

  • 4,570

    Population, 2021

  • about 3 h 30 min

    Drive to a city of 100,000+

  • about 1 h 45 min drive

    Airport with scheduled flights

  • 7 h 30 min to 17 h 01 min

    Shortest and longest day

1 program in 2027 · 1 school

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Map of the area around Nipawin, with dashed rings 10 km and 50 km from the centre.
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Key numbers for Nipawin

Winter

−18.0 °CJanuary mean7 h 30 mindaylight on 21 Dec

63.6 days a year below −20 °C · 128 cm of snow a year

Daily means, 1991–2020 normals, Nipawin, 3.4 km away.

Notice: under 8 h of daylight on the shortest day; 30 or more days a year below −20 °C.

Summer

17.5 °CJuly mean17 h 01 mindaylight on 21 Jun

Daily means, 1991–2020 normals, Nipawin, 3.4 km away.

Notice: 17 h or more of daylight on the longest day.

Drive to a city of 100,000+

about 3 h 30 minby road

To Saskatoon, 266 km. A free-flow estimate: no traffic, weather or ferry waits.

Airport with scheduled flights

about 1 h 45 minby road

To Prince Albert Glass Field (YPA), 111.8 km away in a straight line.

Notice: 90 min or more by road to the airport.

Rent vs PGY-1 pay

not published for this area

CMHC’s rent survey has no one-bedroom figure for an area that names only Nipawin. Ask the program or the school about housing.

Ochre marks a figure past a fixed line below, and nothing else. Places are not compared with each other.

The lines: under 8 h of daylight on 21 Dec; 17 h or more on 21 Jun; 30 or more days a year below −20 °C; 4 h or more by road to a city of 100,000+; 90 min or more by road to the airport; rent at 30% or more of gross PGY-1 pay.

Programs in Nipawin

2027 programs whose location label names Nipawin, grouped by match, disciplines A to Z.

R-1 match 1 program

Living in Nipawin

Public statistics for this place, each with its source and reference period. They describe the place, not any program. Check each source before you rely on it.

Getting around

Drive times are free-flow estimates on roads from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), rounded: no traffic, weather or ferry waits.

Nearest population centre of 100,000 or more
Saskatoon had 264,637 people in 2021 224 km in a straight line.
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
139.0 km by road Scheduled service as listed by OurAirports; check the airport for current routes.

Weather and daylight

Average temperature, °C

Average temperature by month: −18.0 °C in January, 17.5 °C in JulyMonthly mean temperature, January to December, in degrees Celsius: −18.0, −15.7, −8.4, 1.9, 9.9, 15.1, 17.5, 16.6, 11.1, 2.9, −7.3, −15.3. Year: 0.9.−30°−20°−10°0°10°20°−18.0°JFMAMJ17.5°JASOND

Daily mean, 1991–2020 normals at Nipawin, 3.4 km away.

Show the numbers: Monthly climate normals, 1991–2020, from Nipawin
Monthly climate normals, 1991–2020, from Nipawin
MonthAverage temperature (°C)Snowfall (cm)Days below −20 °C
January−18.022.218.4
February−15.717.515.8
March−8.414.18.5
April1.913.50.6
May9.92.20.0
June15.10.00.0
July17.50.00.0
August16.60.00.0
September11.10.30.0
October2.912.30.0
November−7.317.94.3
December−15.327.716.0
Whole year0.9127.763.6

Hours of daylight

Hours of daylight by month: 7 h 33 min in December, 16 h 58 min in JuneSunrise to sunset on the 15th of each month, in hours: 8.0, 9.8, 11.8, 13.9, 15.8, 17.0, 16.5, 14.9, 12.8, 10.7, 8.7, 7.6. Jun: 16 h 58 min. Dec: 7 h 33 min.0.0 h6.0 h12.0 h18.0 h24.0 hFebAprJunAugOctDec16 h 58 min7 h 33 min7.6 h

Sunrise to sunset on the 15th of each month, computed from the latitude (53.36° N). Hills and cloud are not counted.

Show the numbers: Daylight, sunrise to sunset, computed from latitude
Daylight, sunrise to sunset, computed from latitude
DayDaylight
January 158 h 01 min
February 159 h 48 min
March 1511 h 45 min
April 1513 h 55 min
May 1515 h 50 min
June 1516 h 58 min
July 1516 h 32 min
August 1514 h 53 min
September 1512 h 47 min
October 1510 h 42 min
November 158 h 42 min
December 157 h 33 min
21 Dec, shortest day7 h 30 min
21 Jun, longest day17 h 01 min

Things to do nearby

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within a set distance of the town centre. A count, not a rating.

In town, within 10 km

  • 4parks
  • 3playgrounds
  • none mappedfor ice rinks
  • none mappedfor swimming pools with a name
  • none mappedfor climbing places
  • none mappedfor libraries
  • none mappedfor museums
  • none mappedfor theatres
  • none mappedfor cinemas
  • none mappedfor arts centres
  • none mappedfor music venues
  • none mappedfor markets

Outdoors, within 50 km

  • none mappedfor protected areas with a name
  • 1nature reserve with a name
  • 6lakes with a name
  • none mappedfor beaches
  • 9campsites
  • none mappedfor ski areas
  • 1golf course

Protected and conserved areas on the official list within 50 km: 9.

No mapped ski area within 150 km.

On foot and by bike, within 25 km

  • 1 kmof footpaths
  • none mappedfor signed hiking and bike routes

Lengths of mapped paths and signed routes follow how much has been mapped locally more than how much trail there is.

Counts what volunteers have mapped, not everything that exists; small and northern towns are often under-mapped, so “none mapped” is not “none”.

Map data from OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab), available under the Open Database License (opens in a new tab).

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of Nipawin, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Age

Median age 41.2. People aged 20 to 39: 22.5%.

  • 0 to 14 20.2%
  • 15 to 64 56.6%
  • 65 and over 23.2%

Municipality of Nipawin, 2021 Census.

Show the numbers: Age of residents, 2021 Census
Age of residents, 2021 Census
Age groupShare of residents
0 to 1420.2%
15 to 6456.6%
65 and over23.2%
20 to 39 (inside 15 to 64)22.5%
Median age41.2 years
Immigrants
5.9% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 2.6% · non-permanent residents: 0.9%
Indigenous identity
20.9% of residents
How people commute
car, truck or van 90.0% · public transit not reported · walking or cycling 8.5% · other 1.5% Average commute: 13.9 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income
$66,000 before tax $60,800 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural context, housing and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area. These describe the place, not every site a program trains in.

Population centre
Nipawin, a small population centre (1,000 to 29,999 people) 4,147 people in 2021
Remoteness index
0.446 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.
Basic cost of living
$51,502 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Saskatchewan, population under 30,000, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.

Sources and licences

  • Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files.
  • Computed from latitude.
  • Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (December 2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  • Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020).
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Index of Remoteness (17-26-0001), 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, table 98-10-0011-01, and the 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0066-01 Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for the reference family by Market Basket Measure region, component and base year, 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Map data from OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
  • Drive times computed from OpenStreetMap road data, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • Airport data from OurAirports (public domain).
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0011-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, table 98-10-0022-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0057-01 Household income statistics by household type: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0173-01 Mother tongue by knowledge of official languages: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0266-01 Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0307-01 Immigrant status and period of immigration by place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0458-01 Main mode of commuting by commuting duration, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Map data from OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
  • Map images drawn from OpenFreeMap tiles (https://openfreemap.org), © OpenMapTiles (https://openmaptiles.org).
  • Airport data from OurAirports (public domain).

Across Saskatchewan

A page for each specialty trained in Nipawin lists its programs across Saskatchewan, school by school.

Nearby places

Places with a page within 300 km of Nipawin in a straight line, nearest first; not a driving distance.

Other places in Saskatchewan 13

Places with a page, A to Z.

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