Residency in Red Deer, Alberta

2 programs list Red Deer as where they train in 2027: 1 in the R-1 match and 1 in the FM/ES match, at 1 school. They state 11 positions in all.

100,844
Population, 2021
about 1 h 45 min
Drive to a city of 100,000+
about 1 h 30 min drive
Airport with scheduled flights
7 h 42 min to 16 h 47 min
Shortest and longest day

2 programs in 2027 · 1 R-1 · 1 FM/ES · 1 school

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The Red Deer River winding between spruce trees, seen from a lookout in Red Deer — Photo: kevinmklerks · CC BY 2.0(opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons(opens in a new tab)

Key numbers for Red Deer

Winter

−11.6 °CJanuary mean7 h 42 mindaylight on 21 Dec

33.7 days a year below −20 °C · 138 cm of snow a year

Daily means, 1991–2020 normals, Red Deer, 11.9 km away.

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

Summer

16.2 °CJuly mean16 h 47 mindaylight on 21 Jun

Daily means, 1991–2020 normals, Red Deer, 11.9 km away.

Drive to a city of 100,000+

about 1 h 45 minby road

To Calgary, 149 km. A free-flow estimate: no traffic, weather or ferry waits.

Airport with scheduled flights

about 1 h 30 minby road

To Edmonton International Airport (YEG), 116.3 km away in a straight line.

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

Rent vs PGY-1 pay

$1,170a month

One-bedroom, new tenant, Red Deer: 20.8% of gross PGY-1 pay in Alberta ($67,440 a year).

After tax (pay and rent after tax, on the provinces page)

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 Red Deer

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

R-1 match 1 program

Red Deer - Family Medicine
University of AlbertaCMG: Red Deer - Family Medicine IMG: Red Deer - Family Medicine
Positions: CMG 9, IMG 1 · 2 yrs

Enhanced skills (FM/ES) 1 program

Red Deer - Family Medicine - Emergency Medicine
University of AlbertaCompetitive
1 position · 1 yr

Living in Red Deer

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.

Where it is and getting around

Map of the area around Red Deer, with dashed rings 10 km and 50 km from the centre. — The dashed rings are 10 km and 50 km from the centre of the place. This is a picture, not a live map.
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: YEG, 116 km away in a straight line; it is beyond the edge of this map.
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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: Calgary had 1,305,550 people in 2021 139 km in a straight line.
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: 128.5 km by road Scheduled service as listed by OurAirports; check the airport for current routes.

Weather and daylight

Average temperature, °C

Daily mean, 1991–2020 normals at Red Deer, 11.9 km away.

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Monthly climate normals, 1991–2020, from Red Deer
Month	Average temperature (°C)	Snowfall (cm)	Days below −20 °C
January	−11.6	20.2	11.2
February	−9.8	15.1	7.7
March	−4.6	23.3	3.8
April	3.6	18.1	0.3
May	9.7	9.5	0.0
June	13.7	0.0	0.0
July	16.2	0.0	0.0
August	15.2	0.4	0.0
September	10.4	2.4	0.0
October	3.5	10.2	0.2
November	−4.7	20.0	2.3
December	−10.3	18.8	8.2
Whole year	2.6	137.8	33.7

Hours of daylight

Sunrise to sunset on the 15th of each month, computed from the latitude (52.27° N). Hills and cloud are not counted.

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Daylight, sunrise to sunset, computed from latitude
Day	Daylight
January 15	8 h 11 min
February 15	9 h 53 min
March 15	11 h 46 min
April 15	13 h 51 min
May 15	15 h 40 min
June 15	16 h 45 min
July 15	16 h 21 min
August 15	14 h 46 min
September 15	12 h 46 min
October 15	10 h 45 min
November 15	8 h 50 min
December 15	7 h 44 min
21 Dec, shortest day	7 h 42 min
21 Jun, longest day	16 h 47 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

201parks
140playgrounds
1ice rink
none mappedfor swimming pools with a name
1climbing place
5libraries
3museums
3theatres
2cinemas
1arts centre
none mappedfor music venues
1market

Outdoors, within 50 km

1protected area with a name
14nature reserves with a name
46lakes with a name
65beaches
15campsites
1ski area
15golf courses

Protected and conserved areas on the official list within 50 km: 5.

Nearest mapped ski area: Medicine Lodge Ski Area, 37 km in a straight line.

On foot and by bike, within 25 km

86 kmof footpaths
2 kmof 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 Red Deer, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Age

Median age 38.8. People aged 20 to 39: 27.7%.

0 to 14 18.2%
15 to 64 66.7%
65 and over 15.1%

Municipality of Red Deer, 2021 Census.

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Age of residents, 2021 Census
Age group	Share of residents
0 to 14	18.2%
15 to 64	66.7%
65 and over	15.1%
20 to 39 (inside 15 to 64)	27.7%
Median age	38.8 years

Official languages people can speak

English only 93.9%
English and French 5.4%
French only 0.0%
Neither 0.7%

Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. Not the language spoken at home.

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Official languages residents can speak, 2021 Census
Can speak	Share of residents
English only	93.9%
English and French	5.4%
French only	0.0%
Neither	0.7%

Immigrants: 16.9% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 4.0% · non-permanent residents: 0.9%
Indigenous identity: 6.6% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 92.0% · public transit 2.5% · walking or cycling 3.9% · other 1.5% Average commute: 18.4 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: $85,000 before tax $75,000 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: Red Deer, a medium population centre (30,000 to 99,999 people) 99,846 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.186 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.
Rental vacancy rate: not published October 2025 survey, Red Deer, Alberta (census agglomeration). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living: $55,427 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Alberta, population 100,000 to 499,999, 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.
Unemployment rate: 6.3% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, Red Deer, Alberta (census metropolitan area); standard error 1.6 points. A survey estimate.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files.
Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (vacancy rates), and Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0131-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or Statistics Canada of this product.
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 14-10-0459-01 Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted, reference month 2026-09. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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).
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.
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons. Each photo is credited under it with its author and licence (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA or public domain). Resized and re-encoded as WebP; not cropped.
Map data from OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
Airport data from OurAirports (public domain).

Across Alberta

A page for each specialty trained in Red Deer lists its programs across Alberta, school by school.

Family Medicine in Alberta

Nearby places

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

CamroseAlberta · about 105 km
CalgaryAlberta · about 140 km
EdmontonAlberta · about 140 km
LethbridgeAlberta · about 295 km

Other places in Alberta 5

Places with a page, A to Z.

A program’s streams share one row, and a quota two of its streams both state is counted once in the totals. Positions are the quotas each program page states; a program that states none is not counted as zero. CdnMD is independent of CaRMS: confirm everything on carms.ca (opens in a new tab).