Candiac, Quebec

For the hamlet in Saskatchewan, see Candiac, Saskatchewan.

Candiac
City
Seal Coat of arms
Motto: Ma ville sous les arbres (French for "My city under the trees")
Location within Roussillon RCM. Location within Roussillon RCM.
Candiac Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Roussillon
Constituted	January 31, 1957
Government
• Mayor	Normand Dyotte
• Federal riding	La Prairie
• Prov. riding	La Prairie
Area
• Total	18.70 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
• Land	17.59 km2 (6.79 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	19,876
• Density	1,129.8/km2 (2,926/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	24.6%
• Dwellings	7,580
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J5R
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-15 A-30 A-930	Route 132 Route 134
Website	www.ville.candiac.qc.ca

Candiac is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec; it is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite Montreal near La Prairie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 19,876.

History

Candiac was created January 31, 1957 when the government of Quebec accepted the request of a Canadian-European investors group, the Candiac Development Corporation. The investors had collected over $4.5 million and bought 2,500 acres (10 km²) of land from farmers and the neighbouring towns.

In its early days, Candiac was home to 320 people who mostly lived near the St. Lawrence River. Most of the inhabitants were either farmers or Montrealers who owned a second residence in Candiac.

Candiac was named after Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, who was born in 1712 at Château de Candiac (Vestric-et-Candiac), near Nîmes, in France. Montcalm died at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City in 1759 while defending la Nouvelle-France from the English.

Coat of arms

Montcalm's heritage and the first mayor, Jean Leman, family's coat of arms were the inspiration for Candiac's coat of arms. The colour red symbolizes charity and justice, two very important values. It is also present in the Leman's coat of arms and is said to honour Montcalm's legacy. The silver cross is a typical French-Canadian symbol that reminds citizens of their French heritage. The stars were taken from the Leman's coat of arms and the towers from Montcalm's. The crown symbolizes the Château de Candiac and the maple leaves symbolize Canada.

The floral emblem of Candiac is the Campanula carpatica, better known as White Clips.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Candiac, Quebec
Year Pop. ±% 1991 10,765 —     1996 11,805 +9.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 12,675 +7.4% 2006 15,947 +25.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 19,876 +24.6%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Candiac, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		19,705		15,830	21.6%	80.33%		1,915	12.6%	9.72%		305	117.9%	1.55%		1,655	51.8%	8.40%
2006		15,945		13,015	28.9%	81.62%		1,700	8.6%	10.66%		140	20.0%	0.88%		1,090	31.3%	6.84%
2001		12,670		10,100	5.6%	79.72%		1,565	14.7%	12.35%		175	25.0%	1.38%		830	27.7%	6.55%
1996		11,720		9,565	n/a	81.61%		1,365	n/a	11.65%		140	n/a	1.19%		650	n/a	5.55%

Infrastructure

Transportation

The CIT Le Richelain provides commuter and local bus services. Suburban trains, provided by the AMT link Candiac to Lucien L'Allier train station in downtown Montréal.

Municipal Buildings

The City of Candiac has four (4) main municipal buildings: The "Hotel de Ville" (city hall), Centre Roméo-V.-Patenaude (renovated in 2005), Centre Frank-Vocino (the old library, now the Ideal Club meeting area) and Centre Claude-Hébert (the new restored library)

Media

Special effects studio WonderWorks, Inc. was building the world's largest special Fx studio in the new part of Candiac across Autoroute 30, along with additional expansion projects. Unfortunately, a few months after its announcement, the project was put on hold and soon afterwards cancelled.

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.

See also

• List of cities in Quebec
• Roussillon Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Brossard—La Prairie
• La Prairie (provincial electoral district)

External links

• Ville de Candiac Website (French Only)