Labrador City

In the 1960s, Labrador City was founded to accommodate employees of the Iron Ore Company of Canada; iron ore mining continues to be the primary industry in the town. The Labrador City town motto is Kamistiatusset, a Naskapi word meaning "land of the hard-working people." The Labrador City town crest is that of a snowy owl holding a scroll atop a black spade on a mound of red earth. The symbol represents iron ore mining. The spade is flanked by two caribou. Both snowy owls and caribou are native to the Labrador City area.

• Official Name — Labrador City • Settlement Type — Town • Motto — Kamistiatusset (Naskapi) (English: "Land of the Hard-Working People") • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Type2 — Census division • Subdivision Name2 — 10 • Established Title — Settled • Established Date — 1960s • Government Type — Labrador City Town Council • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Jordan Brown • Leader Title1 — MHA • Leader Name1 — Joseph Power • Leader Title2 — MP • Leader Name2 — Philip Earle • Area Total Km2 — 38.83 • Population As Of — 2021 census • Population Total — 7412 • Population Density Km2 — 186.0 • Timezone — AST • Utc Offset — -4 • Timezone Dst — Atlantic Daylight Saving Time • Utc Offset Dst — -3 • Elevation M — 555 • Postal Code Type — Postal code span • Postal Code — A2V • Area Code — 709 • Blank Name — Highways • Website — http: www.labradorwest.com/

Since the 2025 election, the federal riding of Labrador seat has been held by Philip Earle, a Liberal Party member while Progressive Conservative Joseph Power has represented Labrador West in the provincial House of Assembly since 2025. Jordan Brown is currently the Mayor of Labrador City.

Labrador City was built around the rich iron ore deposits of the Labrador Trough by the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) in the 1960s. The Carol Project is the major iron ore mining operation for the area. In 2008, IOC and their parent company Rio Tinto announced they would spend $800 million to develop additional mines in the region. However, only a few months after announcing the second phase of their expansion, the project was shelved due to the economic recession and low demand for steel. The town is serviced by the Wabush Airport, and the airlines flying out of the airport are Provincial Airlines, Air Inuit and Pascan Aviation. Additionally, the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway provides freight rail transportation to and from Sept-Îles. The Trans-Labrador Highway (Route 500) serves as the only road connection to Labrador City, connecting it with the rest of Labrador as well as the neighbouring province of Quebec, becoming Quebec Route 389 at the border. The town contains many amenities found in larger locations thanks to investments by the mining companies who established the area including an ice arena, curling, downhill & cross country ski clubs. The White wolf snowmobile club connects with a larger trail network across the region and is home to the Cain's Quest Snowmobile Endurance Race. The main shopping mall in the town, the 246,923 sqft Labrador Mall, includes a Walmart, Canadian Tire and Mark's. The mall opened in 1978 and is the largest shopping mall in Labrador; it is also the only enclosed mall in Labrador. There is a Masonic lodge in Labrador City, Lodge Anik No 1707 of the District Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador of the Grand Lodge of Scotland.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Labrador City had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of 34.11 km2, it had a population density of sqmi in 2021. • Canada 2016 Census — Population — % of Total Population • Visible minority group Source: — South Asian — 25 • Chinese — 25 • Filipino — 250 • Arab — 1 • Other visible minority — 10 • Mixed visible minority — 10 • Total visible minority population — 330 — ' • Aboriginal group Source: — First Nations — 170 • Métis — 295 • Inuit — 125 • Other Aboriginal — 30 • Total Aboriginal population — 630 — ' • White — 6,230 • Total population — 7,220 — 100%

• Illustration — Welcome sign • Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help

Wabush and Labrador City have a continental subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc), with cool to mild summers and severely cold winters. Precipitation is heavy year round (although higher in summer) due to the strong Icelandic Low to the east driving cold, moist and unstable air onto the region. Snowfall, as is typical for the province, is very heavy for seven months each year and depths can reach as high as 218 cm. Despite its latitude around the same as cities like Berlin, London, and Amsterdam, its annual mean temperature is 13 C-change colder.

Notable former residents of Labrador City include: • Damhnait Doyle, singer-songwriter • Margot Kidder, actress • Dan LaCosta, National Hockey League goaltender • Pascal Pelletier, National Hockey League player • Chad Penney, National Hockey League player • Mark Nichols, 2006 Turin Olympics gold medallist curler