Long commutes are common in St. Laurent: 35.3% of workers travelled 60 minutes or more each way in 2021. For web design in St. Laurent, it is a useful starting point: who is searching, and what they need to see. Aria builds the whole site for CA$119 a month, with your domain, business email and hosting, and you only pay after approving it.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
Who lives and works in St. Laurent
Homes without usual residents include cottages and seasonal properties. If part of your trade comes from their owners or guests, your St. Laurent website should show seasonal hours, what you offer in each season and how to reach you by email.
Population and households in St. Laurent
Of the 667 households in St. Laurent, 81.3% own and 17.9% rent. Spread over 480 square kilometres, St. Laurent has a density of 3.2 residents per square kilometre. The median household income in St. Laurent was $66,500 in 2020, below the Manitoba median of $79,500, so clear prices matter.
St. Laurent: more from the census
- Adults 25 to 64 with a college diploma: 17.9%
- Trades certificates (ages 25 to 64): 10.6%
- Residents who immigrated to Canada: 5.9%
- Density: 3.2 people per km²
- Private dwellings: 1,260
How St. Laurent compares with Manitoba
On the share of children, St. Laurent (18.5%) compares with 18.8% for the province as a whole. Commuters who drive: 91.8% in St. Laurent, against 86.1% across Manitoba. Residents born in Manitoba: 83.7% in St. Laurent, against 66.7% across Manitoba.
St. Laurent added 204 residents between the last two censuses (15.2%). For comparison, Manitoba as a whole grew 5.0% from 2016 to 2021.
Customers in St. Laurent: what the census shows
French is the first official language of 15.9% of residents. If you serve customers in French, put it on the home page. 91.8% of commuters drive to work. Put your address and directions on every page, in the footer.
91.0% of households live in single-detached houses. Before-and-after photos are what homeowners look for.
83.7% of the people in St. Laurent were born in Manitoba. Name the communities you serve, so customers see their own town on the page.
Seniors make up 25.6% of the population of St. Laurent. Large, readable text and a visible phone number and email make a difference.
Around St. Laurent
Customers may also come from Woodlands (19 km), Coldwell (35 km), Rockwood (37 km), Teulon (41 km) and Stonewall (42 km). The nearest large city, Winnipeg, is about 70 km away to the southeast. A website can name each place you serve, from Coldwell to Teulon.
Woodlands (3,797 residents) and Coldwell (1,313) are the closest neighbours with their own page. Median household income was $90,000 in Woodlands and $68,000 in Coldwell, compared with $66,500 in St. Laurent.
Local businesses in St. Laurent
Residents of St. Laurent work mainly in construction (24.0%), health care and social assistance (17.3%) and educational services (15.4%); those are the customers and the competitors of a local business.
Manitoba rules for a business with a website
Putting your business online brings no special licence, but these points are worth checking:
- PIPEDA sets the ground rules for how private-sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information. Office of the Privacy Commissioner: PIPEDA
- Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau
This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.
Getting a St. Laurent business online: the steps
Our team has been designing websites for small businesses since 2008. Every step happens online, so your business in St. Laurent pays the same CA$119 a month as anyone else in Canada.
- Do the online sign-up (about 5 minutes) and send your logo, photos and service list by email.
- You get a temporary link within 3 business days, so you can click through every page and ask for changes by email.
- Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.
Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates stay with us, and content changes you email in are included.
- A business website or an online store, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you pick one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and a daily backup
- Text, photo and price updates whenever you email us
- Ready within 3 business days on a temporary link
What business owners in St. Laurent ask us
Most of my customers are seasonal. Is a website still worth it?
Yes. The site can show your hours and services for each season, and you update them by email when they change.
Many of my customers speak French. What can the site say?
Yes. The site can say clearly that you serve customers in French and in English.
Do I need a domain already?
If you have one, keep it: we point it to the website. If not, say so in the sign-up and we sort out the options with you by email.
Will the website work on phones?
Yes. The layout adapts to phones, tablets and computers, and every page keeps a way to reach you and your details.
Do we need to meet?
No meetings needed: support@ariaserv.com is where the conversation happens, and you see the full website on a temporary link before approving it.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
Put your St. Laurent business on the map online
The sign-up takes about 5 minutes. You only pay after you approve the website.
- Population, dwellings, land area, age, households, income, housing, language, place of birth, commuting, work and education: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (tables 98-10-0002, 98-10-0022, 98-10-0057, 98-10-0193, 98-10-0240, 98-10-0307, 98-10-0400, 98-10-0456 and 98-10-0458). Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Business counts for St. Laurent: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
- Locations: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB), contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada; distances are straight-line.
- Place names inside St. Laurent: Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.
- Numbers come from the official sources above and are updated when new releases come out; distances are measured in a straight line.