| Caniapiscau | |
| Settlement Type: | Regional county municipality |
| Coordinates: | 52.7833°N -72°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Côte-Nord |
| Established Title: | Effective |
| Established Date: | January 1, 1982 |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Fermont |
| Government Type: | Prefecture |
| Leader Title: | Prefect |
| Leader Name: | Martin St-Laurent |
| Area Land Km2: | 64936.44 |
| Area Note: | Total area excludes reserves |
| Population Total: | 3838 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.1 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop (2016-21) |
| Population Blank1: | 1.1% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 2263 |
| Population Note: | Includes reserves |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Area Code: | 418 and 581 |
Caniapiscau is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Fermont.
The census groups Caniapiscau RCM with neighbouring Sept-Rivières into the single census division of Sept-Rivières—Caniapiscau. In the 2021 Canadian census, the combined population was 38,240.[1] The population of Caniapiscau RCM itself was 3838, about two-thirds of whom live in its largest city of Fermont.
There are 6 subdivisions and 3 native reserves within the RCM:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[2]