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Red-hot economy, young labour force make Calgary Canada`s most attractive city OTTAWA - A new study says Calgary`s red-hot economy has made it the most attractive city in Canada.
Toronto and Vancouver follow in second and third place, according to the Conference Board of Canada`s first-ever ranking of cities with a population of more than 100,000.
It`s based on such factors as the economy, health, society, housing, environment, innovation and education.
In addition to leading all 27 Canadian cities surveyed, Calgary also holds its own when compared with 27 major cities in the US - sitting third overall behind Washington and Austin, Tex.
Mario Lefebvre, director of the Conference Board`s new Centre for Municipal Studies, says attracting highly skilled workers and the business investment they encourage is crucial to Canada`s economic competitiveness in the decades ahead. He says the paradigm of "people go where the jobs are" is changing to "businesses go where people with skills and talent want to live."
Overall, the results show that size matters. Five of the top six spots belong to big cities, with Toronto and Vancouver followed by Edmonton, Victoria and Ottawa-Gatineau. But Montreal, in 14th, has a lot of catching up to do.
Here are the rankings and overall grades from the Conference Board of Canada`s first-ever survey of cities with a population of more than 100,000:
1. Calgary A
2. Toronto A
3. Vancouver A
4. Edmonton A
5. Victoria A
6. Ottawa-Gatineau A
7. Halifax B
8. Oshawa B
9. Kitchener-Waterloo B
10.Abbotsford B
11.Quebec City B
12.Sherbrooke B
13.Saskatoon B
14.Montreal B
15.Hamilton B
16.St. John`s B
17.Regina B
18.London C
19.Winnipeg C
20.Kingston C
21.Greater Sudbury C
22.Trois-Rivieres C
23.Windsor C
24.St. Catharines-Niagara C
25.Saguenay D
26.Saint John D
27.Thunder Bay D
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Having moved from Vancouver to Calgary in early 2005 to get involved in real estate, I agree with the above article.
Several times I considered moving to Edmonton but there is no comparison to Calgary in my opinion.
Regards,
Warren
Toronto and Vancouver follow in second and third place, according to the Conference Board of Canada`s first-ever ranking of cities with a population of more than 100,000.
It`s based on such factors as the economy, health, society, housing, environment, innovation and education.
In addition to leading all 27 Canadian cities surveyed, Calgary also holds its own when compared with 27 major cities in the US - sitting third overall behind Washington and Austin, Tex.
Mario Lefebvre, director of the Conference Board`s new Centre for Municipal Studies, says attracting highly skilled workers and the business investment they encourage is crucial to Canada`s economic competitiveness in the decades ahead. He says the paradigm of "people go where the jobs are" is changing to "businesses go where people with skills and talent want to live."
Overall, the results show that size matters. Five of the top six spots belong to big cities, with Toronto and Vancouver followed by Edmonton, Victoria and Ottawa-Gatineau. But Montreal, in 14th, has a lot of catching up to do.
Here are the rankings and overall grades from the Conference Board of Canada`s first-ever survey of cities with a population of more than 100,000:
1. Calgary A
2. Toronto A
3. Vancouver A
4. Edmonton A
5. Victoria A
6. Ottawa-Gatineau A
7. Halifax B
8. Oshawa B
9. Kitchener-Waterloo B
10.Abbotsford B
11.Quebec City B
12.Sherbrooke B
13.Saskatoon B
14.Montreal B
15.Hamilton B
16.St. John`s B
17.Regina B
18.London C
19.Winnipeg C
20.Kingston C
21.Greater Sudbury C
22.Trois-Rivieres C
23.Windsor C
24.St. Catharines-Niagara C
25.Saguenay D
26.Saint John D
27.Thunder Bay D
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Having moved from Vancouver to Calgary in early 2005 to get involved in real estate, I agree with the above article.
Several times I considered moving to Edmonton but there is no comparison to Calgary in my opinion.
Regards,
Warren