"Калгари (Алберта), Ватерло (Онтарио), Отава (ЗА), Ванкувер (П.н.е.), Свети. Јован (Њуфаундленд и Лабрадор), и Richmond Hill (ЗА) have what migrants are look­ing for when choos­ing where to locate.”

Тоа е договор-ИНГ една неодамнешна Conference Board report ana­lyz­ing the appeal of var­i­ous Canadian cities.

Here are the details on these six “A list” municipalities:

• Калгари’s strong eco­nomic results come as no sur­prise given its per­for­mance over the past decade, but the city also ranked first in Innovation и sec­ond in Housing.
• Ватерло’s world­wide rep­u­ta­tion for high-​​tech excel­lence in edu­ca­tion and busi­ness is well deserved. Ranked number-​​one in Education, Waterloo also posted strong results in Economy, Innovation and Housing.
• Отава reaps the ben­e­fits of a strong and well-​​educated pub­lic sec­tor. The nation’s cap­i­tal excels in Innovation and Education, и, apart from Health, scores well across all categories.
• Richmond Hill, a fast-​​growing city north of Toronto, has become the sec­ond most diverse city in Canada. A well-​​educated work­force con­tributes to its high scores in the Education and Innovation categories.
• Ванкувер enjoys an envi­able cli­mate and a vibrancy that comes from its young, diverse, and mul­ti­cul­tural pop­u­la­tion.
• Свети. Јован has achieved a strong pro­duc­tiv­ity level that even sur­passes that of Calgary and Edmonton. It is also a stel­lar per­former in Health and Environment categories.

The next tier of cities includes Toronto — Canada’s largest met­ro­pol­i­tan area — as well as a num­ber of other Ontario munic­i­pal­i­ties: Markham, Vaughan, Кингстон, Oakville, Guelph, Лондон, and Burlington.

Also on the “B list” are Edmonton (АБ), Викторија (П.н.е.), Халифакс (НС), Регина (SK), Québec City and the neigh­bor­ing com­mu­nity of Lévis (КК).

The full city report — City Magnets II: Benchmarking the Attractiveness of 50 Canadian Cities – is avail­able from the Conference Board’s e-​​library за $225, but you can read a detailed sum­mary from the Conference Board or in this Свет & E-mail arti-cle — both free.

Calgary sky­line photo ©Carolyn B. Хелер