“Calgary (Alberta), Waterloo (Ontário), Ottawa (ON), Vancouver (BC), São. João (Terra Nova e Labrador), e Richmond Hill (ON) have what migrants are looking for when choosing where to locate.”

That’s according to a recent Conference Board report analyzing the appeal of various Canadian cities.

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

• Calgary’s strong economic results come as no surprise given its performance over the past decade, mas a cidade também classificado primeiro em Inovação e second in Housing.
• Waterloo’s worldwide reputation for high-tech excellence in education and business is well deserved. Classificado number-one in Education, Waterloo também apresentou resultados substanciais em Economia, Inovação e Habitação.
• Ottawa reaps the benefits of a strong and well-educated public sector. The nation’s capital supera em inovação e na educação, e, Para além da Saúde, pontuações bem em todas as categorias.
• Richmond Hill, a fast-growing city north of Toronto, tornou-se o second most diverse city in Canada. A well-educated workforce contributes to its high scores in the Education and Innovation categories.
• Vancouver goza de uma enviable climate e uma vibração que vem da sua jovem, diverso, and multicultural population.
• São. João atingiu um strong productivity level that even surpasses that of Calgary and Edmonton. Também é um stellar performer in Health and Environment categorias.

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

Also on the “B list” are Edmonton (AB), Victoria (BC), Halifax (NS), Rainha (SK), Québec City and the neighboring community of Lévis (QC).

The full city report — Cidade Ímãs II: Benchmarking da Atratividade da 50 As cidades canadenses — is available from the Conference Board’s e-library para $225, mas você pode ler um detailed summary from the Conference Board ou na presente Globo & Mail artigo — both free.

Calgary skyline photo ©Carolyn B. Heller