Eve­ry year, Money­sense taxas Cana­da’s Best Places to Live, wei­ghing fac­tors as diverse as wea­ther, rendas e impostos, job pros­pects, acesso aos cuidados de saúde, home affor­da­bi­li­ty, taxas de criminalidade, and ove­rall life­style, inclu­ding the per­cen­tage of people who walk or bike to work.

Na sua 2013 relatório, they’ve grou­ped their fin­dings by city size, lis­ting Cana­da’s Top 10 Grandes Cidades, Início 10 Cidades de médio porte, e Início 10 Pequenas Cidades.

Este ano, Cal­ga­ry edged out Otta­wa for the top spot among large cities, for its boo­ming job mar­ket and laid-back life­style. Though consis­tent­ly rated one of the most beau­ti­ful cities in Cana­da, Van­cou­ver ran­ked last among the large cities on the 2013 Money­sense lista, because the cost of living (par­ti­cu­lar­ly hou­sing) is the nation’s highest.

Seve­ral Ontário com­mu­ni­ties – most in the « Gol­den Hor­se­shoe » sur­roun­ding Toron­to – ran­ked high among the mid-sized cities, ear­ning good marks for well-paying jobs and access to cultu­ral and arts acti­vi­ties. Alber­ta domi­na­ted the list of best smal­ler cities; des­pite the harsh win­ter wea­ther, resi­dents in these com­mu­ni­ties enjoy affor­dable hou­sing, low unem­ploy­ment, and com­pa­ra­ti­ve­ly high incomes.

Cana­da’s top 10 grandes cidades for 2013 are:

1. Cal­ga­ry, AB
2. Otta­wa, ON
3. Edmon­ton, AB
4. Lon­don, ON
5. Win­ni­peg, MB
6. Hali­fax, NS
7. Toron­to, ON
8. Mis­sis­sau­ga, ON
9. Que­bec City, QC
10. Vancouver, BC

O topo 10 mid-sized cities in Cana­da are:

1. Bur­ling­ton, ON
2. Oak­ville, ON
3. Saa­nich, BC
4. Leth­bridge, AB
5. Sas­ka­toon, SK
6. Regi­na, SK
7. King­ston, ON
8. Vau­ghan, ON
9. Rich­mond Hill, ON
10. Levis, QC

Among Cana­da’s smal­ler com­mu­ni­ties, o topo 10 pequenas cidades incluir:

1. São. Albert, AB
2. Stra­th­co­na Coun­ty, AB
3. Lacombe, AB
4. New­mar­ket, ON
5. Hal­ton Hil­ls, ON
6. Strat­ford, ON
7. Bou­cher­ville, QC
8. North Van­cou­ver, BC
9. Mil­ton, ON
10. Can­more, AB

For more infor­ma­tion on the Money­Sense sur­vey, confira os Best Places to Live 2013 lista.

Cal­ga­ry sky­line pho­to by JMac­Pher­son (fli­ckr)