5 Canadian cities have made the list of the top 100 in the world
Among their virtues are multiculturalism, educational level, ecology, busy day and night life and many more.
The 2024 Best Cities ranking has been released, which Bloomberg calls "the most comprehensive ranking of cities on the planet." It consists of 100 cities from around the world that are attractive places to live, work and rest, and every time it includes several Canadian cities. This time there are five.
Calgary, 93rd place
The city in southern Alberta ranks 31st in the world in terms of GDP per capita — and that's the highest in the entire country. Calgary is considered the Canadian center of the oil industry, and therefore its well-being is heavily influenced by commodity prices, so the previous 10 years were not the best in the city's history. However, Calgary is now growing strongly both economically and in terms of human resources.
The conversion of office towers into residential units has saturated the country's scarce market for comfortable housing and led to a population boom in Calgary. People travel here from across the country and around the world for education, among other things — the city ranks 21st in the world.
Ottawa, 90th place
Canada celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017, and around the same time its capital city of Ottawa began to emerge from the shadows of its more popular Canadian counterparts. Ottawa is now the 6th most educated city in the entire world, housing nearly 2,000 knowledge-intensive businesses ranging from cleantech and social sciences to aerospace. This provides tens of thousands of jobs and makes Ottawa a city with one of the lowest poverty rates in the world.
Every fourth resident of Ottawa is an immigrant, which means that it is maximally attractive to newcomers. Logically, it is here that Canadian tolerance and acceptance reach their maximum. In addition, compared to other metropolitan areas in Canada, the cost of living here is quite low.
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