Canada's top 5 best cities for 2024
What are they and why are they so honored?
Each fall the world's Best Cities list is published. It is compiled by specialists from Resonance Consultancy, a globally recognized real estate, tourism, and economic development consultant. Bloomberg experts consider their methodology the most progressive. Now I will tell you in general about the criteria, and then we will go straight to the list.
Criteria for cities evaluation
So, every year more than 270 megacities around the world are assessed. The important condition is that the population must be over a million people. And then the analysis comes in. There are 24 evaluation factors in total, and they are divided into three groups.
First and foremost, it is determined how comfortable and livable a city is. This includes everything from safety to infrastructure. Then social criteria are taken into account: how friendly the city is to different segments of the population. Finally, the economy is examined: how expensive it is to live in the city and whether there has been any progress compared to previous years.
The list for 2024 includes five Canadian cities. The country is among the leaders in terms of representation. Only American, German, and British settlements are even more in the top 100. And now we move on to the most interesting. What are these cities and in what places?
Calgary
The 93rd line was taken by Calgary, it is in the province of Alberta. The city pleases on two parameters. First, it is the energy heart of Canada, the capital of its oil industry. That's why it has a strong economy and a high GDP, the highest in the country and 31st in the world. Due to commodity prices, the level of well-being of the city may fluctuate, but the factor Calgary maintains always is education.
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