The Economist Intelligence Unit has just released the list of the world's top ten most livable cities....and Canada has 3 cities in the top ten.
In fact, the world's most livable city is....Vancouver. Not only are they hosting the Winter Olympics (great opening ceremonies by the way), but now they are #1 in the world. Talk about bragging rights.
Toronto is ranked number 4, followed by Calgary at number 5. For full disclosure, I should note that Australia had 4 cities in the top ten: Melbourne at # 3; Sydney at # 7; Perth at # 8; and Adelaide at # 9.
The Economist Intelligence Unit's liveability rating, part of the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, quantifies the challenges that might be presented to an individual's lifestyle in 140 cities worldwide. Each city is assigned a score for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories:
* Stability
* Healthcare
* Culture and environment
* Education
* Infrastructure
For those who are interested in looking at all the factors you can find them here.
The Olympics are another opportunity for the world to see why Vancouver is rated #1. Congratulations to Vancouver.
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