Top 25 Cities to Live in Canada

[GreenLantern]

I can't really talk about many of those cities because I have never lived there/spent a significant amount of time there.

But I can say that Regina is ranked too high. Saskatoon is probably right around where I would rank it. Not in correlation to any of the other rankings, just about the place I would expect it to pop up. Middle of the pack for top 25 in Canada.

It is a great city that gets a bad rep because people judge us on Regina (which is like judging Calgary by Edmonton fyi), our overzealous football fans, and the fact that there is nothing around us. Besides thousands and thousands of beautiful parklands/lakes.

[Incogneto]

Originally Posted by MacGruber

Brandon?
Manitoba?

And I'm supposed to take this seriously?



Welcome to Brandon. We have a strip mall.

Honestly how bad is this whole piece?

edit #3..
Ranking both Regina and Winnipeg ahead of Calgary... nevermind Brandon.. I dont know. Is this an early april fools joke? Did they write this thing while they were high?

Suck it! Brandon is the heart of God's Country! Personally, I think it should be ranked higher!

*Note* - Born and raised in Brandon, Manitoba before moving to Calgary. Now live in the #2 city in Canada!

[HotHotHeat]

I'm actually insulted Calgary is on that list at all. Makes us sound small town.

[jar_e]

The simple fact Vancouver isn't on that list, but consistently is #1 on other lists kinda makes this list irrelevant IMO. You can't tell me normal, regular people would choose places like Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Burlington, etc. over a place like Vancouver.

[loob job]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Burlington? BURLINGTON?


Wow. Just wow.

Burlington is ten min. from me and it is an extremely nice place, waterfront, upscale, right near the qew. Expensive but really nice.

[corporatejay]

Whitehorse though? Are you serious? Who the effing eff would live there?

[Regular_John]

Brandon? WTF?

I grew up there, and let me tell you, there is basically ZERO career opportunities for young people there. It's a decent place to grow up, a decent place to get an education (Brandon University and ACC), and a decent place for baby boomers with established careers. But once you graduate your options are the Maple Leaf Hog Plant, or the service industry.

[Incogneto]

Originally Posted by jar_e

The simple fact Vancouver isn't on that list, but consistently is #1 on other lists kinda makes this list irrelevant IMO. You can't tell me normal, regular people would choose places like Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Burlington, etc. over a place like Vancouver.

Does anyone realize this list is on Moneysense? Did anyone read the actual criteria?

weather, affordable housing, household income, discretionary income, new cars on the road, job prospects, population growth, health care access, low crime and the ability to walk or bike to work.

Other than weather (which is rainy), where does Vancouver rank there? low, low, low, low, low, and low.

[TylerSVT]

This is a joke right.... right?

[wpgflamesfan]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

I've lived in St. Albert the past 5 years, that letter was a source of embarassment for the city, but unfortunately reflects a lot of the mindset here. Still, St. Albert's a very nice town, it has lots of parks with a great pathway system in the summer, strong sports programs, virtually no crime besides petty teen stuff, and is very clean. Would be a great place to raise a family. My cousin came out to visit from Vancouver a couple years back and said this place reminded him of the town from Edward Scissorhands because its so eerily clean and well-kept here.

My only problem with this place (besides the ridiculously slow speed limits and the bored RCMP with nothing else to do but strictly enforce said limits - theres photo radar everywhere) is the douschey mentality you tend to run into here. Very nice people, but there's a ton of snobs here. Especially once you cross over St. Albert Tr from Boudreau into Giroux.

Couldn't agree with you more. The lack of good restaurants also drives me nuts. While Earls is fine, it's not the be all end all like people there seem to think.

[psicodude]

Weather Ranking

Edmonton: 37
Calgary: 65

Yeah....

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by InCoGnEtO

Does anyone realize this list is on Moneysense? Did anyone read the actual criteria?

Well maybe they would have if the OP hadn't buried the criteria in the first paragraph of the first post in the thread.

Even if you do know the criteria, it's still very complicated.

Is housing cheaper in Regina than it is in Vancouver? I don't know, I'm not a real estate expert.

Is there less crime in Brandon than there is in Calgary? Who knows?

Is the weather in Victoria better than it is in Toronto? What am I, a meteorologist?

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by psicodude

Weather Ranking

Edmonton: 37
Calgary: 65

Yeah....

You read that wrong...

It is Edmonton: average daily temp 37F, Calgary: average daily temp 65F.

[hmmhmmcamo]

Originally Posted by psicodude

Weather Ranking

Edmonton: 37
Calgary: 65

Yeah....

I was thinking the same thing about
Vancouver: 92
Victoria: 4

[Yasa]

Originally Posted by jaydorn

Brandon? WTF?

I grew up there, and let me tell you, there is basically ZERO career opportunities for young people there. It's a decent place to grow up, a decent place to get an education (Brandon University and ACC), and a decent place for baby boomers with established careers. But once you graduate your options are the Maple Leaf Hog Plant, or the service industry.

Sign me up!

[wildflames]

Victoria's #2? WTF? Probably one of the last places in Canada I'd like to live.
I'm in Vancouver, surprised it's on the list but I'd say Calgary is a far better place to live than Van... in terms of a city. Don't like (generally speaking) the stuck up, egotistical type of people Vancouver produces. Geographically it's nice :P