Canada’s major cities typically score highly in “best city” rankings. वैंकूवर is frequently named among the जीने के लिए दुनिया में शीर्ष शहरों, और टोरंटो also ranks high on many “best of” scales.

लेकिन हाल समृद्धि पर स्कोरकार्ड रिपोर्ट, compiled by the व्यापार के टोरंटो बोर्ड (the city’s chamber of commerce), reached a different conclusion: के आधार पर economic competitiveness as well as overall quality of life, the “ग्रह पर सबसे अच्छा शहर” है…कैलगरी.

क्यों कैलगरी? The report noted that:

Calgary’s blistering economy over the past five years may have powered it to the top, लेकिन its overall favourable environment provides a solid basis for attracting and keeping people. अकेले अर्थव्यवस्था डोमेन, कैलगरी सात 'ए' ग्रेड कमाता, coming in as the top performer in five indicators: employment growth, आय में वृद्धि, unemployment rate, non-residential building permit growth और कुल कर सूचकांक (टीटीआई). On measures of Labour Attractiveness, कैलगरी की ताकत से आता है low incidence of low-income population, low homicide rate और, somewhat surprisingly, its relative housing affordability.

डलास और हांगकांग थे सिर्फ कैलगरी पीछे रैंकिंग, पर #2 और #3, क्रमश:. Fourth-place was a four-way tie between Toronto, बोस्टन, लंदन, और न्यूयॉर्क. ऊपर लपेटकर 10 थे वैंकूवर और सिएटल (के लिए बंधे #8) और क्यूबेक सिटी पर #10.

तथापि, the data for this report was compiled when the economy was still flying high, leading the authors to conclude that “Calgary’s continued domination is currently under threat, as weaker energy prices and tighter credit conditions have slowed oil and gas activity in the province of Alberta.”

The full report is available as a PDF file or in an abbreviated online presentation version.

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