Canada’s major cities typically score highly in “best city” rankings. 温哥华 is frequently named among the 顶级世界城市生活, å’Œ 多伦多 also ranks high on many “best of” scales.

但最近 记分卡上的繁荣 报告, compiled by the 贸易多伦多局 (the city’s chamber of commerce), reached a different conclusion: 基于 economic competitiveness as well as overall quality of life, çš„ “在这个星球上最好的城市” 是…卡尔加里.

为什么卡尔加里? The report noted that:

Calgary’s blistering economy over the past five years may have powered it to the top, 但 its overall favourable environment provides a solid basis for attracting and keeping people. 仅在经济领域, 卡尔加里赢得七“A”等级, coming in as the top performer in five indicators: employment growth, 收入增长, unemployment rate, non-residential building permit growth 和 税收总指数 (TTI). On measures of Labour Attractiveness, 卡尔加里的力量来自其 low incidence of low-income population, low homicide rate 和, somewhat surprisingly, its relative housing affordability.

排名仅次于卡尔加里是达拉斯和香港, 在 #2 和 #3, 分别. Fourth-place was a four-way tie between Toronto, 波士顿, 伦敦, 和纽约. 结束了前 10 是温哥华和西雅图 (并列 #8) 和 魁北克市 在 #10.

不过, 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.”

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

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