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Canada — City Index Rankings

12 cities · Ranked by composite index (TAI · EOI · HAI · EQI · TCI · PSI)

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1
Tax Index
72
Employment
80
Healthcare
88
Environment
90
Transit
82
Safety
72
81
/ 100
▾
2
Tax Index
68
Employment
92
Healthcare
90
Environment
75
Transit
78
Safety
68
80
/ 100
▾
3
Tax Index
90
Employment
65
Healthcare
78
Environment
82
Transit
48
Safety
78
75
/ 100
▾
4
Tax Index
68
Employment
75
Healthcare
82
Environment
80
Transit
55
Safety
82
74
/ 100
▾
5
Tax Index
90
Employment
62
Healthcare
80
Environment
78
Transit
42
Safety
76
73
/ 100
▾
6
Tax Index
68
Employment
68
Healthcare
78
Environment
76
Transit
48
Safety
72
69
/ 100
▾
7
Tax Index
72
Employment
55
Healthcare
70
Environment
90
Transit
55
Safety
78
69
/ 100
▾
8
Tax Index
68
Employment
65
Healthcare
78
Environment
72
Transit
50
Safety
70
68
/ 100
▾
9
Tax Index
42
Employment
72
Healthcare
75
Environment
78
Transit
72
Safety
70
67
/ 100
▾
10
Tax Index
65
Employment
58
Healthcare
82
Environment
74
Transit
38
Safety
72
66
/ 100
▾
11
Tax Index
55
Employment
55
Healthcare
76
Environment
82
Transit
40
Safety
70
63
/ 100
▾
12
Tax Index
42
Employment
55
Healthcare
80
Environment
80
Transit
45
Safety
72
62
/ 100
▾
Lakive City Intelligence · City Rankings · All Occupations · 2BR · Oct 2026 · Data: CMHC · CREA · StatCan · Job Banklakive.com/methodology

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Data sources: StatCan · CMHC · Job Bank · CRA & Provincial Tax Authorities · CIHI · ECCC

All metrics are normalized through the Lakive model and do not represent official rankings. Results are for reference only and do not constitute financial or immigration advice. Salary data: 2025–2026 · Housing benchmarks: Sep 2026 · CPI & unemployment: auto-updated.