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The Top 40 Cities For Business in Canada

Best places to do business - English Canada

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RankCityProvAnnual operating costs ($)Cost of
living index
Building permit average growth (%)Unemployment variance from 5.5%Crime rate per 100,000 peopleRank
       
1KitchenerON$35.3372.3018.00(0.20)5,1111
2MonctonNB$31.5064.40(0.40)0.108,4422
3HamiltonON$35.1571.305.900.405,5573
4HalifaxNS$31.7773.30(0.50)0.008,3354
5BarrieON$35.2582.2014.70(0.20)7,2095
6CharlottetownPE$31.4169.7013.901.3010,1606
7VaughanON$36.5484.5019.501.203,9377
8SudburyON$33.9774.30(2.10)0.505,9238
9Saint JohnNB$31.6265.30(14.20)0.608,0899
10OttawaON$35.0089.003.70(0.30)5,61610
11OshawaON$36.0072.90(8.10)0.604,66011
12AbbotsfordBC$33.7181.0049.40(1.00)10,78312
13MarkhamON$36.5388.503.301.203,93713
14BramptonON$36.2083.200.201.204,40614
15SaskatoonSK$33.6976.2010.10(1.10)11,88515
16MississaugaON$37.1289.005.901.204,40616
17St. John'sNL$32.2468.70(1.30)2.807,04917
18WinnipegMB$32.0972.90(2.40)(1.10)10,36518
19Red DeerAB$33.1676.10(1.90)(0.60)12,06319
20ReginaSK$33.9377.303.20(0.90)12,12120
21LondonON$35.0973.10(5.30)0.807,71721
22Cape BretonNS$31.1766.30(4.80)8.607,73322
23EdmontonAB$35.5485.7011.10(1.70)9,82623
24WindsorON$35.9474.00(0.50)3.306,44624
25TorontoON$37.14100.004.901.207,23625
26SaanichBC$36.0588.90(2.00)(2.30)5,55126
27RichmondBC$38.2889.90(0.30)(1.20)7,48927
28BurnabyBC$38.3289.501.00(1.20)10,32828
29CalgaryAB$37.5697.50(3.00)(2.40)6,45529
30SurreyBC$38.2689.80(2.30)(1.50)11,54230
31VancouverBC$38.9099.20(3.10)(1.20)10,65331

Notes:

Sources: Boyd Co. Inc., Statistics Canada, local police departments.