09-18-2014, 10:08 AM
Waterloo ‘shines’ as Canada’s top city to attract newcomers, economic think says
Quote:Waterloo is Canada's most attractive city for newcomers, says the Conference Board of Canada. Neghbouring cities, however, don't fare anywhere near as well in an analysis of 2011 Census and National Household Survey data, the economic think tank says. Guelph ranks 25th, Kitchener follows at 28th and Cambridge was 49th out of the 50 cities analyzed...
Waterloo received top grades education and innovation category, and was given A grades in economy, housing, and innovation. It was one of two cities that received an A for education, but received a D for health as it was in 48th place overall in that category. Kitchener, Cambridge, and Guelph also received D grades in health, because of the low number of specialist physicians.