Waterloo ‘shines’ as Canada’s top city to attract newcomers

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What's perhaps most interesting in this ranking is that both W & K ranked very low on the health index. This was measured in large part via patient beds + physicians per capita. When you combine this with the fact that KW has the 2nd longest wait hospital wait times in the country, you can't help but wonder if population growth in the region has far outstripped what our hospitals are built to provide.

It is, I think, more the fact that Kitchener/Waterloo does not have a teaching hospital. We have always been "poor cousins" in that regard, compared to cities like London, Hamilton, and Kingston. It has always made it harder for us to attract and retain top medical talent.