The latest ranking of world cities includes five Canadian places, with Toronto on top and Ottawa cracking the top 100.
Resonance Consultancy has been tracking world cities for years. They rank them on many factors, including culture, restaurants and shopping and also look at user-generated reviews and online activity in channels such as Google, Facebook and Instagram.
Toronto was tops in Canada at number 24 overall for Resonance’s 2023 study. Montreal finished 57th, with Calgary at 65, Vancouver at 69 (can’t you just hear the outrage in British Columbia?) and Ottawa at 96.
Resonance ranked Kyiv, Ukraine as the honorary best city in the world, which I think is terrific.
Their top 25 in the world were as follows:
1. London
2. Paris
3. New York City
4. Tokyo
5. Dubai
6. Barcelona
7. Rome
8. Madrid
9. Singapore
10. Amsterdam
11. Prague
12. Los Angeles
13. Chicago
14. San Francisco
15. Berlin
16. Hong Kong
17. Washington D.C.
18. Beijing
19. Dublin
20. Istanbul
21. Las Vegas
22. Milan
23. Budapest
24. Toronto
25. Sydney
The Calgary Peace Bridge. JIM BYERS PHOTO
Here are some of the comments made in the report about each Canadian city…
Toronto: Economic growth, fueled by immigration and global investment, has Canada’s largest city poised
for big things.
Montreal: Today, Montreal’s #22-ranked Culture is palpable with a smoldering indie music scene, digital placemaking and playful creativity on every street corner (or so it seems).
Calgary: Canada’s energy capital is building for its future, and putting a struggling oil industry in the rear view.
Vancouver: The most Asian city outside of Asia is as smart as it is gorgeous. Too bad about the price of entry.
Ottawa: The cosmopolitan capital of Canada has a reputation for brainpower that’s attracting the world.
