Canada has been ranked as the third best country in the world behind only Switzerland and Germany and beating the U.S., according to the U.S. News & World Report.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rankings report is based on how global perceptions define countries in terms of a number of qualitative characteristics \u2013 impressions that have the potential to drive trade, travel and investment, and directly affect national economies,\u201d said U.S. News.<\/p>\n
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Families Reunited In Record Numbers Under Canada\u2019s Parents And Grandparents Program<\/a> The countries were also given 10 sub rankings for their:<\/p>\n \u201cCanada is a high-tech industrial society with a high standard of living. Trade agreements in the 1980s and 1990s dramatically bolstered trade with the U.S., and now the two counties are each other’s largest trading partner,\u201d said the report.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile the service sector is Canada\u2019s biggest economic driver, the country is a significant exporter of energy, food and minerals. Canada ranks third in the world in proven oil reserves and is the world\u2019s fourth-largest oil producer.\u201d<\/p>\n The report commends Canada for its commitment to multiculturalism and its long list of accomplished writers and artists, its system of government, and its participation in United Nations peacekeeping missions throughout the world.<\/p>\n Canada snagged an overall score of 97.8 in the rankings with high marks for its agility, quality of life and social purpose and openness to business but scored badly in terms of its perceived unpreparedness to weather the coming challenges posed by the global economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The rankings also revealed a rather ho-hum view of Canada\u2019s heritage which only got a score of 39.9 and the country\u2019s perceived power which was given a score of a paltry 43.3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In other recent rankings, Canada has regularly come out near the top for the quality of its universities and the livability of its cities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Earlier this year, three\u00a0Canadian\u00a0cities \u2013 Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto \u2013 were deemed to be among the\u00a0top\u00a010 most liveable cities in the world by The Economist Intelligence Unit<\/i> (EIU).<\/p>\n \u201cThe\u00a0top\u00a010 of our\u00a0rankings\u00a0remains dominated by western European cities, along with several from\u00a0Canada,\u201d said the EIU. \u201cIn second place, behind Vienna, is Copenhagen, while Calgary has jumped from 18th (owing to the removal of COVID-19 restrictions) to join Zurich in joint third.\u201d<\/p>\n Bragging rights for being the most livable city in\u00a0Canada\u00a0went to Calgary, which tied with Zurich for the third spot globally. Vancouver came in second in\u00a0Canada\u00a0and fifth in the world \u2013 there was no fourth-place finisher \u2013 while Toronto officially became the third most livable city in\u00a0Canada\u00a0and the eighth\u00a0best\u00a0in the world.<\/p>\n Mid-sized cities \u2013 in contrast to the mega-metropolises \u2013 in wealthy counties fared very well in the survey of 173 cities throughout the world dubbed\u00a0The Global Liveability Index 2022: Recovery and Hardship<\/i>.<\/p>\n Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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Calgary, Vancouver And Toronto Among The Top 10 Most Livable Cities In The World<\/h3>\n
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