2018 survey by Money Sense Magazine puts Oakville, Toronto in top 5 cities of Canada for the newcomers
Moneysense the online magazine has put Oakville ahead of Toronto as the favourite immigration destination for the newcomers to Canada. It is ranked fifth in the best places to live for New Canadians category, one of the several that constitute moneysense annual Canada’s best places to live survey.
Oakville has also been named as the best Canadian city overall has a population of roughly 200,000 people and is located on the shores of Lake Ontario.
MoneySense magazine ranked 415 Canadian cities on the basis of their scores in 10 categories namely: Wealth and economy, affordability, population growth, taxes, commute, crime, weather, access to health care, amenities, and culture.
The survey also reads, “A livable city should be prosperous, but affordable. Safe, yet easy to get around. And it should have the type of weather that draws you outdoors.”
The ranking of best places for New Canadians is based on the same 10 categories, but the weightings have been adjusted “to reflect the needs and interests of immigrants,” MoneySense says.
The points are awarded to the cities on the basis of large percentage of the population speaking languages other than English and French, increase in the importance of low unemployment rate, affordable rents and access to the airport.
The results of the survey shows that the visible minorities in Oakville increased from 18 per cent to 31 percent over the last 10 years and about 30 per cent of residents speak language other than English or French.
The top 5 Canadian cities for new comers coming to Canada as per the survey are:
Moneysense the online magazine has put Oakville ahead of Toronto as the favourite immigration destination for the newcomers to Canada. It is ranked fifth in the best places to live for New Canadians category, one of the several that constitute moneysense annual Canada’s best places to live survey.
Oakville has also been named as the best Canadian city overall has a population of roughly 200,000 people and is located on the shores of Lake Ontario.
MoneySense magazine ranked 415 Canadian cities on the basis of their scores in 10 categories namely: Wealth and economy, affordability, population growth, taxes, commute, crime, weather, access to health care, amenities, and culture.
The survey also reads, “A livable city should be prosperous, but affordable. Safe, yet easy to get around. And it should have the type of weather that draws you outdoors.”
The ranking of best places for New Canadians is based on the same 10 categories, but the weightings have been adjusted “to reflect the needs and interests of immigrants,” MoneySense says.
The points are awarded to the cities on the basis of large percentage of the population speaking languages other than English and French, increase in the importance of low unemployment rate, affordable rents and access to the airport.
The results of the survey shows that the visible minorities in Oakville increased from 18 per cent to 31 percent over the last 10 years and about 30 per cent of residents speak language other than English or French.
The top 5 Canadian cities for new comers coming to Canada as per the survey are:
- Oakville, Ontario
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Mont-Royal, Quebec
- King, Ontario
- Toronto, Ontario
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