Canada's 'greenest' cities ranked in new study

A new study has ranked Canada's greenest cities based on walkability, cycling infrastructure, greenspace and more. Here's where your city placed.

Canada's cities are slowly shaping their municipal infrastructure to combat the climate crisis by integrating walkability, cycling lanes and adding greenspaces.

This not only increases the likelihood that residents will use lower carbon modes of transportation, but it is better for the air.

While this shift takes place, a new study has determined which Canadian cities are the "greenest."

Released on Thursday, the Re/Max group behind the website GreaterTorontoHomePros.com looked at cities across Canada to understand which are ahead of the game on sustainability.

"As Canadian wildfires ravage millions of acres and the climate crisis escalates across the world, it's interesting to see which cities lead the way in the green revolution in Canada," a press release from GreaterTorontoHomePros.com said.

The group used a 10-point system to rank 29 cities based on metrics such as walkability, parks, greenspaces, hiking trails and air quality, among others, compared to its population.

At the top of the list was Kelowna, B.C., with a score of 70.63 out of 100.