Here's why Toronto is ranked one of the best cities in the world
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Toronto is among the world’s top 25 cities, according to a recent ranking.
Toronto is among the world’s top 25 cities, according to a recent ranking.
Resonance Consultancy recently published its World’s Best Cities list for 2024 and Toronto is the highest-ranking Canadian city to have made the cut.
The city placed 23rd this year, inching one spot higher than what it ranked in last year’s report. A handful of other Canadian cities cracked the list, with Vancouver placing 50th, Montreal in 60th, Ottawa in 90th and Calgary in 93rd.
Those behind the list evaluated hundreds of cities worldwide to determine the top 100 global cities, looking at a combination of statistics, qualitative evaluations, and local recommendations from social media. From there, it evaluated a city’s livability, lovability and prosperity (judging by a variety of factors from walk score, higher education, attraction, poverty rate, among many more) to determine its overall “place power score.”
According to the global consultancy firm, Toronto’s economic growth “fueled by immigration and global investment” is putting the city on the road towards great things.
The city was recognized for its rapidly growing population, its swath of construction “optimizing and streamlining an emergent global destination city” and its green space, including its recent addition of Love Park near Toronto's waterfront at York Street and Queens Quay West.
Executive Vice President of Destination Toronto, Andrew Weir, told CTV News Toronto that even though the city ranked higher on the list this year, it’s crucial to look at the big picture and look at the other cities it is compared to.
