Canada’s smartest cities 2010: overall rankings

Is your city one of Canada’s smartest, a place that has what it takes to help you get ahead? Or is it falling behind? Check out how Canada’s major cities stack up, and whether they’re improving (Regina, for instance, has shot up from 17th to fifth in three years) or slipping down the list. While some of the results were to be expected (Victoria is a regular contender for the top spot), others may come as a surprise (Halifax beat Toronto). Those near the top of the Canadian Council on Learning’s annual list do, however, have one thing in common: opportunities for lifelong learning.

Community Name	Overall Score		Learning to know	Learning to Do	Learning to live	Learning to Live
Victoria	95		6.2	7.6	7.0	7.6
Saskatoon	90		4.5	6.9	7.1	7.4
Calgary	88		6.0	7.2	5.7	6.8
Ottawa	87		6.2	7.6	5.0	6.5
Regina	84		4.0	6.1	5.8	6.9
Halifax	83		4.1	6.8	4.9	6.5
Guelph, Ont.	83		5.2	7.3	5.6	5.9
Edmonton	83		5.8	7.4	5.8	5.6
Kitchener, Ont.	82		5.6	6.8	5.4	5.9
Toronto	81		6.1	6.9	5.6	5.4
Hamilton	81		5.2	6.7	5.5	5.6
London, Ont.	81		5.5	7.2	5.7	5.4
Winnipeg	81		4.4	7.0	6.1	5.5
St. John’s	80		4.7	6.3	5.0	5.9
Oshawa, Ont.	80		5.3	6.4	5.9	5.5
Mississauga	80		6.0	6.9	5.3	5.4
Brampton, Ont.	80		6.0	6.7	5.3	5.4
St. Catharines, Ont.	80		5.0	6.7	5.4	5.7
Gatineau, Que.	79		4.8	7.0	4.7	5.4
Windsor, Ont.	79		5.6	6.9	5.6	5
Barrie, Ont.	79		5.3	6.3	5.4	5.6
Kelowna, B.C.	79		5.1	5.4	5.7	5.9
Fredericton	78		3.3	6.6	5.3	5.5
Kingston, Ont.	78		4.9	7.3	4.8	4.8
Thunder Bay, Ont.	77		5.0	6.2	5.1	5.2
Vancouver	77		6.1	6.5	4.7	5.1
Charlottetown	75		3.2	6.7	4.3	5.1
Abbotsford, B.C.	75		5.3	5.9	4.8	5
Québec City	74		5.0	6.5	4.8	4.6
Saint John, N.B.	72		3.1	6.8	4.5	4.3
Sudbury, Ont.	72		4.8	5.8	3.8	4.9
Moncton, N.B.	71		2.9	5.8	5.2	4.4
Laval, Que.	71		5.2	6.0	4.6	4.1
Longueuil, Que.	71		5.3	6.1	4.6	4.1
Montréal	70		5.3	6.0	4.5	4
Sherbrooke, Que.	67		4.8	4.6	4.1	4.2
Trois-Rivières, Que.	65		4.6	4.4	3.5	4.2
Saguenay, Que.	63		4.3	4.7	2.8	3.8

CORRECTION: The results that appeared in this chart earlier did not reflect the true ranking and scores of Canadian cities. The table has been updated with the correct data. We apologize for the error. ( indicates the 2006-2010 trend)Source: Canadian Council on Learning’s 2010 Composite Learning Index

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