컨설팅업체 Mercer가 세계 221개 도시를 대상으로 평가한 삶의 질 순위에서 캐나다 도시들의 순위는 다음과 같다:

Vancouver (5)
Ottawa (14)
Toronto (15)
Montreal (23)
Calgary (32)


Mercer Quality of Living Survey - Worldwide Rankings, 2012

Rank City Country
1 Vienna Austria
2 Zurich Switzerland
3 Auckland New Zealand
4

Munich

Germany

5

Vancouver

Canada

6

Düsseldorf

Germany

7 Frankfurt Germany
8 Geneva Switzerland
9 Copenhagen Denmark
10 Bern Switzerland
10 Sydney Australia
12 Amsterdam Netherlands
13 Wellington New Zealand
14 Ottawa Canada
15 Toronto Canada
16 Berlin Germany
17 Hamburg Germany
17 Melbourne Australia
19 Luxembourg Luxembourg
19 Stockholm Sweden
21 Perth Australia
22 Brussels Belgium
23 Montreal Canada
24 Nurnberg Germany
25 Singapore Singapore
26 Canberra Australia
27 Stuttgart Germany
28 Honolulu, HI United States
29 Adelaide Australia
29 Paris France
29 San Francisco, CA United States
32 Calgary Canada
32 Helsinki Finland
32 Oslo Norway
35 Boston, MA United States
35 Dublin Ireland
37 Brisbane Australia
38 London United Kingdom
39 Lyon France
40 Barcelona Spain
41 Milan Italy
42 Chicago, IL United States
43 Washington, DC United States
44 Lisbon Portugal
44 New York City, NY United States
44 Seattle, WA United States
44 Tokyo Japan
48 Kobe Japan
49 Madrid Spain
49 Pittsburgh, PA United States
49 Yokohama Japan


아래는 도시 인프라 순위이다:

Mercer City Infrastructure Ranking, 2012*

Rank City Country
1 Singapore Singapore
2 Frankfurt Germany
2 Munich Germany
4 Copenhagen Denmark
5 Düsseldorf Germany
6 Hong Kong Hong Kong
6 London United Kingdom
8 Sydney Australia
9 Hamburg Germany
9 Vancouver Canada
11 Yokohama Japan
12 Paris France
13 Atlanta, GA United States
13 Montreal Canada
15 Dallas, TX United States
16 Toronto Canada
16 Vienna Austria
18 Helsinki Finland
18 Oslo Norway
18 Stockholm Sweden
18 Stuttgart Germany
22 Washington, DC United States
23 Amsterdam Netherlands
24 Zurich Switzerland
25 Bern Switzerland
25 Ottawa Canada
25 Perth Australia
28 Chicago, IL United States
29 Berlin Germany
30 New York City, NY United States
31 Boston, MA United States
32 Tokyo Japan
33 Nurnberg Germany
34 Dubai United Arab Emirates
34 Madrid Spain
34 Melbourne Australia
37 Adelaide Australia
37 Brisbane Australia
37 Philadelphia, PA United States
40 Honolulu, HI United States
41 Nagoya Japan
42 Brussels Belgium
43 Auckland New Zealand
44 Birmingham United Kingdom
44 Glasgow United Kingdom
44 Kobe Japan
47 Geneva Switzerland
48 Miami, FL United States
48 Wellington New Zealand
50 Seoul South Korea

*Mercer’s City Infrastructure Ranking 2012 is based on measures of: Electricity, Water Availability, Telephone, Mail, Public Transportation, Traffic Congestion & Airport Effectiveness.