Mercer, the international consulting firm that annually releases one of the world's most comprehensive quality-of-life reports, has published it 2011 findings.
Once again, Canadian cities (including Toronto) dominate the North American rankings. As reported by the
Globe & Mail, four Canadian cities (Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto) were the only North American cities to make the top 25. Vancouver tied for fifth spot, followed by Ottawa in 14th, Toronto in 15th and Montreal in 22nd.
"Canadian cities (Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal) hold the top spots in North America in quality of living and safety."
"Mercer looks annually at several measures, including the political and social climate, the economy, health and sanitation, education, public services, recreation and housing."
"Mercer says its survey is done to help multinationals and governments determine compensation for employees in foreign posts."
"(The consulting firm also says that 'in no event will Mercer be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance of the results obtained through the use of, or the information and/or data contained in or provided by, the reports.' Presumably that means that if you get shot in Luxembourg, deemed the world's safest city, you'll look for someone else to blame.)"
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