Toronto has placed 16th in Mercer Consulting's annual rankings of
cities worldwide for quality of living. While Toronto has
some catching up to do with Vancouver and Ottawa (which placed 4th and
12th on the list respectively ), it was still ranked the 3rd most
livable city in North America.
"The consulting company, a unit of Marsh & McLennan Cos., does the
survey to help employers compare countries so they can compensate
workers fairly when placing them on international assignments. It
measures 39 factors, including political stability, crime, currency
exchange, personal freedom and health and sanitation."
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