Canadian cities go down in the list of the world’s most liveable places
The recent Global Liveability Index by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) shows that no Canadian city has made it to the world’s top 10 most liveable cities. It’s the first time such thing happens in almost 20 years.
According to the poll, conducted between February 22 and March 21, the global average liveability score was down during the pandemic.
“The way cities were limited by border closures, their ability to cope with the health crisis and the vaccination pace led to significant changes in the rating,” – EIU noted.
Nevertheless, some cities were affected stronger than others.
In 2015, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary took the top positions in the EIU list.
This year, Canada was also in the list, but not in a good one. We appear in the list of global cities with the fastest deteriorating liveability. Montreal lost 19 positions over the previous 6 months reaching the 40th spot in the list of the most liveable cities. As a result, it’s at the 10th position among fastest falling cities in 2021.
“Many European and Canadian cities went down the rankings, having fighting the second COVID-19 wave by limiting or banning cultural and sporting events, and closing schools and restaurants,” – EIU says.