How smart is your city?

See how Canada’s major cities stack up, from best to worst, and whether they’ve risen or declined in the past two years. The biggest didn’t necessarily do best (Saskatoon beats Toronto) and it wasn’t only boom towns that did well (Calgary is No. 1, but Guelph, Ont., is up there, too). Cities with the most opportunities for lifelong learning topped this list from the Canadian Council on Learning—and won their residents safer neighbourhoods, better health, and even higher wages. How did your city fare?

indicates the 2007-’09 trend

CITY	OVERALL SCORE		LEARNING TO KNOW	LEARNING TO DO	LEARNING TO LIVE	LEARNING TO BE
Calgary	89		5.7	7.1	5.7	7.3
Victoria	88		6.0	7.0	5.5	7.1
Saskatoon	86		4.0	6.4	6.1	7.1
Guelph, Ont.	85		5.2	6.6	7.3	6.1
Barrie, Ont.	84		5.3	7.2	5.8	6.0
Ottawa	84		6.0	6.9	5.6	6.2
Regina	84		3.7	6.2	6.8	6.7
Kitchener, Ont.	83		5.5	6.6	5.8	6.1
Edmonton	82		5.6	7.0	5.6	5.6
Kelowna, B.C.	82		5.4	6.8	5.7	5.7
Oshawa, Ont.	81		5.2	6.7	6.0	5.5
Winnipeg	81		4.1	6.9	5.6	5.8
Brampton, Ont.	80		6.1	6.5	5.3	5.4
Halifax	80		3.8	6.2	4.8	6.2
Mississauga, Ont.	80		6.1	6.6	5.3	5.4
Toronto	80		6.1	6.6	5.5	5.4
Gatineau, Que.	79		4.5	6.8	5.5	5.1
Kingston, Ont.	79		5.4	6.2	5.9	5.3
London, Ont.	79		5.3	7.1	5.5	4.9
Fredericton	78		3.6	5.9	5.8	5.6
Hamilton, Ont.	77		5.3	6.5	5.8	4.7
St. Catharines, Ont.	77		5.2	6.6	5.2	4.8
Thunder Bay, Ont.	77		5.2	6.4	5.5	4.9
Vancouver	77		6.4	6.1	4.7	5.1
Québec	76		4.6	6.5	4.2	5.1
Abbotsford, B.C.	74		5.4	5.7	4.3	4.9
St. John’s	74		4.5	6.2	4.0	5.0
Windsor, Ont.	74		5.5	6.1	6.0	4.2
Charlottetown	73		2.7	6.0	4.4	4.9
Sudbury, Ont.	72		5.0	5.2	4.9	4.8
Moncton, N.B.	70		3.2	5.6	4.8	4.3
Longueuil, Que.	69		4.8	5.6	3.8	4.1
Laval, Que.	68		4.8	5.5	3.8	4.1
Montréal	68		4.8	5.5	3.8	4.0
Saint John, N.B.	67		3.3	6.5	4.0	3.0
Sherbrooke, Que.	65		4.3	4.4	4.4	3.8
Trois-Rivières, Que.	61		4.2	3.9	3.4	3.6
Saguenay, Que.	60		4.1	3.9	2.9	3.5

Source: Canadian Council on Learning, 2009 Composite Learning Index

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