very few years a study is commissioned into what is deemed to be the best city in the world in which to live. A couple of years ago Vancouver located on Canada’s West coast took the sought-after title, you probably don’t know much about Vancouver, you may write it off as a faceless, culture-poor generic North-American city. You’d be wrong. Vancouver as plenty to offer to to the curious tourist as well as the prospective British ex-pat and makes a great alternative to Toronto holidays. The city is located on the West Coast of Canada in British Columbia and ranks as the eighth largest city in the country in terms of population.

 

The study is conducted using a number of parameters including crime levels, life expectancy, education and health standards, amongst many others. These are all quantitive measures that Vancouver has performed well in consistently over the years, but it also has some great culture and entertainment to offer which

are less measurable. Vancouver has a highly diverse population, with demographic largely made up of Chinese immigrants as well as south Asians, Filipinos, Japanese and Koreans. This is due to its relative close proximity to Asia which is a short flight across the pacific.

 

In recent years Vancouver has played host to some global events, most notably the 2010 winter Olympic games which was well received but narrowly averted disaster when a lack of snowfall was initially forecast. Predictably for such a desirable city to live in, the real estate market is considered overpriced and it is ranked as the 2^nd most expensive location in Canada. Vancouver has great transport links and is close to the rocky mountains where you can explore the Rockies by rail. If you are looking at Canada holidays make Vancouver a stop off point in your trip, you won’t regret it!

 

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