Canadian City Rankings
Where does your hometown stand?
City Score, desk reports, and topic atlases for Canadian cities — start with a story, a ranking, or your province.
News
Desk highlights
City Score movers, water, radon, and the annual rankings report — written from OpenStats tables.
· Rankings
Population growth ranking reset: Lloydminster tops the 2025 board
Lloydminster jumps 94 ranks to lead at 5.0 percent growth. Alberta ring cities and Ontario midsize towns climb while Edmonton slips six places despite 3.4 percent.
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· Indoor radon
2025 indoor radon ranking: Regina geography leads at 301.7 Bq/m³
OpenStats annual desk read on Health Canada survey means: Regina, Moose Jaw, and Weyburn tie first, Winnipeg metro follows at 256.7 Bq/m³, and Calgary sits mid-pack at rank 26.
· Drinking water
2025 water hardness ranking: Guelph leads, coastal cities anchor the soft end
OpenStats annual desk read on the hardness series: Guelph posts 460 mg/L, Kitchener and Waterloo sit at 400 mg/L, and Victoria closes the board at 17 mg/L.
· City Score
City Score year-over-year movers: Cobourg, Waterloo, and the 2024 to 2025 swing
The 2025 composite edition shows 55-rank gains in Cobourg and Duncan, a top-ten landing for St. Catharines, and a 79-rank drop for Waterloo.
· Rankings
2025 Annual Canadian City Rankings: OpenStats City Score report
Edmonton leads 172 cities on the equal-weight composite. Ontario corridor cities fill ranks 3 through 5, St. Catharines jumps 30 places, and Toronto sits 24th despite leading permit value.
Topics
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Building Permits
Monthly permit counts, construction value, and housing starts by municipality.
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Property Tax
Residential mill rates, estimated tax, and a calculator for your own assessment.
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Internet Providers
ISP availability from federal coverage maps, advertised speeds, and fibre status.
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Radon Levels
Indoor radon averages from Health Canada surveys, plus testing and mitigation guidance.
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Natural Hazards
Flood, wildfire, and earthquake context for planning and insurance questions.
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Drinking Water Quality and Supply
Hardness, pH, and related drinking-water parameters from municipal reports.
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Equal-weight composite across eight open-data pillars. Open the annual board and decade charts.
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All rankings
Radon, permit value, permit momentum, mill rates, and teams per 10,000 residents.
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Hometown sports
Documented clubs and teams per 10,000 residents. Junior hockey points boards included.
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Standing from eight equal-weight pillars. Tap a city for the decade chart.
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