MoneySense’s Best Places to Live is based on data compiled from 179 Canadian cities and towns with populations over 10,000 people. Cities were rated based on climate, prosperity, access to healthcare, home affordability, crime rates and lifestyle with subcategories in each area. Being the best in one category does not improve a city’s chances - a city has to score well in all categories to come out on top. Visit the MoneySense website for more information.
Northern Ontario is open for business. A new web portal, www.investnorthernontario.com, will help spread this message to investors around the world. The site was unveiled Feb. 11 by Ontario’s North Economic Development Corp. (ONEDC), a partnership of municipal economic development organizations in five Northern centres: North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins and Thunder Bay. more
The 6th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey expands coverage to 272 markets in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Survey ranks Thunder Bay as number one among the most affordable housing markets in Canada, and 20th internationally.
| 6th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey - 2010 |
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| 5th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey - 2009 |
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| 4th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey - 2008 |