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City Statistics Chartbook: Top 20 Canadian Cities

Summary
In an increasingly globalized and freely-trading world economy, the number of economically-important cities across the globe is growing rapidly. As developing regions continue to experience rapid and unsustainable economic growth the makeup of the global marketplace, and the relative importance of different regions, is changing constantly.

Key Findings

- Identifies the largest cities in a particular region by GDP.
- Assesses their importance to the region in question in comparison to the rest of the major cities.
- Provides an overview of various demographic indicators to assess the health of a city.
- Provides a surface-level understanding of a particular region, its composition and what drives it.
- Allows businesses to identify potential target markets and demographics in order to drive successful business.

Synopsis


Reasons To Buys

- How has the economy in the region developed in recent years?
- How is it expected to develop in the future?
- What are the largest cities in the region?
- What is the population and population structure of each of the top cities?
- How healthy is the employment market in each city and what drives growth?
- What is the average household income and expenditure in each city?
- What is the educational structure of the population of each city?

Key Highlights

- Similarly to the US, Canadian cities in generaly passed through the 2008-09 recession largely unscathed. In fact, Canadian cities have generally experienced consistent growth, even if it is slowing slightly.
- per capita GDP in Canadian cities is fairly varied but growth is very low, with the highest at only 2%. There are multiple cities that are expected to suffer declinig per capita GDP in the future.
- Population growth in Canadian cities has been moderate historically and while general slowing is expected in the future, it is very slight and the demographicsof Canada are generally healthy.