Canadian City Rankings

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OpenStats rankings built from public data: radon, permit value, permit growth, mill rates, and teams per 10,000 residents. Topic sites publish the municipal readings behind each list.

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Highest radon communities

Communities ranked by average indoor radon from Health Canada survey data, including the share of homes above 200 Bq/m³.

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Building permit value leaders

Cities with the highest total construction value under permit in the latest Statistics Canada reporting month.

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Fastest-rising permit cities

Cities with the largest year-over-year increase in permit value. We require a meaningful prior-year base so small bases do not distort the ranking.

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Property tax mill rate extremes

Highest and lowest residential mill rates, with notes on assessment bases so you can interpret comparisons carefully.

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Teams per 10,000 residents

Qualified cities ranked by documented clubs relative to census population. Junior-hockey towns lead this board. Depth and junior points % sit on the same page.

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Local news for the same cities

These rankings are based on official statistics. For recent local stories about construction, housing, or hazards, these newspapers cover many of the same municipalities.

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Compare Canadian cities side by side

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Highest radon communities

Building permit value leaders

Fastest-rising permit cities

Property tax mill rate extremes

Teams per 10,000 residents

Local news for the same cities

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