London among the best Canadian cities for women to live in

A new study has found that London is one of the best Canadian cities for women to live in when it comes to quality of life.

London ranks sixth out of 25 Canadian cities studied by the research institute the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

The cities were ranked based on data from Statistics Canada comparing men and women’s quality of life in five areas: economic, education, health, leadership and personal security.

At the top of the list is Victoria B.C. followed by Gatineau Quebec in second. London is the highest Ontario city on the list, and one of three in the top ten. Barrie is close behind London in the eighth spot, while Oshawa rounds out the top ten.

At the bottom of the list is the Waterloo region in southwestern Ontario. Windsor sits at 22^nd while Calgary and Edmonton were ranked 23^rd and 24^th respectively.

Here is the complete list of 25 Canadian cities ranked best to worst in the new study:
   1. Victoria
   2. Gatineau, Que.
   3. Quebec City
   4. Abbotsford-Mission, B.C.
   5. Halifax
   6. London, Ont.
   7. Vancouver
   8. Barrie, Ont.
   9. Montreal
   10. Oshawa
   11. Ottawa
   12. Toronto
   13. Kelowna, B.C.
   14. Regina
   15. St. John's, N.L.
   16. St. Catharines-Niagara, Ont.
   17. Kingston, Ont.
   18. Winnipeg
   19. Sherbrooke, Que.
   20. Hamilton
   21. Saskatoon
   22. Windsor, Ont.
   23. Calgary
   24. Edmonton
   25. Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ont.

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