NO wonder many Trinidadians and Tobagonians are seeking to migrate to Canada!
A globally respected survey has just named three Canadian cities among the most liveable in the world.
Vancouver was listed as the fifth most liveable city, in the just-released 2023 Global Liveability Index of Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The organisation also publishes the authoritative weekly magazine, Economist.
The seventh and ninth highest-rated cities were Calgary and Toronto respectively.
Vienna, Austria was listed as the most liveable city in the study, which examined the quality of life, availability of food, healthcare, infrastructure, crime rate, corruption, sporting and cultural access, censorship, education infrastructure, stress levels, and other factors.
Also in the top 10 were Copenhagen, Denmark (second), Melbourne and Sydney, Australia (third and fourth respectively), Zurich, Switzerland (sixth), Geneva, Switzerland (tied for seventh), and Osaka, Japan, and Auckland, New Zealand (tied for 20th).
The report said that stability had improved in the Canadian cities, following anti-Covid-19 protests last year.
Of the 173 countries studied, the least liveable was identified as Damascus, Syria.
Also lowly ranked were Tripoli, Libya, Algiers, Algeria, Lagos, Nigeria, Karachi, Pakistan, and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Other low-placed cities were Dhaka, Bangladesh, Harare, Zimbabwe, Kyiv, Ukraine, and Douala, Cameroon.
The report noted that declines in stability were putting liveability standards at risk, and pointed to civil unrest, inflation, high food and fuel costs, and allegations of official corruption.
In addition, in certain countries, higher interest rates had raised the risk of bankruptcies, bank failures, and economic distress.
Meanwhile, a new official Canadian human resources report has revealed that there are available jobs in the North American country.
The report stated that “while labour shortages appear to have eased slightly” during the second quarter of 2023, “a number of employers are still reporting difficulties recruiting and retaining workers.”
Canada recently named T&T among 13 countries that would be permitted visa-free entry for travellers who visited within the past 10 years.
Scores of T&T nationals have been seeking to migrate to Canada in light of the current high crime rate and tough economic times.
In addition, many visit relatives in friends in various Canadian cities.
The annual T&T-style Carnival, formerly called Caribana, takes place in early August and attracts a large number of visitors and performing artistes from this country.
