{"id":3556,"date":"2026-06-05T15:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shipit.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3556"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:04:33","slug":"best-places-to-live-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shipit.co.uk\/blog\/best-places-to-live-in-canada","title":{"rendered":"Best Places to Live in Canada – According to UK Movers (2026 Study)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For UK movers, the best places to live in Canada are Toronto<\/strong>, Vancouver <\/strong>and Calgary<\/strong>. Together, these cities account for 37% of UK to Canada relocation demand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toronto alone accounts for almost 16% of relocation interest, ahead of Vancouver (12.15%) and Calgary (8.99%). Ottawa, Montreal and Edmonton each follow at around 4-5%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This study is based on our own aggregated UK-to-Canada enquiry data (where British movers are actually heading) alongside public data on living costs, jobs, safety and climate for context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Best Places to Live in Canada: 2026 Rankings<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how the six most-requested Canadian cities rank by their share of our UK to Canada removals<\/a> demand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rank<\/th>City<\/th>Share of UK-to-Canada removals interest<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Toronto, ON<\/td>15.91%<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Vancouver, BC<\/td>12.15%<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Calgary, AB<\/td>8.99%<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Ottawa, ON<\/td>4.64%<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Montreal, QC<\/td>4.55%<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Edmonton, AB<\/td>4.35%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>How the popular choices compare on quality of life<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The cities UK movers pick most aren’t always the ones that rank the as “the best” according to public data, and where these two diverge can offer some interesting insight into what really matters for UK movers who are deciding on the best places to live in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, our demand ranking sits next to each city’s relative place in Numbeo’s 2026 Quality of Life in Canada Index<\/a>, an independent ranking based on safety, healthcare, cost of living, housing, commute, pollution and climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City<\/th>Demand rank (our data)<\/th>Relative quality of life rank (Numbeo)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Toronto<\/td>1<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Vancouver<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Calgary<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Ottawa<\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Montreal<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Edmonton<\/td>6<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
<\/td><\/td>Current as of June 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What the data reveals<\/h4>\n\n\n\n