Infrastructure Investment in the Secondary Cities of Canada

Canada has been suffered from underpopulation and losing competitiveness in the game of attracting highly-educated immigrants. One of the key pillars to ensure an influential and prosperous future for Canada is building better cities, especially the secondary cities, by investing in infrastructure.

16 selected secondary cities:

1. St. John's (N.L.): 0.27

2. Guelph (Ont.): 0.26

3. Québec (Que.): 0.24

4. Barrie (Ont.): 0.23

5. Ottawa-Gatineau (Ont.-Que.): 0.21

6. Calgary (Alta.): 0.16

7. Winnipeg (Man.): 0.15

8. Trois-Rivières (Que.): 0.15

9. Edmonton (Alta.): 0.15

10. Halifax (N.S.): 0.08

11. Regina (Sask.): 0.08

12. Kelowna (B.C.): 0.07

13. Moncton (N.B.): 0.06

14. Saskatoon (Sask.): 0.06

15. Saint John (N.B.): 0.04

Selected the top 1-2 cities from each province from the sample of #11-33 cities by population density (unit: 1000 people/square kilometers). Source: Statistics Canada