Vancouver ranked best place to live in North America

English Bay, Vancouver, BC. Photo by James Z via Wiki Commons.

In Mercer’s annual Quality of Living Survey, Vancouver was ranked top city in North America and fifth in the world.

The global consulting firm’s 2014 rankings measured living conditions in more than 460 cities based on 39 factors such as political and social environment; economic environment; schools and education; housing; and natural environment. Mercer’s survey aids governments in benchmarking their cities’ attractiveness for expatriates and helps multinational organizations fairly compensate employees who are placed on international assignments. To read Mercer’s news release, click here.

For a comprehensive list of Vancouver’s recent accolades, click here.

Press release courtesy of Tourism Vancouver’s travel media newsletter for April 2014.