Merv Hillier: Toronto

Toronto Dept: It not to say, Okay, we re number one, two, or three, he said. We take a look at the cities that have done well, why they have done well. It not a matter of copying but taking a look at Toronto within the context to get a comprehensive strategy for our direction, according to Globe and Mail. Canadian cities placed quite well. In overall rankings, Paris placed first, followed by Calgary. Toronto ranked sixth, beating the seven American cities surveyed and Merv Hillier, president of the CMA, says the report assesses how Toronto can move forward within the business community and how it functions as a place to live and work. Toronto was competing against 23 major metropolitan areas: San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Dallas, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Berlin, Milan, Halifax, Montreal, Barcelona, Vancouver, Stockholm, Tokyo, Sydney, Madrid, Oslo, London, Calgary and Paris. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.