Top 10 Best Places for New Canadians 2018

By MoneySense Staff on July 31, 2018
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

The No. 1 spot has plenty of diversity and a great job market

This article is 3 years old. Some details may be outdated.

10. Vaughan, Ont.

Unemployment Rate:* 5.7% % of pop. whose first language isn’t English/French: 52% Average rent for two-bedroom apartment: $1,394 Learn more about this city

9. Westmount, Que.

Unemployment Rate:* 7.5% % of pop. whose first language isn’t English/French: 22% Average rent for two-bedroom apartment: $1,554 Learn more about this city

People kayak on the Fraser River in Delta, BC. (City of Delta)

8. Delta, B.C.

Unemployment Rate:* 4.3% % of pop. whose first language isn’t English/French: 29% Average rent for two-bedroom apartment: $1,162 Learn more about this city Compare mortgage rates: MoneySense Mortgage Rate Finder

Aerial view of Brossard with Montreal in the background (Municipality of Brossard)

7. Brossard, Que.

Unemployment Rate:* 4.9% % of pop. whose first language isn’t English/French: 37% Average rent for two-bedroom apartment: $804 Learn more about this city

6. Milton, Ont.

Unemployment Rate:* 5.7% % of pop. whose first language isn’t English/French: 31% Average rent for two-bedroom apartment: $1,249 Learn more about this city

5. Toronto, Ont.

Unemployment Rate:* 5.7% % of pop. whose first language isn’t English/French: 44% Average rent for two-bedroom apartment: $1,426 Learn more about this city Find the lowest mortgage rates: MoneySense Mortgage Rate Finder

4. King, Ont.

Unemployment Rate:* 5.7% % of pop. whose first language isn’t English/French: 25% Average rent for two-bedroom apartment: $1,394 Learn more about this city

Aerial view of Mount Royal (Photograph by Yves Tremblay – Photo Hlico)

3. Mont-Royal, Que.

Unemployment Rate:* 6.3% % of pop. whose first language isn’t English/French: 31% Average rent for two-bedroom apartment: $1,110 Learn more about this city

Canadian Parliamentary Building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (Leonid Andronov/Shutterstock)

2. Ottawa, Ont.

Unemployment Rate:* 5.1% % of pop. whose first language isn’t English/French: 21% Average rent for two-bedroom apartment: $1,236 Learn more about this city

1. Oakville, Ont.

Unemployment Rate:* 5.7% % of pop. whose first language isn’t English/French: 30% Average rent for two-bedroom apartment: $1,456 Learn more about this city *Refers to unemployment rate of the city’s economic region. Check out the 2018 Canada’s Best Places to Live methodology to learn more.

You’re 2 minutes away from getting the best mortgage rates in CanadaAnswer a few quick questions to get a personalized rate quote*

I'm buying a home I'm renewing/refinancing

You will be leaving MoneySense. Just close the tab to return.