These Ontario Cities Were Ranked The Best Places To Live If You Work From Home

Time for a change of scenery? 🏠
Staff Writer

If you're sick of the view from your home office and ready for a change of scenery, these places were just ranked the best Ontario cities to work remotely.

Macleans ranked 415 Canadian cities and towns by measuring factors like affordability, taxes, amenities, internet access, weather, and taxes, and these Ontario spots dominated the list.

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Ontario's most livable community for remote workers is St. Thomas, a city just south of London, followed by Belleville — both of which ranked highly (3 and 4 respectively) for internet access, health, and amenities.

Cornwall and Brampton came in at 8 and 13, and Toronto came in at 11 — even with one of the lowest "affordability" rankings in the country.

The full list of communities can be found here, and Ontario's top cities and their rankings are as follows:

  • St. Thomas, ON (3)
  • Belleville, ON (4)
  • Cornwall, ON (8)
  • Toronto, ON (11)
  • Brampton, ON (13)
  • Welland, ON (15)
  • Windsor, ON (16)
  • Woodstock, ON (19)
  • Strathroy-Caradoc, ON (20)
  • Niagara Falls, ON (24)
  • Tillsonburg, ON (25)

Cover photo used for illustrative purposes only.

  • Cormac O'Brien was an Associate Editor at Narcity Canada, covering all things exciting and trending about Canada. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Journalism from the University of Victoria, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the campus newspaper and was awarded the BCYNA Community News Scholarship for his writing. He was also the producer and co-host of Now On Narcity, Narcity's flagship podcast.

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