Travel Tips: Top 10 cities in Canada for full-time jobs
There are still many full-time jobs available even though the overall trends in job growth in Canada point to a rise in part-time employment.
And Regina is the greatest Canadian city for full-time employment, according to a research by Global News.
The full-time employment rates for cities across the nation were calculated using recent Stats Can data (by dividing a city’s full-time employment by population*).
We went a step further and compared the population, median family income, life satisfaction, average cost of rent, average cost of a meal, and average cost of transportation in the top 10 cities for full-time employment.
In case you become peckish during a job interview, we’ve also added one of Yelp’s top-rated neighborhood restaurants for each city.
Here is a comparison of Canada’s top 10 cities for full-time employment.
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Saskatchewan’s Regina
- Rate of full-time employment: 57.2%
- 202,700 people.
- Employment at full-time: 116,100
- Family Median Income: $96,080
- Score for overall happiness: 7.94
- One-bedroom apartment in the city center rents for $ 990.45
- Dinner for two at a decent restaurant will cost you $55.50.
- Transit pass for one month: $84
- Flip Eatery & Drink is the top restaurant on Yelp.
Ontario’s Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo region
- Rate of full-time employment: 55,3% 428,200 people.
- Employment full-time: 236 900
- $84,380 is the median household income.
- Score for overall happiness: 7.88
- One-bedroom apartment in the city center rents for $948.15
- Dinner for two at a decent restaurant will cost you $60.
- Transit pass for one month: $ 82
- Yelp’s number one eatery is Public Kitchen & Bar.
Alberta’s Edmonton
- Rate of full-time employment: 54.2%
- 1,127,400 people.
- Employment at full-time: 610,700
- Family Median Income: $101,470
- Score for overall happiness: 7.87
- One-bedroom apartment in the city center: $1,162.07 per month
- Dinner for two at a decent restaurant will cost you $60.
- Transit pass for one month: $91.50
- RGE RD is the top restaurant on Yelp.
Alberta’s Calgary
- Rate of full-time employment: 53.8%
- 1,210,300 people.
- Employment at full-time: 650,800
- A typical salary of $104,530
- Score for overall happiness: 7.95
- One-bedroom apartment in the city center rents for $1,233.16
- Dinner for two at a decent restaurant will cost you $70.
- Transit pass for one month: $ 99
The Rock in Oshawa, Ontario, is the top restaurant on Yelp.
- Rate of full-time employment: 53.6%
- 329,200 people.
- Employment at full-time: 176,400
- Family Median Income: $89,430
- Score for overall happiness: 7.96
- Rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the city center is $ 900.
- Dinner for two at a decent restaurant will cost you $80.
- Transit pass for one month: $ 99
- Jimmy Guacos is the best restaurant on Yelp.
the city of Quebec
- Rate of full-time employment: 53.1%
677,500 people. - Employment full-time: 360 300
- $86,110 is the median household income.
- Score for overall happiness: 8.14
- One-bedroom apartment in the heart of the city rents for $752.93
- Dinner for two at a decent restaurant will cost you $60.
- Transit pass for one month: $84
- Le Billig is the top restaurant on Yelp.
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New Brunswick’s Saint John
- Rate of full-time employment: 52.9% 105,400 people.
- Employment full-time: 55,800
- Family Median Income: $76450
- Score for overall happiness: 8.12
- One-bedroom apartment in the city center rents for $704.17
- Dinner for two at a decent restaurant will cost you $62
- Transit pass for one month: $ 77
- Saint John Ale House is the top restaurant on Yelp.
Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec, Ottawa
- Rate of full-time employment: 51.9% 1,116,300 people.
- Employment full-time: 568,600
- $102,020 is the median household income.
- Score for overall happiness: 8.04
- Rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the heart of the city is $1,212.17 (Ottawa), or $725. (Gatineau)
- Dinner for two at a decent restaurant will cost you $70(Ottawa), or $62.50. (Gatineau)
- Transit pass for one month: $105 (Ottawa), $93 (Gatineau)
Top Yelp restaurants in Toronto, Ontario
- include Wilf & Adas (Ottawa) and Café Cinc Sens (Gatineau).
- Rate of full-time employment: 50.3%
- Population: 5,231,800 as of December 2016.
- Employment full-time: 2,631,600
Family Median Income: $75,270 - Score for overall happiness: 7.81
- One-bedroom apartment in the city center rents for $1594.15.
- Dinner for two at a decent restaurant will cost you $70.
- Transit pass for one month: $114.50
Richmond Station is the top restaurant on Yelp.
