Average life satisfaction from 2009 to 2013 across Canada’s 33 CMAs is shown in Chart 1. It ranges from about 7.8 (on a scale with a maximum value of 10) in Vancouver, Toronto, and Windsor, to around 8.2 in St. John’s, Trois-Rivières and Saguenay. Overall, average life satisfaction varies by 0.44 points across CMAs. This does not take into account any differences in individual-level or community-level characteristics.

Statcan – How’s Life in the City – 2009-2103

Overall, Canada ranks 5th (behind Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark and Norway) in the World Happiness Report 2015. USA ranked 15th, Ireland 18th, UK 21st).