Is Canada a good place to live for remote workers?

Canada scores 94/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 262.6 Mbps, safety 88, healthcare 92, air quality 91, english 100) — rank 2 of 167. Safe and clean; healthcare universal but wait times bite, wildfire smoke weeks now annual.

How fast is the internet in Canada?

Median fixed broadband is around 262.6 Mbps. Safe and clean; healthcare universal but wait times bite, wildfire smoke weeks now annual.

What does $3,000/month get you in Canada?

Single-person essentials run about $1,925/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.6× essentials).

Livability · rank 2/167

Is 🇨🇦 Canada (Toronto) a good place to live?

Quality score 94/100 against essentials of $1,925/month. Safe and clean; healthcare universal but wait times bite, wildfire smoke weeks now annual.

The five metrics

Internet 100 262.6 Mbps median broadband, 94.4% online

Safety 88 2 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 92 UHC service coverage 92/100 (2023)

Air quality 91 PM2.5 9 µg/m³ (2023)

English 100 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very strong; World Bank WGI estimate 1.46 · corruption control 1.63 · stability 0.6 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $70.87 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $22.84/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,925)	Verdict
$2,000	1.0×	comfortable
$3,000	1.6×	very comfortable
$5,000	2.6×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

🪤 Tax residency triggers at 183 days. Tax residency details →

Similar value-for-money

🇱🇨 Saint Lucia — quality 52.6, essentials $1,076/mo
🇮🇹 Italy — quality 74.7, essentials $1,513/mo
🇫🇷 France — quality 84.8, essentials $1,716/mo
🇩🇲 Dominica — quality 53.8, essentials $1,089/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Canada a good place to live for remote workers?: Canada scores 94/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 262.6 Mbps, safety 88, healthcare 92, air quality 91, english 100) — rank 2 of 167. Safe and clean; healthcare universal but wait times bite, wildfire smoke weeks now annual.
How fast is the internet in Canada?: Median fixed broadband is around 262.6 Mbps. Safe and clean; healthcare universal but wait times bite, wildfire smoke weeks now annual.
What does $3,000/month get you in Canada?: Single-person essentials run about $1,925/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.6× essentials).