Canada's Highest NorthScore Communities

Why Ontario dominates the top 36 spots: Ontario's inland suburbs claim all of the top 36 positions nationally. The first British Columbia community — Victoria's Gonzales neighbourhood (V8S) — appears at approximately rank 37 with a score of 73. The gap comes down to seismic hazard. Hazard resilience accounts for 10% of NorthScore. Ontario communities receive a perfect 100 for hazard resilience; coastal BC communities score 30–45 due to Cascadia Subduction Zone seismic exposure. That 55–70 point difference on the hazard component alone costs BC communities 5–7 NorthScore points. A BC community scoring 73 would likely score 78–80 if it had Ontario's hazard profile.