Worst Canadian city to do Business

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There are so many great things about Montreal.



It's a culturally vibrant city with great festivals, events and historical sites for people to enjoy.



But if you ask the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), it's also Canada's worst city in which to be an entrepreneur.



The CFIB, which represents small business owners across the country, has issued a report titled "Entrepreneurial Communities," which ranks cities according to how facilitative they are for business.



Check out the worst and best places to run a business, according to the CFIB:



The organization came up with scores by looking at three main factors: entrepreneurial presence, or the "scale and growth of business ownership"; entrepreneurial perspective, or how optimistic business owners feel, and how much success they enjoy; and policy, or what kinds of taxes and rules have been set by local governments.



The federation arrived at scores out of 100 by looking at 14 indicators and taking perspectives from their membership.



The City of Montreal received the lowest rank, with a score of 36.



CFIB senior economist Simon Gaudreault said one of the major reasons it ranked so low was that business property taxes are four times higher than residential ones, The Financial Post reported.



Delays in issuing certain permits also presented an issue for CFIB members.



"Small business owners are clearly saying enough is enough," Gaudreault told the newspaper. "It's time for a change, it's time for some breathing room."



But it wasn't all bad news for Montreal. While its policy score was the worst among all the 121 areas ranked by the CFIB, it also received a score of 10.9 when it came to entrepreneurial presence — putting it in the company of some communities that were listed in the top 15 overall.



At the other end of the rankings, the "Calgary periphery," or areas surrounding Alberta's biggest city, ranked as the best place in which to run a business, with a score of 73. It's the second year in a row the area has topped the ranking.



"The outer rings of major cities are usually better incubators of new businesses because of lower relative costs but still reasonably good access to large markets," the report reads.

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There are so many great things about Montreal.



It's a culturally vibrant city with great festivals, events and historical sites for people to enjoy.



But if you ask the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), it's also Canada's worst city in which to be an entrepreneur.



The CFIB, which represents small business owners across the country, has issued a report titled "Entrepreneurial Communities," which ranks cities according to how facilitative they are for business.



Check out the worst and best places to run a business, according to the CFIB:



The organization came up with scores by looking at three main factors: entrepreneurial presence, or the "scale and growth of business ownership"; entrepreneurial perspective, or how optimistic business owners feel, and how much success they enjoy; and policy, or what kinds of taxes and rules have been set by local governments.



The federation arrived at scores out of 100 by looking at 14 indicators and taking perspectives from their membership.



The City of Montreal received the lowest rank, with a score of 36.



CFIB senior economist Simon Gaudreault said one of the major reasons it ranked so low was that business property taxes are four times higher than residential ones, The Financial Post reported.



Delays in issuing certain permits also presented an issue for CFIB members.



"Small business owners are clearly saying enough is enough," Gaudreault told the newspaper. "It's time for a change, it's time for some breathing room."



But it wasn't all bad news for Montreal. While its policy score was the worst among all the 121 areas ranked by the CFIB, it also received a score of 10.9 when it came to entrepreneurial presence — putting it in the company of some communities that were listed in the top 15 overall.



At the other end of the rankings, the "Calgary periphery," or areas surrounding Alberta's biggest city, ranked as the best place in which to run a business, with a score of 73. It's the second year in a row the area has topped the ranking.



"The outer rings of major cities are usually better incubators of new businesses because of lower relative costs but still reasonably good access to large markets," the report reads.

Montreal is also the most corrupt major city in Canada.

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There are so many great things about Montreal.



It's a culturally vibrant city with great festivals, events and historical sites for people to enjoy.



But if you ask the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), it's also Canada's worst city in which to be an entrepreneur.



The CFIB, which represents small business owners across the country, has issued a report titled "Entrepreneurial Communities," which ranks cities according to how facilitative they are for business.



Check out the worst and best places to run a business, according to the CFIB:



The organization came up with scores by looking at three main factors: entrepreneurial presence, or the "scale and growth of business ownership"; entrepreneurial perspective, or how optimistic business owners feel, and how much success they enjoy; and policy, or what kinds of taxes and rules have been set by local governments.



The federation arrived at scores out of 100 by looking at 14 indicators and taking perspectives from their membership.



The City of Montreal received the lowest rank, with a score of 36.



CFIB senior economist Simon Gaudreault said one of the major reasons it ranked so low was that business property taxes are four times higher than residential ones, The Financial Post reported.



Delays in issuing certain permits also presented an issue for CFIB members.



"Small business owners are clearly saying enough is enough," Gaudreault told the newspaper. "It's time for a change, it's time for some breathing room."



But it wasn't all bad news for Montreal. While its policy score was the worst among all the 121 areas ranked by the CFIB, it also received a score of 10.9 when it came to entrepreneurial presence — putting it in the company of some communities that were listed in the top 15 overall.



At the other end of the rankings, the "Calgary periphery," or areas surrounding Alberta's biggest city, ranked as the best place in which to run a business, with a score of 73. It's the second year in a row the area has topped the ranking.



"The outer rings of major cities are usually better incubators of new businesses because of lower relative costs but still reasonably good access to large markets," the report reads.

Way to go Calgary.

 

[J0E]

Montreal is also the most corrupt major city in Canada.

In that regard, Vancouver can't be that far behind, Herman.

We have our share of major corruption, too.

Drugs, corrupt politicians, kickbacks.

When it was in existence, the Vancouver Stock Exchange was a sorry joke.



The corruption in Vancouver is evident by the amount of homelessness, drug addiction & huge dispairities of wealth in the city.Vancouver has the worst ghetto in Canada called the Downtown Eastside. Montreal doesn't have anything like that. And despite pumping $1 billion A YEAR into it, our politicians can't seem to clean up six measly blocks of our city. Now if that isn't corruption, what is?



Also, Vancouver's real estate boom may be fuelled by money laundering courtesy of organized crime in China.

The only difference between Vancouver and Montreal is that the former is seen as 'legitimized corruption' while the latter is not.



Surrey, a few miles to the South of Vancouver is a cesspool of crime and drug trafficking. It is also the car theft capital of North America.



Despite their subzero temperatures, I've heard Regina and Saskatoon are some of the most livable, community oriented cities in Canada. I support Regina getting a roofed stadium for its football team & an NHL franchise.



They should move the Phoenix coyotes to Regina since they aren't making any money in Arizona.

In Saskatchewan they'd soar in popularity. If Winipeg can do it, so can Regina

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There are so many great things about Montreal.



It's a culturally vibrant city with great festivals, events and historical sites for people to enjoy.



But if you ask the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), it's also Canada's worst city in which to be an entrepreneur.



The CFIB, which represents small business owners across the country, has issued a report titled "Entrepreneurial Communities," which ranks cities according to how facilitative they are for business.



Check out the worst and best places to run a business, according to the CFIB:



The organization came up with scores by looking at three main factors: entrepreneurial presence, or the "scale and growth of business ownership"; entrepreneurial perspective, or how optimistic business owners feel, and how much success they enjoy; and policy, or what kinds of taxes and rules have been set by local governments.



The federation arrived at scores out of 100 by looking at 14 indicators and taking perspectives from their membership.



The City of Montreal received the lowest rank, with a score of 36.



CFIB senior economist Simon Gaudreault said one of the major reasons it ranked so low was that business property taxes are four times higher than residential ones, The Financial Post reported.



Delays in issuing certain permits also presented an issue for CFIB members.



"Small business owners are clearly saying enough is enough," Gaudreault told the newspaper. "It's time for a change, it's time for some breathing room."



But it wasn't all bad news for Montreal. While its policy score was the worst among all the 121 areas ranked by the CFIB, it also received a score of 10.9 when it came to entrepreneurial presence — putting it in the company of some communities that were listed in the top 15 overall.



At the other end of the rankings, the "Calgary periphery," or areas surrounding Alberta's biggest city, ranked as the best place in which to run a business, with a score of 73. It's the second year in a row the area has topped the ranking.



"The outer rings of major cities are usually better incubators of new businesses because of lower relative costs but still reasonably good access to large markets," the report reads.

Montreal is also the most corrupt major city in Canada.

Lots of mafia, biker gangs and greedy politicians in Quebec. Fertile ground for making the free market system as corrupt as government is.

[J0E]

Lots of mafia, biker gangs and greedy politicians in British Columbia too. It's just that its disguised better, spends more money on PR & has a prettier face to mask an ugly corrupt core. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson being oneexample.

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There are so many great things about Montreal.



It's a culturally vibrant city with great festivals, events and historical sites for people to enjoy.



But if you ask the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), it's also Canada's worst city in which to be an entrepreneur.



The CFIB, which represents small business owners across the country, has issued a report titled "Entrepreneurial Communities," which ranks cities according to how facilitative they are for business.



Check out the worst and best places to run a business, according to the CFIB:



The organization came up with scores by looking at three main factors: entrepreneurial presence, or the "scale and growth of business ownership"; entrepreneurial perspective, or how optimistic business owners feel, and how much success they enjoy; and policy, or what kinds of taxes and rules have been set by local governments.



The federation arrived at scores out of 100 by looking at 14 indicators and taking perspectives from their membership.



The City of Montreal received the lowest rank, with a score of 36.



CFIB senior economist Simon Gaudreault said one of the major reasons it ranked so low was that business property taxes are four times higher than residential ones, The Financial Post reported.



Delays in issuing certain permits also presented an issue for CFIB members.



"Small business owners are clearly saying enough is enough," Gaudreault told the newspaper. "It's time for a change, it's time for some breathing room."



But it wasn't all bad news for Montreal. While its policy score was the worst among all the 121 areas ranked by the CFIB, it also received a score of 10.9 when it came to entrepreneurial presence — putting it in the company of some communities that were listed in the top 15 overall.



At the other end of the rankings, the "Calgary periphery," or areas surrounding Alberta's biggest city, ranked as the best place in which to run a business, with a score of 73. It's the second year in a row the area has topped the ranking.



"The outer rings of major cities are usually better incubators of new businesses because of lower relative costs but still reasonably good access to large markets," the report reads.

Montreal is also the most corrupt major city in Canada.

Lots of mafia, biker gangs and greedy politicians in Quebec. Fertile ground for making the free market system as corrupt as government is.

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There are so many great things about Montreal.



It's a culturally vibrant city with great festivals, events and historical sites for people to enjoy.



But if you ask the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), it's also Canada's worst city in which to be an entrepreneur.



The CFIB, which represents small business owners across the country, has issued a report titled "Entrepreneurial Communities," which ranks cities according to how facilitative they are for business.



Check out the worst and best places to run a business, according to the CFIB:



The organization came up with scores by looking at three main factors: entrepreneurial presence, or the "scale and growth of business ownership"; entrepreneurial perspective, or how optimistic business owners feel, and how much success they enjoy; and policy, or what kinds of taxes and rules have been set by local governments.



The federation arrived at scores out of 100 by looking at 14 indicators and taking perspectives from their membership.



The City of Montreal received the lowest rank, with a score of 36.



CFIB senior economist Simon Gaudreault said one of the major reasons it ranked so low was that business property taxes are four times higher than residential ones, The Financial Post reported.



Delays in issuing certain permits also presented an issue for CFIB members.



"Small business owners are clearly saying enough is enough," Gaudreault told the newspaper. "It's time for a change, it's time for some breathing room."



But it wasn't all bad news for Montreal. While its policy score was the worst among all the 121 areas ranked by the CFIB, it also received a score of 10.9 when it came to entrepreneurial presence — putting it in the company of some communities that were listed in the top 15 overall.



At the other end of the rankings, the "Calgary periphery," or areas surrounding Alberta's biggest city, ranked as the best place in which to run a business, with a score of 73. It's the second year in a row the area has topped the ranking.



"The outer rings of major cities are usually better incubators of new businesses because of lower relative costs but still reasonably good access to large markets," the report reads.

Montreal is also the most corrupt major city in Canada.

Lots of mafia, biker gangs and greedy politicians in Quebec. Fertile ground for making the free market system as corrupt as government is.

I would not want to live in Montreal, but it is ok to visit. Quebec city is better though.

[J0E]

I enjoyed my brief stay and visit to Quebec Fashonista

However it might be hard to live there year round.

The summers are unbearably humid and hot.

And I'm sure the winters must be very frigid.

Other than that I very much liked the French language and culture.

The people were very warm and friendly.

The woman/young girls were like ......wow! Very hot and sexy.

But I'm too old now to learn a difficult language like French now.

I tried, but it failed to sink in.

Maybe in another life it will. Oh well.