COMING MAY 2023

Urban Work Index 2023

Youthful Cities, in partnership with RBC Future Launch, will soon be releasing a brand new Urban Work Index. Now in its third iteration, this ranking will cover key topics that make a city a great place to work and live.

Advanced analyses and dashboards are available as add-ons for the cities included in the index.

Youthful Cities will also be holding a Future of Urban Work Summit in Vancouver in the fall of 2023. Click here to learn more.

30

Cities*

10

Topics

167

Measurements

The Index

The Urban Work Index will rank 30 cities* to find the best places in Canada for people ages 15 – 29 to work and live.

The Index will examine over 150 measurements across 10 topics that make a city a great place to work and live. The primary 5 topics make up the ecosystem of work — Education + Training, Affordability, Good Youth Jobs, Entrepreneurial Spirit, and City Economy. The secondary topics make up urban attractions for work — Equity + Diversity, Climate Action, Health, Transportation, and Digital Access.

The measurements for the 2023 Index have been completely revised and updated to make them as accurate and relevant as possible. The results will be used by young people making a decision about where to work and by cities trying to attract a youthful workforce.

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_{*”Cities” refers to both}_{individual cities or city groups (e.g. Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge).}

Topics in the ecosystem of work — Good youth jobs, city economy, entrepreneurial spirit, affordability, and education + training.

Our Experience

Youthful Cities has been developing and releasing indexes since 2013 globally. We’ve launched two Canadian indexes ranking large cities as the best place for youth to work supported by RBC Financial Group. In 2019, we hosted a Future of Urban Work Summit in Edmonton, Alberta. We’ve worked with economic development agencies to better position cities for attracting youth.

The Opportunity

Is your city part of the Urban Work Index 2023? Use our data to showcase what your city excels at and to better position your city to attract youthful people.

Free Web Report

Find out how your city ranks against 30 other cities across Canada
Use the Urban Work Index 2023 web app to see how your city scored overall in each topic
Access the raw data that the rankings are based on using our open data portal, THE GRID

Releasing May 30

Attend an information session

Data Tier

Access fully scored data from the Urban Work Index 2023
- See exactly why your city ranked where it did
- Scoring includes per capita calculations, where applicable, as well as min-max normalization for each measurement
- Easily build custom visualizations using the tools on THE GRID
Interact with your city’s data on a custom dashboard
- Compare scores with cities in your region and with similar population
- Visualize how your your city and others ranked on each topic, indicator, and measurement

Cost: $5000 + applicable taxes

Attend an information session

Custom Solutions

Want key recommendations for your city based on the Urban Work Index 2023? Interested in getting young people involved with a workshop or lab? Get in touch with us to collaborate.