{"id":514,"date":"2015-03-09T05:21:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T05:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ofwcanada.wpengine.com\/?p=514"},"modified":"2024-07-07T01:23:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T01:23:05","slug":"7-reasons-love-living-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/514-7-reasons-love-living-canada.html","title":{"rendered":"7 Reasons Why You Should Love Living in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to online reports, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) concluded that Canada is among the countries that produce individuals who are of great well-being.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was measured based on the housing, income, health, and safety of the residents. The study included 36 countries, including 34 OECD members, Russia, and Brazil.<\/p>\n

The study revealed that Canada usually ranks better than the OECD average set on several categories, making it a country that promotes wellness and safety. These categories include:<\/p>\n

1) Income. In Canada, an average household earns approximately US$28,194.00 annually after taxes, which is more than US$5,000.00 above the OECD average. The top 20% earns approximately US$55,718, while the bottom 20% earns around US$10,526. This puts Canada 9th place in the income category, but 7th in the household category.<\/p>\n

2) Community. Volunteering two minutes a day is a common practice among Canadians. This is about half of the OECD average. Approximately 64% of the individuals claim that they have helped a stranger in the last few months, making Canada the seventh in the support network category.<\/p>\n

3) Housing. At an average, the homes in this country provide at least 2.6 rooms per occupant. 99.8% of the Canadians live in a home that has a private washroom with a toilet that is indoor and flushing. This exceeds the OECD average, which is 97.8%. In every 10 Canadians, 9 of them are satisfied with their housing. This puts Canada 24th on the housing cost to income ratio, 8th on home facilities, and first on the ratio of rooms per person.<\/p>\n

4) Environment. When it comes to water quality measures, Canada ranks 12th. Moreover, it is also 14th among the least air polluted countries.<\/p>\n

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5) Health. The life expectancy among Canadians at birth is 81. This is about a full year above that of the OECD average. Moreover, approximately 11.4% of the gross domestic product is spent on health and roughly 88% of the Canadians claim to be in good health. This puts Canada in 3rd place on health category and 17th in life expectancy.<\/p>\n

6) Safety. The crime rate, specifically assault, is at a 1.3%, covering a one year period. This is way below the 4% OECD average for assault. On the other hand, the homicide rate is at 1.6%, which is below the 2.2% OECD average. This rank Canada 1st on the assault rate, but 23rd on the homicide rate.<\/p>\n

7) Work and life balance. The annual collective hours Canadians work is 1,702 hours. This is approximately 74 hours lower than the OECD average. When asked, only 4% of the Canadians work 50 hours per week. This ranks Canada 9th in the long working hours category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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