BARRIE

Barrie ranked 16th on list of best Canadian cities to be a woman, according to study

CTV Barrie Published Thursday, October 13, 2016 11:22AM EDT

Downtown Barrie, Ont. (Mike Walker/CTV Barrie)

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A study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has ranked Victoria as the best city to be a woman in Canada, followed by Kingston and London.

Barrie was ranked 16th among the country's 25 largest metropolitan areas, while Windsor was rated last on the list.

The Centre ranked the cities based on gaps in men and women's access to economic security, personal security, education, health, and positions of leadership in Canada's biggest cities.

Read the full study here.

Here is a list of the cities ranked in the study.
   1. Victoria
   2. Kingston, Ont.
   3. London, Ont.
   4. Quebec City
   5. Gatineau, Que.
   6. Montreal
   7. Sherbrooke, Que.
   8. St. John's, NL
   9. Vancouver
   10. Halifax
   11. Toronto
   12. Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ont.
   13. Hamilton
   14. Ottawa
   15. Abbotsford-Mission, B.C.
   16. Barrie, Ont.
   17. Kelowna, B.C.
   18. Regina, Sask.
   19. St. Catharines-Niagara, Ont.
   20. Winnipeg
   21. Saskatoon
   22. Edmonton
   23. Calgary
   24. Oshawa, Ont.
   25. Windsor, Ont.