In the newly released report, REMAX dives into the population and infrastructure booms that are redefining neighbourhoods in and around the Greater Vancouver and Greater Toronto Areas, turning once-overlooked neighbourhoods into the next hot spots.
Key Neighbourhood Trends
- Four in five Canadians would recommend their neighbourhood as a great place to live.
- Three-quarters of Canadians (76 per cent) have made compromises to live where they do, mainly accepting higher housing costs in urban areas (37 per cent, down from 44 per cent in 2024.
- 64 per cent of Canadians see local population growth as a positive characteristic in their communities, with younger Canadians (18-34) most likely to agree.
Topline Regional Insights
Unique neighbourhoods exist in the Greater Toronto Area and the Greater Vancouver Area, which have historically been undervalued due to unfair misconceptions or for being “too far away” from the city centre. Such communities are often well established but overlooked compared to neighbouring catchments.
Greater Toronto Area
Clairlea-Birchmount (Toronto)
Wexford-Maryvale (Toronto)
Crown Point (Hamilton)
Aldershot South (Burlington)
Downtown Markham (Markham)
Seaton (Pickering)
Don Mills – Victoria Village (Toronto)
Greater Vancouver Area
Bridgeport (Richmond)
Ladner (Surrey)
Mount Pleasant East (Vancouver)
Willoughby Heights (Langley)
Fraser Mills (Coquitlam)
Coquitlam West (Coquitlam)
Capstan Way (Northern Downtown Richmond)
