Structural baseline: bundled city files were last changed 2026-05-08–2026-09-25. Those are file-maintenance timestamps, not observation dates. Rankings use historical workforce composition and fixed heuristic weights; they are not real-time labour-market readings or displacement probabilities.

🇨🇦 Canada — City Exposure Rankings

15 historical city snapshots compared on CopeCheck's heuristic sector-exposure index (0–100). Higher means more concentration in sectors assigned higher weights; it is not a probability or job-loss forecast.

# City Region Baseline population Score ▲ Relative exposure Model scenario
15 Ottawa Ontario 1,017,449 48.2
Ottawa sits in a mixed position in the age of AI-driven automation. With Public …
14 Victoria British Columbia 397,237 50.0
Victoria has notable vulnerabilities in the age of AI-driven automation. With Pu…
13 St. John's Newfoundland 113,948 56.4
St. John's has notable vulnerabilities in the age of AI-driven automation. With …
12 Halifax Nova Scotia 439,819 57.0
Halifax has notable vulnerabilities in the age of AI-driven automation. With Hea…
11 Saskatoon Saskatchewan 317,480 57.2
Saskatoon has notable vulnerabilities in the age of AI-driven automation. With H…
10 Quebec City Quebec 549,459 58.6
Quebec City has notable vulnerabilities in the age of AI-driven automation. With…
9 Edmonton Alberta 1,010,899 59.0
Edmonton has notable vulnerabilities in the age of AI-driven automation. With He…
8 Regina Saskatchewan 226,404 59.2
Regina has notable vulnerabilities in the age of AI-driven automation. With Heal…
7 Calgary Alberta 1,306,784 60.5
Calgary has notable vulnerabilities in the age of AI-driven automation. With Pro…
6 Kelowna British Columbia 222,162 60.7
Kelowna has notable vulnerabilities in the age of AI-driven automation. With Hea…
5 Vancouver British Columbia 662,248 62.7
Vancouver has notable vulnerabilities in the age of AI-driven automation. With H…
4 Winnipeg Manitoba 749,534 67.5
Winnipeg faces serious structural challenges in the age of AI-driven automation.…
3 Montreal Quebec 1,762,949 68.8
Montreal faces serious structural challenges in the age of AI-driven automation.…
2 Toronto Ontario 2,794,356 69.0
Toronto faces serious structural challenges in the age of AI-driven automation. …
1 Hamilton Ontario 569,353 69.3
Hamilton faces serious structural challenges in the age of AI-driven automation.…

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