Changelog

City scores Vancouver

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Accommodation cost 1.7 ⁠1.9

food-groceries 3.6 -> 3.5; tied with Toronto to respect the matching meal, grocery and dining cost ordering (https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Vancouver).

City scores Toronto

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Accommodation cost 1.9 ⁠3
• Air quality 6.4 ⁠8.1
• Blockchain crypto adoption 6.3 ⁠4.4
• Cost of living 2.7 ⁠3.2
• Currency stability 9 ⁠8.4
• Cycling 6.4 ⁠6
• Digital nomad visa availability 2.9 ⁠5.5
• Ease of opening bank account 5.3 ⁠5.8
• Female friendly 8.5 ⁠8
• Freedom of speech 9.2 ⁠7.9
• Gym membership cost 4.2 ⁠5
• Internet speed 8.7 ⁠9.2
• Language learning opportunities 5.8 ⁠6.5
• Natural disaster risk 8.1 ⁠7.4
• Nomad events meetups 7.1 ⁠5.5
• Outdoors nature 6.7 ⁠7.4
• Political stability 8.6 ⁠8.3
• Racial tolerance 8.6 ⁠8.1
• Tax friendliness 4.4 ⁠4.3
• Time zone favorability 7.6 ⁠8
• Visa ease 6.7 ⁠7.3
• Walkability 7.3 ⁠6.1

family-friendly evidence updated to preschool CAD 1051.46; digital-nomad-popularity review count updated to 1122; safety/female-friendly retain scores with explicit conflicting nighttime perceptions; public-wifi-availability and language-barrier use accessible official documents (https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Toronto, https://nomads.com/toronto, https://www.numbeo.com/crime/in/Toronto).

City scores Squamish

• Natural disaster risk 6 ⁠4.5
• Networking opportunities 4.2 ⁠5.8
• Nomad events meetups 3.8 ⁠5
• Online community presence 4 ⁠5
• Political stability 8.9 ⁠8.3
• Power grid reliability 8.9 ⁠8.4
• Public transit 4 ⁠4.8
• Ride sharing services 4.5 ⁠5.8
• Safety 8.8 ⁠8.2
• Scooterbike rental availability 6.5 ⁠7
• Startup scene 4.1 ⁠5.2
• Tax friendliness 3.9 ⁠4.3
• Transportation cost 4.6 ⁠7
• Visa ease 6.3 ⁠7.3
• Weather 6.7 ⁠5.8

local-sim-card-availability: 7.9 -> 8.3; Above generated Vancouver 7.9, below Kingston 8.7: two actual stores verified, but no same-day visitor purchase tested. Source