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T or ont oi st hewor l d’ sbestci t yf orwomeni nbusi ness

I t ’ sof f i c i al :T or ont oi st hewor l d’ sbes tc i t yf orwomeni nbus i nes s .I nar ec ents t udy ,Bl oomber gas s es s edmany c i t i eswor l dwi deont hei rs af et y ,mat er ni t y ,gr owt h,equal i t y ,andmobi l i t y .Thes t udyc hos eandr ank edc i t i es bas edont hei rgl obalbus i nes s ,t heat t r ac t i v enes soft hatc i t y ,andhow i tpr es ent si t sbus i nes ss ec t or sand ov er al lec onomyonagl obals c al et oi nt er nat i onalt al ent .Whi l eCanadi anshav eal way sk nownt hatT or ont o’ s bus i nes sdr i v es ec t ori ss omet hi ngs pec i al ,andac utabov emanyot herc ount r y ’ sc ommer c ec ent er s ,now i t i saf ac t ,andt hec i t y ’ sef f or tati nc l us i oni sbei ngr ec ogni z edont hewor l ds t age. Thef i v epi l l ar st hatt heBl oomber gs t udyus est or at ei nc l us i v i t yandac c es s i bi l i t yf orwomeni neac hc i t yar eal l i mpor t antf ac t or sf orawor k i ngwomani nmoder nl i f e.Mat er ni t yi st hemos tobv i ousoft hes ef ac t or s ,aswomen l ook i ngt os t ar t af ami l ywant t ok nowt hat t hey ’ l l hav es uppor t f r omt hegov er nment andempl oy er s , andCanadi an mot her sc anr ec ei v e15week sof mat er ni t yl eav epl usupt oanaddi t i onal 61week sof par ent al l eav e, dependi ng ont hei rc i r c ums t anc es . Saf et yi sanot heri mpor t antf ac t orf ormanywomen,butCanadahasoneoft hel owes tgl obal c r i mer at esi nt he c ount r y .Gr owt h,equal i t y ,andmobi l i t yar ek ey ,par t i c ul ar l yi nabus i nes sc ont ex t ,andwhi l eT or ont omaynot s c or eashi ghl yonmobi l i t yt hank st oi t sol dt r ans por ts y s t ems ,womenf eelt hatt heyar edec ent l yr epr es ent ed i nl eader s hi pr ol esandhav enear equal oppor t uni t i eswi t hmenwheni tc omest ot hej obmar k et . Addi t i onal l y ,t her ei spl ent yofr oom f orc ar eerwoment ogr ow i nT or ont o,bot hf ort hos eal r eadywor k i ngt o gr ow wi t hi nt hei rc ar eer sandf ort hewor k f or c ei t s el ft ogr ow t hr oughi mmi gr at i on.I ti snos ec r ett hatCanada, ands pec i f i c al l yT or ont o,i sat t r ac t i v ef ori mmi gr ant sf r om al l ov ert hegl obe. Whi l emos tpr i nc i palappl i c anti mmi gr ant sar emenwi t hi nt hepr of es s i onal ,ec onomi c al l yaf f l uentc l as s es ,t he numberofwomeni sr i s i ng,andwomenwi t hi nt hewor k f or c eof t enj oi nasar es ul tofi mmi gr at i ngwi t hapr i nc i pal appl i c ants pous eoraspar tofaf ami l y .I mmi gr antwomenhav epr ov ent obehugel ys uc c es s f ul atec onomi ci nt egr at i on,whi c hex t endsi nt os oc i al i nt egr at i onandt hewhol ef ami l yt of eel s et t l edi nt hei rnewCanadi anl i v es .

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Howev er , j us t bec aus eT or ont oi sc ons i der edt hebes t f orwoment odev el opi nbus i nes s , i t doesnot meant hat t hec i t ydoes n’ t hav ear easi t needst oi mpr ov eon, par t i c ul ar l ywheni t c omest oequal i t yanddi v er s i t y . Bus i nes s ess t i l l hav eal ongwayt ogowi t hi nc l us i v i t y ,notj us twi t hwomenandi mmi gr antwomenf r om al l c ount r i es ,but al s owi t hi mmi gr ant sf r om al l c ount r i esandofal l et hni c i t i es ,t hos ewhohav eadi s abi l i t y ,I ndi genousCanadi an peopl es ,t hos ef r om poor ers oc i oec onomi cbac k gr ounds ,andy oungerpeopl ei nal l t hes edemogr aphi c s . Ul t i mat el y ,t heBl oomber gr epor ti sav i c t or i ousbat t l ef orT or ont o,andCanadai ngener al ,butt hatmus tnot bl i ndusf r om t hef ac tt hatt hec i t y ’ swarwi t hi nequal i t yandex c l us i oni sf arf r om ov er .

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