City: Calgary

The judges decided that Calgary shows the greatest economic potential of all the Canadian cities that entered the contest. Its GDP, estimated at C$46.2bn in 2004, generates Canada’s highest GDP per capita, C$74,873. It is Canada’s fastest growing economy, with growth of 19.7% total GDP between 1999 and 2003, higher than any other Canadian city. It is projected to lead the country in GDP growth each year until 2009.