Best Student city in the world - 2017
Best student city in North America (and 7th in the world) (QS Best Student Cities, 2016)
One of the seven smartest cities in the world (Intelligent Community Forum, 2016)
One of the two best places to live in the world (Economist’s Intelligence Unit Safe Index, 2015)
Most bicycle-friendly city in North America (Copenhagen Index, 2015)
Best city on the planet for International education (Economist’s Intelligence Unit, 2013)
Winner of the award for Outstanding Public Transportation System in North America (American Public Transportation Association, 2010)
One of only two North American cities designated a “City of Design” title by UNESCO, (2006)
The most restaurants per capita of any city in North America
Largest French-speaking city in the world outside Paris
Source: Concordia University