Vancouver has been ranked one of the most livable cities in the world for more than a decade.It is one of Canada's warmest cities in the winter. It has the coolest summer average high of all major Canadian metropolitan area. It has been ranked as having the fourth-highest quality of living of any city on Earths.It's scenic location makes it a major tourist destination.It is also the headquarters of forest product and mining companies.

 

Vancouver has become a centre for software development, biotechnology, aerospace, video game development, animation studios and television production and film industry.There are five public universities in the Greater Vancouver area, the largest being the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU), with a combined enrolment of more than 90,000 undergraduates, graduates, and professional students in 2008.UBC consistently ranks among the 40 best universities in the world, and is among the 20 best public universities.It was one of six venues for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and hosted the Final game between the United States and Japan.