| City | Learning to Be Score | Per cent who spent on reading | Per cent who spent on the performing arts | Per cent who spent on museums |
| Victoria* | 7.6 | 84.6 | 49.1 | 43.2 |
| Saskatoon | 7.4 | 80.7 | 55.3 | 36.0 |
| Regina | 6.9 | 77.3 | 45.8 | 37.7 |
| Calgary | 6.8 | 81.9 | 39.3 | 42.8 |
| Halifax | 6.5 | 78.6 | 43.9 | 37.0 |
| St. John’s | 5.9 | 71.8 | 48.1 | 28.1 |
| Edmonton | 5.6 | 70.3 | 39.8 | 26.4 |
| Fredericton* | 5.5 | 83.8 | 43.9 | 25.5 |
| Winnipeg | 5.5 | 77.3 | 39.1 | 30.7 |
| Toronto | 5.4 | 68.7 | 36.1 | 33.9 |
| London* | 5.4 | 67.1 | - | - |
| Charlottetown | 5.1 | 75.4 | 47.0 | 22.9 |
| Vancouver | 5.1 | 64.1 | 40.7 | 27.6 |
| Québec* | 4.6 | 81.8 | 39.7 | - |
| Moncton* | 4.4 | 74.8 | 35.8 | 29.3 |
| Saint John | 4.3 | 75.8 | 35.1 | 19.7 |
| Montréal | 4.0 | 71.5 | 35.9 | 25.5 |
| Cape Breton* | 4.0 | 70.7 | 27.0 | - |
Source: Statistics Canada, special tabulation, unpublished data, Survey of Household Spending, 2008. Unless indicated, data reflects Census Metropolitan Areas.
* Data for these cities only available at the economic region level.
CLI Measure: Proportion of Canadian households reporting annual expenditures on printed reading material.
CLI Measure: Proportion of Canadian households reporting annual expenditures on live performing arts.
CLI Measure: Proportion of Canadian households reporting annual expenditures on admissions to museums and other activities.
