Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rate of satisfaction with life of any province across the country.
That’s according to new data released by Statistics Canada.
According to their numbers, just over 61 per cent of people gave a “life satisfaction rating” between eight and 10.
That number is much higher than the average for Canada as a whole, which is 51 per cent.
When broken down by gender, the rate was 66 per cent for men in this province, also the highest in Canada.
The number was 57 per cent for women, which is higher than the national average of 50 per cent, and second only to Quebec across the country.
Statistics Canada looked at six factors that contribute to quality of life, half of them linked to social connections, including life satisfaction, sense of meaning and purpose, future outlook, loneliness, having someone to count on, and belonging to the local community.
The stats suggest Ontario is the loneliest province, with 15 per cent of people saying they always or often felt lonely, while 59 per cent of people in this province said they rarely or never felt lonely.