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Looking to start a new business? Your best bet might be to move to the Prairie provinces.

That’s because a survey to be released Monday has found that the most entrepreneurial cities are overwhelmingly found in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The survey, titled Communities in Boom, was researched and compiled by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business for the Financial Post.

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It looked at 103 cities across Canada, ranking which ones showed the strongest signs of entrepreneurial activity. Of the Top 10 cities, nine were located in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

The history of those provinces is based on entrepreneurs moving west and settling lands, creating their own businesses

“There is a good business ownership economy out there,” said Ted Mallett, chief economist with the CFIB. “The history of those provinces is based on entrepreneurs moving west and settling lands, creating their own businesses. It’s no surprise that led to a strong entrepreneurial spirit.”

(See the complete city rankings at the bottom of this post)