Toronto edged Montreal out by one point, but don’t get too smug — we’re not talking about a Leafs game.

Hogtown is the least-liked city in Canada, according to a new survey of 2,345 Canadians conducted by Leger Marketing on behalf of the National Capital Commission and the Association of Canadian Studies.

Toronto left a negative perception for 19 per cent of Canadians, while Montreal was the second least favourite city with 18 per cent turning up their noses.

A last place ranking might leave Toronto envious of its competition, but it must be pointed out that 73 per cent of respondents still had a positive impression of the country’s largest metropolis.

Respondents were asked to grade Canadian cities — including Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, Victoria, Quebec City, Edmonton and Ottawa — on a scale registering feelings from “very positive” and “somewhat positive” to “very negative” and “somewhat negative.”

It comes as no surprise that disdain was based on geography. Respondents west of Manitoba were more likely to give the Big Smoke a thumbs down.

Albertans seemed to be the most irritated with the city, with 30 per cent claiming negative feelings toward it.

Torontonians should take solace that Albertans were the grumpiest across the board — they didn’t show much love to Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec City or Edmonton, either.

Ottawa, Victoria and Vancouver garnered the favour of more than 80 per cent of respondents.

While Ottawa had the most positive perceptions overall, west coast cities Victoria and Vancouver ruled when it came to “very positive” perceptions.

Coastal cities Victoria and Halifax had the fewest “very negative” perceptions.

The survey was done online between Sept. 20 and Oct. 3 and the margin of error is within 2 per cent, 19 times out of 20.