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It is almost cliché, it’s such a common statistic: women still make 20 cents less for every dollar a man does in Canada — a gap that widens for Aboriginal women, new immigrants, trans women and women of colour.

More than one million women reported sexual violence or domestic violence in the last five years. And men still outnumber women three to one among elected officials — despite the fact six of the provinces and territories have been run by women in the last three years.

But the very places women live, the cities they call home, can help widen or bridge that gap with men.

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The final rankings don’t tell a complete picture nor do the necessarily capture difference challenges women from different backgrounds face, the study. Numbers can’t compare what a trans woman in Toronto endures versus an Aboriginal woman in Winnipeg, but they can provide a snap shot of gender gaps and offer a metric to track progress and change, the authors notes.

The report is set for release Wednesday but was provided in advance to the National Post.

Here’s the complete list of rankings, from best to worst, with an interesting fact or statistic from each of the included 25 municipal areas analyzed in the report.

1. Victoria

Women in Victoria only trail men in employment by three per cent, the tightest margin in the country.

2. Gatineau

Women in Gatineau enjoy the smallest wage gap in the country: they make 87 cents for every male dollar.

3. Quebec City