Earliest recorded position in this interval.
Rank— → #68National score— → —
World Wealthiest Country · Abundance history
Canada 🇨🇦 · Country History
Movement in the World Wealthiest Country Abundance Scorecard, measured through access to life rather than GDP or money. Every archived point adjustment and source remains available; unchanged observations are condensed by date, not deleted.
World Wealthiest Country · Recorded rank history
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National score over the same dates
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Selected rank observation
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #13 to #68 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#13 → #68National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#68 → #69National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #68 to #69 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#68 → #69National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
National score changed while rank held.
Rank#69 → #69National score— → -56.48
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#69 → #70National score-56.48 → -56.48
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #70 to #45 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#70 → #45National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #69 to #70 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#69 → #70National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#70 → #45National score-56.48 → -54.37
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-54.37 → -55.79
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#45 → #52National score-54.37 → -55.79
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 15 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #45 to #52 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#45 → #52National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#52 → #53National score-55.79 → -55.88
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 54 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-55.88 → -56.18
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 62.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 62.75 |
| Base category score | — | 62.75 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 80.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 75.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 65.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | 50.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | 60.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +62.75 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived after the change (6)
Canada admitted about 393,500 permanent residents in 2025 while reducing new temporary arrivals.
2026 admissions targets include protected persons and refugees, alongside restrictions on temporary inflows.
2026 permanent-resident statistics show structured migration and routes to residence.
Eligible air visitors may use eTA; eTA is not the same as a visa or permission to work.
Canada differentiates visa-free US travel exemptions, CAN$7 eTA for specified visa-exempt air passengers, and conditional eTA for certain visa-required passport holders who previously held a Canadian visa or qualifying US visa. An eTA is not an eVisa or a universal visa-free grant; visitor visas remain necessary for others and some modes of arrival. An eTA does not guarantee admission.
Canada differentiates visa-free US travel exemptions, CAN$7 eTA for specified visa-exempt air passengers, and conditional eTA for certain visa-required passport holders who previously held a Canadian visa or qualifying US visa. An eTA is not an eVisa or a universal visa-free grant; visitor visas remain necessary for others and some modes of arrival. An eTA does not guarantee admission.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to 14.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 14.75 |
| Base category score | — | 14.75 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 78.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 70.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 45.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | -55.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | 35.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +14.75 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived after the change (6)
Aid reporting provides transparency but is not a complete net repair accounting for all cross-border effects.
Resources, emissions and trade also carry overseas impacts; aid dollars alone cannot cancel them.
Project and recipient reporting gives concrete program beneficiaries, still needing independent confirmation.
Statutory annual report covers humanitarian, food, health and education programs abroad.
Canada’s 2024–25 statutory international-assistance report describes funded programmes across humanitarian, health, food and education sectors and gives named project outcomes. Partner-reported outputs and dollars spent are distinguished from independently validated local gains; environmental impact, extractive dependencies and documented repair remain open.
Canada’s 2024–25 statutory international-assistance report describes funded programmes across humanitarian, health, food and education sectors and gives named project outcomes. Partner-reported outputs and dollars spent are distinguished from independently validated local gains; environmental impact, extractive dependencies and documented repair remain open.
Water & Sanitation Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 56.50 | 56.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Canada has immense freshwater and treatment capacity and very high national service reach, yet access is not uniform. Federal reporting says 97% of public water systems on reserve met guidelines in 2025–26 and 151 long-term drinking-water advisories had been lifted since 2015, while some long-term advisories persisted. The national physical resource base is exceptional, but Indigenous and remote reliability gaps remain material.
Canada has immense freshwater and treatment capacity and very high national service reach, yet access is not uniform. Federal reporting says 97% of public water systems on reserve met guidelines in 2025–26 and 151 long-term drinking-water advisories had been lifted since 2015, while some long-term advisories persisted. The national physical resource base is exceptional, but Indigenous and remote reliability gaps remain material.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Canada has immense freshwater and treatment capacity and very high national service reach, yet access is not uniform. Federal reporting says 97% of public water systems on reserve met guidelines in 2025–26 and 151 long-term drinking-water advisories had been lifted since 2015, while some long-term advisories persisted. The national physical resource base is exceptional, but Indigenous and remote reliability gaps remain material.
Canada has immense freshwater and treatment capacity and very high national service reach, yet access is not uniform. Federal reporting says 97% of public water systems on reserve met guidelines in 2025–26 and 151 long-term drinking-water advisories had been lifted since 2015, while some long-term advisories persisted. The national physical resource base is exceptional, but Indigenous and remote reliability gaps remain material.
Canada has immense freshwater and treatment capacity and very high national service reach, yet access is not uniform. Federal reporting says 97% of public water systems on reserve met guidelines in 2025–26 and 151 long-term drinking-water advisories had been lifted since 2015, while some long-term advisories persisted. The national physical resource base is exceptional, but Indigenous and remote reliability gaps remain material.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 57.25 | 57.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Canada has extraordinary lakes, forests, parks and public-landscape capacity and relatively strong national safety institutions. Statistics Canada quality-of-life mapping nevertheless shows geographic differences in life satisfaction and belonging, while the 2025 Crime Severity Index varied dramatically between provinces and territories. Capacity for beauty and peace is high, but everyday reach and safety are not uniform.
Canada has extraordinary lakes, forests, parks and public-landscape capacity and relatively strong national safety institutions. Statistics Canada quality-of-life mapping nevertheless shows geographic differences in life satisfaction and belonging, while the 2025 Crime Severity Index varied dramatically between provinces and territories. Capacity for beauty and peace is high, but everyday reach and safety are not uniform.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Canada has extraordinary lakes, forests, parks and public-landscape capacity and relatively strong national safety institutions. Statistics Canada quality-of-life mapping nevertheless shows geographic differences in life satisfaction and belonging, while the 2025 Crime Severity Index varied dramatically between provinces and territories. Capacity for beauty and peace is high, but everyday reach and safety are not uniform.
Canada has extraordinary lakes, forests, parks and public-landscape capacity and relatively strong national safety institutions. Statistics Canada quality-of-life mapping nevertheless shows geographic differences in life satisfaction and belonging, while the 2025 Crime Severity Index varied dramatically between provinces and territories. Capacity for beauty and peace is high, but everyday reach and safety are not uniform.
Canada has extraordinary lakes, forests, parks and public-landscape capacity and relatively strong national safety institutions. Statistics Canada quality-of-life mapping nevertheless shows geographic differences in life satisfaction and belonging, while the 2025 Crime Severity Index varied dramatically between provinces and territories. Capacity for beauty and peace is high, but everyday reach and safety are not uniform.
Mobility & Reachability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 39.25 | 39.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Canada has extensive road, air and metropolitan transit systems, but reach changes dramatically with geography. Statistics Canada reports roughly three-quarters of Canadians lived within 500 metres of a transit stop in 2024, compared with only about 10% of rural residents; public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes. Distance, fares, fuel and vehicle ownership remain significant gates.
Sources archived after the change (2)
Canada has extensive road, air and metropolitan transit systems, but reach changes dramatically with geography. Statistics Canada reports roughly three-quarters of Canadians lived within 500 metres of a transit stop in 2024, compared with only about 10% of rural residents; public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes. Distance, fares, fuel and vehicle ownership remain significant gates.
Canada has extensive road, air and metropolitan transit systems, but reach changes dramatically with geography. Statistics Canada reports roughly three-quarters of Canadians lived within 500 metres of a transit stop in 2024, compared with only about 10% of rural residents; public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes. Distance, fares, fuel and vehicle ownership remain significant gates.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 45.00 | 45.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Canada has immense forests, freshwater, wetlands and wildlife capacity, but ecological resilience is under pressure from wildfire, drought, climate change and species decline. Federal indicators show mixed progress for species at risk and only part of the assessed set is moving consistently toward population and distribution objectives. Protection and recovery capacity are substantial without constituting ecological abundance achieved.
Canada has immense forests, freshwater, wetlands and wildlife capacity, but ecological resilience is under pressure from wildfire, drought, climate change and species decline. Federal indicators show mixed progress for species at risk and only part of the assessed set is moving consistently toward population and distribution objectives. Protection and recovery capacity are substantial without constituting ecological abundance achieved.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Canada has immense forests, freshwater, wetlands and wildlife capacity, but ecological resilience is under pressure from wildfire, drought, climate change and species decline. Federal indicators show mixed progress for species at risk and only part of the assessed set is moving consistently toward population and distribution objectives. Protection and recovery capacity are substantial without constituting ecological abundance achieved.
Canada has immense forests, freshwater, wetlands and wildlife capacity, but ecological resilience is under pressure from wildfire, drought, climate change and species decline. Federal indicators show mixed progress for species at risk and only part of the assessed set is moving consistently toward population and distribution objectives. Protection and recovery capacity are substantial without constituting ecological abundance achieved.
Canada has immense forests, freshwater, wetlands and wildlife capacity, but ecological resilience is under pressure from wildfire, drought, climate change and species decline. Federal indicators show mixed progress for species at risk and only part of the assessed set is moving consistently toward population and distribution objectives. Protection and recovery capacity are substantial without constituting ecological abundance achieved.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 33.50 | 33.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Canada has immense physical land capacity, but usable residential and productive access is concentrated by infrastructure, climate, services, tenure and price. The same national housing evidence showing 11.6% core housing need and much higher renter stress demonstrates that abundant territory is not equivalent to ordinary spatial freedom near family, care and work.
Canada has immense physical land capacity, but usable residential and productive access is concentrated by infrastructure, climate, services, tenure and price. The same national housing evidence showing 11.6% core housing need and much higher renter stress demonstrates that abundant territory is not equivalent to ordinary spatial freedom near family, care and work.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Canada has immense physical land capacity, but usable residential and productive access is concentrated by infrastructure, climate, services, tenure and price. The same national housing evidence showing 11.6% core housing need and much higher renter stress demonstrates that abundant territory is not equivalent to ordinary spatial freedom near family, care and work.
Canada has immense physical land capacity, but usable residential and productive access is concentrated by infrastructure, climate, services, tenure and price. The same national housing evidence showing 11.6% core housing need and much higher renter stress demonstrates that abundant territory is not equivalent to ordinary spatial freedom near family, care and work.
Canada has immense physical land capacity, but usable residential and productive access is concentrated by infrastructure, climate, services, tenure and price. The same national housing evidence showing 11.6% core housing need and much higher renter stress demonstrates that abundant territory is not equivalent to ordinary spatial freedom near family, care and work.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 54.75 | 54.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Canada has established justice, policing and administrative systems. The national Crime Severity Index was 75.0 in 2025, but the range was very wide—from 57.2 in Ontario to 485.9 in the Northwest Territories—showing that safety and institutional experience differ sharply by geography. Legal, travel and representation costs add further friction even where formal access exists.
Sources archived after the change (2)
Canada has established justice, policing and administrative systems. The national Crime Severity Index was 75.0 in 2025, but the range was very wide—from 57.2 in Ontario to 485.9 in the Northwest Territories—showing that safety and institutional experience differ sharply by geography. Legal, travel and representation costs add further friction even where formal access exists.
Canada has established justice, policing and administrative systems. The national Crime Severity Index was 75.0 in 2025, but the range was very wide—from 57.2 in Ontario to 485.9 in the Northwest Territories—showing that safety and institutional experience differ sharply by geography. Legal, travel and representation costs add further friction even where formal access exists.
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 42.25 | 42.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Canada has high labour-saving and digital capacity, but the return of time is uneven. Statistics Canada reported that 35.5% of people aged 15+ rated satisfaction with their amount of free time as low in Q3 2024; the 2022 Time Use Survey records substantial unpaid domestic and care work, while public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes in 2024. Time remains strongly shaped by work, care, housing and transport geography.
Canada has high labour-saving and digital capacity, but the return of time is uneven. Statistics Canada reported that 35.5% of people aged 15+ rated satisfaction with their amount of free time as low in Q3 2024; the 2022 Time Use Survey records substantial unpaid domestic and care work, while public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes in 2024. Time remains strongly shaped by work, care, housing and transport geography.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Canada has high labour-saving and digital capacity, but the return of time is uneven. Statistics Canada reported that 35.5% of people aged 15+ rated satisfaction with their amount of free time as low in Q3 2024; the 2022 Time Use Survey records substantial unpaid domestic and care work, while public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes in 2024. Time remains strongly shaped by work, care, housing and transport geography.
Canada has high labour-saving and digital capacity, but the return of time is uneven. Statistics Canada reported that 35.5% of people aged 15+ rated satisfaction with their amount of free time as low in Q3 2024; the 2022 Time Use Survey records substantial unpaid domestic and care work, while public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes in 2024. Time remains strongly shaped by work, care, housing and transport geography.
Canada has high labour-saving and digital capacity, but the return of time is uneven. Statistics Canada reported that 35.5% of people aged 15+ rated satisfaction with their amount of free time as low in Q3 2024; the 2022 Time Use Survey records substantial unpaid domestic and care work, while public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes in 2024. Time remains strongly shaped by work, care, housing and transport geography.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.25 | 32.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Canada has large housing and construction capacity, but affordability remains a major reach constraint. CMHC and Statistics Canada report core housing need at 11.6% in 2024 and 22.1% among renters; 27.9% of households reported financial difficulty related to rising rent or mortgage payments. Federal homelessness indicators also show continued high inflows into homelessness.
Canada has large housing and construction capacity, but affordability remains a major reach constraint. CMHC and Statistics Canada report core housing need at 11.6% in 2024 and 22.1% among renters; 27.9% of households reported financial difficulty related to rising rent or mortgage payments. Federal homelessness indicators also show continued high inflows into homelessness.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Canada has large housing and construction capacity, but affordability remains a major reach constraint. CMHC and Statistics Canada report core housing need at 11.6% in 2024 and 22.1% among renters; 27.9% of households reported financial difficulty related to rising rent or mortgage payments. Federal homelessness indicators also show continued high inflows into homelessness.
Canada has large housing and construction capacity, but affordability remains a major reach constraint. CMHC and Statistics Canada report core housing need at 11.6% in 2024 and 22.1% among renters; 27.9% of households reported financial difficulty related to rising rent or mortgage payments. Federal homelessness indicators also show continued high inflows into homelessness.
Canada has large housing and construction capacity, but affordability remains a major reach constraint. CMHC and Statistics Canada report core housing need at 11.6% in 2024 and 22.1% among renters; 27.9% of households reported financial difficulty related to rising rent or mortgage payments. Federal homelessness indicators also show continued high inflows into homelessness.
Health & Care Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 47.50 | 47.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Canada has universal public insurance for core physician and hospital care and substantial health infrastructure, but timely access is a major constraint. CIHI reports only 26.8% of adults had same- or next-day access to a health provider in 2024, with unmet need concentrated among people facing poverty and geographic disadvantage. Formal coverage therefore exceeds practical timely reach.
Canada has universal public insurance for core physician and hospital care and substantial health infrastructure, but timely access is a major constraint. CIHI reports only 26.8% of adults had same- or next-day access to a health provider in 2024, with unmet need concentrated among people facing poverty and geographic disadvantage. Formal coverage therefore exceeds practical timely reach.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Canada has universal public insurance for core physician and hospital care and substantial health infrastructure, but timely access is a major constraint. CIHI reports only 26.8% of adults had same- or next-day access to a health provider in 2024, with unmet need concentrated among people facing poverty and geographic disadvantage. Formal coverage therefore exceeds practical timely reach.
Canada has universal public insurance for core physician and hospital care and substantial health infrastructure, but timely access is a major constraint. CIHI reports only 26.8% of adults had same- or next-day access to a health provider in 2024, with unmet need concentrated among people facing poverty and geographic disadvantage. Formal coverage therefore exceeds practical timely reach.
Canada has universal public insurance for core physician and hospital care and substantial health infrastructure, but timely access is a major constraint. CIHI reports only 26.8% of adults had same- or next-day access to a health provider in 2024, with unmet need concentrated among people facing poverty and geographic disadvantage. Formal coverage therefore exceeds practical timely reach.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 38.00 | 38.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Canada has very large agricultural, fisheries and food-logistics capacity, but household food access is sharply money-gated. Statistics Canada reports that 24.0% of Canadians lived in households experiencing some food insecurity in 2024 and 18.4% were moderately or severely food insecure. High production capability therefore coexists with a large household access failure.
Canada has very large agricultural, fisheries and food-logistics capacity, but household food access is sharply money-gated. Statistics Canada reports that 24.0% of Canadians lived in households experiencing some food insecurity in 2024 and 18.4% were moderately or severely food insecure. High production capability therefore coexists with a large household access failure.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Canada has very large agricultural, fisheries and food-logistics capacity, but household food access is sharply money-gated. Statistics Canada reports that 24.0% of Canadians lived in households experiencing some food insecurity in 2024 and 18.4% were moderately or severely food insecure. High production capability therefore coexists with a large household access failure.
Canada has very large agricultural, fisheries and food-logistics capacity, but household food access is sharply money-gated. Statistics Canada reports that 24.0% of Canadians lived in households experiencing some food insecurity in 2024 and 18.4% were moderately or severely food insecure. High production capability therefore coexists with a large household access failure.
Canada has very large agricultural, fisheries and food-logistics capacity, but household food access is sharply money-gated. Statistics Canada reports that 24.0% of Canadians lived in households experiencing some food insecurity in 2024 and 18.4% were moderately or severely food insecure. High production capability therefore coexists with a large household access failure.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 5.50 | 5.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (3)
Canada has materially expanded public childcare support. By February 2025 eight provinces and territories delivered regulated childcare averaging C$10 a day or less and all others had cut fees at least 50%, benefiting about 900,000 children. This meaningfully reduces family friction, although space availability, eligibility and remaining fees prevent it from being universal free care.
Canada has materially expanded public childcare support. By February 2025 eight provinces and territories delivered regulated childcare averaging C$10 a day or less and all others had cut fees at least 50%, benefiting about 900,000 children. This meaningfully reduces family friction, although space availability, eligibility and remaining fees prevent it from being universal free care.
The country-specific national legislation or court record corroborates legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The score adjustment is an authored TBF policy judgment, not a causal fertility estimate.
Sources archived after the change (4)
Canada has materially expanded public childcare support. By February 2025 eight provinces and territories delivered regulated childcare averaging C$10 a day or less and all others had cut fees at least 50%, benefiting about 900,000 children. This meaningfully reduces family friction, although space availability, eligibility and remaining fees prevent it from being universal free care.
Canada has materially expanded public childcare support. By February 2025 eight provinces and territories delivered regulated childcare averaging C$10 a day or less and all others had cut fees at least 50%, benefiting about 900,000 children. This meaningfully reduces family friction, although space availability, eligibility and remaining fees prevent it from being universal free care.
Canada has materially expanded public childcare support. By February 2025 eight provinces and territories delivered regulated childcare averaging C$10 a day or less and all others had cut fees at least 50%, benefiting about 900,000 children. This meaningfully reduces family friction, although space availability, eligibility and remaining fees prevent it from being universal free care.
The country-specific national legislation or court record corroborates legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The score adjustment is an authored TBF policy judgment, not a causal fertility estimate.
Energy & Household Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 58.25 | 58.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Canada has enormous hydro, nuclear, gas and other electricity capacity; Statistics Canada reports 625.2 million MWh generated in 2025, with hydro at 54.9%. Reach is broad but affordability is not universal: a Statistics Canada energy-poverty analysis found 5.6% of households energy poor in the 2021 Census, with much higher rates in Atlantic provinces. Essential energy remains payment mediated.
Canada has enormous hydro, nuclear, gas and other electricity capacity; Statistics Canada reports 625.2 million MWh generated in 2025, with hydro at 54.9%. Reach is broad but affordability is not universal: a Statistics Canada energy-poverty analysis found 5.6% of households energy poor in the 2021 Census, with much higher rates in Atlantic provinces. Essential energy remains payment mediated.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Canada has enormous hydro, nuclear, gas and other electricity capacity; Statistics Canada reports 625.2 million MWh generated in 2025, with hydro at 54.9%. Reach is broad but affordability is not universal: a Statistics Canada energy-poverty analysis found 5.6% of households energy poor in the 2021 Census, with much higher rates in Atlantic provinces. Essential energy remains payment mediated.
Canada has enormous hydro, nuclear, gas and other electricity capacity; Statistics Canada reports 625.2 million MWh generated in 2025, with hydro at 54.9%. Reach is broad but affordability is not universal: a Statistics Canada energy-poverty analysis found 5.6% of households energy poor in the 2021 Census, with much higher rates in Atlantic provinces. Essential energy remains payment mediated.
Canada has enormous hydro, nuclear, gas and other electricity capacity; Statistics Canada reports 625.2 million MWh generated in 2025, with hydro at 54.9%. Reach is broad but affordability is not universal: a Statistics Canada energy-poverty analysis found 5.6% of households energy poor in the 2021 Census, with much higher rates in Atlantic provinces. Essential energy remains payment mediated.
Education & Human Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 53.50 | 53.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Canada has universal public schooling and a broad tertiary system, but post-secondary access remains financially mediated. Average undergraduate tuition in 2025–26 was C$7,734 for Canadian students and C$41,746 for international students. Strong educational capacity and high attainment therefore coexist with fees, debt and geographic access differences.
Sources archived after the change (2)
Canada has universal public schooling and a broad tertiary system, but post-secondary access remains financially mediated. Average undergraduate tuition in 2025–26 was C$7,734 for Canadian students and C$41,746 for international students. Strong educational capacity and high attainment therefore coexist with fees, debt and geographic access differences.
Canada has universal public schooling and a broad tertiary system, but post-secondary access remains financially mediated. Average undergraduate tuition in 2025–26 was C$7,734 for Canadian students and C$41,746 for international students. Strong educational capacity and high attainment therefore coexist with fees, debt and geographic access differences.
Durability, Repair & Material Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 42.50 | 42.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Canada has substantial recycling and diversion systems, but material throughput remains high. Statistics Canada reports 9.8 million tonnes diverted from landfill in 2023, while non-residential waste generation exceeded 16.4 million tonnes in 2024 and some diversion streams weakened. Circular-economy policy capacity is real, but disposal and replacement remain significant.
Canada has substantial recycling and diversion systems, but material throughput remains high. Statistics Canada reports 9.8 million tonnes diverted from landfill in 2023, while non-residential waste generation exceeded 16.4 million tonnes in 2024 and some diversion streams weakened. Circular-economy policy capacity is real, but disposal and replacement remain significant.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Canada has substantial recycling and diversion systems, but material throughput remains high. Statistics Canada reports 9.8 million tonnes diverted from landfill in 2023, while non-residential waste generation exceeded 16.4 million tonnes in 2024 and some diversion streams weakened. Circular-economy policy capacity is real, but disposal and replacement remain significant.
Canada has substantial recycling and diversion systems, but material throughput remains high. Statistics Canada reports 9.8 million tonnes diverted from landfill in 2023, while non-residential waste generation exceeded 16.4 million tonnes in 2024 and some diversion streams weakened. Circular-economy policy capacity is real, but disposal and replacement remain significant.
Canada has substantial recycling and diversion systems, but material throughput remains high. Statistics Canada reports 9.8 million tonnes diverted from landfill in 2023, while non-residential waste generation exceeded 16.4 million tonnes in 2024 and some diversion streams weakened. Circular-economy policy capacity is real, but disposal and replacement remain significant.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-55.79 → -55.88
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #52 to #53 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#52 → #53National score-55.79 → -55.88
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- Seychelles #53 → #52; points -55.83 → -55.83
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#53 → #41National score-55.88 → -56.18
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:03 GMT-0500; 1 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #53 to #41 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#53 → #41National score-55.88 → -56.18
Countries that fell below this country (12)
- Guernsey #36 → #42; points -53.78 → -56.58
- French Polynesia #39 → #43; points -54.38 → -56.71
- Luxembourg #43 → #44; points -55.04 → -56.73
- Christmas Island #38 → #45; points -54.17 → -56.83
- Guadeloupe #46 → #47; points -55.28 → -56.92
- Vietnam #47 → #51; points -55.43 → -57.00
- Malta #49 → #52; points -55.68 → -57.07
- Maldives #44 → #53; points -55.05 → -57.08
- Bahrain #45 → #54; points -55.12 → -57.15
- Seychelles #51 → #56; points -55.83 → -57.39
- Guam #48 → #66; points -55.68 → -58.16
- American Samoa #50 → #68; points -55.71 → -58.30
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #56 to #41 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#56 → #41National score-55.88 → -56.18
Countries that fell below this country (15)
- Guernsey #33 → #42; points -53.78 → -56.58
- French Polynesia #35 → #43; points -54.38 → -56.71
- Luxembourg #39 → #44; points -55.04 → -56.73
- Uruguay #54 → #46; points -56.11 → -56.11
- Guadeloupe #42 → #47; points -55.28 → -56.92
- Thailand #50 → #48; points -55.97 → -55.97
- Latvia #51 → #50; points -56.01 → -56.98
- Vietnam #43 → #51; points -55.43 → -55.43
- Malta #46 → #52; points -55.68 → -57.07
- Maldives #40 → #53; points -55.05 → -57.08
- Seychelles #48 → #56; points -55.83 → -55.83
- Denmark #53 → #58; points -56.09 → -57.46
- Saint Martin (French part) #55 → #64; points -56.15 → -57.93
- Guam #45 → #66; points -55.68 → -58.16
- Northern Mariana Islands #52 → #70; points -56.04 → -58.36
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#52 → #40National score-55.88 → -56.18
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#41 → #40National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 4 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #41 to #40 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#41 → #40National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#40 → #41National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 06:17 GMT-0500; 1303 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#41 → #40National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #41 to #40 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#41 → #40National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Slovakia #37 → #41; points -55.52 → -56.22
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#40 → #39National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #40 to #39 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#40 → #39National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Italy #34 → #230
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#39 → #38National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #39 to #38 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#39 → #38National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Brunei #15 → #220; points -50.29 → -50.29
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#38 → #37National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #38 to #37 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#38 → #37National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#37 → #36National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #37 to #36 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#37 → #36National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- San Marino #3 → #236
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #38 to #36 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#38 → #36National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- San Marino #4 → #236; points -47.91 → -47.91
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#36 → #35National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #36 to #35 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#36 → #35National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #3 → #217
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#35 → #34National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #35 to #34 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#35 → #34National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #3 → #223; points -48.73 → -48.73
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#34 → #33National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #34 to #33 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#34 → #33National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #6 → #235
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#33 → #32National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #33 to #32 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#33 → #32National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Andorra #9 → #196; points -49.97 → -49.97
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#32 → #35National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #32 to #40 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#32 → #40National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (8)
- Tokelau First recorded here at #2; earlier position unavailable
- San Marino First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Falkland Islands First recorded here at #5; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #6; earlier position unavailable
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon First recorded here at #10; earlier position unavailable
- Andorra First recorded here at #14; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #15; earlier position unavailable
- Italy First recorded here at #36; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #32 to #35 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#32 → #35National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #11; earlier position unavailable
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#35 → #39National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #40 to #39 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#40 → #39National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Sweden #3 → #52; points -46.31 → -57.38
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#39 → #38National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 22 Oct 2026 · 20:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #39 to #38 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#39 → #38National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #4 → #41; points -48.59 → -56.34
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#38 → #37National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #38 to #37 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#38 → #37National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #4 → #49; points -48.73 → -57.04
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#37 → #38National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #37 to #38 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#37 → #38National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- Brazil #99 → #34; points -60.98 → -55.41
Every recorded change
Each archived event is preserved. Category details and sources begin from the first detailed country snapshot; older records remain visible without invented comparisons.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #37 to #38 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#37 → #38National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- Brazil #99 → #34; points -60.98 → -55.41
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #38 to #37 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#38 → #37National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #4 → #49; points -48.73 → -57.04
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #39 to #38 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#39 → #38National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #4 → #41; points -48.59 → -56.34
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #39 to #38 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#39 → #38National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #4 → #41; points -48.59 → -56.34
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #40 to #39 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#40 → #39National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Sweden #3 → #52; points -46.31 → -57.38
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 42.25 | 42.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (3)
Canada has high labour-saving and digital capacity, but the return of time is uneven. Statistics Canada reported that 35.5% of people aged 15+ rated satisfaction with their amount of free time as low in Q3 2024; the 2022 Time Use Survey records substantial unpaid domestic and care work, while public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes in 2024. Time remains strongly shaped by work, care, housing and transport geography.
Canada has high labour-saving and digital capacity, but the return of time is uneven. Statistics Canada reported that 35.5% of people aged 15+ rated satisfaction with their amount of free time as low in Q3 2024; the 2022 Time Use Survey records substantial unpaid domestic and care work, while public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes in 2024. Time remains strongly shaped by work, care, housing and transport geography.
Canada has high labour-saving and digital capacity, but the return of time is uneven. Statistics Canada reported that 35.5% of people aged 15+ rated satisfaction with their amount of free time as low in Q3 2024; the 2022 Time Use Survey records substantial unpaid domestic and care work, while public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes in 2024. Time remains strongly shaped by work, care, housing and transport geography.
Sources archived after the change (4)
Canada has high labour-saving and digital capacity, but the return of time is uneven. Statistics Canada reported that 35.5% of people aged 15+ rated satisfaction with their amount of free time as low in Q3 2024; the 2022 Time Use Survey records substantial unpaid domestic and care work, while public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes in 2024. Time remains strongly shaped by work, care, housing and transport geography.
Canada has high labour-saving and digital capacity, but the return of time is uneven. Statistics Canada reported that 35.5% of people aged 15+ rated satisfaction with their amount of free time as low in Q3 2024; the 2022 Time Use Survey records substantial unpaid domestic and care work, while public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes in 2024. Time remains strongly shaped by work, care, housing and transport geography.
Canada has high labour-saving and digital capacity, but the return of time is uneven. Statistics Canada reported that 35.5% of people aged 15+ rated satisfaction with their amount of free time as low in Q3 2024; the 2022 Time Use Survey records substantial unpaid domestic and care work, while public-transit commuters averaged 43.1 minutes in 2024. Time remains strongly shaped by work, care, housing and transport geography.
The 2022 Time Use Survey analysis finds work-from-home teleworkers could reallocate more than an hour per day on average because they avoided commuting on the measured diary day. Paid work hours did not differ meaningfully among studied groups after adjustment.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 4.75 | 4.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
- Food
- The National School Food Program operates through agreements with all provinces and territories and targets up to 400,000 additional children per year. It is a documented in-school food route rather than unconditional family food provision.
- Healthcare
- The Canada Health Act establishes insured medically necessary physician/hospital services without patient charges for eligible insured residents, a major direct no-pay channel. Prescription drugs and many dental or other services are not comprehensively included under this guarantee.
- Housing / Land
- The Canada Housing Benefit provides targeted household financial support for rent; the recipient remains a renter and funding is not a national grant of free land or home. A 2023 one-time top-up is closed and must not be counted as a current route.
- Transport
- TTC pay-as-you-go cash and electronic fares apply for ordinary journeys in Toronto. Discounts and transfer/fare caps are not a nationwide ordinary fare-free transit entitlement.
- Water / Energy
- Housing and electricity are ordinarily billed. Benefits assist eligible households, but no national unconditional no-charge household water/energy continuity was verified in the cited primary records.
Earlier reasoning
- Food
- The National School Food Program operates through agreements with all provinces and territories and targets up to 400,000 additional children per year. It is a documented in-school food route rather than unconditional family food provision.
- Housing / Land
- The Canada Housing Benefit provides targeted household financial support for rent; the recipient remains a renter and funding is not a national grant of free land or home. A 2023 one-time top-up is closed and must not be counted as a current route.
- Healthcare
- The Canada Health Act establishes insured medically necessary physician/hospital services without patient charges for eligible insured residents, a major direct no-pay channel. Prescription drugs and many dental or other services are not comprehensively included under this guarantee.
- Transport
- TTC pay-as-you-go cash and electronic fares apply for ordinary journeys in Toronto. Discounts and transfer/fare caps are not a nationwide ordinary fare-free transit entitlement.
- Water / Energy
- Housing and electricity are ordinarily billed. Benefits assist eligible households, but no national unconditional no-charge household water/energy continuity was verified in the cited primary records.
Sources archived before (5)
Sources archived after the change (5)
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #32 to #40 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#32 → #40National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (8)
- Tokelau First recorded here at #2; earlier position unavailable
- San Marino First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Falkland Islands First recorded here at #5; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #6; earlier position unavailable
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon First recorded here at #10; earlier position unavailable
- Andorra First recorded here at #14; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #15; earlier position unavailable
- Italy First recorded here at #36; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #32 to #35 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#32 → #35National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #11; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #33 to #32 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#33 → #32National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Andorra #9 → #196; points -49.97 → -49.97
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #34 to #33 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#34 → #33National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #6 → #235
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #35 to #34 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#35 → #34National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #3 → #223; points -48.73 → -48.73
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #36 to #35 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#36 → #35National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #3 → #217
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #37 to #36 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#37 → #36National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- San Marino #3 → #236
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #38 to #36 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#38 → #36National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- San Marino #4 → #236; points -47.91 → -47.91
- Tokelau #2 → #241
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #38 to #37 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#38 → #37National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tokelau #2 → #241
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #39 to #38 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#39 → #38National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Brunei #15 → #220; points -50.29 → -50.29
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #40 to #39 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#40 → #39National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Italy #34 → #230
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #41 to #40 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#41 → #40National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Slovakia #37 → #41; points -55.52 → -56.22
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #40 to #41 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#40 → #41National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #41 to #40 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#41 → #40National score-56.18 → -56.18
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #53 to #41 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#53 → #41National score-55.88 → -56.18
Countries that fell below this country (12)
- Guernsey #36 → #42; points -53.78 → -56.58
- French Polynesia #39 → #43; points -54.38 → -56.71
- Luxembourg #43 → #44; points -55.04 → -56.73
- Christmas Island #38 → #45; points -54.17 → -56.83
- Guadeloupe #46 → #47; points -55.28 → -56.92
- Vietnam #47 → #51; points -55.43 → -57.00
- Malta #49 → #52; points -55.68 → -57.07
- Maldives #44 → #53; points -55.05 → -57.08
- Bahrain #45 → #54; points -55.12 → -57.15
- Seychelles #51 → #56; points -55.83 → -57.39
- Guam #48 → #66; points -55.68 → -58.16
- American Samoa #50 → #68; points -55.71 → -58.30
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #56 to #41 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#56 → #41National score-55.88 → -56.18
Countries that fell below this country (15)
- Guernsey #33 → #42; points -53.78 → -56.58
- French Polynesia #35 → #43; points -54.38 → -56.71
- Luxembourg #39 → #44; points -55.04 → -56.73
- Uruguay #54 → #46; points -56.11 → -56.11
- Guadeloupe #42 → #47; points -55.28 → -56.92
- Thailand #50 → #48; points -55.97 → -55.97
- Latvia #51 → #50; points -56.01 → -56.98
- Vietnam #43 → #51; points -55.43 → -55.43
- Malta #46 → #52; points -55.68 → -57.07
- Maldives #40 → #53; points -55.05 → -57.08
- Seychelles #48 → #56; points -55.83 → -55.83
- Denmark #53 → #58; points -56.09 → -57.46
- Saint Martin (French part) #55 → #64; points -56.15 → -57.93
- Guam #45 → #66; points -55.68 → -58.16
- Northern Mariana Islands #52 → #70; points -56.04 → -58.36
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#52 → #40National score-55.88 → -56.18
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #53 to #56 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#53 → #56National score-55.88 → -55.88
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (6)
- Thailand #54 → #50; points -55.97 → -55.97
- Latvia #55 → #51; points -56.01 → -56.01
- Northern Mariana Islands #56 → #52; points -56.04 → -56.04
- Denmark #57 → #53; points -56.09 → -56.09
- Uruguay #58 → #54; points -56.11 → -56.11
- Saint Martin (French part) #59 → #55; points -56.15 → -56.15
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-55.88 → -56.18
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 62.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 62.75 |
| Base category score | — | 62.75 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 80.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 75.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 65.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | 50.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | 60.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +62.75 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived after the change (6)
Canada admitted about 393,500 permanent residents in 2025 while reducing new temporary arrivals.
2026 admissions targets include protected persons and refugees, alongside restrictions on temporary inflows.
2026 permanent-resident statistics show structured migration and routes to residence.
Eligible air visitors may use eTA; eTA is not the same as a visa or permission to work.
Canada differentiates visa-free US travel exemptions, CAN$7 eTA for specified visa-exempt air passengers, and conditional eTA for certain visa-required passport holders who previously held a Canadian visa or qualifying US visa. An eTA is not an eVisa or a universal visa-free grant; visitor visas remain necessary for others and some modes of arrival. An eTA does not guarantee admission.
Canada differentiates visa-free US travel exemptions, CAN$7 eTA for specified visa-exempt air passengers, and conditional eTA for certain visa-required passport holders who previously held a Canadian visa or qualifying US visa. An eTA is not an eVisa or a universal visa-free grant; visitor visas remain necessary for others and some modes of arrival. An eTA does not guarantee admission.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to 14.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 14.75 |
| Base category score | — | 14.75 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 78.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 70.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 45.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | -55.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | 35.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +14.75 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived after the change (6)
Aid reporting provides transparency but is not a complete net repair accounting for all cross-border effects.
Resources, emissions and trade also carry overseas impacts; aid dollars alone cannot cancel them.
Project and recipient reporting gives concrete program beneficiaries, still needing independent confirmation.
Statutory annual report covers humanitarian, food, health and education programs abroad.
Canada’s 2024–25 statutory international-assistance report describes funded programmes across humanitarian, health, food and education sectors and gives named project outcomes. Partner-reported outputs and dollars spent are distinguished from independently validated local gains; environmental impact, extractive dependencies and documented repair remain open.
Canada’s 2024–25 statutory international-assistance report describes funded programmes across humanitarian, health, food and education sectors and gives named project outcomes. Partner-reported outputs and dollars spent are distinguished from independently validated local gains; environmental impact, extractive dependencies and documented repair remain open.
Water & Sanitation Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 56.50 | 56.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed Canada integration completed 2026-10-03 from the surviving 23-source Worker 4 handoff plus targeted current time-use, homelessness, energy-affordability and biodiversity follow-up. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately. Provincial, territorial, Indigenous/northern and urban/rural inequalities are retained. No qualifying Canada-specific external Trott Bailey adoption evidence was found, so no Adoption uplift is applied. The national monetary gate is applied only once at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (2)
Canada has immense freshwater and treatment capacity and very high national service reach, yet access is not uniform. Federal reporting says 97% of public water systems on reserve met guidelines in 2025–26 and 151 long-term drinking-water advisories had been lifted since 2015, while some long-term advisories persisted. The national physical resource base is exceptional, but Indigenous and remote reliability gaps remain material.
Canada has immense freshwater and treatment capacity and very high national service reach, yet access is not uniform. Federal reporting says 97% of public water systems on reserve met guidelines in 2025–26 and 151 long-term drinking-water advisories had been lifted since 2015, while some long-term advisories persisted. The national physical resource base is exceptional, but Indigenous and remote reliability gaps remain material.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Canada has immense freshwater and treatment capacity and very high national service reach, yet access is not uniform. Federal reporting says 97% of public water systems on reserve met guidelines in 2025–26 and 151 long-term drinking-water advisories had been lifted since 2015, while some long-term advisories persisted. The national physical resource base is exceptional, but Indigenous and remote reliability gaps remain material.
Canada has immense freshwater and treatment capacity and very high national service reach, yet access is not uniform. Federal reporting says 97% of public water systems on reserve met guidelines in 2025–26 and 151 long-term drinking-water advisories had been lifted since 2015, while some long-term advisories persisted. The national physical resource base is exceptional, but Indigenous and remote reliability gaps remain material.
Canada has immense freshwater and treatment capacity and very high national service reach, yet access is not uniform. Federal reporting says 97% of public water systems on reserve met guidelines in 2025–26 and 151 long-term drinking-water advisories had been lifted since 2015, while some long-term advisories persisted. The national physical resource base is exceptional, but Indigenous and remote reliability gaps remain material.
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