Are you wanting to live in a city in Canada, but you wanna stay safe? Toronto, Ontario is the place you want to live. Toronto is in the top three safest places to live, according to Economists Intelligence Unit. Following that are Ottawa, & Barrie. Toronto has the biggest population in Canada but also it tops the list of safest cities. The EIU selected Toronto as the safest city in North America and the eighth in the world. Toronto’s Crime Severity Index is 45.7, which is slightly lower than Ottawa.