With its friendly people, mild climate, and scenic views, Vancouver is known worldwide as a popular tourist attraction and is one of the best places to live. Vancouver, with 52% of the population speaking a first language other than English, is also one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada. In annual quality-of-life surveys, Vancouver regularly ranks among the top cities world-wide .Vancouver has been host to the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics and many international conferences and events.
