First in the large city category, Edmonton wants to be an "innovation centre for value added and green technologies and products" and is measuring progress by percentage of green collar jobs. In the medium city category, Halifax has insecticide and pesticide bans throughout the city and has established a Sustainability Transition Team.

In the small city category, Yellowknife has integrated energy efficiency into its building bylaws, conducted an energy audit on all of its facilities, and is the only small city with a LEED-certified building.

Seventeen Canadian cities were assessed on newly expanded indicators to better represent results-oriented factors, such as improved air quality, domestic and overall water usage and the number of people employed in cultural industries. Corporate Knights found that overall Canadian cities are doing a good job of self-regulating.