{"id":220218,"date":"2025-10-12T23:25:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T23:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/220218\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T23:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T23:25:21","slug":"victoria-ranked-most-anxious-city-in-canada-according-to-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/220218\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria ranked most anxious city in Canada according to new study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new study has found that Victoria, known for its laid-back, seaside lifestyle, might not be as relaxed as many think.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the city has just been named the most anxious city in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The research, conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparethemarket.com.au\/health-insurance\/features\/most-anxious-cities\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Compare the Market<\/a>, looked at online search trends for anxiety-related terms in major Canadian cities.<\/p>\n<p>It found that people in Victoria are searching for phrases like \u201cwork burnout\u201d and \u201cwork stress\u201d more than anyone else in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria, with a population of about 363,000, recorded roughly 1,043 anxiety-related searches for every 100,000 people, earning a work anxiety score of 91.37 out of 100.<\/p>\n<p>This was the highest score in Canada, putting Victoria ahead of London, Ontario (86.62), and Ottawa (83.67), which ranked second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>See also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/victoriabuzz.com\/2025\/10\/heres-why-victorias-bc-legislature-building-will-be-lit-up-green-this-friday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here\u2019s why Victoria\u2019s BC Legislature building will be lit up green this Friday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The findings may surprise some people, given Victoria\u2019s image as a peaceful city surrounded by nature. However, many locals seem to be experiencing significant pressure beneath the beautiful scenery.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Spicer, Executive General Manager of Health, Life and Energy at Compare the Market, stated that the results highlight how common work-related stress has become.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese findings serve as a reminder that mental health is a critical issue, and cities across the globe must invest in more robust mental health resources to support their residents,\u201d Spicer said.<\/p>\n<p>The study examined Google search data from July 2024 to June 2025 for terms related to general and work-related anxiety, including \u201chow to deal with anxiety,\u201d \u201cwork burnout,\u201d and \u201cstress symptoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Qu\u00e9bec City was found to be the least anxious city in the country, with a Work Anxiety Score of just 21.63. This suggests a much more relaxed approach to urban life.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/victoriabuzz.com\/2025\/10\/heres-why-victorias-bc-legislature-building-will-be-lit-up-green-this-friday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Mental Health Day<\/a> coming up this Friday, October 10th, the study highlights that even in one of Canada\u2019s most beautiful places, many people quietly deal with stress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new study has found that Victoria, known for its laid-back, seaside lifestyle, might not be as relaxed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220219,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[97,259,260],"class_list":{"0":"post-220218","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mental-health","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-mental-health","10":"tag-mentalhealth"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}