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According to MoneySense magazine, one of the top 10 best places to live in Canada is in B.C., but so is one of the worst.

North Vancouver ranked ninth in the annual Best Places to Live list, while Port Alberni ranked 207th out of 209 total communities.

Kelowna ranked in the middle of the pack at 84th, a move up from its 2014 rating of 92nd. Kelowna ranked high in population growth and weather.

Taking top spot on the list for 2015 is Boucherville, Que., with Ottawa and Burlington, Ont., rounding out the top three.

Kamloops took a dive from 75th in 2014 to 121st in 2015. Kamloops ranked well in both the weather and transportation category.

Vernon dropped from 125th to 167th on the list, only ranking well in the weather category.

Penticton also dropped from 143rd in 2014 to 186th in 2015, also only ranking well in the weather category.

When the list narrows down to specific categories, a few more B.C. towns have a chance to shine.

B.C. is considered the best place for new immigrants based on job prospects, incomes, transit and affordable housing.

MoneySense said it also looked for cities that already have strong immigrant communities that newcomers could tap into to help ease the transition.

Saanich, B.C., was noted as the best place in Canada for new immigrants, followed by Delta, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody also in the top 10.

When it comes to Canada's richest places for 2015, MoneySense magazine noted six Canadian communities with an average household net worth above $1 million, and two of them are in B.C.

Vancouver's North Shore holds the richest two communities in the country.

North Vancouver took second place with an average household net worth of $1,149,991, and West Vancouver was named the richest community in Canada with average household net worth of $3,152,364.

Check out the full list and all the results here.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Castanet incorrectly posted old results from the 2010 MoneySense survey earlier Wednesday. A previous version of this story incorrectly stated six of the bottom 10 communities were in B.C.