I ranked Canada's biggest cities from least to most overrated — This will burst some bubbles

Canada's biggest cities all seem to come with their own mythology.

Vancouver is the most beautiful city in the world.

Toronto is Canada's New York.

Montreal is Europe without leaving North America.

Calgary is Canadian Texas.

But which cities actually live up to the hype? Based on my own experiences — and extremely personal biases — I ranked four of Canada's biggest cities from most to least overrated – starting with the city that deserves more hype and working up to the one that receives far too much.

Before anyone asks, Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been popping off lately.

I don't know if the municipal government and tourism board are working overtime or what, but good for them.

Hopefully, Halifax is finally getting what it deserves, because as of now it still doesn't qualify as "major". #4.

Montreal See on Instagram The hype: Europe without leaving North America.

The expectation: Montreal is usually sold to the rest of Canada as our little slice of Europe : cobblestone streets, French architecture, tiny cafés and people smoking cigarettes attractively outside of bars.

You're supposed to visit, eat a bagel, walk around Old Montreal and briefly forget you're still in Canada.

The reality: Calling Montreal "Europe without leaving North America" almost undersells it, to me.

Montreal doesn't feel like a Canadian city cosplaying as Paris.