Orkin Canada Lists Ontario's Rattiest Cities

Orkin Canada has released the “rattiest” cities in the province and Toronto takes the top spot.

The findings were based on the number of commercial and residential rat and mice treatments carried out by Orkin Canada between January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.

“When it comes to rats in Ontario, no city comes close to Toronto. It has a human population triple the size of Ottawa but a rodent problem more than four times larger than the nation’s capital,” said Orkin Canada in a news release.

Here is the full list, as published Tuesday, by the pest control company: 

1. Toronto.

2. Ottawa.

3. Mississauga.

4. Scarborough.

5. Hamilton.

6. Oakville.

7. Windsor.

8. Burlington.

9. Sudbury.

10. Brampton.

11. North York.

12. London .

13. Etobicoke.

14. Cambridge.

15. Markham.

16. Oshawa.

17. Kitchener.

18. Sault Ste Marie.

19. St Catharines.

20. Niagara Falls.

21. Thornhill.

22. Timmins.

23. Richmond Hill.

24. Concord.

25. Pickering.