Guelph is known as the Royal City given the many Royal influences in its name and original establishment. It was founded by John Galt, and served as the location for headquarters of the Canada Company (a British land development company that was established to help in colonizing a large portion of Upper Canada). Guelph has consistently ranked in the top places to live in Canada (due to low crime, comparably high standard of living, low unemployment as a result of being a prominent manufacturing hub and clean environment).
