how would you rank those 5 cities/places from 1 to 5
For my personal situation I like where I am now.
I wouldn't rate the other places 1-5 since it depends on the lifestyle you want. A few notes though;
The Hague - I like the European lifestyle, culture, ease of travel, work-life balance
Eastern Townships - Probably the prettiest place I've lived (though Cape Breton might be as nice, but I only lived there as a very small child so didn't appreciate it) nice skiing
Kingston - City with decent amenities, but small enough to avoid the problems of large urban centres, nice mid-point between Toronto/Montreal/Ottawa and beautiful lake country to the north. If I were independently wealthy I might choose to live there, near the waterfront.
Southern Ontario - The region feels like home to me in some ways, but I wouldn't move back to where I was living which was a small farming town with a population of about 1,000, so pretty dull.
Ottawa - Big city but not too big, could live there happily as well.