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British Columbia's
population of 4.4 million is growing more diverse with a steady
influx of newcomers from other parts of Canada and around the world.
B.C. is home to a large, culturally diverse and geographically dispersed
aboriginal population. 9,205 immigrants arrived in British Columbia during the fourth quarter of 2008. During the fourth quarter 17.2 per cent of all immigrants to Canada landed in British Columbia.
Inter-provincial migration during the fourth quarter of 2008 resulted in the second highest net gain in Canada. The age structure
of British Columbia is shaped mainly by the postwar baby boom and
subsequent drop in birth rates, which has resulted in a bulge in
the population of the 25 to 54 year age group. Over the past
ten years, net migration has accounted for 75 per cent of the province's
population growth, with natural increase (births minus deaths) contributing
the remaining 25 per cent. The origin of immigrants has changed.
Historically, the bulk of the immigrant population came from Europe;
more recently, however, Asia has become the predominant source.
Lifestyles range from cosmopolitan in the metropolitan areas of
Vancouver and Victoria to rural in the interior regions and along
the Pacific coast.
Population
of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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Area
Name
|
Type
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2003
Estimate
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Alberni-Clayoquot Region
Port Alberni
Tofino
Ucluelet |
-
C
DM
DM
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33,618
18,490
1,711
1,847
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Capital
Region
Central Saanich
Colwood
Esquimalt
Highlands
Langford
Metchosin
North Saanich
Oak Bay
Saanich
Sidney
Victoria
View Royal |
-
DM
C
DM
DM
DM
DM
DM
DM
DM
T
C
T
|
336,562
16,451
14,825
17,038
1,962
20,901
5,272
11,103
18,357
109,639
11,495
77,538
8,045
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Comox-Strathcona
Region
Campbell River
Comox
Courtenay
Cumberland
Gold River
Sayward
Tahsis
Zeballos |
-
DM
T
C
VL
VL
VL
VL
VL
|
106,254
30,170
12,394
21,068
2,760
1,429
403
593
232
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Cowichan
Valley Region
Duncan
Ladysmith
Lake Cowichan
North Cowichan |
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C
T
T
DM
|
77,561
4,871
7,111
2,978
28,065
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Mount
Waddington Region
Alert Bay
Port Alice
Port Hardy
Port McNeill |
-
VL
VL
DM
T
|
15,154
611
1,203
4,581
2,900
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Nanaimo
Region
Nanaimo
Parksville
Qualicum Beach |
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C
C
T
|
136,920
78,271
11,345
7,383
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Population
of the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
Powell
River Region
Powell River
Sechelt Ind Gov Dist |
-
DM
IGD
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21,234
13,680
** 38
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Sunshine
Coast Region
Gibsons
Sechelt
Sechelt Ind Gov Dist |
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T
DM
IGD
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27,704
4,205
8,488
** 828
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Source: Population
Section, BC STATS, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Relations,
Government of BC.
Notes:
All figures correspond to municipal boundaries as at 1 July 2001.
C = City, T = Town, VL = Village, DM
= District Municipality, IGD = Indian Government District.
** Sechelt Indian Government District is split between Sunshine
Coast and Powell River Regional Districts.
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