Overview
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NOTE: The Invest BC data is available at four different geographic levels: Community,
Regional District, Economic Region, and Province.
1. Community. Community profiles are based on local "Labour Market
Areas" that represent the local pool of labour available for a new business.
The Areas are defined based on actual commuting patterns from the 2006 Statistics
Canada Census. Each Labour Market Area includes a central municipality and may include
neighbouring municipalities and rural areas.
2. Regional District. The 28 Regional Districts in British Columbia
are administrative areas providing selected region-wide services. The closest American
equivalent is a county. They are also equivalent to Statistics Canada Census Divisions.
3. Economic Region. The 8 Economic Regions in British Columbia
(shown in the map) are statistical regions agreed by Statistics Canada and the Province
of British Columbia (which calls them Development Regions).
4. Province. Data is for the entire Province of British Columbia,
which is the 3rd most populated of Canada's 10 provinces and the 2nd largest
by land area. Provinces are similar to American states.
Not all data is available at all levels.
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| Most of British Columbia is on Pacific Standard Time, except for a small portion of the north east corner and the south east corner. These two ares are on Mountain Standard Time. |
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| Labour Market Areas are generally equivalent to Statistics Canada definitions for Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs), which have an urban core of at least 100,000 people, and Census Agglomerations (CAs), which have an urban core of at least 10,000 people. A similar definition was developed for smaller communities, provided the central community had a population of 4,000 or greater, or if the combined Labour Market Area exceeded 8,000 in total population. |
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| Population estimates are provided by Invest BC for geographic areas that are not included in official BC Stats estimates. |
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| Distance is measured to the main campus. Other campuses may be closer. |
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| The British Columbia provincial government is the Canadian equivalent to an American state government. |
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| Sectors are based on the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). |
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| This table shows the employment sector for people who live in the community, even if they work elsewhere. These results are therefore not exactly the same as the number of jobs by sector in the community. |
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| This table shows the occupation for people who live in the community, even if they work elsewhere. These results are therefore not exactly the same as the number of jobs by occupation in the community. |
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| One kilometre (km) = 0.621 miles. |
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| Community data is based on local 'Labour Market Areas' that represent the local pool of labour available for a new business. The Areas are defined based on actual commuting patterns from the 2001 Statistics Canada Census. Each Labour Market Area includes a central municipality and may include neighbouring municipalities and rural areas. |
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| Regional District Definition |
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| Regional Districts are administrative areas providing selected region-wide services. The closest American equivalent is a county. There are 28 Regional Districts in British Columbia. |
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| Economic Region Definition |
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| Economic Regions are statistical regions agreed by Statistics Canada and the Province of British Columbia (which calls them Development Regions). There are 8 Economic Regions in British Columbia. |
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| Provincial data is for the entire Province of British Columbia, the 3rd largest of Canada’s 10 provinces by population and 2nd largest by land area. Provinces are equivalent to American states. |
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| Development cost charges are fees that municipalities choose to collect from new development to help pay the cost of off-site infrastructure services that are needed to accommodate growth. DCCs are usually applied only for residential developments with four or more units. Contact each municipality for specific details. |
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| Note that property tax rates are not directly comparable between municipalities due to differences in land values. Higher tax rates may be offset by lower land values, for example. |
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| A small business has no more than $200,000 CDN in business income. |
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| Hub status is either International, Commercial, or General Aviation. |
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| Values are based on the average property assesment in each muncipality, as determined by BC Assesment. Note that assesed property values are often less than market housing values. |
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| Figures are a combination of property taxes and all and utility and user fees for an average house. |
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| Development cost charges are fees that municipalities choose to collect from new development to help pay the cost of off-site infrastructure services that are needed to accommodate growth. Contact each municipality for specific details. |
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| Multiply the number of kilometers by 0.6214 to convert to miles. |
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Community Listings
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| Vancouver | 578,041 |
| Surrey | 394,976 |
| Burnaby | 202,799 |
| Richmond | 174,461 |
| Coquitlam | 114,565 |
| Delta | 96,723 |
| Langley Township | 93,726 |
| North Vancouver City | 82,562 |
| Maple Ridge | 68,949 |
| New Westminster | 58,549 |
| Port Coquitlam | 52,687 |
| North Vancouver District | 45,165 |
| West Vancouver | 42,131 |
| Port Moody | 27,512 |
| Langley City | 23,606 |
| White Rock | 18,755 |
| Greater Vancouver EA/IRs | 18,600 |
| Pitt Meadows | 15,623 |
| Bowen Island | 3,362 |
| Anmore | 1,785 |
| Lions Bay | 1,328 |
| Belcarra | 676 |
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| | 330,088 |
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| Saanich | 108,265 |
| Victoria | 78,057 |
| Langford | 22,459 |
| Oak Bay | 17,908 |
| Esquimalt | 16,840 |
| Central Saanich | 15,745 |
| Colwood | 14,687 |
| Sidney | 11,315 |
| North Saanich | 10,823 |
| Sooke | 9,704 |
| Greater Victoria EA/IRs | 8,819 |
| View Royal | 8,768 |
| Metchosin | 4,795 |
| Highlands | 1,903 |
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| | 162,276 |
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| Kelowna | 106,707 |
| Kelowna EA/IRs | 41,080 |
| Lake Country | 9,606 |
| Peachland | 4,883 |
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| | 159,020 |
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| Abbotsford | 123,864 |
| Mission | 34,505 |
| Abbotsford EA/IRs | 651 |
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| | 92,882 |
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| Kamloops | 80,376 |
| Kamloops EA/IRs | 7,935 |
| Chase | 2,409 |
| Logan Lake | 2,162 |
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| | 92,361 |
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| Nanaimo | 78,692 |
| Nanaimo EA/IRs | 10,008 |
| Lantzville | 3,661 |
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| | 83,225 |
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| Prince George | 70,981 |
| Prince George EA/IRs | 12,244 |
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| | 80,892 |
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| Chilliwack | 69,217 |
| Chilliwack EA/IRs | 6,937 |
| Kent | 4,738 |
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| | 61,367 |
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| Comox Valley EA/IRs | 24,801 |
| Courtenay | 21,940 |
| Comox | 12,136 |
| Cumberland | 2,762 |
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| | 55,418 |
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| Vernon | 35,944 |
| Vernon EA/IRs | 10,003 |
| Coldstream | 9,471 |
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| | 43,313 |
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| Penticton | 31,909 |
| Penticton EA/IRs | 11,404 |
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| | 41,387 |
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| North Cowichan | 27,557 |
| Duncan EA/IRs | 8,844 |
| Duncan | 4,986 |
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| | 36,461 |
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| Campbell River | 29,572 |
| Campbell River EA/IRs | 6,548 |
| Sayward | 341 |
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| | 28,010 |
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| Salmon Arm | 16,012 |
| Salmon Arm EA/IRs | 11,998 |
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| | 26,518 |
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| Parksville | 10,993 |
| Qualicum Beach | 8,502 |
| Parksville-Qualicum EA/IRs | 7,023 |
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| | 25,297 |
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| Port Alberni | 17,548 |
| Port Alberni EA/IRs | 7,749 |
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| | 25,136 |
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| Fort St. John | 17,402 |
| Fort St. John EA/IRs | 6,350 |
| Taylor | 1,384 |
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| | 24,138 |
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| Cranbrook | 18,267 |
| Cranbrook EA/IRs | 5,871 |
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| | 22,449 |
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| Quesnel EA/IRs | 12,887 |
| Quesnel | 9,326 |
| Wells | 236 |
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| | 18,760 |
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| Williams Lake | 10,744 |
| Williams Lake EA/IRs | 8,016 |
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| | 18,615 |
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| Trail | 7,237 |
| Trail EA/IRs | 3,407 |
| Rossland | 3,278 |
| Fruitvale | 1,952 |
| Warfield | 1,729 |
| Montrose | 1,012 |
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| | 18,581 |
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| Terrace | 11,320 |
| Terrace EA/IRs | 7,261 |
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| | 16,704 |
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| Nelson | 9,258 |
| Nelson EA/IRs | 7,446 |
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| | 16,537 |
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| Powell River | 12,957 |
| Powell River EA/IRs | 4,257 |
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| | 15,256 |
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| Squamish | 14,949 |
| Squamish EA/IRs | 307 |
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| | 14,798 |
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| Whistler | 9,248 |
| Whistler EA/IRs | 3,358 |
| Pemberton | 2,192 |
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| | 13,392 |
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| Prince Rupert | 12,815 |
| Port Edward | 577 |
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| | 13,172 |
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| 100 Mile House EA/IRs | 11,287 |
| 100 Mile House | 1,885 |
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| | 12,466 |
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| Castlegar | 7,259 |
| Castlegar EA/IRs | 5,207 |
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| | 11,839 |
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| Sechelt | 8,454 |
| Sechelt EA/IRs | 3,385 |
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| Merritt | 6,998 |
| Merritt EA/IRs | 3,953 |
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| Creston EA/IRs | 5,983 |
| Creston | 4,826 |
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| | 10,512 |
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| Smithers EA/IRs | 5,295 |
| Smithers | 5,217 |
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| Grand Forks EA/IRs | 4,611 |
| Grand Forks | 4,036 |
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| | 8,269 |
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| Oliver | 4,370 |
| Oliver EA/IRs | 3,899 |
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| Revelstoke | 7,230 |
| Revelstoke EA/IRs | 706 |
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| Kimberley | 6,139 |
| Kimberley EA/IRs | 1,731 |
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| | 6,908 |
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| Golden | 3,811 |
| Golden EA/IRs | 3,097 |
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| Northern Rockies | 4,514 |
| Northern Rockies EA/IRs | 1,524 |
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| | 4,539 |
| | 4,241 |
| | 4,217 |
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| | 4,064 |
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| | 2,828 |
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| | 2,463 |
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Source: 2006 Statistics Canada, Census.
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| Population |
| | 13,172 |
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| 100 Mile House | 1,885 |
| 100 Mile House EA/IRs | 11,287 |
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| | 159,020 |
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| Abbotsford | 123,864 |
| Abbotsford EA/IRs | 651 |
| Mission | 34,505 |
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| | 4,241 |
| | 1,664 |
| | 2,107 |
| | 1,037 |
| | 36,461 |
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| Campbell River | 29,572 |
| Campbell River EA/IRs | 6,548 |
| Sayward | 341 |
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| | 12,466 |
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| Castlegar | 7,259 |
| Castlegar EA/IRs | 5,207 |
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| | 2,633 |
| | 80,892 |
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| Chilliwack | 69,217 |
| Chilliwack EA/IRs | 6,937 |
| Kent | 4,738 |
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| | 61,367 |
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| Comox | 12,136 |
| Comox Valley EA/IRs | 24,801 |
| Courtenay | 21,940 |
| Cumberland | 2,762 |
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| | 41,387 |
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| Duncan | 4,986 |
| Duncan EA/IRs | 8,844 |
| North Cowichan | 27,557 |
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| | 24,138 |
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| Cranbrook | 18,267 |
| Cranbrook EA/IRs | 5,871 |
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| | 10,809 |
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| Creston | 4,826 |
| Creston EA/IRs | 5,983 |
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| | 10,994 |
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| | 2,463 |
| | 2,828 |
| | 4,217 |
| | 1,355 |
| | 25,136 |
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| Fort St. John | 17,402 |
| Fort St. John EA/IRs | 6,350 |
| Taylor | 1,384 |
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| | 1,113 |
| | 4,182 |
| | 1,362 |
| | 6,908 |
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| Golden | 3,811 |
| Golden EA/IRs | 3,097 |
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| | 8,647 |
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| Grand Forks | 4,036 |
| Grand Forks EA/IRs | 4,611 |
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| Anmore | 1,785 |
| Belcarra | 676 |
| Bowen Island | 3,362 |
| Burnaby | 202,799 |
| Coquitlam | 114,565 |
| Delta | 96,723 |
| Greater Vancouver EA/IRs | 18,600 |
| Langley City | 23,606 |
| Langley Township | 93,726 |
| Lions Bay | 1,328 |
| Maple Ridge | 68,949 |
| New Westminster | 58,549 |
| North Vancouver City | 82,562 |
| North Vancouver District | 45,165 |
| Pitt Meadows | 15,623 |
| Port Coquitlam | 52,687 |
| Port Moody | 27,512 |
| Richmond | 174,461 |
| Surrey | 394,976 |
| Vancouver | 578,041 |
| West Vancouver | 42,131 |
| White Rock | 18,755 |
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| Central Saanich | 15,745 |
| Colwood | 14,687 |
| Esquimalt | 16,840 |
| Greater Victoria EA/IRs | 8,819 |
| Highlands | 1,903 |
| Langford | 22,459 |
| Metchosin | 4,795 |
| North Saanich | 10,823 |
| Oak Bay | 17,908 |
| Saanich | 108,265 |
| Sidney | 11,315 |
| Sooke | 9,704 |
| Victoria | 78,057 |
| View Royal | 8,768 |
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| | 1,573 |
| | 6,185 |
| | 3,163 |
| | 1,012 |
| | 3,002 |
| | 92,882 |
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| Chase | 2,409 |
| Kamloops | 80,376 |
| Kamloops EA/IRs | 7,935 |
| Logan Lake | 2,162 |
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| | 1,072 |
| | 162,276 |
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| Kelowna | 106,707 |
| Kelowna EA/IRs | 41,080 |
| Lake Country | 9,606 |
| Peachland | 4,883 |
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| | 1,289 |
| | 7,870 |
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| Kimberley | 6,139 |
| Kimberley EA/IRs | 1,731 |
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| | 8,987 |
| | 7,538 |
| | 2,948 |
| | 2,324 |
| | 1,634 |
| | 4,539 |
| | 10,951 |
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| Merritt | 6,998 |
| Merritt EA/IRs | 3,953 |
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| | 1,524 |
| | 92,361 |
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| Lantzville | 3,661 |
| Nanaimo | 78,692 |
| Nanaimo EA/IRs | 10,008 |
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| | 16,704 |
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| Nelson | 9,258 |
| Nelson EA/IRs | 7,446 |
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| Northern Rockies | 4,514 |
| Northern Rockies EA/IRs | 1,524 |
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| | 8,269 |
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| Oliver | 4,370 |
| Oliver EA/IRs | 3,899 |
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| | 4,752 |
| | 26,518 |
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| Parksville | 10,993 |
| Parksville-Qualicum EA/IRs | 7,023 |
| Qualicum Beach | 8,502 |
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| | 43,313 |
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| Penticton | 31,909 |
| Penticton EA/IRs | 11,404 |
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| | 25,297 |
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| Port Alberni | 17,548 |
| Port Alberni EA/IRs | 7,749 |
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| | 3,822 |
| | 2,623 |
| | 16,537 |
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| Powell River | 12,957 |
| Powell River EA/IRs | 4,257 |
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| | 83,225 |
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| Prince George | 70,981 |
| Prince George EA/IRs | 12,244 |
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| | 13,392 |
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| Port Edward | 577 |
| Prince Rupert | 12,815 |
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| | 2,677 |
| | 22,449 |
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| Quesnel | 9,326 |
| Quesnel EA/IRs | 12,887 |
| Wells | 236 |
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| | 7,936 |
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| Revelstoke | 7,230 |
| Revelstoke EA/IRs | 706 |
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| | 1,007 |
| | 28,010 |
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| Salmon Arm | 16,012 |
| Salmon Arm EA/IRs | 11,998 |
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| | 11,839 |
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| Sechelt | 8,454 |
| Sechelt EA/IRs | 3,385 |
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| | 2,676 |
| | 10,512 |
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| Smithers | 5,217 |
| Smithers EA/IRs | 5,295 |
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| | 4,960 |
| | 3,618 |
| | 15,256 |
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| Squamish | 14,949 |
| Squamish EA/IRs | 307 |
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| | 10,828 |
| | 1,295 |
| | 18,581 |
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| Terrace | 11,320 |
| Terrace EA/IRs | 7,261 |
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| | 1,655 |
| | 18,615 |
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| Fruitvale | 1,952 |
| Montrose | 1,012 |
| Rossland | 3,278 |
| Trail | 7,237 |
| Trail EA/IRs | 3,407 |
| Warfield | 1,729 |
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| | 2,454 |
| | 1,487 |
| | 1,018 |
| | 4,064 |
| | 55,418 |
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| Coldstream | 9,471 |
| Vernon | 35,944 |
| Vernon EA/IRs | 10,003 |
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| | 14,798 |
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| Pemberton | 2,192 |
| Whistler | 9,248 |
| Whistler EA/IRs | 3,358 |
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| | 18,760 |
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| Williams Lake | 10,744 |
| Williams Lake EA/IRs | 8,016 |
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Source: 2006 Statistics Canada, Census.
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