64 Facts About Vancouver British Columbia

Vancouver British Columbia is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 46 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 44 percent are native speakers of neither English nor French, and 51.

Vancouver British Columbia is one of the most livable cities in Canada and in the world.

In terms of housing affordability, Vancouver British Columbia is one of the most expensive cities in Canada and in the world.

Indigenous settlement of Vancouver British Columbia began more than 10,000 years ago, and included the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.

Indigenous Squamish people who reside in a region that encompasses southwestern British Columbia including this city gave the name K'emk'emelay which means "place of many maple trees"; this was originally the name of a village inhabited by said people where a sawmill was established by one Captain Edward Stamp as part of the foundations to the British settlement later becoming part of Vancouver.

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Vancouver is among British Columbia's youngest cities; the first European settlement in what is Vancouver was not until 1862 at McCleery's Farm on the Fraser River, just east of the ancient village of Musqueam in what is Marpole.

City of Vancouver British Columbia was incorporated on April 6,1886, the same year that the first transcontinental train arrived.

Vancouver British Columbia's population grew from a settlement of 1,000 people in 1881 to over 20,000 by the turn of the century and 100,000 by 1911.

Vancouver British Columbia merchants outfitted prospectors bound for the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898.

Economy of early Vancouver British Columbia was dominated by large companies such as the CPR, which fuelled economic activity and led to the rapid development of the new city; in fact, the CPR was the main real estate owner and housing developer in the city.

Amalgamation with Point Grey and South Vancouver British Columbia gave the city its final boundaries not long before it became the third-largest metropolis in the country.

Until the city's naming in 1885, "Vancouver British Columbia" referred to Vancouver British Columbia Island and it remains a common misconception that the city is located on the island.

Vancouver British Columbia has one of the largest urban parks in North America, Stanley Park, which covers 404.

Vegetation in the Vancouver British Columbia area was originally temperate rainforest, consisting of conifers with scattered pockets of maple and alder and large areas of swampland.

Vancouver British Columbia's climate is temperate by Canadian standards and is classified as oceanic or marine west coast, that borders on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate.

Winters in Greater Vancouver British Columbia are the fourth-mildest of Canadian cities after nearby Victoria, Nanaimo and Duncan, all on Vancouver British Columbia Island.

Urban planning in Vancouver British Columbia is characterized by high-rise residential and mixed-use development in urban centres, as an alternative to sprawl.

Vancouver British Columbia has been ranked one of the most livable cities in the world for more than a decade.

In contrast, according to Forbes, Vancouver British Columbia had the fourth-most expensive real estate market in the world in 2019.

Vancouver British Columbia has been ranked among Canada's most expensive cities to live in.

The 556-room Hotel Vancouver British Columbia, opened in 1939 and the third by that name, is across the street with its copper roof.

At the census metropolitan area level in the 2021 census, the metropolitan area referred to as Greater Vancouver British Columbia had a population of 2,642,825 living in 1,043,319 of its 1,104,532 total private dwellings, a change of 7.

Germans are the next-largest European ethnic group in Vancouver British Columbia and were a leading force in the city's society and economy until the rise of anti-German sentiment with the outbreak of World War I in 1914.

Since the 1980s, immigration increased substantially, making the city more ethnically and linguistically diverse; 49 percent of Vancouver British Columbia's residents do not speak English as their first language.

The black population of Vancouver British Columbia is small in comparison to other Canadian major cities, making up 0.

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Vancouver British Columbia has a significant aboriginal community of about 11,000 people.

Vancouver British Columbia has a large LGBT community, with a recognized gay male enclave focused in the West End neighbourhood of the downtown core, particularly along Davie Street, officially designated as Davie Village, though the gay community is omnipresent throughout West End and Yaletown areas.

Vancouver British Columbia is host to one of the country's largest annual pride parades.

Vancouver British Columbia is the headquarters of forest product and mining companies.

In recent years, Vancouver British Columbia has become a centre for software development, biotechnology, aerospace, video game development, animation studios and television production and film industry.

Vancouver British Columbia is the most stressed city in the spectrum of affordability of housing in Canada.

In 2012, Vancouver British Columbia was ranked by Demographia as the second-most unaffordable city in the world, rated as even more severely unaffordable in 2012 than in 2011.

Concern was expressed that Vancouver British Columbia's increasing homelessness problem would be exacerbated by the Olympics because owners of single room occupancy hotels, which house many of the city's lowest income residents, converted their properties to attract higher income residents and tourists.

Some still-standing Vancouver British Columbia landmarks, including the SkyTrain public transit system and Canada Place, were built as part of the exposition.

The legislation, passed in 1953, supersedes the Vancouver British Columbia Incorporation Act, 1921 and grants the city more and different powers than other communities possess under BC's Municipalities Act.

Vancouver British Columbia is governed by the eleven-member Vancouver British Columbia City Council, a nine-member School Board, and a seven-member Park Board, all of whom serve four-year terms.

Historically, in all levels of government, the more affluent west side of Vancouver British Columbia has voted along conservative or liberal lines while the eastern side of the city has voted along left-wing lines.

Vancouver British Columbia operates the Vancouver British Columbia Police Department, with 1,327 sworn members and an operating budget of $316.

Vancouver British Columbia plays host to special events such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, the Clinton-Yeltsin Summit, or the Symphony of Fire fireworks show that require significant policing.

Jericho Beach in Vancouver British Columbia is the location of the headquarters of 39 Canadian Brigade Group of the Canadian Army.

The district administers about 76 elementary schools, 17 elementary annexes, 18 secondary schools, 7 adult education centres, 2 Vancouver British Columbia Learning Network schools, which include 18 French immersion schools, a Mandarin bilingual school, and fine arts, gifted, and Montessori schools.

Prominent theatre companies in Vancouver British Columbia include the Arts Club Theatre Company on Granville Island, and Bard on the Beach.

Vancouver British Columbia has become a major film location, known as Hollywood North, as it has stood in for several US cities.

The first Canadian prime time national series to be produced out of Vancouver British Columbia was Cold Squad and its storyline was physically set in the city.

Libraries in Vancouver British Columbia include the Vancouver British Columbia Public Library with its main branch at Library Square, designed by Moshe Safdie.

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Vancouver British Columbia School of conceptual photography is a term applied to a grouping of artists from Vancouver British Columbia who achieved international recognition starting in the 1980s.

Musical contributions from Vancouver British Columbia include performers of classical, folk and popular music.

The Vancouver British Columbia Opera is a major opera company in the city, and City Opera of Vancouver British Columbia is the city's professional chamber opera company.

Recent successful Vancouver British Columbia bands include Gob, Marianas Trench, Theory of a Deadman and Stabilo.

Today, Vancouver British Columbia is home to a number of popular independent bands such as The New Pornographers, Japandroids, Destroyer, In Medias Res, Tegan and Sara, and independent labels including Nettwerk and Mint.

Vancouver British Columbia produced influential metal band Strapping Young Lad and pioneering electro-industrial bands Skinny Puppy, Numb and Front Line Assembly; the latter's Bill Leeb is better known for founding ambient pop super-group Delerium.

Vancouver British Columbia has a vibrant nightlife scene, whether it be food and dining, or bars and nightclubs.

OMNI British Columbia produces daily newscasts in Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi and Korean, and weekly newscasts in Tagalog, as well as programs aimed at other cultural groups.

Vancouver British Columbia currently has the second-largest trolleybus fleet in North America, after San Francisco.

In 2012, Vancouver British Columbia had the worst traffic congestion in Canada and the second-highest in North America, behind Los Angeles.

Vancouver British Columbia has a citywide network of bicycle lanes and routes, which supports an active population of cyclists year-round.

Vancouver British Columbia's airport is Canada's second-busiest airport, and the second-largest gateway on the west coast of North America for international passengers.

In 2011, Vancouver British Columbia hosted the Grey Cup, the Canadian Football League championship game which is awarded every year to a different city which has a CFL team.

Vancouver British Columbia is a centre for the fast-growing sport of ultimate.

In 2015, Vancouver British Columbia was one of six venues for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and hosted the Final game between the United States and Japan.

Vancouver British Columbia is one of two Canadian cities which will host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Vancouver British Columbia has an adult obesity rate of 12 percent, compared to the Canadian average of 23 percent.

The City of Vancouver British Columbia is the greenest city in Canada according to an independent ongoing urban ecological footprint study.

City of Vancouver British Columbia was one of the first cities in Canada to enter into an international sister cities arrangement.