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Map of Canada with British Columbia highlighted in red
Location of British Columbia in Canada

British Columbia is the third-most populous province in Canada with 4,400,057 residents as of 2011 and is the second-largest in land area[a] at approximately 922,500 km2 (356,200 sq mi).[2] British Columbia's 162 municipalities cover only 11% of the province's land mass yet are home to 89% of its population. A municipality is a local government incorporated by the province allowing a community to govern itself and to provide and regulate local services. These services typically include, but are not limited to, the provision of drinking water, sewers, roads, fire protection, street lights, garbage/recycling collection, land use planning, building inspection, and parks.

Within their limited jurisdictions, municipalities are autonomous, responsible and accountable to their citizens, to the province and their future residents in the case for the unpopulated Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality.[3] Their powers and responsibilities are regulated through the Local Government Act of British Columbia,[4] the Community Charter, and, in the case of Vancouver, the Vancouver Charter. They have the power of a natural person, the power to expropriate, and the power to establish and enforce bylaws. They are able to raise funds through property taxes and user fees, and borrow a limited amount through the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia to pay for capital costs.[5]

Municipalities are governed by a mayor and council who are democratically elected every 4 years on the third Saturday in October or appointed by the province such as the council for Jumbo Glacier.[3] The most recent election most recent election took place on November 15; the next election will take place on October 20, 2018.[6] Each municipality is a member of a regional district to which their councils elect representatives. The board of directors of the regional district is used as a forum to discuss regional issues.[5]

To become a municipality, a community, with the assistance of the provincial Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, defines its borders and holds a referendum on the issue. In the case of Jumbo Glacier, a request to incorporate the unpopulated municipality was submitted by the Regional District of East Kootenay.[3] If successful the Cabinet of British Columbia issues a letters patent incorporating the community. Part 2 of the Local Government Act sets out a classification scheme that gives each new municipality a designation. If the population is less than 2,500 people the new municipality is designated a village, if between 2,500 and 5,000 a town, and if greater than 5,000 a city. If the new municipality has an area greater than 800 hectares (2,000 acres) and an average population density of less than 5 persons per hectare then is it designated a district municipality. The municipality must request change in designation but is not compelled to do so, despite population growth or loss - Greenwood has retained its city status, for example, rather than relinquishing it as other boomtowns of its era have done. There is no longer any legal difference between the designations.[5]

Municipal status types

Skyline of Vancouver
Skyline of Vancouver, British Columbia's largest city
Skyline of Surrey
Skyline of Surrey, British Columbia's second largest city and suburb of Vancouver
Skyline of Burnaby
Skyline of Burnaby, British Columbia's third largest city and suburb of Vancouver
Skyline of Richmond
Skyline of Richmond, British Columbia's fourth largest city and suburb of Vancouver
Skyline of Abbotsford
Skyline of Abbotsford, the largest city outside of Greater Vancouver
Coquitlam's Town Centre
Skyline of Coquitlam, British Columbia's sixth largest city and suburb of Vancouver
Kelowna Skyline
Kelowna Skyline, the largest city in the interior of British Columbia
Areal view of Saanich, British Columbia
Areal view of Saanich, the largest municipality on Vancouver Island and suburb of the capital Victoria

Cities

Main article: List of cities in British Columbia

A city is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a city by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 5,000 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[7]

British Columbia has 51 cities,[8][9][10] had a cumulative population of 3,033,046 and an average population of 59,471 in the 2011 Census. British Columbia's largest and smallest cities are Vancouver and Greenwood with populations of 603,502 and 708 respectively.[11] The largest city by land area is Abbotsford, which spans 375.55 km2 (145.00 sq mi), while the smallest is Duncan, at 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi).[11] The first community to incorporate as a city was New Westminster on July 16, 1860,[8] while the most recent community to incorporate as a city was West Kelowna on June 26, 2015.[10]

District municipalities

Main article: List of district municipalities in British Columbia

A district municipality is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a district municipality by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if the area is greater than 800 ha (2,000 acres) and has a population density of less than 5 people per hectare, and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[7]

British Columbia has 50 district municipalities[8][10][12] that had a cumulative population of 746,125 and an average population of 14,923 in the 2011 Census.[11] British Columbia's largest and smallest district municipalities are Saanich and Wells with populations of 109,752 and 245 respectively.[11]

Of British Columbia's current 50 district municipalities, the first to incorporate as a district municipality was North Cowichan on June 18, 1873, while the most recent community to incorporate as a district municipality was the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM) on February 6, 2009.[8][12] Although portrayed as a regional municipality in its official name, the NRRM is actually classified as a district municipality.[12]

Indian government districts

The lone Indian government district was granted by the federal Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act and provincial Sechelt Indian Government District Enabling Act to the Sechelt Indian Government District which governs the Sechelt Indian Band lands consisting of 33 former Indian reserves.[13][14][15]

Island municipalities

If the community wishing to incorporate is located within a trust area under the Island Trust Act, it must incorporate as an island municipality.[16] A single island municipality designation has been granted to Bowen Island.

Mountain resort municipalities

A mountain resort municipality designation is granted by the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development through the Local Government Act if there exists alpine ski lift operations, year-round recreational facilities, and commercial overnight accommodations. There are two mountain resort municipalities in British Columbia: Sun Peaks and Jumbo Glacier.

Resort municipalities

A single resort municipality designation has been granted to Whistler by the Resort Municipality of Whistler Act.[17]

Towns

Main article: List of towns in British Columbia

A town is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a town by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 2,500 but not greater than 5,000 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[7]

British Columbia has 14 towns[8] that had a cumulative population of 87,514 and an average population of 6,251 in the 2011 Census.[11] British Columbia's largest and smallest towns are Comox and Port McNeill with populations of 13,627 and 2,505 respectively.[11] Of British Columbia's current 14 towns, the first to incorporate as a town was Ladysmith on June 3, 1904, while the most recent community to incorporate as a town was View Royal on December 5, 1988.[8]

Villages

Main article: List of villages in British Columbia

A village is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a village by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is not greater than 2,500 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[7]

British Columbia has 42 villages[8] that had a cumulative population of 44,962 and an average population of 1,070 in the 2011 Census.[11] British Columbia's largest and smallest villages are Cumberland and Zeballos with populations of 3,398 and 125 respectively.[11] Of British Columbia's current 42 villages, the first to incorporate as a village was Kaslo on August 14, 1893, while the most recent community to incorporate as a village was Queen Charlotte on December 5, 2005.[8]

List of municipalities

Name Corporate name[8] Status[8] Regional
district[8] 		Incorp. date
(current status)[8] 		Pop.
(2011)[11] 		Pop.
(2006)[11] 		Change
(%)[11] 		Area
(km²)[11] 		Pop.
density[11]
Cities in British Columbia
Name Regional district[8] Incorporation date[8] Population (2021)[18] Population (2016)[19] Change (%)[19] Area (km2)[19] Population density[19]
Abbotsford Fraser Valley December 12, 1995 153,524 141,397 8.6% 375.33 km2 409.0
Armstrong North Okanagan March 31, 1913 5,323 5,114 4.1% 5.22 km2 1020.0
Burnaby Metro Vancouver September 22, 1892 249,125 232,755 7.0% 90.57 km2 2750.7
Campbell River Strathcona June 24, 1947 35,519 32,588 7.6% 144.38 km2 246.0
Castlegar Central Kootenay January 1, 1974 8,338 8,039 3.7% 19.67 km2 419.6
Chilliwack Fraser Valley April 26, 1873 93,203 83,788 11.2% 261.34 km2 356.6
Colwood Capital June 24, 1985 18,961 16,859 12.5% 17.66 km2 1073.6
Coquitlam Metro Vancouver July 25, 1891 148,625 139,284 6.7% 122.15 km2 1216.7
Courtenay Comox Valley January 1, 1915 28,420 25,599 10.8% 32.42 km2 876.7
Cranbrook East Kootenay November 1, 1905 20,499 20,047 2.3% 31.97 km2 641.2
Dawson Creek Peace River May 26, 1936 12,323 12,178 1.2% 26.72 km2 461.1
Delta Metro Vancouver September 22, 2017[20] 108,455 102,238 6.1% 179.66 km2 603.7
Duncan Cowichan Valley March 4, 1912 5,047 4,944 2.1% 2.06 km2 2444.5
Enderby North Okanagan March 1, 1905 3,028 2,964 2.2% 4.26 km2 710.4
Fernie East Kootenay July 28, 1904 6,320 5,249 17.1% 15.11 km2 418.3
Fort St. John Peace River December 31, 1947 21,465 20,155 5.9% 32.67 km2 656.9
Grand Forks Kootenay Boundary April 15, 1897 4,112 4,049 1.6% 10.37 km2 396.4
Greenwood Kootenay Boundary July 12, 1897 702 665 5.6% 2.42 km2 290.2
Kamloops Thompson-Nicola October 17, 1967 97,902 90,280 8.4% 297.93 km2 328.6
Kelowna Central Okanagan May 4, 1905 144,576 127,380 13.5% 211.85 km2 682.4
Kimberley East Kootenay March 29, 1944 8,115 7,425 9.3% 60.51 km2 134.1
Langford Capital December 8, 1992 46,584 35,342 31.8% 41.43 km2 1124.4
Langley Metro Vancouver March 15, 1955 28,963 25,888 11.9% 10.18 km2 2845.2
Maple Ridge Metro Vancouver September 12, 2014[9] 90,990 82,256 10.6% 267.82 km2 339.7
Merritt Thompson-Nicola April 1, 1911 7,051 7,139 -1.2% 26.04 km2 270.7
Mission Fraser Valley March 29, 2021[21] 41,519 38,833 7.7% 226.98 km2 182.9
Nanaimo Nanaimo December 24, 1874 99,863 90,504 10.3% 90.45 km2 1104.1
Nelson Central Kootenay March 18, 1897 11,106 10,572 5.1% 11.93 km2 930.6
New Westminster Metro Vancouver July 16, 1860 78,916 70,996 11.2% 15.62 km2 5052.4
North Vancouver Metro Vancouver August 10, 1891 58,120 52,898 9.9% 11.83 km2 4913.0
Parksville Nanaimo June 19, 1945 13,642 12,514 9.5% 14.52 km2 939.5
Penticton Okanagan-Similkameen January 1, 1909 36,885 33,761 9.3% 44.03 km2 857.3
Pitt Meadows Metro Vancouver April 25, 1914 19,146 18,573 3.1% 86.34 km2 221.7
Port Alberni Alberni-Clayoquot October 28, 1967 18,259 17,678 3.3% 19.66 km2 928.9
Port Coquitlam Metro Vancouver March 7, 1913 61,498 58,612 4.9% 29.16 km2 2108.7
Port Moody Metro Vancouver March 11, 1913 33,535 33,551 0.0% 25.85 km2 1297.3
Powell River Powell River October 15, 1955 13,943 13,157 6.0% 28.91 km2 482.4
Prince George Fraser-Fort George March 6, 1915 76,708 74,003 3.7% 316.74 km2 242.2
Prince Rupert North Coast March 10, 1910 12,300 12,220 0.7% 66.00 km2 186.4
Quesnel Cariboo March 21, 1928 9,889 9,879 0.1% 35.35 km2 279.8
Revelstoke Columbia Shuswap March 1, 1899 8,275 7,547 9.4% 41.28 km2 200.5
Richmond Metro Vancouver November 10, 1879 209,937 198,309 5.9% 128.87 km2 1629.0
Rossland Kootenay Boundary March 18, 1897 4,140 3,729 11.0% 59.72 km2 69.3
Salmon Arm Columbia Shuswap May 15, 1905 19,432 17,706 9.7% 155.19 km2 125.2
Surrey Metro Vancouver November 10, 1879 568,322 517,887 9.7% 316.11 km2 1797.9
Terrace Kitimat–Stikine December 31, 1927 12,017 11,643 3.2% 57.33 km2 209.6
Trail Kootenay Boundary June 14, 1901 7,920 7,709 2.7% 34.90 km2 226.9
Vancouver[b] Metro Vancouver April 6, 1886 662,248 631,486 4.9% 115.18 km2 5749.9
Vernon North Okanagan December 30, 1892 44,519 40,116 11.0% 96.43 km2 461.7
Victoria[c] Capital August 2, 1862 91,867 85,792 7.1% 19.45 km2 4722.3
West Kelowna Central Okanagan June 26, 2015[10] 36,078 32,655 10.5% 122.09 km2 295.5
White Rock Metro Vancouver April 15, 1957 21,939 19,952 10.0% 5.17 km2 4240.6
Williams Lake Cariboo March 15, 1929 10,947 10,753 1.8% 33.12 km2 330.5
Total cities — — 3,327,824 3,133,081 4.5% 4263.15 1081.81


100 Mile House 100 Mile House, District of District municipality Cariboo July 27, 1965 1,886 1,885 0.1 53.29 35.4 Barriere Barriere, District of District municipality Thompson-Nicola December 4, 2007 1,773 1,432 23.8 10.77 164.7 Central Saanich Central Saanich, The Corporation of the District of District municipality Capital December 12, 1950 15,936 15,745 1.2 41.33 385.6 Chetwynd Chetwynd, District of District municipality Peace River September 25, 1962 2,635 2,633 0.1 63.04 41.8 Clearwater Clearwater, District of District municipality Thompson-Nicola December 3, 2007 2,331 2,225 4.8 55.68 41.9 Coldstream Coldstream, The Corporation of the District of District municipality North Okanagan December 21, 1906 10,314 9,471 8.9 66.28 155.6 Elkford Elkford, District of District municipality East Kootenay July 16, 1971 2,523 2,463 2.4 108.42 23.3 Esquimalt Esquimalt, Corporation of the Township of District municipality Capital September 1, 1912 16,209 16,840 −3.7 7.08 2,290.1 Fort St. James Fort St. James, District of District municipality Bulkley-Nechako December 19, 1952 1,691 1,350 25.3 23.47 72.0 Highlands Highlands, District of District municipality Capital December 7, 1993 2,120 1,903 11.4 38.05 55.7 Hope Hope, District of District municipality Fraser Valley April 6, 1929 5,969 6,185 −3.5 41.14 145.1 Houston Houston, District of District municipality Bulkley-Nechako March 4, 1957 3,147 3,163 −0.5 72.94 43.1 Hudson's Hope Hudson's Hope, District of District municipality Peace River November 16, 1965 970 1,012 −4.2 827.36 1.2 Invermere Invermere, District of District municipality East Kootenay May 22, 1951 2,955 3,002 −1.6 10.73 275.3 Kent Kent, The Corporation of the District of District municipality Fraser Valley January 1, 1895 5,664 4,738 19.5 168.39 33.6 Kitimat Kitimat, District of District municipality Kitimat-Stikine March 31, 1953 8,335 8,987 −7.3 240.01 34.7 Lake Country Lake Country, District of District municipality Central Okanagan May 2, 1995 11,708 9,606 21.9 122.19 95.8 Langley Langley, The Corporation of the Township of District municipality Greater Vancouver April 26, 1873 104,177 93,726 11.2 308.03 338.2 Lantzville Lantzville, District of District municipality Nanaimo June 25, 2003 3,601 3,661 −1.6 27.66 130.2 Lillooet Lillooet, District of District municipality Squamish-Lillooet December 31, 1946 2,321[22] 2,324 −0.1 27.51 84.4 Logan Lake Logan Lake, District of District municipality Thompson-Nicola November 10, 1970 2,073 2,162 −4.1 325.33 6.4 Mackenzie Mackenzie, District of District municipality Fraser-Fort George May 19, 1966 3,507 4,539 −22.7 155.41 22.6 Metchosin Metchosin, District of District municipality Capital December 3, 1984 4,803 4,795 0.2 71.09 67.6 New Hazelton New Hazelton, District of District municipality Kitimat-Stikine December 15, 1980 666 627 6.2 24.36 27.3 North Cowichan North Cowichan, The Corporation of the District of District municipality Cowichan Valley June 18, 1873 28,807 27,557 4.5 195.54 147.3 North Saanich North Saanich, District of District municipality Capital August 19, 1965 11,089 10,823 2.5 37.25 297.7 North Vancouver North Vancouver, The Corporation of the District of District municipality Greater Vancouver May 13, 1907 84,412 82,562 2.2 160.76 525.1 Northern Rockies[12] Northern Rockies Regional Municipality District municipality Northern Rockies February 6, 2009 5,290[22] 5,702 −7.2 85,014.52 0.1 Oak Bay Oak Bay, The Corporation of the District of District municipality Capital July 2, 1906 18,015 17,908 0.6 10.53 1,710.3 Peachland Peachland, The Corporation of the District of District municipality Central Okanagan January 1, 1909 5,200 4,883 6.5 15.75 330.2 Port Edward Port Edward, District of District municipality Skeena-Queen Charlotte June 29, 1966 544 577 −5.7 168.01 3.2 Port Hardy Port Hardy, District of District municipality Mount Waddington May 5, 1966 4,008 3,822 4.9 38.73 103.5 Saanich Saanich, The Corporation of the District of District municipality Capital March 1, 1906 109,752 108,265 1.4 103.78 1,057.6 Sechelt Sechelt, District of District municipality Sunshine Coast February 15, 1956 9,291 8,454 9.9 39.01 238.2 Sicamous Sicamous, District of District municipality Columbia Shuswap December 4, 1989 2,441 2,676 −8.8 12.71 192.0 Sooke Sooke, District of District municipality Capital December 7, 1999 11,435 9,699 17.9 56.72 201.6 Spallumcheen Spallumcheen, The Corporation of the Township of District municipality North Okanagan July 21, 1892 5,055 4,960 1.9 255.77 19.8 Sparwood Sparwood, District of District municipality East Kootenay October 6, 1964 3,667 3,618 1.4 191.01 19.2 Squamish Squamish, District of District municipality Squamish-Lillooet May 18, 1948 17,158 14,949 14.8 104.88 163.6 Stewart Stewart, District of District municipality Kitimat-Stikine May 16, 1930 494 496 −0.4 552.08 0.9 Summerland Summerland, The Corporation of the District of District municipality Okanagan-Similkameen December 21, 1906 11,280 10,828 4.2 74.06 152.3 Taylor Taylor, District of District municipality Peace River August 23, 1958 1,373 1,384 −0.8 17.09 80.4 Tofino Tofino, District of District municipality Alberni-Clayoquot February 5, 1932 1,876 1,655 13.4 10.53 178.2 Tumbler Ridge[d] Tumbler Ridge, District of District municipality Peace River April 9, 1981 2,710 2,454 10.4 1,558.97 1.7 Ucluelet Ucluelet, District of District municipality Alberni-Clayoquot February 26, 1952 1,627 1,487 9.4 6.81 238.9 Vanderhoof Vanderhoof, District of District municipality Bulkley-Nechako January 22, 1926 4,480 4,064 10.2 54.83 81.7 Wells[e] Wells, District of District municipality Cariboo June 29, 1998 245 236 3.8 158.28 1.5 West Vancouver West Vancouver, The Corporation of the District of District municipality Greater Vancouver March 15, 1912 42,694 42,131 1.3 87.26 489.3 Sechelt Indian Government District Sechelt Indian Government, District Indian government district Powell River and Sunshine Coast March 17, 1988 819 844 −3.0 11.04 74.2 Bowen Island Bowen Island, Municipality Island municipality Greater Vancouver December 4, 1999 3,402 3,362 1.2 50.14 67.9 Jumbo Glacier Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality[25] Mountain resort municipality East Kootenay February 19, 2013[3] Sun Peaks Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality[26] Mountain resort municipality Thompson-Nicola June 3, 2010 371 426 −12.9 40.86 9.1 Whistler Whistler, Resort Municipality of Resort municipality Squamish-Lillooet September 6, 1975 9,824 9,248 6.2 240.40 40.9 Comox Comox Valley 14,806 14,028 +5.55% 16.87 km2 877.7/km2 January 14, 1946 Creston Central Kootenay 5,583 5,361 +4.14% 8.41 km2 664.2/km2 May 14, 1924 Gibsons Sunshine Coast 4,758 4,605 +3.32% 4.31 km2 1,103.2/km2 March 4, 1929 Golden Columbia Shuswap 3,986 3,708 +7.50% 11.33 km2 351.9/km2 June 26, 1957 Ladysmith Cowichan Valley 8,990 8,537 +5.31% 12.04 km2 746.5/km2 June 3, 1904 Lake Cowichan Cowichan Valley 3,325 3,226 +3.07% 8.24 km2 403.5/km2 August 19, 1944 Oliver Okanagan-Similkameen 5,094 4,928 +3.37% 5.49 km2 927.9/km2 December 31, 1945 Osoyoos Okanagan-Similkameen 5,556 5,050 +10.02% 8.56 km2 660.7/km2 January 14, 1946 Port McNeill Mount Waddington 2,356 2,337 +0.81% 13.77 km2 171.1/km2 February 18, 1966 Princeton Okanagan-Similkameen 2,894 2,828 +2.33% 59.28 km2 48.8/km2 September 11, 1951 Qualicum Beach Nanaimo 9,303 8,943 +4.03% 17.98 km2 517.5/km2 May 5, 1942 Sidney Capital 12,318 11,672 +5.53% 5.11 km2 2,412.8/km2 September 30, 1952 Smithers Bulkley-Nechako 5,378 5,401 −0.43% 15.26 km2 352.4/km2 October 6, 1921 View Royal Capital 11,575 10,408 +11.21% 14.33 km2 807.6/km2 December 5, 1988 Alert Bay Alert Bay, The Corporation of the Village of Village Mount Waddington January 14, 1946 445 456 −2.4 1.73 257.3 Anmore Anmore, Village of Village Greater Vancouver December 7, 1987 2,092 1,785 17.2 28.24 74.1 Ashcroft Ashcroft, The Corporation of the Village of Village Thompson-Nicola June 27, 1952 1,628 1,664 −2.2 50.90 32.0 Belcarra Belcarra, Village of Village Greater Vancouver August 22, 1979 644 676 −4.7 5.50 117.1 Burns Lake Burns Lake, The Corporation of the Village of Village Bulkley-Nechako December 6, 1923 2,029 2,107 −3.7 6.59 307.7 Cache Creek Cache Creek, Village of Village Thompson-Nicola November 28, 1967 1,040 1,037 0.3 10.25 101.5 Canal Flats Canal Flats, Village of Village East Kootenay June 29, 2004 715 700 2.1 10.86 65.8 Chase Chase, Village of Village Thompson-Nicola April 22, 1969 2,495 2,409 3.6 3.77 662.5 Clinton Clinton, Village of Village Thompson-Nicola July 16, 1963 636 598 6.4 7.89 80.6 Cumberland Cumberland, The Corporation of the Village of Village Comox Valley January 1, 1898 3,398 2,762 23.0 29.00 117.2 Daajing Giids[f] Daajing Giids, Village of Village North Coast December 5, 2005 944 948 −0.4 35.62 26.5 Fraser Lake Fraser Lake, Village of Village Bulkley-Nechako September 27, 1966 1,167 1,113 4.9 4.07 286.9 Fruitvale Fruitvale, The Corporation of the Village of Village Kootenay Boundary November 4, 1952 2,016 1,952 3.3 2.71 745.3 Gold River Gold River, Village of Village Strathcona August 26, 1965 1,267 1,362 −7.0 10.78 117.5 Granisle[g] Granisle, Village of Village Bulkley-Nechako June 29, 1971 303 364 −16.8 41.86 7.2 Harrison Hot Springs Harrison Hot Springs, Village of Village Fraser Valley May 27, 1949 1,468 1,573 −6.7 5.57 263.5 Hazelton Hazelton, The Corporation of the Village of Village Kitimat-Stikine February 15, 1956 300[22] 293 2.4 2.80 107.1 Kaslo Kaslo, Village of Village Central Kootenay August 14, 1893 1,026 1,072 −4.3 2.48 413.6 Keremeos Keremeos, The Corporation of the Village of Village Okanagan-Similkameen October 30, 1956 1,330 1,289 3.2 2.09 635.4 Lions Bay Lions Bay, Village of Village Greater Vancouver December 17, 1970 1,318 1,328 −0.8 2.53 520.2 Lumby Lumby, The Corporation of the Village of Village North Okanagan December 20, 1955 1,731 1,634 5.9 5.74 301.6 Lytton Lytton, The Corporation of the Village of Village Thompson-Nicola May 3, 1945 228 235 −3.0 6.54 34.8 Masset Masset, Village of Village North Coast May 11, 1961 884 940 −6.0 20.61 42.9 McBride McBride, The Corporation of the Village of Village Fraser-Fort George April 7, 1932 586 660 −11.2 4.64 126.4 Midway Midway, Village of Village Kootenay Boundary May 25, 1967 674 621 8.5 12.24 55.0 Montrose Montrose, The Corporation of the Village of Village Kootenay Boundary June 22, 1956 1,030 1,012 1.8 1.46 704.6 Nakusp Nakusp, Village of Village Central Kootenay November 24, 1964 1,569 1,524 3.0 8.05 194.8 New Denver New Denver, The Corporation of the Village of Village Central Kootenay January 12, 1929 504 512 −1.6 0.87 579.6 Pemberton Pemberton, Village of Village Squamish-Lillooet July 20, 1956 2,369 2,192 8.1 10.89 217.5 Port Alice Port Alice, Village of Village Mount Waddington June 16, 1965 805 821 −1.9 7.04 114.4 Port Clements Port Clements, Village of Village North Coast December 31, 1975 378 440 −14.1 13.04 29.0 Pouce Coupe Pouce Coupe, The Corporation of the Village of Village Peace River January 6, 1932 738 739 −0.1 2.06 358.5 Radium Hot Springs Radium Hot Springs, Village of Village East Kootenay December 10, 1990 777 735 5.7 6.34 122.5 Salmo Salmo, The Corporation of the Village of Village Central Kootenay October 30, 1946 1,139 1,007 13.1 2.44 466.2 Sayward Sayward, Village of Village Strathcona June 27, 1968 317 341 −7.0 4.51 70.3 Silverton Silverton, The Corporation of the Village of Village Central Kootenay May 6, 1930 195 185 5.4 0.35 550.5 Slocan Slocan, Village of Village Central Kootenay June 1, 1901 296 314 −5.7 0.78 381.7 Tahsis Tahsis, Village of Village Strathcona June 17, 1970 316 366 −13.7 5.26 60.0 Telkwa Telkwa, The Corporation of the Village of Village Bulkley-Nechako July 18, 1952 1,350 1,295 4.2 7.04 191.9 Valemount Valemount, Village of Village Fraser-Fort George December 13, 1962 1,020 1,018 0.2 5.17 197.4 Warfield Warfield, The Corporation of the Village of Village Kootenay Boundary December 8, 1952 1,700 1,729 −1.7 1.89 900.7 Zeballos Zeballos, The Corporation of the Village of Village Strathcona June 27, 1952 125 189 −33.9 1.56 80.3 Total cities — — — — 3,033,046 2,784,917 8.9 4,063.15 746.5 Total district municipalities — — — — 734,660 704,919 4.2 92,166.96 8.0 Total Indian government districts — — — — 819 844 −3.0 11.04 74.2 Total island municipalities — — — — 3,402 3,362 1.2 50.14 67.9 Total mountain resort municipalities — — — — 371 426 −12.9 40.86 9.1 Total resort municipalities — — — — 9,824 9,248 6.2 240.4 40.9 Total towns — — — — 87,514 84,106 4.1 151.98 575.8 Total villages — — — — 44,992 43,997 2.3 393.76 114.3 Total all municipalities — — — — 3,914,628 3,631,819 7.8 97,118.29 40.3 Province of British Columbia — — — — 4,400,057 4,113,487 7.0 922,509.29 4.8

Former municipalities

Communities in British Columbia that once held their own municipal status include Aennofield, Alberni, Brocklehurst, Chapman Camp, Chilliwhack, Columbia, Cranberry Lake, Dewdney, Dufferin, Fort Nelson, Fraser Mills, Glenmore, Guisachan, Kinnaird, Marysville, Matsqui, Mission City, Natal, Nicomen Island, North Kamloops, Phoenix, Point Grey, Sandon, South Fort George, South Vancouver, Sumas, Tadanac, Valleyview and Westview.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35] The majority of these former municipalities ceased to exist as a result of amalgamation with or annexation by another municipality.[29][30][31] Others, such as Phoenix and Sandon,[34][35] were dissolved from their municipal status as a result of population decline, while Dewdney dissolved due to financial reasons.[32]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Although British Columbia is the second-largest province in land area, it is third-largest in total area after accounting for its freshwater area.[1]
  2. ^ Vancouver is Canada's eighth-largest city and British Columbia's largest city by population. The Vancouver CMA includes the cities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver and White Rock.
  3. ^ Victoria is British Columbia's capital. The Victoria CMA includes the cities of Colwood, Langford and Victoria.
  4. ^ Incorporated in 1981, Tumbler Ridge was developed as a company town by Denison Mines, Teck Corporation and the Japanese Steel Industry in cooperation with the Government of British Columbia.[23]
  5. ^ Wells was founded as a company town for the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine.[24]
  6. ^ Daajing Giids was formerly known as Queen Charlotte prior to July 13, 2022.[27]
  7. ^ Granisle was founded as a company town by Granisle Copper Ltd. prior to its incorporation in 1971.[28]

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  2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. January 30, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Jumbo becomes mountain resort municipality". Government of British Columbia. November 20, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  4. ^ British Columbia Queens Printer (1996). "Local Government Act". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  5. ^ a b c Union of British Columbia Municipalities. "Local Government in British Columbia: A Community Effort" (PDF). 2006 Edition. Retrieved 2007-07-01. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Municipal Election Schedule in Canada". Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research. December 15, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d "Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities". Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved December 8, 2012. Cite error: The named reference "BCmunis" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b "Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council: Order in Council No. 513" (PDF). Province of British Columbia. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d "Order in Council No. 357". Province of British Columbia. June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015. Cite error: The named reference "WestKelowna" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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  12. ^ a b c d "Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (Order in Council No. 033)" (PDF). Province of British Columbia. January 29, 2009. p. 3. Retrieved September 20, 2014. The class of the municipality is a district municipality.
  13. ^ "Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments in BC 2011" (PDF). Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  14. ^ "Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act" (PDF). Minister of Justice. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  15. ^ "Sechelt Indian Government District Enabling Act". Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  16. ^ "Island Trust Act". Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  17. ^ "Resort Municipality of Whistler Act". Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  18. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, 2021 census (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  20. ^ "Order in Council No. 362". Province of British Columbia. September 22, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  21. ^ "Order in Council 0187-2021". Government of British Columbia. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  22. ^ a b c "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  23. ^ "History, in a nutshell". District of Tumbler Ridge. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  24. ^ "Wells". District of Wells. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  25. ^ "Resume of Orders in Council: Volume 39, Number 21 (Order in Council 760)". British Columbia Queen's Printer. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  26. ^ "Resume of Orders in Council: Volume 37, Number 8 (Order in Council 158)". British Columbia Queen's Printer. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  27. ^ Ministry of Municipal Affairs (July 13, 2022). "Ancestral Haida name restored to Haida Gwaii village". BC Gov News. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  28. ^ "Name Details: Granisle". GeoBC. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  29. ^ a b "Municipal Census Populations (1921-2011)". BC Stats. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  30. ^ a b "Name Details: Brocklehurst (Community)". GeoBC. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  31. ^ a b "Name Details: Grand Forks (City)". GeoBC. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  32. ^ a b "Profiles of Historic Sites: Dewdney Community". Mission District Historical Society, Heritage Places Branch. March 14, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  33. ^ "Profiles of Historic Sites: Nicomen Island Community". Mission District Historical Society, Heritage Places Branch. December 6, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  34. ^ a b "Name Details: Phoenix (Abandoned Locality)". GeoBC. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  35. ^ a b "From Boom to Bust in 20 Years: Sandon's History as an Incorporated City". Sandon Museum. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

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