Immigration is a significant economic driver in B.C. As of Census 2016, 28.3% of British Columbia’s population was born outside Canada. In Metro Vancouver, however, several communities are reaching 30, 40, 50, and for the City of Richmond, 60 percent foreign born.
But, many of us don’t live and work in the same community. Review these immigrant numbers and statistics to see how immigrants are shaping other communities and where else your workers, colleagues and customers might be coming from.
For more detailed immigrant demographic data by community, visit www.newtobc.ca; detailed immigrant demographic profiles for 13 communities across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are accessible and available for download here: http://newtobc.ca/newcomer-resources/
British Columbia
Total Pop 2016: 4,560,235
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 5.6%
Imm Pop 2016: 1,292,675
Imm / Total 2016: 28.3%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 175,555
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 8.5%
Metro Vancouver
Total Pop 2016: 2,426,235
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 6.5%
Imm Pop 2016: 989,540
Imm / Total 2016: 40.8%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 142,530
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 8.3%
West Vancouver
Total Pop 2016: 41,680
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: -0.5%
Imm Pop 2016: 18,615
Imm / Total 2016: 44.7%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 2,940
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 8.7%
North Vancouver, District
Total Pop 2016: 84,875
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 1.8%
Imm Pop 2016: 26,505
Imm / Total 2016: 31.2%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 3,240
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 6.1%
North Vancouver, City
Total Pop 2016: 52,185
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 9.8%
Imm Pop 2016: 19,930
Imm / Total 2016: 38.2%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 3,740
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 12.2%
Vancouver
Total Pop 2016: 618,210
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 4.6%
Imm Pop 2016: 262,770
Imm / Total 2016: 42.5%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 37,330
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 1.6%
Richmond
Total Pop 2016: 196,665
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 4.1%
Imm Pop 2016: 118,305
Imm / Total 2016: 60.2%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 15,245
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 4.8%
Burnaby
Total Pop 2016: 230,080
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 4.3%
Imm Pop 2016: 115,145
Imm / Total 2016: 50.0%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 16,065
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 3.6%
Langley, District
Total Pop 2016: 115,835
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 12.6%
Imm Pop 2016: 22,495
Imm / Total 2016: 19.4%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 2,615
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 21.5%
Langley, City
Total Pop 2016: 25,315
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 3.2%
Imm Pop 2016: 4,395
Imm / Total 2016: 17.4%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 525
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 15.5%
Maple Ridge
Total Pop 2016: 80,975
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 8.2%
Imm Pop 2016: 15,460
Imm / Total 2016: 19.1%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 1,520
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 19.6%
Surrey
Total Pop 2016: 511,545
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 10.6%
Imm Pop 2016: 220,155
Imm / Total 2016: 43.0%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 36,335
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 17.2%
White Rock
Total Pop 2016: 19,120
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 3.2%
Imm Pop 2016: 4,895
Imm / Total 2016: 25.6%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 535
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 7.9%
Delta
Total Pop 2016: 100,840
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 2.4%
Imm Pop 2016: 31,240
Imm / Total 2016: 31.0%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 3,355
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 9.5%
Pitt Meadows
Total Pop 2016: 18,425
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 4.7%
Imm Pop 2016: 3,955
Imm / Total 2016: 21.5%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 385
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: -0.9%
Port Coquitlam
Total Pop 2016: 57,900
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 4.7%
Imm Pop 2016: 18,430
Imm / Total 2016: 31.8%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 1,940
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 12.5%
Coquitlam
Total Pop 2016: 138,090
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 9.8%
Imm Pop 2016: 61,060
Imm / Total 2016: 44.2%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 9,530
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 17.2%
New Westminster
Total Pop 2016: 69,905
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016:
Imm Pop 2016: 24,375
Imm / Total 2016: 34.9%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 3,500
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 12.1%
Port Moody
Total Pop 2016: 33,450
Total Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 1.6%
Imm Pop 2016: 10,755
Imm / Total 2016: 32.2%
Recent Imm Pop 2016: 1,220
Net Imm Pop Growth 2011 - 2016: 3.5%