Outline of British Columbia
Encyclopedia
The Province of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

is the westernmost of Canada's provinces. It lies between the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...

 to the west, and the province of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

 to the east. British Columbia was the sixth province to join the Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...

.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to British Columbia:

General reference

  • Pronunciation:
  • Common English name(s): British Columbia
    British Columbia
    British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

     or "BC"
  • Official English name: British Columbia
    British Columbia
    British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

  • Common endonym(s):  "The Pacific Province", "the Dogwood Province", "Beautiful British Columbia", "Beautiful B.C."
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): British Columbia
    British Columbia
    British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

  • Demonym(s): British Columbian

Geography of British Columbia


  • British Columbia is: a province of Canada
    Provinces and territories of Canada
    The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...

  • Location:
    • The regions in which British Columbia is located are:
      • Northern Hemisphere
        Northern Hemisphere
        The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...

        , Western Hemisphere
        Western Hemisphere
        The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...

        • Americas
          Americas
          The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

          • North America
            • Northern America
              Northern America
              Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...

              • Canada
                • Western Canada
                  Western Canada
                  Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...

                  • Canada's Pacific Coast
                    British Columbia Coast
                    The British Columbia Coast or BC Coast is Canada's western continental coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The usage is synonymous with the term West Coast of Canada....

    • Extreme points of British Columbia
      Extreme points of British Columbia
      The extreme points of British Columbia are four in number:*Mount Jetté, also legally described as Boundary Peak 177, which lies just inside the apex of the joint boundaries of British Columbia, Yukon and the US state of Alaska, at . US coordinates for the same summit are . The International...

  • Population of British Columbia
    Demographics of British Columbia
    Estimated Population of British Columbia : 4,254,500Percentage of National Population: 13.2%Population Growth Rate: 4.9%-Vital Statistics:Birth rate: 9.7 births p/1,000 Death rate: 2.3 deaths p/1,000...

    : : 4,254,500 (2005)
  • Area of British Columbia: 944,735 km2 (364,764.2 sq mi)
  • Atlas of British Columbia

Environment of British Columbia

  • Air pollution in British Columbia
    Air pollution in British Columbia
    Air pollution is a concern in British Columbia, Canada because of its effects on health and visibility. Air quality is influenced in British Columbia by numerous mountain ranges and valleys, which complicate atmospheric pollution dispersion and can lead to high concentrations of pollutants such as...

  • Climate of British Columbia
  • Ecology of British Columbia
  • Geology of British Columbia
    Geology of British Columbia
    The geology of British Columbia is a function of its location on the leading edge of the North American continent. The mountainous physiography and the diversity of rock types and ages hint at the complex geology, which is still undergoing revision despite a century of exploration and mapping.The...

  • Protected areas of British Columbia
  • Provincial Parks of British Columbia
  • Wildlife of British Columbia

Natural geographic features of British Columbia

  • Coast of British Columbia
  • Fjords of British Columbia
  • Glaciers of British Columbia
  • Islands of British Columbia

Lakes of British Columbia
Valleys of British Columbia (see also Regions)
Hot springs of British Columbia
  • World Heritage Sites in British Columbia

Regions of British Columbia

  • British Columbia Interior
    British Columbia Interior
    The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...

  • Lower Mainland
    Lower Mainland
    The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...

    • Fraser Valley
      Fraser Valley
      The Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. The term is sometimes used to refer to the Fraser Canyon and stretches upstream from there, but in general British Columbian usage of the term refers to the stretch of the...

    • Greater Vancouver
      Greater Vancouver
      Greater Vancouver is the metropolitan area centred on the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, roughly coterminous with the Greater Vancouver Regional District, which is governed by a body known as Metro Vancouver...

  • British Columbia Coast
    British Columbia Coast
    The British Columbia Coast or BC Coast is Canada's western continental coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The usage is synonymous with the term West Coast of Canada....

    • Vancouver Island
      Vancouver Island
      Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...


Biogeoclimatic zones, ecozones and ecoregions of British Columbia

Administrative divisions of British Columbia


Health regions of British Columbia
  • Land districts of British Columbia (cadastral survey system)
  • Counties of British Columbia
    Counties of British Columbia
    In British Columbia, eight counties are created in the County Boundary Act.The counties are created for the administration of justice, and are not used in the administration of government...

     (court system)
  • School districts in British Columbia
  • Assessment areas in British Columbia (property tax)
  • Development Regions in British Columbia
  • College Regions in British Columbia
  • Land and Resource Management Planning Areas of British Columbia

Settlements of British Columbia
  • Settlements in British Columbia
    • Municipalities of British Columbia
      • Regional districts of British Columbia
        Regional districts of British Columbia
        The Canadian province of British Columbia is divided into regional districts. Like counties in other parts of Canada, regional districts serve only to provide municipal services as the local government in areas not incorporated into a municipality, and in certain regional affairs of shared concern...

      • Cities of British Columbia
        • Urban centres
          • Vancouver
            Vancouver
            Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

          • Victoria
            Victoria, British Columbia
            Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

          • Kelowna
            Kelowna
            Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...

          • Abbotsford
            Abbotsford, British Columbia
            Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...

          • Kamloops
          • Nanaimo
          • Prince George
            Prince George, British Columbia
            Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...

    • Indian Reserves in British Columbia

Government and politics of British Columbia

  • Form of government
    Form of government
    A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

    : Constitutional monarchy
    Constitutional monarchy
    Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution, whether it be a written, uncodified or blended constitution...

  • Capital of British Columbia: Victoria
  • Elections in British Columbia
    • (specific elections)
  • Political issues
    • Hunting Status On Grizzly Bears in British Columbia, Canada
      Hunting Status On Grizzly Bears in British Columbia, Canada
      Grizzly bear hunting has become a hotly debated issue in British Columbia. On one side are government bodies like the BC Ministry of Environment, various First Nations and the BC Wildlife Federation arguing for the continued sustainable harvest of grizzly bears...

  • Political parties in British Columbia
  • Political scandals of British Columbia
  • Taxation in Canada
    Taxation in Canada
    The level of Taxation in Canada is average among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.-Administration:...


Executive branch

  • Head of state: Queen in Right of British Columbia
    Monarchy in British Columbia
    By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, Canada's monarchy operates in British Columbia as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. As such, the Crown within British Columbia's jurisdiction is referred to as the Crown in Right of British Columbia, Her Majesty in...

    , Queen of Canada, Queen Elizabeth II
    Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
    Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...

    • Head of state's representative (Viceroy
      Viceroy
      A viceroy is a royal official who runs a country, colony, or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's province or larger territory is called a viceroyalty...

      ): Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
      Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
      The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia is the viceregal representative in British Columbia of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared with equally the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest...

      , Steven Point
      Steven Point
      Steven Lewis Point, is the 28th and current Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.From 1975 to 1999, Steven Point served as Chief of the Skowkale First Nation...

      • List of lieutenant governors of British Columbia
      • Head of government
        Head of government
        Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

        : Premier of British Columbia
        Premier of British Columbia
        The Premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title Prime Minister of British Columbia was often used...

        , Gordon Campbell
        • Deputy Premier of British Columbia
          Deputy Premier of British Columbia
          The Deputy Premier of British Columbia is the representative of the Premier of British Columbia in the Canadian province of British Columbia when the current Premier is unable to attend functions executed by the Premier....

        • Cabinet: Executive Council of British Columbia
          Executive Council of British Columbia
          The Executive Council of British Columbia is the cabinet of that Canadian province....

          • Head of council: Lieutenant Governor in Council
            Lieutenant-Governors of British Columbia
            The following is a list of the Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in British Columbia came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1871, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of...

            , as representative of the Queen in Right of British Columbia
            Queen-in-Council
            The Queen-in-Council is, in each of the Commonwealth realms, the technical term of constitutional law that refers to the exercise of executive authority, denoting the monarch acting by and with the advice and consent of his or her privy council or executive council The Queen-in-Council (during...

        • British Columbia Government Agencies and Crown Corporations

Legislative branch

  • Parliament of British Columbia
    39th Parliament of British Columbia
    The 39th Parliament of British Columbia is the current Parliament of British Columbia and composes of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 12, 2009, and Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point...

    , which has 2 components:
    • Queen-in-Parliament
      Queen-in-Parliament
      The Queen-in-Parliament , sometimes referred to as the Crown-in-Parliament or, more fully, as the King in Parliament under God, is a technical term of constitutional law in the Commonwealth realms that refers to the Crown in its legislative role, acting with the advice and consent of the lower...

       (Queen of Canada), represented in her absence by the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
    • Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
      Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
      The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....

      • Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
        Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
        The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the presiding officer of the British Columbia legislature.-The office of Speaker in British Columbia:...


Judicial branch

  • Court of Appeal of British Columbia
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia
      Supreme Court of British Columbia
      The Supreme Court of British Columbia is the superior trial court for the province of British Columbia. The BCSC hears civil and criminal law cases as well as appeals from the Provincial Court of British Columbia. Including supernumerary judges, there are presently 108 judges...

      • Provincial Court of British Columbia
        Provincial Court of British Columbia
        The Provincial Court of British Columbia is a trial level court in British Columbia that hears cases in criminal, civil and family matters....

        • County Court of British Columbia
          • Counties of British Columbia
            Counties of British Columbia
            In British Columbia, eight counties are created in the County Boundary Act.The counties are created for the administration of justice, and are not used in the administration of government...


Law and order in British Columbia

  • Capital punishment in British Columbia: none.
    • British Columbia, as with all of Canada, does not have capital punishment.
    • Canada eliminated the death penalty for murder on July 14, 1976.
  • Constitution of British Columbia
  • Criminal justice system of British Columbia
    • Criminal Code of Canada
      Criminal Code of Canada
      The Criminal Code or Code criminel is a law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada. Its official long title is "An Act respecting the criminal law"...

  • Same-sex marriage in British Columbia
    Same-sex marriage in British Columbia
    Same-sex marriage in British Columbia became legal on July 8, 2003, becoming the second region in Canada to legalize same-sex marriage, behind Ontario, after a series of court rulings which ultimately landed in favour of same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses.Canada became the fourth country in...


Law enforcement in British Columbia

  • British Columbia Provincial Police
    British Columbia Provincial Police
    The British Columbia Provincial Police was the policing body for the Canadian province of British Columbia until 1950. The force is usually dated from the appointment of Chartres Brew in 1858 with the formation of the Colony of British Columbia and associated appointments...

     (defunct)
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division
  • E-Comm
    E-Comm
    ' is the Emergency Communications for Southwest British Columbia.E-Comm provides 9-1-1 service for the Lower Mainland region of southwest British Columbia in Canada covering Metro Vancouver , the Sunshine Coast Regional District, south Squamish-Lillooet Regional District and the Whistler Howe Sound...

  • British Columbia Sheriff Services
    British Columbia Sheriff Services
    -History:British Columbia Sheriff Service traces its roots to the first Sheriff appointed by Governor James Douglas in 1857 for the Colony of Vancouver Island in what is now British Columbia, Canada...


Military in British Columbia

  • Military units in British Columbia (historical)
    • Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia
      Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia
      The Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia was a military company of the Spanish Army serving in the Spanish colonial empire.-Origins:...

       (Spanish Empire - withdrawn)
    • Victoria Voltigeurs (disbanded)
    • Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps (aka "African Rifles")
    • Pacific Station
      Pacific Station
      The Pacific Station, often referred to as the Pacific Squadron, was one of the geographical divisions into which the Royal Navy divided its worldwide responsibilities...

       (Royal Navy
      Royal Navy
      The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

       - withdrawn)
    • Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment
      Royal Engineers, Columbia detachment
      Columbia detachment of the Royal Engineers was a British military contingent that played a major role in the settlement, development and security of the new British Columbia. Sent at the request of Governor James Douglas to help maintain order during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, the detachment was...

       (withdrawn)
      • see also Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery (now New Westminster Fire Dept, originally RE)
    • Royal Marines
      Royal Marines
      The Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, commonly just referred to as the Royal Marines , are the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service...

       (withdrawn)

Canadian Forces bases in British Columbia
    • CFB Esquimalt
      CFB Esquimalt
      Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is Canada's Pacific Coast naval base and home port to Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters....

    • CFB Chilliwack
      CFB Chilliwack
      Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack was a Canadian Forces Base located in Chilliwack, British Columbia.On 2 September 1997, Area Support Unit Chilliwack was opened on the former CFB Chilliwack properties that was retained by the Canadian Forces.-Camp Chilliwack:Military Camp Chilliwack was...

    • NRS Aldergrove
      NRS Aldergrove
      Naval Radio Section Aldergrove, or NRS Aldergrove, is a Canadian Forces naval radio communications facility located in both Aldergrove and Matsqui, British Columbia....

    • CFB Comox
      CFB Comox
      Canadian Forces Base Comox , commonly referred to as CFB Comox, is a Canadian Forces Base located north northeast of Comox, British Columbia. It is primarily operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force and is one of two bases in the country using the CP-140 Aurora...

    • Canadian Forces Camp Chilcotin
      Canadian Forces Camp Chilcotin
      Canadian Forces Camp Chilcotin is a Canadian Forces training camp in the Chilcotin District, to the west of the city of Williams Lake on the eastern Chilcotin Plateau. It is located in the general vicinity of Fort Chilcotin, a 19th Century outpost of the Hudson's Bay Company whose exact location...

    • CFMETR, Nanoose Bay
      CFMETR, Nanoose Bay
      The Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges is a maritime test facility located on the east side of Vancouver Island, at Nanoose Bay....

    • Seaforth Armoury
      Seaforth Armoury
      The Seaforth Armoury is a Canadian Forces armoury located at 1650 Burrard Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the home of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, a Primary Reserve Infantry unit...

      , Vancouver
    • Beatty Street Drill Hall
      Beatty Street Drill Hall
      The Beatty Street Drill Hall is a Canadian Forces armoury located at 620 Beatty Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the home of The British Columbia Regiment , an armoured reconnaissance reserve regiment, the oldest military unit in Vancouver, and the most senior militia in the province...

      , Vancouver
    • Bay Street Drill Hall, Victoria
    • Brigadier Angle Armoury, Kelowna, British Columbia
      Kelowna, British Columbia
      Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...

       Federal Recognized Federal Heritage building 1997 on the Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings.
    • Royal Roads Military College
      Royal Roads Military College
      Royal Roads Military College was a Canadian military college located in Hatley Park, Colwood, British Columbia near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The facility is currently being used as the campus for Royal Roads University, a public university that offers applied and professional academic...

       (Hatley Park/Royal Roads University
      Royal Roads University
      Royal Roads University is a public university located in Colwood, Greater Victoria, British Columbia, that describes itself as "Canada's University for Working Professionals".-Overview:...

      )
    • British Columbia Armoury, New Westminster
    • Deadman's Island
      Deadman's Island (Vancouver)
      Deadman Island is a 3.8 ha island to the south of Stanley Park in Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia. The indigenous Sḵwxwú7mesh name is "skwtsa7s", meaning simply "island." Officially designated "Deadman Island" by the Geographical Names Board of Canada in 1937. it is commonly referred to...

       (HMCS Discovery
      HMCS Discovery
      HMCS Discovery is a Royal Canadian Navy Reserve division and shore facility based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Created during World War II from the Vancouver Half Company of the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve, Discovery was used for recruitment and training, and provided almost 8,000...

       Naval Reserve Division), Vancouver
  • Defunct military bases in British Columbia
    • Fort Rodd Hill
      Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site
      Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site is a 19th-century coastal artillery fort on the Colwood, British Columbia side of Esquimalt Harbour, . The site is adjacent to Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada...

       (Royal Navy/Marines, defunct/museum)
    • CFB Holberg
    • CFB Masset
    • CFB Matsqui
    • CFB Jericho
    • Fort Steele (Royal Northwest Mounted Police)
  • Military units in British Columbia
    • The British Columbia Dragoons
      The British Columbia Dragoons
      The British Columbia Dragoons is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces. It is based in Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton, British Columbia...

    • The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own)
    • Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
    • Royal Westminster Regiment
  • Militia units in British Columbia
    • Rocky Mountain Rangers
  • Cadet units in British Columbia
    • 2290 British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) Cadet Corps

History of British Columbia, by region

  • History of Vancouver
    History of Vancouver
    Vancouver is a city in British Columbia, Canada. With its location near the mouth of the Fraser River and on the waterways of the Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound, Burrard Inlet, and their tributaries, Vancouver has, for thousands of years, been a place of meeting, trade and settlement.The presence...

  • History of Victoria
  • History of Kelowna
  • History of Abbotsford
  • History of Kamloops
  • History of Nanaimo
  • History of Prince George

History of British Columbia, by subject


Culture of British Columbia

  • Architecture of British Columbia
  • Cannabis in British Columbia
    Cannabis in British Columbia
    Cannabis in British Columbia relates to a number of legislative, legal, and cultural events surrounding use and cultivation of cannabis in the Canadian province of British Columbia...

  • Cuisine of British Columbia
    • Canadian Chinese cuisine
      Canadian Chinese cuisine
      Canadian Chinese cuisine is a popular style of cooking exclusive to take-out and dine-in eateries found across Canada. It was the first form of commercially available Chinese food available in Canada. This cooking style was invented by early Cantonese immigrants who adapted traditional Chinese...

    • British Columbia wine
      British Columbia wine
      British Columbia wine is Canadian wine produced in the province of British Columbia. Wines made from 100 percent British Columbia grapes can qualify for classification under one of British Columbia's two classification systems, depending on the varietal, the wine-making techniques employed, and...

  • Languages of British Columbia
    • Chinook Jargon
      Chinook Jargon
      Chinook Jargon originated as a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest, and spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then British Columbia and as far as Alaska, sometimes taking on characteristics of a creole language...

  • Museums of British Columbia
    • Royal British Columbia Museum
      Royal British Columbia Museum
      The Royal British Columbia Museum is a natural history and human history museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, founded in 1886. The "Royal" title was approved by Queen Elizabeth II and bestowed by HRH Prince Philip in 1987, to coincide with a Royal tour that year...

  • Order of British Columbia
    Order of British Columbia
    The Order of British Columbia is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Instituted in 1989 by Lieutenant Governor David Lam, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier Bill Vander Zalm, the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour...

  • Provincial symbols of British Columbia
    • Coat of arms of British Columbia
      Coat of arms of British Columbia
      The original coat of arms of British Columbia, also known as the Arms of Her Majesty in right of British Columbia, was granted to British Columbia by a Royal Warrant of King Edward VII on 31 March 1906...

    • Flag of British Columbia
      Flag of British Columbia
      The flag of British Columbia is based upon the shield of the provincial arms of British Columbia. At the top of the flag is a rendition of the Union Flag, defaced in the centre by a crown, representing the province's origins as a British colony, with a setting sun below.-History:The British...

  • Recreation in British Columbia
  • Religion in British Columbia
  • World Heritage Site
    World Heritage Site
    A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...

    s in British Columbia
    • Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
      Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
      The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is located in the Canadian Rockies. It consists of four national parks:*Banff*Jasper*Kootenay*Yohoand three British Columbia provincial parks:*Hamber Provincial Park...

       in Alberta
      Alberta
      Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

       and British Columbia
      British Columbia
      British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

    • Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek
      Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek
      Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek is an international park system located in Canada and the U.S., at the border of Yukon, Alaska and British Columbia....

       (partially in Yukon
      Yukon
      Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

       and British Columbia, Canada
      Canada
      Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

      , and Alaska
      Alaska
      Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

      , United States
      United States
      The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

      )
    • Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
      Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
      Ninstints or SGang Gwaay Llnaagay on Anthony Island, in located in the southernmost part of Gwaii Haanas, just west of Kunghit Island, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981...

       - British Columbia
      • Moresby Island
        Moresby Island
        Moresby Island is a large island that forms part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada, located at . Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site includes Moresby and other islands...

      • Ninstints
        Ninstints
        Ninstints is the usual name in English for SGang Gwaay Llanagaay , a village site of the Haida people and part of the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site in Haida Gwaii on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada...

         (Skungwai, SGang Gwaay)

Sports in British Columbia

  • British Columbia Derby
    British Columbia Derby
    The British Columbia Breeders' Cup Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the third week of September at Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, British Columbia....

  • British Columbia Hockey League
    British Columbia Hockey League
    The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...

  • British Columbia Lacrosse Association
    British Columbia Lacrosse Association
    British Columbia Lacrosse Association is a sanctioned sports body in British Columbia, Canada. Empowered by the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the BCLA controls and regulates Minor level, Junior level and Senior level Lacrosse.-Leagues:...

  • Mountain biking in British Columbia
    Mountain biking in British Columbia
    Mountain biking in British Columbia is a popular sport as well as a thriving manufacturing, service/retail and tourism industry.-The North Shore:...

  • British Columbia Rugby Union
    British Columbia Rugby Union
    The British Columbia Rugby Union is the provincial administrative body for rugby union in British Columbia. The BCRU consists of nine sub-unions and 65 clubs. It was originally organized in New Westminster in 1889 where Alfred St...

  • British Columbia Soccer Association
    British Columbia Soccer Association
    The British Columbia Soccer Association is the governing body of adult and youth soccer in British Columbia, Canada. They are the head association for all FIFA affiliated soccer associations in BC. BCSA is located in Vancouver, British Columbia's largest city.- BCSA Member Clubs :- 2009 Board of...


Economy and infrastructure of British Columbia

  • Economic rank (by nominal GDP):
  • Banking in British Columbia
    Banking in Canada
    Banking in Canada is widely considered the most efficient and safest banking system in the world, ranking as the world's soundest banking system for the past three years according to reports by the World Economic Forum. Released at October 2010, Global Finance magazine put Royal Bank of Canada at...

    • Banks and credit unions in Canada
  • Currency
    Currency
    In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...

     of British Columbia:
  • Sales taxes in British Columbia
    Sales taxes in British Columbia
    Sales taxes in British Columbia are levied via the Harmonized Sales Tax , which replaced the separate Provincial Sales Tax and federal Goods and Services Tax on 1 July 2010...


Education in British Columbia

  • Higher education in British Columbia
    Higher education in British Columbia
    Higher education in British Columbia is delivered by 25 publicly funded institutions that are composed of eleven universities, eleven colleges, and three institutes. This is in addition to three private universities, five private colleges, and six theological colleges...

    • Colleges in British Columbia
    • University of British Columbia
      University of British Columbia
      The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...

      • University of British Columbia Library
        University of British Columbia Library
        The University of British Columbia Library is the library system of the University of British Columbia . In 2004, UBC Library ranked 22nd among members of the Association of Research Libraries....


Infrastructure of British Columbia


See also

  • Index of British Columbia-related articles
  • List of international rankings
  • Outline of Canada
  • Outline of geography
    Outline of geography
    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...


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