This sits in the Western part of Canada. Ranges from the United States in the Southern region and up to the artic.
Province
Here are some stats of facts for British Columbia (BC)
- Capital
- Victoria
- Premier
- David Eby
- Population
- 5.071 Million
- Rank
- 3rd in Canada
- Largest City
- Vancouver
- Largest Metro
- Greater Vancouver
- GDP
- 4th
- Time zones
- Most are Pacific
- Some are Mountain
History
The first known people to live were the Coast Salish, Tslihqot’in, and Haida people, like 10,000 years ago. The first British settlement was Ft. Victoria in 1843. It is a diverse province. They say that the people of BC can trace their ancestors to Europe, East Asia, and South Asia.
While it is a diverse province, it has several different languages spoken, and they are
- English
- Common
- Punjabi
- Mandarin
- Chinese
- Cantonese
- French
- Is the mother language 1% of the population
There are 34 distinct indigenous languages spoken. Wow
In 1866 BC and Vancouver Island was incorporated, and then in 1871, the capital of Victoria came about.
Publicly listed companies in Canada, 45 % of them are based here.
They have an extensive entertainment section in BC. I would say it is the Hollywood of Canada. This is primarily based in Vancouver.
Religion
Here is the breakdown of what religions are here
- Irreligion
- 52.1%
- Christianity
- 34.3%
- Sikhism
- 1.7%
- Islam
- 2.6%
- Buddhism
- .5%
- Hinduism
- 1.7%
- Judaism
- .5%
- Indigenous spirituality
- 0.2%
- Other
- 1.0%
Sports
Yes, they do have some sports in BC. And they are the following:
Team | League |
Abbotsford Canucks | American Hockey League |
BC Lions | Canadian Football league |
Kamloops Blazers | Canadian Hockey League |
Kelowna Rockets | Canadian Hockey League |
Pacific FC | Canadian Premier League |
Prince George Cougars | Canadian Hockey League |
Vancouver Bandits | Canadian Elite Basketball League |
Bancouver Canucks | National Hockey League |
Vancouver FC | Canadian Premier League |
Vancouver Giants | Canadian Hockey League |
Vancouver Warriors | National Lacrosse League |
Vancouver Whitecaps | Major League Soccer |
Victoria Royals | Canadian Hockey League |
You can see there is a lot of hockey being played.
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