British Columbia Immigrants by Country of Birth (2016 Census)

BC was home to 1,292,675 immigrants in 2016

Immigrants in British Columbia

Statistics Canada reported that in 2016, there were 7,540,830 foreign-born people living in Canada, which accounted for 21.9% of Canada’s population.

In British Columbia, the foreign born population increased by 15.5% from 1,119,215 in 2006 to 1,292,675 in 2016.

In British Columbia, the largest immigrant groups were from the China, India, the United Kingdom, the Philippines and Hong Kong; together they accounted for 52% of the foreign-born population in this province.

FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN BC (2016)