Statistics

Immigrants in British Columbia by Country of Birth (2021 Census)

In 2021, British Columbia was home to 1,425,710 immigrants.

Immigrants in British Columbia by country of Birth

Immigrants in British Columbia

  • Statistics Canada reported that in 2021, there were 8,361,505 foreign-born people living in Canada, which accounted for 23% of Canada’s population.
  • In 2021, the provinces with the highest proportions of foreign-born people were Ontario (30%), British Columbia (29%) and Quebec (14.6%).
  • In British Columbia, the largest immigrant populations were from China, India and the Philippines; together they accounted for 38% of the foreign-born population in this province.