Why British Columbia?

British Columbia is a province blessed with unmatched diversity, a temperate climate, and a strong multi-faceted economy powered by the services industry.

Nestled between the Pacific Ocean to the West and the Rocky Mountains to the east, British Columbia boasts a range of attributes that have motivated Canadians from across the country to relocate there.

Fast Facts

• Capital city: Victoria on Vancouver Island
• Canada's third most populated province (after Ontario and Quebec)
• Only province in Canada to experience a "West Coast special": ski and golf in the same day
• Westernmost of Canada's 10 provinces
• Provincial Motto: "Splendour without diminishment"
• In terms of quality of life, Vancouver has been ranked the top city in the America's for three consecutive years.
• Vancouver was also ranked 3^rd in the world for quality of life by Mercer Consulting Group in 2006.

Economic Facts

• Over the past 25 years BC has transformed itself from a resource/goods based economy to a service based economy
• 4 out of 5 jobs are in the services industry, including financial services
• Just under 3/4 of the provinces GDP originates from the services sector
• After Alberta, BC has the country's lowest unemployment rate
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