Regional Snapshot

The population of Greater Vancouver represents 51% of British Columbia’s population and 54% of the province’s Francophones live there. Francophones make up 2% of this region’s population while 8% claim knowledge of French.

The average employment income for Anglophones and Francophones in the region is practically identical and is 6% above the provincial average for each of these language groups.

The Francophone unemployment rate in Greater Vancouver (6.6%) is similar to that of Francophones in the province as a whole (6.4%) but is higher than unemployment among the region’s Anglophones (5.3%).

In 2006, the predominant industries in Great Vancouver were Retail trade (11%), professional, scientific and technical services (9%), health care and social assistance (9%), and manufacturing (9%). Retail trade, health care and social assistance, and manufacturing are also among the leading industries province wide and in similar proportions.

The Greater Vancouver region’s main occupations are the same as the province’s overall and in similar proportions. These are sales and service occupations (25%), business, finance and administration (19%) and the trades, transport and equipment operation (13%).

Statistics of the region

Population (2006)	Grand Vancouver region	British Columbia
Total population	1,992,490	3,871,910
Francophone population ¹	37,295	68,805
% Francophone population	2 %	2 %
Population with knowledge of French ²	163,925	297,720
Population with knowledge of French in %	8 %	8 %
Aboriginal population	37,450	179,870
% Aboriginal population	2 %	5 %

1. Individuals whose first spoken official language is French or English and French.
2. French is considered as being used in the workplace when it is the language used most or one of the languages frequently used in the workplace.

Workforce (2006)	Grand Vancouver region	British Columbia
Total workforce	1,169,725	2,226,380
Total Anglophone workforce	1,117,300	2,150,825
Total Francophone workforce	22,425	40,675
% Total Francophone workforce	67 %	64 %

Average employment income (2005)	Grand Vancouver region	British Columbia
Total population	$37,627	$34,978
Anglophone population	$38,132	$35,222
Francophone population	$39,559	$37,075
Index of average Francophone/Anglophone income	1.04	1.05

Unemployment 2006 (May)	Grand Vancouver region	British Columbia
Total number of unemployed	64,960	133,615
Number of unemployed Anglophones	59,615	126,420
Anglophone unemployment rate	5.3 %	5.9 %
Number of unemployed Francophones	1,480	2,600
Francophone unemployment rate	6.6 %	6.4 %
Index of Francophone/Anglophone unemployment rate	1.25	1.08

Source: Custom tabulations, Census 2001 and 2006, Statistics Canada.

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Predominant industries (2006)

Grand Vancouver region	in % of the workforce
Retail trade	11 %
Professional, scientific and technical services	9 %
Health care and social assistance	9 %
Manufacturing	9 %
Accommodation and food services	8 %

British Columbia	in % of the workforce
Retail trade	11 %
Health care and social assistance	10 %
Manufacturing	9 %
Accommodation and food services	8 %
Construction	8 %

Predominant occupations (2006)

Grand Vancouver region	in % of the workforce
Sales and Service Occupations	25 %
Business, Finance and Administration	19 %
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operation	13 %
Management	11 %
Social Sciences, Teaching, Public Administration and Religion	9 %

British Columbia	in % of the workforce
Sales and Service Occupations	25 %
Business, Finance and Administration	17 %
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operation	15 %
Management	10 %
Social Sciences, Teaching, Public Administration and Religion	8 %

Source: Custom Tabulations, 2001 and 2006 Census, Statistics Canada.

Population Structure

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Socio-economic Indicators

Stats page : Socio-economic Indicators