The number of immigrants in British Columbia were 63,570 people in 2023. Between 1971 and 2023, the immigrants rose by 45,170 people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Immigrant income, by sex, landing age group, immigrant admission category, years since landing and landing year, for British Columbia, 2015 constant dollars, annual.

Immigrant income, by sex, landing age group, immigrant admission category, period of immigration, family status and tax year, for British Columbia, 2015 constant dollars, annual (dollars unless otherwise noted).

Income of immigrants, by sex, landing age group, immigrant admission category, period of immigration, family status and tax year, for British Columbia, 2015 constant dollars

Immigrant income, by sex, landing age group, immigrant admission category, period of immigration, family status and tax year, for British Columbia, 2015 constant dollars, annual (dollars unless otherwise noted).

In 2023, the number of net interprovincial migration in British Columbia stood at -9,200 people. Between 1971 and 2023, the figure dropped by 37,290 people, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Data on the number of residential property owners, the assessment value of their property, their immigrant status, their period of immigration and their place of birth for the provinces of Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia.

Periods of migration shows how many people who entered Canada are currently residing in Tahsis, BC.

Immigration applications and approvals, for all of Canada, by country/region of origin, province of destination, and immigration category, 2002 to June 2013. Immigration statistics are provided for immigration type, program, and class of immigrant. Additional statistical tables are available for British Columbia only, including immigrant landings by source and class for 2005-2013.

This is an RSS feed of all engagement opportunities listed in the Immigration and Tourism category on www.gov.bc.ca/govtogetherbc, the B.C. government's directory of public engagement opportunities. It includes topics such as travel and information for newcomers.

The data come from a long-term individual-based study of free-living song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) on Mandarte island, British Columbia, Canada.

Periods of migration shows how many people who entered Canada are currently residing in Clinton, BC.

Data on the number of residential property owners, the assessment value of their property, their immigrant status, their period of immigration and their place of birth for the provinces of Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia.

Periods of migration shows how many people who entered Canada are currently residing in Ladysmith, BC.

Periods of migration shows how many people who entered Canada are currently residing in Dawson Creek, BC.

Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate map that shows 2 maps. The first map shows the origin of the population in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, circa 1911. The second map shows the origin of the population in British Columbia and Alberta, circa 1911A varying number of ethnic groups are shown, but always included are: English, Scotch [Scottish], Irish, French and German. People of British origin predominate in all provinces, except Quebec, where the French predominate. There is a cosmopolitan population due to immigration from Great Britain and Europe, but British are the predominating people in British Columbia and Alberta. Major railway systems are displayed, which extend into the U.S. The map presents the rectangular survey system, which records the land that is available to the public. This grid like system is divided into sections, townships, range, and meridian from mid-Manitoba to Alberta.

This statistic shows the total number of emigrants from Canada from 2000 to 2023. Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, approximately 94,576 people emigrated from Canada to another country. The majority of emigrants from Canada came from the province of Ontario, with British Columbia having the second largest number of any province.

Periods of migration shows how many people who entered Canada are currently residing in Gibsons, BC.

Contained within the 1st Edition (1906) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate map that shows 2 maps. The first map shows the origins of the people in British Columbia and Alberta, circa 1901. The second map shows the origins of the people in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. A varying number of ethnic groups are shown, but always included are: English, Scotch [Scottish], Irish, French and German. People of British origin predominate in all provinces, except Quebec, where the French predominate. Germans, principally descendants of United Empire Loyalists, predominate in portions of Alberta, displaying a cosmopolitan population due to immigration from Great Britain and Europe. Communities with a population greater than 5000 people are shown as proportional dots on the map. In addition, major railway systems displayed. The map displays the rectangular survey system which records the land that is available to the public. This grid like system is divided into sections, townships, range, and meridian from mid-Manitoba to Alberta.

Immigration into small recipient populations is expected to alleviate inbreeding and increase genetic variation, and hence facilitate population persistence through genetic and/or evolutionary rescue. Such expectations depend on three standard assumptions: that immigrants are outbred, unrelated to existing natives at arrival, and unrelated to each other. These assumptions are rarely explicitly verified, including in key field systems in evolutionary ecology. Yet, they could be violated due to non-random or repeated immigration from adjacent small populations. We combined molecular genetic marker data for 150-160 microsatellite loci with comprehensive pedigree data to test the three assumptions for a song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) population that is a model system for quantifying effects of inbreeding and immigration in the wild. Immigrants were less homozygous than existing natives on average, with mean homozygosity that closely resembled outbred natives. Immigrants can therefore be considered outbred on the focal population scale. Comparisons of homozygosity of real or hypothetical offspring of immigrant-native, native-native and immigrant-immigrant pairings implied that immigrants were typically unrelated to existing natives and to each other. Indeed, immigrants’ offspring would be even less homozygous than outbred individuals on the focal population scale. The three standard assumptions of population genetic and evolutionary theory were consequently largely validated. Yet, our analyses revealed some deviations that should be accounted for in future analyses of heterosis and inbreeding depression, implying that the three assumptions should be verified in other systems to probe patterns of non-random or repeated dispersal and facilitate precise and unbiased estimation of key evolutionary parameters.

Methods Data for ‘Are immigrants outbred and unrelated? Testing standard assumptions in a wild metapopulation’ Dickel et al., Molecular Ecology, 2021

These data come from the long-term song sparrow field study on Mandarte Island, BC, Canada (latitude 48.6329°, longitude -123.2859°). The data provided here are sufficient to replicate the analyses presented in the above paper, and are therefore a restricted subset of the full Mandarte dataset.

Full methods of data assembly and analyses are in the main paper. See also Nietlisbach et al., 2017, Proceedings of the Royal Society B.