urrey geographically is the largest city in British Columbia. Its population is second to Vancouver but it’s expected to become the largest city in BC with 760,000 residents by 2041. In B.C. the number of new immigrants almost doubled between 2016 and 2021, from 38,085 in 2016, to 69,470 in 2021. In 2021, 17% of all new permanent residents to Canada chose B.C. as their destination, up from 13% in 2016. This trend is expected to continue, meaning that B.C. can expect to welcome an increasing number of immigrants each year.