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Diversity Profile of British Columbia, Third Edition DIVERSITY PROFILE of British Columbia The use of all or part of this report by not-for-profit agencies is encouraged, provided appropriate acknowledgment is given. For more information, please contact: The Law Foundation of British Columbia 1340 – 605 Robson Street Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3 Tel: (604) 688-2337 Fax: (604) 688-4586 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lawfoundationbc.org Third Edition March 2009 Diversity Profile of British Columbia Table of Contents Preface .......................................................................................................................................... iii Introduction and Acknowledgements ........................................................................................... iv I. Dimensions of Diversity: Population and Population Change in Communities A. Overview .......................................................................................................................... 3 B. Reader’s Guide to the Tables .......................................................................................... 3 Table 1.A. Population in Regional Districts, 2006 Census ................................................... 5 Table 1.B. Population, Major Urban Areas, 2006 Census ................................................... 6 Table 1.C. Population in Communities, 2006 Census .......................................................... 7 Southwest ........................................................................................................... 7 Vancouver Island .............................................................................................. 11 Interior .............................................................................................................. 15 The North .......................................................................................................... 20 II. Diversity in Community: Regional Diversity Profiles A. Overview ........................................................................................................................ 27 B. Reader’s Guide to the Tables ........................................................................................ 27 Table 2.A. Diversity Profile, Major Regions, 2006 .............................................................. 31 Southwest Vancouver Island Interior The North Table 2.B. Diversity Profile Regional Districts, 2006 .......................................................... 38 III. Diversity in the Future: Projected Population Change Table III.I. Projected Demographic Change in Regions, 2006 to 2036 .............................. 69 IV. Dimensions of Diversity A. Mobility, Migration and Immigration Statistics ................................................................ 73 B. Aboriginal Identity Population: Selected Statistics ......................................................... 80 Who Is Included ................................................................................................ 80 Where They Reside .......................................................................................... 80 Age Profile ........................................................................................................ 81 Employment Patterns ....................................................................................... 81 Education .......................................................................................................... 83 Family Status .................................................................................................... 84 Diversity Profile of British Columbia (Third Edition, March 2009) Page i C. Same-sex Partnerships ................................................................................................. 85 D. Religion .......................................................................................................................... 86 E. Employment Incomes in British Columbia, 2005 ........................................................... 87 Age ................................................................................................................... 87 Educational Qualifications ................................................................................ 87 Aboriginal Identity and Employment Incomes .................................................. 89 Period of Immigration ....................................................................................... 89 Work Activity and Sex ....................................................................................... 91 F. Visible Minorities ............................................................................................................ 96 V. Selected Economic Indicators A. Regional Income Assistance Patterns for Employables .............................................. 101 B. Total BC Employment and Assistance Cases ............................................................. 102 C. Bankruptcies by Major Urban Centre .......................................................................... 105 D. Regional Socio-economic Index .................................................................................. 106 VI. Appendices A. Difference between Census Counts and Population Estimates .................................. 111 B. Census Definitions and Terminology ........................................................................... 112 C. Maps of Communities in Regional Districts by Major Region ...................................... 117 Page ii Diversity Profile of British Columbia (Third Edition, March 2009) Preface The Law Foundation of BC (the Law Foundation) is a non-profit foundation created by legislation in 1969 to receive and distribute the interest on clients’ funds held in lawyers’ pooled trust accounts and maintained in financial institutions. The Law Foundation uses its income to benefit the public of BC by funding programs in five different areas — legal education, legal research, legal aid, law reform and law libraries. The Law Foundation’s mission is: To advance and promote a just society governed by the rule of law, through leadership, innovation and collaboration. The Law Foundation’s vision is: A society where access to justice is protected and advanced. The Law Foundation’s values are: Integrity Respect Diversity Sustainability In March 2001, the Law Foundation struck a Diversity Committee with a mandate to identify goals and objectives in the area of diversity and to develop an action plan as a means of welcoming and affirming diversity. In June 2002, the Law Foundation adopted the following statement on diversity: The Law Foundation recognizes the diversity of the people of British Columbia and endeavours to be responsive to the diverse public of British Columbia in its workforce, board and grant making. This Diversity Profile first developed in 2002 in response to the Diversity Committee’s request for demographic information for British Columbia that shows the population diversity in each geographic region, so that the Law Foundation and others have a clear idea of how each element in the diversity definition is reflected in the province. Most of the data in the 2002 edition was from Statistics Canada’s 1996 Census of Canada. The second edition, published in 2003, incorporated data from the 2001 census. This third edition reflects data released from the 2006 census. The Law Foundation’s working definition of diversity is as follows: Diversity includes age, different abilities, socio-economic level, education, ethnicity, language, family, gender, marital/relationship status, race, religion, work experience, geographic size and location, and sexual orientation. The Diversity Profile provides information on these areas of diversity, and is a resource that the Law Foundation can use to fulfill its mission. The Law Foundation hopes that this profile will encourage funded groups and others to be more responsive to the diverse communities they serve. Diversity Profile of British Columbia (Third Edition, March 2009) Page iii Introduction and Acknowledgements The purpose of this report is to help you understand the shape and structure of BC’s population using the foundation’s definition of diversity. The information in this report can be used by individuals and organizations to develop a greater understanding of the diversity of our communities and to develop new initiatives or review current programs. The report starts with a section on population and population change using data from the 2006 and 2001 Census of Canada. The size and density of communities and their growth or decline in population and population share provides the base from which one can consider diversity within our population. Section II provides demographic detail on the elements of diversity included in the Law Foundation’s definition, again drawn from the 2006 and 2001 Census of Canada. The data is provided first for the province as a whole, then for the four major regions established by the Law Foundation for planning purposes, and finally for the 28 regional districts that make up the major regions. This section also contains a guide to reading the tables. Section III provides information on the projected demographic change in regional districts to the year 2036 taken from BC Statistics PEOPLE 32 Regional District Projections. Section IV provides further details of specific elements of diversity, including mobility, migration and immigration patterns; Aboriginal identity; same-sex partnerships; religion, employment
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