Regional unemployment dropped to 3.5 per cent in November
COVID restrictions have been a new motivator for potential Chinese immigrants, one expert suggests
2.8 million fewer commuters in 2021 than in 2016 during shift toward remote work
For the first time, non-religious people outnumber religious people in British Columbia
Growth in the non-religious population, decline in people reporting as Christian linked
Statistics Canada says immigration is the main driver of population growth
2021 Census pegs growth rate of Indigenous population as nearly double that of Canada’s overall
Speakers of French and non-official languages on the rise in Greater Victoria
About 243,000 people reported being able to speak an Indigenous language
Anglophone rights group worries data will be used to portray English speakers as a threat
A growing number of new immigrants to Canada are bringing with them…
1 in 10 Quebecers report speaking predominantly English at home
Incomes trended 9.8 per cent higher during the early pandemic than five years earlier
Number of homes being shared grew by 45 per cent over the last 20 years
West Shore boasts youngest population while Saanich Peninsula has the oldest
Apartments in buildings with 5 or more storeys, make up 10.9 per cent of all dwellings in B.C.
Last year the oldest baby boomers turned 76, and most probably live independently
