VANCOUVER LIVING
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Vancouver is a vibrant, picturesque and
densely populated cosmopolitan city
surrounded by majestic mountains and the
Pacific Ocean. Consistently rated one of the
best places in the world to live, Vancouver
currently ranks 3rd in The Economist
Intelligence Unit’s 2017 World Liveability
Ranking. A highly multicultural city,
approximately 52 per cent of its inhabitants
have a first language other than English
and around 30 per cent of the population
is of Asian descent. The City of Vancouver
is on the traditional, unceded territories of
three Local First Nations: the Musqueam,
Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh.
The city and its immediate surrounding
areas, together known as the Lower
Mainland, comprise nearly three million
people. Vancouver’s target is to become the
‘greenest’ urban centre on earth by 2020.
The United States border is on the southern
edge of Metro Vancouver, making
Washington State easily accessible and
downtown Seattle a 2.5-hour drive.
Vancouver’s award-winning international
airport connects the region with the world.
For more information about Vancouver,
please visit:
www.vancouver.ca
www.hellobc.com/vancouver
www.metrovancouver.org