---
title: "City of Vancouver"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-vancouver"
description: "City of Vancouver: Vancouver is a city in British Columbia with a population of 662,248 (2021 Census). Official website: vancouver.ca. View it in the explorer."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# City of Vancouver

British Columbia · Local government

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Vancouver is a city in British Columbia with a population of 662,248 (2021 Census).

Written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: British Columbia
- Layer: Local government
- Class: Cities and towns
- Population: 662,248 (2021 Census)
- City page: [Vancouver, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver)
- Wikidata: [Q24639](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24639)

## Official website

- [vancouver.ca](https://vancouver.ca/)

## Places on record

Operator on record for 254 places, from open data, by type. Where Vancouver has a page for a type, it is linked: every place of that type there. Operators are matched from the source records and may be approximate.

- Libraries: 25 ([Libraries in Vancouver](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver/libraries))
- Community and recreation centres: 4 ([Community and recreation centres in Vancouver](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver/community-centres))
- Sports fields and courts: 1
- Parks: 202 ([Parks in Vancouver](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver/parks))
- Beaches: 2
- Fire stations: 20 ([Fire stations in Vancouver](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver/fire-stations))

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Cities and towns) in British Columbia.

- [City of Revelstoke](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-revelstoke)
- [City of Richmond](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-richmond)
- [City of Salmon Arm](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-salmon-arm)
- [City of Surrey](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-surrey)
- [City of Terrace](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-terrace)
- [City of Trail](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-trail)
- [City of West Kelowna](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-west-kelowna)
- [City of Williams Lake](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-williams-lake)
- [Corporation of the City of Courtenay](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-courtenay)
- [Corporation of the City of Cranbrook](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-cranbrook)
- [Corporation of the City of Dawson Creek](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-dawson-creek)
- [Corporation of the City of Enderby](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-enderby)

## Sources

- Description written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- Record from: [Statistics Canada, Public Sector Universe](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/68-516-x/68-516-x2016001-eng.htm). Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=psu:2146481856), with the sources of its record.
- [Places and services in Vancouver, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver)
- [Public services in British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/british-columbia)
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "City of Vancouver", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-vancouver