Demographics of Metro Vancouver
Ethnic origin Population ( 2016 ) Percent of 2,426,235 Population ( 2006 ) Percent of 2,097,960
Cornish 245 0% 225 0.02%
English 470,340 19.4% 500,340 24.09%
Irish 275,355 11.3% 251,695 12.00%
Manx 770 0% 640 0.03%
Scottish 341,075 14.1% 337,230 16.07%
Welsh 44,935 1.9% 41,805 1.99%
British , n.i.e . ** 55,695 2.3% 35,505 1.69%
Acadians 1,520 0.1% 1,280 0.06%
French 147,835 6.1% 137,270 6.54%
Inuit 600 0% 580 0.03%
Métis 24,505 1% 17,110 0.82%
North American Indian 52,305 2.2% 43,190 2.06%
American 32,115 1.3% 27,000 1.29%
Canadian 331,205 13.7% 278,350 13.27%
Newfoundlander 660 0% 390 0.02%
Nova Scotian 75 0% 120 0.01%
Ontarian 35 0% 20 less than 0.01%
Québécois 750 0% 350 0.02%
Other North American provincial or regional groups 170 0% 150 0.01%
Antiguan 130 0% 105 0.01%
Ethnic origin -- Tables of ethnicities ( Vancouver CMA )
Metro Vancouver is a metropolitan area, with its major urban centre being Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area is roughly coterminous with the Metro Vancouver Regional District, a regional district in British Columbia. The regional district includes 23 local authorities. Figures provided here are for the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area, and not for the City of Vancouver.