This article is about the governing body of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. For the metropolitan area surrounding Vancouver, BC, see Greater Vancouver.
"GVRD" redirects here. For the regional district containing Greater Victoria, British Columbia, see Capital Regional District.
"Metro Vancouver" redirects here. For the rapid transit system serving the Vancouver area, see SkyTrain (Vancouver).
Regional district in British Columbia, Canada
Metro Vancouver
Regional district
Metro Vancouver Regional District
Satellite image of Metro Vancouver
Flag
Logo
Vancouver
Surrey
Burnaby
Richmond
Coquitlam
Delta
Maple Ridge
N. West.
North Van.
Langley
White Rock
Pitt Ms.
West Van.
Bowen Island
Lions Bay
Belcarra
Anmore
Electoral Area A
Major communities
Location in British Columbia
Country
Canada
Province
British Columbia
Incorporated[1]
29 June 1967
Name change[1]
13 June 1968
Name change[2]
30 January 2017
Administrative office
Burnaby
Electoral Areas
A
Government
[3]
• Type
Regional district
• Body
Board of Directors
• Chair
George Harvie (Delta)
• Vice chair
John McEwen (Anmore)
Area
(2021)[4]
• Land
2,878.93 km2 (1,111.56 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,990 m (6,530 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
(2021)[4]
• Total
2,642,825
• Estimate
(2023)[5]
2,950,509
• Rank
2 (Canadian CD)
• Density
918.0/km2 (2,378/sq mi)
• Rank
2 (Canadian CD)
Demonym
Metro Vancouverite
Time zone
UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Area codes
604 / 778 / 236 / 672
Website
metrovancouver.org
The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), or simply Metro Vancouver, is a Canadian political subdivision and corporate entity representing the metropolitan area of Greater Vancouver, designated by provincial legislation as one of the 28 regional districts in British Columbia.[6][7] The organization was known as the Regional District of Fraser–Burrard for nearly one year upon incorporating in 1967, and as the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) from 1968 to 2017.
Metro Vancouver borders Whatcom County, Washington, to the south, the Fraser Valley Regional District to the east, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the north, and the Nanaimo Regional District and Cowichan Valley Regional District across the Strait of Georgia to the west.
The MVRD is under the direction of 23 local authorities and delivers regional services, sets policy and acts as a political forum. The regional district's most populous city is Vancouver, and Metro Vancouver's administrative offices are located in the city of Burnaby. The MVRD's boundaries match those of the Vancouver census metropolitan area (CMA) as identified by Statistics Canada.
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^ ab"Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population – Vancouver [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia". Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
^Services, Ministry of Citizens'. "Population Estimates – Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^Metro Vancouver (January 2013). "2013 Action Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
^"Goodbye GVRD, hello Metro Vancouver". Vancouver Sun. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
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