Victoria is a city unlike any other, and the capital of BC. With boutique hotels fit for a queen, world-class attractions, and fresh farm-to-table dining that's measured on a scale of metres not miles. The population of Victoria, BC, is 91,867 (2021 census). The Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The city is the seventh most densely populated city in Canada. 

Nestled between the tranquil waters of the Salish Sea and the mighty rainforests of Vancouver Island. Follow your own path and wander down some of ours as you discover, uncover, and explore Greater Victoria.

The present-day region of Greater Victoria has been inhabited by Coast Salish peoples for thousands of years. European contact with these peoples in the area was established through Spanish - and later British - exploration in the 1790s. In 1843, the Hudson’s Bay Company erected Fort Victoria as a fur trading posting and formed commercial relationships with these local First Nations. 

Demolished in 1864 as the surrounding population grew, the fort occupied the present-day site of downtown Victoria. The fort, city and region are named for Queen Victoria, who was the reigning British monarch when the fort was built.