Under the division of powers in Canadian law - First Nations (formally and still legally defined as Indians) fall under federal jurisdiction, while non-Aboriginal communities are part of a separate system that is largely the responsibility of the Provinces.
[1] An urban community in British Columbia is a "separately named area within the limits of an incorporated municipality".
[1] A former locality in British Columbia is a "once-populated place with no current population or that is usually uninhabited".
They were often associated with mining and logging camps or fish canneries, or local agricultural settlements.
Among the largest were Anyox, Bralorne, Ocean Falls, Cassiar, Gold Harbour (Tasu) and Kitsault.