List of designated places in British Columbia

A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.

"[2] Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities.

[2] Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres.

[2] In the 2021 Census of Population, British Columbia had 332 designated places,[3] an increase from 326 in 2016.

British Columbia's largest designated place is Walnut Grove with a population of 28,420.