Regional Comparisons

The BC Progress Board compares five areas within BC: Regional BC and four Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs): Vancouver, Victoria, Abbotsford and Kelowna. The comparisons are made according to the same two subject areas as the inter-provincial comparisons. The Regional Indicators, however, vary somewhat from the Performance Indicators.

Economy, Innovation and Education
Most Recent Regional Performance Indicators

• Employment Rate
• Taxfilers' Employment Income
• Economic Dependency Ratio
• Retail Sales
• Housing Starts
• Building Permits
• Secondary School Graduates
• University Completion
• Science Employment
• Net New Business Formation

Environment, Health and Society
Most Recent Regional Performance Indicators

• Air Quality
• Cancer Mortality
• Life Expectancy at Birth
• Low Birth Weight Rate
• Personal and Property Crime
• Low Income Incidence
• Employment Insurance
• Income Assistance