British Columbia Cultural Groups

See also British Columbia First Nations. See also Canada Inuit. See also Métis.

Cultural Origins
British Columbia is the most diverse province in Canada; as of 2016, the province had the highest proportion of visible minorities in the country. The five largest pan-ethnic groups in the province are Europeans (64%), East Asians (15%), South Asians (8%), Aboriginals (6%) and Southeast Asians (4%). Note: Statistics represent both single (for example, "German") and multiple (for example, "Chinese-English") responses to the 2016 Census, and thus do not add up to 100%. All items are self-identified.

Black Genealogy and History in British Columbia

 * British Columbia Black History Awareness Society Learning Center

Chinese-Canadian Genealogy and History in British Columbia

 * Immigrants from China, 1885-1949,
 * Chinese-Canadian Genealogy, Vancouver Public Library. Information on researching records unique to Chinese Canadians, for example, head tax records and on researching names.
 * The Chinese Canadian Experience in British Columbia, 1850-1950, on-line exhibit and digital collections, University of British Columbia Library, Vancouver, BC.
 * Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
 * Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society, Vancouver, BC.

Doukhobor Genealogy and History in British Columbia

 * Doukhobor Genealogy Website, settlement history, membership lists, cemeteries and more.
 * Doukhobor resources from Library and Archives Canada.

Research Guides

 * RESEARCHING INDIGENOUS COLLECTIONS AT THE ROYAL BC MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
 * First Nations Research
 * RESOURCES FOR FIRST NATIONS GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AT THE BC ARCHIVES
 * Indigenous Vital Events Registrations (1917 — 1956)

Japanese-Canadian Genealogy and History in British Columbia

 * Nikkei National Museum, Burnaby, BC, digital collections, oral history, library and archives.
 * Japanese Canadian Museum, online exhibit.