SMITHERS, British Columbia, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to BC Check-Up: Live, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on demographic and affordability trends across the province, Northwest B.C.’s population grew by 686 residents in 2024, bringing the total population to 100,681 people.
“Northwest B.C.’s population has grown steadily over the last five years,” said Jeanne MacNeil, CPA, CA, partner at Edmison Mehr Chartered Professional Accountants. “There has been a shift in terms of where newcomers to the region have been arriving from.”
Between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, the region gained 1,104 residents through international migration, slightly fewer than the record high recorded one year earlier. Meanwhile, the region lost 237 …