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Most land in the farmland reserve

Share of the land in the Agricultural Land Reserve. 267 places ranked; the other 52 have no land in the reserve.

1. 1Ashcroft74%
2. 2Langley74%
3. 3Pitt Meadows71%
4. 4Abbotsford70%
5. 5Peace River, Electoral Area C69%
6. 6Cariboo, Electoral Area D68%
7. 7Cariboo, Electoral Area E68%
8. 8Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area D62%
9. 9Central Saanich61%
10. 10Midway61%
11. 11Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area C60%
12. 12One Hundred Mile House60%
13. 13Vanderhoof60%
14. 14Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area E57%
15. 15Chilliwack57%
16. 16Comox Valley, Electoral Area B (Lazo North)56%
17. 17Spallumcheen55%
18. 18Coldstream54%
19. 19Delta51%
20. 20Houston49%
21. 21Fraser Valley, Electoral Area G45%
22. 22Nanaimo, Electoral Area A45%
23. 23Taylor43%
24. 24Hudson's Hope42%
25. 25Kamloops41%
26. 26Nanaimo, Electoral Area G41%
27. 27New Hazelton40%
28. 28Richmond39%
29. 29Cariboo, Electoral Area A39%
30. 30Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area D39%
31. 31Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area A39%
32. 32North Saanich37%
33. 33Summerland36%
34. 34McBride35%
35. 35Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area B34%
36. 36Kelowna32%
37. 37Campbell River32%
38. 38North Cowichan31%
39. 39Merritt31%
40. 40Cariboo, Electoral Area G31%
41. 41Salmon Arm30%
42. 42Lake Country30%
43. 43Qualicum Beach29%
44. 44Armstrong29%
45. 45Osoyoos29%
46. 46Surrey29%
47. 47Clearwater28%
48. 48Canal Flats27%
49. 49Masset27%
50. 50Cariboo, Electoral Area B27%
51. 51Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau)26%
52. 52Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area L (Grasslands)26%
53. 53Courtenay26%
54. 54Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North)25%
55. 55Smithers25%
56. 56Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area A24%
57. 57Prince George24%
58. 58Sicamous23%
59. 59Sechelt23%
60. 60Kent23%
61. 61Cariboo, Electoral Area K23%
62. 62Keremeos23%
63. 63Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area E22%
64. 64Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area F22%
65. 65Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area E22%
66. 66East Kootenay, Electoral Area B22%
67. 67Oliver21%
68. 68Vernon21%
69. 69Nanaimo, Electoral Area F21%
70. 70Fort St. John20%
71. 71Port Clements20%
72. 72Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area E20%
73. 73Peace River, Electoral Area D20%
74. 74Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area H20%
75. 75Telkwa20%
76. 76Nakusp20%
77. 77Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area C20%
78. 78Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area J (Copper Desert Country)19%
79. 79Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area A19%
80. 80Barriere19%
81. 81Central Kootenay, Electoral Area C19%
82. 82Cariboo, Electoral Area L19%
83. 83Harrison Hot Springs19%
84. 84Dawson Creek18%
85. 85Grand Forks18%
86. 86Terrace18%
87. 87Clinton18%
88. 88Penticton18%
89. 89Saanich17%
90. 90Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area B17%
91. 91Nanaimo, Electoral Area B17%
92. 92Peace River, Electoral Area E17%
93. 93Saltspring Island16%
94. 94Quesnel16%
95. 95Port Coquitlam16%
96. 96Ladysmith16%
97. 97Metchosin15%
98. 98Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area E15%
99. 99Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks)15%
100. 100Enderby15%
101. 101Princeton15%
102. 102Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area F15%
103. 103Cariboo, Electoral Area H15%
104. 104Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area C15%
105. 105Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area D14%
106. 106Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area A14%
107. 107Nanaimo, Electoral Area E14%
108. 108Radium Hot Springs14%
109. 109Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area C14%
110. 110Cache Creek13%
111. 111Maple Ridge13%
112. 112Lillooet13%
113. 113Cariboo, Electoral Area F13%
114. 114Powell River13%
115. 115Comox Valley, Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek)13%
116. 116Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area I13%
117. 117Southern Gulf Islands12%
118. 118qathet, Electoral Area D12%
119. 119Fraser Valley, Electoral Area H12%
120. 120Invermere12%
121. 121Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area F12%
122. 122Cranbrook12%
123. 123Nanaimo, Electoral Area H12%
124. 124Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South)11%
125. 125Sayward11%
126. 126Pouce Coupe11%
127. 127East Kootenay, Electoral Area E11%
128. 128Central Kootenay, Electoral Area I11%
129. 129Comox Valley, Electoral Area A10%
130. 130East Kootenay, Electoral Area C10%
131. 131North Okanagan, Electoral Area D9.6%
132. 132Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country)9.5%
133. 133qathet, Electoral Area E9.4%
134. 134Lumby9.4%
135. 135Sooke9.3%
136. 136Williams Lake9.1%
137. 137Kootenay Boundary E / West Boundary8.9%
138. 138North Okanagan, Electoral Area B8.5%
139. 139East Kootenay, Electoral Area F8.5%
140. 140Oak Bay8.4%
141. 141Esquimalt8.4%
142. 142Chase8.3%
143. 143Fraser Lake8.3%
144. 144Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area D7.9%
145. 145Hope7.8%
146. 146Peace River, Electoral Area B7.8%
147. 147Pemberton7.6%
148. 148Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area D7.6%
149. 149Kootenay Boundary, Electoral Area A7.5%
150. 150Sidney7.3%
151. 151Parksville7.2%
152. 152Peachland7.2%
153. 153Salmo7.2%
154. 154West Kelowna7.1%
155. 155Strathcona, Electoral Area B6.9%
156. 156North Okanagan, Electoral Area F6.8%
157. 157Coquitlam6.3%
158. 158qathet, Electoral Area B6.2%
159. 159Central Okanagan West5.7%
160. 160Mission5.7%
161. 161Squamish5.6%
162. 162Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area H5.5%
163. 163Nanaimo5.4%
164. 164Creston5.2%
165. 165Lantzville5.2%
166. 166North Coast, Electoral Area D5.0%
167. 167Chetwynd5.0%
168. 168East Kootenay, Electoral Area G5.0%
169. 169Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area B4.9%
170. 170Central Kootenay, Electoral Area K4.9%
171. 171Gibsons4.7%
172. 172Comox4.7%
173. 173Port Alberni4.4%
174. 174Central Kootenay, Electoral Area B4.2%
175. 175Colwood4.2%
176. 176Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area H4.2%
177. 177Kootenay Boundary D / Rural Grand Forks4.2%
178. 178Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area F4.1%
179. 179Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area B4.1%
180. 180Trail4.0%
181. 181Langley4.0%
182. 182Cariboo, Electoral Area I4.0%
183. 183Central Coast, Electoral Area D4.0%
184. 184North Okanagan, Electoral Area C3.9%
185. 185Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area D3.8%
186. 186Bowen Island3.6%
187. 187Central Okanagan3.5%
188. 188Kootenay Boundary B / Lower Columbia-Old-Glory3.4%
189. 189qathet, Electoral Area C3.4%
190. 190Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area E3.2%
191. 191Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area B3.2%
192. 192Sparwood3.0%
193. 193North Okanagan, Electoral Area E2.8%
194. 194Strathcona, Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)2.8%
195. 195East Kootenay, Electoral Area A2.8%
196. 196Fraser Valley, Electoral Area D2.8%
197. 197Langford2.7%
198. 198Burnaby2.6%
199. 199Juan de Fuca (Part 1)2.5%
200. 200Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area B2.2%
201. 201Vancouver2.2%
202. 202Kootenay Boundary C / Christina Lake2.2%
203. 203Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area O (Lower North Thompson)2.1%
204. 204North Coast, Electoral Area E2.0%
205. 205Kitimat2.0%
206. 206Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area C (Part 1)2.0%
207. 207Fraser Valley, Electoral Area E1.9%
208. 208Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area G1.8%
209. 209Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area G1.8%
210. 210Juan de Fuca (Part 2)1.8%
211. 211Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area F1.8%
212. 212Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area E1.7%
213. 213Central Kootenay, Electoral Area G1.6%
214. 214Fraser Valley, Electoral Area B1.5%
215. 215Nanaimo, Electoral Area C1.5%
216. 216Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area D1.4%
217. 217Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area C1.4%
218. 218Central Kootenay, Electoral Area H1.4%
219. 219Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area E1.4%
220. 220Valemount1.3%
221. 221Central Kootenay, Electoral Area D1.3%
222. 222Central Kootenay, Electoral Area E1.2%
223. 223Fort St. James1.2%
224. 224View Royal1.2%
225. 225Cariboo, Electoral Area C1.2%
226. 226Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area F1.2%
227. 227Lake Cowichan1.1%
228. 228Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area C1.1%
229. 229Fraser Valley, Electoral Area F1.1%
230. 230Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area G1.0%
231. 231Strathcona, Electoral Area A1.0%
232. 232Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area B1.0%
233. 233Logan Lake0.7%
234. 234Central Coast, Electoral Area C0.7%
235. 235Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area D0.7%
236. 236Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area A0.7%
237. 237Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area G0.7%
238. 238Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area B0.7%
239. 239Metro Vancouver, Electoral Area A0.6%
240. 240Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area F0.6%
241. 241Mount Waddington, Electoral Area D0.6%
242. 242Fruitvale0.6%
243. 243Golden0.5%
244. 244Fernie0.5%
245. 245Northern Rockies0.5%
246. 246Kimberley0.5%
247. 247Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country)0.5%
248. 248Rossland0.4%
249. 249Elkford0.4%
250. 250Central Kootenay, Electoral Area J0.4%
251. 251Mackenzie0.3%
252. 252Cumberland0.3%
253. 253Revelstoke0.3%
254. 254Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area A0.3%
255. 255Central Kootenay, Electoral Area A0.3%
256. 256North Coast, Electoral Area C0.3%
257. 257Castlegar0.3%
258. 258Fraser Valley, Electoral Area A0.2%
259. 259North Coast, Electoral Area A0.2%
260. 260Cariboo, Electoral Area J0.2%
261. 261Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area A0.2%
262. 262Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area B (Thompson Headwaters)0.2%
263. 263qathet, Electoral Area A0.2%
264. 264Fraser Valley, Electoral Area C0.1%
265. 265Strathcona, Electoral Area Cunder 0.1%
266. 266Hazeltonunder 0.1%
267. 267Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area Dunder 0.1%

Source: Agricultural Land Reserve polygons, Agricultural Land Commission (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); 2021 census subdivision boundaries, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

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