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Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet and 6 electoral areas, 6,867 km² in all. 31,269 people lived in them in 2021, up 7.7% from 2016, not counting First Nations reserves, which the census counts on their own. 1.1% of the land is in the farmland reserve, and 0.6% has burned in a mapped wildfire since 1996.
Its places
Each place's page has its land, hazards, wells, climate, tax and census facts. Listed by name, not ranked.
| Place | People, 2021 | Land | In the farmland reserve | Burned since 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Alberni city | 18,259 | 20 km² | 4.4% | under 0.1% |
| Tofino district municipality | 2,516 | 11 km² | none | none |
| Ucluelet district municipality | 2,066 | 7 km² | none | none |
| Electoral Area A | 256 | 1,677 km² | none | 1.1% |
| Electoral Area B | 531 | 93 km² | 34% | under 0.1% |
| Electoral Area C | 875 | 3,320 km² | none | none |
| Electoral Area D | 1,843 | 1,530 km² | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| Electoral Area E | 2,946 | 22 km² | 57% | 0.2% |
| Electoral Area F | 1,977 | 187 km² | 4.1% | 9.3% |
Land and shares measured by us from the provincial maps (farmland reserve, BC Wildfire Service perimeters) over Statistics Canada's 2021 census subdivisions; people from the 2021 census.
Zoning
We have no open zoning map of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District's electoral areas, so reports there don't name the zone; each area's page says what we know and whom to ask. Each of its 3 municipalities zones its own land; its page says what we show there.
Building permits
Where the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District's building inspection covers its electoral areas (Building Bylaw No. PS1013, 2021): there a building permit is needed and the work is inspected.
| Electoral area | Covered by building inspection |
|---|---|
| Electoral Area A | Unclear The bylaw doesn't name the areas it covers |
| Electoral Area B | Unclear The bylaw doesn't name the areas it covers |
| Electoral Area C | Unclear The bylaw doesn't name the areas it covers |
| Electoral Area D | Unclear The bylaw doesn't name the areas it covers |
| Electoral Area E | Unclear The bylaw doesn't name the areas it covers |
| Electoral Area F | Unclear The bylaw doesn't name the areas it covers |
Our reading of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District's own page, checked 2026-10-07. Inside a municipality, the town or city runs its own building permits; the BC Building Code applies everywhere. Do you need a building permit on rural land?
Wildfire
Since 1990, 1 wildfire of 1,000 ha or more burned in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District's places, in 1 season. The largest here:
- 2025Mount Underwood wildfire3,518 ha in all3,518 ha here
Each place's page lists every large and smaller mapped fire in it. Every BC season and large fire since 1990.
Major projects
The Environmental Assessment Office's register places 2 major projects in assessment or approved in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District's places.
- Kwispaa LNGIn assessment; in Electoral Area A.
- Port Alberni CogenerationApproved; in Port Alberni.
The register places each project at one point; a mine, pipeline or line can reach well past it. Every major project in BC by place.
Check one lot: is it in the ALR? · is it on a floodplain map? · has it burned? · how deep are the wells? · is there room for a septic field? · short-term rentals? · property tax?
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