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Capital Regional District
Central Saanich, Colwood, Esquimalt, Highlands, Langford, Metchosin, North Saanich, Oak Bay, Saanich, Sidney, Sooke, Victoria and View Royal and 4 electoral areas, 2,355 km² in all. 410,085 people lived in them in 2021, up 8.5% from 2016, not counting First Nations reserves, which the census counts on their own. 6.8% of the land is in the farmland reserve, and 0.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Saanich district municipality | 17,385 | 41 km² | 61% | none |
| Colwood city | 18,961 | 18 km² | 4.2% | none |
| Esquimalt district municipality | 17,533 | 7 km² | 8.4% | none |
| Highlands district municipality | 2,482 | 38 km² | none | under 0.1% |
| Langford city | 46,584 | 42 km² | 2.7% | under 0.1% |
| Metchosin district municipality | 5,067 | 70 km² | 15% | none |
| North Saanich district municipality | 12,235 | 37 km² | 37% | none |
| Oak Bay district municipality | 17,990 | 11 km² | 8.4% | none |
| Saanich district municipality | 117,735 | 107 km² | 17% | none |
| Sidney town | 12,318 | 5 km² | 7.3% | none |
| Sooke district municipality | 15,086 | 57 km² | 9.3% | under 0.1% |
| Victoria city | 91,867 | 20 km² | none | none |
| View Royal town | 11,575 | 15 km² | 1.2% | under 0.1% |
| Juan de Fuca (Part 1) | 5,132 | 225 km² | 2.5% | 1.1% |
| Juan de Fuca (Part 2) | 399 | 1,285 km² | 1.8% | 0.6% |
| Saltspring Island | 11,635 | 186 km² | 16% | under 0.1% |
| Southern Gulf Islands | 6,101 | 192 km² | 12% | none |
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 Capital 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 13 municipalities zones its own land; its page says what we show there.
Building permits
Where the Capital Regional District's building inspection covers its electoral areas (Building Regulation Bylaw No. 3741): there a building permit is needed and the work is inspected.
| Electoral area | Covered by building inspection |
|---|---|
| Juan de Fuca (Part 1) | All of the area |
| Juan de Fuca (Part 2) | All of the area |
| Saltspring Island | All of the area |
| Southern Gulf Islands | All of the area |
Our reading of the Capital 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
No wildfire of 1,000 ha or more has burned in the Capital Regional District's places since 1990, in the BC Wildfire Service's perimeters.
Major projects
The Environmental Assessment Office's register places 2 major projects in assessment or approved in the Capital Regional District's places.
- Jordan Solar and Energy StorageIn assessment; in Juan de Fuca (Part 2).
- Vancouver Island Transmission ReinforcementApproved; in Southern Gulf Islands.
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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