HomeVancouverFacts & Figures about Vancouver Facts & Figures about Vancouver Location ContinentNorth America CountryCanada ProvinceBritish Columbia (BC) CityVancouver Coordinates 49:15:00N 123:04:48W Altitude 71m / 236ft Info Flag Year founded 1886 Currency Canadian dollar (CAD) Language English Timezone Pacific Standard (PST) UTC-8 Population City Population 662 248 (2021) 631 486 (2016) 603 502 (2011) 578 041 (2006) 545 674 (2001) Metro Population 2 642 825 (2021) 2 463 431 (2016) 2 313 328 (2011) 2 116 581 (2006) 1 986 965 (2001) Source: Statistics Canada