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Capital Victoria
Population (2021) 5,000,879; (2023 est.) 5,581,127
Date Of Admission 1871
Provincial Motto "Slendor sine occasu (Splendour without diminishment)"
Provincial Flower Pacific dogwood
Seats In House Of Commons 36 (of 308)
Time Zone Pacific (GMT − 8 hours) • Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
Premier David Eby (New Democratic Party)
Total Area (Sq Km) 944,735
Total Area (Sq Mi) 364,764

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