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{{Short description|Municipality in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Other uses|Saanich (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the district municipality||Saanich (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Saanich
| name = Saanich
| official_name = The Corporation of the District of Saanich<ref name=BCmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/infra/library/Name%20Incorp%202011.xls | title=British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address | publisher=British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development | type=[[Microsoft Excel|XLS]] | access-date=November 2, 2014}}</ref>
| official_name = The Corporation of the District of Saanich<ref name=BCmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/infra/library/Name%20Incorp%202011.xls | title=British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address | publisher=British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development | type=[[Microsoft Excel|XLS]] | access-date=November 2, 2014}}</ref>
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| native_name = W̱SÁNEĆ
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| settlement_type = [[List of district municipalities in British Columbia|District municipality]]
| settlement_type = District municipality
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| image_skyline = Cadborobay2.jpg
| image_skyline = View of Mount Douglas from the south.jpg
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| image_caption = Aerial view of Saanich with [[Cadboro Bay, British Columbia|Cadboro Bay]] in the foreground
| image_caption = View of Mount Douglas from the south
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Saanich within British Columbia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Saanich within British Columbia
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|map_caption = Location of Saanich within the [[Capital Regional District]]
|map_caption = Location of Saanich within the Capital Regional District
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = [[British Columbia]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[British Columbia]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of British Columbia Regional Districts|Regional District]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Regional district]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Capital Regional District|Capital]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Capital Regional District|Capital]]
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = [[Dean Murdock]]
| leader_name = [[Fred Haynes]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Saanich’s inaugural meeting promises to be historic |url=https://www.saanichnews.com/news/saanichs-inaugural-meeting-promises-to-be-historic/ |website=Saanich News |date=5 November 2018}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = Governing body
| leader_title1 = Governing body
| leader_name1 = [[Saanich District Council]]
| leader_name1 = [[Saanich District Council]]
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="Census2016">{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917021&Geo2=CD&Code2=5917&Data=Count&SearchText=saanich&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 |title=Saanich, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |date=January 23, 2017 |access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Census2021">{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=saanich&DGUIDlist=2021A00055917021&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |title=Saanich, District municipality (DM) [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |date=January 30, 2022 |access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 103.78
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|population_as_of = [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]
|population_as_of = [[2021 Canadian census|2021]]
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|population_note =
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|population_total = <!--CENSUS 2016 DATA ONLY, DO NOT USE ESTIMATES -->114,148 ([[List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population|46th]])
|population_total = <!--CENSUS 2021 DATA ONLY, DO NOT USE ESTIMATES -->117,735 ([[List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population|49th]])
|population_density_km2 = 1,099.9
| population_density_km2 = 1,136.6
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| timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|PST]]
| timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset = −8
| utc_offset = −08:00
| timezone_DST = PDT
| timezone_DST = PDT
| utc_offset_DST = −7
| utc_offset_DST = −07:00
| elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags-->
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| elevation_m = 23
| elevation_m = 23
| postal_code_type = Postal code span
| postal_code_type = Postal code span
| postal_code = V8N-V8Z
| postal_code = V8N-V8Z
| area_code = [[Area code 250|250]], [[Area code 778|778]], [[Area code 236|236]]
| area_code = [[Area code 250|250]], [[Area codes 778, 236, and 672|778, 236]]
| website = [http://www.saanich.ca/ www.saanich.ca/]
| website = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes =
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'''Saanich''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|æ|n|ɪ|tʃ}} {{respell|SAN|itch}}) is a [[district municipality]] on the southern end of [[Vancouver Island]] in [[British Columbia]], Canada, within the [[Greater Victoria]] area. The population was 117,735 at the [[Canada 2021 Census|2021 census]], making it the most populous municipality in the [[Capital Regional District]] and [[Vancouver Island]], and the eighth-most populous in the province.<ref name="Census2021"/> With an area of {{convert|103.44|km2|sqmi}}, Saanich is also the largest municipality in Greater Victoria. The district adopted its name after the [[Saanich people|Saanich]] [[First Nations in Canada|First Nation]], meaning "emerging land" or "emerging people".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstvoices.ca/scripts/WebObjects.exe/FirstVoices.woa/3/wa/enterLanguageArchive?archive=3c39bcf779c644e3&wosid=WZ91RL9KfCr5EAIGt5ucig|title=SENĆOŦEN Community Portal|first=John|last=Elliott|website=www.firstvoices.ca|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>


Saanich contains a mix of urban, suburban, and rural areas stretching north to the [[Saanich Peninsula]] with a wide variety of features including ocean coastlines, freshwater lakes, small rivers, small mountains, rainforests, and agriculture ranging from hay to vineyards.The municipality's topography is undulating with many glacially scoured rock outcroppings. Elevations range from sea level to {{convert|229|m|ft}}. There are {{convert|8.1749|km2|sqmi}} of freshwater lakes and {{convert|29.61|km|mi}} of marine shoreline.
The '''District of Saanich''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|æ|n|ɪ|tʃ}}) is a [[district municipality]] on [[Vancouver Island]] in [[British Columbia]], within the [[Greater Victoria]] area. The population was 114,148 at the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 census]], making it the most populous municipality in the [[Capital Regional District]] and [[Vancouver Island]], and the eighth-most populous in the province.<ref>[http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917021&Geo2=CD&Code2=5917&Data=Count&SearchText=saanich&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1]</ref> The district adopted its name after the [[Saanich people|Saanich]] [[First Nation]], meaning "emerging land" or "emerging people".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstvoices.ca/scripts/WebObjects.exe/FirstVoices.woa/3/wa/enterLanguageArchive?archive=3c39bcf779c644e3&wosid=WZ91RL9KfCr5EAIGt5ucig|title=SENĆOŦEN Community Portal|first=John|last=Elliott|website=www.firstvoices.ca|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> The District acts as a [[bedroom community]] immediately to the north of [[Victoria, British Columbia]].


Saanich is also home to the northeastern half of the [[University of Victoria]] (with the neighbouring district municipality of [[Oak Bay]] home to the southwestern half), both campuses of [[Camosun College]], and the Vancouver Island Technology Park.
With an area of {{convert|103.44|km2|sqmi}}, it is the largest municipality in Greater Victoria. The municipality contains a wide variety of rural and urban landscapes and neighbourhoods stretching north to the [[Saanich Peninsula]]. Saanich is home to part of the [[University of Victoria]] which is bisected by the neighbouring district municipality of [[Oak Bay]]. The municipality's topography is undulating with many glacially scoured rock outcroppings. Elevations range from sea level to {{convert|229|m|ft}}. The physical setting is greatly influenced by water. There are {{convert|8.1749|km2|sqmi}} of freshwater lakes and {{convert|29.61|km|mi}} of marine shoreline.


==History==
==History==
Saanich has been the home to [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] people for thousands of years. Saanich is on the territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən peoples known today as [[Songhees]] & [[Esquimalt_First_Nation|Esquimalt]] Nations, the [[Malahat_First_Nation|Malahat Nation]] and the [[Saanich_people|Saanich Peoples]].<ref name="SMIR">{{cite web|title=Indigenous Relations|url=https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/community/Indigenous-Relations.html|website=Saanich|publisher=District of Saanich|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621191144/https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/community/Indigenous-Relations.html|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref> These Indigenous peoples have connections to the land and those traditions are carried on to this day. Non-Indigenous history begins with the arrival of the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] in the 1840s.


The [[Craigflower Schoolhouse]] (originally called Maple Point School), the oldest surviving school building in Western Canada, was built on orders from Kenneth MacKenzie. He came from [[Scotland]] with his family in 1852, on the Hudson's Bay Company ship, ''Norman Morison'', to establish a farm for the [[Puget Sound Agricultural Company]], a subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company. A school was needed for the children of farm employees, as well as those of arriving settlers.
Saanich has been the home to [[First Nations]] people for thousands of years. Saanich is on the territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən peoples known today as [[Songhees]] & [[Esquimalt_First_Nation|Esquimalt]] Nations, the [[Malahat_First_Nation|Malahat Nation]] and the [[Saanich peoples]].<ref name="SMIR">{{cite web|title=Indigenous Relations|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621191144/https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/community/Indigenous-Relations.html|website=Saanich|publisher=District of Saanich|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> These Indigenous peoples have connections to the land and those traditions are carried on to this day. Non-Indigenous history begins with the arrival of the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] in the 1840s.


The Municipality of Saanich was incorporated on March 1, 1906. The [[Dominion Astrophysical Observatory]] telescope was designed by [[John Stanley Plaskett]], an astronomer with the Department of the Interior in [[Ottawa]]. The {{convert|72|in|cm|order=flip|adj=on}} reflecting telescope was the largest of its kind in the world when it was built, though this was only the case for a few short months in 1918. The District of Saanich contains a long shoreline with sandy beaches located at several ocean bays. Two of the beaches are [[Cadboro Bay]] Beach and Cordova Bay Beach. Cadboro Bay is known as the home of the "[[Cadborosaurus]]", a mythical [[cryptid]]. Saanich's notable parks include PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park), Mount Tolmie Park (with viewpoints), and Cadboro-Gyro Park.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
The [[Craigflower Schoolhouse]] (originally called Maple Point School), the oldest surviving school building in Western Canada, was built on orders from Kenneth MacKenzie. He came from [[Scotland]] with his family in 1852, on the Hudson's Bay Company ship [[Norman Morison]], to establish a farm for the [[Puget Sound Agricultural Company]], a subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company. A school was needed for the children of farm employees, as well as those of arriving settlers.


==Geography==
The Municipality of Saanich was incorporated on March 1, 1906. The [[Dominion Astrophysical Observatory]] telescope was designed by [[John Stanley Plaskett|Dr. John Stanley Plaskett]], an astronomer with the Department of the Interior in [[Ottawa]]. The {{cvt|72|in|cm}} reflecting telescope was the largest of its kind in the world when it was built, though this was only the case for a few short months in 1918.


===Neighbourhoods===
The District of Saanich contains a long shoreline with sandy beaches located at several ocean bays. Two of the beaches are [[Cadboro Bay]] Beach and Cordova Bay Beach. Cadboro Bay is known as the home of the "[[Cadborosaurus]]", a mythical [[cryptid]]. Saanich's notable parks include Mount Douglas Park, Mount Tolmie Park (with viewpoints), and Gyro Park.


Saanich is divided into twelve local areas for planning purposes.<ref name="LAP">{{cite web|title=Local Area Plans|url=http://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/community/community-planning/local-area-plans.html|website=Saanich|publisher=District of Saanich|access-date=July 9, 2017}}</ref> In addition, there are a number of community associations in the municipality that represent neighbourhoods largely overlapping with the local areas.<ref name="CA">{{cite web|title=Community Associations|url=http://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/community/community-associations.html|website=Saanich|publisher=District of Saanich|access-date=July 9, 2017}}</ref> The Local Areas, and representative community associations, are listed below:<ref name=gazeteer>{{cite web |url= https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Parks~Recreation~and~Community~Services/Documents/Archives~Collections~and~Research/Category~8/Saanich%20Place%20Names.pdf|title= Saanich Place Names |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= n.d.|website= Saanich Archives|publisher= Gazeteer |access-date= June 21, 2020|quote=}}</ref>
==W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples==
{{Further|Saanich people}}

===Groups===
The W̱SÁNEĆ peoples consist of three First Nations: Tsartlip, Tseycum and Tsawout.<ref name="W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council">{{cite web
| url = https://wsanec.com/history-territory/| title = W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council
| publisher = W̱SÁNEĆ| access-date = 10 Dec 2020}}</ref> These W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations remain on their ancestral lands and continue to prosper today.

=== Leadership Council ===
On May 7, 2018, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council was created as a representation of the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations to the Government. The creation of this council not only brought three Indigenous groups together, but it also established a legal governing body. With this council, came many proposals and projects to benefit the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations.

'''Includes:'''<ref name="W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council"/>
*January 2018, the submission of a proposal for the [[Government of Canada]] to make the council a legal governing body (accepted).
*Submission of funding to the federal government's "National Rebuilding" program.
*Negotiations of a government to government project with the [[Capital Regional District]].

=== Language ===
The W̱SÁNEĆ language or [[Saanich dialect]] is called SENĆOŦEN <ref>[https://www.firstvoices.com/explore/FV/sections/Data/THE%20SEN%C4%86O%C5%A6EN%20LANGUAGE/SEN%C4%86O%C5%A6EN/SEN%C4%86O%C5%A6EN SENĆOŦEN]</ref> This dialect was revitalized by the late John Elliot, an important member of the W̱SÁNEĆ community and peoples.

==Climate==
The winters are cool with crisp nights.{{Weather box
|location = Victoria Phyllis Street, British Columbia (1971-2000)
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|Jan record high C = 14.5
|Feb record high C = 15.0
|Mar record high C = 18.5
|Apr record high C = 22.0
|May record high C = 27.5
|Jun record high C = 30.5
|Jul record high C = 28.5
|Aug record high C = 29.5
|Sep record high C = 27.5
|Oct record high C = 23.0
|Nov record high C = 16.1
|Dec record high C = 15.0

|Jan high C = 7.2
|Feb high C = 8.2
|Mar high C = 10.2
|Apr high C = 12.8
|May high C = 15.6
|Jun high C = 18.2
|Jul high C = 20.1
|Aug high C = 20.1
|Sep high C = 17.5
|Oct high C = 13.2
|Nov high C = 9.4
|Dec high C = 7.4

|Jan mean C = 5.5
|Feb mean C = 6.1
|Mar mean C = 7.5
|Apr mean C = 9.5
|May mean C = 11.9
|Jun mean C = 14.2
|Jul mean C = 15.7
|Aug mean C = 15.8
|Sep mean C = 13.9
|Oct mean C = 10.6
|Nov mean C = 7.5
|Dec mean C = 5.7

|Jan low C = 3.7
|Feb low C = 4.0
|Mar low C = 4.8
|Apr low C = 6.2
|May low C = 8.1
|Jun low C = 10.1
|Jul low C = 11.3
|Aug low C = 11.4
|Sep low C = 10.1
|Oct low C = 8.0
|Nov low C = 5.6
|Dec low C = 4.0

|Jan record low C = -8.0
|Feb record low C = -11.0
|Mar record low C = -4.0
|Apr record low C = 0.6
|May record low C = 3.0
|Jun record low C = 5.6
|Jul record low C = 8.0
|Aug record low C = 7.0
|Sep record low C = 5.0
|Oct record low C = -2.0
|Nov record low C = -10.5
|Dec record low C = -10.0

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|Jan precipitation mm = 102.2
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|Mar precipitation mm = 51.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 36.1
|May precipitation mm = 34.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 25.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 16.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 23.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 25.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 66.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 130.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 109.2

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|Jan rain mm = 99.4
|Feb rain mm = 72.7
|Mar rain mm = 50.9
|Apr rain mm = 36.1
|May rain mm = 34.2
|Jun rain mm = 25.5
|Jul rain mm = 16.1
|Aug rain mm = 23.8
|Sep rain mm = 25.9
|Oct rain mm = 66.7
|Nov rain mm = 129.0
|Dec rain mm = 105.8

|Jan snow cm = 2.8
|Feb snow cm = 4.0
|Mar snow cm = 0.2
|Apr snow cm = 0.0
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.2
|Nov snow cm = 1.9
|Dec snow cm = 3.4

|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 17.0
|Feb precipitation days = 15.2
|Mar precipitation days = 15.0
|Apr precipitation days = 12.2
|May precipitation days = 10.9
|Jun precipitation days = 8.9
|Jul precipitation days = 6.1
|Aug precipitation days = 5.9
|Sep precipitation days = 7.3
|Oct precipitation days = 13.6
|Nov precipitation days = 19.0
|Dec precipitation days = 18.3

|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 16.7
|Feb rain days = 14.9
|Mar rain days = 15.0
|Apr rain days = 12.2
|May rain days = 10.9
|Jun rain days = 8.9
|Jul rain days = 6.1
|Aug rain days = 5.9
|Sep rain days = 7.3
|Oct rain days = 13.6
|Nov rain days = 18.8
|Dec rain days = 17.7

|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 0.88
|Feb snow days = 1.0
|Mar snow days = 0.11
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.07
|Nov snow days = 0.39
|Dec snow days = 0.96

| source = [[Environment Canada]]<ref>
{{cite web
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| title = Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000
| publisher = Government of Canada
| access-date = 19 May 2016}}
</ref>
}}

==Government==
The Saanich District Council is the governing body of the municipality of Saanich. The council consists of the Mayor and eight councillors.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 election results |url=https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/local-government/elections/2018-general-local-school-board-elections/2018-election-results.html |website=www.saanich.ca |language=en}}</ref>
*Mayor: [[Fred Haynes]]
*Councillors: Rebecca Mersereau, Nathalie Chambers, Zac de Vries, Ned Taylor, Karen Harper, Colin Plant, [[Susan Brice]] & Judy Brownoff.

==Neighbourhoods==

Saanich is divided into twelve local areas for planning purposes.<ref name="LAP">{{cite web|title=Local Area Plans|url=http://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/community/community-planning/local-area-plans.html|website=Saanich|publisher=District of Saanich|access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref> In addition, there are a number of community associations in the municipality that represent neighbourhoods largely overlapping with the local areas.<ref name="CA">{{cite web|title=Community Associations|url=http://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/community/community-associations.html|website=Saanich|publisher=District of Saanich|access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref> The Local Areas, and representative community associations, are listed below:


* Blenkinsop. A primarily rural community in a valley situated west of [[Mount Douglas, Greater Victoria|Mount Douglas]]. Represented by the Blenkinsop Valley Community Association.
* Blenkinsop. A primarily rural community in a valley situated west of [[Mount Douglas, Greater Victoria|Mount Douglas]]. Represented by the Blenkinsop Valley Community Association.
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* Tillicum. An urban and suburban community along [[Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)#Gorge Waters|the Gorge]] in western Saanich. Represented by the Gorge Tillicum Community Association.
* Tillicum. An urban and suburban community along [[Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)#Gorge Waters|the Gorge]] in western Saanich. Represented by the Gorge Tillicum Community Association.


==Education==
===Climate===
{{University of Victoria weatherbox}}
The northeastern half of British Columbia's third-largest university, the [[University of Victoria]] campus, is in Saanich, while the southwestern portion is in neighbouring Oak Bay. Saanich is also home to both major campuses of [[Camosun College]], the original Lansdowne campus, and the Interurban campus.
==Demographics==
In the [[2021 Canadian census]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Saanich had a population of 117,735 living in 48,048 of its 50,064 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:117735-114148}}|114148|1}} from its 2016 population of 114,148. With a land area of {{convert|103.59|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|117735|103.59|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name="Census2021"/>


{{Historical populations
Saanich is divided between two bordering school districts, [[School District 61 Greater Victoria]] and [[School District 63 Saanich]]. It is also the home of [[South Island Distance Education School]].
|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Saanich, British Columbia

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==Demographics==
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As of 2016, the District of Saanich has a population of 114,148.<ref name="2016 census">{{cite web|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917021&Geo2=CD&Code2=5917&Data=Count|website=2016 Census|publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref> This corresponds to a 4.0% increase since 2011. The total number of occupied dwellings is 46,652 with an average of 2.4 persons per household. With a land area of {{cvt|103.78|km2|mi2}}, Saanich possesses a population density of 1,099.9 per square kilometre.
|percentages =
|footnote = Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
|source = Statistics Canada<ref name=census1971>{{cite journal |title=1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical) |journal=Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2) |date=July 1973 |pages=76, 139 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>
| 1941 |18173
| 1951 |28481
| 1956 |38358
| 1961 |48876
| 1966 |58845
| 1971 |65040
| 1976 |73383
| 1981 |78710
| 1986 |82940
| 1991 |95577
| 1996 |101388
| 2001 |103654
| 2006 |108265
| 2011 |109752
| 2016 |114148
| 2021 |117735
}}


=== Ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in Saanich (2001–2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="Census2021"/>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 27, 2021 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917021&Geo2=CD&Code2=5917&SearchText=saanich&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=November 27, 2015 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917021&Data=Count&SearchText=saanich&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=August 20, 2019 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917021&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=saanich&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=July 2, 2019 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917021&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=saanich&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
! colspan="2" | Canada 2016 Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5917021&Geo2=CD&Code2=5917&SearchText=saanich&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |title=Saanich, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=21 June 2019|access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> !! Population !! % of total population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| rowspan="12" | [[Visible minority]] group
| 82,645
| [[South Asian Canadian|South Asian]] || 5,640|| {{Percentage | 5640| 111835| 1}}
| {{Percentage | 82645 | 115505 | 2 }}
| 83,595
| {{Percentage | 83595 | 111835 | 2 }}
| 85,510
| {{Percentage | 85510 | 107860 | 2 }}
| 88,240
| {{Percentage | 88240 | 107120 | 2 }}
| 86,985
| {{Percentage | 86985 | 102485 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| [[Chinese Canadian|Chinese]] || 9,675|| {{Percentage | 9675| 111835| 1}}
| 12,425
| {{Percentage | 12425 | 115505 | 2 }}
| 11,730
| {{Percentage | 11730 | 111835 | 2 }}
| 9,300
| {{Percentage | 9300 | 107860 | 2 }}
| 8,710
| {{Percentage | 8710 | 107120 | 2 }}
| 7,550
| {{Percentage | 7550 | 102485 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| [[Black Canadians|Black]] || 1,155|| {{Percentage | 1155| 111835| 1}}
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 6,605
| {{Percentage | 6605 | 115505 | 2 }}
| 5,640
| {{Percentage | 5640 | 111835 | 2 }}
| 4,125
| {{Percentage | 4125 | 107860 | 2 }}
| 4,365
| {{Percentage | 4365 | 107120 | 2 }}
| 3,760
| {{Percentage | 3760 | 102485 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| [[Filipino Canadian|Filipino]] || 2,440|| {{Percentage | 2440| 111835| 1}}
| 4,485
| {{Percentage | 4485 | 115505 | 2 }}
| 3,435
| {{Percentage | 3435 | 111835 | 2 }}
| 2,635
| {{Percentage | 2635 | 107860 | 2 }}
| 1,615
| {{Percentage | 1615 | 107120 | 2 }}
| 1,160
| {{Percentage | 1160 | 102485 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| [[Latin American Canadian|Latin American]] || 815|| {{Percentage | 815| 111835| 1}}
| 4,015
| {{Percentage | 4015 | 115505 | 2 }}
| 3,490
| {{Percentage | 3490 | 111835 | 2 }}
| 2,930
| {{Percentage | 2930 | 107860 | 2 }}
| 1,990
| {{Percentage | 1990 | 107120 | 2 }}
| 1,470
| {{Percentage | 1470 | 102485 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| [[Arab Canadians|Arab]] || 680|| {{Percentage | 680| 111835| 1}}
| 1,510
| {{Percentage | 1510 | 115505 | 2 }}
| 1,155
| {{Percentage | 1155 | 111835 | 2 }}
| 1,200
| {{Percentage | 1200 | 107860 | 2 }}
| 550
| {{Percentage | 550 | 107120 | 2 }}
| 625
| {{Percentage | 625 | 102485 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| [[Southeast Asia]]n || 995|| {{Percentage | 995| 111835| 1}}
| 1,415
| {{Percentage | 1415 | 115505 | 2 }}
| 1,110
| {{Percentage | 1110 | 111835 | 2 }}
| 725
| {{Percentage | 725 | 107860 | 2 }}
| 495
| {{Percentage | 495 | 107120 | 2 }}
| 315
| {{Percentage | 315 | 102485 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| [[Western Asia|West Asian]] || 430|| {{Percentage | 430| 111835| 1}}
| 1,225
| {{Percentage | 1225 | 115505 | 2 }}
| 815
| {{Percentage | 815 | 111835 | 2 }}
| 760
| {{Percentage | 760 | 107860 | 2 }}
| 720
| {{Percentage | 720 | 107120 | 2 }}
| 400
| {{Percentage | 400 | 102485 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| [[Korean Canadian|Korean]] || 1,080|| {{Percentage | 1080| 111835| 1}}
| 1,190
| {{Percentage | 1190 | 115505 | 2 }}
| 870
| {{Percentage | 870 | 111835 | 2 }}
| 685
| {{Percentage | 685 | 107860 | 2 }}
| 440
| {{Percentage | 440 | 107120 | 2 }}
| 230
| {{Percentage | 230 | 102485 | 2 }}
|-
|-
! Total responses
| [[Japanese Canadians|Japanese]] || 975|| {{Percentage | 975| 111835| 1}}
! 115,505
! {{Percentage | 115505 | 117735 | 2 }}
! 111,835
! {{Percentage | 111835 | 114148 | 2 }}
! 107,860
! {{Percentage | 107860 | 109752 | 2 }}
! 107,120
! {{Percentage | 107120 | 108265 | 2 }}
! 102,485
! {{Percentage | 102485 | 103654 | 2 }}
|-
|-
! Total population
| Other visible minority || 185|| {{Percentage | 185| 111835| 1}}
! 117,735
|-
| [[Multiracial|Mixed]] visible minority || 685|| {{Percentage | 685| 111835| 1}}
! {{Percentage | 117735 | 117735 | 2 }}
! 114,148
|-
! {{Percentage | 114148 | 114148 | 2 }}
| colspan="2" | '''Total visible minority population'''|| '''24,750''' || '''{{Percentage | 24750| 111835| 1}}'''
! 109,752
|-
! {{Percentage | 109752 | 109752 | 2 }}
| rowspan="3" | [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] group
! 108,265
| [[Indigenous peoples|Indigenous]] || 3,335|| {{Percentage | 3335| 111835| 1}}
! {{Percentage | 108265 | 108265 | 2 }}
|-
! 103,654
| [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] || 1,715|| {{Percentage | 1715| 111835| 1}}
! {{Percentage | 103654 | 103654 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Inuit]] || 105|| {{Percentage | 105| 111835| 1}}
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Total Aboriginal population''' || '''4,925''' || '''{{Percentage | 4925| 111835| 1}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" | '''[[European Canadians|European]]''' || '''81,165''' || '''{{Percentage | 81165| 111835| 1}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" | '''''Total population''''' || '''''114,148''''' || '''''100%'''''
|}
|}
*Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.


=== Religion ===
==Surrounding municipalities and communities==
According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], religious groups in Saanich included:<ref name="Census2021"/>
{{geographic location
*[[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]] (66,460 persons or 57.5%)
| Northwest =[[Highlands, British Columbia|Highlands]], [[Malahat, British Columbia|Malahat]]
*[[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (38,645 persons or 33.5%)
| North = [[Central Saanich, British Columbia|Central Saanich]]
*[[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] (3,250 persons or 2.8%)
| Northeast =[[Gulf Islands]], [[Strait of Georgia]]
*[[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (1,855 persons or 1.6%)
| West = [[Highlands, British Columbia|Highlands]], [[Langford, British Columbia|Langford]]
*[[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (1,520 persons or 1.3%)
| Centre = Saanich
*[[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]] (1,370 persons or 1.2%)
| East = [[Strait of Georgia]], [[San Juan Islands]], [[Skagit County, Washington]]
*[[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]] (760 persons or 0.7%)
| Southwest = [[View Royal, British Columbia|View Royal]], [[Colwood, British Columbia|Colwood]], [[Esquimalt, British Columbia|Esquimalt]]
*[[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous spirituality]] (100 persons or 0.1%)
| South = [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]

| Southeast = [[Oak Bay, British Columbia|Oak Bay]]
==Government==
}}
The Saanich District Council is the governing body of the municipality of Saanich. The council consists of the Mayor and eight councillors.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 election results |url=https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/local-government/elections/election-results.html |website=www.saanich.ca |language=en}}</ref>
*Mayor: [[Dean Murdock]]
*Councillors: Colin Plant, [[Susan Brice]], Zac de Vries, Judy Brownoff, Mena Westhaver, Nathalie Chambers, Karen Harper, & Teale Phelps Bondaroff

==Education==
The northeastern half of British Columbia's third-largest university, the [[University of Victoria]] campus, is in Saanich, while the southwestern portion is in neighbouring Oak Bay. Saanich is also home to both major campuses of [[Camosun College]], the original Lansdowne campus, and the Interurban campus.

Saanich is divided between two bordering school districts, [[School District 61 Greater Victoria]] and [[School District 63 Saanich]]. It is also the home of [[South Island Distance Education School]].

== See also ==
* [[Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park]]
* [[Murder of Reena Virk]]
* [[Murder of Lindsay Buziak]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.saanich.ca/ Saanich]
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| E = ''[[Salish Sea]]''
| SE = [[Oak Bay, British Columbia|Oak Bay]]
| S = [[Esquimalt]] / [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 7 January 2025

This article is about the district municipality. For other uses, see Saanich (disambiguation).

Saanich
District municipality
The Corporation of the District of Saanich[1]
View of Mount Douglas from the south
View of Mount Douglas from the south
Coat of arms of Saanich
Coat of arms
Saanich, British Columbia is located in Capital Regional District
Saanich
Saanich
Location of Saanich within the Capital Regional District
Saanich is located in Vancouver Island
Saanich
Saanich
Location of Saanich within British Columbia
Saanich is located in British Columbia
Saanich
Saanich
Saanich (British Columbia)
Coordinates: 48°29′02″N 123°22′52″W / 48.484°N 123.381°W / 48.484; -123.381
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtCapital
Incorporated1906
Government
 • MayorDean Murdock
 • Governing bodySaanich District Council
 • MP
List of MPs
 • MLA
List of MLAs
Area
[2]
 • Land103.59 km2 (40.00 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
117,735 (49th)
 • Density1,136.6/km2 (2,944/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Postal code span
V8N-V8Z
Area code(s)250, 778, 236
Websitewww.saanich.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saanich (/ˈsænɪtʃ/ SAN-itch) is a district municipality on the southern end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, within the Greater Victoria area. The population was 117,735 at the 2021 census, making it the most populous municipality in the Capital Regional District and Vancouver Island, and the eighth-most populous in the province.[2] With an area of 103.44 square kilometres (39.94 sq mi), Saanich is also the largest municipality in Greater Victoria. The district adopted its name after the Saanich First Nation, meaning "emerging land" or "emerging people".[3]

Saanich contains a mix of urban, suburban, and rural areas stretching north to the Saanich Peninsula with a wide variety of features including ocean coastlines, freshwater lakes, small rivers, small mountains, rainforests, and agriculture ranging from hay to vineyards.The municipality's topography is undulating with many glacially scoured rock outcroppings. Elevations range from sea level to 229 metres (751 ft). There are 8.1749 square kilometres (3.1563 sq mi) of freshwater lakes and 29.61 kilometres (18.40 mi) of marine shoreline.

Saanich is also home to the northeastern half of the University of Victoria (with the neighbouring district municipality of Oak Bay home to the southwestern half), both campuses of Camosun College, and the Vancouver Island Technology Park.

History

[edit]

Saanich has been the home to First Nations people for thousands of years. Saanich is on the territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən peoples known today as Songhees & Esquimalt Nations, the Malahat Nation and the Saanich Peoples.[4] These Indigenous peoples have connections to the land and those traditions are carried on to this day. Non-Indigenous history begins with the arrival of the Hudson's Bay Company in the 1840s.

The Craigflower Schoolhouse (originally called Maple Point School), the oldest surviving school building in Western Canada, was built on orders from Kenneth MacKenzie. He came from Scotland with his family in 1852, on the Hudson's Bay Company ship, Norman Morison, to establish a farm for the Puget Sound Agricultural Company, a subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company. A school was needed for the children of farm employees, as well as those of arriving settlers.

The Municipality of Saanich was incorporated on March 1, 1906. The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory telescope was designed by John Stanley Plaskett, an astronomer with the Department of the Interior in Ottawa. The 180-centimetre (72 in) reflecting telescope was the largest of its kind in the world when it was built, though this was only the case for a few short months in 1918. The District of Saanich contains a long shoreline with sandy beaches located at several ocean bays. Two of the beaches are Cadboro Bay Beach and Cordova Bay Beach. Cadboro Bay is known as the home of the "Cadborosaurus", a mythical cryptid. Saanich's notable parks include PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park), Mount Tolmie Park (with viewpoints), and Cadboro-Gyro Park.[citation needed]

Geography

[edit]

Neighbourhoods

[edit]

Saanich is divided into twelve local areas for planning purposes.[5] In addition, there are a number of community associations in the municipality that represent neighbourhoods largely overlapping with the local areas.[6] The Local Areas, and representative community associations, are listed below:[7]

  • Blenkinsop. A primarily rural community in a valley situated west of Mount Douglas. Represented by the Blenkinsop Valley Community Association.
  • Cadboro Bay. A small village located at the eastern edge of Saanich, bordering on Oak Bay near the University of Victoria. The community also includes the upscale waterfront neighbourhood of Ten Mile Point. Represented by the Cadboro Bay Residents' Association.
  • Carey. A suburban community located in western Saanich. Represented by the Residents Association of Strawberry Vale, Marigold and Glanford in the north, and the Mount View Colquitz Community Association in the south.
  • Broadmead. Originally developed from Broadmead Farms, it was designed as an architecturally controlled area. The focus of the development was to incorporate homes into the landscape. Large trees could not be cut down to accommodate the homes. Most of the area is considered to be in an urban forest. It is situated near Highway 17 and ends a few blocks west of Cordova Bay Road. The community is represented by the Broadmead Area Residents' Association, BARA.
  • Cordova Bay. A seaside community in northern Saanich. Represented by the Cordova Bay Association for Community Affairs.
  • Gordon Head. A large suburban community to the north of the University of Victoria. Represented by the Gordon Head Residents' Association.
  • North Quadra. A suburban community in the centre of the municipality. Represented by the North Quadra Community Association.
  • Quadra. A large urban and suburban community surrounding the urban core of Saanich. Contains the Cedar Hill Golf Course and is represented by the Quadra Cedar Hill Community Association.
  • Royal Oak. A suburban community at the rural edge of Saanich. Represented by the Royal Oak Community Association, Falaise Community Association, and the Broadmead Area Residents' Association.
  • Rural Saanich. The largest Local Area by area, this part of Saanich is sparsely populated and mostly rural. Represented in part by the Prospect Lake and District Community Association.
  • Saanich Core. The urban centre of the District of Saanich. Contains Uptown and the municipal hall. Represented by part of the Mount View Community Association and part of the Quadra Cedar Hill Community Association.
  • Shelbourne. An urban and suburban community stretching between the City of Victoria and the University of Victoria. Represented by the Mount Tolmie Community Association and Camosun Community Association.
  • Tillicum. An urban and suburban community along the Gorge in western Saanich. Represented by the Gorge Tillicum Community Association.

Climate

[edit]
Climate data for University of Victoria (Oak Bay / Saanich)
WMO ID: 71783; coordinates 48°27′25″N 123°18′17″W / 48.45694°N 123.30472°W / 48.45694; -123.30472 (University of Victoria); elevation: 60.1 m (197 ft); 1991–2020 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 19.6 16.6 21.9 25.3 31.3 35.2 40.4 35.0 33.4 31.1 20.5 20.9 40.4
Record high °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4) 		16.5
(61.7) 		21.0
(69.8) 		25.0
(77.0) 		28.8
(83.8) 		32.2
(90.0) 		37.6
(99.7) 		34.5
(94.1) 		30.2
(86.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		19.0
(66.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		37.6
(99.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8) 		8.8
(47.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		17.9
(64.2) 		20.6
(69.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.5
(74.3) 		20.0
(68.0) 		14.3
(57.7) 		10.3
(50.5) 		8.0
(46.4) 		15.0
(59.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4) 		5.9
(42.6) 		7.5
(45.5) 		9.8
(49.6) 		12.9
(55.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		17.7
(63.9) 		17.7
(63.9) 		15.0
(59.0) 		10.7
(51.3) 		7.6
(45.7) 		5.5
(41.9) 		11.0
(51.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1) 		2.9
(37.2) 		3.9
(39.0) 		5.5
(41.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		11.7
(53.1) 		11.8
(53.2) 		10.1
(50.2) 		7.2
(45.0) 		4.7
(40.5) 		3.1
(37.6) 		6.9
(44.4)
Record low °C (°F) −7.5
(18.5) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		0.2
(32.4) 		5.1
(41.2) 		6.2
(43.2) 		7.2
(45.0) 		3.6
(38.5) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−9.5
(14.9) 		−11.2
(11.8) 		−11.2
(11.8)
Record low wind chill −15.4 −11.8 −9.0 −1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 −3.3 −12.4 −14.5 −15.4
Average precipitation mm (inches) 109.6
(4.31) 		59.6
(2.35) 		52.6
(2.07) 		35.6
(1.40) 		29.2
(1.15) 		19.7
(0.78) 		10.7
(0.42) 		15.6
(0.61) 		30.4
(1.20) 		77.2
(3.04) 		123.2
(4.85) 		97.8
(3.85) 		661.2
(26.03)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 18.7 15.1 17.2 13.2 11.2 9.1 4.8 5.2 11.1 17.8 21.4 19.3 164.0
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) 83.3 75.5 70.5 63.8 60.8 58.0 55.5 57.8 65.7 76.6 81.9 82.8 69.3
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[8]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Saanich had a population of 117,735 living in 48,048 of its 50,064 total private dwellings, a change of 3.1% from its 2016 population of 114,148. With a land area of 103.59 square kilometres (40.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,136.5/km2 (2,943.6/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Historical census populations – Saanich, British Columbia
YearPop.±%
1941 18,173—    
1951 28,481+56.7%
1956 38,358+34.7%
1961 48,876+27.4%
1966 58,845+20.4%
1971 65,040+10.5%
YearPop.±%
1976 73,383+12.8%
1981 78,710+7.3%
1986 82,940+5.4%
1991 95,577+15.2%
1996 101,388+6.1%
2001 103,654+2.2%
YearPop.±%
2006 108,265+4.4%
2011 109,752+1.4%
2016 114,148+4.0%
2021 117,735+3.1%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada[9]

Ethnicity

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Panethnic groups in Saanich (2001–2021)
Panethnic group 2021[2] 2016[10] 2011[11] 2006[12] 2001[13]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 82,645 71.55% 83,595 74.75% 85,510 79.28% 88,240 82.37% 86,985 84.88%
East Asian[b] 12,425 10.76% 11,730 10.49% 9,300 8.62% 8,710 8.13% 7,550 7.37%
South Asian 6,605 5.72% 5,640 5.04% 4,125 3.82% 4,365 4.07% 3,760 3.67%
Southeast Asian[c] 4,485 3.88% 3,435 3.07% 2,635 2.44% 1,615 1.51% 1,160 1.13%
Indigenous 4,015 3.48% 3,490 3.12% 2,930 2.72% 1,990 1.86% 1,470 1.43%
African 1,510 1.31% 1,155 1.03% 1,200 1.11% 550 0.51% 625 0.61%
Middle Eastern[d] 1,415 1.23% 1,110 0.99% 725 0.67% 495 0.46% 315 0.31%
Latin American 1,225 1.06% 815 0.73% 760 0.7% 720 0.67% 400 0.39%
Other[e] 1,190 1.03% 870 0.78% 685 0.64% 440 0.41% 230 0.22%
Total responses 115,505 98.11% 111,835 97.97% 107,860 98.28% 107,120 98.94% 102,485 98.87%
Total population 117,735 100% 114,148 100% 109,752 100% 108,265 100% 103,654 100%
  • Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

Religion

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According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Saanich included:[2]

Government

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The Saanich District Council is the governing body of the municipality of Saanich. The council consists of the Mayor and eight councillors.[14]

  • Mayor: Dean Murdock
  • Councillors: Colin Plant, Susan Brice, Zac de Vries, Judy Brownoff, Mena Westhaver, Nathalie Chambers, Karen Harper, & Teale Phelps Bondaroff

Education

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The northeastern half of British Columbia's third-largest university, the University of Victoria campus, is in Saanich, while the southwestern portion is in neighbouring Oak Bay. Saanich is also home to both major campuses of Camosun College, the original Lansdowne campus, and the Interurban campus.

Saanich is divided between two bordering school districts, School District 61 Greater Victoria and School District 63 Saanich. It is also the home of South Island Distance Education School.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

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  1. ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Saanich, District municipality (DM) [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. January 30, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Elliott, John. "SENĆOŦEN Community Portal". www.firstvoices.ca. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Indigenous Relations". Saanich. District of Saanich. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Area Plans". Saanich. District of Saanich. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  6. ^ "Community Associations". Saanich. District of Saanich. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "Saanich Place Names" (PDF). Saanich Archives. Gazeteer. n.d. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 Data - University of Victoria". Environment and Climate Change Canada. June 27, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
  10. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  11. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  12. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  13. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 election results". www.saanich.ca.
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