Governance Structure

Metro Vancouver member jurisdictions​​​

​Metro Vancouver is a partnership of 21 municipalities, one electoral area and one​ treaty First Nation that collaboratively plans for and delivers regional-scale services.

Population
Source: Metro Vancouver, population projections (2024)

• Village of Anmore – population 2,568
• Village of Belcarra – population 704
• Bowen Island Municipality – population 4,677
• City of Burnaby – population 298,986
• City of Coquitlam – population 174,248
• City of Delta – population 125,175
• Electoral Area A – population 35,124
• City of Langley – population 35,316
• Township of Langley – population 162,926
• Village of Lions Bay – population 1,468
• City of Maple Ridge – population 106,489
• City of New Westminster – population 92,433
• City of North Vancouver – population 67,980
• District of North Vancouver – population 102,284
• City of Pitt Meadows – population 21,692
• City of Port Coquitlam – population 69,371
• City of Port Moody – population 38,942
• City of Richmond – population 242,966
• City of Surrey – population 700,602
• scəẃaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen First Nation) – population 4,869
• City of Vancouver – population 757,849
• District of West Vancouver – population 52,280
• City of White Rock – population 25,129

​Governance structure ​

Metro Vancouver is a political body and corporate entity operating under provincial legislation as a ‘regional district’ and ‘greater boards’ that deliver regional services, policy, and political leadership on behalf of its members.

Four separate corporate entities, each with a different set of members, operate as Metro Vancouver:​​
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