BC PNP Regional Pilot Community Profiles

CARIBOOPopulationPriority Sectors
100 Mile House1,9806115 – Technical and Trade schools
311 – Food manufacturing
6216 – Home health care services
339 – Miscellaneous manufacturing
5413 – Architectural, engineering and related services
Prince George82,290337123 – Other wood household furniture manufacturing
337121 – Upholstered household furniture manufacturing
32199 – All other wood product manufacturing
493110 General Warehousing
531120 Leasing non-residential buildings
Williams Lake11,559561- Administrative and support services
611- Educational services
722 – Food services and drinking places
KOOTENAYSPopulationPriority Sectors
Castlegar & Central Kootenay (Areas I & J)14,713321 – Wood product manufacturing
443 – Electronics and Appliance Stores
444 – Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
448 – Clothing and clothing accessories stores
451 – Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
452 – General Merchandise Stores
453 – Miscellaneous Store Retailers
541 – Professional, scientific and technical services
713 – Amusement, gambling and recreation industries
722 – Food services and drinking places
Columbia Valley & East Kootenay9,4825416 Management, scientific and technical consulting services
7211 Traveller accommodation
3116 Meat product manufacturing
1112 Vegetable and melon farming
Cranbrook21,502722 – Food services and drinking places
713 – Amusement, gambling and recreation industries
4452 – Specialty food stores
448 – Clothing and clothing accessories stores
451 – Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
454 – Non-store retailers
5415 – Computer systems design and related services
6216 – Home health care services
Kimberley8,1513399 – Other miscellaneous manufacturing
6116 – Other schools and instruction
6117 – Educational support services
7139 – Other amusement and recreation industries       
Nelson & Central Kootenay (Areas E & F)11,557334 – Computer and electronic product manufacturing
3219 – Other wood product manufacturing
5415 – Computer systems design and related services
Rossland4,0962361 – Residential building construction
2362 – Non-residential building construction
7211 – Traveller accommodation
7223 – Special food services
7224 – Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)
7225 – Full-service restaurants and limited-service eating places
5182 – Data processing, hosting, and related services
5191 – Other information services
3219 – Other wood product manufacturing
3329 – Other fabricated metal product manufacturing
Trail8,2504181 – Recyclable material merchant wholesalers
3313 – Alumina and aluminum production and processing
3314 – Non-ferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing
3315 – Foundries
5182 – Data processing, hosting, and related services
5191 – Other information services
2361 – Residential building construction
2362 – Non-residential building construction
West Boundary (Area E)2,1557139 – Other amusement and recreation industries
32199 – All other wood product manufacturing
31199 – All other food manufacturing
54171 Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
5615 – Travel arrangement and reservation services
LOWER MAINLAND / SOUTHWESTPopulationPriority Sectors
Lillooet2,302111 – Crop production
722 – Food services and drinking places
4452 – Specialty food retailers
4561 – Health and personal care retailers
5418 – Advertising, public relations, and related services
6216 – Home health care services
6241 – Individual and family services
8121 – Personal care services
NORTH COASTPopulationPriority Sectors
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (Areas B, C, E)37,367111 – Crop production
7212 – Recreational vehicle (RV) parks and recreational camps
6244 – Child day-care services
6115 – Technical and trade schools
Terrace 12,8173123 – Cannabis product manufacturing
2131 – Support activities for mining, and oil and gas extraction
321 – Wood product manufacturing
NORTHEASTPopulationPriority Sectors
Fort St. John22,283722 – Food services and drinking places
4452 – Specialty food stores
44512 – Convenience stores
44619 – Other health and personal care stores
4481 – Clothing stores
4482 – Shoe stores
4513 – Book stores and news dealers
4531 – Florists
4532 – Office supplies, stationery and gift stores
8121 – Personal care services
Tumbler Ridge2,40045911 – Sporting goods retailers
541940 – Veterinary services
621310 – Offices of chiropractors
621210 – Offices of dentists
624410 – Child day-care services
7211 – Traveller accommodation
722511 – Full-service restaurants
722512 – Limited-service eating places
8121 – Personal care services
812910 – Pet care (except veterinary) services
THOMPSON OKANAGANPopulationPriority Sectors
Chase2,3007225 – Full-service restaurants and limited-service eating places
721113 – Resorts
448 – Clothing and clothing accessories stores
452 – General Merchandise Stores
Penticton45,792512 – Motion picture and sound recording industries
311 – Food manufacturing
5411 – Legal Services
5412- Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services
5413 – Architectural, engineering and related services
5414 – Specialized design services
5416 – Management, scientific and technical consulting services
5417 – Scientific research and development services
5418 – Advertising, public relations and related services
5419 – Other professional, scientific and technical services
Salmon Arm19,2965416 – Management, scientific and technical consulting services
5415 – Computer systems design and related services
71399 – Other amusement and recreation industries
333 – Machinery manufacturing
311 – Food manufacturing
Vernon44,1712361 –Residential building construction
2362 – Non-residential building construction
3112 – Grain and oilseed milling
3114 – Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing
3118 – Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing
4421 – Furniture stores
4481 – Clothing stores
4511 – Sporting goods, hobby and musical instrument stores
7225 – Full-service restaurants and limited-service eating places
VANCOUVER ISLAND / COASTPopulationPriority Sectors
Campbell River36,1673119 – Other food manufacturing
3212 – Veneer, plywood and engineered wood product manufacturing
7225 – Full-service restaurants and limited-service eating places
5417 – Scientific research and development services
Comox13,8123113 – Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing
3114 – Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing
3364 – Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
5414 – Specialized design services
5415 – Computer systems design and related services
5417 – Scientific research and development services
7211 – Traveller accommodation
Mount Waddington11,3052361 – Residential building construction
238 – Specialty trade contractors
487 – Scenic and sightseeing transportation
512 – Motion picture and sound recording industries
711 – Performing arts, spectator sports and related industries
7139 – Other amusement and recreation industries
Port Alberni19,0603117 – Seafood product preparation and packaging
3121 – Beverage manufacturing
5112 – Software publishers
5182 – Data processing, hosting, and related services
51913 – Internet publishing and broadcasting, and web search portals
5415 – Computer systems design and related services
5417 – Scientific research and development services
Powell River13,86511251 – Aquaculture
721113 – Resorts
512 – Motion picture and sound recording industries
5415 – Computer systems design and related services
311 – Food manufacturing
48819 – Other support activities for air transportation
54169 – Other scientific and technical consulting services
COMMUNITIES PAUSEDPopulationPriority Sectors
Mackenzie (temporarily paused)3,380
Quesnel (temporarily paused)
Clinton (Temporarily paused)654