Our Community is Growing
The City of Surrey is the second largest city in British Columbia (BC), with a fast-growing population of over 500,000 (City of Surrey, 2018). Surrey is composed of six communities including Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, and Whalley, as well as the City Centre. Surrey has a diverse population including a young and growing Aboriginal population that is expected to grow exponentially over the next 15 years. In 2015-2016, a report on the profile of Surrey’s Aboriginal population was prepared to help inform the development of the All Our Relations Strategy . This report, titled A Profile of the Aboriginal Population in Surrey, BC, (hereafter known as the 2011 profile report) retrieved data from Statistics Canada’s 2011 Census and compared statistics for Surrey’s Aboriginal population to those of Surrey’s general population and other relevant populations. The report included statistics on Surrey’s Aboriginal population including size, age, family characteristics, language, education, employment, commuting,
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