Guide to Vancouver - Study in Vancouver, BC, CANADA

Convention center seen from Stanley Park (380x252)

Convention center at Canada Place
seen from Stanley Park

Welcome to Vancouver

Welcome to one of the world’s nicest places to live.

Vancouver is Canada’s third largest city and its biggest on the West Coast. Vancouver’s location on the Pacific Ocean gives the city a mild climate year-round. It seldom snows in winter or gets extremely hot in summer.

Vancouver weather year-round
(300x274)

Vancouver Weather Year-round

Upper graph: Sunshine in hours (max: average 10 hours a day)
Middle graph: Temperature (both in F and C)
Lower graph: Rainfall in millimeter (max: average per month 200 mm or 8 inches)

Vancouver’s natural deepwater harbour has helped the city become one of the largest and busiest ports in North America and one of Canada’s leading industrial centres.

Leading local industries include high-tech, film production, tourism, forest products, and trade and financial services.

People come from all over to visit Vancouver, which is famous for its beautiful natural setting and for its more than 190 parks. Vancouver is consistently rated in the top three of the world’s most livable cities.

The city’s combination of economic opportunity and environmental appeal has led people from around the world and across Canada to make Vancouver their home.

Waving BC flag (161x98)

British Columbia
Provincial Flag

As you see in the following map, Vancouver is located at the lower-left-hand corner, conveniently located for people who want to sail abroad or business people to trade with the countries in the Pacific Rim.

Map of British Columbia (462x458)

The map below shows part of the “Greater Vancouver”. Vancouver proper includes only Vancouver West Side, Vancouver East Side and Downtown.

Map of Vancouver (500x416) Bird's eye picture of Vancouver (451x151)

Bird’s Eye View over Stanley Park
as well as Downtown Vancouver

Map of downtown Vancouver (500x403)
Downtown Vancouver

Gallery of
Vancouver Attractions

Stanley Park Seawall (300x203)

Stanley Park Seawall (or “Seawalk”)
スタンレ–公園の遊歩道
You can see part of West Vancouver over Burrard Inlet.

Carol ships gather in False Creek. (400x272)

Carol ships gather in False Creek
クリスマス時期のフォ–ルス・クリ–ク
You can see the dome of Science World.

English Beach (304x205)

English Beach

Totem poles in Stanley Park (404x330)

Totem poles
in Stanley Park

Dragon Dance in Chinatown (212x319)

Dragon Dance
in Chinatown

Gastown (255x246)

Gastown: the cobbled streets with gift shops, native art galleries, restaurants and local designer fashions

Gastown’s founding father was Englishman John Deighton, nicknamed Gassy Jack for his gift of the gab. Look for the memorial located on Carrall at Water Street.

Canada Place seen from Stanley Park (400x256) Canada Place seen from the sky (179x247)

Canada Place: “The Sails”, as Canada Place is know, was built for Expo ’86 and is the launching and landing site for cruise ships to Alaska. It also includes a public promnade along the waterfront.

Robson Street, Vancouver (450x170)

Robson Street: Along this street, you can find exclusive boutiques, restaurants and gourmet chocolate shops, or enjoy a cappuccino.

Yaletown, Vancouver (450x300)

Yaletown: Take a stroll along Hamilton Street. You can find this quaint old warehouse district, which has been renovated as home to artist studios, fashion shops, interior designers and home furnishings. And you can also find some cozy coffee shops.

Granville Island market, Vancouver (319x214)

Granvulle Island: Enjoy this imaginative mix of markets, artists, restaurants and theaters. Located at the south end of Granville Street Bridge off 4th Avenue.

Lion's Gate Bridge (400x300)