British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia (BC; ) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. With an estimated population of 4.817 million , it is Canada's third-most populous province. The first British settlement in the area was Fort Victoria, established in 1843, which gave rise to the City of Victoria, at first the capital of the separate Colony of Vancouver Island. Subsequently, on the mainland, the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) was founded by Richard Clement Moody and the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment, in response to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. Moody was Chief
Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia The Certified General Accountants of British Columbia (CGA-BC) is the self-regulating professional association of Certified General Accountants in the province of British Columbia (B.C.), Canada. CGA-BC is the largest and fastest growing accounting designation in the province of B.C. As of February 2011, it has more than 10,000 members (CGAs) and 5,000 CGA students. The association is responsible for the training, accreditation, regulation, ethics and discipline, and professional development of its members. CGAs work in businesses of all sizes and virtually every sector of B.C.'s economy: banking and finance, business and industry, government