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
Great Seal of British Columbia Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia - Elizabeth II Queen of Canada" in English only. Great Seal of British Columbia The Great Seal of British Columbia is a seal used to authenticate documents issued by the government of British Columbia that are released in the name of the Queen in Right, including the appointment of the Executive Council and Ministers (the Cabinet). The seal was controlled originally held by the Provincial Secretary of British Columbia in 1872 and now by the Provincial Registrar for British Columbia. In the centre of the Great Seal is the shield from the