▁are ▁not ▁native ▁English ▁speak ers , ▁ 4 8 . 9 % ▁are ▁native ▁speak ers ▁of ▁neither ▁English ▁nor ▁French , ▁and ▁ 5 0 . 6 % ▁of ▁residents ▁belong ▁to ▁visible ▁minor ity ▁groups . ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁consist ently ▁named ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁world wide ▁cities ▁for ▁liv ability ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁life , ▁and ▁the ▁Econom ist ▁Int elligence ▁Unit ▁acknowled ged ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁city ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁well - l iving ▁cities ▁for ▁ten ▁consecutive ▁years . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁city ▁planned ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁green est ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁V ancouver ism ▁is ▁the ▁city ' s ▁urban ▁planning ▁design ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁has ▁hosted ▁many ▁international ▁con ferences ▁and ▁events , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games , ▁UN ▁Hab itat ▁I , ▁Ex po ▁ 8 6 , ▁A PE C ▁Canada ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁World ▁Police ▁and ▁Fire ▁Games ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 ; ▁several ▁matches ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁FIFA ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Cup ▁including ▁the ▁final s ▁at ▁BC ▁Place ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁V ancouver , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁and ▁Par al ym p ics ▁which ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁Wh ist ler ,