▁Res id ences ▁at ▁Hotel ▁Georgia , ▁at ▁. ▁The ▁fourth - t all est ▁is ▁One ▁Wall ▁Centre ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁ 4 8   store ys , ▁followed ▁closely ▁by ▁the ▁Shaw ▁Tower ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census ▁recorded ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 3 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁e ighth - larg est ▁among ▁Canadian ▁cities . ▁More ▁specifically , ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁the ▁fourth - larg est ▁in ▁Western ▁Canada ▁after ▁Cal g ary , ▁Ed mont on ▁and ▁W inn ip eg . ▁The ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Gre ater ▁V ancouver , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 . 4 mill ion ▁residents , ▁is ▁the ▁third - most ▁popul ous ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁popul ous ▁in ▁Western ▁Canada . ▁The ▁larger ▁Lower ▁Main land - S outh west ▁economic ▁region ▁( which ▁includes ▁also ▁the ▁S qu am ish - L illo o et , ▁F ras er ▁Valley , ▁and ▁Sun sh ine ▁Coast ▁Regional ▁District ) ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 . 9 3 mill ion . ▁With ▁ 5 , 2 4 9 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁km ▁( 1 3 , 5 9 0 ▁per ▁sq ▁mi ), ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁dens ely ▁populated ▁of ▁Canadian ▁municipal ities ▁having ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁residents . ▁Appro xim ately