Stanley Park
Large forested park at the edge of downtown, ringed by a popular seawall path. Totem poles, beaches, gardens and views of the harbour and mountains are all within it.
Vancouver
Set against mountains on the coast, the city is known for Asian food, Granville Island and Stanley Park, with Whistler nearby.
Attractive locations
Granville Island
Former industrial area under a bridge, now busy with a public market, craft studios, small theatres and waterside cafes. Small ferries link it to the downtown shore.
Museum of Anthropology at UBC
University museum with notable works by First Nations artists of the Pacific Northwest, including towering totem poles and carvings, in a striking glass-and-concrete building.
Grouse Mountain
Mountain on the North Shore reached by an aerial tramway. At the top are viewpoints over the city, walking trails, a wildlife refuge and skiing in winter.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Traditional Ming-style scholar's garden in Chinatown, with a pond, pavilions, rocks and covered walkways. It is a peaceful place in the middle of the city.
Capilano Suspension Bridge
A long footbridge suspended high over the Capilano River in a rainforest park in North Vancouver. The park also has a treetop walkway and cliffside paths.
Gastown
The oldest part of Vancouver, with cobbled streets, Victorian buildings, independent shops and restaurants. Its steam-powered clock on Water Street whistles every quarter hour.
Airports
Vancouver International Airport YVR
It is about 9 km in a straight line from Vancouver.
Victoria International Airport YYJ
It is about 72 km in a straight line from Vancouver.
Nanaimo Airport YCD
It is about 60 km in a straight line from Vancouver.
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan-0.5 °C323 mm
- Feb-0.5 °C165 mm
- Mar1.6 °C253 mm
- Apr4.9 °C145 mm
- May10.1 °C96 mm
- Jun13.2 °C84 mm
- Jul16.5 °C50 mm
- Aug16.4 °C61 mm
- Sep12.9 °C122 mm
- Oct7.6 °C233 mm
- Nov2.3 °C348 mm
- Dec-1.1 °C295 mm
Driest months: Jun, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: Jan, Nov, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 83% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
911 for police, fire and ambulance.
local government
Emergency number 9-1-1 (Royal Canadian Mounted Police page)
Helps with: The RCMP website tells people to dial 9-1-1 for emergency help. Canada has no national tourist police, so visitors use the local police through this number.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Canada who needs emergency help.
Phone: 911
embassy
Foreign representatives accredited to Canada (Global Affairs Canada)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy or high commission. The Office of Protocol page links to a list of diplomatic missions in Canada and search tools.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy, high commission or consulate.
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Canada
Helps with: The UN migration agency's one Canadian office, in Ottawa. Its main work relates to Canada's refugee and humanitarian resettlement programme and to partnerships on migration.
Who qualifies: Refugees and migrants in resettlement programmes, and partner organisations. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +1-613-237-0651
Email: iomottawa@iom.int
Address: 280 Albert Street, Suite 800, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5P3, Canada