City guide Victoria
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, known as Foreign Accrual Property Income (FAPI) rules. Yes. Foreign accrual property income (FAPI) rules tax Canadian shareholders of controlled…
- Cooking Classes The London Chef (953 Fort St) - approx. $100 per class. none
- Corporate Tax Combined Federal/BC rate: 27% (11% for small businesses). 27 percent combined general rate on active business income (15 percent federal plus 12…
- Cultural Districts Chinatown (the oldest in Canada) centered on Fisgard Street. Chinatown, centered on Fisgard Street, the oldest Chinatown in Canada and the second…
- Currency & Banking 1 CAD ≈ 0.74 USD. Major banks include RBC, TD Canada Trust, and Scotiabank located on… Canadian dollar (CAD). This Canada research run uses the Bank of Canada rate for 16…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Galloping Goose Regional Trail (55km former railway line). The Galloping Goose Regional Trail, 55 km from Victoria to Sooke, open 24 hours. From…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 25% standard for non-residents, often reduced to 5-15% via treaties. 25 percent on dividends paid to non-residents with no treaty. Many treaties cut that to 5…
- E-commerce/Online Store Amazon.ca (Prime delivery is 1-2 days) and Well.ca. none
- Gaming Lounges Epic Games Victoria (mostly card/board games) or Interactivity Board Game Cafe. none
- Grocery Delivery Instacart (serving Real Canadian Superstore) and Thrifty Foods 'Sendenial' service. none
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Victoria YMCA-YWCA (851 Broughton St) - $17 drop-in; includes pool and sauna. YMCA-YWCA Downtown, unit 470, 1150 Douglas Street, on the fourth floor of the Bay Centre…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket Combined Federal and Provincial: 53.5% (over $240,000 CAD). 53.50 percent combined federal and British Columbia marginal rate in 2026 on ordinary…
- Highway Access Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) starts at Mile 0 in Victoria; Highway 17 (Pat Bay Hwy) to… Highway 1, the Trans-Canada, has its western terminus at the Mile 0 sign in Victoria, by…
- Historic Buildings Empress Hotel (721 Government St) built in 1908. The Fairmont Empress, 721 Government Street, opened in 1908, on the Inner Harbour. The…
- Historical Sites Craigdarroch Castle (1050 Joan Crescent) - Victorian-era mansion. Craigdarroch Castle, 1050 Joan Crescent, the Dunsmuir house. Adult admission CAD 23.50…
- Internet Speed Average 150-300 Mbps; Telus PureFibre offers up to 2.5 Gbps in downtown cores. Ookla's Canada median for September 2026 was 376.49 Mbps fixed and 141.34 Mbps mobile…
- Language Classes Global Village Victoria; French classes at Alliance Française Victoria. none
- Laundry Services Scrub-A-Dub Laundry (850 Pembroke St) - full service wash and fold. none
- Libraries & Study Spots Greater Victoria Public Library (Central Branch, 735 Broughton St). Greater Victoria Public Library, Central Branch, 735 Broughton Street. Monday, Wednesday…
- Local Brewery Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. (2010 Government St) - Tasting room and local favorite. Phillips Brewing and Malting, 2010 Government Street. Phone 250-380-1912. The company has…
- Local Heritage Coast Salish indigenous carvings and totem poles at Thunderbird Park. Lekwungen territory, the Songhees and Esquimalt nations, with the W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich)…
- Local Markets Moss Street Market (Saturdays, May-Oct) for local crafts and organic produce. Victoria Farmers Market at Moss Street, 1330 Fairfield Road. Saturdays year-round. May…
- Main Train/Transit Hub The Legislature Exchange (Belleville St) for regional buses; no passenger rail service. There is no passenger rail station. The Legislature Exchange on Belleville Street is a…
- Museums & Art Venues Royal BC Museum ($29 entry) and Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville Street, beside the legislature. Adult admission (ages 19…
- Music Scene Hermann’s Jazz Club (753 View St) - longest running jazz club in Canada. The Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, takes symphony, opera, jazz and touring shows…
- Must-See Landmarks British Columbia Parliament Buildings and Butchart Gardens (25 min drive). The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, 501 Belleville Street, finished in 1897, on the…
- National Parks Nearby Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (accessible via ferry from Sidney). Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, in the southern Gulf Islands, a BC Ferries ride from…
- Nearby Nature Escapes Beacon Hill Park - 200 acres of gardens and ponds in the city center. Beacon Hill Park, south of downtown to Dallas Road, with ponds, the children's farm…
- Networking Events VIATEC (Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology and Entrepreneurship Council) events at… VIATEC runs the tech community from Fort Tectoria, 777 Fort Street, and hosts workshops…
- Parcel Delivery Service Canada Post (main office at 714 Yates St), FedEx, and UPS. none
- Popular International Cuisine Foo Asian Street Food (769 Yates St) and Bao (626 Fisgard St). Chinatown, on Fisgard Street between Store Street and Government Street, is the oldest…
- Population 92,000 (City), 397,000 (Greater Victoria) 91,867 in the City of Victoria and 397,237 in the Victoria census metropolitan area at the…
- Power 120V, 60Hz, 🔌 Type A/B sockets. 120 V, 60 Hz, type A and B plugs (two flat pins, or with a round ground). Visitors from…
- Property Tax Annual tax based on assessed value (Mill rate approx. 0.5% - 0.7%). Yes. The 2026 City of Victoria residential total is CAD 5.6559 per CAD 1,000 of taxable…
- Property Transaction Tax Property Transfer Tax: 1% on first $200k, 2% on remainder; Foreign Buyer Tax: 20% extra. BC property transfer tax: 1 percent of fair market value up to CAD 200,000, 2 percent on…
- Public Transport Passes Umo Cloud app/card: $5.00 for a Day Pass, $85 for a Monthly Pass. BC Transit, paid with the Umo app or card, or by contactless tap. Adult single ride CAD 3…
- Regional Travel BC Ferries from Swartz Bay to Vancouver (Tsawwassen) - $19.20 per adult. BC Ferries sails from Swartz Bay, north of Sidney, to Tsawwassen (Metro Vancouver). The…
- Religious Sites Christ Church Cathedral (911 Quadra St) - Gothic style architecture. Christ Church Cathedral, the Anglican cathedral at 911 Quadra Street, in the gothic…
- SIM Card Telus, Rogers, Bell. Budget options: Public Mobile or Lucky Mobile. Typical 20GB plan: $45… Chatr, the Rogers prepaid brand, is the practical visitor SIM: CAD 35 a month for 30 GB…
- Scenic Viewpoints Mount Douglas Park (360-degree views of the city and San Juan Islands). The south edge of Beacon Hill Park, on Dallas Road, looks across the strait to the Olympic…
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