In 2014, following thirty years in California, the annual TED conference made Vancouver its indefinite home.

Vancouver has hosted many international conferences and events, including the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, UN Habitat I, Expo 86, the World Police and Fire Games in 19 and the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics which were held in Vancouver and Whistler, a resort community 125 km (78 mi) north of the city. Vancouver is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for livability and quality of life, and the Economist Intelligence Unit acknowledged it as the first city ranked among the top-ten of the world's most well living cities for five consecutive years. Vancouver is classed as a Beta global city. In the 2011 census, Vancouver was one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. With over 250,000 residents, Vancouver municipality is the fourth most densely populated city in North America behind New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City according to the 2011 census. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada with over 5,400 people per square kilometre. The Greater Vancouver area (Metropolitan Vancouver) had 2,463,431 versus 2,313,328 in 2011, making it the third largest metropolitan area in Canada. As the most populous city in the province, the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city, up from 603,502 in 2011. Vancouver (/vænˈkuːvər/) is a coastal seaport city in Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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