Greater Victoria (also known as the
Greater Victoria Region) is located in
British Columbia,
Canada, on the southern tip of
Vancouver Island. It is a cultural rather than political entity, usually defined as the thirteen easternmost
municipalities of the
Capital Regional District (CRD) on Vancouver Island as well as some adjacent areas and nearby islands. The Capital Regional District administers some aspects of public administration for the whole metro region; other aspects are administered by the individual member municipalities of Greater Victoria. Roughly, Greater Victoria consists of all land and nearby islands east of an imaginary line drawn from the southern end of
Finlayson Arm to the eastern shore of
Sooke Harbour, along with some lands on the northern shore of Sooke Harbour.