Vancouver Island has long been described as a desirable place to live, and now a local non-profit group has broken down how many people moved to the island over the past seven years.

Vancouver Island has long been described as a desirable place to live, and now a local non-profit group has broken down how many people moved to the island over the past seven years.

Between 2014 and 2021, more than 89,000 people moved to Vancouver Island, according to the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, with more than half of those people coming from elsewhere in B.C.

 The Nanaimo region saw the second-highest number of migrants, with 18,800, followed by Comox with 8,500. 

 Earlier this month, the City of Nanaimo said its 25 to 44-year-old demographic was beginning to outpace its 65-plus cohort for the first time in years.