Photo: The original uploader was IDuke at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 2.5Esquimalt has two public libraries, GVPL: Esquimalt Branch and Esquimalt Branch
Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Esquimalt in particular.
CCivic life#243 of 254 in British ColumbiaWhat Esquimalt’s civic life grade weighs
Esquimalt gets a C for civic life, #243 of 254 towns graded in British Columbia. Esquimalt has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
14 registered charities are based in Esquimalt, by mailing address
It works out to 0.7 per 1,000 residents, where the typical British Columbia town has 1.2 and Canada’s 1.4. The CRA files each charity under its mailing address, so a service town collects its region’s charities and a suburb or rural municipality few.
36.9%
In 2023, 36.9% of people in British Columbia volunteered formally: one estimate for the whole province, likely between 35.2% and 38.7%, in a range of 25.2% to 40.3% across the ten provinces.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
2 public libraries in Esquimalt
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Esquimalt.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Public library locations are taken from OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada inventory, merged where both list one place.
Questions about the library and civic life in Esquimalt
Does Esquimalt have a public library?
Yes, 2: GVPL: Esquimalt Branch and Esquimalt Branch.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).