Photo: Buiobuione · CC BY-SA 4.0Tofino’s public library is VIRL: Tofino Branch
From the centre of Tofino, it is 0.6 km away. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Tofino in particular.
ACivic life#30 of 254 in British ColumbiaBehind Tofino’s civic life grade
Tofino gets a A for civic life, #30 of 254 towns graded in British Columbia. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Tofino has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
14 registered charities are based in Tofino, by mailing address
Per 1,000 residents that makes 5.1; the median is 1.2 for British Columbia towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
36.9%
Between 35.2% and 38.7% of people in British Columbia volunteered formally in 2023, 36.9% at the estimate’s middle; that is one figure for the province, which ranges from 25.2% to 40.3% nationally.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Tofino’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Tofino.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The map joins OpenStreetMap with Statistics Canada’s 2020 cultural facilities list and leaves out school, college and private libraries.
Questions about the library and civic life in Tofino
Does Tofino have a public library?
Yes: VIRL: Tofino 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).