Saanich is an anglicization of the name of the

Saanich people The Saanich or (, ''Xwsenəč'') are indigenous nations from the north coast of the Gulf and San Juan Islands, southern Vancouver Island and the southern edge of the Lower Mainland in British Columbia. Saanich bands * – Malahat First Nation ...

or ''W̱SÁNEĆ''. It may refer to: *the

, a group of indigenous peoples in British Columbia, Canada *the Saanich dialect, a subdialect of North Straits Salish

Places

*the

Saanich Peninsula Saanich Peninsula ( str, W̱SÁNEĆ) is located north of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by Saanich Inlet on the west, Satellite Channel on the north, the small Colburne Passage on the northeast, and Haro Strait on the east. The ...

, a region immediately north of Victoria, British Columbia, and the namesake of the three suburbs of that city located there: **

Saanich, British Columbia Saanich ( ) is a district municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, within the Greater Victoria area. The population was 117,735 at the 2021 census, making it the most populous municipality in the Capital Regional District and V ...

, a district municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, within the Greater Victoria area **

Central Saanich, British Columbia Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada , and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. It is located on the Saanich Peninsula, in the far south-east of Vancouver Island. The dis ...

North Saanich, British Columbia The District of North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula of British Columbia, approximately north of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island. It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. The District is surrounded on three side ...

Electoral districts

* Saanich and the Islands, a defunct provincial electoral district 1966–2001 * Saanich South, a provincial electoral district 2001- * Saanich North and the Islands, a provincial electoral district 2001- *

Saanich—Gulf Islands Saanich—Gulf Islands is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. It is named for its geographical location across the Gulf Islands and Saanich Peninsula ...

, a federal electoral district 1988– * Esquimalt—Saanich, a defunct federal electoral district 1953–1988 *

Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke is a federal electoral district in Greater Victoria, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, came into effect in ...

, a federal electoral district 2014-, formerly named "Saanich—Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca" * Saanich (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia

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Electoral districts

See also