Saanich is an anglicization of the name of the

Saanich people The Saanich or (, ''Xwsenəč'') are Indigenous peoples of North America, indigenous nations from the north coast of the Gulf Islands, Gulf and San Juan Islands, southern Vancouver Island and the southern edge of the Lower Mainland in British C ...

or ''W̱SÁNEĆ''. It may refer to: *the

, a group of indigenous peoples in British Columbia, Canada *the

Saanich dialect Saanich (also Sənčáθən, written as in Saanich orthography and pronounced ) is the language of the First Nations Saanich people in the Pacific Northwest region of northwestern North America. Saanich is a Coast Salishan language in the North ...

, a subdialect of North Straits Salish

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*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 distri ...

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 Saanich and the Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. Most of the riding is now part of Saanich North and the Islands, while the southern part of the riding is now Saanich So ...

, a defunct provincial electoral district 1966–2001 *

Saanich South Saanich South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 19 ...

, a provincial electoral district 2001- *

Saanich North and the Islands Saanich North and the Islands is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northern suburbs of the provincial capital, Victoria, and includes the southern Gulf Islands. Saanic ...

, 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 i ...

, a federal electoral district 1988– *

Esquimalt—Saanich Esquimalt—Saanich was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Nanaimo riding. It was abolished in 1 ...

, a defunct federal electoral district 1953–1988 *

Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Greater Victoria, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was created by the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, ...

, a federal electoral district 2014-, formerly named "Saanich—Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca" *

Saanich (electoral district) Saanich was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance in the election of 1903 and its last in the general election of 1963 after which it was combined with parts of the former Nanai ...

, a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia

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