List of Ministry of Environment Regions of British Columbia

• Vancouver Island Environment Region
• *Headquartered in Nanaimo, this region includes all of Vancouver Island and adjoining islands, plus the mainland coast in the area of Queen Charlotte Strait
• Lower Mainland Environment Region
• *Headquartered in Surrey, this region includes all of the Lower Mainland, all of the Sunshine Coast and adjoining areas of the mainland, and also the Sea to Sky Corridor and the lower Fraser Canyon and adjoining parts of the Cascade Mountains.
• Thompson Environment Region, also known as the Thompson-Nicola Environment Region
• *Headquartered in Kamloops, this region includes all of the Thompson Country, Nicola Country and the upper half of the Lillooet Country, including the Bridge River Country, as well as the basin of Adams Lake and some of the South Cariboo.
• Kootenay Environment Region
• *This region has two headquarters offices, one in Nelson, the other in Cranbrook. It comprises all of the West and East Kootenay, including the Columbia Country and Big Bend.
• Cariboo Environment Region
• *Headquartered in Williams Lake, this region includes all of the Central and North Cariboo plus the Chilcotin District and the Central Coast including the towns of Bella Coola and Bella Bella.
• Skeena Environment Region
• *Headquartered in Smithers, this region includes the North Coast from the Hartley Bay area northwards, Haida Gwaii, and all of the Skeena, Nass, Stikine and Taku basins plus the Atlin District and portions of the Cassiar District and also western portions of the Nechako and Omineca Countries.
• Omineca Environment Region
• *Headquartered in Prince George, this region includes the eastern portion of the Omineca Country, the eastern Omineca Mountains, and the Rocky Mountain Trench from Sifton Pass to the vicinity of Valemount, and adjoining regions of the Rocky Mountains west of that range's main spine.
• Okanagan Environment Region
• *Headquartered in Penticton, this region includes all of the Okanagan plus the Similkameen and Boundary Countries, plus the main part of the Shuswap Country.
• Peace Region
• *Headquartered in Fort St. John, this region comprises all of the northeastern part of the province beyond the Rocky Mountains, plus the Rocky Mountain Trench north of Sifton Pass and the basins of the Liard and Dease Rivers, excluding that portion of the Dease basin which is in the Skeena Region.