Victoria is the capital of British Columbia.
British Columbia . In 1866 , Vancouver Island became part of the colony of British Columbia , and Victoria became the united colony 's capital . The capital of British Columbia remains Victoria , the fifteenth-largest metropolitan region in Canada , named for the Queen who created the original European colonies . Victoria [ vɪkˈtɔriə ] is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia , and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada 's Pacific coast .