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The cultivated city is where farm meets table and spirit meets nature. The University of the Fraser Valley, one of our partner schools, is only a quick 10 minute drive away so you don’t have to uproot to continue your post secondary education. Enjoy outdoor adventures, local eats, spirited sips, farm fresh goods, arts and culture, attractions and shopping. With industries including agriculture, manufacturing, utilities, finance, education, healthcare, construction and more… employment opportunities abound. Abbotsford. Let’s go do something.

About Abbotsford

Abbotsford is a city located in British Columbia, adjacent to the Canada–United States border, Greater Vancouver and the Fraser River. With an estimated population of 141,397 people it is the largest municipality in the province outside Metro Vancouver. Abbotsford-Mission has the third highest proportion of visible minorities among census metropolitan areas in Canada, after the Greater Toronto Area and the Greater Vancouver CMA. It is home to Tradex, the University of the Fraser Valley, and Abbotsford International Airport.

As of the 2016 census, it is the largest municipality of the Fraser Valley Regional District and the fifth-largest municipality of British Columbia. The Abbotsford–Mission metropolitan area of around 180,518 inhabitants as of the 2016 census is the 23rd largest census metropolitan area in Canada. It has also been named by Statistics Canada as Canada's most generous city in terms of charitable donations for nine straight years.