Colony of Vancouver Island

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Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies
1849–1866
Flag
Anthem: God Save the Queen
Status	British colony
Capital	Victoria
Common languages	English
Religion	Christianity
Government	Constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
• 1849-1866	Victoria
Historical era	British Era
• Established	13 January 1849
• Merged with Colony of British Columbia (1858–66) to form Colony of British Columbia (1866–71)	November 1866
Succeeded by Colony of British Columbia (1866–71)

The Colony of Vancouver Island, officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies, was a Crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with the mainland to form the Colony of British Columbia. The united colony joined Canadian Confederation, thus becoming part of Canada, in 1871. The colony comprised Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands of the Strait of Georgia.