Cities are meant to be big & bustling places. Most of BC is a wilderness that is ever unlikely to be inhabited, just like Canada overal.
Vancouver-Surrey is the only region in BC with over 2 million people.
Victoria-Nanaimo is the only part of Vancouver Island with a potential of surpassing half a million people.
The Greater Kelowna area is the only inland part of BC with a potential to surpass a quarter of a million people.
Switzerland can fit into BC 23 times, yet BC doesn't even have the population of one CH.