Burnabyis a city inBritish Columbia,Canada, located immediately to the east ofVancouver. It is thethird-largest cityin British Columbia by population, surpassed only by nearbySurreyandVancouver.It was incorporated in 1892 and achieved City status in 1992, one hundred years after incorporation. It is the seat of theGreater Vancouver Regional District's government, the board of which calls itself Metro Vancouver.