Other large groups, in order of size, include those of Asian, Irish, German, or French descent. Vancouver's mild climate has helped make the city a popular retirement center. The climate also attracts large numbers of young people from other parts of Canada. But many of them lack job skills and cannot find work. As a result, they contribute to the city's relatively high rate of unemployment.
Poverty is another major problem in Vancouver.
Most of the poor live in run-down buildings just east of the downtown section and in parts of the East End. Economy Trade and finance. Vancouver is Canada's busiest port. It serves as the main center for the distribution of goods shipped between Canada and Asia. The port is also the center of an important northern coastal trade.