B.C. is home to Canada's only true desert (Vancouver Province)

From The Vancouver Province through canada.com:

by Rick Cropp and Barbara Braidwood

British Columbia has the only true desert in Canada complete with sagebrush, cacti and tarantulas.

http://www.canada.com/topics/travel/canada/story.html?id=f8d104e8-9497-4850-a913-e07ae63a0578