Salt Spring Island or Saltspring Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Salish Sea between mainland British Columbia, Canada and Vancouver Island.The island was initially inhabited by various Salishan peoples before being settled by immigrant pioneers in 1859, at which time it was renamed Admiral Island. It was the first of the Gulf Islands to be settled and the first agricultural settlement on the islands in the Colony of Vancouver Island, as well as the first island in the region to permit settlers to acquire land through pre-emption. The island was retitled to its current name in 1910. It is named for the salt springs found in the northern part of the island. 
Salt Spring Island is the largest, most populous, and the most frequently visited of the Southern Gulf Islands.

 It has a population of 8,965 (2011 census), making it the third largest municipality in British Columbia after the cities of Vancouver and Victoria. The island is served by BC Ferries, which operates two routes between Tsawwassen on mainland British Columbia to either Swartz Bay or Mayne Island.
The first European to record visiting Salt Spring was James Johnstone, one of George Vancouver's lieutenants during his 1791-95 expedition.

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