British Columbia Provincial Debt Reconciliation, 2012-2016 Forecasts

British Columbia's government provides a tabular reconciliation of provincial debt summary results. The data includes updated forecast values for 2012-13, budget estimates for 2013-14, and planned values for 2014-15 and 2015-16. It reconciles debt changes based on annual surplus or deficit, capital and other asset changes, and other debt changes.

Use Cases

• Forecast provincial debt trends based on planned values for 2014-15 and 2015-16
• Analyze the relationship between annual surplus/deficit and total debt changes
• Model the impact of capital and other asset changes on debt reconciliation
• Benchmark budget estimates against updated forecast values for specific fiscal years

Strengths

• Includes a multi-year forecast and plan covering 2012-13 through 2015 16
• Published by the Government of British Columbia, an authoritative source
• Available in both XLSX and HTML formats for different analysis workflows

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2012-2016 forecast period

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Likely compiled from government budget and financial reporting processes.

Time Range

2012-13 to 2015-16

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:26:57.088363; freshness should be verified

Geography

British Columbia, Canada