Civil forfeiture proceedings initiated under the Civil Forfeiture Act in British Columbia. The dataset includes counts of petitions, NOCCs, and writs filed by fiscal year. It was produced by the Government of British Columbia and last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Track annual trends in civil forfeiture filings based on fiscal year counts
- Compare usage of different court proceeding initiation methods (Petition, NOCC, Writ) based on dataset definitions
- Analyze forfeiture activity related to drug trafficking based on the mention of PPT (Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking)
Strengths
- Data is sourced from a government authority (Government of British Columbia)
- Dataset definitions are provided for key terms like Petition, NOCC, and Writ
- Last updated on April 17, 2026
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 geographic bias inherent to open_canada as it only covers property in British Columbia
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Geography
- British Columbia