Financial and fiscal data for local municipalities in Québec, Canada, prepared annually. The dataset includes calculated ratios and comparisons with different groups of municipalities. It is compiled by the Government and Municipalities of Québec from submitted financial reports and property assessment summaries.
Use Cases
- Benchmark municipal fiscal health based on the financial ratios mentioned in the description
- Compare financial performance across different groups of municipalities as indicated in the description
- Analyze trends in local government revenue and expenditure using the annual financial data
Strengths
- Data is updated annually, with the last update recorded on 2026-03-18
- Available in multiple accessible formats including CSV, XLSX, PDF, and HTML
- Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license
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, focusing on Québec
Provenance
- Source
- Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
- Collection Method
- Compiled from annual financial reports (FR) and summaries of the property assessment roll (SR) submitted by municipalities.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-18 16:01:55.058353; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Municipalities in Québec, Canada