British Columbia municipal governments provided data on authorized debt and short-term capital borrowing to the ministry in 2008. The statistics schedules consist of annual financial reporting data, amended since 2002 to reflect Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments. The Government of British Columbia compiled the data, but does not guarantee its accuracy or validity.
Use Cases
- Analyze municipal debt levels based on authorized debt statistics
- Compare short-term capital borrowing practices across municipalities
- Study the impact of GAAP adoption on local government financial reporting from 2002 onward
Strengths
- Data reflects GAAP accounting standards adopted in 2002
- Available in XLS and HTML formats for accessibility
Limitations
- Row count and column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment
- The ministry does not guarantee the accuracy or validity of the data
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Data provided by local governments in annual financial reporting forms
- Time Range
- 2008
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:25:24.687742; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Municipalities in British Columbia, Canada