Local Government Statistics - Assets - Municipality - 2003 consists of data provided to the ministry by local governments in annual financial reporting forms. The schedules reflect Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments, differing greatly from pre-2002 data. The Government of British Columbia publishes this data but does not guarantee its accuracy.
Use Cases
- Analyze municipal asset holdings based on annual financial reporting forms
- Compare municipal financial data across years based on GAAP accounting standards
- Benchmark local government asset statistics based on regional district assessments
- Study changes in municipal accounting practices based on the 2002 GAAP transition
Strengths
- Data reflects Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) standards for local governments
- Published by the Government of British Columbia, an authoritative source
- Available in XLS and HTML formats for accessibility
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Data provided by local governments in annual financial reporting forms
- Time Range
- 2003
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:37:22.494500; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada