British Columbia Regional District Asset Statistics for 2003

Local government asset statistics for regional districts in British Columbia for the year 2003. The data was provided to the ministry by local governments via annual financial reporting forms and reflects Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP). The Government of British Columbia compiled the statistics, which use current year assessments from BC Assessment and revised population estimates certified by the Minister.

Use Cases

• Analyze asset holdings of regional districts based on annual financial reporting forms
• Compare regional district financial data under GAAP accounting standards
• Study population-based asset distribution using certified population estimates
• Track changes in local government asset reporting from 2002 onward

Strengths

• Data reflects Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments
• Statistics use current year assessments from BC Assessment and certified population estimates
• Data is available for the specific year 2003

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

Annual financial reporting forms submitted by local governments

Time Range

2003

Geography

Regional districts in British Columbia, Canada