Annual financial statistics from British Columbia local governments include Development Cost Charges and building permit information for 2007. The data is compiled from annual reporting forms submitted to the ministry, with checks performed but no guarantee of accuracy. Regional District statistics incorporate current-year assessments from BC Assessment and revised population estimates certified by the Minister.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional development financing based on Development Cost Charges data.
- Compare building permit activity across regional districts.
- Study the impact of GAAP accounting changes on local government financial reporting from 2002 onward.
- Model population and assessment trends against development costs.
Strengths
- Data reflects Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments implemented from 2002.
- Regional District statistics incorporate BC Assessment data and certified population estimates.
- 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
- Annual financial reporting forms submitted by local governments.
- Time Range
- 2007
- Geography
- British Columbia Regional Districts