British Columbia Regional District Financial Equity Statistics, 2007

2007 financial equity statistics for Regional Districts in British Columbia, provided by local governments to the ministry. The data reflects Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) adopted in 2002, using current year assessments from BC Assessment and revised population estimates certified by the Minister. Users should contact local governments directly to confirm accuracy.

Use Cases

• Analyzing financial equity between regional districts based on reported statistics.
• Tracking changes in local government accounting practices following the 2002 GAAP adoption.
• Comparing regional district financial data using BC Assessment valuations and certified population estimates.

Strengths

• Data reflects Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) adopted in 2002.
• Statistics incorporate current year assessments from BC Assessment and certified population estimates.

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 to the ministry.

Time Range

2007

Geography

Regional Districts in British Columbia, Canada