Local Government Statistics - Liabilities - Municipality - 2003 consists of data provided to the ministry by local governments in annual financial reporting forms. The ministry performs checks but does not guarantee accuracy, and users should contact local governments directly for confirmation. Beginning in 2002, the schedules reflect Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments, differing greatly from previous years.
Use Cases
- Analyze municipal debt levels based on liability data reported to the ministry.
- Compare financial reporting practices across municipalities based on the adoption of GAAP.
- Study trends in local government financial obligations based on annual reporting forms.
Strengths
- Data is sourced directly from annual financial reporting forms submitted by local governments.
- The schedules reflect Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments from 2002 onward.
Limitations
- The ministry does not guarantee the accuracy or validity of the data.
- 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 15:30:28.025147; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Municipalities in British Columbia, Canada