Municipal Government Liabilities Statistics for British Columbia, 2008

Financial liability data reported by local governments in British Columbia to the provincial ministry in 2008. The data is collected via annual financial reporting forms and reflects Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments. The Government of British Columbia provides the data but does not guarantee its accuracy or validity.

Use Cases

• Analyze municipal debt levels based on reported liability data
• Compare financial obligations across different local governments
• Study the impact of GAAP accounting standards on municipal reporting
• Track changes in local government liabilities over time

Strengths

• Data reflects GAAP accounting standards for local governments, implemented from 2002
• Provided by the Government of British Columbia via the open_canada platform

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

2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:35:18.021010; freshness should be verified

Geography

British Columbia, Canada