Municipal Long-Term Debt Statistics for British Columbia, 2004

2004 financial data on long-term debt reported by local governments in British Columbia. The Statistics schedules consist of data provided to the ministry by local governments in annual financial reporting forms, amended to reflect Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP). Data is provided by the Government of British Columbia.

Use Cases

• Analyzing municipal debt levels based on annual financial reporting forms
• Comparing local government financial structures based on GAAP-adjusted schedules
• Studying regional district finances based on BC Assessment data and population estimates

Strengths

• Data reflects Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments
• Includes statistics for regional districts using current year assessments and revised 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 to the ministry by local governments in annual financial reporting forms

Time Range

2004

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:37:36.428509; freshness should be verified

Geography

British Columbia, Canada