Municipal Long-Term Debt Statistics for British Columbia in 2005

Local government financial data for 2005, provided by municipalities in British Columbia to the provincial ministry. The schedules reflect Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments, differing from pre-2002 formats. Data is sourced from annual financial reporting forms submitted by local governments.

Use Cases

• Analyzing municipal debt levels based on long-term debt statistics
• Comparing financial reporting practices based on GAAP adoption mentioned in the description
• Studying local government fiscal health based on annual financial reporting data

Strengths

• Data reflects GAAP standards for local governments, implemented from 2002
• Sourced directly from annual financial reporting forms submitted by local governments

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The ministry does not guarantee data accuracy or validity, as stated in the description

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Data provided by local governments in annual financial reporting forms to the ministry

Time Range

2005

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:31:50.306260; freshness should be verified

Geography

Municipalities in British Columbia, Canada