Municipal Revenue Statistics for British Columbia, 2005

Local government revenue data from annual financial reports submitted to the ministry in 2005. The Statistics schedules consist of data provided to the ministry by local governments in annual financial reporting forms. Beginning in 2002 the schedules have been amended to reflect Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments.

Use Cases

• Analyzing municipal revenue sources based on annual financial reporting forms
• Comparing local government financial structures based on GAAP-adjusted schedules
• Tracking changes in municipal finance over time based on data from 2002 onward

Strengths

• Data reflects Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments from 2002 onward
• Data is provided directly by local governments in annual financial reporting forms

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 the accuracy or validity of the data

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Annual financial reporting forms submitted by local governments

Time Range

2005

Geography

British Columbia, Canada