Municipal Financial Position Statements for British Columbia, 2008

2008 financial data for municipalities in British Columbia, provided by local governments to the ministry in annual reporting forms. The Statistics schedules reflect Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments, differing from pre-2002 data. The Government of British Columbia aggregates this data but does not guarantee its accuracy.

Use Cases

• Analyzing municipal financial health based on summary statement of financial position data.
• Comparing accounting practices across local governments following GAAP adoption from 2002.
• Benchmarking regional district finances using BC Assessment and population data mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data reflects Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments, providing a standardized framework.
• Includes regional district statistics using current year assessments and revised population estimates certified by the Minister.

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.
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal/source bias inherent to open_canada.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:27:22.077012; freshness should be verified.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada