Municipal Tax Imposed and Collected in British Columbia, 2003-2008

British Columbia's municipal tax data from 2003 to 2008, reported by local governments to the provincial ministry. The dataset contains statistics on taxes imposed and collected, compiled from annual financial reports following Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for local governments. Data for regional districts incorporates current-year property assessments and certified population estimates.

Use Cases

• Analyzing year-over-year changes in municipal tax revenue based on reported financial schedules.
• Benchmarking tax collection performance across different municipalities in British Columbia.
• Studying the fiscal impact of the 2002 GAAP accounting change on local government financial reporting.
• Correlating tax data with property assessments and population estimates for regional districts.

Strengths

• Data is reported under a standardized GAAP framework for local governments, implemented from 2002.
• Covers a multi-year time series from at least 2003 to 2008, allowing for temporal analysis.
• Published under the permissive OGL-CA-2.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Column names and specific data fields are not provided, limiting understanding of the dataset's granularity.
• The data provider explicitly does not guarantee the accuracy or validity of the data, advising users to contact local governments for confirmation.
• The 'last updated' metadata dates (e.g., 2026-04-17) are likely platform maintenance dates and do not reflect the age of the underlying data (2003-2008).

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Municipal Affairs (inferred from description).

Collection Method

Collected via annual financial reporting forms submitted by local governments, with ministry checks performed.

Time Range

2003 to 2008 (based on the years explicitly listed in the platform entries).

Freshness

2026-04-17 15:38:35.790786 (This appears to be a platform metadata update, not a data refresh).

Geography

Municipalities and Regional Districts in British Columbia, Canada.