British Columbia Government Purchasing Card Expenditures

British Columbia government purchasing card transaction data for all ministries. The dataset is published by the Government of British Columbia and was last updated in March 2026. It details expenditures made via government-issued purchasing cards.

Use Cases

• Analyze spending patterns by ministry using the `ministry` column.
• Identify frequent vendors or suppliers from transaction merchant data.
• Audit procurement compliance by cross-referencing transaction dates and amounts.
• Track expenditure categories over time using transaction date and amount fields.

Strengths

• Covers all government ministries within the province.
• Updated regularly, with a recent update in March 2026.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and transaction volume are unknown.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single Canadian province.
• Historical time range of the data is unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Collected from government purchasing card systems.

Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada