Nova Scotia Surplus Crown Property Auction Totals

Surplus Crown Property Auction Total Gross (Agent) records sales from public auctions of surplus government assets in Nova Scotia. The dataset covers items deemed to have no future government use and that cannot be economically refurbished. Columns suggest transaction details for each auction event, including location, fiscal year, and total gross sales.

Use Cases

• Analyzing annual auction revenue trends using Fiscal Year and Total Gross Sales Public Auction columns.
• Mapping auction activity by government location using Location and Location Address columns.
• Tracking individual auction lot outcomes using File # and Description columns.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Open Canada signals importance and official status.
• Data is licensed under the open government license OGL-CA-2.0, facilitating reuse.
• Columns provide specific transaction details like Total Gross Sales Public Auction and Fiscal Year.

Limitations

• Key metadata is missing or conflicting: row counts and dataset size are unknown across all sources.
• One source lists a last updated date in the future (2026-06-29), casting doubt on update accuracy.
• Documentation is limited to a high-level description with no granular data dictionary.

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia | Gouvernment de la Nouvelle-Écosse

Collection Method

Likely compiled by departmental supply technicians and surplus inventory staff.

Freshness

Last updated dates conflict between sources, with one showing 2025-06-05 and another showing 2026-06-29.

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada