Government of British Columbia certified population figures effective December 1, 2007 under the Local Government Act. These figures are used to determine voting strength and Director representation for regional districts and include people residing on Indian Reserves. The data incorporates boundary revisions up to December 31, 2006.
Use Cases
- Calculate electoral representation quotas based on certified population figures.
- Analyze population distribution for regional districts including Indian Reserves.
- Apply boundary revisions to demographic data for administrative planning.
Strengths
- Data is certified by the Minister of Community and Rural Development under specific legislation.
- Includes population figures for Indian Reserves, which may not be present in other datasets.
- Incorporates boundary revisions up to December 31, 2006.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to its 2007-2008 timeframe.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Certified by the Minister of Community and Rural Development under the Local Government Act.
- Time Range
- Effective December 1, 2007, with boundary revisions to December 31, 2006.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:36:06.216949; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Comox Valley regional districts, Canada.