Open Data

Municipal Financial and Statistical Data

Description

Compiles information submitted annually by all Alberta municipalities via the financial information return (FIR) and statistical information return (SIR). The FIR represents a standardized summary of the information contained in the annual audited financial statements of each municipality including assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, long term debt, and property taxes. The SIR provides basic municipal statistics including population, assessment and tax rate information.

Updated

December 20, 2023

Tags
Alberta Municpal financial data municipal financial information municipal financial statements municipal statistical information municipal statistics municipalities
Resources

Title and Dataset Information

Date Modified

2023-12-20

Update Frequency

Annual

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Municipal Affairs
Publisher

Municipal Affairs

Subject Information

Topic
Government Society and Communities

Resource Dates

Date Created

2014-12-10

Date Added to catalogue

2019-11-06T21:03:10.317059

Date Issued

2014-12-10

Date Modified

2023-12-20

Audience information

General Public Government

Language

English (Canadian)

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Usage Considerations

The Municipal Government Act (MGA) requires that every Alberta municipality prepare financial statements on an annual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for municipal governments as recommended by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. A municipality is required to submit to Alberta Municipal Affairs, by May 1 of each year, its financial statements and auditor's report pertaining to the previous year, as well as a financial information return that is a summary of information from the audited financial statements. Municipalities also submit statistical information returns each year as required under the MGA, which include data on several characteristics of the municipality (such as area, number of dwelling units, tax rates, kilometres of roads, water and wastewater mains, etc.).

Licence

Open Government Licence - Alberta

Contact

Contact Name

Information Services

Contact Email

ma.updates@gov.ab.ca