Civic Indicators BC

CivicIndicatorsBC

Clear, comparable measures of how British Columbia's municipalities deliver services, benchmarked against their peers and explained in context.

01

Compare

Every BC municipality, measured the same way. Compare with peers of a similar size, your region, or a group you choose, across more than 150 measures and 15 service areas.

02

Understand

Results that stand out come with context: footnotes on how figures are reported, and short, sourced explanations of what drove a change.

03

Share

Council-ready reports, and every chart exported to PowerPoint and Excel in your organization's own fonts and colours.

By the numbers

161municipalities
150+measures
15service areas
2019–25years of data

Sample report

See how a municipality compares

Each municipality gets a full benchmark report against peers it chooses: where it ranks, how it is trending, and why the results look the way they do. We'd be glad to walk you through yours.

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A measure from a sample report: net financial assets per resident, Richmond compared with similar municipalities (public data)

Built on public data

Sources municipalities already trust

  • Province of BC local government statistics
  • BC Stats population estimates
  • Statistics Canada
  • CMHC housing market data
  • Provincial climate and emissions data
  • Municipal annual reports and audited statements

Founding municipalities

Help shape Civic Indicators BC

We're working with a small group of founding municipalities to build and refine the product before it is offered more widely.

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