Council budget and expenses
The City is committed to an open and transparent government. Consistent with this commitment, Council has posted its office budgets and the expenses that each member has incurred while conducting business on behalf of the City.
Office of the Mayor budget:
Consists of 3 budgets as set out in bylaws 11483 and 11529 - Local Expenses, Discretionary Expenses and Auto Allowance Fringe Benefit is an approximate for all political salaries; includes salary accruals that may impact on reporting timing Political Salaries include the salaries for the Mayor and their political staff Deferred Mayor’s Remuneration is an accrual amount calculated based on the number of terms completed by the Mayor payable at the end of the final term as specified in Bylaw No. 11483 (Part 5) Line item reporting is available for most expense types except for salary related expenses, general office and miscellaneous expenses Excludes City administration costs Office of the Councillors budget:
Consists of 3 budgets as set out in bylaws 11483 and 11529 - Local Expenses, Discretionary Expenses and Travel and Training Expenses Fringe Benefit is an approximate for all political salaries; includes salary accruals that may impact on reporting timing Deferred Councillors’ Remuneration is an accrual amount calculated based on the number of terms completed by Councillors payable at the end of the final term as specified in Bylaw No. 11483 (Part 5) Excludes City administration costs Council expenses consist of the following components:
An annual local expense budget provided to individual Council members to cover expenses incurred in the Lower Mainland while representing the City of Vancouver. Each Council member is responsible for ensuring that they do not exceed their annual budget. Discretionary expenses are costs incurred by Council members while carrying out constituency activities. Each Council member is responsible for ensuring that they do not exceed their annual budget. Travel and Training Expenses: Include costs incurred by Councillors attending meetings, events, and conferences as set out in by-law 11529 and the travel expenses are covered by the Travel and Training budget. Mayor's Auto Allowance: Is a monthly payment when the Mayor opted to receive a transportation allowance. Note: With the enactment of By-laws No. 11483 and No. 11529 in mid-2016 and in response to the Council approved motion of Proactive Quarterly Release of Mayor's Office Expenses on May 3, 2016, a budget review was completed which resulted in a new reporting style of Mayor and Council expenses and inclusion of office budgets.
Data Access This dataset has not yet been converted to a format compatible with our new platform. The data table provided contains links to access the files from our legacy site.
Dataset schema (Attributes) Please see the Council budget and expenses attributes page.
Note Dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars and before tax. All Travel and Training expenses are net of recoveries and include GST. Reimbursements are reported in the year of the original expenditure The current year local expense budget is calculated up to December 31st of the same year unless otherwise stated. This dataset includes both actual expenses and year-end accruals Due to the timing of expenditure receipts, some transactions may be reflected in the subsequent expense report period. Data currency The extract on this website is updated quarterly.
Data accuracy Some expenses may not reconcile within the same reporting period.
Websites for further information City Council salaries and expenses Mayor and Councillor Expenses By-Law No. 11529 Councillor Remuneration Bylaw 11483 Vancouver Council Financial Statements
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Additional Info
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| Last Updated | September 22, 2025, 01:57 (UTC) |
| Created | September 22, 2025, 01:57 (UTC) |
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Domain / Topic
Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.
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Government and finance |
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Title
Title for the Dataset.
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Council budget and expenses |
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Description
A description of the dataset.
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The City is committed to an open and transparent government. Consistent with this commitment, Council has posted its office budgets and the expenses that each member has incurred while conducting business on behalf of the City. Office of the Mayor budget: Consists of 3 budgets as set out in bylaws 11483 and 11529 - Local Expenses, Discretionary Expenses and Auto Allowance Fringe Benefit is an approximate for all political salaries; includes salary accruals that may impact on reporting timing Political Salaries include the salaries for the Mayor and their political staff Deferred Mayor’s Remuneration is an accrual amount calculated based on the number of terms completed by the Mayor payable at the end of the final term as specified in Bylaw No. 11483 (Part 5) Line item reporting is available for most expense types except for salary related expenses, general office and miscellaneous expenses Excludes City administration costs Office of the Councillors budget: Consists of 3 budgets as set out in bylaws 11483 and 11529 - Local Expenses, Discretionary Expenses and Travel and Training Expenses Fringe Benefit is an approximate for all political salaries; includes salary accruals that may impact on reporting timing Deferred Councillors’ Remuneration is an accrual amount calculated based on the number of terms completed by Councillors payable at the end of the final term as specified in Bylaw No. 11483 (Part 5) Excludes City administration costs Council expenses consist of the following components: An annual local expense budget provided to individual Council members to cover expenses incurred in the Lower Mainland while representing the City of Vancouver. Each Council member is responsible for ensuring that they do not exceed their annual budget. Discretionary expenses are costs incurred by Council members while carrying out constituency activities. Each Council member is responsible for ensuring that they do not exceed their annual budget. Travel and Training Expenses: Include costs incurred by Councillors attending meetings, events, and conferences as set out in by-law 11529 and the travel expenses are covered by the Travel and Training budget. Mayor's Auto Allowance: Is a monthly payment when the Mayor opted to receive a transportation allowance. Note: With the enactment of By-laws No. 11483 and No. 11529 in mid-2016 and in response to the Council approved motion of Proactive Quarterly Release of Mayor's Office Expenses on May 3, 2016, a budget review was completed which resulted in a new reporting style of Mayor and Council expenses and inclusion of office budgets. Data Access This dataset has not yet been converted to a format compatible with our new platform. The data table provided contains links to access the files from our legacy site. Dataset schema (Attributes) Please see the Council budget and expenses attributes page. Note Dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars and before tax. All Travel and Training expenses are net of recoveries and include GST. Reimbursements are reported in the year of the original expenditure The current year local expense budget is calculated up to December 31st of the same year unless otherwise stated. This dataset includes both actual expenses and year-end accruals Due to the timing of expenditure receipts, some transactions may be reflected in the subsequent expense report period. Data currency The extract on this website is updated quarterly. Data accuracy Some expenses may not reconcile within the same reporting period. Websites for further information City Council salaries and expenses Mayor and Councillor Expenses By-Law No. 11529 Councillor Remuneration Bylaw 11483 Vancouver Council Financial Statements |
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Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc)
File format of the dataset.
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.csv - text/csv, .json - application/json, .xlsx - application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet |
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Metadata Identifier
Metadata identifier – can be used as the unique identifier for catalogue entry
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/explore/dataset/council-budget-and-expenses/information/ |
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Published Date
Published date of the dataset.
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Time Period Data Span (end date)
End date of time data in the dataset.
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GeoSpatial Area Data Span
A spatial region or named place the dataset covers.
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Vancouver |
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Access category
Type of access granted for the dataset (open, closed, service, etc).
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Open |
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License
License used to access the dataset.
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Open Government Licence – Vancouver |
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Limits on use
Limits on use of data.
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Location
Location of the dataset.
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https://opendata.vancouver.ca/explore/dataset/council-budget-and-expenses/information/ |
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Data Service
Data service for accessing a dataset.
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OpenStreetMap |
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Owner
Owner of the dataset.
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City of Vancouver |
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Contact Point
Who to contact regarding access?
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City Clerk's Department, Mayor's Office, Finance, Risk and Supply Chain Management - Accounting Operations |
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Contact Point Email
The email to contact regarding access?
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[email protected] |
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Publisher
Publisher of the dataset.
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City of Vancouver |
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Publisher Email
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Author
Author of the dataset.
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Author Email
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Accessed At
Date the data and metadata was accessed.
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2025-09-21 |
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Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
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https://opendata.vancouver.ca/explore/dataset/council-budget-and-expenses/information/ |
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Language
Language(s) of the dataset
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English |
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Link to dataset description
A URL to an external document describing the dataset.
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Persistent Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent identifier.
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Yes |
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Globally Unique Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent and globally unique identifier.
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Yes |
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Contains data about individuals
Does the data hold data about individuals?
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No |
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Contains data about identifiable individuals
Does the data hold identifiable data about individual?
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No |
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Contains Indigenous Data
Does the data hold data about Indigenous communities?
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No |
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Platform type of the source portal.
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Version
Version of the datatset
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Source
Source of the dataset.
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https://opendata.vancouver.ca/explore/dataset/council-budget-and-expenses/information/ |
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Is version of another dataset
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Other versions
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Provenance Text
Provenance Text of the data.
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Provenance URL
Provenance URL of the data.
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Temporal resolution
Describes how granular the date/time data in the dataset is.
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GeoSpatial resolution in meters
Describes how granular (in meters) geospatial data is in the dataset.
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GeoSpatial resolution (in regions)
Describes how granular (in regions) geospatial data is in the dataset.
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Indigenous Community Permission
Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
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Community Permission
Community permission (who gave permission).
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The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
Indigenous communities from which data is derived.
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Number of data rows
If tabular dataset, total number of rows.
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26 |
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Number of data columns
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5 |
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Number of data cells
If tabular dataset, total number of cells with data.
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130 |
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Number of data properties
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A metric used to measure the quality of the data, such as missing values or invalid formats.
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