LGPI Transparency Index 2013

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Services provided by municipalities are very important, but unless they move cities, citizens can't source these services from a competitor. This is why it's essential that have access to the highest possible standard of reporting when it comes to the finances and the quality of services provided by municipalities. Residents can't shop around for a city like they can for a car, but if they know how their city's performing, then they can bring informed pressure on their elected representatives.

The LGPI Transparency Index rates the annual reports of municipalities by applying ten basic tests. The emphasis of these tests is on the generosity of detail provided - it is assumed that financial statements have been properly audited.

Transparency Index Data Table 

CityTimeliness of audit opinionReceipt of accounting awardAdditional commentary and statisticsCapital assets reportedCapital assets depreciated/fundedExpenditures by object reportedsort ascendingGoods/contracted services separateDepreciation Recorded (object)Expenditure line items definedHistorical trend statistics givenTotal score
Abbotsford3/42/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/231/33
North Bay2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/227/33
Quebec2/40/22/88/84/41/10/11/12/20/220/33
Prince George2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
Port Coquitlam2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Pickering2/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Peterborough1/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
Ottawa1/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
Oshawa2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
Oakville2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Norfolk County2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/227/33
Regina2/42/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/225/33
Niagara Falls0/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Newmarket2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
New Westminster3/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
Nanaimo3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/22/231/33
Ajax2/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Moncton3/42/26/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/229/33
Mississauga3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Milton2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Red Deer3/40/28/84/84/41/11/11/12/21/225/33
Richmond3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Markham3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Vancouver3/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Wood Buffalo3/40/27/84/84/41/11/11/12/22/225/33
Winnipeg2/40/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/228/33
Whitehorse2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Whitby2/40/25/88/84/41/11/11/11/20/223/33
Welland2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/12/20/224/33
Waterloo1/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/11/20/222/33
Victoria3/42/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/231/33
Vaughan2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/11/20/223/33
Toronto1/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Richmond Hill2/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Thunder Bay2/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Strathcona County3/40/26/84/84/41/11/11/10/20/220/33
St. John's0/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
St. Albert3/42/28/84/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
Sault Ste. Marie1/40/22/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/220/33
Saskatoon2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
Sarnia2/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Saanich2/42/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/230/33
Medicine Hat3/40/26/84/84/41/10/10/11/21/220/33
Yellowknife3/42/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Maple Ridge2/42/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Guelph2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/227/33
Cambridge2/40/28/88/84/41/10/11/11/22/227/33
Calgary3/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Clarington2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/10/20/224/33
Coquitlam3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Caledon2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Burnaby3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Burlington2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/227/33
Delta2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/227/33
Brantford2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/227/33
Edmonton3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Brampton2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Fredericton3/40/26/86/84/41/10/11/12/21/224/33
Greater Sudbury2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/228/33
Grande Prairie3/42/27/84/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Halifax2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
Halton Hills2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/227/33
London1/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/226/33
Aurora1/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Lethbridge3/40/27/84/84/41/11/11/12/22/225/33
Barrie0/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Langley Township2/40/27/88/84/41/11/10/11/22/226/33
Kitchener2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
Kingston2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/20/226/33
Cape Breton0/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/12/20/222/33
Kelowna3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Kawartha Lakes0/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/20/224/33
Kamloops3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Iqaluit3/40/26/86/84/41/11/11/11/20/223/33
Hamilton2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/22/228/33
Trois-Rivieres0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Blainville0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Windsor0/40/26/88/84/40/10/11/12/20/221/33
Charlottetown2/40/27/88/84/40/10/10/10/20/221/33
Terrebonne0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Brossard0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saint John1/40/26/88/84/40/10/11/12/21/223/33
St. Catharines1/40/26/88/84/40/10/11/12/20/222/33
Saguenay0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Levis0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Laval0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Granby0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Gatineau0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Repentigny0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Drummondville0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Longueuil0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Chatham-Kent0/40/27/88/84/40/10/10/12/20/221/33
Saint-Hyacinthe0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saint-Jerome0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Chilliwack3/40/27/88/84/40/10/11/12/20/225/33
Shawinigan0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Sherbrooke0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Montreal3/40/26/88/84/40/10/11/12/20/224/33