LGPI Transparency Index 2014

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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 statisticssort ascendingCapital assets reportedCapital assets depreciated/fundedExpenditures by object reportedGoods/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
Hamilton2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/22/228/33
Port Coquitlam2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Peterborough1/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
Ottawa2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
Greater Sudbury2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/228/33
Oakville2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
North Bay2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/227/33
Norfolk County1/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
Red Deer3/40/28/84/84/41/11/11/12/21/225/33
Kamloops2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Kawartha Lakes2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/20/226/33
Kelowna3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Kingston2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/20/226/33
Kitchener2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
Nanaimo3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/22/231/33
Mississauga3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Markham3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Edmonton3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Delta2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/227/33
Caledon2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Winnipeg2/40/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/228/33
Victoria3/42/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/231/33
Brampton2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Brantford2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
Vancouver3/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Toronto1/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Coquitlam3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Burnaby3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Calgary3/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Cambridge2/40/28/88/84/41/10/11/11/22/227/33
St. Albert3/42/28/84/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
Saanich2/42/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/230/33
Richmond3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Milton2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Oshawa2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
St. John's0/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Saskatoon0/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/226/33
Prince George2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
Niagara Falls2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
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
Wood Buffalo3/40/27/84/84/41/11/11/12/22/225/33
Yellowknife2/42/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Maple Ridge3/42/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Halton Hills2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/227/33
Clarington1/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/10/20/223/33
Chatham-Kent0/40/27/88/84/40/10/10/12/20/221/33
Charlottetown2/40/27/88/84/40/10/10/10/20/221/33
Burlington2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/227/33
Grande Prairie3/42/27/84/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Guelph2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/227/33
Halifax1/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Langley Township2/40/27/88/84/41/11/10/11/22/226/33
Lethbridge3/40/27/84/84/41/11/11/12/22/225/33
Barrie2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
London2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/227/33
Chilliwack3/40/27/88/84/40/10/11/12/20/225/33
Vaughan2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/11/20/223/33
Waterloo2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/11/20/223/33
Medicine Hat3/40/26/84/84/41/10/10/11/21/220/33
Welland0/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/12/20/222/33
Windsor0/40/26/88/84/40/10/11/12/20/221/33
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
Cape Breton0/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/12/20/222/33
St. Catharines2/40/26/88/84/40/10/11/12/20/223/33
Aurora1/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Sarnia1/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Saint John1/40/26/88/84/40/10/11/12/21/223/33
Moncton2/42/26/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/228/33
Fredericton3/40/26/86/84/41/10/11/12/21/224/33
Ajax2/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Montreal3/40/26/88/84/40/10/11/12/20/224/33
Iqaluit3/40/26/86/84/41/11/11/11/20/223/33
Pickering2/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Richmond Hill1/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Whitby2/40/25/88/84/41/11/11/11/20/223/33
Regina2/42/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/225/33
Shawinigan0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Longueuil0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
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
Levis0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Laval0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Blainville0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Brossard0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Sherbrooke0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Trois-Rivieres0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Granby0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saint-Hyacinthe0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Terrebonne0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
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
Saguenay0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33