LGPI Transparency Index 2008

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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 awardsort ascendingAdditional commentary and statisticsCapital assets reportedCapital assets depreciated/fundedExpenditures by object reportedGoods/contracted services separateDepreciation Recorded (object)Expenditure line items definedHistorical trend statistics givenTotal score
Saint John3/42/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/25/33
Kelowna2/42/24/88/80/41/11/11/10/22/221/33
Saanich3/42/24/88/80/41/10/11/12/22/223/33
Oakville3/42/21/80/80/41/11/11/12/22/213/33
Lethbridge3/42/24/88/81/41/11/11/12/22/225/33
Richmond3/42/22/88/80/41/11/10/12/22/221/33
Regina2/42/22/80/80/41/11/11/12/22/213/33
St. Albert3/42/21/88/80/41/11/11/10/22/219/33
Maple Ridge3/42/24/80/80/41/10/11/10/22/213/33
Edmonton3/42/22/88/82/41/11/11/10/22/222/33
Markham3/42/21/80/80/41/11/11/12/22/213/33
Coquitlam3/42/24/88/80/41/11/11/12/22/224/33
Medicine Hat3/42/22/88/80/41/11/11/10/22/220/33
Mississauga3/42/22/80/80/41/11/10/12/22/213/33
Victoria0/02/24/88/80/41/10/10/12/22/219/33
Calgary3/42/22/88/82/41/11/11/10/20/220/33
Port Coquitlam3/42/24/88/80/41/10/11/10/20/219/33
Burlington3/42/22/80/80/41/11/10/12/22/213/33
Brampton3/42/21/80/80/41/11/11/12/22/213/33
Quebec0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Prince George3/40/24/88/80/41/11/11/12/20/220/33
Red Deer3/40/22/88/80/41/11/11/12/22/220/33
Pickering2/40/20/80/80/41/11/11/10/20/25/33
Peterborough2/40/21/80/80/41/11/11/12/22/210/33
Richmond Hill2/40/20/80/80/41/11/11/12/20/27/33
Ottawa3/40/22/80/80/41/11/10/12/22/211/33
Abbotsford3/40/21/88/80/41/10/11/12/22/218/33
Sarnia3/40/20/80/80/41/11/10/12/20/27/33
Saguenay0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Trois-Rivieres0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Winnipeg3/40/22/88/84/41/10/10/12/22/222/33
Windsor2/40/20/80/80/41/10/11/12/20/26/33
Welland1/40/20/80/80/41/10/11/12/20/25/33
Waterloo3/40/21/80/80/41/10/10/12/22/29/33
Vaughan3/40/24/80/80/41/10/11/12/22/213/33
Vancouver3/40/22/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/222/33
Toronto2/40/20/80/80/41/11/10/12/20/26/33
Saint-Hyacinthe0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Thunder Bay2/40/20/80/80/41/11/11/12/20/27/33
Strathcona County3/40/20/88/80/41/11/11/10/20/214/33
St. Catharines3/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/12/20/25/33
Sherbrooke0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Sault Ste. Marie2/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/12/20/24/33
Saskatoon3/40/21/80/80/41/11/11/12/22/211/33
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Oshawa3/40/20/80/80/41/10/10/12/20/26/33
Montreal3/40/20/88/82/41/11/11/10/20/216/33
North Bay3/40/20/80/80/41/11/11/12/20/28/33
Chilliwack3/40/24/88/80/41/11/11/12/22/222/33
Greater Sudbury2/40/20/80/80/41/10/10/12/20/25/33
Grande Prairie4/40/20/88/80/41/11/11/10/20/215/33
Granby0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Gatineau0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Delta3/40/24/84/80/41/11/11/12/20/216/33
Clarington2/40/20/80/80/41/11/11/10/20/25/33
Chatham-Kent2/40/21/80/80/41/10/10/12/20/26/33
Halifax1/40/20/80/80/41/10/10/10/20/22/33
Cape Breton0/40/20/88/82/40/10/10/10/20/210/33
Cambridge3/40/20/80/80/41/10/10/10/22/26/33
Caledon3/40/20/80/80/41/11/10/12/20/27/33
Burnaby3/40/20/88/80/40/10/10/10/22/213/33
Brantford3/40/20/80/80/41/11/11/12/20/28/33
Barrie3/40/20/80/80/41/11/10/12/20/27/33
Guelph2/40/20/80/80/41/11/10/12/20/26/33
Halton Hills0/40/21/80/80/40/10/10/10/22/23/33
Niagara Falls1/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/12/20/23/33
Longueuil0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Newmarket2/40/20/80/80/41/11/11/12/20/27/33
New Westminster3/40/24/88/80/41/11/11/12/22/222/33
Nanaimo3/40/20/88/80/41/11/11/12/20/216/33
Ajax2/40/20/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/217/33
Moncton3/40/20/88/80/40/10/10/12/20/213/33
Milton3/40/20/80/80/41/11/10/12/20/27/33
London2/40/20/80/80/41/11/11/12/20/27/33
Hamilton2/40/20/80/80/41/11/11/10/22/27/33
Levis0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Laval0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Kitchener0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Kingston3/40/20/80/80/41/11/10/12/20/27/33
Kawartha Lakes3/40/20/80/80/41/11/11/12/20/28/33
Kamloops3/40/20/88/80/41/11/11/12/20/216/33
Wood Buffalo2/40/20/88/80/41/11/11/10/20/213/33