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.
| City | Timeliness of audit opinion | Receipt of accounting award | Additional commentary and statistics | Capital assets reported | Capital assets depreciated/funded | Expenditures by object reported | Goods/contracted services separate | Depreciation Recorded (object) | Expenditure line items defined | Historical trend statistics given | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatineau | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Saint-Jerome | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Granby | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Saguenay | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Fredericton | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Drummondville | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Shawinigan | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Sherbrooke | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| St. Catharines | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Repentigny | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Pickering | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Terrebonne | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Peterborough | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Trois-Rivieres | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Laval | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Brossard | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Levis | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Longueuil | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Blainville | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Whitby | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Montreal | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/33 |
| Regina | 2/4 | 2/2 | 4/8 | 8/8 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 25/33 |
| Chilliwack | 3/4 | 0/2 | 5/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 23/33 |
| Iqaluit | 3/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 6/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 23/33 |
| Richmond Hill | 1/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 24/33 |
| Moncton | 3/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 27/33 |
| Saint John | 0/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 22/33 |
| Thunder Bay | 1/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 24/33 |
| Windsor | 0/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 21/33 |
| Welland | 0/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 22/33 |
| Waterloo | 1/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 22/33 |
| Vaughan | 2/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 23/33 |
| Ajax | 0/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 23/33 |
| Medicine Hat | 3/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 4/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 20/33 |
| Strathcona County | 3/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 4/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 20/33 |
| Cape Breton | 0/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 22/33 |
| Sarnia | 1/4 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 24/33 |
| Prince George | 2/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 26/33 |
| Niagara Falls | 2/4 | 2/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 28/33 |
| St. John's | 1/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 25/33 |
| Newmarket | 1/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 25/33 |
| Saskatoon | 1/4 | 2/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 29/33 |
| New Westminster | 2/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 28/33 |
| Oshawa | 1/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 25/33 |
| Yellowknife | 3/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 29/33 |
| Guelph | 1/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 26/33 |
| Langley Township | 2/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 26/33 |
| Clarington | 2/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 24/33 |
| Halifax | 1/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 25/33 |
| Halton Hills | 2/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 27/33 |
| Chatham-Kent | 1/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 22/33 |
| Charlottetown | 0/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 19/33 |
| Burlington | 0/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 25/33 |
| Barrie | 0/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 24/33 |
| Lethbridge | 3/4 | 2/2 | 7/8 | 4/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 27/33 |
| Maple Ridge | 2/4 | 2/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 30/33 |
| London | 1/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 26/33 |
| Grande Prairie | 2/4 | 2/2 | 7/8 | 4/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 24/33 |
| Aurora | 0/4 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 24/33 |
| Coquitlam | 3/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 32/33 |
| Vancouver | 3/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 30/33 |
| Burnaby | 3/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 32/33 |
| Toronto | 1/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 30/33 |
| Brampton | 3/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 32/33 |
| Calgary | 3/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 30/33 |
| Cambridge | 2/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 29/33 |
| Victoria | 2/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 30/33 |
| Brantford | 2/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 29/33 |
| Winnipeg | 2/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 30/33 |
| St. Albert | 3/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 4/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 28/33 |
| Wood Buffalo | 3/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 4/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 28/33 |
| Caledon | 3/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 32/33 |
| Mississauga | 3/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 32/33 |
| Delta | 2/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 27/33 |
| Port Coquitlam | 2/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 31/33 |
| Nanaimo | 3/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 27/33 |
| Norfolk County | 1/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 26/33 |
| North Bay | 1/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 26/33 |
| Oakville | 2/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 29/33 |
| Ottawa | 2/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 29/33 |
| Kitchener | 1/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 28/33 |
| Kingston | 1/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 25/33 |
| Kelowna | 3/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 32/33 |
| Edmonton | 3/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 32/33 |
| Red Deer | 3/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 4/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 25/33 |
| Kawartha Lakes | 2/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 26/33 |
| Kamloops | 2/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 29/33 |
| Richmond | 2/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 31/33 |
| Hamilton | 2/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 28/33 |
| Saanich | 2/4 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 30/33 |
| Milton | 1/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 28/33 |
| Greater Sudbury | 2/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 28/33 |
| Abbotsford | 2/4 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 27/33 |
| Markham | 3/4 | 2/2 | 9/8 | 9/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 34/33 |
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