LGPI Transparency Index 2021

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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 reportedGoods/contracted services separatesort descendingDepreciation Recorded (object)Expenditure line items definedHistorical trend statistics givenTotal score
Abbotsford2/40/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/21/227/33
Oakville0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saanich2/42/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/230/33
Richmond Hill0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Repentigny0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Pickering0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Peterborough0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Ottawa0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
North Bay0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saint John0/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/12/21/223/33
Norfolk County0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Newmarket0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Montreal0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Ajax0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Mississauga0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Medicine Hat3/40/26/84/84/41/10/10/11/21/220/33
Markham0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saguenay0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saint-Hyacinthe0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Levis0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Trois-Rivieres0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Winnipeg2/42/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/230/33
Windsor0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Whitby0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Welland0/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/12/20/222/33
Waterloo1/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/11/20/222/33
Victoria2/42/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/230/33
Vaughan2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/11/20/223/33
Toronto0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Thunder Bay0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Terrebonne0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
St. Catharines0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Sherbrooke0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Shawinigan0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Sarnia0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saint-Jerome0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Longueuil0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Moncton3/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/227/33
Gatineau0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Cambridge2/42/28/88/84/41/10/11/11/22/229/33
Laval0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Granby0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Clarington0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Chilliwack3/40/25/88/84/40/10/11/12/20/223/33
Chatham-Kent1/40/27/88/84/40/10/10/12/20/222/33
Charlottetown0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Cape Breton0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Halifax0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Drummondville0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Fredericton3/40/26/86/84/41/10/11/12/21/224/33
Blainville0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Aurora0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Burlington0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Brossard0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Caledon3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Wood Buffalo3/42/28/84/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
Delta2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/227/33
Coquitlam3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Barrie0/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Brampton3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Saskatoon2/42/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Calgary3/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Brantford2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
St. Albert3/42/28/84/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
St. John's1/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Vancouver3/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Burnaby3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Strathcona County3/40/26/84/84/41/11/11/10/20/220/33
Lethbridge3/42/27/84/84/41/11/11/12/22/227/33
Edmonton3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
New Westminster2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
London1/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/226/33
Langley Township2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/11/22/227/33
Maple Ridge2/42/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Kitchener1/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
Kingston1/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/20/225/33
Milton1/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
Kelowna3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Kawartha Lakes2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/20/226/33
Kamloops2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
Nanaimo3/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/20/227/33
Iqaluit3/40/26/86/84/41/11/11/11/20/223/33
Richmond2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Niagara Falls2/42/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/228/33
Hamilton2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/11/22/228/33
Halton Hills2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/227/33
Oshawa1/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Guelph1/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/226/33
Greater Sudbury2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/228/33
Grande Prairie2/40/27/84/84/41/11/11/12/20/222/33
Port Coquitlam2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Prince George2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
Red Deer3/40/28/84/84/41/11/11/12/21/225/33
Regina2/42/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/225/33
Yellowknife2/40/27/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33