LGPI Transparency Index 2009

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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 descendingCapital assets reportedCapital assets depreciated/fundedExpenditures by object reportedGoods/contracted services separateDepreciation Recorded (object)Expenditure line items definedHistorical trend statistics givenTotal score
Milton2/40/20/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/217/33
St. Catharines3/40/20/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/218/33
Nanaimo3/40/20/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/218/33
Newmarket2/40/20/08/82/41/11/11/12/20/217/33
North Bay1/40/20/08/82/41/11/11/12/20/216/33
Kitchener2/40/20/88/82/41/10/01/10/00/214/33
Kingston3/40/20/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/218/33
Kamloops3/40/00/08/82/41/11/11/12/20/018/33
Guelph2/40/20/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/217/33
Greater Sudbury2/40/20/88/82/41/10/01/12/20/016/33
Grande Prairie3/40/00/08/84/41/11/11/10/00/018/33
Fredericton0/40/20/88/82/41/10/11/12/20/214/33
Ajax3/40/20/88/82/41/10/01/12/20/017/33
Sault Ste. Marie2/40/20/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/219/33
Saint John0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/11/20/21/33
Clarington0/00/20/88/82/41/11/11/10/00/213/33
Whitby1/40/00/00/02/41/11/11/10/00/06/33
Charlottetown4/40/20/88/84/41/10/01/10/20/218/33
Cape Breton0/40/20/88/82/40/10/10/10/20/210/33
Cambridge2/40/20/88/82/41/10/01/10/22/216/33
Waterloo0/00/20/88/82/41/10/01/10/20/212/33
Aurora2/40/00/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/217/33
Brampton3/40/20/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/220/33
Strathcona County3/40/20/88/82/41/11/11/10/20/216/33
Welland0/00/20/88/82/41/10/01/12/20/014/33
Brantford2/40/20/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/221/33
Mississauga3/42/21/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/223/33
Peterborough2/40/21/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/220/33
Winnipeg3/40/21/88/82/41/10/11/12/22/220/33
Oakville3/42/21/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/223/33
Red Deer3/40/21/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/221/33
Regina3/42/21/88/80/01/11/11/12/22/221/33
Vancouver3/40/21/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/221/33
Yellowknife3/40/21/88/82/41/11/11/10/22/219/33
Medicine Hat3/42/21/88/82/41/11/11/10/22/221/33
Edmonton2/42/21/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/222/33
Burnaby2/40/01/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/220/33
Caledon2/40/21/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/218/33
Chatham-Kent0/00/21/88/82/41/10/01/12/20/215/33
Halifax1/40/21/80/80/41/11/10/10/20/24/33
Halton Hills0/00/22/88/84/40/10/10/10/21/215/33
Burlington2/42/22/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/223/33
Victoria2/42/22/88/82/41/10/01/12/22/222/33
Thunder Bay3/40/22/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/220/33
St. Albert3/42/22/88/82/41/11/11/11/22/223/33
Saskatoon1/42/22/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/222/33
Richmond3/42/22/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/224/33
Markham2/42/22/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/225/33
Prince George3/40/22/88/82/41/10/01/12/20/219/33
Ottawa2/40/22/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/221/33
Port Coquitlam3/42/23/88/84/41/10/01/12/22/226/33
Montreal3/40/23/88/82/41/11/11/10/20/219/33
Windsor1/40/23/88/82/41/10/11/12/20/218/33
Calgary2/42/23/88/84/41/11/10/00/02/223/33
Lethbridge3/42/23/88/82/41/11/11/11/22/224/33
Langley Township2/40/23/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/222/33
Kelowna2/42/23/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/226/33
Chilliwack3/40/23/88/82/41/10/01/12/22/222/33
Coquitlam3/41/23/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/224/33
Delta3/40/03/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/021/33
Abbotsford3/42/23/88/82/41/10/01/12/22/224/33
Toronto2/42/24/88/82/41/11/11/10/22/223/33
Vaughan3/40/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/222/33
Hamilton2/40/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/223/33
Maple Ridge3/42/24/88/82/41/10/01/12/22/225/33
New Westminster3/40/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/224/33
London0/00/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/219/33
Saanich3/42/24/88/82/41/10/01/12/22/225/33
Pickering0/00/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/219/33