LGPI Transparency Index 2012

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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 separateDepreciation Recorded (object)sort descendingExpenditure line items definedHistorical trend statistics givenTotal score
Cape Breton1/40/22/88/84/40/10/10/10/20/215/33
Charlottetown2/40/24/88/82/41/10/10/10/20/217/33
Niagara Falls0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saint-Hyacinthe2/40/26/88/84/41/10/10/00/20/221/33
St. John's0/40/24/88/84/40/10/10/10/20/216/33
Saint-Jerome0/40/20/80/80/40/10/10/10/20/20/33
Saint John0/40/22/88/82/41/10/11/12/20/216/33
Saguenay3/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/223/33
Saanich2/42/28/88/82/41/10/11/12/22/228/33
Richmond Hill1/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Richmond2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Repentigny3/40/24/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/221/33
Regina2/42/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
Red Deer3/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/226/33
Abbotsford3/42/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/22/231/33
Quebec2/40/24/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/220/33
Prince George2/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/223/33
Port Coquitlam2/42/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
Pickering2/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/223/33
Peterborough1/40/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/222/33
Ottawa2/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/227/33
Oshawa2/40/22/88/84/41/10/11/11/20/219/33
Oakville2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
North Bay1/40/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/220/33
Norfolk County1/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/222/33
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/222/33
Saskatoon1/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
Sarnia2/40/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/221/33
Vancouver3/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/21/227/33
Wood Buffalo3/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Winnipeg2/40/28/88/82/41/10/11/10/02/224/33
Windsor1/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Whitehorse2/42/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/227/33
Whitby2/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/223/33
Welland1/40/26/88/82/41/10/11/12/20/221/33
Waterloo2/40/26/88/82/41/10/11/12/22/224/33
Victoria3/42/28/88/82/41/10/11/12/22/229/33
Vaughan2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/12/20/224/33
Trois-Rivieres2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/222/33
New Westminster2/40/28/88/82/41/10/11/11/20/223/33
Toronto1/42/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/228/33
Thunder Bay2/40/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/221/33
Terrebonne1/40/24/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/219/33
Strathcona County3/40/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
St. Catharines0/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/221/33
St. Albert3/42/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Sherbrooke2/40/24/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/220/33
Shawinigan2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/222/33
Sault Ste. Marie1/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Newmarket2/40/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/221/33
Montreal3/40/24/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Nanaimo3/40/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
Cambridge2/40/20/08/82/41/10/11/12/22/218/33
Gatineau3/40/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/20/227/33
Fredericton3/40/24/88/82/41/10/11/12/20/221/33
Edmonton3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Drummondville2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/222/33
Delta2/40/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Coquitlam3/42/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Clarington1/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/222/33
Chilliwack3/40/28/88/82/41/10/11/12/20/225/33
Chatham-Kent0/40/24/88/82/41/10/11/12/20/218/33
Calgary3/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Grande Prairie3/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/224/33
Caledon2/42/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
Burnaby3/40/28/88/84/41/10/11/12/20/227/33
Burlington1/40/24/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/222/33
Brossard2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/222/33
Brantford2/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Brampton2/42/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
Blainville2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/222/33
Barrie2/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/227/33
Aurora2/40/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/221/33
Granby3/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/223/33
Greater Sudbury1/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/226/33
Ajax2/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/223/33
Lethbridge3/42/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Moncton2/42/28/88/82/41/10/11/12/20/226/33
Mississauga3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Milton2/42/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/229/33
Medicine Hat3/42/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/230/33
Markham3/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/232/33
Maple Ridge3/42/26/88/82/41/10/11/12/22/227/33
Longueuil2/40/26/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/222/33
London1/40/24/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/220/33
Levis3/40/24/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/221/33
Laval3/40/28/88/84/41/10/11/10/20/225/33
Guelph2/40/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Langley Township2/40/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/227/33
Kitchener2/42/28/88/84/41/10/11/10/22/228/33
Kingston2/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/223/33
Kelowna2/42/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/231/33
Kawartha Lakes2/40/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/225/33
Kamloops3/40/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
Iqaluit3/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/226/33
Hamilton2/40/26/88/84/41/11/11/12/22/227/33
Halton Hills1/40/26/88/82/41/11/11/12/20/222/33
Halifax4/40/28/88/84/41/11/11/12/20/229/33
Yellowknife2/42/28/88/82/41/11/11/12/22/229/33