LGPI Transparency Index 2021

Primary tabs

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