// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Montreal?
Montreal scores 20.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #178 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
20.4%
Rank
#178 / 213
Criteria present
14 / 86
Evidence coverage
24.4%
Montreal's smart city score by area
3 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 11 not assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
0 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 7 not assessed
Where Montreal is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
Where the gaps are
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Evidence highlights
Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · Traffic / congestion open data
Montreal publishes real-time traffic obstructions as open data through the Open Government Portal, with data available in JSON and XML formats.
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/3df48f53-10a4-424d-bfbc-9aea3feac402Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Montréal's Service de l’environnement manages air quality, monitors industrial emissions through air sampling, and tracks smog episodes to ensure compliance with regulations.
https://montreal.ca/en/topics/air-qualityAir Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data
Montréal provides an Air Quality Health Index (Cote air santé - CAS) with observed conditions for the last 24 hours and forecasts, which is a public initiative by Environment Canada and Health Canada.
https://montreal.ca/en/topics/air-qualityAir Quality & Monitoring · Clean air / low-emission zone
Montréal has adopted measures and enforced regulations to protect air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including standards for solid fuel-burning appliances and a ban on vehicle idling. The Service de l’environnement develops policies and action…
https://montreal.ca/en/topics/air-qualityAbout this assessment
Montreal was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-06 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.