// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Quebec City?

Quebec City scores 11.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #360 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

11.4%

Rank

#360 / 385

Criteria present

7 / 86

Evidence coverage

14%

Quebec City's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation36%

2 present · 1 partial · 4 absent · 8 not assessed

Mobility & Transport60%

3 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste75%

1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment67%

1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model50%

0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed

Where Quebec City is strong

  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles

Where the gaps are

  • Water & Sanitation
  • Innovation & Economic Development
  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

The "Données Québec" website serves as an open data portal, listing "Ville de Québec" as an organization and providing access to its datasets.

https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/rtc-gtfs-arrets-et-les-parcours

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

The Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC) for Quebec City publishes high-value transport datasets, including General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) data for schedules and routes, and shapefiles for geospatial data on stops and routes.

https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/rtc-gtfs-arrets-et-les-parcours

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network

The Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC) operates a public transport network in Quebec City, providing data on its stops, schedules, and routes.

https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/rtc-gtfs-arrets-et-les-parcours

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)

The Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC) publishes its timetables and route data in the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) format for public information.

https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/rtc-gtfs-arrets-et-les-parcours

About this assessment

Quebec City was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 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. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.