// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Montreal?

Montreal scores 52.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #163 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

52.7%

Rank

#163 / 386

Criteria present

36 / 86

Evidence coverage

62.8%

Montreal's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation94%

7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed

Mobility & Transport100%

9 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate88%

10 present · 3 partial · 0 absent

Infrastructure, Water & Waste67%

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

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion63%

1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment50%

3 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model63%

2 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed

Where Montreal is strong

  • Active & Shared Mobility
  • Air Quality & Monitoring
  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Green Space & Biodiversity
  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation

Where the gaps are

  • Innovation & Economic Development
  • Food Security & Urban Agriculture
  • Water & Sanitation
  • Solid Waste & Circular Economy

Evidence highlights

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network

The Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) operates public transport, including bus and metro lines.

https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/1bcf0d8e-d67b-4291-8393-70621b0f5400

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

The Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) provides planned schedules and timetables for bus and metro lines as open data.

https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/1bcf0d8e-d67b-4291-8393-70621b0f5400

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)

The Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) provides real-time bus positioning and timetables via GTFS-Realtime data.

https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/1bcf0d8e-d67b-4291-8393-70621b0f5400

Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes

Montreal has a vast cycling network of 1083 km of bike lanes, including an Express Bike Network (EBN) with protected paths and lanes with ground markings, and provides a bicycle network map.

https://www.mtl.org/en/experience/bike-montrealer-bixi-all-year-long

About this assessment

Montreal was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-12 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.