// 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
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
9 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
10 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
4 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
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-4291-8393-70621b0f5400Public 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-4291-8393-70621b0f5400Public 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-4291-8393-70621b0f5400Active & 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-longAbout 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.