// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Quebec City?
Quebec City scores 17.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #356 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
17.8%
Rank
#356 / 386
Criteria present
10 / 86
Evidence coverage
23.3%
Quebec City's smart city score by area
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 10 not assessed
1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
0 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
Where Quebec City is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
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-parcoursOpen 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-parcoursPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
The Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC) operates public transport in Quebec City, making its data on stops, schedules, and routes available.
https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/rtc-gtfs-arrets-et-les-parcoursPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
The Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC) provides its public transport data, including schedules and routes, in the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) format.
https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/rtc-gtfs-arrets-et-les-parcoursAbout this assessment
Quebec City 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.