// 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

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation83%

2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed

Mobility & Transport75%

3 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate75%

1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste75%

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

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion67%

2 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 10 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment67%

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

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model50%

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-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 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-parcours

Public 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-parcours

About 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.