// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Vancouver?
Vancouver scores 54.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #147 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
54.8%
Rank
#147 / 386
Criteria present
31 / 86
Evidence coverage
74.4%
Vancouver's smart city score by area
3 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
2 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
0 present · 11 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Vancouver is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the gaps are
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
Evidence highlights
Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Integrated / contactless ticketing
Metro Vancouver's public transport system has a fare system integrated across its TransLink bus, SeaBus, HandyDART, and SkyTrain services.
https://metroeasy.com/canada/sky-train-vancouver/Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes
The City of Vancouver maintains a dataset of bikeways and refers to a 'Vancouver Cycling Map' for displaying bikeway information and cycling routes.
https://opendata.vancouver.ca/explore/dataset/bikeways/information/Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · EV charging network
The City of Vancouver Open Data Portal provides a dataset showing the locations of electric vehicle charging stations, along with a link to an electric charging stations location map.
https://opendata.vancouver.ca/explore/dataset/electric-vehicle-charging-stations/information/Energy & Smart Grid · Renewable energy share / targets
The City of Vancouver's Open Data Portal includes 'Energy from renewable sources' as an indicator, suggesting that the city tracks or reports on its renewable energy share. Additionally, a URL for vancouver.ca indicates a 'renewable-city-strategy'.
https://opendata.vancouver.ca/explore/dataset/indicator-data/table/?disjunctive.indicatorname&disjunctive.granularity&refine.indicatorname=Energy+from+renewable+sources&refine.granularity=AnnualAbout this assessment
Vancouver 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.