// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Victoria?
Victoria scores 29.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #300 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
29.9%
Rank
#300 / 386
Criteria present
13 / 86
Evidence coverage
43%
Victoria's smart city score by area
1 present · 8 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
1 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
Where Victoria is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Where the gaps are
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Digital Government Services
Evidence highlights
Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes
The City of Victoria is building and expanding an All Ages and Abilities (AAA) cycling network, with over 40 km of bike routes already in place, and recommends OpenStreetMap for planning routes using their network.
https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQG5ah525Q_pOkQ-SJjwsFiwWKzCC03yr6GchTpRnhdpT_uzzWKiaH7QKIRk_0IwCltUFd34MI4Evgii9EpQ0euwKsYAVYv-3i5RLLuj1EnrDPe75hOF25XeXr_TGFfXtJeA5Pkhr5Qn3U8iRtIkbRCB-dWLdQ==Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
The University of Victoria (UVic) serves over 21,000 students, including over 3,500 graduate students, with an acceptance rate of approximately 64%. Camosun College serves over 19,000 learners annually, including over 1,200 Indigenous students and more than…
https://www.uvic.ca/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Province of British Columbia, where Victoria is the capital, measures and monitors air quality, indicating the presence of an air-quality monitoring network.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/airAir Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data
The Province of British Columbia provides 'Air quality data' and generally offers 'open data created and held by the B.C. government', suggesting that air quality data is openly accessible to residents.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/homeAbout this assessment
Victoria 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.