City of Montreal Open Data

Access and analyze 398+ open datasets from the City of Montreal via the CKAN API. Data covers crime, transit, environment, permits, employment, and more.

Portal: https://donnees.montreal.ca Platform: CKAN Language: Data and metadata primarily in French

Quick Start

# Search for datasets
python3 scripts/montreal_data.py search "crime"

# List all datasets
python3 scripts/montreal_data.py list

# View dataset info
python3 scripts/montreal_data.py info actes-criminels

# Fetch data
python3 scripts/montreal_data.py fetch actes-criminels --limit 5

# Export as CSV
python3 scripts/montreal_data.py fetch actes-criminels --limit 100 --csv > crimes.csv

# List queryable datasets
python3 scripts/montreal_data.py searchable

Commands Reference

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | search <query> | Search datasets by keyword (French) | | list | List all datasets | | info <dataset-id> | Show dataset metadata and resources | | fetch <dataset-id> | Fetch data from datastore (opts: --limit, --csv) | | searchable | List datasets with queryable resources |

Language Note

Montreal publishes data primarily in French. Search queries should use French terms.

Data Sources

All data from donnees.montreal.ca under the Quebec Open Government Licence.