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#

bash

# 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#

CommandDescriptionsearch <query>Search datasets by keyword (French)listList all datasetsinfo <dataset-id>Show dataset metadata and resourcesfetch <dataset-id>Fetch data from datastore (opts: --limit, --csv)searchableList 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.