City of Montreal Open Data

Access 398+ datasets from the City of Montreal open data portal. Search, fetch, and analyze city data on crime, transit, environment, permits, and more via the CKAN API.

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.