// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Toronto?
Toronto scores 86.7% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #10 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
86.7%
Rank
#10 / 213
Criteria present
66 / 82
Evidence coverage
93.9%
Toronto's smart city score by area
14 present · 6 partial · 1 absent
11 present · 2 partial · 3 absent
15 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
18 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
Where Toronto is strong
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
Where the gaps are
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
The City of Toronto operates an official public, machine-readable open data portal at open.toronto.ca, which also provides a 'getting started' guide.
https://open.toronto.ca/Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
The City of Toronto provides information on open data APIs for programmatic access to its data.
https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/open-data/open-data-api/Open Data by Default · Open licensing & terms
The City of Toronto has an official open data licence and an open data policy, indicating clear terms for data reuse.
https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/open-data/open-data-licence/City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange
The City of Toronto operates an Open Data portal with an associated master plan, policy, and license, facilitating data sharing with the public and private actors. Additionally, Toronto Hydro provides mechanisms for sharing energy consumption data.
https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/open-data/About this assessment
Toronto was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 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 — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.