quebec
Quebec Government Open Data — search the 1,593-dataset federated Données Québec catalogue (139 orgs) and access curated MSSS health, MTQ transport, environment, and demographics tools. CKAN discovery + datastore queries + MTQ WFS CSV endpoints. Default language: en.
lang: "en" | "fr". Open each tool below for its source-derived parameters.quebec_search_datasets
Search the Données Québec open data catalogue (1,593 datasets, 139 orgs).
Use forDiscovering Quebec provincial open data across health, transport, environment, demographics. Federated catalog includes municipal (Montreal BIXI/ARTM) and parastatal data.
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| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
q | str | required |
rows | int | 20 |
start | int | 0 |
organization | str | None | None |
group | str | None | None |
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_dataset_details
Get full details for a Données Québec dataset including resources list and datastore_active flags.
Use forInspecting a specific Quebec dataset's resources (CSV/GeoJSON/XLSX) and checking which are queryable via CKAN datastore_search.
quebec, dataset, details, metadata, resources, datastore, package show, ckan, donnees quebec, ressources
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
package_id | str | required |
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_query_dataset
Query records from a Données Québec dataset's best resource (CSV > GeoJSON > JSON > XLSX).
Use forFetching actual data rows from a DQ dataset — routes datastore-active resources to datastore_search, otherwise parses the file resource via fetch_and_parse.
quebec, query, dataset, records, data, datastore, csv, geojson, xlsx, fetch, ckan, donnees
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
package_id | str | required |
limit | int | 100 |
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_list_organizations
List all 139 organizations in the Données Québec federated catalog with package counts.
Use forDiscovering which Quebec provincial ministries, municipalities, and parastatal entities publish open data; finding org slugs for filtering quebec_search_datasets.
quebec, organizations, ministries, orgs, publishers, donnees quebec, federated, ckan, catalog, organisations, ministeres
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_list_categories
List the 10 thematic groups (Santé, Environnement, etc.) used to categorize Données Québec datasets.
Use forBrowsing Quebec datasets by high-level theme; finding group slugs for the `group` filter on quebec_search_datasets.
quebec, categories, groups, themes, topics, donnees quebec, ckan, group list, sante, environnement, thematiques
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_health_installations
Get Quebec health installations (hospitals, CLSCs, CHSLDs, psychiatric) from MSSS datastore.
Use forFinding MSSS health facilities by type (CLSC/CHSGS/CHSLD/CHPSY) or health region (RSS); covers 1,592 installations across Quebec.
quebec, health, hospital, clsc, chsld, chpsy, installations, msss, sante, etablissement, medical, facilities
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
instal_type | str | None | None |
rss_name | str | None | None |
limit | int | 200 |
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_er_wait_times
Get current Quebec emergency room wait times and stretcher occupancy (hourly refresh from MSSS).
Use forChecking real-time ER congestion, stretcher occupancy, patients waiting 24h/48h at any Quebec hospital; 116 EDs updated hourly.
quebec, emergency, er, wait times, urgence, hospital, health, medical, sante, civieres, msss, real-time, stretchers, occupancy, temps attente
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
installation | str | None | None |
limit | int | 200 |
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_population_by_municipality
Get Quebec municipality population, area, and administrative region from the MAMH municipal registry.
Use forMunicipal demographics across Quebec's 1,282 municipalities — includes population, area, MRC, admin region, mayor name.
quebec, population, municipalities, municipalites, mamh, demographics, regions, mrc, registry, census, repertoire, villages
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
region | str | None | None |
limit | int | 200 |
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_road_conditions
Get current Quebec winter road conditions (pavement state, visibility) from MTQ WFS.
Use forWinter driving safety — current pavement status, visibility, snow presence across Quebec's road network. Returns bilingual columns based on lang.
quebec, road conditions, winter, mtq, pavement, visibility, driving, conditions routieres, hiver, transports, snow, neige
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_road_works
Get current Quebec road construction zones and work sites from MTQ live WFS CSV.
Use forActive construction zones, road closures, lane restrictions on Quebec provincial roads; continuous updates. Returns bilingual descriptions based on lang.
quebec, road works, construction, chantiers, mtq, detours, closures, lanes, travaux routiers, transports, zones, infrastructure
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_road_events
Get current Quebec road events (accidents, incidents, warnings) from MTQ live WFS CSV.
Use forReal-time road events affecting traffic — accidents, incidents, temporary warnings across Quebec provincial roads. French-only fields.
quebec, road events, accidents, incidents, warnings, mtq, evenements, traffic, avertissements, routiers, transports, live
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_bridge_structures
Get Quebec bridge, culvert, tunnel, and retaining wall inventory from MTQ structure registry.
Use forBridge and structure inventory — 50K+ structures statewide. Returns location, year, type, dimensions. REQUIRES at least one filter (route/municipality/region).
quebec, bridges, culverts, tunnels, structures, mtq, ponts, infrastructure, inventory, engineering, walls, civil
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
route | str | None | None |
municipality | str | None | None |
region | str | None | None |
limit | int | 100 |
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_forest_fires_history
Get the MFFP/MRN historical forest fire archive metadata and download URLs from Données Québec.
Use forDiscovering the historical Quebec forest fire perimeter archive — returns metadata and download links for SHP/GPKG files (external download required for geometric data). Not a live SOPFEU feed.
quebec, forest fires, feux foret, mffp, mrn, historical, perimeters, wildfire, archive, incendies, shapefile, download, ressources naturelles
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_air_quality_stations
Get the RSQAQ air quality monitoring station network across Quebec (MELCCFP).
Use forLocating Quebec air quality stations by municipality, region, or environment type (urban/rural/industrial); 245 total stations including historical closed stations.
quebec, air quality, rsqaq, stations, monitoring, melccfp, pollution, qualite air, environnement, surveillance, network, reseau, atmospheric
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
active_only | bool | True |
limit | int | 500 |
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_air_quality_index
Get current Quebec air quality index (IQA) readings from the MELCCFP ArcGIS FeatureServer.
Use forReal-time air quality index readings across Quebec monitoring stations; includes IQA score, cote (rating), pollutant levels, station location.
quebec, air quality index, iqa, melccfp, rsqaq, real-time, pollution, air quality, indice qualite air, arcgis, monitoring, atmosphere, pm25, ozone
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
limit | int | 200 |
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_water_quality_monitoring
Get the MELCCFP physicochemical water quality monitoring dataset metadata and download URLs.
Use forDiscovering Quebec river and fleuve water quality data — returns metadata and download links for GeoJSON/ZIP archives (external download required); covers physicochemical monitoring of rivers and the St. Lawrence.
quebec, water quality, rivers, fleuve, melccfp, physicochemical, monitoring, qualite eau, rivieres, st-lawrence, physicochimique, download, environnement
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_electricity_data
Get historical Quebec electricity production and consumption data from Hydro-Québec (via Données Québec CSV).
Use forHistorical electricity generation and consumption statistics for Quebec — annual production/consumption totals by source, published by Hydro-Québec on Données Québec.
quebec, electricity, hydro-quebec, production, consommation, energy, power, energie, historique, generation, kwh, twh, renewable, electricite
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
limit | int | 500 |
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |
quebec_get_protected_areas
Get the MELCCFP protected areas registry (Registre des aires protégées) metadata and download URLs.
Use forDiscovering Quebec protected areas — national parks, wildlife reserves, ecological areas; returns metadata and download links for SHP/GPKG/FGDB archives (~10K+ protected areas).
quebec, protected areas, aires protegees, melccfp, sepaq, parks, wildlife, reserves, ecological, parc national, biodiversity, conservation, download
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
lang | Literal['en', 'fr'] | 'en' |