Public Shoreline Accessibility Data for Montreal Agglomeration

Government and Municipalities of Québec data approximates accessible public shorelines in the Montreal agglomeration, derived from land roll interpretation. It was initially produced for an environmental indicator in Montreal's first strategic sustainable development plan. The dataset excludes inland waterways except for the Lachine and Aqueduct canals.

Use Cases

• Analyze shoreline accessibility by land and/or water for public property planning.
• Assess the evolution of accessible shoreline areas linked to park expansion.
• Calculate environmental state indicators for municipal sustainability reporting.

Strengths

• Data produced for a formal strategic sustainable development plan indicator.
• Covers the entire Montreal agglomeration geography.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, SHP, and KMZ.

Limitations

• Data is approximate and does not determine the legal shoreline.
• Inland waterways are excluded, limiting scope to specific water bodies.
• Original collection method (land roll interpretation) may introduce positional inaccuracies.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec via open_canada.

Collection Method

Interpretation of accessible shores using the land roll.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Agglomeration of Montreal.