Responses from Montreal businesses contacting the city's Department of Economic Development via a dedicated telephone line and web form during the COVID-19 pandemic. The dataset aims to facilitate processing requests, meet business needs, and understand concerns in that context. It was published by the Government and Municipalities of Québec and last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze business concerns and needs during a pandemic based on the described request responses.
- Identify common themes in business requests to inform future economic development strategies.
- Study the effectiveness of municipal support channels based on the nature of inquiries received.
- Map the economic reality experienced by Montreal businesses during a crisis period.
Strengths
- Data originates from a direct municipal support channel (telephone line and web form).
- Dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, facilitating open use.
- Last update timestamp is precisely recorded (2026-04-17 15:45:36.760571).
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Department of Economic Development of the City of Montreal
- Collection Method
- Likely collected via a dedicated telephone line and web form.
- Time Range
- During the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:45:36.760571; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada.