The IRIU Climate and Adaptation Data Hub
What if data became a real driving force behind the ecological transition of our cities? As part of its Climate and Adaptation Data Hub initiative, the IRIU is rolling out a new generation of regional tools powered by artificial intelligence to help decision-makers and key stakeholders in the Greater Montreal area make more informed decisions. The goal: to accelerate decarbonization and strengthen communities’ resilience to climate change.
Grant $150,000
Category Capacity building
Type NPO
Organization IRIU
Year 2026-2027
Status In progress
1
shared interface for cities and community partners.
3
prototypes of regional tools: vulnerability mapping, targeting high-impact energy-efficiency renovations, and tracking emissions from urban mobility.
7,000
open climate datasets available.
12
strategic partners, including: IVADO, Obvia, MAMH, CMM, UMQ, FQM, the City of Montreal, and Hydro-Québec.
From Information to Action
Accelerating the transition, one informed decision at a time
For the past three years, IRIU has been working to promote a just and equitable transition by focusing on the ethical and responsible use of digital and scientific data, the promotion of knowledge, and knowledge-sharing among communities.
Supported by the Greater Montreal Climate Fund, IRIU is now shifting into high gear by working to deploy a collaborative digital infrastructure designed to accelerate the transition and strengthen the resilience of Greater Montreal’s cities. This initiative relies on a shared database and decision-support tools that facilitate action. With the support of artificial intelligence, it aims to automate greenhouse gas inventories, accelerate municipal decision-making, strengthen territorial equity, and improve accountability.
More than just a technical project, this initiative embodies a true vision for the future: to make Greater Montreal a leader in ethical data governance, cross-sectoral mobilization, and coordinated territorial action to accelerate the low-carbon transition.
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Thanks to support from the Greater Montreal Climate Fund, we are able to advance a collaborative data infrastructure that helps turn information into action more quickly. The PDFI aims to make data more useful, more accessible, and better governed to support the resilience and decarbonization of Greater Montreal.
Jean-Noé Landry
Director of the Federated Data Hub
Support from the Greater Montreal Climate Fund helps build a critical capacity to accelerate the climate transition: the ability to make better use of data to inform action. Through the PDFI, we are establishing an ethical, streamlined, and sovereign infrastructure that will enable organizations to collaborate more effectively, strengthen community resilience, and support a just transition across the region.
François William Croteau
President and Chief Executive Officer
