Curbcut

Making spatial insights accessible.

Web platforms that turn geospatial data into decisions for governments, planning firms and researchers. No GIS expertise needed.

Montréal in autumn from Mount Royal, looking east toward the Olympic Stadium

Tree canopy

Ecology

20.2%Le Plateau

Slightly above the Montréal average of 19.7%.

Trusted by public agencies, non-profits and research networks across Canada.

  • Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
  • B.C. Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs
  • City of Laval
  • PRDS de Laval
  • Centraide du Grand Montréal
  • United Way Greater Toronto
  • Mobilizing Justice
  • NSERC RESNET

Curbcut Studio

Community data, ready to use.

A collaborative workspace for projects that need spatial insights. Anyone on your team can explore the data, then build dashboards and reports for your stakeholders.

A Studio map of Montréal census tracts, shaded by the share of short commutes
  • Commute by transit

    Montréal · Census tracts

    Explore

    Pick an indicator and see it across your region, from the whole area down to a single block. No GIS needed.

  • Households in core housing need

    12.8%−1.4 since 2021

    Build

    Turn what you find into dashboards and reports with live charts. Ask the assistant when you’re not sure where to start.

  • yourcity.studio.curbcut.ca/housing

    Housing in our region, 2026

    Share

    Publish to your own web address, embed it on your site, or export to PDF and Word. In English and French.

Who we serve

For the people who decide what happens where.

  • Government

    Evidence for housing, climate and policy decisions.

  • Planning firms

    Faster client analysis, with no data pipelines to build.

  • Research groups

    Link your work to national datasets and share it openly.

Our data

The Databridge.

Our core innovation. Every dataset connected across space and time, so you can finally analyse beyond silos.

Explore the data
  • Bike share trips vs. active living potential

    Bivariate · 2025 and 2021, by census tract

  • Bike share trip counts

    Trips per km² · 2025, by census tract

  • Active living potential

    Index · 2021, by census tract

  • Bike share stations

    Trips started and ended · 2025

  • Montréal

    Basemap

indicators, ready to map
100+
dissemination areas, coast to coast
57,000+
years of census history, 1996 to 2021
25
themes, from housing to land use
6

Case studies and research

Rooted in research from the start.

Visit the blog
A high-rise condo tower under construction in Montreal's Griffintown neighbourhood, surrounded by mid- and high-rise buildings.

Article · Housing

How We Mapped 35 Years of Housing Development and Land Cover Change in Canada

Curbcut mapped 35 years of housing development and land cover across 11 major Canadian metro areas using satellite imagery, census data, and machine learning.

About us

The Curbcut effect.

A curb cut makes sidewalks accessible to everyone. We do the same for spatial data.

Learn more
A hand-drawn diagram of a curb cut joining a sidewalk to the road

What we do

We build platforms that transform how organizations access spatial insights, removing barriers between people and the information they need to understand and shape the world around them.

Who we are

We are a team of urban planning and geospatial experts with an aspiration to create more sustainable, just and inclusive communities.

Get in touch

Wherever your community is, we can map it.