Montreal

Montreal, Canada, scores 75 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #17 of 309 destinations. 26 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 84% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 75
• OECD: 70
• UN Tourism: 76
• UNDRR: 67

Strongest

• Domestic share of nights: 74 % of nights by residents of the same country (Tourisme Montréal, Communiqué de presse: Bilan 2025 de Tourisme Montréal, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 9.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Largest foreign market: 72 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Ministère du Tourisme du Québec, 'Fiche marché des États-Unis - Région de démarchage Atlantique-Centre', 2019). Above 40: grade 0/4.
• Nights in the three busiest months: 40.4 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 40 and 50: grade 1/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4.

Canada in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Canada is #14 of 110 countries (4.85 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 66 on the CIRA Index; Montreal is 9 above that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 55

• Nights in the three busiest months: 40.4 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 40 and 50: grade 1/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 74 % of nights by residents of the same country (Tourisme Montréal, Communiqué de presse: Bilan 2025 de Tourisme Montréal, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 72 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Ministère du Tourisme du Québec, 'Fiche marché des États-Unis - Région de démarchage Atlantique-Centre', 2019). Above 40: grade 0/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 106.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Tourisme Montréal / TravelPulse Canada, 'Montréal Tourism Boasts 11.8M Visitors in 2025, Up 7.3%', 2025). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4. Source
• Average length of stay: not measured yet
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 71.2 % average annual occupancy (Tourisme Montréal, 2024 Annual Report, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 92

• Jobs in tourism industries: 5 % of employment in accommodation and food services (region figure) (Government of Canada Job Bank and Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey, 'Quebec Sectoral Profile: Accommodation and Food Services', 2022–2024). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 6.7 % of the labour force (metro figure) (Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0380-01 (Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted), December 2024). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4. Source
• Income per head: 66,746 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 65

• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 9.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4. Source
• Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 2.6 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4. Source

Water and environment: 81

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Vérificateur Général de la Ville de Montréal, 'Management of Wastewater Discharge and Overflow Monitoring', 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 441 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (Ville de Montréal, Service de l'environnement, Bilan 2022 de la gestion des matières résiduelles de l'agglomération de Montréal, 2022). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4. Source
• Green space: 25.7 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MDPI Geographies / Study on Montreal Green Space Accessibility, 2025). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4. Source

Community and housing: 58

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 7.2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), 2025 Rental Market Report, 2025). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4. Source
• Short-let density: 1.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & Statistics Canada (2021 Census), 2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 2/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: 66 % of residents who say tourism benefits them or the city (region figure) (Ministère du Tourisme du Québec, Enquête « Perception des résidents – Le tourisme au Québec », 2024). Between 60 and 70: grade 3/4. Source

Access and continuity: 79

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Tourisme Montréal, 'Getting to Montréal', 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Ville de Montréal, Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal - Centre de sécurité civile, 2024-2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Tourisme Montréal, 'Orientations stratégiques / Plan stratégique 2024-2026', 2024-2026). Grade 2/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 95.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Revenu Québec & Tourisme Montréal, 'Tax on Lodging', 2025-2026). Grade 2/4. Source

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