RSQAQ - Hourly Air Quality Index (real time)

Results of the last hour available, in real time, of the [Air Quality Index (AQI)] (https://www.iqa.environnement.gouv.qc.ca/contenu/index.asp) for the stations of the [Quebec Air Quality Monitoring Network] (https://www.environnement.gouv.qc.ca/air/reseau-surveillance/Carte.asp). These results exclude those from stations located on [Montreal Island] (https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/vmtl-rsqa-indice-qualite-air).

The IQA is an information and awareness tool designed to inform the population about the quality of ambient air in Quebec.

If you have any questions about this data, contact the Info-Air department:.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 21:17 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 21:17 (UTC)
contact_email	infoair@environnement.gouv.qc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government and Municipalities of Québec; Government and Municipalities of Québec; Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs", "fr": "Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:102100,EPSG,unknown
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2025-02-27 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en-t-fr": ["Ambient air", "Air contaminants", "Nitrogen dioxide", "Sulfur dioxide", "IQA", "Carbon monoxide", "Ozone", "Fine particles", "Air quality", "RSQAQ", "Health", "Air quality index", "Government information"], "fr": ["Air ambiant", "Contaminants atmosphériques", "Dioxyde azote", "Dioxyde de soufre", "IQA", "Monoxyde de carbone", "Ozone", "Particules fines", "Qualité air", "RSQAQ", "Santé", "indice qualité air", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	RSQAQ - Indice de la qualité de l'air horaire (temps réel)
update_frequency	continual