Friday, April 18, 2025
Feds announce $1.3B for Surrey Langley SkyTrain project
Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau announced up to $1.3 billion in federal funding toward the Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension project. The Province of British Columbia and…
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Calgary Green Line LRT now fully funded
Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, confirmed the Government of Canada’s commitment to invest up to $1.53 billion to build the new Green Line as part of…
New Green Municipal Funds for Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe
New federal investments are helping to lower emissions and increase the resiliency of communities, while creating jobs and building Canada’s low-emission energy future. Seamus O’Regan…
Groundbreaking for Scarborough Subway Extension
Ontario government has officially broken ground on the future three-stop Scarborough Subway Extension. In May, the province announced that Strabag was the winning team to…
Two teams vie for Metrolinx Lakeshore East Toronto project
The request for proposals stage has closed for teams to submit their bids to build and finance the Lakeshore East – Central Corridor Expansion project.…
Planning underway for new commuter ferry in Halifax
Officials announced that plans are in the works to add a new commuter ferry between Bedford and Halifax to the city’s transit fleet. The new Bedford…
Ontario to officially open new Bloomington GO Station
Starting June 28, 2021, GO trains and buses will begin serving Bloomington GO Station, giving customers full access to the new, four-level station, located at…
Construction of Ottawa airport LRT station to go ahead
The Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport will receive government funding for the construction of a light rail transit (LRT) station at the airport. The Government of Canada is…
New transit-oriented communities proposed for Ontario Line
The Ontario government is proposing to build vibrant communities along the future Ontario Line subway at the Exhibition, King-Bathurst and Queen-Spadina transit stations. These mixed-use,…
CIB commits $400M for the City of Ottawa’s zero-emission bus expansion
The Canada Infrastructure Bank and the City of Ottawa announced their agreement in principle, which would see the CIB invest up to $400 million, supporting OC Transpo’s…
Bidding opens on Ontario Line contract for Exhibition Station early works
Metrolinx announced that qualified companies can submit bids for early works that will get Exhibition Station ready for major Ontario Line construction. This work, which…
Redefined procurement strategy moves Calgary’s Green Line forward
The Green Line Board is moving the Green Line LRT project forward, with the support of the Government of Alberta, following an extensive project review.…
CIB to invest $14M in Edmonton’s zero-emission bus program
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and the City of Edmonton (City) are collaborating to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a partnership that will enable the City to…
Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario appeal court decision
Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario are launching an appeal to a court decision involving project builder Crosslinx Transit Solutions. Metrolinx President and CEO Phil Verster, and…
Tunnel contract finalized for Scarborough Subway Extension
The highly anticipated Scarborough Subway Extension is picking up pace and long-discussed plans are becoming a reality now that the contract for advanced tunnelling has…
Ontario awards advance tunnel contract for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
Another milestone was reached as the Ontario government and its key delivery partners, Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx, awarded a contract value of $729.2 million to…
Ontario marks completion of new Kipling Transit Hub
The Ontario government is bringing more transit infrastructure to East Mississauga and West Toronto with the completion of the new Kipling Transit Hub. The transit…
Quebec City tunnel beneath St. Lawrence River
The Premier of Quebec, François Legault announced his government’s vision for public transit in the Quebec City metropolitan region, a vision based on a vast…
Funding for public transit in Brampton
Canada and Ontario invest in improved public transit for residents of Brampton Joint federal and provincial funds for the replacement of new Computer Aided Dispatch…
Broadway Subway project reaches major construction phase
Major construction is beginning on the Broadway Subway Project, a 5.7-kilometre extension of the Millennium Line from VCC-Clark Station to Broadway and Arbutus, adding six…
Ontario and Canada investing $3.4 billion to advance Hamilton LRT
The governments of Canada and Ontario announced a deal to invest nearly $3.4 billion in the shovel-ready Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. Each government is contributing…
TTC to get 60 Thunder Bay-made streetcars
The Governments of Canada and Ontario announced a deal to support funding of additional electric, zero-emission streetcars in Toronto, which will sustain transit vehicle manufacturing…
GTA transit plans get big boost from Ottawa
After lengthy negotiations between the Federal government and the province of Ontario announced a historic investment of $26.8 billion for four shovel-ready public transit projects in the Greater…
New public transit and active transportation infrastructure in Alberta
The governments of Canada and Alberta announced funding for the construction of a pedestrian-cyclist bridge in Banff and the addition of a low-floor bus to the City of…