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Cadence
Live now: 1 tender, largest Alto central segment, Ottawa–Montréal, first construction phase (no package values published).
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- Type
- PPP concessionaire — private development partner to Alto (CDPQ Infra, AtkinsRéalis, SYSTRA Canada, Keolis Canada, SNCF Voyageurs, Air Canada)
- Market · Region
- Canada · Québec
- Open tenders
- 1
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Digital operations, Cybersecurity
Alto's private partner running Toronto–Québec City high-speed rail procurement with Ottawa–Montréal central segment.
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Alto's private partner and the entity that actually runs the Toronto–Québec City high-speed rail procurement: it published a preliminary notice to market for the Alto project central segment between Ottawa and Montréal on 23 June 2026, closing 23 December 2026, held information sessions in Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal in July 2026, and had awarded no contracts as at 12 September 2026.
- Type
- PPP concessionaire — private development partner to Alto (CDPQ Infra, AtkinsRéalis, SYSTRA Canada, Keolis Canada, SNCF Voyageurs, Air Canada)
- Where
- Québec · Montréal
- Programmes
- Alto high-speed rail
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Digital operations, Cybersecurity
Structure
- has member CDPQ Infra — CDPQ Infra is a member of Cadence alongside AtkinsRéalis, SYSTRA Canada, Keolis Canada, SNCF Voyageurs and Air Canada (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded by Alto — Cadence is Alto's private development partner for the Toronto–Québec City high-speed rail line under the development contract of 21 March 2025, and runs the procurement (active · since 2025-03-21)
Sources for these relationships (3)
- ● Alto (Crown corporation) · Toronto–Québec City High-Speed Rail: first major milestone reached — Alto and Cadence sign agreement (published 2025-03-21 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Cadence · About us (CDPQ Infra, AtkinsRéalis, Keolis, SYSTRA, SNCF Voyageurs, Air Canada) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Cadence · Approvisionnement — avis préalable au marché, registre des fournisseurs, contrats octroyés (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto central segment, Ottawa–Montréal, first construction phase | Pre-bid | no package values published | Closes December 2026 |
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (1)
- Entry path
- Published contacts (2)
- Portals (5)
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5 sources · all primary
- ● Cadence · Approvisionnement — avis préalable au marché, registre des fournisseurs, contrats octroyés (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Cadence · Alto et Cadence lancent un avis préalable au marché dans le cadre du projet canadien de train à grande vitesse (published 2026-06-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Cadence · Awarded contracts (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Cadence · Cadence information sessions, July 2026 (published 2026-07 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Cadence · About us (CDPQ Infra, AtkinsRéalis, Keolis, SYSTRA, SNCF Voyageurs, Air Canada) (checked 2026-09-06)
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