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Regional Municipality of Waterloo — Rapid Transit and Grand River Transit
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- Type
- Transit authority — upper-tier regional municipality with an in-house transit operator, Grand River Transit
- Market · Region
- Canada · Ontario
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Electrification, Digital operations
Owns ION light rail and preparing C$3.13bn Stage 2 extension from Kitchener to Cambridge.
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Owns the ION light rail line and is preparing Stage 2 ION, the extension from Fairway Station in Kitchener to downtown Cambridge, costed at C$3,130m in 2025 dollars: Regional Council endorsed the full-length light rail option on 19 November 2025 and directed staff to pursue full provincial and federal funding, and the project has moved into detailed design and pre-construction. Canada, Ontario and the Region jointly announced a package of transit investments in December 2025.
- Type
- Transit authority — upper-tier regional municipality with an in-house transit operator, Grand River Transit
- Where
- Ontario · Kitchener–Waterloo
- Programmes
- Canada Public Transit Fund
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Electrification, Digital operations
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 2 ION light rail Kitchener Cambridge | Planned | over $1bn |
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- Award history (3)
- Entry path
- Published contacts (5)
- Portals (2)
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7 sources · all primary
- ● Regional Municipality of Waterloo · Bids and tenders (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Regional Municipality of Waterloo · Stage 2 ION (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Regional Municipality of Waterloo · Regional Council approves extending light rail to Cambridge (published 2025-11-19 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Regional Municipality of Waterloo · Report TSD-RTS-25-003, Stage 2 ION (council agenda document) (published 2025-11-04 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Grand River Transit · Ridership and performance (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Government of Ontario (Ontario Newsroom) · Canada, Ontario and the Region of Waterloo invest in public transit improvements (published 2025-12-17 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Metrolinx · Procurement Pipeline — Construction Delivery and Professional Support Services for Rapid Transit and GO/UP, June 2026 (published 2026-06-01 · checked 2026-09-12)
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