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Toronto Transit Commission
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- Type
- Metro corporation — local board of the City of Toronto — operates the Toronto subway, streetcar and bus network
- Market · Region
- Canada · Ontario
- Open tenders
- 1
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity, Electrification
Operates Toronto's subway, streetcar and bus network and procures fleet, signalling and facilities.
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Operates Toronto's subway, streetcar and bus network and buys its own fleet, signalling and facilities: a base order of 70 six-car trains for Line 2 with the 55 replacement trains estimated at C$2.274bn, a communications-based train control system for Line 2 awarded to Hitachi Rail Canada in July 2026 against an C$881m estimated final cost, the C$1.5bn Bloor-Yonge capacity improvement, and a streetcar fleet that reached 264 vehicles in January 2026.
- Type
- Metro corporation — local board of the City of Toronto — operates the Toronto subway, streetcar and bus network
- Where
- Ontario · Toronto
- Programmes
- Canada Public Transit Fund
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity, Electrification
Who holds what here
- awarded Hitachi Rail — Line 2 automatic train control (communications-based train control), announced 15 July 2026; delivered from Hitachi Rail's Canadian headquarters in Toronto (active · since 2026-07)
- awarded Alstom — Line 2 Bloor-Danforth subway trains — single-source contract with Alstom Transport Canada after the competitive RFP was cancelled in August 2025 (active · since 2025-08)
- awarded Alstom — 60 additional low-floor accessible streetcars under contract C32PD08863, taking the contract to including HST; the 60th arrived January 2026 and the fleet reached 264 (active · since 2021)
- Contract detail and values (1)over $1bnIn the Canada edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (3)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · Board report — Line 2 Modernization: next steps on new subway train procurement and ATC (published 2024-09-16 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · TTC awards contract for Line 2 signalling upgrade to support more frequent and reliable service (published 2026-07-15 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · TTC welcomes 60th streetcar, expanding fleet to 264 (published 2026-01-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTC Operations Facility construction manager at risk | Open | value not published (a TTC planned-procurement row under a different project name is banded C$200m to C$500m; the TTC publishes nothing linking it to this solicitation) | Closes October 2026 |
| TTC Jane Station fareline and staircase | Bids closed | value not published (a TTC planned-procurement row under a different project name is banded C$5m to C$20m; the TTC publishes nothing linking it to this solicitation) | Bids closed September 2026 · award expected |
| TTC 60 additional low-floor accessible streetcars | Awarded | over $1bn | |
| TTC Line 2 Bloor-Danforth subway trains | Awarded | over $1bn | Published December 2024 |
| TTC Line 2 Bloor-Danforth automatic train control | Awarded | no contract value published | Awarded July 2026 |
| TTC Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement progressive design-build | In execution | over $1bn | Published April 2025 |
| Hillcrest Streetcar Maintenance and Storage Facility | In execution | $25–100m | Awarded September 2024 |
| TTC Old Mill Station elevators | In execution | $5–25m | Completion 2025 |
| TTC Greenwood Yard signalling design engineering services | Planned | C$200 million to C$500 million (TTC published band) | Announced 2026 |
| TTC subway fire ventilation upgrade and replacement | Planned | C$50 million to C$200 million per package (TTC published bands) |
What changed
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- 2026-10-05 — Metrolinx tenders rehabilitation of two bridges, on Don Mills Road and Tara Avenue, crossing its rail corridor and Toronto's TTC busway, closing 26 October (value undisclosed).
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (6)
- Entry path
- Published contacts (3)
- Portals (3)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the Canada edition · See a fully open example
14 sources · all primary
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · Procurement and Category Management — contact us (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · Procurement and Category Management — solicitations and results (MERX) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · Notice of Planned Procurement (published 2026-02-27 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · TTC awards contract for Line 2 signalling upgrade to support more frequent and reliable service (published 2026-07-15 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · Board report — Line 2 Modernization: next steps on new subway train procurement and ATC (published 2024-09-16 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · Board FAQ — Line 2 subway train procurement (published 2024-06-20 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · TTC awards contract for next phase of Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement project (published 2025-04-03 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · TTC welcomes 60th streetcar, expanding fleet to 264 (published 2026-01-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · Board report — procurement authorization, Hillcrest Streetcar Maintenance and Storage Facility (Contract M1-125) (published 2024-09-24 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · TTC Board approves contract for elevators at Old Mill Station (published 2025-01-29 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · Request for proposals issued for new TTC Line 2 subway trains and automatic train control (published 2024-12-10 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission — Bonfire public portal · Open public opportunities, read 13 September 2026: 16 open projects. The portal’s own data endpoint (/PublicPortal/getOpenPublicOpportunitiesSectionData, GET with the portal cookie) returns each project as ProjectID, PrivateProjectID, ReferenceID, ProjectStatusID, ProjectSubStatusID, ProjectVisibilityID, ProjectName, DateClose and DepartmentID — there is no value or budget field of any kind. (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● MERX (Toronto Transit Commission buyer portal) · TTC open bids, read 13 September 2026: 32 open notices across two pages. No notice publishes a contract value; the dollar figures that appear are MERX bid-security / bid-bond amounts (for example C$580,000 on T55PX26395 Jane Station fareline and staircase modification, C$300,000 on T57PE26105 surface traction power cable installation). (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● MERX (Toronto Transit Commission buyer portal) · Open notice P55PP26537, "Construction Manager at Risk for TTC Operations Facility", Toronto Transit Commission – PCM Capital, MERX reference 0000331039, RFP (Formal), published 31 August 2026 14:04 EDT, closing 6 October 2026 14:00 EDT. Description: "The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is seeking the services of a qualified Construction Manager (CM) to support the pre-construction design development, construction, and delivery of the new TTC Operations [Facility]". Documents are hosted on the TTC’s Euna/Bonfire portal at https://ttc.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/109478. No estimated value, budget or engineer’s estimate is published on the notice. (published 2026-08-31 · checked 2026-09-13)
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