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Manitoba

4 buyers · 4 tenders · checked 2026-09-24

Arctic Gateway Group's Hudson Bay Railway receiving C$262.5M federal-provincial programme; provincial grade-crossing work; possible Winnipeg yard relocation; no urban transit system.

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0Metro systems operating
4Buyers tracked
4Tenders tracked
Live pipeline
C$262.5m Hudson Bay Railway / Port of Churchill federal-provincial programme (2025–2030) · four dated funding tranches since February 2024
Technology areas
Track & civil, Digital operations

Key figures

Hudson Bay Railway~1,000 km freight and passenger railwayHudson Bay Railway — The Pas to Churchill; owned and operated by Arctic Gateway Group
2 sources · all primary
  • ● Arctic Gateway Group · Arctic Gateway Group — company site (Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Transport Canada · Rail transportation — Hudson Bay Railway as a federally regulated railway (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
Combined federal-provincial cap…C$262.5 million over five years (2025-2030)Combined federal-provincial capital programme for Hudson Bay Railway improvements and a new critical-minerals storage facility at the Port of Churchill, per Manitoba Budget 2026
2 sources · all primary
  • ● Government of Manitoba · Budget 2026 — Good Jobs. Lower Costs. Better Health Care. (Growing Our Economy: Port of Churchill Plus, Arctic Gateway Group, CentrePort Canada) (published 2026-03 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Province of Manitoba · News release — Joint Statement by the Prime Minister and the Premier of Manitoba on Federal-Provincial Collaboration Regarding Port of Churchill Plus (published 2025-11-16 · checked 2026-09-19)

Buyers

BuyerTypeTendersContracts awarded
Arctic Gateway GroupInfrastructure manager40
CentrePort Canada Inc.Development authority00
Keewatin Railway CompanyOther00
Manitoba Transportation and InfrastructureState DOT00

Tenders

TenderBuyerStatusValue bandNext key date
Hudson Bay Railway Port Churchill operations maintenanceArctic GatewayIn execution$100–500mPublished March 2025
Hudson Bay Railway Port Churchill capital redevelopmentArctic GatewayIn execution$25–100mPublished February 2024
Port of Churchill wharf freight warehouse upgradesArctic GatewayIn execution$25–100mPublished February 2025
Hudson Bay Port Churchill critical-minerals storage facilityArctic GatewayPlanned$25–100mAnnounced November 2025

Cities

CityNetwork statusNetworks
WinnipegVIA Rail long-distance service (The Canadian; Winnipeg–Churchill); CN Symington Yard and CPKC's central rail yard; CentrePort rail-served inland port; Winnipeg Transit is bus-only, no rail transit
ChurchillHudson Bay Railway terminus; Port of Churchill (Canada's only Arctic deep-water port on the North American rail network); VIA Rail's Winnipeg–Churchill service
The PasHudson Bay Railway junction; Keewatin Railway Company's southern terminus (The Pas–Pukatawagan)
ThompsonRail-served mining and freight hub on the Hudson Bay Railway network; no body with a distinct Thompson mandate identified

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Sources

  • ● Province of Manitoba · News release — Joint Statement by the Prime Minister and the Premier of Manitoba on Federal-Provincial Collaboration Regarding Port of Churchill Plus (published 2025-11-16 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Province of Manitoba · News release — Manitoba Government Invests $36.4 Million in Rail Line and Port of Churchill to Increase International Trade (published 2025-02-04 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Prairies Economic Development Canada · News release — joint federal-provincial investment of up to $60 million to support the Arctic Gateway Group in northern Manitoba (published 2024-02-23 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Government of Manitoba · Budget 2026 — Good Jobs. Lower Costs. Better Health Care. (Growing Our Economy: Port of Churchill Plus, Arctic Gateway Group, CentrePort Canada) (published 2026-03 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● CentrePort Canada Inc. · CentrePort Canada — trimodal inland port, Winnipeg (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Province of Manitoba · News release — Manitoba Government Increasing Investment to CentrePort Canada, Building Jobs and Strengthening Trade (published 2025-12-11 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● CentrePort Canada Inc. (republishing a Transport Canada announcement) · Announcement — Minister of Transport announces investment of up to $18 million for the CentrePort Canada Rail Park (National Trade Corridors Fund) (published 2023-03-15 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Keewatin Railway Company · About Us — Keewatin Railway Company (First Nations-owned shortline, The Pas–Pukatawagan) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Transport Canada · News release — Support for the Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill (published 2025-03-21 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Transport Canada · News release — Government of Canada announces support to keep Canadians safe near railway crossings (over $44 million, 231 projects nationally) (published 2024-10-11 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● VIA Rail Canada · VIA Rail Canada — Winnipeg–Churchill and The Canadian services in Manitoba (reference to the national body) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Province of Manitoba · News release — Manitoba government appoints a study lead for the Winnipeg Rail Relocation Study (published 2024-10 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Province of Manitoba · The Winnipeg Rail Relocation Study — Interim Report, October 2025 (published 2025-10 · checked 2026-09-19)

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