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Ontario
10 buyers · 66 tenders · checked 2026-10-03
Largest Canadian transit procurement through Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario; 24 projects worth C$25bn+ in procurement; Ontario Line three contracts C$19.3bn; Hamilton LRT awarded 2026.
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2Metro systems operating
9Buyers tracked
42Tenders tracked
- Live pipeline
- More than C$25bn of Infrastructure Ontario projects in procurement (June 2026), plus the GO Expansion alliance and the TTC's Line 2 programme
- Technology areas
- Electrification, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Track & civil, Cybersecurity
Key figures
GO Expansion service concept on…8–18 trains/hour
1 source · primary
- ● Metrolinx · GO Expansion deal means faster, greener, GO Train service (published 2022-04-21 · checked 2026-09-05)
Infrastructure Ontario projects…24 projects · more than C$25 billion
1 source · primary
- ● Infrastructure Ontario · Market Update, June 2026 (published 2026-06-18 · checked 2026-09-12)
Ontario Line main contracts: ro…C$9bn + C$6bn + C$4.32bn
3 sources · all primary
- ● Infrastructure Ontario · Contract awarded for the Ontario Line RSSOM package (Connect 6ix) (published 2022-11-17 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Infrastructure Ontario · Ontario Line — Southern Civil, Stations and Tunnel (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Infrastructure Ontario · Ontario Line — Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
Awarded subway-extension contra…C$5.7bn + C$757.1m + C$1.4bn + C$729.2m + C$255m
5 sources · all primary
- ● Infrastructure Ontario · Scarborough Subway Extension — Stations, Rail and Systems (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Infrastructure Ontario · Scarborough Subway Extension — Advance Tunnel (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Infrastructure Ontario · Yonge North Subway Extension — Advance Tunnel (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Infrastructure Ontario · Eglinton Crosstown West Extension — Advance Tunnel (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Infrastructure Ontario · Eglinton Crosstown West Extension — Advance Tunnel 2 (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
GO Transit bi-level coach refur…302 coaches · C$850 million
2 sources · all primary
- ● Metrolinx · More than 300 GO train cars to be refurbished (published 2025-01 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Government of Ontario (Ontario Newsroom) · 2026 Ontario Budget — brief (published 2026-03-26 · checked 2026-09-12)
TTC streetcar fleet after the 6…264 streetcars
1 source · primary
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · TTC welcomes 60th streetcar, expanding fleet to 264 (published 2026-01-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
Northlander route between Toron…740 km · 16 stops · 3 trainsets
2 sources · all primary
- ● Ontario Northland Transportation Commission · Northlander (service, route and stations) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Ontario Northland Transportation Commission · Northlander — new train sets (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
Stage 2 ION light rail from Fai…C$3,130 million (2025$)
2 sources · all primary
- ● Regional Municipality of Waterloo · Rapid Transit to Cambridge — Initial Business Case, Appendix B (capital and operating cost estimates) (published 2025-11-04 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Regional Municipality of Waterloo · Regional Council approves extending light rail to Cambridge (published 2025-11-19 · checked 2026-09-12)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metrolinx | Transit authority | 44 | 50 |
| Toronto Transit Commission | Metro corporation | 10 | 3 |
| Ontario Northland Transportation Commission | Regional rail SPV | 9 | 3 |
| Alto (Crown corporation) | High-speed rail SPV | 1 | 6 |
| City of Hamilton | Transit authority | 1 | 0 |
| City of Ottawa — Transit Services (OC Transpo) | Transit authority | 1 | 0 |
| Regional Municipality of Waterloo — Rapid Transit and Grand River Transit | Transit authority | 1 | 0 |
| ONxpress Transportation Partners | PPP concessionaire | 0 | 0 |
| Ontario Ministry of Transportation | State DOT | 0 | 0 |
| Supply Ontario | Other | 0 | 0 |
Tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bay shops building design-build | Ontario Northland | Open | value not published | Closes October 2026 |
| TTC Operations Facility construction manager at risk | TTC | 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 |
| Yonge North Subway Extension stations systems | Metrolinx | Bids closed | more than C$4 billion (estimated design and construction cost) | Published May 2026 |
| Metrolinx West Region corridor maintenance services | Metrolinx | Bids closed | value not published | Bids closed September 2026 · award expected |
| TTC Jane Station fareline and staircase | TTC | 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 |
| Hamilton LRT, two delivery packages · 2 parts | Metrolinx | Awarded (mixed across parts) | over $1bn each part (USD) | |
| Hamilton LRT package 1 civil utilities | Metrolinx | Awarded | C$1 billion to C$5 billion (Metrolinx published band) | Awarded March 2026 |
| Hamilton LRT package 2 stops rail systems | Metrolinx | Planned | C$1 billion to C$5 billion (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| TTC 60 additional low-floor accessible streetcars | TTC | Awarded | over $1bn | |
| TTC Line 2 Bloor-Danforth subway trains | TTC | Awarded | over $1bn | Published December 2024 |
| TTC Line 2 Bloor-Danforth automatic train control | TTC | Awarded | no contract value published | Awarded July 2026 |
| North Bay car shop heating and ventilation | Ontario Northland | Awarded | $5–25m | Awarded October 2025 |
| Ontario Northland rail and tie installation | Ontario Northland | Awarded | $5–25m | Awarded November 2025 |
| North Bay wheel storage and facilities upgrade | Ontario Northland | Awarded | $5–25m | Awarded April 2026 |
| Metrolinx Bi-Level III and IV modernisation engineering | Ontario Northland | Awarded | $5–25m | |
| Ontario Northland platform reconstruction | Ontario Northland | Awarded | $5–25m | |
| GO Expansion ONxpress electrification signalling civils | Metrolinx | Awarded | value not published | |
| Hamilton LRT enabling works Main and Ottawa Streets | City of Hamilton | Awarded | value not published on the portal record | Awarded June 2026 |
| Finch West Light Rail Transit | Metrolinx | In execution | over $1bn | Awarded May 2018 |
| Hazel McCallion Line Hurontario LRT | Metrolinx | In execution | over $1bn | Awarded October 2019 |
| Ontario Line Pape tunnel underground stations | Metrolinx | In execution | over $1bn | Published April 2023 |
| Ontario Line rolling stock operations maintenance | Metrolinx | In execution | C$9 billion | |
| Ontario Line southern civil stations tunnel | Metrolinx | In execution | over $1bn | Awarded November 2022 |
| Scarborough Subway Extension stations rail systems | Metrolinx | In execution | over $1bn | Published February 2022 |
| TTC Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement progressive design-build | TTC | In execution | over $1bn | Published April 2025 |
| Yonge North Subway Extension advance tunnel | Metrolinx | In execution | over $1bn | Awarded August 2025 |
| Eglinton Crosstown West advance tunnel, two contracts · 2 parts | Metrolinx | In execution | Varies by part | |
| Eglinton Crosstown West Extension advance tunnel | Metrolinx | In execution | $500m–1bn | Awarded May 2021 |
| Eglinton Crosstown West Extension advance tunnel 2 | Metrolinx | In execution | $100–500m | Awarded February 2024 |
| GO Transit 302 bi-level coach refurbishment | Metrolinx | In execution | $500m–1bn | |
| GO Transit UP Express operation maintenance | Metrolinx | In execution | $500m–1bn | |
| Scarborough Subway Extension advance tunnel | Metrolinx | In execution | $500m–1bn | Awarded May 2021 |
| GO Rail Expansion Lakeshore West corridor | Metrolinx | In execution | $100–500m | Awarded February 2022 |
| GO Rail Expansion Union Station enhancement | Metrolinx | In execution | $100–500m | Awarded January 2022 |
| Hillcrest Streetcar Maintenance and Storage Facility | TTC | In execution | $25–100m | Awarded September 2024 |
| Ontario Northland rail infrastructure engineering services | Ontario Northland | In execution | $5–25m | |
| TTC Old Mill Station elevators | TTC | In execution | $5–25m | Completion 2025 |
| Northlander passenger rail Venture trainsets | Ontario Northland | In execution | value not published on a page that could be rendered | |
| Timmins-Porcupine station construction Northlander | Ontario Northland | In execution | value not published; part of more than C$100m of provincial Northlander rail-infrastructure investment | Published July 2025 |
| Stage 2 ION light rail Kitchener Cambridge | Region of Waterloo · GRT | Planned | over $1bn | |
| New vendors for technical services | Metrolinx | Planned | C$500 million to C$1 billion (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2026 |
| Passenger displays Accessibility Ontarians Disabilities Act | Metrolinx | Planned | C$200 million to C$499 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| TTC Greenwood Yard signalling design engineering services | TTC | Planned | C$200 million to C$500 million (TTC published band) | Announced 2026 |
| Transit Operations Modernization application managed services | Metrolinx | Planned | C$50 million to C$199 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| Existing Station Renovations Lakeshore West corridor | Metrolinx | Planned | C$50 million to C$199 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2026 |
| Firewall protection services | Metrolinx | Planned | C$20 million to C$49 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| Georgetown GO station track works modifications | Metrolinx | Planned | C$50 million to C$199 million (Metrolinx published band) | |
| Grimsby GO new station building and facilities | Metrolinx | Planned | C$50 million to C$199 million (Metrolinx published band) | |
| Kitchener Central Transit Hub construction services | Metrolinx | Planned | C$50 million to C$199 million (Metrolinx published band) | |
| Kitchener GO service extension track and signals | Metrolinx | Planned | C$50 million to C$199 million (Metrolinx published band) | |
| Mount Joy station improvements passing track signals | Metrolinx | Planned | C$50 million to C$199 million (Metrolinx published band) | |
| Bi-level coaches painting Whitby maintenance facility | Metrolinx | Planned | C$20 million to C$49 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| Automatic passenger counters train capacity | Metrolinx | Planned | C$20 million to C$49 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| Interior passenger-facing closed-circuit television cameras | Metrolinx | Planned | C$50 million to C$199 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| Rail bridge replacement Cooksville Creek | Metrolinx | Planned | C$20 million to C$49 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| Rail flaw detection track geometry testing | Metrolinx | Planned | C$20 million to C$49 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2026 |
| Transit Operations Modernization strategic delivery partner | Metrolinx | Planned | C$20 million to C$49 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| PRESTO fare validators mobile devices | Metrolinx | Planned | C$50 million to C$199 million (Metrolinx published band) | |
| PRESTO ticket vending machines supply | Metrolinx | Planned | C$50 million to C$199 million (Metrolinx published band) | |
| System-wide mega tie renewal surfacing | Metrolinx | Planned | C$50 million to C$199 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2026 |
| TTC subway fire ventilation upgrade and replacement | TTC | Planned | C$50 million to C$200 million per package (TTC published bands) | |
| Union Station Rail Corridor signalling design | Metrolinx | Planned | C$5 million to C$19 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2026 |
| Governance, risk and compliance services | Metrolinx | Planned | C$5 million to C$19 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| Managed detection response monitoring protection | Metrolinx | Planned | C$5 million to C$19 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| O-Train Stage 2 transition and readiness | City of Ottawa · OC Transpo | Planned | $5–25m | |
| Network backbone on-train systems connection | Metrolinx | Planned | C$5 million to C$19 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2027 |
| Light rail transit electrification equipment provision | Metrolinx | Planned | C$5 million to C$19 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2026 |
| Locomotive video voice recorder upgrade | Metrolinx | Planned | C$5 million to C$19 million (Metrolinx published band) | Announced 2026 |
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | operational — TTC subway, GO Transit (electrification and 15-minute service programme), Eglinton Crosstown; Ontario Line under construction | TTC subway; GO Transit; Eglinton Crosstown / Ontario Line (under construction) |
| Ottawa | operational — O-Train Line 1 (Confederation) and Line 2 (Trillium); Line 1 east extension to Trim Road in testing | O-Train Line 1 Confederation (OC Transpo); O-Train Lines 2 and 4 Trillium (OC Transpo) |
| Hamilton | under construction — Hamilton LRT, 14 km, Metrolinx-led; Package 1 civil and utilities awarded 2026 | Hamilton LRT (under construction, Metrolinx) |
| Kitchener–Waterloo | operational — ION light rail Stage 1 (Waterloo–Kitchener); Stage 2 to Cambridge approved by Regional Council in November 2025 | ION light rail (Grand River Transit); Stage 2 ION to Cambridge (planned) |
Players with a footprint here
| Player | Kind | Footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Alstom | Rolling-stock OEM | Plant |
| Aecon | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| AtkinsRéalis | Engineering consultant | Headquarters, Joint venture |
| FCC | Civil contractor | Joint venture |
| Dragados | Civil contractor | Joint venture |
| EllisDon | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| SYSTRA | Engineering consultant | Joint venture |
| Hitachi Rail | Signalling & systems | Project presence |
| Siemens Mobility | Rolling-stock OEM | Depot / maintenance |
| Bechtel | Civil contractor | Project presence |
| Stantec | Engineering consultant | Headquarters |
| Transdev | Operator group | Joint venture |
| Webuild | Civil contractor | Joint venture |
| Arcadis | Engineering consultant | Regional HQ |
| DB | Operator group | Joint venture |
| Ghella | Civil contractor | Project presence |
| HDR | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
| Hatch | Engineering consultant | Headquarters |
| Mott MacDonald | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
| Plenary | Funder / investor | Headquarters |
| Arup | Engineering consultant | Office |
| Keolis | Operator group | Joint venture |
| Kiewit | Civil contractor | Project presence |
| SNCF | Operator group | Joint venture |
| CIB | Funder / investor | Headquarters |
| Parsons | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
Events here
| Event | Kind | City | Dates | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRACCS Rail Day 2027 | Conference | Toronto, Ontario | 16–17 June 2027 | TRACCS — Transit Rail Association for Canadian Contractors, Maintainers, Operators and Standards |
What changed
From This Week in Rail, newest first.
- 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).
- 2026-09-28 — Metrolinx tenders project delivery services, technical solutions and safety and systems assurance, bids closing 14 October.
- 2026-09-21 — Metrolinx prequalifies track contractors for its rail right-of-way maintenance programme.
- 2026-09-21 — Metrolinx tenders track, signal and right-of-way maintenance services for its West Region rail corridor.
- 2026-09-21 — Metrolinx tenders for custom electronic braking-system sensor harnesses.
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- Market narrative
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- Note
- Forward pipeline
- Delivery partner doors
- Gaps
- Methodology note
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Sources
- ● Infrastructure Ontario · Market Update, June 2026 (published 2026-06-18 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Metrolinx · Procurement Pipeline — Asset Management and Maintenance Services, June 2026 (published 2026-06-01 · 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)
- ● Metrolinx · Procurement Pipeline — Innovation and Information Technology, June 2026 (published 2026-06-01 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Metrolinx · Procurement pipeline (June 2026) (published 2026-06-01 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Metrolinx · Procurement Pipeline — Transit Procurement Initiatives, June 2026 (published 2026-06-01 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Government of Ontario (Ontario Newsroom) · 2026 Ontario Budget — brief (published 2026-03-26 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Ontario Northland Transportation Commission · Procurement results and awards register (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ONxpress Transportation Partners · Vendor opportunities (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Toronto Transit Commission · Notice of Planned Procurement (published 2026-02-27 · checked 2026-09-12)
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