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Québec

9 buyers · 31 tenders · checked 2026-10-03

Canada's two largest rail procurements: Blue Line C$7.58bn extension, TramCité chosen March 2026, VIA C$4.7bn Alstom order September 2026, Alto HSR preliminary notice June 2026.

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2Metro systems operating

9Buyers tracked

29Tenders tracked

Live pipeline: C$7.58bn Blue Line · C$8.34bn REM construction · C$4.7bn VIA long-distance fleet · C$18.6bn Projet structurant de l'Est proposal · TramCité and Alto, values unpublished
Technology areas: Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity

Key figures

REM total cost of constructionC$8.34 billion · 67 km · 26 stationsREM total cost of construction, route length and station count on CDPQ Infra's fact sheet; three phases open between July 2023 and May 2026 with the airport branch in 2027

2 sources · all primary

● CDPQ Infra · REM — fact sheet (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
● REM (CDPQ Infra) · Réseau express métropolitain — le réseau (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)

Prolongement de la ligne bleueC$7,576.5 millionProlongement de la ligne bleue, Saint-Michel to Anjou — five stations, about 6 km of tunnel, service May 2031 (Conseil du trésor infrastructure dashboard, 20 August 2026)

1 source · primary

● Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor du Québec / Données Québec · Tableau de bord des projets d'infrastructures — open dataset, 20 August 2026 (donnees_ouvertes_tb_20260820.csv) (published 2026-08-20 · checked 2026-09-12)

Replacement of the Blue Line tr…C$565.9 millionReplacement of the Blue Line train control system, in execution alongside the extension (Conseil du trésor infrastructure dashboard)

1 source · primary

● Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor du Québec / Données Québec · Tableau de bord des projets d'infrastructures — open dataset, 20 August 2026 (donnees_ouvertes_tb_20260820.csv) (published 2026-08-20 · checked 2026-09-12)

TramCité19 km · 29 stationsTramCité, the Québec City tramway, with about 2 km of tunnel, 29 universally accessible stations and five transfer points; civil and systems consortia selected 26 March 2026, service planned 2033. No project value is published.

3 sources · all primary

● TramCité (CDPQ Infra) · TramCité en bref (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
● CDPQ Infra · TramCité annonce les consortiums privilégiés pour les contrats civil et système (published 2026-03-26 · checked 2026-09-12)
● CDPQ Infra · TramCité (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)

VIA Rail long-distance313 cars · C$4.7 billionVIA Rail long-distance, regional and remote fleet ordered from Alstom on 3 September 2026 — about C$4bn of cars plus a 15-year support agreement of nearly C$700m, built at Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, La Pocatière and Thunder Bay

1 source · primary

● Alstom · Press release — contract to renew VIA Rail Canada's long-distance fleet (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-06)

Chemin de fer Québec Central re…C$640.7m + C$106.3mChemin de fer Québec Central rehabilitation and reconstruction, Vallée-Jonction to Thetford Mines and Charny to Vallée-Jonction (Conseil du trésor infrastructure dashboard)

1 source · primary

● Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor du Québec / Données Québec · Tableau de bord des projets d'infrastructures — open dataset, 20 August 2026 (donnees_ouvertes_tb_20260820.csv) (published 2026-08-20 · checked 2026-09-12)

Projet structurant de transport…C$18.6 billionProjet structurant de transport collectif électrique dans l'est et le nord-est de Montréal — ARTM proposal, 38 km and 31 stations, still 'à l'étude' in the provincial dashboard

2 sources · all primary

● Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain · Projet structurant de l'Est (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
● Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor du Québec / Données Québec · Tableau de bord des projets d'infrastructures — open dataset, 20 August 2026 (donnees_ouvertes_tb_20260820.csv) (published 2026-08-20 · checked 2026-09-12)

Buyers

Buyer	Type	Tenders	Contracts awarded
CDPQ Infra	PPP concessionaire	6	16
Société de transport de Montréal	Metro corporation	8	0
Alto (Crown corporation)	High-speed rail SPV	1	6
Réseau de transport métropolitain (exo)	Regional rail SPV	5	2
Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable	State DOT	4	0
Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain	Transit authority	3	0
Cadence	PPP concessionaire	1	0
Ville de Québec	Other	1	0
Réseau de transport de la Capitale	Transit authority	0	0

Tenders

Tender	Buyer	Status	Value band	Next key date
REM two additional stations design-build	CDPQ Infra	Open	value not published	Closes November 2026
Alto central segment, Ottawa–Montréal, first construction phase	Cadence	Pre-bid	no package values published	Closes December 2026
Alto Toronto-Québec City high-speed rail	Alto	Pre-bid	value not published
Anjou station construction Blue Line extension	STM	Pre-bid	value not published by the STM; values are on SEAO
Track equipment acquisition and installation tunnel	STM	Pre-bid	value not published by the STM; values are on SEAO
Traction-power equipment rectifier substations transformers	STM	Pre-bid	values not published by the STM; values are on SEAO
ARTM Concerto account-based ticketing platform	ARTM	Retender	value not published
CDPQ Infra general contractor qualification	CDPQ Infra	Bids closed	$5–25m	Bids closed August 2026 · award expected
Viau station construction Blue Line extension	STM	Bids closed	value not published by the STM; values are on SEAO	Bids closed June 2026 · award expected
Auxiliary structures SA1, SA2 and SA3 Blue Line	STM	Bids closed	value not published by the STM; values are on SEAO	Bids closed September 2026 · award expected
Lacordaire station primary structure and development	STM	Bids closed	value not published by the STM; values are on SEAO	Bids closed May 2026 · award expected
Langelier station primary structure and development	STM	Bids closed	value not published by the STM; values are on SEAO	Bids closed August 2026 · award expected
REM automated light metro	CDPQ Infra	Awarded	over $1bn
VIA Rail 313 Alstom Adessia cars, 15-year support	VIA Rail	Awarded	over $1bn	Published September 2026
TramCité civil contract, 19 km Québec City tramway	CDPQ Infra	Awarded	value not published
TramCité systems integration and commissioning contract	CDPQ Infra	Awarded	value not published
VIA Rail corridor fleet Siemens trainsets	VIA Rail	Awarded	value not published in the release
exo commuter rail operation and maintenance	exo	Awarded	value not published by exo	Contract runs to June 2040
Blue Line extension Saint-Michel to Anjou	ARTM	In execution	over $1bn
Chemin de fer Québec Central, Vallée-Jonction–Thetford	MTMD	In execution	$100–500m
Blue Line train control system replacement	ARTM	In execution	$100–500m
exo diesel locomotive fleet replacement	exo	In execution	$100–500m
exo type-2000 passenger car programmes	exo	In execution	$100–500m
Chemin de fer Québec Central, Charny–Vallée-Jonction	MTMD	In execution	$25–100m
Gare Lucien-L'Allier platform reconstruction	exo	In execution	$25–100m
Terminus Châteauguay platform extension	exo	In execution	$25–100m
MR-73 metro cars overhaul and upgrade	STM	In execution	$5–25m
TramCité rolling stock, Alstom, assigned CDPQ Infra	CDPQ Infra	In execution	value not published
ARTM Projet structurant, 38 km, 31 stations	MTMD	Planned	over $1bn
Réseau ferroviaire de la Gaspésie, Port-Daniel–Gaspé	MTMD	Planned	value not published (dashboard cost field empty)
Réseau structurant de transport en commun, Québec	Ville de Québec	Planned	value not published in the provincial infrastructure dashboard

Cities

City	Network status	Networks
Montréal	operational — STM Métro, REM (three phases open; airport 2027), exo commuter rail; Alto HSR development	Montréal Métro (STM); REM (CDPQ Infra); exo commuter rail
Québec City	under development — TramCité tramway, 19 km and 29 stations, civil and systems consortia selected March 2026, service planned 2033	TramCité tramway (under development, CDPQ Infra)

Players with a footprint here

Player	Kind	Footprint
Alstom	Rolling-stock OEM	Plant
Aecon	Civil contractor	Headquarters
AtkinsRéalis	Engineering consultant	Headquarters
Dragados	Civil contractor	Project presence
SYSTRA	Engineering consultant	Joint venture
Siemens Mobility	Rolling-stock OEM	Depot / maintenance
EBC	Civil contractor	Headquarters
Pomerleau	Civil contractor	Headquarters
Arup	Engineering consultant	Office
CN	Freight railroad	Headquarters
Keolis	Operator group	Joint venture
SNCF	Operator group	Joint venture
WSP	Engineering consultant	Headquarters
CIB	Funder / investor	Headquarters

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Sources

● Alstom · Press release — contract to renew VIA Rail Canada's long-distance fleet (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-06)
● Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain · Projet structurant de l'Est (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
● Cadence · Approvisionnement — avis préalable au marché, registre des fournisseurs, contrats octroyés (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
● CDPQ Infra · Approvisionnement (appels d'offres ouverts, registre des fournisseurs) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
● CDPQ Infra · REM — fact sheet (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
● CDPQ Infra · TramCité annonce les consortiums privilégiés pour les contrats civil et système (published 2026-03-26 · checked 2026-09-12)
● exo (Réseau de transport métropolitain) · exo confie à Transdev Canada inc. l'opération et l'entretien du matériel roulant ferroviaire (published 2026-03-16 · checked 2026-09-12)
● Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor du Québec · Tableau de bord des projets d'infrastructures publiques (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
● Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor du Québec / Données Québec · Tableau de bord des projets d'infrastructures — open dataset, 20 August 2026 (donnees_ouvertes_tb_20260820.csv) (published 2026-08-20 · checked 2026-09-12)
● REM (CDPQ Infra) · Réseau express métropolitain — le réseau (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
● Société de transport de Montréal · Appels d'offres 2026 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)

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