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Alto Toronto-Québec City high-speed rail
Alto — Toronto–Québec City high-speed rail, close to 1,000 km: development phase with Cadence, Ottawa–Montréal chosen as the starting segment, formal procurement from 2026
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- Buyer
- Alto (Crown corporation)
- Where
- Québec · Montréal
- Segments
- Rolling stock, Signalling, Track, Electrification, Civil works
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Digital operations, Cybersecurity
- Status
- Pre-bid — Development contract with Cadence signed March 2025; Ottawa–Montréal chosen as the starting segment in December 2025; a preliminary notice to market for the central segment ran 23 June to December 2026 with formal procurement processes in 2026, 2027 and beyond and construction planned 2029–2030
- Value band
- value not published
- Currency
- CAD
- Key dates (month)
- Cadence contract March 2025 · Starting segment chosen December 2025 · Preliminary notice to market June 2026 · Notice closes December 2026 · Construction 2029
Next step
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- Full scope
- How the figure was arrived at
- Key dates (5)
- Published bidders
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5 sources · all primary
- ● Alto (Crown corporation) · Toronto–Québec City High-Speed Rail: first major milestone reached — Alto and Cadence sign agreement (published 2025-03-21 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Cadence (private developer partner) · Alto and Cadence to launch phased market sounding for major works procurement (published 2026-03-09 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Cadence · Alto et Cadence lancent un avis préalable au marché dans le cadre du projet canadien de train à grande vitesse (published 2026-06-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Cadence · Awarded contracts (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Alto (VIA HFR – VIA TGF Inc.) · Approvisionnement (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
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