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Canada Public Transit Fund — buyers, tenders and who holds what
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Permanent federal transit fund announced July 2024: $30bn over the first ten years, about $3bn a year from 2026-27 (metro-region agreements, baseline and targeted streams); 2026 budget signals reductions per trade press.
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Metrolinx | Transit authority | Ontario |
| City of Calgary — Green Line LRT | Transit authority | Alberta |
| British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Transit | Transit authority | British Columbia |
| Toronto Transit Commission | Metro corporation | Ontario |
| South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority | Transit authority | British Columbia |
| City of Edmonton — LRT Expansion | Transit authority | Alberta |
| City of Hamilton | Transit authority | Ontario |
| City of Ottawa — Transit Services (OC Transpo) | Transit authority | Ontario |
| Regional Municipality of Waterloo — Rapid Transit and Grand River Transit | Transit authority | Ontario |
| Halifax Regional Municipality | Transit authority | Nova Scotia |
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | Federal agency | |
| Ontario Ministry of Transportation | State DOT | Ontario |
| Transportation Investment Corporation | State SPV | British Columbia |
Live tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Line Phase 1 Maintenance Storage Facility | City of Calgary | Open | value not published | Closes November 2026 |
| Green Line Phase 1 Ramsay elevated guideway | City of Calgary | Open | value not published | Closes October 2026 |
| Green Line Phase 1 track package | City of Calgary | 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 |
Awarded
| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton LRT package 1 civil utilities | Metrolinx | Awarded | C$1 billion to C$5 billion (Metrolinx published band) | Awarded March 2026 |
| TTC Line 2 Bloor-Danforth automatic train control | TTC | Awarded | no contract value published | Awarded July 2026 |
| Green Line Phase 1 early construction contracts | City of Calgary | Awarded | value not published (three contracts, May–June 2026) | Awarded May 2026 |
| Hamilton LRT enabling works Main and Ottawa Streets | City of Hamilton | Awarded | value not published on the portal record | Awarded June 2026 |
| Broadway Subway Millennium Line extension 2027 | BC MoTT | In execution | over $1bn | Awarded September 2020 |
| 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 southern civil stations tunnel | Metrolinx | In execution | over $1bn | Awarded November 2022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Surrey Langley SkyTrain eight stations three exchanges | BC MoTT | In execution | value not published | Awarded 2024 |
| Surrey Langley SkyTrain elevated guideway roadworks | BC MoTT | In execution | value not published | Awarded 2024 |
| Surrey Langley SkyTrain systems trackwork | BC MoTT | In execution | value not published | Awarded 2024 |
Milestones
The next key date of each tender in this programme, by month.
Passed
| Month | Milestone | Tender | Buyer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Announced | New vendors for technical services | Metrolinx | Planned |
| 2026 | Announced | Rail flaw detection track geometry testing | Metrolinx | Planned |
| 2026 | Announced | System-wide mega tie renewal surfacing | Metrolinx | Planned |
| 2026 | Announced | TTC Greenwood Yard signalling design engineering services | TTC | Planned |
| 2026 | Announced | Union Station Rail Corridor signalling design | Metrolinx | Planned |
| March 2026 | Awarded | Hamilton LRT package 1 civil utilities | Metrolinx | Awarded |
| May 2026 | Awarded | Green Line Phase 1 early construction contracts | City of Calgary | Awarded |
| May 2026 | Published | Yonge North Subway Extension stations systems | Metrolinx | Bids closed |
| June 2026 | Awarded | Hamilton LRT enabling works Main and Ottawa Streets | City of Hamilton | Awarded |
| July 2026 | Awarded | TTC Line 2 Bloor-Danforth automatic train control | TTC | Awarded |
Coming up
and 24 more — see the tender table
Players holding positions here
| Player | Kind | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Alstom | Rolling-stock OEM | France |
| Aecon | Civil contractor | Canada |
| AtkinsRéalis | Engineering consultant | Canada |
| FCC | Civil contractor | Spain |
| Dragados | Civil contractor | Spain |
| EllisDon | Civil contractor | Canada |
| SYSTRA | Engineering consultant | France |
| Hitachi Rail | Signalling & systems | Japan |
| Ledcor | Civil contractor | Canada |
| Siemens Mobility | Rolling-stock OEM | Germany |
| AECOM | Engineering consultant | United States |
| Acciona | Civil contractor | Spain |
| Bechtel | Civil contractor | United States |
| Pomerleau | Civil contractor | Canada |
| Stantec | Engineering consultant | Canada |
| Transdev | Operator group | France |
| Webuild | Civil contractor | Italy |
| Arcadis | Engineering consultant | Netherlands |
| DB | Operator group | Germany |
| Ghella | Civil contractor | Italy |
| HDR | Engineering consultant | United States |
| Hatch | Engineering consultant | Canada |
| Mott MacDonald | Engineering consultant | United Kingdom |
| Plenary | Funder / investor | Canada |
| Supreme Steel | Other | Canada |
| STRABAG | Civil contractor | Austria |
| Arup | Engineering consultant | United Kingdom |
| Graham | Civil contractor | Canada |
| Hyundai Rotem | Rolling-stock OEM | South Korea |
| PCL | Civil contractor | Canada |
| ACS | Civil contractor | Spain |
| CAF | Rolling-stock OEM | Spain |
| Egis | Engineering consultant | France |
| Ferrovial | Civil contractor | Spain |
| John Laing | Funder / investor | United Kingdom |
| VINCI | Civil contractor | France |
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