Friday, June 19, 2026
Ontario Transit Group (OTG) has selected Schneider Electric Canada to provide advanced electrical and automation solutions for the Ontario Line South.
The Ontario Line is a new 15.6-kilometre rapid transit line that will run from Exhibition Place, through downtown Toronto, to the Eglinton Crosstown LRT at Don Mills Road. The southern section, being delivered by OTG on behalf of Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario, encompasses 6.7 kilometres of tunnels and seven stations – including Exhibition Station.
The Ontario Line is No. 7 on ReNew Canada’s 2026 Top100 Projects report.
Schneider Electric is supporting the project with technology that will enhance reliability, safety, and performance across critical electrical and energy systems. The company is providing switchgear and energy management systems.
“Schneider Electric Canada is proud to bring our proven energy and automation technology to the Ontario Line South, a project that will transform how hundreds of thousands of Torontonians move through their city every day,” said Emily Heitman, president of Schneider Electric Canada. “Reliable, safe, and efficient transit infrastructure starts with the technology systems that power it. Together with Ontario Transit Group and Metrolinx, we are helping deliver a transit system that the people of Toronto can count on for decades to come.”
When complete, the Ontario Line overall is expected to accommodate nearly 388,000 daily boardings and bring more than 227,500 people within walking distance of rapid transit.
Among the most critical of these systems is the Tunnel Ventilation System, which manages airflow throughout the Ontario Line’s underground tunnels and stations during both daily operations and emergency scenarios. Powered by Schneider Electric’s Altivar variable frequency drives, the system provides precise control of high-volume ventilation fans – enabling rapid smoke extraction, safe evacuation conditions, and continuous protection of passengers and first responders.
“It is the kind of technology that is invisible when it works, but indispensable when it is needed most,” Heitman continued.
The Ontario Line South is being delivered under a design-build-finance contract awarded to Ontario Transit Group – a joint venture between Ferrovial Construction and VINCI Construction Grands Projets – by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx.
Featured image: (Metrolinx)
