Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Ontario awards construction contract for East Harbour Transit Hub
The Government of Ontario awarded the construction contract for the East Harbour Transit Hub. This all-new transit hub is part of the government’s plan to…
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Quebec announces launch of eastern tramway project for Montreal area
The Government of Quebec announced that the Eastern Structuring Project (PSE) will be the first to be entrusted to Mobilité Infra Québec (MIQ), when it…
Surrey Langley SkyTrain station, guideway construction reaches milestone
Significant construction is underway along the Surrey Langley SkyTrain alignment and at future station sites, bringing people a major step closer to safe, affordable and…
Edmonton shortlists three bidders for procurement of light-rail vehicles
The City of Edmonton announced it has shortlisted three bidders to participate in the Request for Proposals for the design and manufacturing of up to…
STM submits pre-budget recommendations to Quebec government
For the Quebec government’s 2025–2026 pre-budget consultations, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) submited prioritized pre-budget recommendations focused on local investment through the maintenance…
Brampton to receive $106M in annual funding through Canada Public Transit Fund
The City of Brampton has secured over $106 million in annual transit funding through the new Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF). The funding will help…
Metrolinx completes Hazel McCallion LRT elevated guideway
Metrolinx announced that progress continues on the Hazel McCallion LRT line, with major portions of the project’s new elevated guideway now complete. This elevated section stretching…
TTC Board approves contract for elevators at Old Mill Station
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Board has approved the award of a contract to make Old Mill Station on Line 2 accessible, with the construction…
Calgary City Council votes yes on province’s Green Line LRT alignment
Calgary City Council voted yes on the Green Line LRT, getting shovels in the ground this year in the southeast and beginning work immediately on…
Metro Vancouver gets $663M from the Canada Public Transit Fund
The Government of Canada announced a federal investment of more than $663 million in funding through the Canada Public Transit Fund to improve Metro Vancouver’s…
Ontario to extend Hazel McCallion Line into Brampton and Mississauga
The Government of Ontario announced it is moving forward with work to extend the Hazel McCallion Line into downtown Brampton and Mississauga and plans to…
GO Transit Network Operations Centre earns LEED Gold certification
Metrolinx announced that the GO Transit Network Operations Centre (NOC) has officially been awarded LEED Gold certification in green building leadership. The NOC is at…
Groupe Porteur selected for the Gatineau-Ottawa tramway project
The Société de transport de l’Outaouais has awarded the contract for professional, technical, and multidisciplinary services on the Gatineau-Ottawa tramway project to Groupe Porteur, which…
TransLink opens Capstan Station on Canada Line in Richmond
TransLink and the City of Richmond are announcing the newly completed Capstan SkyTrain Station on the Canada Line is now open to customers. The station…
B.C. awards contract for Highway 1 Bus-On-Shoulder-Lanes project
The Government of British Columbia announced RapidBus infrastructure upgrades are coming to Highway 1 from McKenzie Interchange through to the Six Mile area. A contract…
Province, City of Quebec, CDPQ partner to deliver TramCité project
The Government of Quebec, the City of Quebec and CDPQ Infra announced the signing of agreements sealing the partnership for the planning of the tramway…
Alberta government reveals proposal for new alignment of Green Line LRT
The Government of Alberta released its new plan to extend the Green Line LRT project. In July, the province contracted AECOM to identify and assess an…
TTC issues RFP for 55 new Line 2 subway trains and automatic train control
The TTC has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 55 new subway trains for Line 2. The RFP follows the November 30 confirmation of…
Metrolinx CEO steps down, to be replaced by head of Infrastructure Ontario
The Government of Ontario named Michael Lindsay as the new interim-president and Chief Executive Officer of Metrolinx, effective as early as December 16, 2024. Lindsay…
Edmonton reopens Stony Plain Road Bridge as part of Valley Line West LRT
The City of Edmonton and Marigold Infrastructure Partners, the contractor building Valley Line West, have achieved a major project milestone by reopening Stony Plain Road between 129…
Canada, Ontario announce funding to purchase new subway cars for TTC’s Line 2
The Government of Canada announced that the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will receive nearly $1.2 billion over the next decade through the Baseline stream of…
Toronto breaks ground on new transit-oriented housing project
The City of Toronto announced the start of construction of a new mixed-use, transit-oriented housing project adjacent to the TTC’s Wilson Station that will deliver…
Excavation starts at first Ontario Line tunnel launch shaft
The Government of Ontario announced excavation has started on the launch shaft for the Ontario Line subway tunnels at Exhibition Station. “It’s been more than…
CDPQ Infra targets fall 2025 for next commissioning of REM
CDPQ announced that work in the Mont-Royal Tunnel is progressing and that dynamic tests are going well on the Deux-Montagnes and Anse-à-l’Orme branches. As a…