Saturday, February 14, 2026
Peel Region announces new overpass on Mississauga Road complete
Peel Region announced a key milestone in their upgrades to Mississauga Road, with a new bridge overpass that separates Mississauga Road from the CN Rail…
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First of three new Northlander trainsets arrives in Ontario
The Government of Ontario marked a major milestone with the arrival of the first of three new Northlander trainsets in Ontario. The Northlander will span…
$18M in funding to improve intermodal connectivity in the Winnipeg
Transport Canada announced an investment of up to $18 million, under the National Trade Corridors Fund, for a project that will strengthen intermodal connectivity in…
Metrolinx awards contract for Kitchener GO Corridor Expansion project
Metrolinx announced the next step forward the Kitchener GO Corridor Expansion project by awarding the first in a series of construction contracts that will deliver…
Ontario to reinstate passenger rail service between Toronto and Timmins
The Ontario government is investing $75 million to bring passenger rail service back to Northeastern Ontario. Service will be reinstated between Timmins and Toronto, helping…
Manitoba announces development partner for CentrePort Canada Rail Park
The Government of Manitoba and CentrePort Canada Inc. announced that an agreement has been concluded with a development partner for the CentrePort Canada Rail Park.…
Feasibility study looking at potential northern railway route in Quebec
SNC-Lavalin announced that its consortium with Norda Stelo has been awarded a two-year contract by the Quebec Railway Company Rail SEC (Qc Rail), to undertake…
Hatch and LTK form strategic rail and transit infrastructure partnership
Hatch has announced that it is welcoming LTK – a transportation engineering consulting firm that specializes in transit, transit vehicles, and transit systems – into…
Hatch and LTK confirm integration discussions
Hatch and LTK confirm that they are in the final stages of negotiating an integration of the two firms. The combination of Hatch and LTK will create…
B.C. completes Island Rail assessment
The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s assessment of the entire Island Rail (formerly E&N) Corridor on Vancouver Island has been released. This up-to-date,…
Ontario, utilities to coordinate to speed up transit construction
The Government of Ontario is working with utilities throughout the Greater Toronto Area to provide stronger coordination during the construction of transit projects. Following the…
Quebec, Cree Nation sign Grand Alliance
Québec Premier François Legault and Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) and Chairman of the Cree Nation Government, Dr. Abel…
Innovation at IO
This past September, we released Infrastructure Ontario’s (IO) 2019 Fall Market Update. The pipeline of major infrastructure projects is our largest and confirms Ontario’s leadership…
RFQ issued for Union Station Enhancement Project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx (MX) have released a request for qualifications (RFQ) to prequalify project teams to deliver the Union Station Enhancement project. The…
Construction begins on Highway 401/409 rail tunnels
The Government of Ontario has announced the start of tunnel construction on two rail tunnels under Highways 401 and 409, which will make way for…
CN to rebuild crucial rail bridge link to NWT
CN has announced that it will rebuild the rail bridge over the Steen River in Alberta. Imperial and Suncor are contributing funds to the reconstruction…
Preferred proponent selected for Davenport Diamond project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have announced Graham Commuter Rail Solutions (GCRS) as the preferred proponent to design, build, and finance the Davenport Diamond Rail…
Ontario expanding GO service on three lines
The Ontario government has announced an expansion of GO Train service that will offer more choices to transit users and commuters as well as Markham,…
RFP closed for Davenport Diamond project
The request for proposals (RFP) stage has closed for teams to submit their bids to design, build, and finance the Davenport Diamond Rail Grade Separation…
Stantec awarded contract to support Rail Deck Park development
Stantec has been selected to provide the technical consulting and costing services to CreateTO for the next stage of planning for Toronto’s Rail Deck Park,…
ReNew Canada’s 2019 Outlook
It’s difficult to project what will happen in a year ahead when so much still seems up in the air, especially on the political front.…
VIA Rail selects Siemens AG For new rail car fleet
VIA Rail Canada announced that Siemens Canada was awarded a $989 million contract to build the 32 trainsets that will replace VIA Rail’s fleet that…
StatsCan releases public transit asset information
Statistics Canada has released its latest in its series of results from the 2016 Core Public Infrastructure Survey. The latest information provides a glimpse into…
Canada investing in Arctic Gateway Group
The Government of Canada has announced an investment of $117 million to the Arctic Gateway Group through the Western Diversification Program. The investment allows the…