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5/27/2026
Canada's three largest public transit agencies have jointly submitted recommendations to the federal government ahead of the fall budget season. Combined, the three agencies face more than CA$50 billion in unfunded capital needs over the next decade.
The three-pronged submission from Societe de transport de Montreal (STM), the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and TransLink first asks the government to reverse a decision made in the 2025 budget that reduced the 10-year, CA$30 billion Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF) program by CA$5 billion.
The transit agencies also asked the federal government to simplify the CPTF funding approval process for shovel-ready projects. Complex approval processes risk slowing delivery and increasing project costs, officials from the agencies said in a joint press release.
Finally, the agencies are calling for the CPTF to be made a permanent, inflation-adjusted program after the initial 10-year period.
"Long-term certainty is essential for agencies planning major infrastructure, fleet and state-of-good-repair investments," they added. "When Canada's three largest transit agencies are all raising the same priority, the message is clear: the CPTF is a critical national program that needs to be restored, strengthened and made predictable for the long term."