Canadian Transit Projects
Subway extensions, LRT lines, GO expansion, stations and maintenance facilities. The longest-lead, highest-value work in the country, and the projects most likely to be tendered in packages years apart.
Largest active transit projects
The biggest transit projects still proposed or under construction, by capital cost. Completed and cancelled work is excluded.
| Project | Value | Proponent | Status | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Line | $29.5B | — | Under Construction | Toronto |
| GO Expansion | $27.5B | — | Under Construction | Toronto |
| Scarborough Subway Extension | $10.2B | — | Under Construction | Toronto |
| Hazel McCallion LRT | $6.0B | — | Under Construction | Mississauga |
| Yonge North Subway Extension | $5.7B | — | Under Construction | York |
| Eglinton Crosstown West Extension | $4.0B | — | Under Construction | Toronto |
| Ottawa LRT (Stage 2) | $2.4B | — | Under Construction | Ottawa |
| SmartTrack Program | $1.7B | — | Under Construction | Toronto |
| Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement Project | $949M | — | Under Construction | Toronto |
| Centre de transport Bellechasse de la STM – Montréal – Construction | $584M | Société de transport de Montréal | Under Construction | Montreal |
| Hamilton LRT | $575M | — | Proposed | Hamilton |
| Métro de Montréal, système de contrôle des trains sur la ligne bleue – Remplacement | $566M | Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain conjointement avec la Société de transport de Montréal | Under Construction | Montreal |
| Réseau ferroviaire de la Gaspésie entre Port-Daniel–Gascons et Gaspé – Réfection et reconstruction | $518M | Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable | Under Construction | De Port Daniel–Gascons A Gaspe |
| Service rapide par bus intégré sur le boulevard Pie-IX entre Montréal et Laval – Aménagement et construction | $442M | Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain | Under Construction | De Montreal A Laval |
| Chemin de fer Québec Central entre Vallée-Jonction et Thetford Mines – Réfection et reconstruction | $440M | Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable | Under Construction | De Vallee Jonction A Thetford Mines |
| Garage de la STL (phase IV) – Laval – Construction | $310M | Société de transport de Laval | Under Construction | Laval |
| Réseau ferroviaire de la Gaspésie entre Caplan et Port-Daniel–Gascons – Réfection et reconstruction | $300M | Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable | Under Construction | De Caplan A Port Daniel–Gascons |
| Bus Replacement Program | $264M | — | Proposed | Mississauga |
| Construction of a new bus rapid transit corridor along Dundas Street in Mississauga | $224M | — | Proposed | Mississauga |
| Réseau de trains de banlieue d'exo, locomotives diesel – Région métropolitaine de Montréal – Remplacement | $207M | Exo | Under Construction | Region Metropolitaine De Montreal |
| New Maintenance & Storage Facility | $204M | — | Under Construction | Hamilton |
| Mesures prioritaires pour le transport collectif sur le boulevard Guillaume-Couture – Lévis – Aménagement | $149M | Société de transport de Lévis | Under Construction | Levis |
| Transit Maintenance & Storage Facility | $128M | — | Under Construction | Brampton |
| Réseau de trains de banlieue d'exo, voitures passagers (type 2000) – Région métropolitaine de Montréal – Remplacement | $120M | Exo | Under Construction | Region Metropolitaine De Montreal |
| Replacement of Transit Fleet | $114M | — | Proposed | Hamilton |
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