{"id":17627,"date":"2025-02-19T15:59:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/canadas-high-speed-rail-plan-gets-multi-billion-dollar-boost\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T15:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:59:29","slug":"canadas-high-speed-rail-plan-gets-multi-billion-dollar-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/canadas-high-speed-rail-plan-gets-multi-billion-dollar-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s high-speed rail plan gets multi-billion-dollar boost"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Canada\u2019s plan for high-speed rail<\/a> are picking up steam with a multi-billion-dollar funding boost.<\/p>\n

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The federal government announced the new funding and that a consortium has been chosen to develop the planned link between Toronto and Quebec City on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The project, dubbed \u201cAlto,\u201d would see fully electric trains transport passengers along the highly trafficked rail corridor at speeds of 300 kilometres per hour along 1,000 kilometres of track.<\/p>\n

\u201cA reliable, efficient high-speed rail network will be a game changer for Canadians, slashing travel times by half, getting you from Toronto to Montreal in three hours,\u201d Prime Minister Justin Trudeau<\/a> said in Montreal.<\/p>\n

Trudeau said the train would make stops in Laval, Trois-Rivi\u00e8res, Montr\u00e9al, Ottawa and Peterborough.<\/p>\n

According to a release from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, Cadence is a consortium of \u201cworld-renowned companies\u201d that have expertise in design, development and operation of large-scale transportation infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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As part of the announcement, Transport Minister Anita Anand said the federal government will be spending $3.9 billion over the course of five years on the latest phase of the development, with the Cadence consortium chosen to co-design, build, finance, operate and maintain the project.<\/p>\n

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That funding is in addition to the $371.8 million provided in the 2024 budget.<\/p>\n

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Anand said the current co-development phase will occur in three stages.<\/p>\n

The first stage of procuring the train is underway, with the bidder having been chosen.<\/p>\n