Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF)

• Expression of Interest for Baseline Funding.
• Supporting evidence of transit ridership, population served, and capital investment history.
• Multi-year capital plan.

Who is eligible?

• Transit agencies and transit asset owners can apply for Baseline Funding.

Who is not eligible

• Applicants that do not meet the minimum eligibility requirements (e.g., lacking sufficient transit ridership data, not operating a fixed route transit service, or not meeting historical capital investment and ridership thresholds).
• Entities unable to provide supporting documentation for eligibility are considered ineligible.
• Applicants seeking to combine funding from most other Infrastructure Canada programs with the Base Funding stream (except for the Canada Community-Building Fund, CMHC, or Canada Infrastructure Bank).

Eligible expenses

• Capital investments for public transit infrastructure, such as extension, rehabilitation, or replacement of existing systems (e.g., bus fleet expansions, subway station upgrades, new tramway lines).
• Capital investments for active transportation infrastructure, including extension, rehabilitation, or replacement of bike paths, trails, and pedestrian bridges.
• Non-capital expenses related to planning activities for public transit or active transportation infrastructure projects.

Eligible geographic areas

• Communities across Canada, including provinces, territories, rural, remote, northern, and Indigenous communities
• Projects located in provinces and territories of Canada

• Commitment to conduct a housing needs assessment and define minimum housing expectations for communities over 30,000 residents.
• Commitment to support Canada's plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and consider the project's potential climate impact.
• Provision of progress and results reports in accordance with funding agreements.
• Compliance with applicable codes, standards, environmental assessment requirements, federal laws and regulations, Indigenous consultation and accommodation obligations, and accessibility standards.

• Metro-regions complete an Expression of Interest through the Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada Funding Portal.
• Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada reviews the Expression of Interest.
• If all eligibility criteria are met, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada invites successful applicants to advance the submission of an Integrated Regional Plan.
• Participating organizations submit an Integrated Regional Plan that outlines how capital investments over a ten-year horizon will achieve core objectives for the Canada Public Transit Fund.
• Following review and assessment of an Integrated Regional Plan, a Metro-Region Agreement would be developed as a long-term funding commitment.
• Metro-region signatories then bring forward project funding requests, which are reviewed and assessed by Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada.

• Eligible applicants who are invited to submit Capital Plan applications will be required to meet certain conditions.
• Recipients will be expected to commit to supporting Canada's plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and to consider future potential climate impacts.
• Recipients will be required to report on progress and outcomes as specified in funding agreements.
• Projects must comply with applicable codes and standards, environmental impact assessment requirements, federal laws and regulations, Indigenous consultation and accommodation obligations, accessibility standards, and other conditions outlined at the Capital Plan Application stage.

• Future intake periods may open periodically.
• Projects must meet environmental, accessibility, and consultation requirements.
• Progress and results reporting is required under funding agreements.