Trade Diversification Corridors Fund – Stream 3: Supporting Regional Growth

• Project proposal
• Tables 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
• Confirmation of Funding Sources Form for each funding contributor
• Preliminary environmental review
• Relevant letters of support and engineering report for the project

Who is eligible?

• Provinces and territories, including provincial and territorial Crown corporations
• Municipalities, local and regional governments
• Indigenous governments, tribal councils, and other forms of regional government
• Nationally or regionally representative Indigenous organizations and Indigenous development corporations
• Canadian not-for-profit and for-profit private sector organizations legally incorporated or registered in Canada

Eligible expenses

• Site preparation, construction, rehabilitation and improvement of transportation-related infrastructure assets
• Prefeasibility and feasibility studies, engineering, planning and design work
• Acquisition, installation and deployment of technologies such as sensors, data collection and information sharing systems
• Limited administrative costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs incurred before the approval-in-principle letter or after the final claim date
• Land acquisition costs and associated real estate fees
• Project application preparation or development costs
• Financing charges and interest payments on project loans
• Purchase of rolling stock or mobile equipment

• Assessment considers the strength and clarity of the project proposal and its demonstrated capacity to advance the objectives of Stream 3 and the TDCF program.
• Stream 3 proposals are assessed on the project’s expected increase in trade volumes and fiscal impact on the Government of Canada.
• Priority may be given to projects able to demonstrate substantial completion by December 31, 2031.
• Strong proposals should require the lowest amounts of non-repayable federal funding relative to total eligible costs.

• For Stream 3, submit a project proposal directly; no expression of interest or formal invitation from Transport Canada is required.
• Use a Government of Canada-issued GCKey to access the TDCF online application portal.
• Submit the project proposal through the TDCF online portal.

• Transport Canada will review EOI submissions for Stream 1 to determine whether projects can move forward to a project proposal.
• Project proposals will be assessed by Transport Canada’s cross-disciplinary review committee, which will make funding recommendations to the Minister of Transport.
• Final funding decisions are made by the Minister of Transport.
• Applicants will be notified of the outcome by the TDCF team via email once the evaluation process is complete.
• Successful applicants are expected to finalize and sign the contribution agreement within a reasonable delay of six to twelve months after the approval-in-principle letter.