Transit, Transportation, & Infrastructure  /  Climate Change & the Environment

Public transit platforms

Here's what the 2025 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal

  • Invest an additional $250M in the Rural Transit Solutions Fund to lower costs and support developing, expanding, and operating local, regional, and cross-Canada transit

    "Make rural and small communities more affordable and accessible through investing an additional $250 million in the Rural Transit Solutions Fund. By working with provinces and territories, we will lower costs and further support the development, expansion, and operation of local, regional, and cross-Canada transit and bus solutions that help Canadians get to work, school, medical appointments, and visit loved ones." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

Conservative

  • Not fund the Québec City tramway

    "Quebec City tramway: A Conservative government will not fund the construction of the Quebec City tramway, a costly and unpopular project." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

Bloc

  • Doubler le financement du transport collectif et soutenir tous les projets sélectionnés par le gouvernement du Québec
  • Proposer que le fédéral investisse dans le maintien des actifs de transport en commun

    Le Bloc proposera que le fédéral investisse aussi dans le maintien des actifs de transport en commun afin de préserver les infrastructures dont nous profitons déjà, par exemple, le métro de Montréal.

  • Réinstaurer un crédit d’impôt pour un abonnement de transport en commun ou l’utilisation d’un service d’autopartage

    Il militera pour des mesures encourageant la population à la mobilité durable, par exemple le retour d’un crédit d’impôt pour un abonnement de transport en commun ou l’utilisation d’un service d’autopartage.

NDP

  • Work with provinces and municipalities to double public transit ridership by 2035
  • Expand the Canada Public Transit Fund, which currently gives money to municipalities to fund capital projects, to include operations funding as well

    "We will work with provinces and municipalities with a goal of doubling public transit ridership by 2035, including expanding the Canada Public Transit Fund to include operations funding." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Support provinces to build infrastructure needed for housing growth, like water, transit, and public services, with $2B/year

    "The Communities First Fund will support provinces in building the infrastructure needed for growth – like water, transit, and public services." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

We don't have any Green policies on Public transit.

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