By working closely with its partners across Canada, the federal government is ensuring that more Canadians will be able to live near public transit, connecting them to jobs, services, and their communities.
Today, Minister Darren Fisher, MP Lena Metlege Diab, and Mayor Andy Fillmore announced a federal investment of more than $55 million in transit funding for the Halifax Regional Municipality, providing predictable and long-term funding, tied to greater density near transit.
Through the new Canada Public Transit Fund's Baseline Funding stream, Halifax Regional Municipality will receive an annual funding allocation amounting to over $55 million over 10 years. Funding will upgrade, replace, or modernize the municipality's public transit infrastructure, and maintain it in a state of good repair.
This investment, beginning in 2026 until 2036, will help increase the housing supply and affordability as part of complete, transit-oriented communities, while helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
