Hamilton — 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.
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lisa Hepfner, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, and Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain, and Andrea Horwath, Mayor of the City of Hamilton, announced a federal investment of more than $62 million in transit funding for Hamilton, providing predictable and long-term funding.
Through the new Canada Public Transit Fund’s Baseline Funding stream and the City of Hamilton’s transit division, the Hamilton Street Railway, will receive an annual funding allocation amounting to over $62 million over 10 years. Funding will upgrade, replace, or modernize the City’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.
“We are committed to building high quality and affordable public transit, and this new long-term funding will make a big difference.” – Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities