Backgrounder: Canada and Ontario invest in a more accessible Timmins with modern public transit infrastructure
Backgrounder
Joint federal, provincial, and municipal funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support three public transit projects in Timmins. These investments will support better connected and more sustainable communities.
The Government of Canada is investing over $960,000 in these projects through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream (PTIS). The Government of Ontario is contributing more than $806,000, while the municipality is contributing more than $645,000.
Project Information:
Project Name |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Municipal / Other Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purchase Replacement Bus |
The replacement of a conventional bus with a newer model to improve the transit system's accessibility and offer riders a better quality service. |
$277,200 |
$230,977 |
$184,823 |
Purchase New Low Floor Accessible Paratransit Mobility Buses |
The replacement of existing buses with two paratransit vehicles to meet all accessibility standards and improve the capacity and quality of the public transit system. |
$140,800 |
$117,322 |
$93,878 |
Terminal Renovations and Improve Customer Accessibility |
Renovations to the terminal transit station, which include adding fully accessible washrooms, will modernize the building and ensure the amenities are barrier free for all transit users. |
$550,000 |
$458,288 |
$366,713 |
*The federal and provincial governments are each contributing the maximum share of eligible costs for these projects, which are 40% and 33.33% respectively (for new projects and 50% and 33.33% respectively for rehabilitation projects) per the requirements of the Canada-Ontario Integrated Bilateral Agreement. Contributions from municipalities may include both eligible and ineligible costs. Ineligible costs are expenditures that municipalities have chosen not to request reimbursement for or that cannot be reimbursed (e.g., property purchases, overhead costs).