Strengthening Rural Transit Across Ontario Communities

Backgrounder

Backgrounder : Strengthening Rural Transit Across Ontario Communities

The federal government is investing $1,207,501 through the Rural Transit Solutions Fund to support 11 rural transit projects across Ontario.

Project Information:

Location

Project Name

Project Details

Federal Funding

Provincial Funding

Municipal Funding

Town of Carleton Place

Public Transit System Study for the Town of Carleton Place

Develop a Public Transit System to serve the Town of Carleton Place.

$50,000

$0

$40,000

Wallaceburg, Municipality of Chatham-Kent and First Nations in the Fringe Area

 

Purchase of a vehicle for on-demand transit service in Wallaceburg and surrounding area within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Purchase of a vehicle and construction of a transit shelter for an on-demand transit service in Wallaceburg and surrounding area within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

$320,000

$0

$81,445

Town of Collingwood

Purchase of transit infrastructure to  transform their transit system to an on-demand service in the Town of Collingwood

Purchase communications infrastructure to transform their existing fixed-route transit service to an on-demand transit service which will serve a larger area within the Town of Collingwood.

$150,000

$0

$50,000

City of Cornwall

Transit Assessment
for the City of Cornwall

Assessment of current transit service and community transit needs for the City of Cornwall.

$50,000

$0

$100,000

Town of Essex

Feasibility Study for the Town of Essex

Complete a rural transit feasibility study to assess the viability of a transit service for the Town of Essex.

$50,000

$0

$0

County of Lanark

Feasibility Study for the County of Lanark

Undertake a detailed feasibility study to explore transit solutions for the County of Lanark.

$50,000

$0

County of Lanark $26,400

Town of Smith Falls $3,600

First Nation of Mattagami

Transit Needs Assessment for Mattagami First Nation

Assessment of transit service needs for all age groups on-reserve to support affordable transit solutions for Mattagami First Nation.

$50,000

$0

$0

County of Middlesex

Transit Assessment for Middlesex County

Comprehensive assessment of inter-community transit and future transit development for Middlesex County.

$50,000

$0

$0

Prince Edward County

Purchases to support transit service Prince Edward County

Purchase of an accessible bus, 2 accessible vans to support transit service for Prince Edward County.

Project is contingent on the signing of a contribution agreement.

$337,501

$184,550

$0

Municipality of Red Lake

Public Transit Feasibility Study for the Municipality of Red Lake

Assessment to evaluate public transportation needs, demand, and options for the implementation of a transit solution for the Municipality of Red Lake.

$50,000

$0

$10,000

City of Temiskaming Shores

Transit Evaluation and Feasibility Study for the City of Temiskaming Shores

Evaluation of the current transit system as well as the completion of a feasibility study to explore potential expansion for the Temiskaming Transit and the City of Temiskaming Shores.

$50,000

$0

$0

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2026-05-27