Canada Reaches Deal with Quebec on Billions of Dollars in Infrastructure Funding
More than $6 billion will go to transit projects, including Montreal’s Blue line extension and the Quebec City tramway, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette announced a transit funding agreement in Longueuil, Que., ending Quebec's exclusion from the federal public transit program.
- Ottawa previously struggled to finalize transit funding for Quebec, the only province excluded from the federal program, as municipalities faced a $50 billion infrastructure maintenance deficit.
- The agreement could be worth nearly $6 billion under the Canada Public Transit Fund, with federal commitments of $1.9 billion for the Metro extension and $1.44 billion for the tramway despite combined project costs of $7.6 billion.
- Both governments are expected to confirm an agreement on the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund, which includes $51 billion in investments nationwide for roads, water mains, and sewer systems.
- Opposition parties questioned the announcement's timing, suggesting the Coalition Avenir Québec government is acting strategically ahead of a general election scheduled for the fall.
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Canada and Quebec launch nearly $10 billion infrastructure partnership
Landmark funding agreement targets transit, healthcare, housing and community infrastructure while creating a significant pipeline of public sector construction opportunities. Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, announces infrastructure funding with Quebec Premier Christine Frechette in Longueuil, Que., on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Image courtesy of Christinne Muschi. The federal and Quebec governments recently unveiled a landmark infrastructure par…
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Canada reaches deal with Quebec on billions of dollars in infrastructure funding
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government has reached a new deal with Quebec to transfer billions of dollars in funding for infrastructure.
A few months before the provincial election, the federal government offered Prime Minister Christine Fréchette a fine gift: Ottawa and Quebec just agreed on the transfer of several billions for public transit projects and infrastructure.
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