Deadline: 4-Mar-25
The Rural Transit Solutions Fund, under the Canada Public Transit Fund, supports the development and expansion of locally driven transit solutions, by helping residents of rural, remote, Indigenous and Northern Communities conduct their day-to-day activities, like access services, go to work, school, medical appointments, and visit loved ones.
The Rural Transit Solutions Fund supports a range of public transit models including fixed-routes, on demand transit and micromobility services, such as e-bikes. Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada recognizes the diversity of Canada’s rural and remote communities and their unique transit needs.
Objectives
- To be eligible under the Rural Transit Solutions Fund, your project must meet at least one of the following objectives:
- Increase use of public transit relative to car travel
- Contribute to climate change mitigation and resilience
- Improve public transit options for all, especially equity-deserving groups
Funding Information
- Under the Rural Transit Solutions Fund, eligible organizations with a minimum of two years of experience managing a transit service can apply for a maximum contribution of $10 million.
- Eligible organizations with less than two years of experience managing a transit service need to provide with their application a public transit feasibility study completed after January 1st, 2020, to apply for up to $10 million. Eligible organizations with less than two years of experience and that have not completed a recent public transit feasibility study can apply for a maximum contribution of $250,000.
- A recipient can receive up to $10 million cumulatively in capital funding for ongoing Rural Transit Solutions Fund projects at any given time.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for the Rural Transit Solutions Fund, applicants must be a legal entity capable of entering into legally binding agreements, be in good standing with the Government of Canada, and fall into one of the following categories:
- A provincial or territorial government;
- A municipal or regional government created by or under provincial or territorial statute;
- A public sector body created by or under provincial or territorial statute or by regulation or is wholly-owned by a province, territory, municipal or regional government. This includes but is not limited to:
- Municipally-owned corporations (e.g., autonomous organizations owned by municipalities that provide local public services);
- Provincial or territorial organization delivering municipal services (e.g., public utilities, community health services, economic development agencies); and,
- Any other form of local governance outside traditional municipalities (e.g., local service districts).
- A federally or provincially incorporated not-for-profit organization or charity;
- An Indigenous benefiting organization or recipient;
- A federally or provincially incorporated not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to improve Indigenous outcomes; and,
- An Indigenous development corporation.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The following entities are not eligible to apply:
- Individuals and private citizens;
- Federal entities, including federal Crown corporations; and,
- Private sector entities.
For more information, visit Government of Canada.