Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities · Contribution program
Rural Transit Solutions Fund
- Total value
- $52.5M
- Agreements
- 105
- Jan 2023 to Sep 2024
- Median agreement
- $200K
- Typical range
- $100K–$474K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 5 agreements ($605K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45 | $23.3M |
| 2024 | 60 | $29.2M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 14 | $18.7M |
| Nova Scotia | 31 | $9.3M |
| Saskatchewan | 13 | $7M |
| Manitoba | 11 | $4.6M |
| Ontario | 12 | $3.6M |
| Yukon | 1 | $3M |
| New Brunswick | 5 | $3M |
| British Columbia | 6 | $1.6M |
| Quebec | 8 | $694K |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $541K |
| Nunavut | 2 | $228K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | $208K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 105 | $52.5M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton | Purchase of a wheelchair accessible vehicle to provide transit in the areas of Bifrost-Riverton, Matheson Island, Pine Dock, Hecla and Grindstone Provincial Park, and Gimli, ManitobaContribution | $60,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg | Purchase of a wheelchair accessible vehicle and supporting infrastructure to provide on-demand transit system for the Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg, OntarioContribution | $200,242 |
| Sep 2024 | Town of Clarenville | Purchases to support transit service in Clarenville, Newfoundland and LabradorContribution | $208,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Ste. Rose and District Handivan | Purchase of an accessible vehicle to provide transit service for the Municipality of Ste-Rose du Lac and Rural Municipality of Lakeshore, ManitobaContribution | $76,800 |
| Sep 2024 | Rose Valley and District Care Bus Lines Inc | Purchase of a vehicle to provide on-demand transportation services in the communities of Rose Valley, Fosston, Archerwill and the Rural Municipality of Ponass Lake, SaskatchewanContribution | $66,740 |
| Aug 2024 | City of Humboldt | Purchase of accessible passenger vans to provide on-demand transportation in Humboldt, SaskatchewanContribution | $362,758 |
| Aug 2024 | The Corporation of the Township of Terrace Bay | Purchase of a hybrid vehicle to expand on-demand services provided by Community Health Transportation Program in Terrace Bay and 5 surrounding rural communities in Northern OntarioContribution | $66,070 |
| Aug 2024 | MusGo Rider Cooperative Ltd. | Contribution | $356,746 |
| Aug 2024 | City of Flin Flon | Purchase of a wheelchair accessible bus and installation of supporting infrastructure to improve the fixed-route public transit service in Flin Flon, Manitoba.Contribution | $1,776,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Coaldale & District Handi Ride Association Ltd. | Purchase of a vehicle to expand fixed route and on demand transit capacities in Coaldale, Lethbridge County and Lethbridge, AlbertaContribution | $182,400 |
| Aug 2024 | Northwest Regional Service Commission | Purchase of vehicles, wheelchair adaptation components, and supporting infrastructure to establish a public transit system to connect the municipalities of Edmundston and Haut-Madawaska, New BrunswickContribution | $1,427,232 |
| Aug 2024 | Northern Town of Creighton | Purchase of vehicles and supporting infrastructure to expand community transit solutions in Creighton, Flin Flon, Denare Beach, and neighboring Indigenous communities in Northern Saskatchewan.Contribution | $242,880 |
| Aug 2024 | Teulon & District Handivan Service Inc. | Purchases to continue transit service in Teulon, Rockwood and Woodlands, ManitobaContribution | $223,297 |
| Jul 2024 | Town of Redvers | Purchase of a vehicle to provide on-demand transit service within the Town of Redvers, and for medical transportation to Brandon, Manitoba and Regina, SaskatchewanContribution | $200,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Beausoleil First Nation | Purchase of vehicles to provide reliable and ongoing transit for the members of the Beausoleil First Nation commuting between the Christian Island, Penetanguishene and Midland, OntarioContribution | $319,348 |
| Jul 2024 | Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre | Purchase of hybrid vehicles to support an existing transit service for rural regions surrounding City of Ottawa, OntarioContribution | $92,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Naicatchewenin First Nation | Purchase of a vehicle to transport elders in and around the Naicatchewnin First Nation, Ontario.Contribution | $158,273 |
| Jun 2024 | St. Margaret’s Bay Community Transportation Society | Purchase of vehicles to expand on-demand services in the St. Margaret's Bay area, Nova ScotiaContribution | $144,526 |
| Jun 2024 | Montreal Lake Cree Nation | Purchase of vehicles to provide transit service for the Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan.Contribution | $1,191,895 |
| May 2024 | Town of Mayerthorpe | THE PURCHASE OF AN ACCESSIBLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND INSTALL SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO EXPAND THE BContribution | $570,359 |
| May 2024 | The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh | Purchase of vehicles and charging stations for the on-demand service in Tecumseh, OntarioContribution | $1,080,000 |
| May 2024 | Rural Municipality of Enniskillen No. 3 | Purchase of an accessible vehicle to provide transit service in Oxbow and surrounding communitiesContribution | $50,000 |
| May 2024 | Kings Transit Authority | Investment in transit infrastructure to support Kings Transit Authority's fixed transit system in Nova ScotiaContribution | $800,000 |
| May 2024 | La Coopérative de transport de Chéticamp Ltée (L’Acabie) | Purchase of hybrid vehicles to improve transportation services in the village and surrounding communities of Chéticamp, Nova Scotia.Contribution | $220,000 |
| May 2024 | Régie intermunicipale de transport Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | On-demand transport network on the Gaspésie and Iles-de-la-Madeleine territoryGrant | $50,000 |