Investing in clean transportation options is an important part of our plan to create one million jobs, fight climate change, and rebuild a more sustainable and resilient economy.

Yesterday, we announced funding to support electric transit systems across Canada and deliver on our commitment of purchasing 5,000 zero-emission buses over the next five years. This investment is part of an eight year $15 billion public transit plan announced last month by the Prime Minister, which will create good middle-class jobs in the manufacturing sector, a cleaner environment, stronger communities, and help us on our path to net-zero emissions by 2050. Whether it’s Nova Bus in Saint-Eustache, GreenPower in Vancouver, or New Flyer in Winnipeg, Canada has already demonstrated global leadership in delivering battery electric transit solutions at home and abroad.

As we build back from the pandemic, our government will continue to invest in public transit projects that best support our recovery, create economic growth, and make life easier and more affordable for Canadians.

For more details, please see the following news release. Feel free to use the attached shareables as well.

Here are few examples of reporting on our announcement, please feel free to share these articles on social media networks or some from local papers in your community to help spread this great news.
• Ottawa to announce $2.7-billion fund to electrify Canada’s public buses (Globe and Mail)
• Ottawa will look at buying more electric buses in light of $2.75 billion federal funding promise (Ottawa Citizen)
• Ottawa eyes more electric buses for OC Transpo fleet (CTV News Ottawa)
• Liberals tap $2.75B in planned transit funding for electric buses (Global News)