Whether we are exploring urban neighbourhoods, getting to work, visiting family and friends, or making a trip across the country, choosing sustainable modes of transportation, where they’re available, is better for our health and one of the most impactful things we can do to look after our environment. Transport Action Canada campaigns to ensure that …
Transport Action Canada, founded as Transport 2000 Canada in 1977, is the nation’s leading citizen transportation advocacy group. We represent the interests of consumers or users of public transport services in Canada. Here are some of the main issues that our advocacy work revolves around:
- the development of rail passenger services in Canada;
- the future of inter-city bus services and their connectivity to rail and air services;
- urban and commuter transit systems;
- the implications to consumers of the deregulated airline industry in Canada;
- the impact on the public interest of demands for new highway spending
We're here to help you get there.
We exist to advocate on your behalf so that the decision makers understand the needs of passengers, and follow through on what they promise. That new bus stop. That construction being complete. More bus or train times... So on. And we'd love to keep you in the loop.
What you need to know about VIA Rail’s new baggage policy
With the launch of VIA Rail’s new reservation system on November 18, 2023, a new baggage policy will also come into effect. This has been anticipated for some time because of changes in the amount of luggage space available with the introduction of in the new Venture trains, which have allocated more space to accessibility …
Québec City tramway facing headwinds
Preparatory groundworks have already begun for the Québec City tramway, with crews moving underground utilities to make way for the planned light rail line. That work has not silenced detractors, with Premier Legault making cryptic comments about the cost of the tramway, and Minister of Transport Geneviève Guilbault implying that federal support for the project, at …
VIA Rail CEO calls for Rail Passenger Bill of Rights
In an interview with The Canadian Press on Friday October 20, 2023, VIA Rail’s President and CEO Mario Péloquin called upon the federal government to provide passenger trains with right of way over freight trains and to advance passenger rights legislation for rail passengers, backed by responsibilities for both VIA Rail and its host railways. …
Will HFR be fast or faster? Slow-moving government finally launches RFP
Federal transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez launched the Request for Proposals (RFP) for High Frequency Rail on Friday October 13, 2023. This is just the next step in the long and complex process – unnecessarily so, in Transport Action’s view – of procurement for High Frequency Rail, including effectively restarting the process in 2022 to add …
House of Commons scrutinising High Frequency Rail
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities has launched a study entitled “Projects of High Frequency Rail Between Quebec City and Toronto, Between Calgary and Banff, and Between Calgary and Edmonton” to scrutinize the government’s policies for High Frequency Rail and delivery of the project. Transport Action Canada was invited to …