Overview
- The federal and Ontario governments each increased their commitments from $758 million to about $950 million to procure 55 replacement trains for Line 2 under a 55 per cent Canadian-content requirement.
- Alstom’s agreement covers 70 six-car Metropolis trains valued at CAD 2.3 billion—55 for Line 2 replacements and 15 for planned extensions—with options for up to 150 additional trainsets.
- The trains will be designed and engineered in Canada, with final assembly at Alstom’s Thunder Bay facility and testing in Kingston, drawing on Canadian steel and aluminum.
- Officials say the project will generate up to 945 direct jobs in Canada and support more than 1,700 jobs nationwide across the supply chain.
- First trains are expected to enter service later this decade, with features including open gangways, multi‑purpose areas, energy‑efficient lighting, active levelling and wireless smartphone charging.