Canada Launches High-Speed Rail Development Between Toronto and Quebec City

The project, named Alto, will feature fully electric trains and is set to be the largest infrastructure initiative in Canadian history.

The federal government has committed $3.9 billion over five years for the co-development phase of the 1,000-kilometer high-speed rail project.
The rail network, named Alto, will connect Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Laval, Trois-Rivières, and Quebec City with trains reaching speeds of up to 300 km/h.
The project is expected to halve travel times between Toronto and Montreal to three hours and serve nearly half of Canada’s population in the corridor.
The international consortium Cadence, including Air Canada, SNCF Voyageurs, and Quebec's pension fund, has been selected to co-design and develop the project.
While the co-development phase begins, no final cost or completion timeline has been announced, and political uncertainty could impact the project’s future.