Federal Court Approves CN Rail Hub in GTA Despite Environmental Concerns

The $250 million project in Milton, Ontario, will proceed after an appeal court ruled the government's decision reasonable.

The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a previous ruling that halted the CN Rail hub project in the Greater Toronto Area.
The project involves doubling existing tracks and creating a hub for transferring containers between trucks and trains.
Concerns were raised about air quality due to 800 diesel trucks making daily trips to the hub in Halton Region.
The appeal court found that the government considered human health impacts in accordance with environmental laws.
The initial court decision in March required the federal government to reconsider its approval from January 2021.