VIA Rail Canada Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Montreal|Montreal, QC · grants and contributions register · Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs

VIA Rail Canada Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 10 agreements; $5.3M value; 1 departments; 4 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-02Y0NQU1ON · Cite as: Assay Systems, “VIA Rail Canada Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/via-rail-canada-inc/

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10agreements
$5.3Mvalue
1departments
4programs

Largest agreements

Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvements Projects$1.3Mvalue2020start2023end

To improve rail infrastructure at road/rail grade crossings

Agreement for a Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure project.$1.0Mvalue2023start2026end

To improve rail infrastructure at road/rail grade crossings

Revival and Amending Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement Projects$643Kvalue2018start2022end

To improve rail infrastructure at road/rail grade crossings To support research, testing and development of technology to improve rail safety

Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvements$589Kvalue2022start2026end

To improve rail infrastructure at road/rail grade crossings

Agreement for the Engineering and Design Work for the Replacement of the Delisle Bridge$500Kvalue2025start2028end

To improve rail infrastructure at road/rail grade crossings.

Agreement$450Kvalue2018start–end

Contribution to improve railway safety

Agreement for Evaluation of Emerging Technologies for Monitoring Vegetation at Grade Crossing for Improved Sightlines Safety$439Kvalue2022start2026end

To support research testing and development of technology to improve rail safety

Agreement$249Kvalue2011start–end
Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure Project$100Kvalue2023start2024end

To improve rail infrastructure at road/rail grade crossings

Agreement$30.3Kvalue2016start–end

Departments

Transport Canada10agreements$5.3Mvalue4programs
  • Rail Safety and Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
  • Rail Safety Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
  • Rail Safety and Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure, Technology and Research Component
  • Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component

All grants from Transport Canada

Years

20251agreements$500Kvalue1programs
  • Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
20232agreements$1.1Mvalue2programs
  • Rail Safety Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
  • Rail Safety and Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
20222agreements$1.0Mvalue2programs
  • Rail Safety and Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
  • Rail Safety Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
20201agreements$1.3Mvalue1programs
  • Rail Safety and Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
20182agreements$1.1Mvalue1programs
  • Rail Safety and Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure, Technology and Research Component
20161agreements$30.3Kvalue0programs
    20111agreements$249Kvalue0programs

      Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.