Ensuring long-term predictable public transit funding for BC Transit with over $189 million through the Canada Public Transit Fund
Victoria, British Columbia, March 21, 2025 — By working closely with its partners across Canada, the federal government is ensuring that more Canadians will be able to live near public transit, connecting them to jobs, services, and their communities.
Today, Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, and Erinn Pinkerton, President and Chief Executive Officer of BC Transit, announced a federal investment of more than $189 million in transit funding to support communities across British Columbia, providing predictable and long-term funding, tied to greater density near transit.
Through the new Canada Public Transit Fund’s Baseline Funding stream, BC Transit will receive an annual funding allocation amounting to more than $189 million over ten years. Funding will upgrade, replace, or modernize public transit infrastructure for 33 transit systems serviced by BC Transit, and maintain them in a state of good repair.
This investment, beginning in 2026 until 2036, will help increase the housing supply and affordability as part of complete, transit-oriented communities, while helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change.