Consultation on permanent transit funding


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Infrastructure Canada invites BC local governments to participate in a virtual consultation session on the Permanent Transit Fund. Interested participants, both elected and staff, may submit their names to UBCM to be included.  The session is scheduled for Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at 1:00 PM (PST).
 
To register for this session, please reply to Louise Carlow with the name(s) and contact information (email and phone number) of the participants.   
 
The Government of Canada has committed to invest $3 billion annually in permanent public transit funding, starting in 2026-27, and has provided a consultation page outlining broad policy considerations, along with an online questionnaire.