Toronto's transit officials will be allowed to award a sole-source construction contract to Alstom Transport Canada for a total of 70 trains.
The TTC has been given the green light to hand over a major contract for new trains on Line 2 to an Ontario-based company in a multi-government effort to shore up domestic production in the wake of American tariffs.
“In the face of U.S. tariffs and economic uncertainty, this decision will support Canadian and Ontario workers with good manufacturing jobs and ensure reliable trains for Toronto transit riders,” the governments said in a news release.Toronto is currently in the midst of an urgent procurement process to buy 55 desperately needed new cars to run on Line 2 — an expense both the federal and provincial governments are helping to pay for.
At the time, he urged cities to do the same. He repeated the request on Thursday after a speech in downtown Toronto.
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