Assistance program for public transport of people and public transport fixed assets | Société de financement des infrastructures locales du Québec (SOFIL)
“Québec”
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Maximum Eligible Amount
Government Grant
Fund Type
The Program ' assistance to transit capital share of the Company's financing local infrastructure in Quebec (SOFIL) and the Ministry of Transport Quebec, for its part, came into force in 2006 following the signing of the Canada-Quebec agreement. This program has, for the period 2019-2024, a sum of $ 1,364.8 million, of which $ 635.5 million comes from the Government of Canada and $ 696.4 million from the Government of Quebec. The Government of Canada's contribution comes from the Fund for the Development of Communities of Canada (previously called the Gas Tax Fund), while the portion of the Government of Quebec is financed by a portion of revenue from registration fees. on high-capacity motor vehicles and by part of the revenue from the Land Transport Networks Fund.
The main objective of the program is to financially support the transport organizing authorities in carrying out their capital projects necessary for the organization and operation of public transport services. They aim to promote the maintenance, improvement and development of public transport equipment and infrastructure.