Government of Canada announces funding for electric buses in York Region
We are pleased to announce that York Region Transit has received $76 million from Canada’s Zero Emission Transit Fund to help increase our electric bus fleet.
This funding, in addition to the $136 million contribution from the Canada Infrastructure Bank and $177 million investment from York Region, brings the total budget for the Canada Infrastructure Bank Zero-emission bus program to $389 million.
The funding will help support YRT’s plan to:
- Add 180 electric buses to the fleet which will increase the total electric buses to 194
- Install charging stations throughout York Region
- Make upgrades to current facilities to include solar power and battery storage
YRT began an electric bus pilot program in 2019 which has been steadily growing over the last few years. YRT will continue to purchase and deploy electric buses to help support York Region's goal of net-zero emissions by 2051. The new buses will reduce emissions by almost 16,000 tonnes per year which is equivalent to removing about 4,000 vehicles from the road.
For more information, please visit our Electric Bus page.