First Leg of High-Speed Rail Project to Connect Montreal and Ottawa
Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Steven MacKinnon, makes an announcement about the next steps for high-speed rail during a press conference in Gatineau, Que., on Dec. 12, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
The first segment of the federal government’s proposed high-speed rail network will connect Ottawa to Montreal.
The planned rail project connecting Toronto to Quebec City will span 1,000 kilometres in total and is expected to begin construction in 2029. Marking Canada’s first high-speed rail network, it would involve trains that travel up to 300 kilometres per hour.
