Suggested Responses
- Canada’s prosperity depends on infrastructure that moves people and goods efficiently, reliably and securely. By investing in trade and transportation, the Government of Canada will build strength at home and unlock new export opportunities.
- Through the new $5 billion Trade Diversification Corridors Fund, the Government of Canada will improve access to overseas markets by investing in new port, airport, and railway infrastructure.
- The Fund will support projects of all scales, including digital infrastructure, to improve the ability of our imports and exports to travel efficiently across the country and to and from the rest of the world. Canada will be a fast, reliable, and indispensable global partner.
- Investments made through the Trade Diversification Corridors Fund will create skilled, well-paid jobs, grow regional economies, and help Canadian businesses reach new markets.
If Pressed on the Trade Diversification Strategy
The Trade Diversification Corridors Fund forms part of Canada's new Trade Diversification Strategy. Building on Canada’s world-class agreements and partnerships, the Trade Diversification Strategy will double overseas exports over a decade, generating $300 billion more in trade.
If Pressed on intake process streams
- Intake for Stream 1 (Strengthening Canada’s Core Trade Corridors – invitation‑based) has closed and project proposals are currently under assessment, with funding decisions expected by late summer or early fall 2026, while the program continues to accept applications under Stream 2 (Unlocking Opportunities and Connectivity through Collaborative Trade Corridors Solutions) until July 31, and Stream 3 (Supporting Regional Growth) until September 25.
Background Information
The Trade Diversification Corridors Fund is investing in the infrastructure that moves our products to global markets, this fund will strengthen supply chains, unlock new export opportunities, and build a more resilient, diversified economy. The program was announced in 2025 with a plan to invest $5B over 7 years.
Funding will be strategically deployed to catalyze private sector investment and develop Canada’s core trade corridors and unlock areas where growth is constrained by connectivity and capacity gaps.
The fund will accelerate building trade-enabling infrastructure such as ports, railroads, inland terminals, airports, and highways to build one Canadian economy and diversify trade. This will allow Canada to develop economic corridors that can make the greatest contribution to interprovincial and international trade and support export diversification in key sectors identified in the Trade Diversification Strategy.
Supporting Facts and Figures
- Canada’s transportation supply chains bring a mix of public and private sector owned and operated assets, which form a complex and highly integrated network.
- There are key trade corridors that function with unique regional, operational and market dynamics, which include the Pacific, Prairies, Quebec-Windsor and Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, Atlantic, and emerging corridor in the North.
- On March 4, 2026, Transport Canada launched the $5 billion Trade Diversification Corridors Fund, which will build new trade infrastructure connecting Canada, including ports, railways, airports, highways, and other infrastructure that facilitates trade and logistics. This infrastructure will serve as the foundation for Canada's trade and energy corridors, enable businesses to access new markets, and contribute to increased domestic and international trade.
- The intake process for Stream 1: Strengthening Canada's Core Trade Corridors through a Systems-Based Approach (Invitation-Based) has concluded and Transport Canada has started assessing project proposals. Assessments of Stream 1 proposals will continue into Summer 2026, as the Department aims to communicate funding decisions by the end of Summer/beginning of Fall.
- The program is accepting funding applications under Stream 2: Unlocking Opportunities and Connectivity through Collaborative Trade Corridors Solutions, with an application deadline of July 31, and Stream 3: Supporting Regional Growth, with a deadline of September 25