Spending program
VIA Rail Canada Inc.
VIA Rail Canada Inc. · Housing, infrastructure and transport
In fiscal year 2024–25, VIA Rail Canada Inc. spent $879 million on VIA Rail Canada Inc., up from $804 million in 2023–24. That is $29.32 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$879M
4.5% of Housing, infrastructure and transport spending in 2024–25.
Up $74.6M from $804M in 2023–24.
$29.32per tax filer$21.34per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $496M |
| 2019–20 | $506M |
| 2020–21 | $652M |
| 2021–22 | $629M |
| 2022–23 | $690M |
| 2023–24 | $804M |
| 2024–25 | $879M |
Source and basis
- GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.
← All housing, infrastructure and transport spendingHow the figures are calculated