Toronto Pearson International Airport will receive more than $142 million from Transport Canada's Airport Critical Infrastructure Program.
The federal government says the new funding will help YYZ recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and support continued air services and important transportation infrastructure projects at the airport.
The money will go to projects designed to:
-- Rehabilitate airfield pavement;
-- Develop and install new check-in, boarding and border clearance systems;
-- Enable COVID-19 testing and screening of passengers and employees; and
-- Carry out technical studies and concept design work for a proposed connection between the airport and the future extension of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit line.
"As we move forward with the safe and gradual return of activity in the aviation sector in a way that continues to support the health, safety, and security of all Canadians, it will be imperative that we maintain a vibrant and competitive Canadian air sector," said Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport.
"These critical investments will allow the Toronto Pearson International Airport to invest in the infrastructure and tools needed to help re-invigorate the aviation industry and to allow Canadians to feel safe and secure when they travel."
"This investment in Toronto Pearson infrastructure will better position us to create the airport that Canada needs as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic," said Deborah Flint, President & CEO Greater Toronto Airports Authority, "one that supports supply chains, trade, jobs and economic development in sustainable and innovative ways."
Launched in May 2021, the Airport Critical Infrastructure Program will provide $571.2 million in funding over five years to airports for eligible infrastructure projects related to safety, security, connectivity to mass transit systems, or testing and screening related to COVID-19 and its variants.
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