Community Benefits & Supports

Leaving communities better than we found them.

Annual Report

As part of the continued commitment to community benefits, Metrolinx is proud to share our first Community Benefits & Supports Annual Report. Making Community Benefits & Supports Happen A Year in Review: 2023-2024 reflects data from the 2023-2024 fiscal year and highlights key successes from previous years.

Over the past year as our Community Benefits & Supports program has matured, we have seen its impact first-hand. Employees on our projects have broadened their career trajectories, local businesses have provided goods and services to support construction and communities have given us valuable insight into the future they envision for their neighbourhoods.

Click here to download the full report and take a look at some key highlights below.

Community Benefits & Supports at a glance (Results from fiscal 2023-2024)

The Communiy Benefits & Supports Program is a critical part of our commitment to connecting and supporting communities. Over the last fiscal year (April 2023-March 2024), we have worked across our LRT and subway projects to achieve some significant community impacts.

Hiring more women
28.8% of new hires by our contractors self-identify as women
Creating opportunities
74 new apprentices hired onto our projects
Diversifying workforce opportunities
45.8% of new hires by our contractors came from BIPOC communities

Boosting local spend
$35.7M combined spend on local business and social enterprises
Listening to communities
115 Construction Liaison Committee meetings held for communities to provide direct feedback on projects being constructed in their neighbourhoods
Investing in public realm improvements
148 public realm improvements incorporated into projects