The Trans Canada Trail project, a 28,000 kilometer network of trails linking Canada’s provincial capitals, is getting a $55 million boost from the federal government.
The money will be used in particular to expand and improve the current trail by connecting portions of the local and regional trail to the Trans Canada Trail, little known to the general public.
Today overseen by Parks Canada, the project was first imagined in 1992 by an Albertan and a Quebecer who wanted to create a trail crossing the entire country. In 2017, Ottawa celebrated connecting the grid from coast to coast.
“Through this funding, the Government of Canada is taking action to ensure that the Trans Canada Trail continues to connect Canadians with nature, connecting Canadians, coast to coast, for generations to come,” said Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
On Quebec soil, the Trail passes through the Charlevoix and Montreal regions, among others, before going up towards Mont-Tremblant and then descending towards the Ottawa region.
According to Parks Canada, 80% of the country’s population lives within 30 minutes of the Trail.