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01 Canada Rail Opportunities Canada Rail Opportunities Scoping Report Preface Acknowledgements Photo and image credits The authors would like to thank the Agence Métropolitaine de Transport following organisations for their help and British Columbia Ministry of Transportation support in the creation of this publication: and Infrastructure Agence Métropolitaine de Transport BC Transit Alberta Ministry of Transport Calgary Transit Alberta High Speed Rail City of Brampton ARUP City of Hamilton Balfour Beatty City of Mississauga Bombardier City of Ottawa Calgary Transit Edmonton Transit Canadian National Railway Helen Hemmingsen, UKTI Toronto Canadian Urban Transit Association Metrolinx Edmonton Transit OC Transpo GO Transit Sasha Musij, UKTI Calgary Metrolinx Société de Transport de Montréal RailTerm TransLink SNC Lavalin Toronto Transit Commission Toronto Transit Commission Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia Front cover image: SkyTrain in Richmond, Vancouver Canada Rail Opportunities Contents Preface Foreword 09 About UK Trade & Investment 10 High Value Opportunities Programme 11 Executive Summary 12 1.0 Introduction 14 2.0 Background on Canada 15 2.1 Macro Economic Review 16 2.2 Public-Private Partnerships 18 3.0 Overview of the Canadian Rail Sector 20 4.0 Review of Urban Transit Operations and Opportunities by Province 21 4.1 Summary Table of Existing Urban Transit Rail Infrastructure and Operations 22 4.2 Summary Table of Key Project Opportunities 24 4.3 Ontario 26 4.4 Québec 33 4.5 Alberta 37 4.6 British Columbia 41 5.0 In-Market suppliers 45 5.1 Contractors 45 5.2 Systems and Rolling Stock 48 5.3 Consultants 49 6.0 Concluding Remarks 51 7.0 Annexes 52 7.1 Doing Business in Canada 52 7.2 Abbreviations 53 7.3 Bibliography 54 7.4 List of Reference Websites 56 7.5 How can UKTI Help UK Organisations Succeed in Canada 58 Contact UKTI 59 04 Canada Rail Opportunities About the Authors David Bill Helen Hemmingsen David is the International Helen Hemmingsen is a Trade Officer Development Director for the UK with the British Consulate General Railway Industry Association (RIA). in Toronto. She works with British companies who are interested in A civil engineer by qualification David exporting to Canada, and helps has over 40 years experience in the Canadian organisations source railway sector particularly focussed products/services from the UK. Her on international markets. He has sectors include construction, power travelled extensively in a business and rail. development capacity throughout his career and has held international posts in Hong Kong, Philippines, Dubai and Sweden. The Railway Industry Association supports its members in international business development and offers a fast and efficient focal point for sourcing equipment, services and expertise from the UK. Canada Rail Opportunities 05 About the Authors Amit Khandelwal Maarten Kroes Jake Rudham Amit Khandelwal is Head of UKTI's Maarten is Associate Director Jake Rudham is the Rail Specialist Mass Transport Unit focussing on with Network Rail Consulting and working with UKTI where he advises sectors such as rail, airports and is their North America Business on the UK rail supply chain and ports. He has over twenty years Development Director. He is an International rail opportunities. experience working in sectors experienced consultant and project Prior to working with UKTI, Jake such as metals trading, defence, manager with a strong track record worked for Balfour Beatty’s chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and of providing strategic advice to International Rail Business. has been involved in exporting and transport operators, infrastructure importing commodities to and from developers, government Jake is an experienced strategic countries such as India. organisations and financial marketer and has extensive institutions. He has significant experience researching markets and His expertise lies in innovation, knowledge of privately-financed developing strategies in International knowledge management, marketing, transport infrastructure projects markets. This experience spans people resourcing, project supporting road, railway and light- large corporates and SMEs in rail management, talent management rail systems during various phases and a number of other verticals and R&D. of project development. He has 16 including technology, engineering, years experience, leading numerous manufacturing, construction and feasibility studies, concession bids professional services. and airport rail link projects around the world. 06 Canada Rail Opportunities Edmonton Vancouver Calgary Montréal Toronto Ottawa 3330 Miles Travel distance from London 7.5 h. Flight time from London 07 Canada Rail Opportunities Canada Rail Opportunities 07 Capital: Ottawa Population: 35 million Official languages: English & French Currency: Canadian Dollar (CAD) Time difference from GMT: Ottawa, Montréal and Toronto -5 hours, Calgary and Edmonton -7 hours, Vancouver -8 hours Canada has a GDP of around $1.5 trillion and per capita purchasing power is some $43,594 (2012). 08 Canada Rail Opportunities Canada Rail Opportunities 09 Foreword from Britain’s High Commissioner to Canada It gives me great pleasure to present a report I believe the UK is uniquely placed to respond. on opportunities for the UK rail industry in the Our companies span the full rail lifecycle Canadian urban transit sector. including planning and design, project delivery, technology and equipment supply, operations This report is published as part of UK Trade and service delivery, maintenance and renewal, and Investment’s flagship initiative, the High including asset management. Value Opportunities (HVO) programme, which identifies large scale overseas infrastructure UKTI is fully committed to assisting you with projects, selecting those that offer the most this process. I encourage you to reach out to accessible (and lucrative) opportunities for our teams in the UK and Canada for any further UK companies. Teams comprising individuals information. Their contact details can be found from across UKTI and wider government are at the back of this report. created to provide long-term support to UK I hope you that will find this report of value, and companies to help them take advantage of wish you every success. these opportunities. The transport sector forms a significant element of the HVO programme. Canada features prominently in this programme, with significant transit projects in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal. This study presents an assessment of the opportunities for UK companies, together with an analysis of international participation and competition Howard Drake, in the market. A market scoping mission to High Commissioner to Canada Canada was undertaken in March 2013, to understand how to address these opportunities. 10 Canada Rail Opportunities About UK Trade & Investment UK Trade & Investment is the Government Investment Department that helps UK-based companies UKTI’s comprehensive range of services assists succeed in the global economy. We also help overseas companies, whatever their size and overseas companies bring their high-quality experience, to bring high-quality investment investment to the UK’s dynamic economy, to the UK. They are delivered in partnership acknowledged as Europe’s best place from with teams in London and the Devolved which to succeed in global business. Administrations of Scotland, Wales and UK Trade & Investment offers expertise and Northern Ireland. contacts through its extensive network of Our services include providing bespoke specialists in the UK, and in British embassies information regarding important commercial and other diplomatic offices around the world. matters, such as company registration, We provide companies with the tools they immigration, incentives, labour, real estate, require to be competitive on the world stage. transport and legal issues. Trade Deciding where to locate your international UKTI staff are experts in helping your business business is often a long and involved process. grow internationally. It is UKTI’s job to know the UK’s strengths and where investment opportunities exist and to We provide expert trade advice and practical help businesses coming to the UK get up and support to UK-based companies wishing to running with speed and confidence. grow their business overseas. Whatever stage of development your business is at, we can How can UKTI help UK give you the support that you need to expand organisations succeed in Canada? and prosper, assisting you on every step of the Further information on how UKTI can help your exporting journey. organisation can be found in Annex 7.5. Through a range of unique services, including participation at selected trade fairs, outward missions and providing bespoke market intelligence, we can help you crack foreign markets and get to grips quickly with overseas regulations and business practice. Canada Rail Opportunities 11 High Value Opportunities Programme The High Value Opportunites (HVO) Programme The HVO programme includes a significant is UKTI’s flagship initiative which identifies number of rail opportunities across Urban large scale overseas infrastructure projects, Transit and Mainline projects. The opportunities selecting those that offer the most lucrative and span the full UK rail capability across accessible opportunities for UK companies in professional services, construction and the near to immediate term. specialist rail products and services. Large scale international projects and Projects are at various stages