Alto high-speed rail project is collecting feedback from the public on the corridor under study from January 15 to March 29, 2026 in a variety of formats to get the public’s ideas, concerns, and ambitions to guide decision-making and ensure the project is integrated as seamlessly as possible into local communities.
Alto is moving ahead at high speed and we would like to hear your views on the corridor under study and your considerations on the various aspects of the project. Your feedback is essential to informing ongoing analysis, ensuring the most harmonious integration into the community and creating maximum positive impact for our communities.
Route corridor
Feedback options
You can provide feedback on the proposed route by:
- Completing the survey
- Commenting directly on an interactive map
- Attending an in-person or virtual information meeting
- Submitting a brief
Survey
The survey focuses on your travel habits as well as your expectations and concerns related to the project and takes about 7 minutes. Questions include:
- Overall, how would you describe the impact of this project on the region?
- Overall, to what extent are you in favour or not in favour of building a high-speed passenger train to link Québec City, Trois-Rivières, Laval, Montréal, Ottawa, Peterborough, and Toronto?
- Agree/disagree
- The Toronto-Québec City High Speed Rail project will have positive benefits for Québec and Ontario.
- The Toronto-Québec City High Speed Rail can be integrated into the territory with little impact on your quality of life.
- The Toronto-Québec City High Speed Rail project can be integrated into the territory with little impact on the quality of the environment.
- When thinking about the Toronto-Québec City High Speed Rail project, in your opinion does it offer….
- In your opinion, what will be the main positive impacts of the Toronto-Québec City High Speed Rail project? Please select up to three answers
- New creation of jobs
- Economic development
- Positive environmental impact (a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions)
- Improvement of regional connectivity and mobility
- A more convenient way to travel
- A more comfortable way to travel
- Significantly shorter travel times (up to 50%) between major cities
- Affordability for everyone to use
- Strengthening of interprovincial ties
- Growth in regional and national tourism
- Don’t know / unsure
- No positive impact
- Other (please specify)
- In your opinion, what will be the main negative impacts of the Toronto-Québec City High Speed Rail project? Please select up to three answers
- Increased road traffic near stations
- Landscape changes / deforestation
- Disruption for the population during construction
- Cost to build
- Reduction in funds allocated to improving existing infrastructure
- Fragmentation of land and natural habitats
- Impact on farmland
- Impact on sensitive ecosystems
- Unaffordable for regular Canadians
- Don’t know / unsure
- No negative impact
- Other (please specify)
- Overall, how would you rate your experience with this online consultation?
- Were you satisfied with the information provided?
- Do you have any questions or comments to share with us?
- Which of the following age groups do you belong to?
- What gender do you identify with?
- What is your six-digit home postal code?
- What is your marital status?
- What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
- What is your employment status?
- Do you own or rent your home?
- If the Toronto-Québec City High Speed Rail were in service today, how often would you use it to travel between two cities within the Quebec City–Toronto corridor?
Provide location-specific feedback on the Interactive map
Attend an in-person open house or virtual information session
Free admission, no registration required.
Come meet the Alto team, share your ideas, and actively contribute to building the high-speed rail network. Your participation is essential to building a project that meets the ambitions of all communities. Alto open houses are provided in English and French in locations accessible to attendees with reduced mobility. On-site interpretation services in Quebec Sign Language (LSQ) and American Sign Language (ASL) will be available.
Ontario
Two time slots available in each city:
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- January 21-22 – Ottawa: Bayview Yards
- January 29 – Vankleek Hill: Vankleek Hill Community Centre
- February 4-5 – Toronto – Downtown: St. Lawrence Market North
- February 10 – Scarborough: Scarborough Civic Centre
- February 11 – Markham: Victoria Square Community Centre
- February 12 – Pickering Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex
- February 26 – Peterborough: McDonnel Street Community Centre
- March 4 – Perth: Perth Lions Club
- March 5 – Madoc: Madoc Township Recreation Centre
- March 25 – Stirling: Stirling and District Lions Club
Quebec
Two time slots available in each city:
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- January 21-22 – Montréal : Y des femmes de Montréal
- January 28 – Laval : Sheraton Laval Hôtel
- January 29 – Brownsburg-Chatham : Salle du centre communautaire Louis-Renaud
- February 3 – Terrebonne : Impéria Hôtel & Suites Terrebonne
- February 5 – Saint-Eustache : Impéria & Suites à Saint-Eustache
- February 11 – Québec : Hôtel Hilton Québec
- February 12 – Québec : Université Laval – Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins
- February 18 – Trois-Rivières : Hôtel Delta Trois-Rivières – Centre des congrès
- February 19 – Berthierville : Centre communautaire de Berthierville
- February 25 – Cap-Santé : Maison des Générations
- March 11 – Gatineau : Maison du Citoyen (City Hall), agora Gille-Rocheleau room
Submit a brief
A brief is a short, concise document designed to help non-specialized audiences – typically politicians, senior officials, or stakeholders – understand a specific policy issue, evaluate alternative solutions, and make informed decisions.
Comments
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