Ontario Transit Investment Fund (OTIF) | Government of Ontario

Eligible Expenditures will be outlined in the Transfer Payment Agreement and must be directly related to and necessary for the successful execution and operation of the OTIF project.

All costs must be incurred between the effective date and the expiry date listed in the Transfer Payment Agreement entered into by the Ministry and each successful applicant. No expenditures incurred outside of this period will be eligible for payment under OTIF.
Examples of eligible expenditures include:

• Operating Costs:
  • Administration Costs, including salaries and benefits
  • Consulting Services/Professional Services
  • Driver Training/Wages/Benefits
  • Marketing
  • Transportation Services, including contracted transportation services
• Capital Costs:
  • Vehicle Purchase or Lease (i.e., buses, vans, e-scooters, e-bikes, etc.)
    • Note: Any participating municipalities will need to have an e-scooter by law in place and comply with the requirements outlined in O. Reg. 389/19: PILOT PROJECT – ELECTRIC KICK-SCOOTERS (ontario.ca).
  • Capital expenditures that provide improvements to public transportation security and passenger safety (i.e., bus shelters, accessibility modifications, including access support for first-mile/last-mile modes of travel, wayfinding)
• Any other costs subject to Ministry approval.