Rural Transit Solutions Fund

Eligible Applicants

The complete list of eligible applicants is:

• Municipalities, local and regional governments established under provincial or territorial statute, including service districts.
• Public sector bodies that are established by or under provincial or territorial statute, or by regulation, or are wholly-owned by a province, territory, municipal or regional government, including but not limited to:
  • Municipally-owned corporations;
  • Provincial or territorial organizations that deliver municipal services; and
  • Any other form of local governance that exists outside of the municipality description.
• Indigenous governing bodies, including but not limited to:
  • A band council within the meaning of section 2 of the Indian Act;
  • A First Nation, Inuit or Métis government or authority established pursuant to a Self-Government Agreement or a Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement between Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada and an Indigenous people of Canada, that has been approved, given effect and declared valid by federal legislation; and
  • A First Nation, Inuit or Métis government that is established by or under legislation whether federal or provincial that incorporates a governance structure.
• Federally or Provincially incorporated not-for-profit organizations whose mandate is to improve Indigenous outcomes, organizations serving Indigenous communities living in urban centers and First Nations living off-reserve
• Indigenous development corporations
• Federally or Provincially incorporated not-for-profit organizations (when an application is submitted on behalf of any primary eligible recipients listed as 1-5 above).