An efficient and reliable transportation system is essential to making life more affordable for Canadians. The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring our supply chains support economic growth and create good, middle-class jobs, while making them resilient and adaptable to the effects of climate change.
Today, the Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez, announced an investment of up to $186.2 million under the National Trade Corridors Fund for a project that includes major upgrades at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport.
The airport infrastructure requires improvements to maintain existing essential services such as passenger and charter flights, as well as cargo handling activities.
The project consists of four main improvements:
- upgrading the parallel runway;
- reconstructing the main runway;
- replacing the Whitehorse air maintenance facility, and
- building a new rotary operations (helicopter) area.
In addition to upgrading the airport's critical infrastructure, the project aims to enhance safety measures and increase operational capacity to better support Yukon's mining and tourism sectors. The project will also work to increase the airport's resilience against the impacts of climate change.
The Government of Canada continues to make investments to strengthen the country's supply chains, promote economic growth and enhance the opportunities for our businesses to expand into global markets. This represents another long-term commitment to work with stakeholders on strategic infrastructure projects to address transportation bottlenecks, vulnerabilities, and congestion along Canada's trade corridors.
