The federal and provincial governments are investing in a facility in Winnipeg to help build zero-emission buses in Canada.

Premier Wab Kinew and federal Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal announced investments in New Flyer totaling $38.4 million, of which $23.4 million will come from the province, while $15 million will come from Ottawa.

“The investment we are making today is about putting the ‘Made in Canada’ stamp on a low-carbon economy,” Kinew said.

The investment will be used to increase New Flyer’s production capacity and create 250 direct jobs in Winnipeg and hundreds of indirect jobs, according to a press release. It will also build zero-emission buses entirely in Winnipeg, rather than having to complete production in other locations.

“The final assembly, the finished product, the bus that rolls off the line when it’s ordered by Winnipeg Transit, or TTC, or all these other transit organizations across the country, that will be built here in Transcona and built by Manitoba labor,’” says Kinew.

“Providing Canadians with clean public transportation options to get to work and live their lives is essential to helping everyone achieve and benefit from a net-zero economy,” Vandal said.

The expansion work will begin in 2024 and should be completed in 2025, the Prime Minister said.