In advance of the Transfer Payment Agreement being executed, we wanted to highlight the following specific term under the agreement related to communications of projects: G.4.2

Prior Knowledge and Agreement. Joint Communications in respect of any

Project should not occur without the prior knowledge and agreement of the

Parties and Canada.

As per this term of the Transfer Payment Agreement, and to ensure coordinated communication in respect of any projects the Province of Ontario requests that any proposed communication of the project be sent to ICIPTRANSIT@ontario.ca at least 15 days in advance of the proposed communication date. Until formal communication decisions have been made, any discussion on projects, including approval of funding, with municipal council should also be held in-camera where possible.

All of the projects submitted to the province have been nominated to the federal government. If a project is not indicated above, or you have not received prior notification of approval, it is still under review by Infrastructure Canada. We will advise you of updates to the approval status as they become available.

I would like to congratulate you on this important milestone and look forward to working with you as you move forward with these projects to increase transit infrastructure.

Should you have questions, please contact the MTO ICIP team at ICIPTRANSIT@ontario.ca.

Sincerely,

Caroline Mulroney Minister of Transportation