Environment
At the Heart of the Environment and Canadian Communities VIA Rail Canada provides a responsible and ecological transportation choice. By choosing VIA, you are making a decision that reduces the environmental impact of your travel.
In most cases, the train offers a clear advantage over other modes: every train car added to accommodate more passengers requires very little extra fuel consumption, generating lower average greenhouse gas emissions per person.
VIA Rail and Youth Science Foundation Canada partnered to create EnviroExpo, a national competition in which students combine the disciplines of art and science to address today’s environmental challenges.
And we take part in many activities, including Earth Day, Car Free Day and Waste Reduction Week in Canada, which promote action at the individual, community and corporate level. Finally, our 11 green teams, spread across our network, are made up of volunteer employees who carry our passion for the environment to every corner of our organization.
Through the communities it serves, the partnerships it forges and the actions it takes, VIA takes the environment and Canadian communities to heart.
In 2007, VIA launched EnviroExpo, a new section of the Canada-Wide Science Fair dedicated to Environmental Innovation. For more info, click on the EnviroExpo logo.
