Research | Surveys | HSR 2025
About
Thank you for your interest in the Canadian High-Speed Rail Survey. This research aims to understand how people in six Canadian regions perceive the newly planned Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail (HSR) and how they anticipate using it in the future.
The survey is now closed and below are the names of the winners from the draw:
- iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi (128 GB) (Ulrick, Ottawa-Gatineau)
- Airpods 4 (Mark, Toronto)
- Soundcore Earbuds P20i (Anonymous, Ottawa-Gatineau)
- Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 (Tamara, Ottawa-Gatineau; Justin, Peterborough; Clement, Montréal)
- Anker Soundcore 2 Speaker (Hamza, Toronto; Simon, Montréal; Laura, Montréal)
- Bose Soundlink Speaker (Leslee, Peterborough)
- Anker Powerbank (10,000 mAh)(Jean-Francois, Montréal; Lionel, Ottawa-Gatineau)
- Soundcore AeroFit 2 by Anker Open-Ear Headphones (Nicolas, Trois-Rivières; Gabriel, Montréal)
- Soundcore Life Q3 by Anker Noise Cancelling Headphones (Karine, Québec City; Muzammil, Toronto)
- $50 Gift Cards - Selected Vendors (Brian, Toronto; Philippe, Québec City; Emilie, Québec City; David, Toronto; Mykhailo, Toronto)
- $10 Gift Cards - Selected Vendors (Monica, Montréal; Benjamin, Québec City; Melissa, Montréal; Muyan, Toronto; Shahlla, Montréal)
Reports
High-speed rail in Canada: Insights from a corridorwide survey
*Zhang., B., *Negm, H., & El-Geneidy, A. (2026). (English)
Updated March 2026 (First published November 2025 with earlier data).
*Zhang., B., *Negm, H., & El-Geneidy, A. (2026). (English)
Updated March 2026 (First published November 2025 with earlier data).
Le train à grande vitesse au Canada: Résultats d'un sondage à l’échelle du corridor et analyse financière.
*Zhang., B., *Negm, H., & El-Geneidy, A. (2026). (Français)
Mis à jour en mars 2026 (première version en novembre 2025 avec des données antérieures).
*Zhang., B., *Negm, H., & El-Geneidy, A. (2026). (Français)
Mis à jour en mars 2026 (première version en novembre 2025 avec des données antérieures).
Policy Briefs
Assessing the impact of high-speed rail (HSR) on job accessibility in the Québec City – Toronto Corridor (QTC): A comparative analysis
*Dove-McFalls, A. & Negm, H. (2025).
*Dove-McFalls, A. & Negm, H. (2025).
Importance of land value capture regarding the Canada high-speed rail
El-Geneidy, A., *Anabtawi, R., *Zhang, B., *Carvalho, T., *Negm, H., *Alousi-Jones, M. & Page M. (2025).
El-Geneidy, A., *Anabtawi, R., *Zhang, B., *Carvalho, T., *Negm, H., *Alousi-Jones, M. & Page M. (2025).
Project information
This project is led by Billie(Yu) Zhang, Hisham Negm and Rim Anabtawi, researchers at the School of Urban Planning, McGill University, under the supervision of Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy. The study is supported by funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Canada Research Chair in Public Transport Planning and Operation.
If you have any questions, you can contact us by email TRAM Group or by phone at 514-398-4058.