"February 2012". "41st Parliament, 1st Session". "The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities has the honour to present its first report"--p. v. Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, and Canadian public policy collection.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Transit benefits in Canada -- Diverse transit needs in Canada -- Transit funding in Canada - Current practices -- Transit issues and options. A. Federal funding for transit services ; B. Other aspects of a potential federal policy framework or strategy -- List of recommendations -- List of witnesses -- List of briefs -- Request for government response -- Minority report of the New Democratic Party -- Dissenting opinion of the Liberal Party.

All members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (hereafter "the Committee") agreed to study the question of a National Transit Strategy in September 2011. The Committee convened 12 meetings and received oral and written comments from 20 stakeholders on the subject of a potential National Transit Strategy. This report summarizes what the Committee learned during the course of its public meetings in Ottawa and from stakeholder submissions concerning: the benefits from transit in Canada; the diversity of transit needs in Canadian communities; the existing arrangements for transit funding in Canada; and issues and options decision-makers might consider regarding a potential National Transit Strategy for Canada. The report also contains the Committee's recommendations to the Government of Canada concerning transit in Canada.