THE TRAILBLAZER

The Trans Canada Trail is a national legacy connecting Canadians to nature and one another – thanks to you. 

As a steward of the Trans Canada Trail, you’re helping to inspire people to embrace the outdoors, to discover the diversity of our land and people, and to enhance their health and well-being as they explore nature with family and friends on the Trail.  

Trail use has been up right across Canada by an estimated 50% during the pandemic. Thanks to you, this national treasure continues to provide vital connections to nature, allowing people to safely connect with one another, too.  

Your support is helping to protect and enhance this iconic trail, making it available to people across the country. 

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From realigning 10.9 km of roadway to 7.63 km of multi-use trail in the Yukon, to the creation of a Trail section that connects urban and rural municipalities near Fort Saskatchewan, rebuilding old boardwalks and bridges in Nova Scotia, and dozens of other projects completed and currently in the works, your support is helping to enhance and protect the Trail right across Canada.

We want to be able to maintain the Trail for future generations, and with your support and advocacy efforts we were able to ensure that our federal funding was renewed after a successful #ISupportTCT campaign. Showing your overwhelming support for the Trail and encouraging local candidates to get involved by making their own pledges of support made all the difference.

Growing the next generation of stewards starts with engaging youth. Your support allowed us to continue our Youth Employment Program, which provided over 50 young people across the country with jobs as trail builders, bike valet staff, maintenance crews and more. We were also able to expand our Outland Youth Employment Program for Indigenous high school students that focuses on land-based training and work experiences.