VIA Rail Canada

Public Transport · Rail Transport
11open roles
$84kmedian advertised pay
500+people
4cities with offices

Overview

VIA Rail Canada is the Canadian passenger rail operator, a Crown corporation created in 1977 that runs intercity train services across the country. It is modernising its services and infrastructure, including a new train fleet, and employs railway car technicians, engineers and planners. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Key facts

As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 11 open roles at VIA Rail Canada. VIA Rail Canada is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. It was founded in 1977. The median pay stated in its open roles is $75k, across 5 postings that state pay.

Headquarters
Montreal, CanadaAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
Founded
1977Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
Employees
500+Alion company profile, an estimated range
Median advertised pay
$75kPay stated in 5 open postings
Technologies in its job postings
5Named in its job postings

Jobs

In office · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Montreal
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$79k – $94k per year · In office · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Montreal
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$80k – $94k per year · In office · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Montreal
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$84k
Typical range
$62k – $95k
Open positions
6
5 Jobs
Senior 80%
Staff 20%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Senior 4 $84k $62k – $95k
Staff 1 $95k $95k
Highest paying role Senior Advisor, Mechanical Engineering - Fleet Renewal Project $95k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at VIA Rail Canada By role, level and city, against the market · 6 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
39/100
Slowing
Open positions
11
1 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
10 days
faster than 75% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~8 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
38% ▲
Finance
31% ▲
Field & Service
23% ▲
Operations
8% ▲
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+5 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at VIA Rail Canada over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
5
Postings analysed
5
Stack modernity
60/100
Cloud & platforms
Power BI
Developer tools
Microsoft Excel
AutoCAD
SolidWorks
Practices & domains
EVMS
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
4
Hiring now
4
Countries
1
Busiest office
Montreal
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Montreal Canada
HQ
7 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $82k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Industrial Engineering, Operations
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Vancouver Canada
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $66k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Thompson Canada
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Toronto Canada
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $94k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
seen since Nov 2026 job postings
Earlier presence
Windsor, Canada 1 open roles · last posting Oct 2026

How to cite this page

Alion, "VIA Rail Canada: key facts", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/viarail

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