I think this is a critical area of investment for Canada and the Canada Infrastructure Bank. We need to deal with congestion. We also need to deal with air pollution caused by transportation, one of our largest categories of emissions. Over 20% of our emissions come from transportation. We just made a very big announcement of a separate commitment by the government to permanent public transit funding—$15 billion in additional money.
In terms of the bank, public transit is one of its five priority areas. There is $5 billion for the bank to invest in projects. We've seen them already investing in the REM, but there are obviously a lot of other opportunities.
In its growth plan, which is a more recent plan focused on the pandemic in the next three years and creating jobs and growth, it has committed $1.5 billion to zero-emission buses and related infrastructure. I think this is incredibly important. I'm sure that in your community folks would love to be riding in zero-emission buses. They are quieter and cleaner. Often they are made in Canada. It's a great story about Canadian innovation by bus companies, from New Flyer to Nova Bus to Lion Électrique to Ballard fuel-cell buses.
This is a real opportunity for Canada to be leading the way in creating, jobs, growth and, of course, building cleaner and more inclusive communities.