Remote, northern communities affected by the closure of Greyhound bus operation in Western Canada and northern Ontario are being promised help from the Federal Government.

Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau said that they are open to helping affected provinces in paying for bus services in communities where routes have not been replaced by private operations.

Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott added that bus services will be subsidized in remote Indigenous communities.

It was announced in July that Greyhound would no longer serve unsustainable route in Canada as of Oct. 31.

A figure for how much the Federal Government will put toward subsidizing alternative service will be announced at a later date.

-With files from The Canadian Press