List of public transit authorities in Canada

In the month of November 2015 ridership of Canadian large urban transit was 142.7 million passenger trips.^[1]

The following is a list of public transit authorities in Canada.

Municipality or region	Province	Population (2021)	Bus	Rapid transit	Regional/commuter rail
Toronto	Ontario	2,794,356	Toronto Transit Commission	Toronto subway, Toronto streetcar system	GO Transit
Metro Vancouver	British Columbia	2,642,825	TransLink	SkyTrain, RapidBus	West Coast Express
Montreal	Quebec	1,762,949	Société de transport de Montréal	Montreal Metro, Pie-IX BRT	Exo, Réseau express métropolitain
Calgary	Alberta	1,306,784	Calgary Transit	CTrain, MAX
York Region^[2]	Ontario	1,173,334	York Region Transit	Toronto subway, Viva Rapid Transit	GO Transit
Ottawa	Ontario	1,017,449	OC Transpo	O-Train, Ottawa Transitway
Edmonton	Alberta	1,010,899	Edmonton Transit Service	Edmonton Light Rail Transit
Winnipeg	Manitoba	749,607	Winnipeg Transit	Winnipeg RT
Mississauga	Ontario	717,961	MiWay	Mississauga Transitway	GO Transit
Durham Region	Ontario	696,992	Durham Region Transit	DRT Pulse	GO Transit
Brampton	Ontario	656,480	Brampton Transit	Züm	GO Transit
Waterloo Region	Ontario	587,165	Grand River Transit	Ion rapid transit	GO Transit
Hamilton	Ontario	569,353	Hamilton Street Railway		GO Transit
Quebec City	Quebec	549,459	Réseau de transport de la Capitale	Métrobus
Halifax	Nova Scotia	439,819	Halifax Transit
Laval	Quebec	438,366	Société de transport de Laval	Montreal Metro, Pie-IX BRT	Exo
London	Ontario	422,324	London Transit
Greater Victoria	British Columbia	397,237	Victoria Regional Transit System
Gatineau	Quebec	291,041	Société de transport de l'Outaouais	Rapibus
Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	266,141	Saskatoon Transit
Longueuil	Quebec	254,483	Réseau de transport de Longueuil	Montreal Metro	Exo
Windsor	Ontario	229,660	Transit Windsor
Regina	Saskatchewan	226,404	Regina Transit
Greater Kelowna	British Columbia	222,162	Kelowna Regional Transit System	RapidBus
Oakville	Ontario	213,759	Oakville Transit
St. John's region	Newfoundland and Labrador	212,579	Metrobus Transit
Burlington	Ontario	186,948	Burlington Transit		GO Transit
Sherbrooke	Quebec	172,950	Société de transport de Sherbrooke
Greater Sudbury	Ontario	166,004	GOVA
Greater Moncton	New Brunswick	157,717	Codiac Transpo
Abbotsford	British Columbia	153,524	Central Fraser Valley Transit System
Lévis	Quebec	149,683	Société de transport de Lévis
Barrie	Ontario	147,829	Barrie Transit		GO Transit
Saguenay	Quebec	144,723	Société de transport du Saguenay
Guelph	Ontario	143,740	Guelph Transit
Trois-Rivières	Quebec	139,163	Société de transport de Trois-Rivières
St. Catharines	Ontario	136,803	Niagara Region Transit
Milton	Ontario	132,979	Milton Transit		GO Transit
Kingston	Ontario	132,485	Kingston Transit
Greater Saint John	New Brunswick	130,613	Saint John Transit
Annapolis Valley	Nova Scotia	129,306	Kings Transit
Thunder Bay	Ontario	108,843	Thunder Bay Transit
Brantford	Ontario	104,688	Brantford Transit
Chatham-Kent	Ontario	103,988	CK Transit
Red Deer	Alberta	100,844	Red Deer Transit
Nanaimo	British Columbia	99,863	Nanaimo Regional Transit System
Strathcona County	Alberta	99,225	Strathcona County Transit
Lethbridge	Alberta	98,406	Lethbridge Transit
Kamloops	British Columbia	97,902	Kamloops Transit System
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Quebec	97,873	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu transport en commun
Niagara Falls	Ontario	94,415	Niagara Region Transit		GO Transit
Cape Breton Region	Nova Scotia	93,694	Transit Cape Breton
Chilliwack	British Columbia	93,203	Chilliwack/Agassiz-Harrison Transit System
North Okanagan	British Columbia	91,610	Vernon Regional Transit System
Cowichan Valley	British Columbia	89,013	Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System
Peterborough	Ontario	83,651	Peterborough Transit
Saint-Jérôme	Quebec	80,213	Exo Secteur Laurentides
Drummondville	Quebec	79,258	Commission de transport de Drummondville
Greater Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	78,858	T3 Transit
Prince George	British Columbia	76,708	Prince George Transit System
Airdrie	Alberta	74,100	Airdrie Transit
Comox Valley	British Columbia	72,445	Comox Valley Transit System
Wood Buffalo	Alberta	72,326	Fort McMurray Transit
Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	72,051	Sault Transit Services
Sarnia	Ontario	72,047	Sarnia Transit
Granby	Quebec	69,025	Transport Urbain Granby
St. Albert	Alberta	68,232	St. Albert Transit
Norfolk County	Ontario	67,490	Ride Norfolk
Grande Prairie	Alberta	64,141	Grande Prairie Transit
Medicine Hat	Alberta	63,271	Medicine Hat Transit
Fredericton	New Brunswick	63,116	Fredericton Transit
Saint-Hyacinthe	Quebec	57,239	Compagnie de Transport Maskoutaine
Welland	Ontario	55,750	Niagara Region Transit
Belleville	Ontario	55,071	Belleville Transit
North Bay	Ontario	52,662	North Bay Transit
Brandon	Manitoba	51,313	Brandon Transit
Châteauguay	Quebec	50,815	Exo Secteur Sud-Ouest
Shawinigan	Quebec	49,620	Réseau de Transport en Commun de Shawinigan
Joliette	Quebec	49,246	Corporation de Transport Joliette Métropolitain
Rimouski	Quebec	48,935	Société des transports de Rimouski
Cornwall	Ontario	47,845	Cornwall Transit
Woodstock	Ontario	46,705	Woodstock Transit
Quinte West (Trenton)	Ontario	46,560	Quinte Access
West Vancouver	British Columbia	44,122	West Vancouver Blue Bus
Pictou County	Nova Scotia	43,657	Pictou County Transit (3-year trial)
Bradford West Gwillimbury	Ontario	42,880	BWG Transit
St. Thomas	Ontario	42,840	St. Thomas Transit
Rouyn-Noranda	Quebec	42,313	L'autobus de ville
Mission	British Columbia	41,519	Central Fraser Valley Transit System		West Coast Express
Timmins	Ontario	41,145	Timmins Transit
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine	British Columbia	37,790	Skeena Regional Transit System
Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	37,756	Prince Albert Transit
Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako	British Columbia	37,737	Bulkley-Nechako Regional Transit System
Spruce Grove	Alberta	37,645	Spruce Grove Transit
Penticton	British Columbia	36,885	South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit System
Campbell River	British Columbia	35,519	Campbell River Transit System
Leduc	Alberta	34,094	Leduc Transit
Moose Jaw	Saskatchewan	33,665	Moose Jaw Transit
Orillia	Ontario	33,411	Orillia Transit
Stratford	Ontario	33,232	Stratford Transit
Fort Erie	Ontario	32,901	Fort Erie Transit
Sunshine Coast Regional District	British Columbia	32,170	Sunshine Coast Transit System
Orangeville	Ontario	30,167	Orangeville Transit
Sainte-Julie	Quebec	30,045	Exo Secteur Sainte-Julie
Leamington	Ontario	29,680	Leamington Transit
Whitehorse	Yukon	28,201	Whitehorse Transit
Midland-Penetanguishene	Ontario	27,894	Midland Penetanguishene Transit
Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	27,088	Fort Sask Transit
Clarence-Rockland	Ontario	26,505	Clarence-Rockland Transpo
Wasaga Beach	Ontario	24,862	Wasaga Beach Transit
Collingwood	Ontario	24,811	Colltrans
Banff-Canmore	Alberta	24,295	Roam
Beloeil	Quebec	24,104	Exo Secteur Vallée du Richelieu
Squamish	British Columbia	23,819	Squamish Transit System
Tecumseh	Ontario	23,300	Tecumseh Transit
Lindsay	Ontario	22,367	Lindsay Transit
Brockville	Ontario	22,116	Brockville Transit
Owen Sound	Ontario	21,612	Owen Sound Transit
Fort St. John	British Columbia	21,465	Fort St. John Transit System
Huntsville	Ontario	21,147	Huntsville Transit
Beaumont	Alberta	20,888	Beaumont Transit
Cobourg	Ontario	20,519	Cobourg Transit
Cranbrook	British Columbia	20,499	Cranbrook Transit System
Yellowknife	Northwest Territories	20,340	Yellowknife Transit
Salmon Arm	British Columbia	19,432	Shuswap Regional Transit System
Corner Brook	Newfoundland and Labrador	19,333	Corner Brook Transit
Niagara-on-the-Lake	Ontario	19,088	Niagara Region Transit
Port Alberni	British Columbia	18,259	Port Alberni Regional Transit System
Powell River Region	British Columbia	17,825	Powell River Regional Transit System
Port Hope	Ontario	17,773	Port Hope Transit
Miramichi	New Brunswick	17,692	Miramichi Transit
Bracebridge	Ontario	17,305	Bracebridge Transit
Swift Current	Saskatchewan	16,750	Swift Transit
Yorkton	Saskatchewan	16,280	Yorkton Transit
Cold Lake	Alberta	15,661	Cold Lake Transit
Elk Valley Area (Fernie, Sparwood, Elkford)	British Columbia	15,092	Elk Valley Transit System
Kenora	Ontario	14,967	Kenora Transit
Whistler	British Columbia	13,982	Whistler Transit System
North Battleford	Saskatchewan	13,836	North Battleford Public Transit
Thompson	Manitoba	13,035	Thompson Transit
Dawson Creek	British Columbia	12,323	Dawson Creek Transit System
Prince Rupert	British Columbia	12,300	Prince Rupert Transit System
Terrace	British Columbia	12,017	Terrace Regional Transit System
Salt Spring Island	British Columbia	11,635	Salt Spring Island Transit System
Elliot Lake	Ontario	11,372	Elliot Lake Transit
Nelson	British Columbia	11,106	West Kootenay Transit System
Mont-Tremblant	Quebec	10,992	Mont-Tremblant public transit
Williams Lake	British Columbia	10,947	Williams Lake Transit System
Regional District of Mount Waddington	British Columbia	10,839	Mount Waddington Transit System
Whitecourt	Alberta	9,927	Whitecourt Transit
Quesnel	British Columbia	9,889	Quesnel Transit System
Hinton	Alberta	9,817	Hinton Transit
Temiskaming Shores	Ontario	9,634	Tri-Town Transit
Bridgewater	Nova Scotia	8,790	Bridgewater Transit
Castlegar	British Columbia	8,338	West Kootenay Transit System
Revelstoke	British Columbia	8,275	Revelstoke Transit System
Kitimat	British Columbia	8,131	Kitimat Transit System
Kimberley	British Columbia	8,115	Kimberley Transit System
Trail	British Columbia	7,920	West Kootenay Transit System
Merritt	British Columbia	7,051	Merritt Regional Transit System
Yarmouth	Nova Scotia	6,829	Town of Yarmouth Transit
Hope	British Columbia	6,686	Hope Regional Transit System
Columbia Valley	British Columbia	6,526	Columbia Valley Transit System
Creston Area	British Columbia	6,275	Creston Valley Transit System
Smithers	British Columbia	5,378	Smithers Regional Transit System
Hazelton Area	British Columbia	5,332	Hazeltons Transit System
Gabriola Island	British Columbia	4,500	Gertie
Pemberton	British Columbia	3,407	Pemberton Valley Transit System
Tofino	British Columbia	2,516	Tofino Free Shuttle
Clearwater	British Columbia	2,388	Clearwater Regional Transit System
100 Mile House	British Columbia	1,928	100 Mile House Regional Transit System

References[edit]

^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "The Daily — Large urban transit, November 2015". www.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ York Region includes the cities/towns of: Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, King, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Aurora, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury and Georgina

External links[edit]

[1] Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "The Daily — Large urban transit, November 2015". www.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] York Region includes the cities/towns of: Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, King, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Aurora, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury and Georgina

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