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This promotional site was made possible by the Canadian Urban Transit Association and the Government of Canada.

Canada's Transit Systems

Canada’s public transit systems help reduce car pollution, improving air quality and the environment we live in. Why not consider public transportation as a way to help cut down air pollution where you live?

To find a transit service in your area, visit the Canadian Urban Transit Association website.

Find out more reasons to use Canada’s public transit systems:

  • Transit riders save money on car maintenance, insurance and fuel. In some cases, the savings add up to more than $7,000 a year! Those savings now increase with the Government of Canada’s tax credit on transit passes.
  • The new tax credit on your transit passes applies to every transit user in your family who uses monthly or longer duration passes. If you spend $1,200 a year on public transit passes, you would save approximately $180.
  • Like looking for parking? Shoveling the snow from your car? Public transit lets someone else take the wheel and reduces the daily grind of driving.
  • Transit riders, whether they take the bus, subway, commuter train or ferry, get more time to read, write to-do lists, listen to music and unwind after work.
  • Transit riders, who walk to and from their bus, subway, ferry or commuter train stop, burn more calories just travelling between home and work or school than do vehicle drivers.
  • Transit riders can take advantage of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, reducing the amount of time it takes to follow the same route by car.
  • Transit riders who can no longer drive due to ill health and/or age are able to be mobile and stay connected to family, friends and community services.
  • Transit riders are generally immune to sudden swings in fuel prices. The cost to get to work or school is more predictable.
  • Transit riders have a safer commute. They're less likely to be involved in a car accident.

Saving money just got easier

Find out how to save money with the federal income tax credit for public transit passes.

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Cleaner air for all Canadians

Reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Making your community healthier

Use public transit and contribute to cleaner air and a healthier environment.

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