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At a glance

Worth:
low-income transit discount
Who:
Eligibility: personal (single people) or family net income below the city's low-income thresholds (2025 scale): 1 person $31,906 · 2 $39,721 · 3 $48,832 · 4 $59,288 · 5 $67,244 · 6 $75,839 · 7+ $84,436

What it could be worth

Amount

low-income transit discount

How it benefits you

  • The City of Québec's income-based transit discount (since May 2023, enhanced in 2024): monthly pass $51.00 and single ride $2.

What you need to qualify or apply

Eligibility

  • Eligibility: personal (single people) or family net income below the city's low-income thresholds (2025 scale): 1 person $31,906 · 2 $39,721 · 3 $48,832 · 4 $59,288 · 5 $67,244 · 6 $75,839 · 7+ $84,436
  • STAC paratransit users are automatically eligible.

How to apply

  1. Eligibility: personal (single people) or family net income below the city's low-income thresholds (2025 scale): 1 person $31,906 · 2 $39,721 · 3 $48,832 · 4 $59,288 · 5 $67,244 · 6 $75,839 · 7+ $84,436
  2. STAC paratransit users are automatically eligible
  3. How: apply to the Ville de Québec for proof of eligibility (provincial NOA line 275 / federal line 23600), then get the free ÉquiMobilité photo OPUS card at an RTC counter — valid 24 months, used only for ÉquiMobilité passes/single tickets, also loadable in the RTC Nomade app
  4. Cash fares don't get the discount
  5. Riders 65+ get standard reduced RTC fares with a photo OPUS card; young children ride free.

Read more from the official source

Amounts & rules verified Aug 22, 2026

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Amounts and rules can change — always confirm on the official source before applying.

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