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Canada-wide (federal) (4)
Canada-wide (federal)
Free support-person fares (air/rail/ferry)
OPF domestic flights · VIA free attendant · BC Ferries 50%
No single national pass exists — each city's system runs its own discounted pass or free-companion rule, from TransLink's HandyCard to the TTC Fair Pass, OC Transpo's Community pas
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Canada-wide (federal)
Intercity coaches
No published disability discounts — assistance varies by operator
Practical note:* for Ebus/Red Arrow/Rider Express, the attendant's seat is not advertised as free — ask at booking whether the ATPDR support-person seating obligation applies to…
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Canada-wide (federal)
Rail — VIA Rail
Support person travels free with approval
Support person travels free. Once VIA validates a support-person request, it confirms that "a support person will be available to accompany you on future trips with VIA Rail at…
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Canada-wide (federal)
Subsidized taxi programs
Vancouver's TaxiSaver for HandyCard holders ($100 face value for $50 each month) and…
Two cities run taxi coupon programs for paratransit registrants: Vancouver's TaxiSaver for HandyCard holders ($100 face value for $50 each month) and Ottawa's 55%-off coupon…
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British Columbia (2)
British Columbia
HandyCard / HandyDART
concession fares + door-to-door
Door-to-door shared-ride service for people whose disability prevents using conventional transit for all or part of a trip; 30,000+ customers.
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British Columbia
SPARC BC accessible parking permit
permit (fee applies)
⚠️ SPARC is a nonprofit, not government.
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Alberta (3)
Alberta
Calgary Fair Entry
sliding-scale transit · recreation · property-tax credit
Fair Entry is The City's single application process that qualifies lower-income Calgarians for several subsidized services at once; eligibility rests on Calgary residency, income (
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Alberta
DATS para-transit
door-to-door service
DATS is ETS's door-to-door shared-ride service within Edmonton for residents who cannot use regular transit for some or all trips because of a physical, cognitive, mental-health, o
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Alberta
Edmonton Ride Transit + Leisure Access
passes $36/$51 tiers · one shared application
A single application assesses applicants for both the Ride Transit transit subsidy and the Leisure Access recreation subsidy.
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Saskatchewan (2)
Saskatchewan
Regina Affordable Access
50–80% off recreation · 20% transit · $28 SAID/SIS pass
One approval covers both: single admissions at 50% off, Leisure Passes at 80% off, and registered classes at 80% off (max $160 discount per family member); plus transit passes at 2
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon transit discounts
$66.40 pass · $28 social-services pass
Low-Income Bus Pass: reduced monthly passes — Adult $66.40 (about 20% off the regular monthly pass), High School $47.
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Manitoba (1)
Manitoba · Monthly
WINNpass transit discount
$59.70/mo pass
Winnipeg residents aged 64 and younger from eligible households buy a reduced monthly pass at $59.70 (vs.
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Ontario (9)
Ontario
Accessible Parking Permit
FREE permit
Administered by ServiceOntario — and completely free: there is no cost to get, renew, or replace an APP online or in person (a common "$10 fee" claim circulating is wrong).
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Ontario
Hamilton HSR Fare Assist
50% off single rides — permanent since Jan 1 2026
LICO table starts $30,255 (1 person).
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Ontario
London income-based transit + Play Your Way Fund
discounted pass · rec fee help
Financial help with City recreation/sport registration fees, program materials, assistive devices and related supports — up to $300 per person per 12-month period, for all programs
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Ontario
March of Dimes HVMP (ON)
$15k home + $15k vehicle modifications
National registered charity serving people with disabilities across Canada. Head office: 10 Overlea Blvd, Toronto.
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Ontario · Monthly
Ottawa EquiPass
$58.25/mo bus pass
A discounted monthly pass or single-ride fare at roughly half the adult price: EquiPass monthly pass $58.25 and single ride $1.
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Ontario
Para Transpo Taxi Coupon Program
55% off taxi fares
Discounted taxi rides as an alternative to Para Transpo for registered Para Transpo customers: pay $18 for a coupon book worth $40 in taxi fares (~55% off regular taxi fare) at par
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Ontario · Monthly
Peel Affordable Transit Program
discounted monthly pass
Peel Region administers a single Affordable Transit Program giving eligible low-income residents a 50% discount on adult monthly PRESTO passes for 12 months on MiWay (Mississauga)
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Ontario · Annual
Seniors' transit tax credit
≤$450/yr
Active refundable credit (ontario.ca page updated March 17, 2026):
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Ontario · Monthly
Toronto Fair Pass (TTC)
discounted fares w/ capping (monthly pass retired Aug 31 2026)
A discount programmed onto your PRESTO card: 36% off adult single fares ($1.20 less per ride) and 21% off adult monthly passes ($32.
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Quebec (2)
Quebec
quiMobilité
low-income transit discount
The City of Québec's income-based transit discount (since May 2023, enhanced in 2024): monthly pass $51.00 and single ride $2.
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Quebec
STM reduced fares & companion card
reduced/senior fares · support person rides free
Reduced monthly passes ($66.00, All Modes A) apply to students 18+ and riders 65+ with a photo‑ID OPUS card; youth 12–17 get reduced fares only when loaded on their photo OPUS.
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New Brunswick (1)
New Brunswick
United Way Community Transit Pass
subsidized pass
No direct individual low-income pass.
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Nova Scotia (1)
Nova Scotia
Halifax Affordable Access Transit Pass
50% off passes (adult $90→$45)
50% off monthly Halifax Transit passes: adult monthly $90 → $45; Regional Express monthly $139 → $69.50, for one program year (July–June).
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Prince Edward Island (2)
Prince Edward Island
T3 Transit discounted passes
discounted pass options
Fares are low across the board: monthly passes $20 adult, $10 student/senior (60+), T3 Rural single $2.
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Prince Edward Island · Monthly
Transportation
T3 Transit: senior 60+ monthly pass $10 (regular $20), ticket booklet $9 (6 tickets), $2 cash fare
Accessible parking permits — see §1 (ResourceAbilities program, processed via Access PEI offices). - T3 Transit ⚠️ *private operator* (Charlottetown/Cornwall/Stratford, Rural…
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Newfoundland and Labrador (2)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Accessible Vehicle Funding
UP TO $50,000 — DEADLINE JUL 20 2026
Time-critical application window — check immediately.
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Newfoundland and Labrador
FREE Metrobus passes
$0 transit for Income Support recipients & GIS seniors
One of the best deals in Canada — entirely free.
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Good to know (4)
Not programs to apply to — notes and tools worth knowing about.
Note
OAS (residence rule check)
OAS payments adjust quarterly (January/April/July/October) with CPI; they never decrease if prices fall.
Note
Alberta claws back the federal CDB
Only province that offsets it — factor into budgeting.
Helpful tool
Benefits Wayfinder + canada.ca Benefits Finder
Benefits Finder (Government of Canada) — a filter-based tool that matches you against the federal catalogue (157+ programs) by support type (retirement, disability, job loss, housi
Note
Gyms: GoodLife, Fit4Less, Movati
Honest finding: none of the big private gym chains offers a disability or income-based discount.
These pages give general facts, not a CRA or provincial decision. Amounts checked September 2026 — each program links to its official page, and amounts and rules can change.