The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Board has approved entering Ontario’s One-Fare program in 2024. The program will eliminate double fares for customers transferring between the TTC, GO Transit and other Canadian-based transit agencies. Under the One-Fare program, customers transferring between TTC and GO Transit will be reimbursed for their single ride TTC fare while those transferring between the TTC and a municipal transit agency will be able to use their two-hour transfer without paying a second fare.
“It is essential that we make transit more affordable. For so many people who are struggling to make ends meet, paying a second fare for one trip is a barrier against taking transit to work, medical appointments or visiting family and friends outside the city. Eliminating the double fare would go a long way to making life more affordable for many Torontonians,” said Mayor of Toronto Olivia Chow.
According to the TTC, adult fare customers transferring between the TTC and GO Transit will save $3.30 on a single trip. Customers who use the TTC and York Region Transit would save up to $3.88 on a single adult trip taken between the two agencies within the two-hour free transfer period.
Under the One-Fare program, the province of Ontario, through Metrolinx, would reimburse 100 percent of eligible trips to transit agencies for foregone fare box revenue. Eligible trips would include those made within the