Public transit ridership climbs higher, but is still below pre-pandemic levels

Released: Friday, June 27, 2025

Ridership on Canada’s urban transit systems ticked up slightly in April 2025, compared to the same time last year. Urban transit systems across the country which include the Toronto Transit Commission, Calgary Transit, TransLink (formally known as South Coast British Columbia Transit Authority), Edmonton Transit, and the Société de transport de Montréal recorded 132.5 million passenger trips in April 2025, up 0.3%, or 400,000 trips, compared to the same period in 2024. Despite the increase, ridership is still below pre-pandemic levels. April’s figures represent about 84% of the levels recorded in April 2019 (157.3 million trips), before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Data for the above chart comes from Statistics Canada Table 23-10-0251-01 Passenger bus and urban transit statistics, by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (x 1,000,000).

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