List of trolley bus systems in Canada
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This is a list of trolley bus systems in Canada by province. It includes all trolley bus systems, past and present. Use of boldface for a city name and colour highlighting indicates a system that still operates, the only one being Vancouver.
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Alberta
| Name of system (current or last) | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Transit System | Calgary | 1 June 1947 [1] | 8 March 1975 [1] | |
| Edmonton Transit System[fn 1] | Edmonton | 24 September 1939 [1] | 2 May 2009 [2] | See also Trolley buses in Edmonton. |
British Columbia
| Name of system (current or last) | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TransLink[fn 2] | Vancouver | 16 August 1948 [1] | Also a demonstration, 5–14 December 1945. See also Trolley buses in Vancouver. | |
Note: There was also a demonstration trolley bus line in Victoria in 1945,[3] operated by the British Columbia Electric Railway, from 19 to 30 November 1945.[citation needed]
Manitoba
| Name of system (current or last) | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Transit[fn 3] | Winnipeg | 21 November 1938 [1] | 30 October 1970 [1] | |
Nova Scotia
| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia Light and Power Company, Limited |
Halifax | 27 March 1949 [1] | 31 December 1969 [1] | |
Ontario
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Street Railway, Light and Power Company, Limited | Cornwall | 8 June 1949 [1] | 31 May 1970 [1] | |
| Fort William Transit Company | Fort William | 15 December 1947 [1] | 1970 | see Thunder Bay. |
| Hamilton Street Railway | Hamilton | 10 December 1950 [1] | 30 December 1992 [1] | See Trolley buses in Hamilton. |
| Kitchener Public Utilities Commission | Kitchener | 1 January 1947 [1] | 26 March 1973 [1] | |
| Ottawa Transportation Commission | Ottawa | 15 December 1951 [1] | 27 June 1959 | |
| Port Arthur Transit | Port Arthur | 15 December 1947 [1] | 1970 | See Thunder Bay. |
| Thunder Bay Transit | Thunder Bay | 15 December 1947 [1] | 16 July 1972 [1] | Fort William and Port Arthur merged to form Thunder Bay from 31 December 1969. |
| Toronto Transit Commission bus system Toronto Transit Commission[fn 4] |
Toronto | 18 June 1922 [1]
19 June 1947 [1] |
31 August 1925 [1]
16 July 1993 [4] |
Service suspended 19 Jan. to 4 Sep. 1992.[5] Final closure on 16 July 1993 (the very early hours of 17 July).[4] See Trolley buses in Toronto. |
| Sandwich, Windsor & Amherstburg Railway Company | Windsor | 5 May 1922 [1] | November 1926 (?)[6] | |
Quebec
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Tramways Company | Montreal | 29 March 1937 [1] | 18 June 1966 [1] | Montreal Tramways Company succeeded by the Montreal Transit Commission, 1951 |
Saskatchewan
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Municipal Railway Regina Transit System |
Regina | 4 September 1947 [1] | 28 February 1966 [1] | |
| Saskatoon Transit System | Saskatoon | 22 November 1948 [1] | 13 May 1974 [1] | |
See also
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Notes
- Previous operators of the Edmonton trolley bus system were Edmonton Radial Railway, 1939–46, and Edmonton Transportation System, 1946–77.
- Previous operators of the Vancouver system were British Columbia Electric Railway, 1948–1962; BC Hydro, 1962–73; Greater Vancouver Transit System, 1973–78; Urban Transit Authority, 1978–82; and BC Transit, 1982–99.
- Formerly known as the Greater Winnipeg Transit Commission (1953–60), which replaced the Winnipeg Electric Company (1924–53). Replaced by Winnipeg Transit in Jan. 1972.
- Name was Toronto Transportation Commission until 31 December 1953.
