Urban public transit, November 2025
Released: 2026-01-20
Highlights
In November, the number of urban transit passenger trips in Canada reached 135.5 million, 4.3 million fewer than in November 2024.
Data on total passenger trips and operating revenue for selected urban transit agencies are available in table 23-10-0307-01.
Ridership continues to trend down
Canada's urban transit agencies provided an estimated 135.5 million passenger trips in November 2025, a decrease of 3.1% (-4.3 million trips) from November 2024 and the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year decline.
On a monthly basis, public transit ridership typically dips from October to November, averaging about 1.9% in 2018 and 2019. However, November 2025 saw a steeper decline of 5.0% (-7.1 million trips) from October, despite continued employment growth, and tighter mandates for employees to increase their in-office attendance. Early-season winter storms in some parts of the country, along with labour disruptions, were factors that may have impacted transit ridership.
Revenue steady
Year over year, urban transit agency operating revenue (excluding subsidies) was up 2.4% in November 2025, reaching $357.9 million.
Chart 1
Urban public transit operating revenue and passenger trips, monthly, 2019 to 2025
Note to readers
The table 23-10-0307-01—Passenger bus and urban transit statistics, by Urban transit agency—includes operating revenue and ridership at the city level for selected transit agencies. Statistics Canada appreciates the cooperation of these transit agencies in making this information available to Canadians.
Survey data are revised on a monthly basis to reflect new and updated information.
The data in this release are not seasonally adjusted.
This survey collects data on operating revenue (excluding subsidies) and the number of passenger trips from a panel of urban transit companies that represents at least 75% of revenue in each province and territory. Note that the panel is adjusted annually to maintain the 75% coverage and could differ slightly from what it was in the same month the previous year.
One-time payments from secondary and post-secondary institutions for academic-year student passes are typically reported as revenue during the early fall and early winter months.
Data prior to January 2017 can be found in table 23-10-0078-01.
Random tabular adjustment
The random tabular adjustment (RTA) technique, which aims to increase the amount of data made available to users while protecting the confidentiality of respondents, was applied to the totals of the Monthly Passenger Bus and Urban Transit Survey.
Using RTA, Statistics Canada identifies sensitive data and randomly adjusts values rather than suppressing them. The size of the adjustment is calculated to protect respondent confidentiality.
The Transportation Data and Information Hub, featuring data from Statistics Canada, Transport Canada and partners, provides Canadians with online access to comprehensive statistics and indicators for the country's transportation sector.
Contact information
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