{"id":"e145","name":"Fair Pass Transit Discount Program (TTC)","type":"program","typeLabel":"Program","what":"A City of Toronto program that gives adults with low income 36% off each adult TTC fare paid with PRESTO, including Wheel-Trans. You pay $2.10 a trip instead of the regular $3.30. With TTC fare capping, once you reach 47 paid trips ($98.70) in the same month, the rest of your trips that month are free. The discount lasts 12 months.","forWhom":"Toronto residents aged 20 to 64 with a PRESTO card and low income. The limit for total after-tax family income is $22,691 for 1 person, $32,090 for 2 people, $39,302 for 3 people and $45,383 for 4 people. People getting Ontario Works, Emergency Assistance or ODSP meet the income rule. People getting Ontario Works, ODSP or a Toronto Child Care Fee Subsidy do not need income documents, only their member ID or file number.","cost":"Free to apply. Fair Pass fare is $2.10 per adult PRESTO trip, capped at $98.70 a month.","tags":["Fair Pass","TTC discount","low income transit","PRESTO","Wheel-Trans","fare capping"],"topics":["transport","money","benefits"],"place":{"country":"Canada","region":"Ontario","city":"Toronto","label":"Toronto","cc":"CA","scope":"city"},"website":"https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/support-for-people-in-financial-need/assistance-through-ontario-works/transit-discount/","sources":["https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/support-for-people-in-financial-need/assistance-through-ontario-works/transit-discount/","https://www.ttc.ca/Fares-and-passes/Fares-types-and-discounts","https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Updates/Monthly-fare-capping-coming-to-the-TTC"],"checked":"2026-10-04","added":"2026-09-30","verified":"checked","checkEvery":90,"deadline":null,"deadlineNote":"Apply any time. The discount lasts 12 months, then you may need to apply again. The Fair Pass monthly pass ended on August 31, 2026. Since September 1, 2026, TTC fare capping applies instead, so use the same PRESTO card all month.","status":"listed","routes":[{"kind":"Application form","url":"https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/support-for-people-in-financial-need/assistance-through-ontario-works/transit-discount/","value":null,"seen":"2026-10-04","source":"their own site"},{"kind":"Office phone","url":"https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/support-for-people-in-financial-need/assistance-through-ontario-works/transit-discount/","value":"416-338-8888 (Human Services Integration Office)","seen":"2026-10-04","source":"their own site"},{"kind":"Apply in person at Regent Park Community Centre, Keele Community Hub or Scarborough Civic Centre","url":"https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/support-for-people-in-financial-need/assistance-through-ontario-works/transit-discount/","value":null,"seen":"2026-10-04","source":"their own site"},{"kind":"Office phone","url":null,"value":"416-338-8888","seen":"2026-10-04","source":"their own site"}],"primaryRoute":{"kind":"Application form","url":"https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/support-for-people-in-financial-need/assistance-through-ontario-works/transit-discount/","value":null,"seen":"2026-10-04","source":"their own site"},"routeCount":4,"channels":[{"kind":"website","url":"https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/support-for-people-in-financial-need/assistance-through-ontario-works/transit-discount/","label":"Website","reach":null,"unit":null,"seen":"2026-10-04","source":"their own site"}],"spaceCount":1,"spacesSeen":"2026-10-04","phone":"416-338-8888","contact":{"email":null,"url":"https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/support-for-people-in-financial-need/assistance-through-ontario-works/transit-discount/","route":"Application form"},"steps":["Get a PRESTO card (physical or digital) and have the card number ready.","Apply online on the City of Toronto Fair Pass page. If you get Ontario Works, ODSP or a Child Care Fee Subsidy, enter your member ID or file number. Otherwise add proof of income, such as your Canada Revenue Agency Notice of Assessment or pay stubs from the last 30 days.","Need help? Call 416-338-8888, or apply in person at Regent Park Community Centre (402 Shuter St.), Keele Community Hub (1652 Keele St.) or Scarborough Civic Centre (150 Borough Dr.).","You get an email when the discount is on your PRESTO card, and you can start riding with it right away."],"languages":["English"],"welcomes":[],"reachNum":null,"reachUnit":null,"reachKind":"none","reachSource":null,"reachSeen":null,"intents":{"reach":false,"grow":null,"job":false,"volunteer":false,"specialist":null,"opps":false,"housing":false,"money":true,"info":false,"marriage":false},"qualify":["Toronto residents aged 20 to 64","Low family income, after tax, under their limit","Ontario Works, ODSP or Emergency Assistance count"],"needs":["A PRESTO card","Proof of income, or your OW, ODSP or subsidy ID"],"help":"direct","country":"CA","region":"CA-ON-TOR","currency":"CAD","lang":"en","reach":0.6,"reachGroups":["lowincome"],"reachBasis":"Low-income Toronto residents aged 20 to 64 with a PRESTO card; seniors excluded. Low income is a condition (two readers agreed): Sets after-tax family income limits; a City of Toronto program","reachSet":"2026-10-08","amountHidden":"$2.10 is the discounted fare the rider pays; the saving is $1.20 a trip.","shelf":"transit","audiences":["low-income"],"payer":"government","reachKey":"low-income","hidden":false,"amountKind":"none","dates":{"deadline":"","opens":"","closes":"","nextPayment":""},"kind":"opportunity","offer":"discount","serves":"all","provider":{"name":"City of Toronto","url":"https://www.toronto.ca/","source":"https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/support-for-people-in-financial-need/assistance-through-ontario-works/transit-discount/","read":"2026-10-09"},"amount":null,"page":"/o/fair-pass-transit-discount-program-ttc/","stale":false,"staleDays":0,"checkedNote":"Facts read from the source pages on 2026-10-04; spaces read from their site on 2026-10-04; re-checked every 90 days.","spaces":[{"kind":"website","label":"Website","url":"https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/support-for-people-in-financial-need/assistance-through-ontario-works/transit-discount/","reach":null,"unit":null,"seen":"2026-10-04","note":null}],"missing":["organization email (not published on their pages)","follower or subscriber counts (platform pages do not expose them to readers; ask the organization or check the platform)","what they welcome from outside parties (their pages do not say)","audience number for the organization as a whole (not public)"]}