Coach Canada is the Canadian affiliate of Coach USA. Charter services (rental of bus with driver) when originating in most areas in Ontario can travel to anywhere in North America. Megabus operations however are confined to the provinces of

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...

and

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

, providing services under the

Megabus Megabus may refer to: * Megabus (Europe), a low-cost coach service with services in Europe owned by ComfortDelGro. * Megabus (North America), a low-cost bus service in the United States and Canada owned by Variant Equity Advisors. * Megabús, a ...

brand in the main centres such as Toronto, Montreal, Kingston and Niagara Falls. Coach Canada is mainly a mix of scheduled services, charter operations and sightseeing tour operations.Stagecoach in North America
Coach Canada was included in the April 2019 disposal by

Stagecoach A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are dra ...

of its North American operations to Variant Equity Advisors.

Operators

Approval under the ''Investment Canada Act'' was given to

in October 1999, to acquire Erie Coach Lines of London, Autocar Connaisseur Inc., of Montréal and Trentway-Wagar of Peterborough, which became the core of their Canadian operations today. Gray Line Montreal, although also owned by Stagecoach, is independently operated.

Scheduled bus services

Scheduled services (as

): *

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

/ Scarborough / Kingston /

Brockville Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically independent of the county. It is included with Le ...

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/ Kirkland /

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

/ Scarborough / Kingston /

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the c ...

/ Oakville /

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St. Catharines St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2016, it has an area of , 136,803 residents, and a metropolitan population of 406,074. It lies in Southern Ontari ...

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the Canada–United States border, border between the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario in Canada and the U.S. state, state ...

* Toronto Airport / Port Hope / Trenton / Belleville /

Napanee Greater Napanee is a town in southeastern Ontario, Canada, approximately west of Kingston and the county seat of Lennox and Addington County. It is located on the eastern end of the Bay of Quinte. Greater Napanee municipality was created by a ...

/ Kingston *

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/ Toronto Airport / Toronto-Yorkdale / Queen's University

Public transit operations

* Coach Canada no longer operates municipal transit. It previously held contracts with Durham Transit and Cobourg/Port Hope Transit, however those contracts were not renewed.

Carpool litigation

Trentway-Wagar won a legal battle in Ontario on November 12, 2008. The company had alleged that

PickupPal PickupPal Online Incorporated was a free online ridesharing service, that allowed its members to coordinate carpooling and ridesharing activities around the world. History PickupPal was founded in 2007 by John Stewart and Eric Dewhirst in Ontari ...

, an online

carpool Carpooling (also car-sharing, ride-sharing and lift-sharing) is the sharing of Automobile, car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car, and prevents the need for others to have to drive to a location themselves. By having more ...

matching service, was violating Ontario safety laws. PickupPal was ordered to pay $2,836.07 CAN to the Ontario government and $8,500.00 CAN to Trentway-Wagar for the violation of these laws. Trentway-Wagar received criticism for its litigation against PickupPal, leading to cancellations by clients and prompting politicians to introduce new legislation that is more prepared to deal with emerging businesses like PickupPal. On April 24, 2009 the Ontario Government amended the '' Public Vehicle Act'' to remove any mention of carpool vehicles, thus essentially removing any legal barriers preventing carpooling in Ontario.

References

External links

* {{StagecoachGroup Stagecoach Group bus operators in the United States and Canada Companies based in Ontario Intercity bus companies of Canada Bus transport in Ontario Bus transport in Quebec Peterborough, Ontario Transport companies established in 1999 Canadian companies established in 1999 1999 establishments in Ontario