The Region of Waterloo has approved new fares for Grand River Transit passengers, starting Canada Day, Saturday, July 1.
Cash fares for adult GRT passengers the same as currently, $3.25. The cost to buy a strip of five tickets increases by 50 cents to $13.80 for adults and by 45 cents to $12 for seniors and elementary- and secondary-school students.
The big changes are for those who use monthly passes. For adults, the price jumps by $4 to $86 and for seniors and students by $3 to $73. TRIP (transit for reduced income program) passengers pay an extra $1 or $43 monthly. U-Passes for students at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University go up by $4.25 to $89.45. Employees of companies that have enrolled in the Travel Wise program pay another $4.40 or $73.10 per month.
You’ll pay more for other passes, too. College students pay $292 for each four-month term, instead of $280. GRT will sell day passes for $8, instead of $7.75. The SunOne Summer pass that elementary- and high-school students may use for all of July and August is $123, instead of $118 for July and August.
GRT says the revenue for the higher fares will support upcoming major service changes from 2017 until 2021. You can learn more about these changes here.
Upcoming fare increase
York Region Transit is also raising fares Canada Day, Saturday, July 1.
Recent fare increases
2017 fare increases
Durham Region Transit raised fares Sunday, May 1.
MiWay raised fares for post-secondary school students using PRESTO fare cards Sunday, May 1.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, March 6.
Oakville Transit raised fares Wednesday, February 1.
MiWay raised general fares, Tuesday, January 30.
The TTC raised fares New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1.
2016 fare increases
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares Thursday, September 1.
York Region Transit raised fares Canada Day, Friday, July 1.
Grand River Transit raised fares Canada Day, Friday, July 1.
Durham Region Transit raised fares Sunday, May 1.
MiWay raised fares Sunday, May 1.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, March 28.
Barrie Transit raised fares Tuesday, March 1.
GO Transit raised fares Monday, February 1.
Milton Transit raised fares Monday, January 4.
The TTC raised fares Sunday, January 3.
Oakville Transit raised fares New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1.
Guelph Transit raised fares New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1.
2015 fare increases
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares Tuesday, September 1.
York Region Transit raised fares Canada Day, Wednesday, July 1.
Grand River Transit is raised fares, Canada Day, Wednesday, July 1.
Durham Region Transit raised fares Friday, May 1.
Burlington Transit raised fares Friday, May 1.
MiWay raised fares Sunday, April 27.
The TTC raised fares Sunday, March 1. (It also eliminated fares for children 12 years of age or younger.)
Oakville Transit raised fares Sunday, March 1.
GO Transit raised fares Sunday, February 1.
MiWay also reduced the fares for seniors to just $1 during off-peak hours, starting Monday, June 29.
2014 fare increases
Durham Region Transit raised fares Canada Day, Tuesday, July 1.
Grand River Transit raised fares Canada Day, Tuesday, July 1.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, March 31.
GO Transit raised fares Saturday, February 1.
MiWay raised fares Monday, January 27.
Milton Transit raised fares Thursday, January 2.
The TTC raised fares New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1.
York Region Transit raised fares New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1.
Oakville Transit raised fares New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1.
2013 fare increases
Durham Region Transit raised fares Monday, July 1.
Grand River Transit raised fares Monday, July 1.
Barrie Transit raised fares Wednesday, May 1.
Burlington Transit raised fares Wednesday, May 1.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, April 1.
GO Transit raised fares Friday, February 1.
MiWay raised fares Monday, January 28.
Peterborough Transit raised fares Wednesday, January 2.
The TTC raised fares Tuesday, January 1.
York Region Transit raised fares Tuesday, January 1.
Oakville Transit raised fares Tuesday, January 1.
Burlington Transit revised fares for Handi-van (door-to-door accessible service) passengers Tuesday, January 1.
The Hamilton Street Railway revised fares for senior passengers Tuesday, January 1.
2012 fare increases
Durham Region Transit revised fares for DRT Specialized Services (door-to-door accessible service) passengers Saturday, December 1.
Guelph Transit raised fares Saturday, September 1.
Durham Region Transit and Grand River Transit raised fares Sunday, July 1.
Barrie Transit raised fares Tuesday, May 1.
The St. Catharines Transit Commission raised fares Monday, April 2.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, March 26.
GO Transit raised fares Saturday, February 18.
MiWay raised fares Monday, January 30.
The TTC raised fares New Year’s Day, New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1.
York Region Transit and Oakville Transit alos raised fares New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1.
Milton Transit also raised fares New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1.
2011 fare increases
Guelph Transit and Port Colborne Transit raised fares Wednesday, September 1, 2011.
Grand River Transit, Niagara Falls Transit and Oakville Transit raised fares Friday, July 1, 2011.
Barrie Transit raised fares Sunday, May 1, 2011.
MiWay raised fares Monday, April 4, 2011.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, March 28, 2011.
2010 fare increases
Burlington Transit raised fares Thursday, April 1, 2010.
GO Transit raised fares Saturday, March 20, 2010.
Barrie Transit raised fares Monday, March 1, 2010.
Guelph Transit raised fares Monday, February 1, 2010.
The TTC raised fares Sunday, January 3, 2010.
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares Friday, January 1, 2010.
2009 fare increases
Durham Region Transit raised fares Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
GO Transit raised fares Saturday, March 14, 2009.
The Region of Peel’s accessible door-to-door TransHelp service raised its fares Sunday, March 1, 2009.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday February 16, 2009.
Guelph Transit raised fares Sunday, February 1, 2009.
Mississauga Transit raised the cost of fares Monday, January 26, 2009.
Burlington Transit raised the cost of cash fares, tickets and passes Sunday, January 4, 2009.
Barrie Transit raised the cost of monthly passes Thursday, January 1, 2009.
Oakville Transit raised the cost of adult cash fares Thursday, January 1, 2009.
York Region Transit raised the cost of adult cash fares Thursday, January 1, 2009.
2008 fare increases
Guelph Transit raised fares Sunday, July 6, 2008.
Durham Region Transit raised fares Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
Oakville Transit raised fares Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
GO Transit raised fares Saturday, March 15, 2008.
Mississauga Transit raised all fares Monday, February 25, 2008.
Brampton Transit “adjusted” fares Monday, January 28, 2008.
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares Tuesday, January 1, 2008.
Mississauga Transit raised the cost of seniors passes Tuesday, January 1, 2008.
York Region Transit raised fares Tuesday, January 1, 2008.
2007 fare increases
The TTC raised fares Sunday, November 4, 2007.
Durham Region Transit raised all fares Sunday, July 1, 2007.
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares Friday, June 1, 2007.
Barrie Transit raised fares Tuesday, May 1, 2007.
Milton Transit raised fares Monday, April 2, 2007.
Mississauga Transit raised fares Monday, February 26, 2007.
Brampton Transit raised fares [Monday, February 5, 2007.
York Region Transit raised fares Monday, January 1, 2007.
Durham Region Transit raised seniors and access fares only Monday, January 1, 2007.
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