List of trolleybus systems in Canada

This is a list of trolleybus systems in Canada by Province

Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...

. It includes all trolleybus

Trolleybus

A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...

systems, past and present.

Alberta

Name of System (current or last)	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Calgary Transit System	Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...	1 June 1947	8 March 1975
Edmonton Transit System Edmonton Transit System The Edmonton Transit System, also called ETS, is the public transit service owned and operated by the city of Edmonton, Alberta. It operates Edmonton's bus and light rail systems.-Service:... Previous operators of the Edmonton trolleybus system were Edmonton Radial Railway Edmonton Radial Railway The Edmonton Radial Railway was a streetcar service that operated in Edmonton, Alberta from 1908 to 1951.In 1893 an ordinance was passed permitting Edmonton to construct and operate a tramway... , 1939-46, and Edmonton Transportation System, 1946-77.	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...	24 September 1939	2 May 2009

British Columbia

Name of System (current or last)	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
TransLinkPrevious operators of the Vancouver system were British Columbia Electric Railway British Columbia Electric Railway The British Columbia Electric Railway was a historic Canadian railway which operated in southwestern British Columbia.Originally the parent company, and later a division, of BC Electric, the BCER operated public transportation in southwestern British Columbia from its establishment in the... , 1948-1962; BC Hydro BC Hydro The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis... , 1962-73; Greater Vancouver Transit System, 1973-78; Urban Transit Authority, 1978-82; and BC Transit BC Transit BC Transit is a provincial crown agency responsible for coordinating the delivery of public transportation within British Columbia, Canada, outside of Greater Vancouver... , 1982-99.	Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...	16 August 1948		Also a demonstration, 5-14 December 1945. See also Trolleybuses in Vancouver Trolleybuses in Vancouver The Vancouver trolleybus system forms part of the public transport network serving Metro Vancouver, in the province of British Columbia, Canada.... .
British Columbia Electric Railway British Columbia Electric Railway The British Columbia Electric Railway was a historic Canadian railway which operated in southwestern British Columbia.Originally the parent company, and later a division, of BC Electric, the BCER operated public transportation in southwestern British Columbia from its establishment in the...	(Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... )	19 November 1945	30 November 1945	Demonstration

Manitoba

Name of System (current or last)	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Metro Transit Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg In 1960, the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg was created as a separate layer of municipal government in the metropolitan area of Winnipeg, Manitoba... Formerly known as the Greater Winnipeg Transit Commission (1953-60), which replaced the Winnipeg Electric Company (1924-53). Replaced by Winnipeg Transit Winnipeg Transit Winnipeg Transit is the public transit agency in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a bus-only operator.The Winnipeg Street Railway operated a horse car operation from 1882 to 1894... in Jan. 1972.	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...	21 November 1938	30 October 1970

Nova Scotia

Name of System	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Nova Scotia Light & Power Company	Halifax City of Halifax Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...	27 March 1949	31 December 1969

Ontario

Name of System	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Cornwall Street Railway, Light and Power Company, Limited	Cornwall Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...	8 June 1949	31 May 1970
Fort William Transit Company	Fort William	December 15, 1947	1970	see Thunder Bay.
Hamilton Street Railway Hamilton Street Railway The Hamilton Street Railway Company is the Transit Division of the City of Hamilton, Public Works Department in Ontario, Canada. The name is a legacy of the days when the majority of public transit vehicles were streetcars; the present-day Hamilton Street Railway is in fact a bus operator...	Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...	10 December 1950	30 December 1992
Kitchener Public Utilities Commission Kitchener Public Utilities Commission Kitchener Public Utilities Commission was a public utility and transit operator in the Kitchener-Waterloo area from 1927 to 1973.Transit service began with horse cars in 1887 as a private company whose owner was from New York City....	Kitchener Kitchener, Ontario The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...	1 January 1947	26 March 1973
Ottawa Transportation Commission Ottawa Transportation Commission Ottawa Transportation Commission was the public transit operator for the city of Ottawa from 1948 until the creation of OC Transpo in 1973.OTC took over streetcar operations from the Ottawa Electric Railway Company, but they were gradually abandoned for trolley bus and bus operations...	Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...	15 December 1951	27 June 1959
Port Arthur Transit	Port Arthur	1947	1970	see Thunder Bay.
Thunder Bay Transit	Thunder Bay Thunder Bay -In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern OntarioThunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...	15 December 1947	16 July 1972	Fort William and Port Arthur merged to form Thunder Bay from 31 December 1969.
Toronto Transit Commission Toronto Transit Commission -Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:... Name was Toronto Transportation Commission Toronto Transportation Commission Before 1954, the Toronto Transit Commission was called the Toronto Transportation Commission.-History:Toronto's first public transportation company was the Williams Omnibus Bus Line and owned by undertaker Burt Williams. The franchise carried passengers in horse-drawn stagecoaches along Yonge... until 31 December 1953.	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...	18 June 1922 19 June 1947	31 August 1925 16 July 1993	Service suspended 19 Jan. to 4 Sep. 1992. Final closure on 16 July 1993 (the very early hours of 17 July).
Sandwich, Windsor & Amherstburg Railway Company	Windsor Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...	5 May 1922	November 1926

Quebec

Name of System	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Montreal Tramways Company	Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	29 March 1937	18 June 1966

Saskatchewan

Name of System	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Regina Municipal Railway Regina Transit System Regina Transit Regina Transit is the public transportation agency operated by the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the oldest public transit system in Saskatchewan and has been city-owned since its inception.-History:...	Regina Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...	4 September 1947	28 February 1966
Saskatoon Transit System Saskatoon Transit Saskatoon Transit is the public transport arm of the City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It operates a fleet of diesel buses. A total of 23 bus routes serve every area of the city, carrying approximately 11 million passengers in 2008...	Saskatoon Saskatoon Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....	22 November 1948	13 May 1974

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