Transportation

Transportation resources for seniors and those with disabilities

Canada-wide
  • : It's the Agency's responsibility to ensure that everyone enjoys the same access to travel. They aim to resolve complaints, create codes of practice, and ensure service providers are meeting Agency standards for accessible transportation
  • : A blog about accessible transportation for persons with disabilities.
British Columbia
  • :  A universal bus pass is available for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities.
  • :  HandyDART uses specially-equipped vehicles to carry passengers with physical or cognitive disabilities who need assistance to use public transit.
  • : Find transportation resources in your º£½ÇÉçÇø using HealthLinkBC's directory.
  • STS helps those unable to use public transportation due to their disability.
Alberta
  • : Find transportation services for seniors and those with disabilities.
  • : Listing of disability related transportation options in Alberta.
  • : Transportation services for seniors and those with disabilities.
Saskatchewan
  • : The Discounted Bus Pass Program allows people with lower incomes to access quality public transportation.
  • : Access Transit is a shared-ride service, travelling on an accessible door to accessible door basis.
  • : Access Transit provides transportation to individuals with specific mobility challenges who require travel assistance within city limits.
  • This program issues parking permits for designated parking spots to individuals with specific mobility challenges.
Manitoba
  • : A listing of transportation services in Winnipeg
  • : Transit Plus provides door to door transportation for people who are unable to use regular transit because they are legally blind or have a physical disability.
  • : Apply for a parking permit that allows you to park in specially designated spots at a close distance from the entrance.
  • : Brandon Access Transit Service is for passengers with disabilities who cannot use the regular Transit service.
Ontario
  • : Provides funding for basic home and/or vehicle modifications.
  • : Provides door-to-door accessible transit service for persons with physical disabilities using accessible buses, contracted accessible minivans and sedan taxis.
  • Low cost and senior/disabled-friendly transportation and escort services to medical appointments, other therapeutic programs and grocery shopping in the Scarborough area.
  • : Find a permit to allow a person with disabilities to use accessible parking spaces. 
  •  Downloadable º£½ÇÉçÇø resource book with a listing of stroke resources available for residents of the West GTA
  • : D.A.R.T.S. is a door to door transportation service in Hamilton employing wheelchair accessible buses and contracted taxi services when appropriate.
  • : The Red Cross provides transportation services for those in need, such as those who are elderly or disabled.
  • : Enter your º£½ÇÉçÇø name or a postal code to find health and º£½ÇÉçÇø services in Ontario.
Quebec
  •  :  If you have a disability that significantly compromises your mobility, you could qualify for the paratransit service.
  • : Le Québec pour tous, c’est une base de données de plus de 2 000 entreprises touristiques évaluées par Kéroul et certifiées « totalement ou partiellement accessibles » et réparties dans 22 régions uniques.
New Brunswick
  • : This program provides financial assistance towards the cost of supplying and installing eligible retrofitting and accessibility features for vehicles.
  • : The Province of New Brunswick issues parking placards and permits for persons with disabilities to promote designated parking spaces for persons with disabilities.
Nova Scotia
  • Provides door-to-door, transit service in Halifax for persons who are unable to use the conventional transit system due to physical or cognitive disability.
  • VON volunteers provide seniors and adults with disabilities transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping, adult day programs, and other appointments.
  • : Our service is designed for drivers of all ages who have experienced a health change that could affect their ability to drive safely.
  • : This site offers links to information on programs and information for those citizens and visitors to the area requiring accessible services.
Prince Edward Island
  • : Cost assistance to travel with Maritime Bus for non-emergency medical services in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia.
Newfoundland & Labrador
  • : This parking permit allows eligible permit holders to park in specially designated parking spots.
  • : Information on the various accessible transportation options in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nunavut

No identified resources. If you have resources to recommend, please contact us.

Northwest Territories
  • : This permit allows the registered user to park any car they are using in specially identified parking spots.
Yukon
  • : Handy Bus offers safe and secure transportation to persons who, for a variety of reasons, have difficulty using regular transit service.
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