Free OC Transpo Service after 10 p.m. on Canada Day

Ottawa – OC Transpo makes getting to and from Canada Day celebrations easier with its carefree, car-free travel options, including loads of free parking, a family DayPass and free service after 10 p.m.  A Sunday schedule will operate, with extra buses added during the day and after the fireworks. 

Thousands of free parking spaces to Park & Ride

• Thousands of spaces available at OC Transpo Park & Ride lots, served by high-frequency Transitway routes 95 or 97.

• Many more spaces available courtesy of five local shopping centres (Bayshore, Billings Bridge, Carlingwood, Place d’Orléans and St. Laurent) and Algonquin College (Lot 12) - all adjacent to Transitway service. 

$6.50 DayPass for the whole family

• With one $6.50 DayPass, available on the bus, a family of up to six people, maximum of two 12 or older, can travel all day on July 1. 

Free all-day transit for seniors with a ticket to the Mayor’s Breakfast at Lansdowne Park

Leave early and arrive in time

• Buses will operate on a Sunday schedule, with extra buses added during the day and at night.

• Since many people will be heading downtown, residents should plan to leave home early to arrive in time for the fireworks.

• After the fireworks, eastbound and southbound buses will be on Slater Street, while westbound buses will be on Albert Street.

•  Mackenzie King Bridge will be closed to pedestrians after 7 p.m. and no passengers will be picked up at the Rideau Centre bus stop due to detours and road closures. 

Free service after 10 p.m. on all OC Transpo bus routes, the O-Train, and STO

• Regular fares apply until 10 p.m. Kids 5 and under always ride for free. 

Information and ticket sales on July 1

• OC Transpo’s Rideau Centre Sales Office will be selling tickets and passes from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

• An information booth will be located at Confederation Square from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. 

Further information is available at 741-4390 (open July 1 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.) and at www.octranspo.com.

For more information:       

Communications & Marketing
(613) 580-2450