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 service added during the day and after the fireworks. 

Thousands of free parking spaces to Park & Ride

• Thousands of spaces are available at OC Transpo Park & Ride lots that are served by high-frequency Transitway routes 95, 96 or 97.

• Many more spaces available courtesy of six local shopping centres (Bayshore, Billings Bridge, Carlingwood, Place d’Orléans, South Keys and St. Laurent) as well as Algonquin College (Lot 12), Carleton University (excl. Lot 6), Canada Post (Heron/Riverside) and Canada Revenue Agency (Data Centre Road).   

$6.75 DayPass for the whole family

• With one $6.75 DayPass, available on the bus, a family of up to six people, with a maximum of two age 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, buses will be available on Slater, Albert and Bank Streets.

• Mackenzie King Bridge will be closed to pedestrians after 7 p.m. and no passengers will be picked up at Mackenzie King Station (Rideau Centre) 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 613-741-4390 (open July 1 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.) and at www.octranspo.com.    

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