Cooperative Seating

What is Cooperative Seating?

All our vehicles have clearly labelled Cooperative Seating areas, either in front of the bus or by the O-Train’s entrances.

These seats make riding easier if you have a hard time standing in a moving vehicle or if you need to sit close the entrance.

Cooperative Seating is meant for you if you:

  • Have a disability
  • Are a senior
  • Have an assistive device like a wheelchair, scooter, walker or a cane
  • Are pregnant
  • Are travelling with small children or an open stroller
A man in an electric wheelchair in the train's Cooperative seating section. Image text: The train has a place for those who need the space. Each car on O-Train Line 1 has four cooperative seating areas.
A man in an electric wheelchair in the train's Cooperative seating section. Image text: The train has a place for those who need the space. Each car on O-Train Line 1 has four cooperative seating areas.

Look for this logo marking the Cooperative Seating area.

  • Our drivers are here to help. If you need assistance, ask for help.
  • Remember that many customers don’t have an obvious disability. They may need a Cooperative seat for reasons we can’t see.
  • Asking for a seat can take courage.
  • If you are sitting in a Cooperative seat but don’t need to be, please offer your place to someone who needs it.

Priority Seating card

  • If you have an invisible disability, you can get a free Priority Seating card.
  • Showing your card can make it easier to ask for Cooperative Seating without explaining further.
preview of the priority seating card design

Steps to get a Priority Seating card for free

  1. Visit our Customer Service Centre at the Rideau Centre during regular business hours.

  2. Bring valid government-issued photo ID.

  3. We’ll take your photo and issue your Priority Seating card.

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