Lifestyle
Canada — Living: Transportation
Toronto, Vancouver, and Montréal rank as Canada's best transit cities, each scoring 78-79/100 on Transit Score. Toronto's TTC is the busiest rapid transit system in the country: 5 subway lines, 109 stations, 99.4 km of track, and over 1 million weekday boardings, plus two new light-rail lines (Line 6 Finch West, opened December 2025; Line 5 Eglinton, opened February 2026); the subway connects to bus/streetcar networks, UP Express, GO Transit regional rail, and VIA Rail (Union Station). Only Toronto and Montreal have true subway systems; Vancouver's SkyTrain is a fully automated, modern rapid-transit system, and Montréal's Métro is expanding via the new REM light-rail network. VIA Rail provides Canada's national intercity passenger rail service, though outside the Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal corridor, car dependency remains high.
Key facts
- Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal are Canada's top transit cities (78-79/100 Transit Score).
- TTC (Toronto): 5 subway lines, 109 stations, 99.4 km track, 1M+ weekday boardings — busiest system in Canada.
- Only Toronto and Montreal have true subway systems; Vancouver's SkyTrain is a fully automated rapid-transit alternative.
- VIA Rail is the national intercity passenger rail operator; car dependency is high outside the Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal corridor.
Common mistakes
- Assuming subway-quality transit is available in most Canadian cities — only Toronto and Montreal have true subway systems.