All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems
History of Québec Rural Paratransit Services

While each implementation has its own characteristics there are several features which are typical (although none are universal):

• Users often need to be residents (not visitors) and some systems require an annual registration, sometime with a nominal fee. Several charge $5/year.
• Any sort of trip is eligible, including casual travel, shopping, medical appointments, and daily travel to work or school.
• Using the service requires booking in advance, typically 24 hours or one business day. For regular travel (to work or school, for example) a standing booking can often be made.
• Service is stop-to-stop rather than door-to-door (although some services make exceptions).
• Users pay a fixed fare. There is often a penalty for failing to appear for a booked trip.
• Dispatcher matches bookings to available resources, perhaps including existing school and intercity bus trips, handi-vans, or taxis. In the case of a school bus trip, the bus will extend its trip to additional destinations as booked.
• All rides are potentially shared. (Taxi rides are not “private”).
• Where the provider would charge a higher fare (taxi or intercity bus, for example), the service subsidizes the difference.
• A trip is not operated without a booking.

If the service operates or contracts to operate scheduled bus or minibus service it should be moved to the main section of the All-time List. Further information is always requested.

Argenteuil [MRC], Québec

Transport adapté et collectif MRC d'Argenteuil (? - present)
Rural paratransit services. Towns in Argenteuil MRC include Lachute and Brownsburg-Chatham. (website 2011).

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Data source:

website 2011

Basques [MRC] & Saint-Cyprien, Québec

Transport adapté et collectif L'Éveil des Basques (April 2001 - present)
Rural paratransit services. Major city in MRC Les Basques is Trois-Pistoles. Website also uses the names Transport collectif des Basques and le Transport Collectif des Basques et St-Cyprien. (website 2011).

Beauce-Sartigan & les Etchemin, Québec

Service de transport collectif de Beauce-Etchemin (? - present)
Rural ride-placing service in MRC de Beauce-Sartigan and MRC des Etchemin utilizing the existing services of la Commission scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin [Beauce-Etchemin school board] and Transport adapté L'Autonomie (the handi-transit operator). MRC Beauce-Sartigan includes the city of Saint-Georges. MRC des Etchemin includes Saint-Prosper and Lac-Etchemin. (website 2011).

Bécancour & Nicolet-Yamaska, Québec

Transports collectifs Nicolet-Yamaska (April 2004 - October 2006)
Rural paratransit services. County seat of MRC Nicolet-Yamaska is Nicolet.

Transport collectif de la MRC de Bécancour (? - October 2006)
Rural paratransit services. County seat of MRC Bécancour is Bécancour.

Transport collectif Bécancour-Nicolet-Yamaska (October 2006 - present)
Amalgamation of rural paratransit operations in MRC Bécancour and MRC Nicolet-Yamaska. Rural service leverages handi-bus operations of Bougie-Bus inc. and Corporation de transport adapté Grand tronc inc. (website 2011, Le Nouvelliste 20 October 2008).

Brome-Missisquoi [MRC], Québec

Service de transport adapté et collectif de la MRC Brome-Missisquoi (? - present)
Rural paratransit services. Cities and towns in MRC Brome-Missisquoi include Bedford, Cowansville, Dunham, Farnham, Lac-Brome, and Sutton. (website 2011).

Charlevoix [MRC], Québec

Transport rural de Charlevoix (January 2003 - present)
Rural paratransit services. MRC Charlevoix includes the Ville de Baie-Saint-Paul. Also contracts for the operation of a bus service called Expressbus de Charlevoix with a weekday schedule serving La Malbaie and Baie-Saint-Paul, operated by Intercar (schedule dated 01 July 2010). (website 2011, 2015).

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Data source:

website 2015

Charlevoix-Est [MRC], Québec

Service de Transport Collectif de Charlevoix-Est (? - present)
Rural paratransit services. MRC Charlevoix-Est includes villes Clermont and La Malbaie. (website 2011).

Maskinongé [MRC], Québec

Transports Collectifs de la MRC de Maskinongé (29 November 2004 - present)
Rural paratransit services. MRC Maskinongé includes the city of Louiseville. Operated by Corporation de Transports Collectifs de la MRC de Maskinongé. (website 2011).

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Data source:

website 2011

Maskoutains [MRC], Québec

Service de transport collectif régional de la MRC de Maskoutains (March 2006 - present)
Rural paratransit services. Communities served include Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville, Saint-Damase, Saint-Dominique, Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot, Sainte-Madeleine, Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Saint-Hugues, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jude, Saint-Liboire, Saint-Louis, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Saint-Pie, Saint-Simon, and Saint-Valérien-de-Milton. (website 2011).

Matane [MRC], Québec

Transport Ajusté 2000 (06 January 2000 - 31 January 2010)
Rural paratransit ride booking service leveraging school buses and handi-transit. Principal population centre of MRC Matane is Matane. (website 2011).

le Service de transport collectif de La MRC de Matane (01 February 2010 - present)
Rural paratransit services. (website 2011).

Matapédia [MRC], Québec

le Transport Collectif de La Matapédia (2001 - present)
Rural paratransit services. MRC Matapédia includes the cities of Amqui and Causapscal. Utilizes the handi-transit services of Transport adapté et collectif La Caravelle. See also Gaspésie. (website 2011, website 2011).

Mékinac [MRC], Québec

Transport collectif Mékinac (? - present)
Rural paratransit services. MRC Mékinac includes the city of Saint-Tite. Operated by Corporation Transport Adapté Mékinac. (website 2011).

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Data source:

website 2011

Petite-Nation, Québec

Transports Collectifs de Papineau Inc. (? - present)
Rural paratransit services in the Petite-Nation sector of MRC Papineau. (website 2011).

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Data source:

website 2011

Pontiac [MRC], Québec

TransporAction Pontiac (2004 - present)
Rural paratransit services. The administrative centre of MRC Pontiac is Campbell's Bay. (website 2011).

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Data source:

website 2011

Rivière-du-Loup [MRC], Québec

Transport adapté et collectif Vas-Y (? - present)
Rural paratransit services. The principal city of the MRC is Rivière-du-Loup. (website 2011).

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Data source:

website 2011

Roberval, Québec

Allo Transport (? - present)
Rural paratransit services in Comté de Roberval [Roberval County]. See also Roberval for conventional transit history. (website 2011).

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Data source:

website 2011

Témiscamingue [MRC], Québec

le Baladeur (March 2002 - present)
Rural paratransit services. MRC Témiscamingue includes the cities and town of Belleterre, Témiscaming, and Ville-Marie. (website 2011).

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Data source:

website 2011

Témiscouata [MRC], Québec

Transport adapté et collectif Roulami inc. (? - present)
Rural paratransit services. MRC Témiscouata includes the cities of Cabano, Dégelis, Notre-Dame-du-Lac, and Pohénégamook. (website 2011).

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Data source:

website 2011

References

• Association des transports collectifs ruraux du Québec: Portrait régional, a world wide web page at the URL: http://www.atcrq.ca/p-portrait-regional, 2011.
• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Transport Collectif - Liens, a world wide web page at the URL http://www.crebsl.org/volet_social/?id=transport_collectif-liens&a=2008, 2011.
• Transports Québec - Atlas des transports, a world wide web page at the URL http://transports.atlas.gouv.qc.ca/Personnes/PersonnesCollectif.asp, 2011.