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BitChute

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{{Infobox website
| name = BitChute
| logo = BitChute.png
| url = [https://bitchute.com bitchute.com]
| type = [[Video hosting service]]
| registration = Optional
| language = English
| author = Ray Vahey
| launch_date = January 3, 2017
| current status = Active
| location_city =
| location_country = }}

'''BitChute''' is a [[video hosting service]] that uses [[Peer-to-peer (computing)|peer-to-peer]] technology.{{r|alt1}}
==History==

The company was founded by Ray Vahey. He described it as a way to avoid censorship and demonetisation by established services like [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://torrentfreak.com/bitchute-is-a-bittorrent-powered-youtube-alternative-170129/|title=BitChute is a BitTorrent-Powered YouTube Alternative|last=|first=|date=2017-01-29|work=TorrentFreak|access-date=2017-12-10|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itwire.com/entertainment/76552-bitchute-the-first-serious-youtube-competitor.html|title=iTWire - BitChute: the first serious YouTube competitor?|last=Beer|first=Doron|website=www.itwire.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref>

[[File:BitChute Logo.png|thumb|The BitChute logo used from 2017 to 2018]]

The first video on BitChute was posted on January 3, 2017. It was called "This is the first video on #BitChute", It was a sample video of a woman using a [[Tablet computer|tablet]]. The video was uploaded to test the uploading process.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bitchute.com/video/UGlrF9o9b-Q/|title=This is the first video on #BitChute|publisher=BitChute|date=January 3, 2017|accessdate=January 1, 2018}}</ref>

In September 2017, [[conservative]] internet celebrity [[Lauren Southern]] said she was considering switching to the site in response to YouTube's demonetisation of political videos.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/far-right-tech-platforms-gab-youtube-bitchute-2017-9?r=US&IR=T|title='There's no one for right-wingers to pick a fight with': The far right is struggling to sustain interest in its social media platforms|work=Business Insider|access-date=2017-12-10|language=en}}</ref> Southern automatically mirrors her YouTube channel on BitChute since March 23, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Southern |first1=Lauren |title=Lauren Southern |url=https://www.bitchute.com/LaurenSouthern/ |website=BitChute |accessdate=August 16, 2018 |language=en |date=August 14, 2018}}</ref>

In March 2018, the site was redesigning and got a new logo.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}

==Technology==
BitChute is based on the peer-to-peer WebTorrent system; a torrent program that can run in a [[web browser]]. Users watching the a video also [[Seed (BitTorrent)|seed]] it. WebTorrent, despite similar functionally, is not compatible with [[BitTorrent]].<ref name=alt1>https://torrentfreak.com/bitchute-is-a-bittorrent-powered-youtube-alternative-170129/
</ref>

The BitChute website acts as a front end and portal for WebTorrent. When users upload a video it is converted to a WebTorrent and given a page on BitChute's website. BitChute acts as a peer of last resort (if no other user is seeding a video).{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}

==Reception==
There has been conflict between Youtube and creators over the content of some videos uploaded. The company responded in some cases by banning creators, blocking their videos or channel demonetisation. In turn some creators, including [[alt-right]] and [[conservative]] ones have started Bitchute channels.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishmaeldaro/right-wing-youtube-alternative-platforms?utm_term=.mpjjNPmZxv#.ouRPM7xQJ2|title=Right-Wing YouTubers Think It’s Only A Matter Of Time Before They Get Kicked Off The Site}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[DailyMotion]]
* [[Vidme]]
* [[Vimeo]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official|https://bitchute.com}}

[[Category:Video hosting]]
[[Category:Entertainment websites]]

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OC Transpo

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| ridership = 535,600<ref name=ridership>{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2010_q1_ridership_APTA.pdf|publisher=American Public Transportation Association |title=APTA transit ridership report, First Quarter, 2010|date = 2010-06-01|format=PDF|accessdate=2010-07-06}}</ref>
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'''OC Transpo''' is the urban transit service of the City of [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. An integrated [[hub-and-spoke]] system of services is available consisting of: (1) regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic, typical of most urban transit systems; (2) a [[bus rapid transit]] (BRT) system — a high frequency bus service operating on the [[Ottawa Rapid Transit|transitway]] — a network of mostly grade-separated dedicated bus lanes within their own right-of-way and having full stations with Park & Ride facilities further supported by on-road reserved bus lanes and priority traffic signal controls; (3) a [[light rail]] transit (LRT) system known as the ''[[Ottawa O-Train|O-Train]]'' operating on one north-south route; and (4) a door-to-door bus service for the disabled known as ParaTranspo. In December 2012, Council approved a major infrastructure project to build a 12.5 km east-west LRT line, the [[Confederation Line]] through the downtown to replace the existing BRT by 2017.<ref name="DISPOSITION 47">{{cite web |url=http://app05.ottawa.ca/sirepub/cache/2/k3uovt5ags24s2ctntpj1asr/371691220201205104498.PDF |title=1. DESIGN, BUILD, FINANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF OTTAWA’S LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (OLRT) PROJECT |author= |date=19 December 2012 |work=DISPOSITION 47 |publisher=Ottawa City Council |accessdate=December 2012}}</ref>

OC Transpo routes also provides service to the downtown core of the nearby city of [[Gatineau]], [[Quebec]], especially during rush hour. Rush-hour service is also provided to a park and ride lot in the [[Russell, Ontario|Township of Russell]].

== Features ==
OC Transpo currently has a fleet of 1,048 buses (as of September 2011) that run on regular streets, all of which are fully accessible.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://octranspo.com/admin/Facts_Figures/Facts_active.htm| title=Active fleet facts| publisher=OC Transpo}}</ref> The vast majority of regular routes are served by [[low-floor bus]]es. OC Transpo uses many [[articulated bus]]es to provide service. Some of the routes that run on the Transitway, including the city's most-used bus routes, are served almost exclusively by articulated buses (e.g. [[OC Transpo Route 95|95]], [[OC Transpo Route 96|96]], and [[OC Transpo Route 97|97]]). It is the most expansive public transportion in Canada.

[[File:otrain.jpg|thumb|left|The [[O-Train]] at [[Carleton University]]]]
In 2001, a pilot diesel-powered [[light rail]] service project, known as the [[Ottawa O-Train|O-Train]], was introduced. The local government had announced expansion plans for the light rail to other parts of Ottawa, including a possible link to the [[Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport|Ottawa International Airport]]. Service to [[Gatineau]] would have also been possible, over the nearby [[Prince of Wales Bridge|Prince of Wales railway bridge]] over the [[Ottawa River]]. However, on December 14, 2006, [[Ottawa City Council|City Council]] led by Mayor [[Larry O'Brien (Canadian politician)|Larry O'Brien]] had cancelled the north-south extension project. A new model of the project, to have a city-wide integrated light rail system, has been made and the revised project should be completed by 2007, with work beginning as early as 2008. This new project envisions fully grade separated rapid transit service on the original Transiways from [[Baseline Station]] in the west to [[Blair Station]] in the east. The current gap between the east end west branches of Transitway will be replaced by a new downtown Subway tunnel under Queen and Rideau streets with 3 underground stations. The [[O-Train]] will be converted to a dual track electric LRT and extended to [[Riverside South, Ottawa|Riverside South]] and will include a spur to the [[Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport]], thus creating direct airport to downtown service. As for the suburbs, they will be served by 65 km of new Transitways. The first phase of the project, called the [[Confederation Line]] includes 12.5 km of rail between [[Tunney's Pasture]] and Blair, including the downtown subway.

For a number of years, OC Transpo has carried [[Bicycle carrier|bicycle rack]]s on some routes as a part of the "Rack&Roll" campaign. These racks carry up to two bicycles at the front of the bus, and fold up against the bus when not in use. Although it started only on three routes, this service has been expanded to include routes 1, [[OC Transpo Route 2|2]], [[OC Transpo Route 4|4]], 7, 12, 14, 85, [[OC Transpo Route 95|95]], [[OC Transpo Route 96|96]], [[OC Transpo Route 97|97]], [[OC Transpo Route 99|99]], [[OC Transpo Route 101|101]], [[OC Transpo Route 102|102]], 105, 118, all articulated (long) buses<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/routes/rack_roll |title=OC Transpo Rack & Roll Page |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> and several new Invero low-floor buses (in addition, bike racks do randomly end up on other routes from time to time). Traditionally, the racks have been available only between April and October, and there has been much debate over continuing the program throughout the year. However, cyclists may use the racks at any time, on any bus that is equipped with a rack (including routes that don't normally offer them), provided there is room for the cyclist in the bus. The [[O-Train]] is bicycle accessible year-round.

There are four bus depots located throughout the city. The largest and headquarters is located at 1500 [[St. Laurent Boulevard]], with two other smaller but frequently used depots being located at 168 Colonnade Road (Merivale Garage) and the other on Queensview Drive (Pinecrest Garage). A major new maintenance depot which opened its doors late 2010 is located on Industrial Ave. The Queensview and Colonnade garages are usually for employees working during the rush hour and generally not used during weekends. For the latter two stations, it consists mostly of older buses although some articulated buses (in the 60xx's) can be found at Colonnade and other low-floor buses at both Colonnade (Inveros in the 42xx's) and Queensview (Orion VI).

==History==

===Early history===
{{further|Ottawa Electric Railway}}
Ottawa's first public transportation system began in 1886 with the operation of a [[horsecar]] system.{{sfn|Wetering|1997|pp=28}} The horse-drawn streetcars travelled back and fourth from [[New Edinburgh]] to the [[Chaudière Bridge]].{{sfn|Wetering|1997|pp=28}} The horsecar would remain a staple means of public transportation until 1891 after [[Thomas Ahearn]] founded the [[Ottawa Electric Railway|Ottawa Electric Railway Company]]. This private enterprise eventually provided heated streetcar service covering the downtown core.{{sfn|Wetering|1997|pp=28}} Electricity had been employed in a few places in Ottawa since the first demonstration of the incandescent bulb in 1883 (the earliest were Parliament Hill and [[LeBreton Flats]]).{{sfn|Woods|pp=162}} In May 1885, electric lighting commenced in the city. In 1885 council contracted [[Hydro Ottawa|Ottawa Electric Light Company]] to install 165 arc lamps on the city's streets.{{sfn|Woods|pp=162}}

===1973: Formation===
Transit in Ottawa was provided by the [[Ottawa Transportation Commission]] until 1973, when transit service in the city and its suburbs was transferred to the auspices of the [[Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton]]. Its formal name was the '''Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission''', but the service would be promoted in both English and French under the '''OC Transpo''' name, whose OC initials are derived from '''O'''ttawa-'''C'''arleton.

===1979: Strike===
The 20-day 1979 strike was fought over a wage difference of a nickel and became known as "the five-cent bus strike." A pay increase of 16.5% was rejected by the union.<ref name=NP09Dec2008>{{cite news | url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1052073 | publisher=[[National Post]] | title=
Ottawa transit talks break off, strike looms | date=2008-12-09 | accessdate=2009-01-21 }}</ref>

===1980s: Transitway===
{{Main|Ottawa Rapid Transit}}
In the early 1980s, OC Transpo began planning for a [[bus rapid transit]] system, the Transitway. Construction of its various stations and segments followed over many years. The first segments were from [[Baseline Station (OC Transpo)|Baseline]] to [[Lincoln Fields Station (OC Transpo)|Lincoln Fields]] in the west end and from [[Lees Station (OC Transpo)|Lees]] to [[Hurdman Station (OC Transpo)|Hurdman]] in the east end.

===1996: Strike===
The second strike for OC Transpo ran from November 25, 1996 to December 16. The strike ended under arbitration.<ref name=NP09Dec2008 />

===1999 shooting===
On Tuesday April 6, 1999, former OC Transpo employee Pierre Lebrun shot six people, killing four, in a shooting spree at OC Transpo's St. Laurent Boulevard garage, before killing himself.<ref name=Gunman>{{Cite news |title=Gunman opens fire in Ottawa, killing five |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/1999/04/06/shooting990406.html |publisher=CBC News |date=1999-04-06 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref><ref name=Persists>{{Cite news |title=Workplace mistrust persists, 10 years after OC Transpo shooting: driver |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/04/06/ot-090406-transit-shooting.html |publisher=CBC News |date=2009-04-06 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> Lebrun had been fired in August 1997 but was later reinstated, and quit in 1998.<ref name=Persists/><ref name=Memorials>{{Cite news |title=Memorials planned for Ottawa transit shooting victims |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/1999/04/08/shooting990408.html |publisher=CBC News |date=1999-04-08 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref>

An inquest into the shooting revealed that Lebrun had been the subject of teasing for his [[speech impediment]], and that his complaints to management had not been investigated.<ref name=Wraps>{{Cite news |title=OC Transpo inquest wraps up |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2000/02/22/octranspo000222.html |publisher=CBC News |date=2000-11-11 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> The inquest revealed an "atmosphere of [[bullying]]", described as a "poisoned" [[Hostile work environment|environment]] by an [[Employment equity (Canada)|employment equity]] manager.<ref name=Persists/><ref name=Wraps/> In response, OC Transpo instigated zero-tolerance policies regarding workplace [[harassment]], a new employee-management communications program, and increased training on workplace respect.<ref name=Indepth>{{Cite news |title=Dying for a job - Health-care workers beware |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/workplace-safety/sick-workplace.html |work=Indepth: Workplace Safety |publisher=CBC News |date=2006-04-24 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> However, studies in 2003 and 2004 found there to be lingering elements of a negative work environment,<ref name=Indepth/> and employee-management communication was reported to be strained following the 1996 strike.<ref name=Persists/>

===History from 2001 to October, 2008===

====Transition to new city government====
The province of Ontario ordered the amalgamation of the [[Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton]] and its component municipalities into a single City of Ottawa municipality. When the new local governance took effect in 2001, OC Transpo became a department of the new city.

Following amalgamation, a [[bilingual]] [[Backronym#Replacement|replacement backronym]] for "OC" was sought, but no suitable candidates have been found. The anachronistic acronym has been kept, instead of the costly task of replacing the decals on all buses, bus stops, bus stations, and promotional material.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}

====December 12, 2005: Southwest Transitway extension====
A new section of the southwest Transitway opened on December 12, 2005, between the [[Nepean Sportsplex]] and Fallowfield Station. The new section runs parallel to [[Woodroffe Avenue (Ottawa)|Woodroffe Avenue]] and was built at a cost of $10 million. The new section has no stations and has replaced service along [[Woodroffe Avenue (Ottawa)|Woodroffe Avenue]] between the Nepean Sportsplex and [[Fallowfield Station]]. There are further plans to extend the Transitway south into the heart of the ever-growing community of [[Barrhaven]] where a new station called [[Strandherd Station (OC Transpo)|Strandherd]] opened on January 2, 2007. There are also long range plans for other extensions in the [[Orléans, Ontario|Orleans]] and [[Kanata]] areas to keep up with more growing communities there too.

====December 14, 2006: Light Rail Expansion cancellation====
During the [[Ottawa municipal election, 2006|2006 municipal election campaign]], [[Larry O'Brien (Canadian politician)|Larry O'Brien]] (who would be elected as mayor) was sceptical of the project's benefits, and promised to cancel the project if elected, assuming the City's legal position did not preclude this{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}. After multiple votes deciding the fate of the city's [[Ottawa O-Train#Beyond the pilot: Extension and electrification|north-south light rail expansion project]], post-election City Council decided to annul the project by a margin of 13-11 on December 14, 2006.

===December 2008-February 2009: ATU 279 strike===
OC Transpo drivers, dispatchers, and maintenance workers under [[Amalgamated Transit Union]] local 279 went on [[Strike action|strike]] December 10, 2008 at 12:01am.<ref name=CBC10Dec2008>{{cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/12/09/transit-strike.html | publisher=[[CBC News]] | title=Push to call transit 'essential' fails; Ottawa bus strike continues | date=2008-12-10 | accessdate=2008-12-21 }}</ref> The main causes of the strike were disagreements between the City of Ottawa and the union regarding scheduling, payroll and seniority. [[Rona Ambrose]], the [[Minister of Labour (Canada)|Federal Minister of Labour]] ordered a union membership vote on January 8, 2009 on the city's contract proposal<ref name=OC05Jan2009>{{cite news | url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=13bfabce-c3c9-481e-ae03-ece4ce2bd245 | publisher=[[Ottawa Citizen]] | title=Don't 'bow down,' striking transit workers told | date=2009-01-05 | accessdate=2009-01-05}}</ref> in response to a request from [[mayor]] [[Larry O'Brien (Canadian politician)|Larry O'Brien]].<ref name=NP01Jan2009>{{cite news | url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1132084 | publisher=[[National Post]] | title=Ambrose orders Ottawa transit union to vote on strike resolution | date=2009-01-01 | accessdate=2009-01-04}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Both the city and the union published their positions on respective websites.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/Contingency/FAQ_ATU_Offer.htm | title = Frequently Asked Questions: City’s Final Offer of Settlement to ATU | accessdate = 2009-01-30 | publisher = OC Transpo}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ottawatransitstrike.com/ | title = Ottawa Transit Strike - Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 279 | publisher = [[Amalgamated Transit Union]] Local 279 | accessdate = 2008-01-29 }}</ref> Vote results released on January 9, 2009 revealed that of those eligible to vote, 64% rejected the offer.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/01/07/ot-090107-transit-vote.html | title = Ottawa transit strike still on as union members reject contract offer | work = [[CBC News]] | date = 2009-01-09 | accessdate = 2009-01-30 }}</ref>

Meetings were held with a mediator throughout the month, but talks were repeatedly broken off. The ATU had requested to send all issues not related to scheduling to arbitration, which the city refused as they requested all issues to be sent to an arbitrator. As the strike entered the 50th day, Ambrose, who had initially refused to table back-to-work legislation, announced that such legislation would be introduced. However, on January 29, the city and the ATU reached a deal that sent every issue to binding arbitration, thus ending the 51-day long strike.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/01/29/ot-090129-strike-ends.html | title = City, union reach deal to end Ottawa transit strike | accessdate = 2009-01-30 | date = 2009-01-29 | work = [[CBC News]]}}</ref> On February 2, 2009 the O-Train started service after being out of service due to the strike. Buses followed the following Monday February 9, 2009. Not all buses returned at once and OC Transpo said that all buses and routes were due to return by April 6, 2009. OC Transpo offered free transit for a week. December pass holders could either use their December passes until March, or could get a refund. December pass holders were also subject to a 60% discount on March passes in order to win back transit users.

==OC Transpo routes==
{{Main|OC Transpo routes}}
OC Transpo has approximately 136 bus routes that are grouped both by their number and the colour with which they are represented on system maps and on bus stop flags.

==Active fleet==
[[File:Octranspobusinside.JPG|thumb|Inside an OC Transpo bus]]

* '''Source''':[http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/octranspo.html]
Only models with at least some buses currently in service are listed, and the number in fleet is based on the number originally ordered. All GMDD models of 1982 or before (also known by many as [[GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus|fishbowls]] or [[GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus|New Looks]]) were retired by the beginning of April.

In 2006 and 2007, OC Transpo evaluated a double-decker bus on the Transitway and express routes. This bus, an [[Enviro500]] built by British firm [[Alexander Dennis]], can carry nearly 100 passengers. The initial service demonstration ran from June 28 to July 12, 2006, with a further demonstration under winter conditions in February 2007. The City of Ottawa purchased three Enviro500 buses and they were delivered in November 2008. OC Transpo decals were added to the buses in December, but the [[OC Transpo#December 2008-February 2009: ATU 279 strike|strike]] delayed the introduction of these buses. The buses started service in February.

The OC Transpo fleet numbering scheme changed in 1999. Prior to 1999, the two last digits of the year of purchase were the first two digits of the fleet number. The scheme was changed because OC Transpo ordered 140 Orion 06.501, and also because buses purchased in 2000 would have been in the 0000 series, which was not favoured by the computer system. The new numbering scheme starts with 4 for 40-foot buses, 6 for 60-foot buses, 8 for the new Enviro500 double-decker buses, and 5 for the Orion VII NG HEV, followed by a three-digit consecutive fleet number. The three trial double-decker buses, 1201, 1202 and 1203 have been returned with the advent of the new double-deckers..

[[File:Articulated bus Ottawa 11 2011 3507.jpg|thumb|left|OC Transpo articulated bus in downtown Ottawa]]

In August 2010, OC Transpo took advantage of an offer by [[New Flyer Industries]], replacing 226 of its older underpowered 60-foot D60LF articulated buses (purchased between 2001 and 2004) with brand new D60LFR models. The bus exchange was completed in March 2011. OC Transpo also received other incentives as part of the deal, including rebates on the trading-in of the old buses and a credit on new parts. Eighty new D60LFR articulated buses were also purchased from New Flyer, bringing the combined total to 306 buses.<ref name="ottawacitizen.com">[http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Fast+track+deal+approved+council/2963744/story.html Ottawa Citizen story on new articulated bus purchase]{{dead link|date=January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newflyer.com/index/news-app/story.80 |title=New Flyer story on new articulated bus purchase |publisher=Newflyer.com |date=2010-04-28 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> All of the 2001-2004 D60LFs are now retired. Some of the older [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF sixty-foot articulated buses have caught on fire during the summer of 2006 and the Summer/Fall of 2010, due to overheating engines, effectively putting them out of service.

OC Transpo has created a business plan for their bus fleet. The plan includes a purchase of 75 more Enviro500 triple-axle double-decker buses to replace the older 40-foot models currently in service (namely the buses purchased between 1997 and 1999). These extra double-decker buses would be used mainly on express routes. Double-decker buses use about the same amount of fuel as an articulated 60-foot bus, but only take up the same road area as a regular 40 foot bus, meaning they free up space (especially downtown), and provide increased seated passenger capacity for the longer express bus routes. This will help lower OC Transpo's operating costs. As a result of the purchase, the 60-foot articulated buses will be moved from express routes to Transitway and other mainline routes, replacing the 40-foot models currently used on some trips by those routes. Those 40-foot models will replace the older 40-foot models currently used on local routes. The older 40-foot buses will be retired from service.<ref>[http://www.octranspo1.com/about-octranspo/transit_planning ]{{dead link|date=January 2013}}</ref> This plan was approved by the Transit Commission on April 20, 2011. The extra 75 Alexander Dennis E500 double-decker buses are expected to be in service between fall 2012 and spring 2013.

However, not everything about the new double-decker buses is good news. Advocates against the purchase of the new double-decker buses have said the buses are too top-heavy and prone to tipping over. Loading times are longer than with the triple doors of an articulated bus and some passengers have concerns using the stairs when the buses accelerate or decelerate, especially when snow and rain are carried inside. People over 5'8" must bend down due to the low ceiling on the upper deck. The maintenance of the fleet was complicated by adding buses from another manufacturer (OC Transpo already had buses from New Flyer and Orion before purchasing the double-deckers from Alexander Dennis). In cold and wet weather, condensation is prone to collecting on the roof of the upper deck, dripping on passengers below.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reevely |first=David |url=http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa/Condensation+means+rain+inside+double+decker+buses/7716144/story.html |title=Condensation means 'rain' inside double-decker buses, passengers complain |publisher=Ottawacitizen.com |date=2012-12-18 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> Accessibility is also an issue with new buses, because the ramps on the double-deckers are also not well suited for express routes, where buses travel on various roads without proper sidewalks, and the wheelchair spots have seat belts that do not function as well as those found on the rest of the fleet.

On July 12, 2011, OC Transpo announced that all remaining high floor buses were retired <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/about-octranspo/news/39295#news-39295 |title=OC Transpo - News |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>and thus all OC Transpo buses now have low floors, can be further lowered for strollers and walkers, and have flip-out ramps for wheelchairs. The full fleet is air-conditioned for Ottawa's short, hot, humid summers.

The first few double-decker buses arrived in [[Ottawa]] on August 23, 2012. The following day Ottawa mayor Jim Watson and transit chair Diane Deans introduced the first of the 75 double-decker buses at a ceremony at Ottawa city hall. The new double-deckers are starting to enter service in October 2012, and will be primarily used on express routes from [[Kanata, Ontario|Kanata]], [[Barrhaven]], and [[Orleans, Ontario|Orleans]].<ref name="octranspo1.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/about-octranspo/new_double_decker_buses_arriving_in_2012 |title=OC Transpo - NEW Double Decker buses arriving in 2012 |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> Express routes 35, 61, and 77 were the first three routes to use the new buses, with several other express routes receiving them over the following months, as they became available. Rapid transit route 93 is also using the new buses.

Two of the new double-decker buses were in service as of September 10, 2012, and were temporarily used on express routes 22 and 30 (serving Orleans). This lasted until a [[sinkhole]] on [[Regional Road 174]] was fixed in mid-September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/?from=splash |title=Welcome to OC Transpo |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date=2013-01-01 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

Eight double-decker buses entered service on October 15, 2012, on routes 30, 35, 38, 60, 61, 62, 70, 71, 76, and 77. Six more entered service on October 29, 2012, on routes 20, 21, 31, 34, 41, 68, and 93. On November 5, 2012, six more entered service, bringing the total number of double-deckers in service to 20 buses, and introducing them on route 66 in addition to the aforementioned routes. As of April 21, 2013, all 75 buses are in service, with these buses being used on routes 40 and 67 in addition to all previously mentioned routes.<ref name="octranspo1.com"/>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
! '''Model'''
|| '''Year'''
|| '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*'''
|| '''Notes'''
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2003 || 4201-4202 || 2
| This order of two buses was the first order of Inveros. Bus number 4201 was sent ahead as a demo. All New Flyer D40i Invero models (buses 4201-4526) have working Thermo King air conditioning and are low-floor and fully accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. 4201 was retired due to a fire on Highway 417.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2004 || 4203-4273 || 71
| On September 20, 2005, the 4200 and 4300 series buses had been governed to 50 km/h because of steering problems caused during high speeds.<ref name="titcomb">Titcomb, Bert. _"[http://www.transport2000.ca/Hotlines/hl050923.htm Transport 2000 Canada Hot Line : 2 - Ottawa bus confusion]"_. 23 September 2005. Transport 2000 Canada. Accessed May 15, 2008.</ref> According to Transport 2000 "several bus drivers reported that the front end of the bus vibrates when driven at more than 60 km/h."<ref name="titcomb"/> An ''Operations and Safety'' Memorandum claims that on Friday, 21 October 2005, steering dampers where to be installed on one hundred and nine Invero buses and that the governors were to be raised to 100 km/h on buses 4201 to 4227 (except bus 4205), resolving the problems.<ref>Zinck, Peter. _"Invero Steering Problems Resolved"_ Memorandum, Bulletin No: 305/05, 19 October 2005, City of Ottawa - Operations and Safety, Accessed 15 May 2008.</ref> Bus 4209 suffered an engine fire in November 2010. Bus 4244 suffered a brake fire in June 2011.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2005–2006 || 4274-4439 || 166
| Bus number 4299 was crashed into a median en route to the stop at [[Queensway Station (OC Transpo)|Queensway Station]]. It has been rebuilt and has re-entered service. Buses 4427 to 4439 are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2007 || 4440-4526 || 87
| Bus number 4444 is used for Ottawa's Santa Claus Parade. All have entered service as of October 2007. The drivers seat has arm rests and the stop-request chime is different from all other OC Transpo buses. These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] VII 07.501 NG HEV {{access icon|15px}}
| 2008–2010 || 5001-5177 || 177
| These vehicles are diesel-electric hybrids, and therefore they are mostly used on routes that do not use the Transitway or highways. Most bus routes that use 40 foot buses use these buses. Some express trips also use them, because these buses replaced a lot of older high-floor buses previously used during peak periods. Buses 5001 and 5002 were the first to arrive in November 2008. As of July 2010, all 177 buses have entered service. Bus 5117 was involved in a major accident in August 2010 and has re-entered service June 22, 2011.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF {{access icon|15px}}
| 2008 || 6351-6398 || 48
| As of October 16, 2008, buses numbered 6351-6398 have entered service. Bus number 6394 had a special wrapping for the Transitway Anniversary, but it was removed in April 2010. There was a recall on these buses because of overheating brakes, so New Flyer Industries sent the required parts to fix this problem. The Axion destination signs look the same but when there is something written, it is pushed to one side. The route number displayed on the rear of these buses are larger and more readable than those on the New Flyer D60LF buses from 2001-2004. Bus number 6387 was in a collision with a 5 ton truck in downtown Ottawa. On August 1, 2010, bus 6391 was involved in a major front end collision when it rear-ended bus 4290. Bus 6391 has since re-entered service. All New Flyer D60LF and New Flyer D60LFR models are [[articulated bus]]es and all are fully accessible for strollers and the disabled. These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF {{access icon|15px}}
| 2009–2010 || 6399-6403 || 5
| Bus number 6399 arrived during the last week of 2009, and buses 6400-6403 arrived the week of January 17–23, 2010. Bus number 6399 entered service January 29, 2010. Since, buses 6400-6403 have also entered service. They use the same bus design, and the same Axion destination signs (front, side, back), as buses 6351-6398 from 2008 (see above). These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LFR {{access icon|15px}}
| 2010–2011 || 6404-6709 || 306
| They are 226 buses that have replaced the [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF buses from 2001–2004, and 80 new buses that expanded OC Transpo's bus fleet. All arrived in Ottawa between August 2010 and March 2011.<ref name="ottawacitizen.com"/> The 306 buses came from two different manufacturing plants in Minnesota. Buses 6404-6579 came from St. Cloud and buses 6580-6709 came from Crookston. Starting in September 2010, OC Transpo received deliveries of fifteen D60LFR buses a week. The first bus, 6404, entered service on August 30, 2010. As of April 4, 2011, all 2011 D60LFR buses have entered service. All of these buses come with the Next Stop Announcement System already installed. These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[Alexander Dennis]] [[Enviro500]] {{access icon|15px}} || 2012-2013 || 8001-8075 || 75 || [[Double-decker bus]]es purchased for use on express routes. Newer model than buses 1201-1203 (see Retired fleet) with a redesigned front end. Bus 8003 arrived in Ottawa on August 23, 2012. Two of these buses entered service on September 10 on routes 22 and 30 due to a sinkhole which caused lane closures on Regional Road 174. The first eight buses entered service on October 15, 2012. As of April 21, 2013, all 75 buses are in service. All double-decker buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]] [[Talent (train)|Talent]] BR643 {{access icon|15px}}
| 2000 || C1-C3 || 3 || This is the light-rail vehicle used by OC Transpo for the O-Train, which runs North/South between [[Bayview Station (OC Transpo)|Bayview Station]] and [[Greenboro Station (OC Transpo)|Greenboro Station]].
|}

{{access icon|15px}} denotes wheelchair accessibility

==Retired fleet==

* This is a list of retired GM, Ford, Orion Bus Industries, Nova, and Alexander Dennis bus fleets.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alan Gryfe, agryfe@usa.net |url=http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/octranspo.html |title=OC TRANSPO (1AU72-present) Fleet |publisher=Angelfire.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''GM and other Buses''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===GM and other buses===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5301
| 1961 || 6101-6112 || 12
| 6101 was preserved to its historical fleet
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5301
| 1962 || 6221-6230 || 10 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1963 || 6331-6340 || 10 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1964 || 6441-6452 || 12 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1965 || 6561-6573 || 13 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1966 || 6674-6697 || 24 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1967 || 6701-6726 || 26 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1968 || 6831-6850 || 20 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1969 || 6961-6990 || 30 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1970 || 7001-7020 || 20 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1971 || 7121-7140 || 20 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1972–1973 || 7241-7290 || 50
|
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1972–1973 || 7301-7320 & 7331-7357
| 47 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1974 || 7401-7460 || 60 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1975 || 5701-5769 || 69
| The first two numbers were switched from the year the buses were built, due to heavy demand for buses for that year.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1975 || 7501-7545 & 7551-7570 || 65 || Retired by 2003
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1976 || 7601-7653 || 53 || Retired in 2003-2004
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1977 || 7701-7765 || 65 || Retired in 2004-2005. 7742 and 7757 were sold to the STO and remain in active service with the same fleet numbers.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1978 || 7801-7858 || 58 || Fully retired in 2006
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1979 || 7901-7930 || 30 || 7926 returned to service in September after being temporarily retired in mid-August, finally being put to rest in late-March 2007. Last series equipped with a single rear exit door.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1980 || 8001-8012 || 12 || Last series equipped with rear exit push bar doors. Fully retired in April 2007
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1981 || 8101-8122 || 22 || Fully retired in April 2007
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TA60-102N
| 1982 || 8201-8221 || 21
| First articulated buses purchased, some of them from the [[Hamilton Street Railway]]. Sold off in the late 1980s. One briefly returned to service in 1999 until 2002, renumbered 8222.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1982 || 8231-8240 || 10 || 8238 was the last New Look in service - Retired April 17, 2007.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TC40-102N
| 1984 || 8401-8425 || 25 || Retired in 2004-2005. 8413 was sold to the STO.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TC40-102N
| 1985 || 8541-8555 || 15
| Fully retired in April 2007. 8545 was sold to the [[Société de Transport de l'Outaouais (STO)|Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO)]]
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TC40-102N
| 1987 || 8765-8799 || 35
| Fully retired as of December 1, 2009. 8792 was the last unit in service.
|-
| [[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] T6H-4523A
| 1973 || 1751–1755 || 5 || Purchased from [[Big Blue Bus|Santa Monica Transit]] in 1995 and quickly sold.
|-
| [[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] T8H-5307A
| 1973 || 1756–1770 || 15
| Purchased from Santa Monica Transit in 1995. Only 12 actually entered service. Retired in 2003.
|-
| [[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]] TC40-102N
| 1988–1989 || 8901-8960 || 60
| These buses have all been retired as of June 2010. These buses contained roll signs. Many of these buses had lots of rust near the window frames, the headlights and the ad signs on the side of the buses - especially those painted in the original scheme. Several of the buses had been repainted in the maple leaf scheme and they showed little signs of rust.
|-
| [[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]] TC40-102A
| 1991 || 9101-9125 || 25
| These buses have all been retired as of June 2010. 9110-9119 were former sightseeing buses and all of these buses had roll signs.
|-
| [[NovaBus]] TC40-102A || 1993 || 9301-9330
| 30
| 9302 was retired due to collision with a fuel tanker truck.<ref>http://ottawabuspage.fotopic.net/p31199049.html{{Dead link|date=July 2010}}</ref> 9307, 9309, 9311, 9314, 9315 and 9316 were leased to [[Société de transport de Laval]] but most have returned after the opening of the [[Montreal Metro]]'s [[Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)|Orange Line]] extension to [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]. Theses buses had inoperative Sutrak A/C units on the roof. 9304 was also retired due to an accident in March 2010. Buses 9307, 9311, 9321 and 9326 were the last ones to remain in service in June 2010.
|-
| [[NovaBus]] LFS || 1997 || 9721-9740
| 20
| These buses all retired on July 12, 2011 (with the remaining Orion V's) and some have been sold to [[Saskatoon Transit]] & [[Guelph Transit]].
|-
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Ford E-Series|E450]]
| 2005 || 2601 || 1
| This minibus operated primarily on Route 123.
|}
|}

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''New Flyer Industries''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===New Flyer buses===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40HF
| 1989–1990 || 9001-9055 ||55
| These buses have all been retired. 9054 was completely rebuilt after major accident. 9026-9050 had roll signs and 9001-9025 had green luminator on its signs. All of these buses were repainted to the Maple Leaf. Last units retire March 31, 2010.
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40HF
| 1992 || 9201-9227 ||27
| These buses have all been retired. 9211-9227 had green luminators and 9201-9210 had Balios signs. They also had Sutrak A/C units but these were disconnected in the mid 1990s. 9203 was retired September 30, 2008. Its last run was E-125. All of these buses were repainted to the Maple Leaf. Last units retire March 31, 2010.
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF
| 2001–2002 || 6001-6100 & 6102-6178 ||177
| These buses have all been retired by March 2011 and have been replaced by the D60LFRs. 6101 was already taken by a GMDD TDH-5301 preserved in the historical fleet, therefore that number did not exist in the D60LF fleet. 6017 caught fire and didn't enter service until December 2006. These buses were equipped with bike racks.
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF
| 2003–2004 || 6301-6350 ||50
| These buses have all been retired by March 2011 and have been replaced by the D60LFRs. These buses used the same design as the 2001-2002 D60LFs. These buses used Ultra-Low Sulphur Diesel engines. These buses were equipped with bike racks.
|}
|}

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''Orion Bus Industries''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===Orion buses===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] I 01.501 || 1978
| 8801-8832 || 32 ||
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] I 01.501 || 1982
| 8241-8266 || 36 ||
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] I 01.501 || 1983
| 8371-8392 || 22
| 8390 is preserved in the historical fleet.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1985–1986
| 8501-8533 || 33
| First Orion-Ikarus articulated buses (a rebadged [[Crown-Ikarus 286]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}). 8501 is preserved to its historical fleet and parts of 8529 are used to refurbish 8501.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1987
| 8601-8655 || 55 ||
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1987
| 8719-8764 || 46
| Some buses were equipped with newer powertrains prior to retirement in 2003
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1988
| 8841-8870 || 29
| This series was equipped with 4-piece exit doors (since the 2-piece exit doors built on the previous models would always shut on people as they were exiting)
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1988–1989
| 8875-8899 || 25
| Purchased from the [[Toronto Transit Commission]] in 1997-1998 (This series was equipped with 4-piece exit doors).
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1990–1991 || 9126-9150 || 25
| Fully retired by May 2007 due to premature corrosion. Five units (9137, 9142, 9144, 9145, 9147) remained in the original paint scheme, while the rest were repainted to the maple leaf scheme.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1992 || 9231-9258 || 28
| Fully retired by July 2007 due to premature corrosion. All buses were repainted to the maple leaf scheme.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1997–1998 || 9701-9720 || 20
| Fully retired by July 12, 2011.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1998 || 9801-9885 || 85
| Fully retired by July 12, 2011. These were the last high-floor buses purchased by OC Transpo, and the last high-floor buses to retire in the fleet.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] VI 06.501
| 1999 || 4001-4140 || 140
| Fully retired by April 1, 2013.
|}
|}

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''Alexander Dennis Buses''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===Alexander Dennis Buses===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| [[Alexander Dennis]] [[Enviro500]]
| 2008-2009 || 1201-1203 || 3
| These double-decker buses were used as a pilot project, and have been sold to [[BC Transit]]. The last day of service was on June 22, 2012 with 1202 being the only one in serivce.
|}
|}

==Fares==
OC Transpo fares can be paid in [[Coins of the Canadian dollar|Canadian coins]], [[bus ticket]]s or with the [[Presto card]]. The two latter methods must be purchased in advance at various retail outlets or [[Ottawa Rapid Transit#Rapid transit stations|bus stations]] for a lower fare. Transfers are printed for passengers upon boarding by the driver upon cash or ticket payment. Such transfers are valid for 90 minutes during weekdays and 105 minutes during weeknights, weekends and holidays.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.octranspo1.com/presto/then_ride | title=Then Ride | publisher=OC Transpo | accessdate=May 13, 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ OC Transpo fares as of July 1, 2013
! Type
! Age
! [[Presto card|Presto]]
! Tickets
! Cash
|-
| Adult || 13 to 64 || $2.72 || rowspan="2" | $3.00 || $3.40
|-
| Senior || 65 and up || $2.05 || $2.55
|-
| Express || 13 and up || $4.10 || $4.50 || $4.80
|-
| Child || 6 to 12 || colspan="2" | $1.50 || $1.80
|-
| Child || 5 and under || colspan="3" | free
|}

Tickets for the [[O-Train]] light rail line are $2.85 each, and are sold at O-train stations. They can be exchanged for bus transfers.

Monthly and annual passes are also available for all route classes with cost differences for adults, students, and seniors. Passes require OC Transpo photo ID card, which available at extra cost. Additionally, Ecopasses (reduced-rate monthly passes) are available through participating employers in the city, providing applicable OC Transpo riders with single-card indefinite passes in exchange for a flat bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly payroll deduction.

Since the December 1, 2005, fare increase, OC Transpo had the highest basic cash bus fares of any major transit service in Canada.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}} This fare was matched by [[Société de transport de l'Outaouais|STO]], the transit operator across the [[Ottawa River]] in [[Gatineau]], [[Québec]] on January 1, 2006. OC Transpo & [[York Region Transit]] have the highest cash fares in Canada, at $3.50.

On July 2008, fares were increased by 7.5% because of a shortage in funding for the [[City of Ottawa]]. This fare hike was supposed to be in effect until 2010 including a 6.5% hike in 2009. This meant Ottawa residents saw regular adult passes rise from $73 a month to $81 and adult express passes from $90 to $101 a month. However, cash fares remained the same.<ref>{{cite web|last=Citizen |first=Ottawa |url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=1977e375-2fa4-47e1-a04c-d4e8c683c177&k=21176 |title=Council OKs average 7.5% bus fare hike |publisher=Canada.com |date=2007-12-12 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

On 18 January 2013, OC Transpo starting the final testing of its [[Presto Card]] deployment as part of the NEXT-ON program. Ten thousand customers were able to order a Presto Card online or pick one up at select OC Transpo transitway stations, activate it, and use it for OC Transpo's final testing of the loadable cards. As of January 2013, over 10,000 Presto cards have been distributed. A limited number of Presto cards were available at [[Baseline Station]] on 22 January 2013, and at [[Fallowfield Station (OC Transpo)|Fallowfield Station]] on 24 January 2013. The final full release date for Presto in [[Ottawa]] will be on 18 May 2013. Cards can be either loaded with cash and used like tickets, or loaded with as a monthly pass, which unlike the photo pass, is useable by family and friends. When fully implemented, yearly and monthly photo passes and tickets will be phased out.

The Province is encouraging all Ontario transit systems to adopt Presto. However, the OC Transpo installation has been by far the largest and most complex, requiring installation of readers at the front doors of all buses and all doors of articulated and double-decker buses, as well as a computer with a Presto fare database on each bus. The database is refreshed every night with updates of the day's Presto fare purchases when the buses return to the garages; this requires users to wait up to 24 hours before cash loaded onto their card accounts is recognized by the readers. The O-Train also has readers at the entries of the five stations and the whole train platform is considered a Proof-of-Purchase (POP) zone where riders must show a pass or transfer to inspectors upon request.

===History of fares===
[[File:OC Transpo price history.png|thumb|OC Transpo ticket prices were stable from 1996 to 2008, but after the ATU 279 strike, prices jumped.]]
This table only lists the regular adult cash fares. It was, for example, possible in 1955 to purchase a packet of four tickets or "carfares" for 25¢, making the cost of each ride 6.25¢.
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;"
! style="text-align:center;"| Year
! style="text-align:center;"| Rate
! style="text-align:center;"| Rate in constant 2012 dollars<ref>{{cite web|author=Bank of Canada |url=http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/inflation-calculator |title=Inflation Calculator - Bank of Canada |publisher=Bankofcanada.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1951
|| $0.10
|| $0.85
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1954
|| $0.15
|| $1.29
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1961
|| $0.20
|| $1.55
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1968
|| $0.25
|| $1.59
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1970
|| $0.30
|| $1.79
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1976
|| $0.40
|| $1.53
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1977
|| $0.50
|| $1.76
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1978
|| $0.55
|| $1.77
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1980
|| $0.60
|| $1.59
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1981
|| $0.65
|| $1.54
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1984
|| $0.90
|| $1.79
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1986 (peak hours)
|| $1.50
|| $2.74
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1986 (off-peak hours)<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b64yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5056,5218234&dq=carlingwood&hl=en</ref>
|| $0.75
|| $1.37
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 2009
|| $3.00
|| $3.17
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 2010
|| $3.25
|| $3.37
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 2012
|| $3.30
|| $3.30
|}

==Para Transpo==
'''Para Transpo''' is an accessible [[paratransit]] service available to Ottawa patrons who find it extremely difficult or impossible to use the conventional OC Transpo routes. Service is provided directly to the residences of eligible users who book trip appointments with a call centre at least one day in advance. Para Transpo drivers will provide some assistance to passengers to board designated vehicle and to access building entrances.<ref name="Accessible Transit">{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo.com/acc_menue.htm |title=Accessible Transit |publisher=Octranspo.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

Para Transpo operations were contracted to [[FirstGroup plc|First Bus Canada]], previously operated by [[Laidlaw]]. On January 1, 2008, the [[City of Ottawa]] assumed complete control of this service.<ref name="Accessible Transit"/>

The transit strike of 2008 did not interrupt Para Transpo service. However, Para Transpo service did encounter delays, facing the traffic increase due to the strike.

==Advertising==
Advertising on OC Transpo buses is contracted to [[Pattison Outdoor Advertising]]. Advertising on bus shelters is contracted to [[Clear Channel Outdoor]]. There has also been local funding to advertise on local TV stations such as [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and [[A (TV system)|A Channel]].

==Amalgamated Transit Union - Local 279==
The [[Amalgamated Transit Union]], [http://www.atu279.ca/ Local 279] is the OC Transpo employees' union consisting of over 1700 members consisting of bus operators as well as other staffing positions within the company, including mechanics located at various garage depots throughout the city.

==Gallery of bus models==
<gallery>
File:Oc9044-sm.jpg|New Flyer D40HF #9044 (1990) (Retired)
File:Oc6036.jpg|New Flyer D60LF #6036 (2001) (Retired)
File:Oc6136.jpg|New Flyer D60LF #6136 (2002) (Retired)
File:Image708.jpg|New Flyer D60LF #6354 (2008)
File:Oc4254-2.jpg|New Flyer Invero #4254 (2004)
File:Oc4285.jpg|New Flyer Invero #4285 (2005)
File:Oc9736.jpg|NovaBus LFS #9736 (1997) (Retired)
File:Oc9257.jpg|Orion V #9257 (1992) (Retired)
File:Oc9819.jpg|Orion V #9819 (1998) (Retired)
File:Oc4067.jpg|Orion VI #4067 (1999) (Retired)
File:Oc5001.JPG|Orion VII NG HEV #5001 (2008)
File:OC Transpo Orion VII NG HEV.jpg|Orion VII NG HEV #5012 (2009)
File:OC Transpo double-decker bus at Rideau Centre.jpg|Alexander Dennis Enviro500 #1201 (2008) (Retired)
File:OC Transpo double-decker bus on route 97X.jpg|Alexander Dennis Enviro500 #1202 (2008) (Retired)
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Ottawa}}
* [[Ottawa Rapid Transit]]
* [[Société de transport de l'Outaouais]] (STO) in Gatineau, Québec
* [[Confederation Line]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Wikibooks|How To Ride The Bus}}
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* [http://www.octranspo.com/ OC Transpo Website]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0011943 OC Transpo Massacre]
* [http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/ontario/ottawa/index.htm Drawings and photos of Ottawa Transit buses]
* [http://www.moving-ottawa.ca/ Moving Ottawa - The Mayor of Ottawa's Task Force on Transportation]
* [https://www.prestocard.ca/Home/SplashInit PRESTO Card Website]
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'''OC Transpo''' is the urban transit service of the City of [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. An integrated [[hub-and-spoke]] system of services is available consisting of: (1) regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic, typical of most urban transit systems; (2) a [[bus rapid transit]] (BRT) system — a high frequency bus service operating on the [[Ottawa Rapid Transit|transitway]] — a network of mostly grade-separated dedicated bus lanes within their own right-of-way and having full stations with Park & Ride facilities further supported by on-road reserved bus lanes and priority traffic signal controls; (3) a [[light rail]] transit (LRT) system known as the ''[[Ottawa O-Train|O-Train]]'' operating on one north-south route; and (4) a door-to-door bus service for the disabled known as ParaTranspo. In December 2012, Council approved a major infrastructure project to build a 12.5 km east-west LRT line, the [[Confederation Line]] through the downtown to replace the existing BRT by 2017.<ref name="DISPOSITION 47">{{cite web |url=http://app05.ottawa.ca/sirepub/cache/2/k3uovt5ags24s2ctntpj1asr/371691220201205104498.PDF |title=1. DESIGN, BUILD, FINANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF OTTAWA’S LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (OLRT) PROJECT |author= |date=19 December 2012 |work=DISPOSITION 47 |publisher=Ottawa City Council |accessdate=December 2012}}</ref>

OC Transpo routes also provides service to the downtown core of the nearby city of [[Gatineau]], [[Quebec]], especially during rush hour. Rush-hour service is also provided to a park and ride lot in the [[Russell, Ontario|Township of Russell]].

== Features ==
OC Transpo currently has a fleet of 1,048 buses (as of September 2011) that run on regular streets, all of which are fully accessible.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://octranspo.com/admin/Facts_Figures/Facts_active.htm| title=Active fleet facts| publisher=OC Transpo}}</ref> The vast majority of regular routes are served by [[low-floor bus]]es. OC Transpo utilizes many [[articulated bus]]es to provide service. Some of the routes that run on the Transitway, including the city's most-used bus routes, are served almost exclusively by articulated buses (e.g. [[OC Transpo Route 95|95]], [[OC Transpo Route 96|96]], and [[OC Transpo Route 97|97]]). It is the most expansive public transportion in Canada.

[[File:otrain.jpg|thumb|left|The [[O-Train]] at [[Carleton University]]]]
In 2001, a pilot diesel-powered [[light rail]] service project, known as the [[Ottawa O-Train|O-Train]], was introduced. The local government had announced expansion plans for the light rail to other parts of Ottawa, including a possible link to the [[Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport|Ottawa International Airport]]. Service to [[Gatineau]] would have also been possible, over the nearby [[Prince of Wales Bridge|Prince of Wales railway bridge]] over the [[Ottawa River]]. However, on December 14, 2006, [[Ottawa City Council|City Council]] led by Mayor [[Larry O'Brien (Canadian politician)|Larry O'Brien]] had cancelled the north-south extension project. A new model of the project, to have a city-wide integrated light rail system, has been made and the revised project should be completed by 2007, with work beginning as early as 2008. This new project envisions rapid LRT service at metro standard on the original Transiways from [[Baseline Station]] in the west to [[Blair Station]] in the east. The current gap between the east end west branches of Transitway will be replaced by a new downtown Subway under Queen and Rideau streets with 3 150 meter underground stations. The [[O-Train]] will be converted to a dual track LRT metro and extended to [[Riverside South, Ottawa|Riverside South]] and include a spur to the [[Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport]], thus creating direct airport to downtown service. As for the suburbs, they will be served by 65 km of new Transitways. The first phase of the project includes 12.5 km of rail between [[Tunney's Pasture]] and Blair including the downtown subway.

For a number of years, OC Transpo has carried [[Bicycle carrier|bicycle rack]]s on some routes as a part of the "Rack&Roll" campaign. These racks carry up to two bicycles at the front of the bus, and fold up against the bus when not in use. Although it started only on three routes, this service has been expanded to include routes 1, [[OC Transpo Route 2|2]], [[OC Transpo Route 4|4]], 7, 12, 14, 85, [[OC Transpo Route 95|95]], [[OC Transpo Route 96|96]], [[OC Transpo Route 97|97]], [[OC Transpo Route 99|99]], [[OC Transpo Route 101|101]], [[OC Transpo Route 102|102]], 105, 118, all articulated (long) buses<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/routes/rack_roll |title=OC Transpo Rack & Roll Page |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> and several new Invero low-floor buses (in addition, bike racks do randomly end up on other routes from time to time). Traditionally, the racks have been available only between April and October, and there has been much debate over continuing the program throughout the year. However, cyclists may use the racks at any time, on any bus that is equipped with a rack (including routes that don't normally offer them), provided there is room for the cyclist in the bus. The [[O-Train]] is bicycle accessible year-round.

There are four bus depots located throughout the city. The largest and headquarters is located at 1500 [[St. Laurent Boulevard]], with two other smaller but frequently used depots being located at 168 Colonnade Road (Merivale Garage) and the other on Queensview Drive (Pinecrest Garage). A major new maintenance depot which opened its doors late 2010 is located on Industrial Ave. The Queensview and Colonnade garages are usually for employees working during the rush hour and generally not used during weekends. For the latter two stations, it consists mostly of older buses although some articulated buses (in the 60xx's) can be found at Colonnade and other low-floor buses at both Colonnade (Inveros in the 42xx's) and Queensview (Orion VI).

==History==

===Early history===
{{further|Ottawa Electric Railway}}
Ottawa's first public transportation system began in 1886 with the operation of a [[horsecar]] system.{{sfn|Wetering|1997|pp=28}} The horse-drawn streetcars travelled back and fourth from [[New Edinburgh]] to the [[Chaudière Bridge]].{{sfn|Wetering|1997|pp=28}} The horsecar would remain a staple means of public transportation until 1891 after [[Thomas Ahearn]] founded the [[Ottawa Electric Railway|Ottawa Electric Railway Company]]. This private enterprise eventually provided heated streetcar service covering the downtown core.{{sfn|Wetering|1997|pp=28}} Electricity had been employed in a few places in Ottawa since the first demonstration of the incandescent bulb in 1883 (the earliest were Parliament Hill and [[LeBreton Flats]]).{{sfn|Woods|pp=162}} In May 1885, electric lighting commenced in the city. In 1885 council contracted [[Hydro Ottawa|Ottawa Electric Light Company]] to install 165 arc lamps on the city's streets.{{sfn|Woods|pp=162}}

===1973: Formation===
Transit in Ottawa was provided by the [[Ottawa Transportation Commission]] until 1973, when transit service in the city and its suburbs was transferred to the auspices of the [[Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton]]. Its formal name was the '''Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission''', but the service would be promoted in both English and French under the '''OC Transpo''' name, whose OC initials are derived from '''O'''ttawa-'''C'''arleton.

===1979: Strike===
The 20-day 1979 strike was fought over a wage difference of a nickel and became known as "the five-cent bus strike." A pay increase of 16.5% was rejected by the union.<ref name=NP09Dec2008>{{cite news | url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1052073 | publisher=[[National Post]] | title=
Ottawa transit talks break off, strike looms | date=2008-12-09 | accessdate=2009-01-21 }}</ref>

===1980s: Transitway===
{{Main|Ottawa Rapid Transit}}
In the early 1980s, OC Transpo began planning for a [[bus rapid transit]] system, the Transitway. Construction of its various stations and segments followed over many years. The first segments were from [[Baseline Station (OC Transpo)|Baseline]] to [[Lincoln Fields Station (OC Transpo)|Lincoln Fields]] in the west end and from [[Lees Station (OC Transpo)|Lees]] to [[Hurdman Station (OC Transpo)|Hurdman]] in the east end.

===1996: Strike===
The second strike for OC Transpo ran from November 25, 1996 to December 16. The strike ended under arbitration.<ref name=NP09Dec2008 />

===1999 shooting===
On Tuesday April 6, 1999, former OC Transpo employee Pierre Lebrun shot six people, killing four, in a shooting spree at OC Transpo's St. Laurent Boulevard garage, before killing himself.<ref name=Gunman>{{Cite news |title=Gunman opens fire in Ottawa, killing five |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/1999/04/06/shooting990406.html |publisher=CBC News |date=1999-04-06 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref><ref name=Persists>{{Cite news |title=Workplace mistrust persists, 10 years after OC Transpo shooting: driver |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/04/06/ot-090406-transit-shooting.html |publisher=CBC News |date=2009-04-06 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> Lebrun had been fired in August 1997 but was later reinstated, and quit in 1998.<ref name=Persists/><ref name=Memorials>{{Cite news |title=Memorials planned for Ottawa transit shooting victims |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/1999/04/08/shooting990408.html |publisher=CBC News |date=1999-04-08 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref>

An inquest into the shooting revealed that Lebrun had been the subject of teasing for his [[speech impediment]], and that his complaints to management had not been investigated.<ref name=Wraps>{{Cite news |title=OC Transpo inquest wraps up |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2000/02/22/octranspo000222.html |publisher=CBC News |date=2000-11-11 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> The inquest revealed an "atmosphere of [[bullying]]", described as a "poisoned" [[Hostile work environment|environment]] by an [[Employment equity (Canada)|employment equity]] manager.<ref name=Persists/><ref name=Wraps/> In response, OC Transpo instigated zero-tolerance policies regarding workplace [[harassment]], a new employee-management communications program, and increased training on workplace respect.<ref name=Indepth>{{Cite news |title=Dying for a job - Health-care workers beware |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/workplace-safety/sick-workplace.html |work=Indepth: Workplace Safety |publisher=CBC News |date=2006-04-24 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> However, studies in 2003 and 2004 found there to be lingering elements of a negative work environment,<ref name=Indepth/> and employee-management communication was reported to be strained following the 1996 strike.<ref name=Persists/>

===History from 2001 to October, 2008===

====Transition to new city government====
The province of Ontario ordered the amalgamation of the [[Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton]] and its component municipalities into a single City of Ottawa municipality. When the new local governance took effect in 2001, OC Transpo became a department of the new city.

Following amalgamation, a [[bilingual]] [[Backronym#Replacement|replacement backronym]] for "OC" was sought, but no suitable candidates have been found. The now-ambiguous acronym has been kept, instead of the costly task of replacing the decals on all buses, bus stops, bus stations, and promotional material.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}

====December 12, 2005: Southwest Transitway extension====
A new section of the southwest Transitway opened on December 12, 2005, between the [[Nepean Sportsplex]] and Fallowfield Station. The new section runs parallel to [[Woodroffe Avenue (Ottawa)|Woodroffe Avenue]] and was built at a cost of $10 million. The new section has no stations and has replaced service along [[Woodroffe Avenue (Ottawa)|Woodroffe Avenue]] between the Nepean Sportsplex and [[Fallowfield Station]]. There are further plans to extend the Transitway south into the heart of the ever-growing community of [[Barrhaven]] where a new station called [[Strandherd Station (OC Transpo)|Strandherd]] opened on January 2, 2007. There are also long range plans for other extensions in the [[Orléans, Ontario|Orleans]] and [[Kanata]] areas to keep up with more growing communities there too.

====December 14, 2006: Light Rail Expansion cancellation====
During the [[Ottawa municipal election, 2006|2006 municipal election campaign]], [[Larry O'Brien (Canadian politician)|Larry O'Brien]] (who would be elected as mayor) was sceptical of the project's benefits, and promised to cancel the project if elected, assuming the City's legal position did not preclude this{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}. After multiple votes deciding the fate of the city's [[Ottawa O-Train#Beyond the pilot: Extension and electrification|north-south light rail expansion project]], post-election City Council decided to annul the project by a margin of 13-11 on December 14, 2006.

===December 2008-February 2009: ATU 279 strike===
OC Transpo drivers, dispatchers, and maintenance workers under [[Amalgamated Transit Union]] local 279 went on [[Strike action|strike]] December 10, 2008 at 12:01am.<ref name=CBC10Dec2008>{{cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/12/09/transit-strike.html | publisher=[[CBC News]] | title=Push to call transit 'essential' fails; Ottawa bus strike continues | date=2008-12-10 | accessdate=2008-12-21 }}</ref> The main causes of the strike were disagreements between the City of Ottawa and the union regarding scheduling, payroll and seniority. [[Rona Ambrose]], the [[Minister of Labour (Canada)|Federal Minister of Labour]] ordered a union membership vote on January 8, 2009 on the city's contract proposal<ref name=OC05Jan2009>{{cite news | url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=13bfabce-c3c9-481e-ae03-ece4ce2bd245 | publisher=[[Ottawa Citizen]] | title=Don't 'bow down,' striking transit workers told | date=2009-01-05 | accessdate=2009-01-05}}</ref> in response to a request from [[mayor]] [[Larry O'Brien (Canadian politician)|Larry O'Brien]].<ref name=NP01Jan2009>{{cite news | url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1132084 | publisher=[[National Post]] | title=Ambrose orders Ottawa transit union to vote on strike resolution | date=2009-01-01 | accessdate=2009-01-04}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Both the city and the union published their positions on respective websites.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/Contingency/FAQ_ATU_Offer.htm | title = Frequently Asked Questions: City’s Final Offer of Settlement to ATU | accessdate = 2009-01-30 | publisher = OC Transpo}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ottawatransitstrike.com/ | title = Ottawa Transit Strike - Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 279 | publisher = [[Amalgamated Transit Union]] Local 279 | accessdate = 2008-01-29 }}</ref> Vote results released on January 9, 2009 revealed that of those eligible to vote, 64% rejected the offer.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/01/07/ot-090107-transit-vote.html | title = Ottawa transit strike still on as union members reject contract offer | work = [[CBC News]] | date = 2009-01-09 | accessdate = 2009-01-30 }}</ref>

Meetings were held with a mediator throughout the month, but talks were repeatedly broken off. The ATU had requested to send all issues not related to scheduling to arbitration, which the city refused as they requested all issues to be sent to an arbitrator. As the strike entered the 50th day, Ambrose, who had initially refused to table back-to-work legislation, announced that such legislation would be introduced. However, on January 29, the city and the ATU reached a deal that sent every issue to binding arbitration, thus ending the 51-day long strike.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/01/29/ot-090129-strike-ends.html | title = City, union reach deal to end Ottawa transit strike | accessdate = 2009-01-30 | date = 2009-01-29 | work = [[CBC News]]}}</ref> On February 2, 2009 the O-Train started service after being out of service due to the strike. Buses followed the following Monday February 9, 2009. Not all buses returned at once and OC Transpo said that all buses and routes were due to return by April 6, 2009. OC Transpo offered free transit for a week. December pass holders could either use their December passes until March, or could get a refund. December pass holders were also subject to a 60% discount on March passes in order to win back transit users.

==OC Transpo routes==
{{Main|OC Transpo routes}}
OC Transpo has approximately 136 bus routes that are grouped both by their number and the colour with which they are represented on system maps and on bus stop flags.

==Active fleet==
[[File:Octranspobusinside.JPG|thumb|Inside an OC Transpo bus]]

* '''Source''':[http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/octranspo.html]
Only models with at least some buses currently in service are listed, and the number in fleet is based on the number originally ordered. All GMDD models of 1982 or before (also known by many as [[GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus|fishbowls]] or [[GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus|New Looks]]) were retired by the beginning of April.

In 2006 and 2007, OC Transpo evaluated a double-decker bus on the Transitway and express routes. This bus, an [[Enviro500]] built by British firm [[Alexander Dennis]], can carry nearly 100 passengers. The initial service demonstration ran from June 28 to July 12, 2006, with a further demonstration under winter conditions in February 2007. The City of Ottawa purchased three Enviro500 buses and they were delivered in November 2008. OC Transpo decals were added to the buses in December, but the [[OC Transpo#December 2008-February 2009: ATU 279 strike|strike]] delayed the introduction of these buses. The buses started service in February.

The OC Transpo fleet numbering scheme changed in 1999. Prior to 1999, the two last digits of the year of purchase were the first two digits of the fleet number. The scheme was changed because OC Transpo ordered 140 Orion 06.501, and also because buses purchased in 2000 would have been in the 0000 series, which was not favoured by the computer system. The new numbering scheme starts with 4 for 40-foot buses, 6 for 60-foot buses, 8 for the new Enviro500 double-decker buses, and 5 for the Orion VII NG HEV, followed by a three-digit consecutive fleet number. The three trial double-decker buses, 1201, 1202 and 1203 have been returned with the advent of the new double-deckers..

[[File:Articulated bus Ottawa 11 2011 3507.jpg|thumb|left|OC Transpo articulated bus in downtown Ottawa]]

In August 2010, OC Transpo took advantage of an offer by [[New Flyer Industries]], replacing 226 of its older underpowered 60-foot D60LF articulated buses (purchased between 2001 and 2004) with brand new D60LFR models. The bus exchange was completed in March 2011. OC Transpo also received other incentives as part of the deal, including rebates on the trading-in of the old buses and a credit on new parts. Eighty new D60LFR articulated buses were also purchased from New Flyer, bringing the combined total to 306 buses.<ref name="ottawacitizen.com">[http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Fast+track+deal+approved+council/2963744/story.html Ottawa Citizen story on new articulated bus purchase]{{dead link|date=January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newflyer.com/index/news-app/story.80 |title=New Flyer story on new articulated bus purchase |publisher=Newflyer.com |date=2010-04-28 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> All of the 2001-2004 D60LFs are now retired. Some of the older [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF sixty-foot articulated buses have caught on fire during the summer of 2006 and the Summer/Fall of 2010, due to overheating engines, effectively putting them out of service.

OC Transpo has created a business plan for their bus fleet. The plan includes a purchase of 75 more Enviro500 triple-axle double-decker buses to replace the older 40-foot models currently in service (namely the buses purchased between 1997 and 1999). These extra double-decker buses would be used mainly on express routes. Double-decker buses use about the same amount of fuel as an articulated 60-foot bus, but only take up the same road area as a regular 40 foot bus, meaning they free up space (especially downtown), and provide increased seated passenger capacity for the longer express bus routes. This will help lower OC Transpo's operating costs. As a result of the purchase, the 60-foot articulated buses will be moved from express routes to Transitway and other mainline routes, replacing the 40-foot models currently used on some trips by those routes. Those 40-foot models will replace the older 40-foot models currently used on local routes. The older 40-foot buses will be retired from service.<ref>[http://www.octranspo1.com/about-octranspo/transit_planning ]{{dead link|date=January 2013}}</ref> This plan was approved by the Transit Commission on April 20, 2011. The extra 75 Alexander Dennis E500 double-decker buses are expected to be in service between fall 2012 and spring 2013.

However, not everything about the new double-decker buses is good news. Advocates against the purchase of the new double-decker buses have said the buses are too top-heavy and prone to tipping over. Loading times are longer than with the triple doors of an articulated bus and some passengers have concerns using the stairs when the buses accelerate or decelerate, especially when snow and rain are carried inside. People over 5'8" must bend down due to the low ceiling on the upper deck. The maintenance of the fleet was complicated by adding buses from another manufacturer (OC Transpo already had buses from New Flyer and Orion before purchasing the double-deckers from Alexander Dennis). In cold and wet weather, condensation is prone to collecting on the roof of the upper deck, dripping on passengers below.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reevely |first=David |url=http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa/Condensation+means+rain+inside+double+decker+buses/7716144/story.html |title=Condensation means 'rain' inside double-decker buses, passengers complain |publisher=Ottawacitizen.com |date=2012-12-18 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> Accessibility is also an issue with new buses, because the ramps on the double-deckers are also not well suited for express routes, where buses travel on various roads without proper sidewalks, and the wheelchair spots have seat belts that do not function as well as those found on the rest of the fleet.

On July 12, 2011, OC Transpo announced that all remaining high floor buses were retired <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/about-octranspo/news/39295#news-39295 |title=OC Transpo - News |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>and thus all OC Transpo buses now have low floors, can be further lowered for strollers and walkers, and have flip-out ramps for wheelchairs. The full fleet is air-conditioned for Ottawa's short, hot, humid summers.

The first few double-decker buses arrived in [[Ottawa]] on August 23, 2012. The following day Ottawa mayor Jim Watson and transit chair Diane Deans introduced the first of the 75 double-decker buses at a ceremony at Ottawa city hall. The new double-deckers are starting to enter service in October 2012, and will be primarily used on express routes from [[Kanata, Ontario|Kanata]], [[Barrhaven]], and [[Orleans, Ontario|Orleans]].<ref name="octranspo1.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/about-octranspo/new_double_decker_buses_arriving_in_2012 |title=OC Transpo - NEW Double Decker buses arriving in 2012 |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> Express routes 35, 61, and 77 were the first three routes to use the new buses, with several other express routes receiving them over the following months, as they became available. Rapid transit route 93 is also using the new buses.

Two of the new double-decker buses were in service as of September 10, 2012, and were temporarily used on express routes 22 and 30 (serving Orleans). This lasted until a [[sinkhole]] on [[Regional Road 174]] was fixed in mid-September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/?from=splash |title=Welcome to OC Transpo |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date=2013-01-01 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

Eight double-decker buses entered service on October 15, 2012, on routes 30, 35, 38, 60, 61, 62, 70, 71, 76, and 77. Six more entered service on October 29, 2012, on routes 20, 21, 31, 34, 41, 68, and 93. On November 5, 2012, six more entered service, bringing the total number of double-deckers in service to 20 buses, and introducing them on route 66 in addition to the aforementioned routes. As of April 21, 2013, all 75 buses are in service, with these buses being used on routes 40 and 67 in addition to all previously mentioned routes.<ref name="octranspo1.com"/>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
! '''Model'''
|| '''Year'''
|| '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*'''
|| '''Notes'''
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2003 || 4201-4202 || 2
| This order of two buses was the first order of Inveros. Bus number 4201 was sent ahead as a demo. All New Flyer D40i Invero models (buses 4201-4526) have working Thermo King air conditioning and are low-floor and fully accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. 4201 was retired due to a fire on Highway 417.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2004 || 4203-4273 || 71
| On September 20, 2005, the 4200 and 4300 series buses had been governed to 50 km/h because of steering problems caused during high speeds.<ref name="titcomb">Titcomb, Bert. _"[http://www.transport2000.ca/Hotlines/hl050923.htm Transport 2000 Canada Hot Line : 2 - Ottawa bus confusion]"_. 23 September 2005. Transport 2000 Canada. Accessed May 15, 2008.</ref> According to Transport 2000 "several bus drivers reported that the front end of the bus vibrates when driven at more than 60 km/h."<ref name="titcomb"/> An ''Operations and Safety'' Memorandum claims that on Friday, 21 October 2005, steering dampers where to be installed on one hundred and nine Invero buses and that the governors were to be raised to 100 km/h on buses 4201 to 4227 (except bus 4205), resolving the problems.<ref>Zinck, Peter. _"Invero Steering Problems Resolved"_ Memorandum, Bulletin No: 305/05, 19 October 2005, City of Ottawa - Operations and Safety, Accessed 15 May 2008.</ref> Bus 4209 suffered an engine fire in November 2010. Bus 4244 suffered a brake fire in June 2011.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2005–2006 || 4274-4439 || 166
| Bus number 4299 was crashed into a median en route to the stop at [[Queensway Station (OC Transpo)|Queensway Station]]. It has been rebuilt and has re-entered service. Buses 4427 to 4439 are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2007 || 4440-4526 || 87
| Bus number 4444 is used for Ottawa's Santa Claus Parade. All have entered service as of October 2007. The drivers seat has arm rests and the stop-request chime is different from all other OC Transpo buses. These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] VII 07.501 NG HEV {{access icon|15px}}
| 2008–2010 || 5001-5177 || 177
| These vehicles are diesel-electric hybrids, and therefore they are mostly used on routes that do not use the Transitway or highways. Most bus routes that use 40 foot buses use these buses. Some express trips also use them, because these buses replaced a lot of older high-floor buses previously used during peak periods. Buses 5001 and 5002 were the first to arrive in November 2008. As of July 2010, all 177 buses have entered service. Bus 5117 was involved in a major accident in August 2010 and has re-entered service June 22, 2011.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF {{access icon|15px}}
| 2008 || 6351-6398 || 48
| As of October 16, 2008, buses numbered 6351-6398 have entered service. Bus number 6394 had a special wrapping for the Transitway Anniversary, but it was removed in April 2010. There was a recall on these buses because of overheating brakes, so New Flyer Industries sent the required parts to fix this problem. The Axion destination signs look the same but when there is something written, it is pushed to one side. The route number displayed on the rear of these buses are larger and more readable than those on the New Flyer D60LF buses from 2001-2004. Bus number 6387 was in a collision with a 5 ton truck in downtown Ottawa. On August 1, 2010, bus 6391 was involved in a major front end collision when it rear-ended bus 4290. Bus 6391 has since re-entered service. All New Flyer D60LF and New Flyer D60LFR models are [[articulated bus]]es and all are fully accessible for strollers and the disabled. These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF {{access icon|15px}}
| 2009–2010 || 6399-6403 || 5
| Bus number 6399 arrived during the last week of 2009, and buses 6400-6403 arrived the week of January 17–23, 2010. Bus number 6399 entered service January 29, 2010. Since, buses 6400-6403 have also entered service. They use the same bus design, and the same Axion destination signs (front, side, back), as buses 6351-6398 from 2008 (see above). These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LFR {{access icon|15px}}
| 2010–2011 || 6404-6709 || 306
| They are 226 buses that have replaced the [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF buses from 2001–2004, and 80 new buses that expanded OC Transpo's bus fleet. All arrived in Ottawa between August 2010 and March 2011.<ref name="ottawacitizen.com"/> The 306 buses came from two different manufacturing plants in Minnesota. Buses 6404-6579 came from St. Cloud and buses 6580-6709 came from Crookston. Starting in September 2010, OC Transpo received deliveries of fifteen D60LFR buses a week. The first bus, 6404, entered service on August 30, 2010. As of April 4, 2011, all 2011 D60LFR buses have entered service. All of these buses come with the Next Stop Announcement System already installed. These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[Alexander Dennis]] [[Enviro500]] {{access icon|15px}} || 2012-2013 || 8001-8075 || 75 || [[Double-decker bus]]es purchased for use on express routes. Newer model than buses 1201-1203 (see Retired fleet) with a redesigned front end. Bus 8003 arrived in Ottawa on August 23, 2012. Two of these buses entered service on September 10 on routes 22 and 30 due to a sinkhole which caused lane closures on Regional Road 174. The first eight buses entered service on October 15, 2012. As of April 21, 2013, all 75 buses are in service. All double-decker buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]] [[Talent (train)|Talent]] BR643 {{access icon|15px}}
| 2000 || C1-C3 || 3 || This is the light-rail vehicle used by OC Transpo for the O-Train, which runs North/South between [[Bayview Station (OC Transpo)|Bayview Station]] and [[Greenboro Station (OC Transpo)|Greenboro Station]].
|}

{{access icon|15px}} denotes wheelchair accessibility

==Retired fleet==

* This is a list of retired GM, Ford, Orion Bus Industries, Nova, and Alexander Dennis bus fleets.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alan Gryfe, agryfe@usa.net |url=http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/octranspo.html |title=OC TRANSPO (1AU72-present) Fleet |publisher=Angelfire.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''GM and other Buses''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===GM and other buses===

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|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5301
| 1961 || 6101-6112 || 12
| 6101 was preserved to its historical fleet
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5301
| 1962 || 6221-6230 || 10 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1963 || 6331-6340 || 10 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1964 || 6441-6452 || 12 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1965 || 6561-6573 || 13 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1966 || 6674-6697 || 24 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1967 || 6701-6726 || 26 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1968 || 6831-6850 || 20 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1969 || 6961-6990 || 30 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1970 || 7001-7020 || 20 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1971 || 7121-7140 || 20 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1972–1973 || 7241-7290 || 50
|
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1972–1973 || 7301-7320 & 7331-7357
| 47 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1974 || 7401-7460 || 60 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1975 || 5701-5769 || 69
| The first two numbers were switched from the year the buses were built, due to heavy demand for buses for that year.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1975 || 7501-7545 & 7551-7570 || 65 || Retired by 2003
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1976 || 7601-7653 || 53 || Retired in 2003-2004
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1977 || 7701-7765 || 65 || Retired in 2004-2005. 7742 and 7757 were sold to the STO and remain in active service with the same fleet numbers.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1978 || 7801-7858 || 58 || Fully retired in 2006
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1979 || 7901-7930 || 30 || 7926 returned to service in September after being temporarily retired in mid-August, finally being put to rest in late-March 2007. Last series equipped with a single rear exit door.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1980 || 8001-8012 || 12 || Last series equipped with rear exit push bar doors. Fully retired in April 2007
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1981 || 8101-8122 || 22 || Fully retired in April 2007
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TA60-102N
| 1982 || 8201-8221 || 21
| First articulated buses purchased, some of them from the [[Hamilton Street Railway]]. Sold off in the late 1980s. One briefly returned to service in 1999 until 2002, renumbered 8222.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1982 || 8231-8240 || 10 || 8238 was the last New Look in service - Retired April 17, 2007.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TC40-102N
| 1984 || 8401-8425 || 25 || Retired in 2004-2005. 8413 was sold to the STO.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TC40-102N
| 1985 || 8541-8555 || 15
| Fully retired in April 2007. 8545 was sold to the [[Société de Transport de l'Outaouais (STO)|Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO)]]
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TC40-102N
| 1987 || 8765-8799 || 35
| Fully retired as of December 1, 2009. 8792 was the last unit in service.
|-
| [[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] T6H-4523A
| 1973 || 1751–1755 || 5 || Purchased from [[Big Blue Bus|Santa Monica Transit]] in 1995 and quickly sold.
|-
| [[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] T8H-5307A
| 1973 || 1756–1770 || 15
| Purchased from Santa Monica Transit in 1995. Only 12 actually entered service. Retired in 2003.
|-
| [[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]] TC40-102N
| 1988–1989 || 8901-8960 || 60
| These buses have all been retired as of June 2010. These buses contained roll signs. Many of these buses had lots of rust near the window frames, the headlights and the ad signs on the side of the buses - especially those painted in the original scheme. Several of the buses had been repainted in the maple leaf scheme and they showed little signs of rust.
|-
| [[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]] TC40-102A
| 1991 || 9101-9125 || 25
| These buses have all been retired as of June 2010. 9110-9119 were former sightseeing buses and all of these buses had roll signs.
|-
| [[NovaBus]] TC40-102A || 1993 || 9301-9330
| 30
| 9302 was retired due to collision with a fuel tanker truck.<ref>http://ottawabuspage.fotopic.net/p31199049.html{{Dead link|date=July 2010}}</ref> 9307, 9309, 9311, 9314, 9315 and 9316 were leased to [[Société de transport de Laval]] but most have returned after the opening of the [[Montreal Metro]]'s [[Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)|Orange Line]] extension to [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]. Theses buses had inoperative Sutrak A/C units on the roof. 9304 was also retired due to an accident in March 2010. Buses 9307, 9311, 9321 and 9326 were the last ones to remain in service in June 2010.
|-
| [[NovaBus]] LFS || 1997 || 9721-9740
| 20
| These buses all retired on July 12, 2011 (with the remaining Orion V's) and some have been sold to [[Saskatoon Transit]] & [[Guelph Transit]].
|-
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Ford E-Series|E450]]
| 2005 || 2601 || 1
| This minibus operated primarily on Route 123.
|}
|}

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''New Flyer Industries''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===New Flyer buses===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40HF
| 1989–1990 || 9001-9055 ||55
| These buses have all been retired. 9054 was completely rebuilt after major accident. 9026-9050 had roll signs and 9001-9025 had green luminator on its signs. All of these buses were repainted to the Maple Leaf. Last units retire March 31, 2010.
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40HF
| 1992 || 9201-9227 ||27
| These buses have all been retired. 9211-9227 had green luminators and 9201-9210 had Balios signs. They also had Sutrak A/C units but these were disconnected in the mid 1990s. 9203 was retired September 30, 2008. Its last run was E-125. All of these buses were repainted to the Maple Leaf. Last units retire March 31, 2010.
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF
| 2001–2002 || 6001-6100 & 6102-6178 ||177
| These buses have all been retired by March 2011 and have been replaced by the D60LFRs. 6101 was already taken by a GMDD TDH-5301 preserved in the historical fleet, therefore that number did not exist in the D60LF fleet. 6017 caught fire and didn't enter service until December 2006. These buses were equipped with bike racks.
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF
| 2003–2004 || 6301-6350 ||50
| These buses have all been retired by March 2011 and have been replaced by the D60LFRs. These buses used the same design as the 2001-2002 D60LFs. These buses used Ultra-Low Sulphur Diesel engines. These buses were equipped with bike racks.
|}
|}

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''Orion Bus Industries''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===Orion buses===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] I 01.501 || 1978
| 8801-8832 || 32 ||
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] I 01.501 || 1982
| 8241-8266 || 36 ||
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] I 01.501 || 1983
| 8371-8392 || 22
| 8390 is preserved in the historical fleet.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1985–1986
| 8501-8533 || 33
| First Orion-Ikarus articulated buses (a rebadged [[Crown-Ikarus 286]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}). 8501 is preserved to its historical fleet and parts of 8529 are used to refurbish 8501.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1987
| 8601-8655 || 55 ||
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1987
| 8719-8764 || 46
| Some buses were equipped with newer powertrains prior to retirement in 2003
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1988
| 8841-8870 || 29
| This series was equipped with 4-piece exit doors (since the 2-piece exit doors built on the previous models would always shut on people as they were exiting)
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1988–1989
| 8875-8899 || 25
| Purchased from the [[Toronto Transit Commission]] in 1997-1998 (This series was equipped with 4-piece exit doors).
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1990–1991 || 9126-9150 || 25
| Fully retired by May 2007 due to premature corrosion. Five units (9137, 9142, 9144, 9145, 9147) remained in the original paint scheme, while the rest were repainted to the maple leaf scheme.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1992 || 9231-9258 || 28
| Fully retired by July 2007 due to premature corrosion. All buses were repainted to the maple leaf scheme.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1997–1998 || 9701-9720 || 20
| Fully retired by July 12, 2011.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1998 || 9801-9885 || 85
| Fully retired by July 12, 2011. These were the last high-floor buses purchased by OC Transpo, and the last high-floor buses to retire in the fleet.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] VI 06.501
| 1999 || 4001-4140 || 140
| Fully retired by Late March-Early April 2013.
|}
|}

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''Alexander Dennis Buses''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===Alexander Dennis Buses===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| [[Alexander Dennis]] [[Enviro500]]
| 2008-2009 || 1201-1203 || 3
| These double-decker buses were used as a pilot project, and have been sold to [[BC Transit]]. The last day of service was on June 22, 2012 with 1202 being the only one in serivce.
|}
|}

==Fares==
OC Transpo fares can be paid in [[Coins of the Canadian dollar|Canadian coins]], [[bus ticket]]s or with the [[Presto card]]. The two latter methods must be purchased in advance at various retail outlets or [[Ottawa Rapid Transit#Rapid transit stations|bus stations]] for a lower fare. Transfers are printed for passengers upon boarding by the driver upon cash or ticket payment. Such transfers are valid for 90 minutes during weekdays and 105 minutes during weeknights, weekends and holidays.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.octranspo1.com/presto/then_ride | title=Then Ride | publisher=OC Transpo | accessdate=May 13, 2013}}</ref>

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|+ OC Transpo fares as of July 1, 2013
! Type
! Age
! [[Presto card|Presto]]
! Tickets
! Cash
|-
| Adult || 13 to 64 || $2.72 || rowspan="2" | $3.00 || $3.40
|-
| Senior || 65 and up || $2.05 || $2.55
|-
| Express || 13 and up || $4.10 || $4.50 || $4.80
|-
| Child || 6 to 12 || colspan="2" | $1.50 || $1.80
|-
| Child || 5 and under || colspan="3" | free
|}

Tickets for the [[O-Train]] light rail line are $2.85 each, and are sold at O-train stations. They can be exchanged for bus transfers.

Monthly and annual passes are also available for all route classes with cost differences for adults, students, and seniors. Passes require OC Transpo photo ID card, which available at extra cost. Additionally, Ecopasses (reduced-rate monthly passes) are available through participating employers in the city, providing applicable OC Transpo riders with single-card indefinite passes in exchange for a flat bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly payroll deduction.

Since the December 1, 2005, fare increase, OC Transpo had the highest basic cash bus fares of any major transit service in Canada.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}} This fare was matched by [[Société de transport de l'Outaouais|STO]], the transit operator across the [[Ottawa River]] in [[Gatineau]], [[Québec]] on January 1, 2006. OC Transpo & [[York Region Transit]] have the highest cash fares in Canada, at $3.50.

On July 2008, fares were increased by 7.5% because of a shortage in funding for the [[City of Ottawa]]. This fare hike was supposed to be in effect until 2010 including a 6.5% hike in 2009. This meant Ottawa residents saw regular adult passes rise from $73 a month to $81 and adult express passes from $90 to $101 a month. However, cash fares remained the same.<ref>{{cite web|last=Citizen |first=Ottawa |url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=1977e375-2fa4-47e1-a04c-d4e8c683c177&k=21176 |title=Council OKs average 7.5% bus fare hike |publisher=Canada.com |date=2007-12-12 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

On 18 January 2013, OC Transpo starting the final testing of its Presto Card deployment as part of the NEXT-ON program. Ten thousand customers were able to order a Presto Card online or pick one up at select OC Transpo transitway stations, activate it, and use it for OC Transpo's final testing of the loadable cards. As of January 2013, over 10,000 Presto cards have been distributed. A limited number of Presto cards were available at [[Baseline Station]] on 22 January 2013, and at [[Fallowfield Station (OC Transpo)|Fallowfield Station]] on 24 January 2013. The final full release date for Presto in [[Ottawa]] will be on 18 May 2013. Cards can be either loaded with cash and used like tickets, or loaded with as a monthly pass, which unlike the photo pass, is useable by family and friends. When fully implemented, yearly and monthly photo passes and tickets will be phased out.

The Province is encouraging all Ontario transit systems to adopt Presto. However, the OC Transpo installation has been by far the largest and most complex, requiring installation of readers at the front doors of all buses and all doors of articulated and double-decker buses, as well as a computer with a Presto fare database on each bus. The database is refreshed every night with updates of the day's Presto fare purchases when the buses return to the garages; this requires users to wait up to 24 hours before cash loaded onto their card accounts is recognized by the readers. The O-Train also has readers at the entries of the five stations and the whole train platform is considered a Proof-of-Purchase (POP) zone where riders must show a pass or transfer to inspectors upon request.

===History of fares===
This table only lists the regular adult cash fares. It was, for example, possible in 1955 to purchase a packet of four tickets or "carfares" for 25¢, making the cost of each ride 6.25¢.
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1951
|| $0.10
|| $0.85
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1954
|| $0.15
|| $1.29
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1961
|| $0.20
|| $1.55
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1968
|| $0.25
|| $1.59
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1970
|| $0.30
|| $1.79
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1976
|| $0.40
|| $1.53
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1977
|| $0.50
|| $1.76
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1978
|| $0.55
|| $1.77
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1980
|| $0.60
|| $1.59
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1981
|| $0.65
|| $1.54
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1984
|| $0.90
|| $1.79
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1986 (peak hours)
|| $1.50
|| $2.74
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1986 (off-peak hours)<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b64yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5056,5218234&dq=carlingwood&hl=en</ref>
|| $0.75
|| $1.37
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 2009
|| $3.00
|| $3.17
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 2010
|| $3.25
|| $3.37
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 2012
|| $3.30
|| $3.30
|}

==Para Transpo==
'''Para Transpo''' is an accessible [[paratransit]] service available to Ottawa patrons who find it extremely difficult or impossible to use the conventional OC Transpo routes. Service is provided directly to the residences of eligible users who book trip appointments with a call centre at least one day in advance. Para Transpo drivers will provide some assistance to passengers to board designated vehicle and to access building entrances.<ref name="Accessible Transit">{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo.com/acc_menue.htm |title=Accessible Transit |publisher=Octranspo.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

Para Transpo operations were contracted to [[FirstGroup plc|First Bus Canada]], previously operated by [[Laidlaw]]. On January 1, 2008, the [[City of Ottawa]] assumed complete control of this service.<ref name="Accessible Transit"/>

The transit strike of 2008 did not interrupt Para Transpo service. However, Para Transpo service did encounter delays, facing the traffic increase due to the strike.

==Advertising==
Advertising on OC Transpo buses is contracted to [[Pattison Outdoor Advertising]]. Advertising on bus shelters is contracted to [[Clear Channel Outdoor]]. There has also been local funding to advertise on local TV stations such as [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and [[A (TV system)|A Channel]].

==Amalgamated Transit Union - Local 279==
The [[Amalgamated Transit Union]], [http://www.atu279.ca/ Local 279] is the OC Transpo employees' union consisting of over 1700 members consisting of bus operators as well as other staffing positions within the company, including mechanics located at various garage depots throughout the city.

==Gallery of bus models==
<gallery>
File:Oc9044-sm.jpg|New Flyer D40HF #9044 (1990) (Retired)
File:Oc6036.jpg|New Flyer D60LF #6036 (2001) (Retired)
File:Oc6136.jpg|New Flyer D60LF #6136 (2002) (Retired)
File:Image708.jpg|New Flyer D60LF #6354 (2008)
File:Oc4254-2.jpg|New Flyer Invero #4254 (2004)
File:Oc4285.jpg|New Flyer Invero #4285 (2005)
File:Oc9736.jpg|NovaBus LFS #9736 (1997) (Retired)
File:Oc9257.jpg|Orion V #9257 (1992) (Retired)
File:Oc9819.jpg|Orion V #9819 (1998) (Retired)
File:Oc4067.jpg|Orion VI #4067 (1999) (Retired)
File:Oc5001.JPG|Orion VII NG HEV #5001 (2008)
File:OC Transpo Orion VII NG HEV.jpg|Orion VII NG HEV #5012 (2009)
File:OC Transpo double-decker bus at Rideau Centre.jpg|Alexander Dennis Enviro500 #1201 (2008) (Retired)
File:OC Transpo double-decker bus on route 97X.jpg|Alexander Dennis Enviro500 #1202 (2008) (Retired)
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Ottawa}}
* [[Ottawa Rapid Transit]]
* [[Société de transport de l'Outaouais]] (STO) in Gatineau, Québec

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.octranspo.com/ OC Transpo Website]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0011943 OC Transpo Massacre]
* [http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/ontario/ottawa/index.htm Drawings and photos of Ottawa Transit buses]
* [http://www.moving-ottawa.ca/ Moving Ottawa - The Mayor of Ottawa's Task Force on Transportation]
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{{Infobox Bus transit
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| headquarters = 1500 [[St. Laurent Boulevard]]
| locale = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]]
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'''OC Transpo''' is the urban transit service of the City of [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. An integrated [[hub-and-spoke]] system of services is available consisting of: (1) regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic, typical of most urban transit systems; (2) a [[bus rapid transit]] (BRT) system — a high frequency bus service operating on the [[Ottawa Rapid Transit|transitway]] — a network of mostly grade-separated dedicated bus lanes within their own right-of-way and having full stations with Park & Ride facilities further supported by on-road reserved bus lanes and priority traffic signal controls; (3) a [[light rail]] transit (LRT) system known as the ''[[Ottawa O-Train|O-Train]]'' operating on one north-south route; and (4) a door-to-door bus service for the disabled known as ParaTranspo. In December 2012, Council approved a major infrastructure project to build a 12.5 km east-west LRT line, the [[Confederation Line]] through the downtown to replace the existing BRT by 2017.<ref name="DISPOSITION 47">{{cite web |url=http://app05.ottawa.ca/sirepub/cache/2/k3uovt5ags24s2ctntpj1asr/371691220201205104498.PDF |title=1. DESIGN, BUILD, FINANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF OTTAWA’S LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (OLRT) PROJECT |author= |date=19 December 2012 |work=DISPOSITION 47 |publisher=Ottawa City Council |accessdate=December 2012}}</ref>

OC Transpo routes also provides service to the downtown core of the nearby city of [[Gatineau]], [[Quebec]], especially during rush hour. Rush-hour service is also provided to a park and ride lot in the [[Russell, Ontario|Township of Russell]].

== Features ==
OC Transpo currently has a fleet of 1,048 buses (as of September 2011) that run on regular streets, all of which are fully accessible.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://octranspo.com/admin/Facts_Figures/Facts_active.htm| title=Active fleet facts| publisher=OC Transpo}}</ref> The vast majority of regular routes are served by [[low-floor bus]]es. OC Transpo utilizes many [[articulated bus]]es to provide service. Some of the routes that run on the Transitway, including the city's most-used bus routes, are served almost exclusively by articulated buses (e.g. [[OC Transpo Route 95|95]], [[OC Transpo Route 96|96]], and [[OC Transpo Route 97|97]]). It is the most expansive public transportion in Canada.

[[File:otrain.jpg|thumb|left|The [[O-Train]] at [[Carleton University]]]]
In 2001, a pilot diesel-powered [[light rail]] service project, known as the [[Ottawa O-Train|O-Train]], was introduced. The local government had announced expansion plans for the light rail to other parts of Ottawa, including a possible link to the [[Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport|Ottawa International Airport]]. Service to [[Gatineau]] would have also been possible, over the nearby [[Prince of Wales Bridge|Prince of Wales railway bridge]] over the [[Ottawa River]]. However, on December 14, 2006, [[Ottawa City Council|City Council]] led by Mayor [[Larry O'Brien (Canadian politician)|Larry O'Brien]] had cancelled the north-south extension project. A new model of the project, to have a city-wide integrated light rail system, has been made and the revised project should be completed by 2007, with work beginning as early as 2008. This new project envisions rapid LRT service at metro standard on the original Transiways from [[Baseline Station]] in the west to [[Blair Station]] in the east. The current gap between the east end west branches of Transitway will be replaced by a new downtown Subway under Queen and Rideau streets with 3 150 meter underground stations. The [[O-Train]] will be converted to a dual track LRT metro and extended to [[Riverside South, Ottawa|Riverside South]] and include a spur to the [[Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport]], thus creating direct airport to downtown service. As for the suburbs, they will be served by 65 km of new Transitways. The first phase of the project includes 12.5 km of rail between [[Tunney's Pasture]] and Blair including the downtown subway.

For a number of years, OC Transpo has carried [[Bicycle carrier|bicycle rack]]s on some routes as a part of the "Rack&Roll" campaign. These racks carry up to two bicycles at the front of the bus, and fold up against the bus when not in use. Although it started only on three routes, this service has been expanded to include routes 1, [[OC Transpo Route 2|2]], [[OC Transpo Route 4|4]], 7, 12, 14, 85, [[OC Transpo Route 95|95]], [[OC Transpo Route 96|96]], [[OC Transpo Route 97|97]], [[OC Transpo Route 99|99]], [[OC Transpo Route 101|101]], [[OC Transpo Route 102|102]], 105, 118, all articulated (long) buses<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/routes/rack_roll |title=OC Transpo Rack & Roll Page |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> and several new Invero low-floor buses (in addition, bike racks do randomly end up on other routes from time to time). Traditionally, the racks have been available only between April and October, and there has been much debate over continuing the program throughout the year. However, cyclists may use the racks at any time, on any bus that is equipped with a rack (including routes that don't normally offer them), provided there is room for the cyclist in the bus. The [[O-Train]] is bicycle accessible year-round.

There are four bus depots located throughout the city. The largest and headquarters is located at 1500 [[St. Laurent Boulevard]], with two other smaller but frequently used depots being located at 168 Colonnade Road (Merivale Garage) and the other on Queensview Drive (Pinecrest Garage). A major new maintenance depot which opened its doors late 2010 is located on Industrial Ave. The Queensview and Colonnade garages are usually for employees working during the rush hour and generally not used during weekends. For the latter two stations, it consists mostly of older buses although some articulated buses (in the 60xx's) can be found at Colonnade and other low-floor buses at both Colonnade (Inveros in the 42xx's) and Queensview (Orion VI).

==History==

===Early history===
{{further|Ottawa Electric Railway}}
Ottawa's first public transportation system began in 1886 with the operation of a [[horsecar]] system.{{sfn|Wetering|1997|pp=28}} The horse-drawn streetcars travelled back and fourth from [[New Edinburgh]] to the [[Chaudière Bridge]].{{sfn|Wetering|1997|pp=28}} The horsecar would remain a staple means of public transportation until 1891 after [[Thomas Ahearn]] founded the [[Ottawa Electric Railway|Ottawa Electric Railway Company]]. This private enterprise eventually provided heated streetcar service covering the downtown core.{{sfn|Wetering|1997|pp=28}} Electricity had been employed in a few places in Ottawa since the first demonstration of the incandescent bulb in 1883 (the earliest were Parliament Hill and [[LeBreton Flats]]).{{sfn|Woods|pp=162}} In May 1885, electric lighting commenced in the city. In 1885 council contracted [[Hydro Ottawa|Ottawa Electric Light Company]] to install 165 arc lamps on the city's streets.{{sfn|Woods|pp=162}}

===1973: Formation===
Transit in Ottawa was provided by the [[Ottawa Transportation Commission]] until 1973, when transit service in the city and its suburbs was transferred to the auspices of the [[Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton]]. Its formal name was the '''Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission''', but the service would be promoted in both English and French under the '''OC Transpo''' name, whose OC initials are derived from '''O'''ttawa-'''C'''arleton.

===1979: Strike===
The 20-day 1979 strike was fought over a wage difference of a nickel and became known as "the five-cent bus strike." A pay increase of 16.5% was rejected by the union.<ref name=NP09Dec2008>{{cite news | url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1052073 | publisher=[[National Post]] | title=
Ottawa transit talks break off, strike looms | date=2008-12-09 | accessdate=2009-01-21 }}</ref>

===1980s: Transitway===
{{Main|Ottawa Rapid Transit}}
In the early 1980s, OC Transpo began planning for a [[bus rapid transit]] system, the Transitway. Construction of its various stations and segments followed over many years. The first segments were from [[Baseline Station (OC Transpo)|Baseline]] to [[Lincoln Fields Station (OC Transpo)|Lincoln Fields]] in the west end and from [[Lees Station (OC Transpo)|Lees]] to [[Hurdman Station (OC Transpo)|Hurdman]] in the east end.

===1996: Strike===
The second strike for OC Transpo ran from November 25, 1996 to December 16. The strike ended under arbitration.<ref name=NP09Dec2008 />

===1999 shooting===
On Tuesday April 6, 1999, former OC Transpo employee Pierre Lebrun shot six people, killing four, in a shooting spree at OC Transpo's St. Laurent Boulevard garage, before killing himself.<ref name=Gunman>{{Cite news |title=Gunman opens fire in Ottawa, killing five |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/1999/04/06/shooting990406.html |publisher=CBC News |date=1999-04-06 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref><ref name=Persists>{{Cite news |title=Workplace mistrust persists, 10 years after OC Transpo shooting: driver |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/04/06/ot-090406-transit-shooting.html |publisher=CBC News |date=2009-04-06 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> Lebrun had been fired in August 1997 but was later reinstated, and quit in 1998.<ref name=Persists/><ref name=Memorials>{{Cite news |title=Memorials planned for Ottawa transit shooting victims |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/1999/04/08/shooting990408.html |publisher=CBC News |date=1999-04-08 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref>

An inquest into the shooting revealed that Lebrun had been the subject of teasing for his [[speech impediment]], and that his complaints to management had not been investigated.<ref name=Wraps>{{Cite news |title=OC Transpo inquest wraps up |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2000/02/22/octranspo000222.html |publisher=CBC News |date=2000-11-11 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> The inquest revealed an "atmosphere of [[bullying]]", described as a "poisoned" [[Hostile work environment|environment]] by an [[Employment equity (Canada)|employment equity]] manager.<ref name=Persists/><ref name=Wraps/> In response, OC Transpo instigated zero-tolerance policies regarding workplace [[harassment]], a new employee-management communications program, and increased training on workplace respect.<ref name=Indepth>{{Cite news |title=Dying for a job - Health-care workers beware |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/workplace-safety/sick-workplace.html |work=Indepth: Workplace Safety |publisher=CBC News |date=2006-04-24 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> However, studies in 2003 and 2004 found there to be lingering elements of a negative work environment,<ref name=Indepth/> and employee-management communication was reported to be strained following the 1996 strike.<ref name=Persists/>

===History from 2001 to October, 2008===

====Transition to new city government====
The province of Ontario ordered the amalgamation of the [[Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton]] and its component municipalities into a single City of Ottawa municipality. When the new local governance took effect in 2001, OC Transpo became a department of the new city.

Following amalgamation, a [[bilingual]] [[Backronym#Replacement|replacement backronym]] for "OC" was sought, but no suitable candidates have been found. The now-ambiguous acronym has been kept, instead of the costly task of replacing the decals on all buses, bus stops, bus stations, and promotional material.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}

====December 12, 2005: Southwest Transitway extension====
A new section of the southwest Transitway opened on December 12, 2005, between the [[Nepean Sportsplex]] and Fallowfield Station. The new section runs parallel to [[Woodroffe Avenue (Ottawa)|Woodroffe Avenue]] and was built at a cost of $10 million. The new section has no stations and has replaced service along [[Woodroffe Avenue (Ottawa)|Woodroffe Avenue]] between the Nepean Sportsplex and [[Fallowfield Station]]. There are further plans to extend the Transitway south into the heart of the ever-growing community of [[Barrhaven]] where a new station called [[Strandherd Station (OC Transpo)|Strandherd]] opened on January 2, 2007. There are also long range plans for other extensions in the [[Orléans, Ontario|Orleans]] and [[Kanata]] areas to keep up with more growing communities there too.

====December 14, 2006: Light Rail Expansion cancellation====
During the [[Ottawa municipal election, 2006|2006 municipal election campaign]], [[Larry O'Brien (Canadian politician)|Larry O'Brien]] (who would be elected as mayor) was sceptical of the project's benefits, and promised to cancel the project if elected, assuming the City's legal position did not preclude this{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}. After multiple votes deciding the fate of the city's [[Ottawa O-Train#Beyond the pilot: Extension and electrification|north-south light rail expansion project]], post-election City Council decided to annul the project by a margin of 13-11 on December 14, 2006.

===December 2008-February 2009: ATU 279 strike===
OC Transpo drivers, dispatchers, and maintenance workers under [[Amalgamated Transit Union]] local 279 went on [[Strike action|strike]] December 10, 2008 at 12:01am.<ref name=CBC10Dec2008>{{cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/12/09/transit-strike.html | publisher=[[CBC News]] | title=Push to call transit 'essential' fails; Ottawa bus strike continues | date=2008-12-10 | accessdate=2008-12-21 }}</ref> The main causes of the strike were disagreements between the City of Ottawa and the union regarding scheduling, payroll and seniority. [[Rona Ambrose]], the [[Minister of Labour (Canada)|Federal Minister of Labour]] ordered a union membership vote on January 8, 2009 on the city's contract proposal<ref name=OC05Jan2009>{{cite news | url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=13bfabce-c3c9-481e-ae03-ece4ce2bd245 | publisher=[[Ottawa Citizen]] | title=Don't 'bow down,' striking transit workers told | date=2009-01-05 | accessdate=2009-01-05}}</ref> in response to a request from [[mayor]] [[Larry O'Brien (Canadian politician)|Larry O'Brien]].<ref name=NP01Jan2009>{{cite news | url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1132084 | publisher=[[National Post]] | title=Ambrose orders Ottawa transit union to vote on strike resolution | date=2009-01-01 | accessdate=2009-01-04}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Both the city and the union published their positions on respective websites.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/Contingency/FAQ_ATU_Offer.htm | title = Frequently Asked Questions: City’s Final Offer of Settlement to ATU | accessdate = 2009-01-30 | publisher = OC Transpo}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ottawatransitstrike.com/ | title = Ottawa Transit Strike - Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 279 | publisher = [[Amalgamated Transit Union]] Local 279 | accessdate = 2008-01-29 }}</ref> Vote results released on January 9, 2009 revealed that of those eligible to vote, 64% rejected the offer.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/01/07/ot-090107-transit-vote.html | title = Ottawa transit strike still on as union members reject contract offer | work = [[CBC News]] | date = 2009-01-09 | accessdate = 2009-01-30 }}</ref>

Meetings were held with a mediator throughout the month, but talks were repeatedly broken off. The ATU had requested to send all issues not related to scheduling to arbitration, which the city refused as they requested all issues to be sent to an arbitrator. As the strike entered the 50th day, Ambrose, who had initially refused to table back-to-work legislation, announced that such legislation would be introduced. However, on January 29, the city and the ATU reached a deal that sent every issue to binding arbitration, thus ending the 51-day long strike.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/01/29/ot-090129-strike-ends.html | title = City, union reach deal to end Ottawa transit strike | accessdate = 2009-01-30 | date = 2009-01-29 | work = [[CBC News]]}}</ref> On February 2, 2009 the O-Train started service after being out of service due to the strike. Buses followed the following Monday February 9, 2009. Not all buses returned at once and OC Transpo said that all buses and routes were due to return by April 6, 2009. OC Transpo offered free transit for a week. December pass holders could either use their December passes until March, or could get a refund. December pass holders were also subject to a 60% discount on March passes in order to win back transit users.

==OC Transpo routes==
{{Main|OC Transpo routes}}
OC Transpo has approximately 136 bus routes that are grouped both by their number and the colour with which they are represented on system maps and on bus stop flags.

==Active fleet==
[[File:Octranspobusinside.JPG|thumb|Inside an OC Transpo bus]]

* '''Source''':[http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/octranspo.html]
Only models with at least some buses currently in service are listed, and the number in fleet is based on the number originally ordered. All GMDD models of 1982 or before (also known by many as [[GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus|fishbowls]] or [[GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus|New Looks]]) were retired by the beginning of April.

In 2006 and 2007, OC Transpo evaluated a double-decker bus on the Transitway and express routes. This bus, an [[Enviro500]] built by British firm [[Alexander Dennis]], can carry nearly 100 passengers. The initial service demonstration ran from June 28 to July 12, 2006, with a further demonstration under winter conditions in February 2007. The City of Ottawa purchased three Enviro500 buses and they were delivered in November 2008. OC Transpo decals were added to the buses in December, but the [[OC Transpo#December 2008-February 2009: ATU 279 strike|strike]] delayed the introduction of these buses. The buses started service in February.

The OC Transpo fleet numbering scheme changed in 1999. Prior to 1999, the two last digits of the year of purchase were the first two digits of the fleet number. The scheme was changed because OC Transpo ordered 140 Orion 06.501, and also because buses purchased in 2000 would have been in the 0000 series, which was not favoured by the computer system. The new numbering scheme starts with 4 for 40-foot buses, 6 for 60-foot buses, 8 for the new Enviro500 double-decker buses, and 5 for the Orion VII NG HEV, followed by a three-digit consecutive fleet number. The three trial double-decker buses, 1201, 1202 and 1203 have been returned with the advent of the new double-deckers..

[[File:Articulated bus Ottawa 11 2011 3507.jpg|thumb|left|OC Transpo articulated bus in downtown Ottawa]]

In August 2010, OC Transpo took advantage of an offer by [[New Flyer Industries]], replacing 226 of its older underpowered 60-foot D60LF articulated buses (purchased between 2001 and 2004) with brand new D60LFR models. The bus exchange was completed in March 2011. OC Transpo also received other incentives as part of the deal, including rebates on the trading-in of the old buses and a credit on new parts. Eighty new D60LFR articulated buses were also purchased from New Flyer, bringing the combined total to 306 buses.<ref name="ottawacitizen.com">[http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Fast+track+deal+approved+council/2963744/story.html Ottawa Citizen story on new articulated bus purchase]{{dead link|date=January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newflyer.com/index/news-app/story.80 |title=New Flyer story on new articulated bus purchase |publisher=Newflyer.com |date=2010-04-28 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> All of the 2001-2004 D60LFs are now retired. Some of the older [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF sixty-foot articulated buses have caught on fire during the summer of 2006 and the Summer/Fall of 2010, due to overheating engines, effectively putting them out of service.

OC Transpo has created a business plan for their bus fleet. The plan includes a purchase of 75 more Enviro500 triple-axle double-decker buses to replace the older 40-foot models currently in service (namely the buses purchased between 1997 and 1999). These extra double-decker buses would be used mainly on express routes. Double-decker buses use about the same amount of fuel as an articulated 60-foot bus, but only take up the same road area as a regular 40 foot bus, meaning they free up space (especially downtown), and provide increased seated passenger capacity for the longer express bus routes. This will help lower OC Transpo's operating costs. As a result of the purchase, the 60-foot articulated buses will be moved from express routes to Transitway and other mainline routes, replacing the 40-foot models currently used on some trips by those routes. Those 40-foot models will replace the older 40-foot models currently used on local routes. The older 40-foot buses will be retired from service.<ref>[http://www.octranspo1.com/about-octranspo/transit_planning ]{{dead link|date=January 2013}}</ref> This plan was approved by the Transit Commission on April 20, 2011. The extra 75 Alexander Dennis E500 double-decker buses are expected to be in service between fall 2012 and spring 2013.

However, not everything about the new double-decker buses is good news. Advocates against the purchase of the new double-decker buses have said the buses are too top-heavy and prone to tipping over. Loading times are longer than with the triple doors of an articulated bus and some passengers have concerns using the stairs when the buses accelerate or decelerate, especially when snow and rain are carried inside. People over 5'8" must bend down due to the low ceiling on the upper deck. The maintenance of the fleet was complicated by adding buses from another manufacturer (OC Transpo already had buses from New Flyer and Orion before purchasing the double-deckers from Alexander Dennis). In cold and wet weather, condensation is prone to collecting on the roof of the upper deck, dripping on passengers below.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reevely |first=David |url=http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa/Condensation+means+rain+inside+double+decker+buses/7716144/story.html |title=Condensation means 'rain' inside double-decker buses, passengers complain |publisher=Ottawacitizen.com |date=2012-12-18 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> Accessibility is also an issue with new buses, because the ramps on the double-deckers are also not well suited for express routes, where buses travel on various roads without proper sidewalks, and the wheelchair spots have seat belts that do not function as well as those found on the rest of the fleet.

On July 12, 2011, OC Transpo announced that all remaining high floor buses were retired <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/about-octranspo/news/39295#news-39295 |title=OC Transpo - News |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>and thus all OC Transpo buses now have low floors, can be further lowered for strollers and walkers, and have flip-out ramps for wheelchairs. The full fleet is air-conditioned for Ottawa's short, hot, humid summers.

The first few double-decker buses arrived in [[Ottawa]] on August 23, 2012. The following day Ottawa mayor Jim Watson and transit chair Diane Deans introduced the first of the 75 double-decker buses at a ceremony at Ottawa city hall. The new double-deckers are starting to enter service in October 2012, and will be primarily used on express routes from [[Kanata, Ontario|Kanata]], [[Barrhaven]], and [[Orleans, Ontario|Orleans]].<ref name="octranspo1.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/about-octranspo/new_double_decker_buses_arriving_in_2012 |title=OC Transpo - NEW Double Decker buses arriving in 2012 |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> Express routes 35, 61, and 77 were the first three routes to use the new buses, with several other express routes receiving them over the following months, as they became available. Rapid transit route 93 is also using the new buses.

Two of the new double-decker buses were in service as of September 10, 2012, and were temporarily used on express routes 22 and 30 (serving Orleans). This lasted until a [[sinkhole]] on [[Regional Road 174]] was fixed in mid-September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo1.com/?from=splash |title=Welcome to OC Transpo |publisher=Octranspo1.com |date=2013-01-01 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

Eight double-decker buses entered service on October 15, 2012, on routes 30, 35, 38, 60, 61, 62, 70, 71, 76, and 77. Six more entered service on October 29, 2012, on routes 20, 21, 31, 34, 41, 68, and 93. On November 5, 2012, six more entered service, bringing the total number of double-deckers in service to 20 buses, and introducing them on route 66 in addition to the aforementioned routes. As of April 21, 2013, all 75 buses are in service, with these buses being used on routes 40 and 67 in addition to all previously mentioned routes.<ref name="octranspo1.com"/>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
! '''Model'''
|| '''Year'''
|| '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*'''
|| '''Notes'''
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2003 || 4201-4202 || 2
| This order of two buses was the first order of Inveros. Bus number 4201 was sent ahead as a demo. All New Flyer D40i Invero models (buses 4201-4526) have working Thermo King air conditioning and are low-floor and fully accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. 4201 was retired due to a fire on Highway 417.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2004 || 4203-4273 || 71
| On September 20, 2005, the 4200 and 4300 series buses had been governed to 50 km/h because of steering problems caused during high speeds.<ref name="titcomb">Titcomb, Bert. _"[http://www.transport2000.ca/Hotlines/hl050923.htm Transport 2000 Canada Hot Line : 2 - Ottawa bus confusion]"_. 23 September 2005. Transport 2000 Canada. Accessed May 15, 2008.</ref> According to Transport 2000 "several bus drivers reported that the front end of the bus vibrates when driven at more than 60 km/h."<ref name="titcomb"/> An ''Operations and Safety'' Memorandum claims that on Friday, 21 October 2005, steering dampers where to be installed on one hundred and nine Invero buses and that the governors were to be raised to 100 km/h on buses 4201 to 4227 (except bus 4205), resolving the problems.<ref>Zinck, Peter. _"Invero Steering Problems Resolved"_ Memorandum, Bulletin No: 305/05, 19 October 2005, City of Ottawa - Operations and Safety, Accessed 15 May 2008.</ref> Bus 4209 suffered an engine fire in November 2010. Bus 4244 suffered a brake fire in June 2011.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2005–2006 || 4274-4439 || 166
| Bus number 4299 was crashed into a median en route to the stop at [[Queensway Station (OC Transpo)|Queensway Station]]. It has been rebuilt and has re-entered service. Buses 4427 to 4439 are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40i "Invero" {{access icon|15px}}
| 2007 || 4440-4526 || 87
| Bus number 4444 is used for Ottawa's Santa Claus Parade. All have entered service as of October 2007. The drivers seat has arm rests and the stop-request chime is different from all other OC Transpo buses. These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] VII 07.501 NG HEV {{access icon|15px}}
| 2008–2010 || 5001-5177 || 177
| These vehicles are diesel-electric hybrids, and therefore they are mostly used on routes that do not use the Transitway or highways. Most bus routes that use 40 foot buses use these buses. Some express trips also use them, because these buses replaced a lot of older high-floor buses previously used during peak periods. Buses 5001 and 5002 were the first to arrive in November 2008. As of July 2010, all 177 buses have entered service. Bus 5117 was involved in a major accident in August 2010 and has re-entered service June 22, 2011.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF {{access icon|15px}}
| 2008 || 6351-6398 || 48
| As of October 16, 2008, buses numbered 6351-6398 have entered service. Bus number 6394 had a special wrapping for the Transitway Anniversary, but it was removed in April 2010. There was a recall on these buses because of overheating brakes, so New Flyer Industries sent the required parts to fix this problem. The Axion destination signs look the same but when there is something written, it is pushed to one side. The route number displayed on the rear of these buses are larger and more readable than those on the New Flyer D60LF buses from 2001-2004. Bus number 6387 was in a collision with a 5 ton truck in downtown Ottawa. On August 1, 2010, bus 6391 was involved in a major front end collision when it rear-ended bus 4290. Bus 6391 has since re-entered service. All New Flyer D60LF and New Flyer D60LFR models are [[articulated bus]]es and all are fully accessible for strollers and the disabled. These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF {{access icon|15px}}
| 2009–2010 || 6399-6403 || 5
| Bus number 6399 arrived during the last week of 2009, and buses 6400-6403 arrived the week of January 17–23, 2010. Bus number 6399 entered service January 29, 2010. Since, buses 6400-6403 have also entered service. They use the same bus design, and the same Axion destination signs (front, side, back), as buses 6351-6398 from 2008 (see above). These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LFR {{access icon|15px}}
| 2010–2011 || 6404-6709 || 306
| They are 226 buses that have replaced the [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF buses from 2001–2004, and 80 new buses that expanded OC Transpo's bus fleet. All arrived in Ottawa between August 2010 and March 2011.<ref name="ottawacitizen.com"/> The 306 buses came from two different manufacturing plants in Minnesota. Buses 6404-6579 came from St. Cloud and buses 6580-6709 came from Crookston. Starting in September 2010, OC Transpo received deliveries of fifteen D60LFR buses a week. The first bus, 6404, entered service on August 30, 2010. As of April 4, 2011, all 2011 D60LFR buses have entered service. All of these buses come with the Next Stop Announcement System already installed. These buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[Alexander Dennis]] [[Enviro500]] {{access icon|15px}} || 2012-2013 || 8001-8075 || 75 || [[Double-decker bus]]es purchased for use on express routes. Newer model than buses 1201-1203 (see Retired fleet) with a redesigned front end. Bus 8003 arrived in Ottawa on August 23, 2012. Two of these buses entered service on September 10 on routes 22 and 30 due to a sinkhole which caused lane closures on Regional Road 174. The first eight buses entered service on October 15, 2012. As of April 21, 2013, all 75 buses are in service. All double-decker buses are equipped with bike racks between May and October.
|-
| [[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]] [[Talent (train)|Talent]] BR643 {{access icon|15px}}
| 2000 || C1-C3 || 3 || This is the light-rail vehicle used by OC Transpo for the O-Train, which runs North/South between [[Bayview Station (OC Transpo)|Bayview Station]] and [[Greenboro Station (OC Transpo)|Greenboro Station]].
|}

{{access icon|15px}} denotes wheelchair accessibility

==Retired fleet==

* This is a list of retired GM, Ford, Orion Bus Industries, Nova, and Alexander Dennis bus fleets.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alan Gryfe, agryfe@usa.net |url=http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/octranspo.html |title=OC TRANSPO (1AU72-present) Fleet |publisher=Angelfire.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''GM and other Buses''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===GM and other buses===

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|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5301
| 1961 || 6101-6112 || 12
| 6101 was preserved to its historical fleet
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5301
| 1962 || 6221-6230 || 10 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1963 || 6331-6340 || 10 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1964 || 6441-6452 || 12 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1965 || 6561-6573 || 13 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1966 || 6674-6697 || 24 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TDH-5303
| 1967 || 6701-6726 || 26 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1968 || 6831-6850 || 20 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1969 || 6961-6990 || 30 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1970 || 7001-7020 || 20 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5305
| 1971 || 7121-7140 || 20 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1972–1973 || 7241-7290 || 50
|
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1972–1973 || 7301-7320 & 7331-7357
| 47 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1974 || 7401-7460 || 60 ||
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1975 || 5701-5769 || 69
| The first two numbers were switched from the year the buses were built, due to heavy demand for buses for that year.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1975 || 7501-7545 & 7551-7570 || 65 || Retired by 2003
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1976 || 7601-7653 || 53 || Retired in 2003-2004
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1977 || 7701-7765 || 65 || Retired in 2004-2005. 7742 and 7757 were sold to the STO and remain in active service with the same fleet numbers.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1978 || 7801-7858 || 58 || Fully retired in 2006
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1979 || 7901-7930 || 30 || 7926 returned to service in September after being temporarily retired in mid-August, finally being put to rest in late-March 2007. Last series equipped with a single rear exit door.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1980 || 8001-8012 || 12 || Last series equipped with rear exit push bar doors. Fully retired in April 2007
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1981 || 8101-8122 || 22 || Fully retired in April 2007
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TA60-102N
| 1982 || 8201-8221 || 21
| First articulated buses purchased, some of them from the [[Hamilton Street Railway]]. Sold off in the late 1980s. One briefly returned to service in 1999 until 2002, renumbered 8222.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] T6H-5307N
| 1982 || 8231-8240 || 10 || 8238 was the last New Look in service - Retired April 17, 2007.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TC40-102N
| 1984 || 8401-8425 || 25 || Retired in 2004-2005. 8413 was sold to the STO.
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TC40-102N
| 1985 || 8541-8555 || 15
| Fully retired in April 2007. 8545 was sold to the [[Société de Transport de l'Outaouais (STO)|Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO)]]
|-
| [[General Motors Diesel Division Buses|GMDD]] TC40-102N
| 1987 || 8765-8799 || 35
| Fully retired as of December 1, 2009. 8792 was the last unit in service.
|-
| [[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] T6H-4523A
| 1973 || 1751–1755 || 5 || Purchased from [[Big Blue Bus|Santa Monica Transit]] in 1995 and quickly sold.
|-
| [[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] T8H-5307A
| 1973 || 1756–1770 || 15
| Purchased from Santa Monica Transit in 1995. Only 12 actually entered service. Retired in 2003.
|-
| [[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]] TC40-102N
| 1988–1989 || 8901-8960 || 60
| These buses have all been retired as of June 2010. These buses contained roll signs. Many of these buses had lots of rust near the window frames, the headlights and the ad signs on the side of the buses - especially those painted in the original scheme. Several of the buses had been repainted in the maple leaf scheme and they showed little signs of rust.
|-
| [[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]] TC40-102A
| 1991 || 9101-9125 || 25
| These buses have all been retired as of June 2010. 9110-9119 were former sightseeing buses and all of these buses had roll signs.
|-
| [[NovaBus]] TC40-102A || 1993 || 9301-9330
| 30
| 9302 was retired due to collision with a fuel tanker truck.<ref>http://ottawabuspage.fotopic.net/p31199049.html{{Dead link|date=July 2010}}</ref> 9307, 9309, 9311, 9314, 9315 and 9316 were leased to [[Société de transport de Laval]] but most have returned after the opening of the [[Montreal Metro]]'s [[Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)|Orange Line]] extension to [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]. Theses buses had inoperative Sutrak A/C units on the roof. 9304 was also retired due to an accident in March 2010. Buses 9307, 9311, 9321 and 9326 were the last ones to remain in service in June 2010.
|-
| [[NovaBus]] LFS || 1997 || 9721-9740
| 20
| These buses all retired on July 12, 2011 (with the remaining Orion V's) and some have been sold to [[Saskatoon Transit]] & [[Guelph Transit]].
|-
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Ford E-Series|E450]]
| 2005 || 2601 || 1
| This minibus operated primarily on Route 123.
|}
|}

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''New Flyer Industries''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===New Flyer buses===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40HF
| 1989–1990 || 9001-9055 ||55
| These buses have all been retired. 9054 was completely rebuilt after major accident. 9026-9050 had roll signs and 9001-9025 had green luminator on its signs. All of these buses were repainted to the Maple Leaf. Last units retire March 31, 2010.
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D40HF
| 1992 || 9201-9227 ||27
| These buses have all been retired. 9211-9227 had green luminators and 9201-9210 had Balios signs. They also had Sutrak A/C units but these were disconnected in the mid 1990s. 9203 was retired September 30, 2008. Its last run was E-125. All of these buses were repainted to the Maple Leaf. Last units retire March 31, 2010.
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF
| 2001–2002 || 6001-6100 & 6102-6178 ||177
| These buses have all been retired by March 2011 and have been replaced by the D60LFRs. 6101 was already taken by a GMDD TDH-5301 preserved in the historical fleet, therefore that number did not exist in the D60LF fleet. 6017 caught fire and didn't enter service until December 2006. These buses were equipped with bike racks.
|-
|| [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] D60LF
| 2003–2004 || 6301-6350 ||50
| These buses have all been retired by March 2011 and have been replaced by the D60LFRs. These buses used the same design as the 2001-2002 D60LFs. These buses used Ultra-Low Sulphur Diesel engines. These buses were equipped with bike racks.
|}
|}

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''Orion Bus Industries''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===Orion buses===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] I 01.501 || 1978
| 8801-8832 || 32 ||
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] I 01.501 || 1982
| 8241-8266 || 36 ||
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] I 01.501 || 1983
| 8371-8392 || 22
| 8390 is preserved in the historical fleet.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1985–1986
| 8501-8533 || 33
| First Orion-Ikarus articulated buses (a rebadged [[Crown-Ikarus 286]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}). 8501 is preserved to its historical fleet and parts of 8529 are used to refurbish 8501.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1987
| 8601-8655 || 55 ||
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1987
| 8719-8764 || 46
| Some buses were equipped with newer powertrains prior to retirement in 2003
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1988
| 8841-8870 || 29
| This series was equipped with 4-piece exit doors (since the 2-piece exit doors built on the previous models would always shut on people as they were exiting)
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] III 03.501 || 1988–1989
| 8875-8899 || 25
| Purchased from the [[Toronto Transit Commission]] in 1997-1998 (This series was equipped with 4-piece exit doors).
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1990–1991 || 9126-9150 || 25
| Fully retired by May 2007 due to premature corrosion. Five units (9137, 9142, 9144, 9145, 9147) remained in the original paint scheme, while the rest were repainted to the maple leaf scheme.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1992 || 9231-9258 || 28
| Fully retired by July 2007 due to premature corrosion. All buses were repainted to the maple leaf scheme.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1997–1998 || 9701-9720 || 20
| Fully retired by July 12, 2011.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] V 05.501
| 1998 || 9801-9885 || 85
| Fully retired by July 12, 2011. These were the last high-floor buses purchased by OC Transpo, and the last high-floor buses to retire in the fleet.
|-
| [[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] VI 06.501
| 1999 || 4001-4140 || 140
| Fully retired by Late March-Early April 2013.
|}
|}

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; font-size:100%; background:#fff;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | ''Alexander Dennis Buses''
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; text-align:left;"|

===Alexander Dennis Buses===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; border:0; margin-top:0.2em; background:#hhhhhh; width:100%;"
|-
| '''Model''' || '''Year''' || '''Bus Numbers'''
| '''No. In Fleet*''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| [[Alexander Dennis]] [[Enviro500]]
| 2008-2009 || 1201-1203 || 3
| These double-decker buses were used as a pilot project, and have been sold to [[BC Transit]]. The last day of service was on June 22, 2012 with 1202 being the only one in serivce.
|}
|}

==Fares==
OC Transpo fares can be paid in [[Coins of the Canadian dollar|Canadian coins]], [[bus ticket]]s or with the [[Presto card]]. The two latter methods must be purchased in advance at various retail outlets or [[Ottawa Rapid Transit#Rapid transit stations|bus stations]] for a lower fare. Transfers are printed for passengers upon boarding by the driver upon cash or ticket payment. They are typically valid for 90 minutes in any direction, with stopovers allowed.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ OC Transpo fares as of July 1, 2013
! Type
! Age
! [[Presto card|Presto]]
! Tickets
! Cash
|-
| Adult || 13 to 64 || $2.72 || rowspan="2" | $3.00 || $3.40
|-
| Senior || 65 and up || $2.05 || $2.55
|-
| Express || 13 and up || $4.10 || $4.50 || $4.80
|-
| Child || 6 to 12 || colspan="2" | $1.50 || $1.80
|-
| Child || 5 and under || colspan="3" | free
|}

Tickets for the [[O-Train]] light rail line are $2.85 each, and are sold at O-train stations. They can be exchanged for bus transfers.

Monthly and annual passes are also available for all route classes with cost differences for adults, students, and seniors. Passes require OC Transpo photo ID card, which available at extra cost. Additionally, Ecopasses (reduced-rate monthly passes) are available through participating employers in the city, providing applicable OC Transpo riders with single-card indefinite passes in exchange for a flat bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly payroll deduction.

Since the December 1, 2005, fare increase, OC Transpo had the highest basic cash bus fares of any major transit service in Canada.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}} This fare was matched by [[Société de transport de l'Outaouais|STO]], the transit operator across the [[Ottawa River]] in [[Gatineau]], [[Québec]] on January 1, 2006. OC Transpo & [[York Region Transit]] have the highest cash fares in Canada, at $3.50.

On July 2008, fares were increased by 7.5% because of a shortage in funding for the [[City of Ottawa]]. This fare hike was supposed to be in effect until 2010 including a 6.5% hike in 2009. This meant Ottawa residents saw regular adult passes rise from $73 a month to $81 and adult express passes from $90 to $101 a month. However, cash fares remained the same.<ref>{{cite web|last=Citizen |first=Ottawa |url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=1977e375-2fa4-47e1-a04c-d4e8c683c177&k=21176 |title=Council OKs average 7.5% bus fare hike |publisher=Canada.com |date=2007-12-12 |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

On 18 January 2013, OC Transpo starting the final testing of its Presto Card deployment as part of the NEXT-ON program. Ten thousand customers were able to order a Presto Card online or pick one up at select OC Transpo transitway stations, activate it, and use it for OC Transpo's final testing of the loadable cards. As of January 2013, over 10,000 Presto cards have been distributed. A limited number of Presto cards were available at [[Baseline Station]] on 22 January 2013, and at [[Fallowfield Station (OC Transpo)|Fallowfield Station]] on 24 January 2013. The final full release date for Presto in [[Ottawa]] will be on 18 May 2013. Cards can be either loaded with cash and used like tickets, or loaded with as a monthly pass, which unlike the photo pass, is useable by family and friends. When fully implemented, yearly and monthly photo passes and tickets will be phased out.

The Province is encouraging all Ontario transit systems to adopt Presto. However, the OC Transpo installation has been by far the largest and most complex, requiring installation of readers at the front doors of all buses and all doors of articulated and double-decker buses, as well as a computer with a Presto fare database on each bus. The database is refreshed every night with updates of the day's Presto fare purchases when the buses return to the garages; this requires users to wait up to 24 hours before cash loaded onto their card accounts is recognized by the readers. The O-Train also has readers at the entries of the five stations and the whole train platform is considered a Proof-of-Purchase (POP) zone where riders must show a pass or transfer to inspectors upon request.

===History of fares===
This table only lists the regular adult cash fares. It was, for example, possible in 1955 to purchase a packet of four tickets or "carfares" for 25¢, making the cost of each ride 6.25¢.
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;"
! style="text-align:center;"| Year
! style="text-align:center;"| Rate
! style="text-align:center;"| Rate in constant 2012 dollars<ref>{{cite web|author=Bank of Canada |url=http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/inflation-calculator |title=Inflation Calculator - Bank of Canada |publisher=Bankofcanada.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1951
|| $0.10
|| $0.85
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1954
|| $0.15
|| $1.29
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1961
|| $0.20
|| $1.55
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1968
|| $0.25
|| $1.59
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1970
|| $0.30
|| $1.79
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1976
|| $0.40
|| $1.53
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1977
|| $0.50
|| $1.76
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1978
|| $0.55
|| $1.77
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1980
|| $0.60
|| $1.59
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1981
|| $0.65
|| $1.54
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1984
|| $0.90
|| $1.79
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 1986 (peak hours)
|| $1.50
|| $2.74
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 1986 (off-peak hours)<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b64yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5056,5218234&dq=carlingwood&hl=en</ref>
|| $0.75
|| $1.37
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 2009
|| $3.00
|| $3.17
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0; text-align:center;"
|| 2010
|| $3.25
|| $3.37
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| 2012
|| $3.30
|| $3.30
|}

==Para Transpo==
'''Para Transpo''' is an accessible [[paratransit]] service available to Ottawa patrons who find it extremely difficult or impossible to use the conventional OC Transpo routes. Service is provided directly to the residences of eligible users who book trip appointments with a call centre at least one day in advance. Para Transpo drivers will provide some assistance to passengers to board designated vehicle and to access building entrances.<ref name="Accessible Transit">{{cite web|url=http://www.octranspo.com/acc_menue.htm |title=Accessible Transit |publisher=Octranspo.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>

Para Transpo operations were contracted to [[FirstGroup plc|First Bus Canada]], previously operated by [[Laidlaw]]. On January 1, 2008, the [[City of Ottawa]] assumed complete control of this service.<ref name="Accessible Transit"/>

The transit strike of 2008 did not interrupt Para Transpo service. However, Para Transpo service did encounter delays, facing the traffic increase due to the strike.

==Advertising==
Advertising on OC Transpo buses is contracted to [[Pattison Outdoor Advertising]]. Advertising on bus shelters is contracted to [[Clear Channel Outdoor]]. There has also been local funding to advertise on local TV stations such as [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and [[A (TV system)|A Channel]].

==Amalgamated Transit Union - Local 279==
The [[Amalgamated Transit Union]], [http://www.atu279.ca/ Local 279] is the OC Transpo employees' union consisting of over 1700 members consisting of bus operators as well as other staffing positions within the company, including mechanics located at various garage depots throughout the city.

==Gallery of bus models==
<gallery>
File:Oc9044-sm.jpg|New Flyer D40HF #9044 (1990) (Retired)
File:Oc6036.jpg|New Flyer D60LF #6036 (2001) (Retired)
File:Oc6136.jpg|New Flyer D60LF #6136 (2002) (Retired)
File:Image708.jpg|New Flyer D60LF #6354 (2008)
File:Oc4254-2.jpg|New Flyer Invero #4254 (2004)
File:Oc4285.jpg|New Flyer Invero #4285 (2005)
File:Oc9736.jpg|NovaBus LFS #9736 (1997) (Retired)
File:Oc9257.jpg|Orion V #9257 (1992) (Retired)
File:Oc9819.jpg|Orion V #9819 (1998) (Retired)
File:Oc4067.jpg|Orion VI #4067 (1999) (Retired)
File:Oc5001.JPG|Orion VII NG HEV #5001 (2008)
File:OC Transpo Orion VII NG HEV.jpg|Orion VII NG HEV #5012 (2009)
File:OC Transpo double-decker bus at Rideau Centre.jpg|Alexander Dennis Enviro500 #1201 (2008) (Retired)
File:OC Transpo double-decker bus on route 97X.jpg|Alexander Dennis Enviro500 #1202 (2008) (Retired)
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Ottawa}}
* [[Ottawa Rapid Transit]]
* [[Société de transport de l'Outaouais]] (STO) in Gatineau, Québec

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.octranspo.com/ OC Transpo Website]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0011943 OC Transpo Massacre]
* [http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/ontario/ottawa/index.htm Drawings and photos of Ottawa Transit buses]
* [http://www.moving-ottawa.ca/ Moving Ottawa - The Mayor of Ottawa's Task Force on Transportation]
* [https://www.prestocard.ca/Home/SplashInit PRESTO Card Website]
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Ottawa Citizen

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LABcrabs: No more Sundays. :(

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|caption = The April 6th, 2009 front page of the Ottawa Citizen
|type = Daily (Sundays discontinued in mid-2012)
|format = [[Broadsheet]]
|foundation = 1845
|owners = [[Postmedia Network]]
|publisher = James Orban
|editor = Gerry Nott
|language = [[English language|English]]
|political = Centre-right
|circulation = 113,859 weekdays 112,928 Saturdays 103,585 Sundays in 2011<ref name="ecirc">[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (North America)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]] [http://www.accessabc.com/products/freereports.htm e-Circ data] for the six months ending September 30, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.</ref>
|headquarters = [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]]
|ISSN = 0839-3222
|website = [http://www.ottawacitizen.com ottawacitizen.com]
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The '''''Ottawa Citizen''''' is an [[English language|English]]-language daily newspaper owned by [[Postmedia Network]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]]. According to the [[Canadian Newspaper Association]], the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cna-acj.ca/en/system/files/CircDataReport08.pdf|title=Circulation Data Report|year=2008|publisher=[[Canadian Newspaper Association]]|page=17|accessdate=3 June 2010}}</ref>

== History ==
Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by [[William Harris (journalist)|William Harris]], it was renamed the ''Citizen'' in 1851. The newspaper's original motto, which has recently been returned to the editorial page, was ''Fair play and Day-Light''.

The paper has been through a number of owners. In 1846, Harris sold the paper to [[John Bell (journalist)|John Bell]] and [[Henry J. Friel]]. [[Robert Bell (1821-73)|Robert Bell]] bought the paper in 1849. In 1877, [[Charles Herbert Mackintosh]], the editor under Robert Bell, became publisher. In 1879, it became one of several papers owned by the [[Southam Newspapers|Southam]] family. It remained under Southam until Southam itself was purchased by [[Conrad Black]]'s [[Hollinger Inc.]]. In 2000, Black sold most of his Canadian holdings to CanWest Global.

The editorial view of the ''Citizen'' has varied with its ownership, taking a [[Reform Party (pre-Confederation)|reform]], anti-Tory position under Harris and a [[Canadian conservatism|conservative]] position under Bell. Under the Southams, it moved to the left, supporting the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberals]] largely in opposition to the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative Party]]'s support of [[free trade]] in the late 1980s. Under Black, it moved to the right and became a supporter of the [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform Party]]. It endorsed the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] in the [[Canadian federal election, 2006|2006 federal election]].

In 2002, its publisher [[Russell Mills (publisher)|Russell Mills]] was dismissed following the publication of a story critical of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Jean Chrétien]] and an editorial calling for Chrétien's resignation.<ref>"[http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/08.22/08-nieman.html Fired publisher named Nieman Fellow]", ''Harvard University Gazette''. 2002.</ref>

In 2004 [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] reported that [[CanWest]] which owns the Citizen had changed the wording of [[Associated Press]] stories. The words '[[Insurgency|insurgent]]' and '[[Militant (word)|militant]]' which were originally used in the AP story were swapped for 'terrorist'. The rest of the story stayed the same. This led to the National Council on Canadian-Arab relations to accuse the Citizen of being pro-[[Israel]] and [[anti-muslim]].<ref>"[http://www.nccar.ca/media_centre/biasmedia.htm] Report biased, Arabs argue CanWest inserts word `terrorist' Groups asking for an inquiry.]"</ref><ref>"[http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/news/highbias.aspx?iIDArticle=4802 Reliving the horror.]"</ref>

In mid-June 2012 the Citizen went from offering free access online of content to requiring a paid subscription.

It published its last Sunday edition on July 15, 2012. The move cut 20 newsroom jobs and was part of a series of cuts by PostMedia.<ref>http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Citizen+Sunday+paper+newsroom+jobs/6691665/story.html</ref>

The logo depicts the top of the [[Peace Tower]] of the [[Parliament Hill|Parliament Buildings]] in Ottawa.

== Sections ==

=== Daily ===

* News
* World
* City
* Sports
* Arts
* Business

=== Weekly ===

* Food
* Driving
* Technology

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* Adam, Mohamed. (January 2, 2005). "When we began 1845: For 160 years, the Citizen has been the 'heartbeat of the community." ''Ottawa Citizen''
* Bruce, Charles. ''News and the Southams''. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1968
* Kesterton, W.H.. ''A History of Journalism in Canada''. Ottawa, Canada: Carleton University Press, 1984. ISBN 978-0-88629-022-1.
* Rutherford, Paul. ''A Victorian authority: the daily press in late nineteenth-century Canada''. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1982. ISBN 978-0-8020-5588-0 DDC 71.1 LCC PN4907

== External links ==
{{Portal|Ottawa|Journalism}}
* [http://www.ottawacitizen.com ''The Ottawa Citizen'' website]
* [http://www.ottawacitizen.com/mobile/iphone/index.html Official mobile version]
* [http://www.cna-acj.ca/client/cna/cna.nsf/web/FactsHistory Canadian Newspaper Association]
* [http://news.google.com/archivesearch?as_user_ldate=1800&as_user_hdate=1999&q=source:%22Ottawa%22+source:%22Citizen%22+source:%22-%22+source:%22Google%22+source:%22News%22+source:%22Archive%22&num=10&as_price=p1&scoring=a&hl=en&ned=ca&q=source:%22Ottawa%22+source:%22Citizen%22+source:%22-%22+source:%22Google%22+source:%22News%22+source:%22Archive%22&lnav=od&btnG=Go Google News Archive microfilm archive 1853-1987]

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