Item - 2026.TTC14.7

The TTC Board:

1. Adopted the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 2; and

2. Authorized the information in Confidential Attachment 2 to remain confidential until such time as the final negotiations have been completed and all necessary agreements have been executed.

3. Directed the CEO, Toronto Transit Commission to engage with Metrolinx to make the necessary PRESTO process and technical enhancements to improve TTC’s Post-Secondary fare products (including enabling Fare Capping) by offering a digital solution similar to GO Transit’s Student ID and to develop a PRESTO-enabled Support Person Assistance Card.

4. Given the importance of an automated fare collection system for TTC’s revenue collection, and ensuring TTC understands value for money of current industry offerings, the TTC Board directed TTC staff to complete a market sounding for an automated fare collection system

The purpose of this report is to provide the TTC Board with an update on the TTC-Metrolinx Master E-Fare Collection Outsourcing Agreement.

The 2012 TTC-Metrolinx Master E-Fare Collection Outsourcing Agreement (the “Agreement”) has an initial term of 15 years which expires on November 28, 2027. The Agreement outlines that it would automatically renew for five years (to 2032) unless either the TTC or Metrolinx provided 24-months’ notice of their desire not to renew. In May 2025, Metrolinx provided notice to the TTC to opt-out of the automatic renewal prior to the November 27, 2025 deadline, and their intent to negotiate a new contract.