First Canada
First Canada was the Canadian division of FirstGroup. They operated transportation services in the employee, intercity, student, and transit sectors.
On October 26, 2022, First Transit signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Transdev North America.[1][2] First Student Canada was not included in the sale. Transdev completed the acquisition of First Transit on March 7, 2023, and as of that date all First Transit contracts began operating under the Transdev brand.[3]
Systems
Coach/Intercity
- Cardinal Coach Lines - Calgary, AB
- Farwest Bus Lines - Kitimat, BC
- Greyhound Canada (2007-2021)
School transportation
Transportation for school-aged children is provided under the First Student Canada branding.
Transit
First Canada operated the following municipal transit services under contract:
- Airdrie Transit - Airdrie, AB (2010-2017)
- Barrie Transit - Barrie, ON (until 2015)
- Battlefords Transit System - North Battleford, AB (until 2011)
- BC Transit - Some transit systems in the Province of British Columbia
- Central Fraser Valley Transit System - Abbotsford and Mission, BC (until 2023)
- Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System - Cowichan Valley, BC (until 2023)
- Chilliwack Transit System - Chilliwack, Agassiz-Harrison, and Hope, BC (until 2023)
- Hazeltons Transit System - New Hazelton, BC (until 2018)
- Kamloops Transit System - Kamloops, BC (until 2023)
- Kelowna Regional Transit System - Kelowna, BC (until 2023)
- Kitimat Transit System - Kitimat, BC (until 2018)
- Prince Rupert & Port Edward Transit Systems - Prince Rupert, BC (until 2018)
- Terrace Regional Transit System - Terrace, BC (until 2018)
- Vernon Regional Transit System - Vernon, BC (until 2023)
- Victoria Regional Transit System HandyDART - Victoria, BC (until 2023)
- Grande Prairie Transit - Grande Prairie, AB (1996-2013)
- Hinton Transit - Hinton, AB
- Kenora Transit - Kenora, ON
- Orangeville Transit - Orangeville, ON
- Orillia Transit - Orillia, ON (until 2017)
- Prince Albert Transit - Prince Albert, AB
- Tecumseh Transit - Tecumseh, ON
- TransLink - Metro Vancouver, BC
- Coast Mountain Bus Company - select Community Shuttle routes
- HandyDART
- Whitecourt Transit - Whitecourt, AB
- Yellowknife Transit - Yellowknife, NW
- York Region Transit Newmarket division - York Region, ON (until 2012)
Motorcoach Fleet Roster
The following is a list of motorcoaches that operated under the First Canada branding. School vehicles may be found under First Student Canada, and vehicles provided for transit contracts are listed under their individual system pages.
This list is incomplete.
Shuttle Bus Fleet Roster
This list is incomplete.
| Fleet Number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Body Manufacturer | Body Model | Chassis Model | Engine | Transmission | Operation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2068 | Diamond | VIP 2500 | Ford E-450 | Transferred to Hinton Transit in 2021. | |||||
| 2999-3000 | 2007 | StarTrans | HD Senator | Chevrolet C5500 | GM Duramax 6.6L | Allison | Saskatchewan |
| |
| 105629-105630 | 2008 | Diamond Coach | VIP 2500 | Chevrolet C5500 | GM Duramax 6.6L | Allison | Cardinal Coach Lines |
| |
| 121278, 121281-121282, 121296 | 
|
2012 | Federal Coach | Premier Shuttle | Freightliner M2 | Cummins ISB 6.7L | Allison 2500 PTS |
| |
| 121441 | 2012 | Diamond | VIP 2500 | Ford E-450 | Transferred to Hinton Transit in 2022. | ||||
| 133031 | 2013 | Diamond | VIP 2500 | Ford E-450 | |||||
| 142251 | 2014 | Diamond | VIP 2500 | Ford E-450 | |||||
| F138 | 2008 | CBB | Polar V | Ford E-450 | Ford Powerstroke 6.0L | Ford | Ex-BC Transit; purchased in October 2015. | ||
| F140 | Goshen | GC II | Ford E-450 |
References
- ↑ [1] First Transit Signs Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Transdev North America
- ↑ [2] Transdev to Acquire First Transit to Deliver Safe, Sustainable, and More Innovative Solutions to Communities
- ↑ [3] Transdev Completes Acquisition of First Transit to Become Leading Private Operator of Transportation in the U.S.