MiWay

This article is about the Canadian public transport agency. For the South African insurance company, see MiWay Insurance.

MiWay (mai-WEI; stylized miWAY), also known as Mississauga Transit and originally as Mississauga Transit Systems, is the municipal public transport agency serving Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and is responsible to the city's Transportation and Works Department. MiWay services consist of two types of bus routes: MiLocal, local buses that make frequent stops, and MiExpress, express buses between major destinations. MiWay is the primary operator along the Mississauga Transitway, a dedicated east–west bus-only roadway.

MiWay

A MiWay MiLocal (frequent stop) Orion VII hybrid bus
Founded	1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Headquarters	3484 Semenyk Court
Locale	Mississauga, Canada
Service area	Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Toronto
Service type	Public transit
Routes	56 local 9 express 8 regular school 1 TTC-contracted
Stops	3673^[1]
Hubs	28 (8 outside the city)
Depots	2
Fleet	623 buses
Daily ridership	119,152 (2014)
Annual ridership	36.6 million ( 2.2%) (2014)^[1] (52.2 million boardings)
Fuel type	Diesel and hybrid electric
Operator	City of Mississauga
Chief executive	Eve Wiggins^[2]
Website	www.miway.ca

Former Mississauga Transit logo

Like most other city-owned vehicles, transit buses are also identified by a version of the corporate logo

MiWay bus stop 5304 located at the intersection of Hurontario and Courtneypark. MiWay's 57 Courtneypark services this stop along with Brampton Transit's 7 Kennedy.

MiWay's routes connect with GO Transit along with Brampton Transit to the north, Oakville Transit to the southwest, Milton Transit to the northwest, Toronto Transit Commission to the east and York Region Transit to the northeast.

MiWay is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association. In 2013, MiWay's annual ridership was 35.8 million passengers, with more than 50.9 million boardings.^[1]: H-14

History

Public transit in Mississauga was first operated by Charterways Limited as Mississauga Transit Systems with four buses in 1969. It was acquired by the city's newly formed Mississauga Transit in 1974, incorporating the former towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville. Services began on November 1, 1973.

It later acquired routes formerly operated by others, such as;

• The Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) 74 Port Credit bus, in February 1976, that had operated on Lakeshore Road from Long Branch since 1935. This succeeded a former interurban railway, dating back to 1892 as the Toronto and Mimico Electric Railway and Light Company.
• Gray Coach Lines, and later GO Transit, also served intercity routes on Dundas Street, and Hurontario Street, both being semi-rural provincial highways before the construction of present freeways such as Highways 401, 403, and 410.
• Malton was served by the TTC's contracted 58 Malton bus until 2014, when the route was replaced by the TTC's 52 Lawrence West route. Local services in Malton were provided since 1969 and expanded after 1973.

In the late 1990s, due to a growing number of Mississauga Transit buses using Burnhamthorpe Road in Toronto to reach Islington subway station, which created congestion while not serving local Toronto residents along the route, this led to a resident blockade in an incident known as “the Battle of the Buses”. During the political dispute between Toronto and Mississauga city councils, the TTC commissioners responded by blocking Mississauga Transit buses from using Islington station’s transit terminal from 1998 to 2001 when a compromise was reached.^[3][4]

Mississauga Transit was rebranded MiWay on October 4, 2010. New MiWay-branded hybrid buses entered service, with orange MiLocal buses on local routes and blue MiExpress buses on express routes. Advertisements were placed on buses and shelters in September 2010 to introduce users to the new branding. Older buses using the old logo would continue to be used until they are decommissioned. Service levels did not change with the rebranding.^[5]

The reason for the company's new name is twofold: "Mi" could be interpreted as standing for Mississauga, and it is also a homophone for "My", suggesting possession.

As of December 1, 2011, MiWay's bus fleet is fully low-floor and accessible. As of October 22, 2012, bus stop pads have been put at all MiWay bus stops. This allowed the entire system to become fully accessible.^[6]

On April 29, 2019, 24-hour service was introduced on four bus routes.^[7]

Facilities

Major

Facility	Address & coordinates	Opened	Notes
Administration	3484 Semenyk Court 43°34′5″N 79°39′13″W / 43.56806°N 79.65361°W / 43.56806; -79.65361	2014	Headquarters
E. J. Dowling Transit Facility	975 Central Parkway West 43°34′11″N 79°39′17″W / 43.56972°N 79.65472°W / 43.56972; -79.65472	2015	Operations; renamed in honour of Mississauga Transit's first manager Ed Dowling in 2015.^[8]
Central Parkway Garage	975 Central Parkway West 43°34′11″N 79°39′17″W / 43.56972°N 79.65472°W / 43.56972; -79.65472	1977	Storage for 400 or 500 buses. A new bus repair depot was added in 2008.
Malton Garage	6780 Professional Court 43°42′23″N 79°37′48″W / 43.70639°N 79.63000°W / 43.70639; -79.63000	1992	Storage for 110 buses
City Centre Transit Terminal	200 Rathburn Road West 43°35′38″N 79°38′47.6″W / 43.59389°N 79.646556°W / 43.59389; -79.646556	1997

Transitway stations

For more information on the transitway, see the Bus rapid transit section. All MiWay routes are wheelchair-accessible.

Station	Address	Routes	Other connections
Cawthra	775 Eastgate Parkway	107, 109
Central Parkway	4325 Central Parkway East	10, 53, 107, 109
Dixie	4440 Dixie Road	5, 73, 74, 107, 109	Brampton Transit, GO Transit
Erin Mills	4430 Erin Mills Parkway	46, 48, 109, 110	GO Transit
Etobicoke Creek	1915 Eglinton Avenue East	35, 87, 107, 109
Orbitor	5015 Orbitor Drive	35, 87, 107, 109
Renforth	5001 Commerce Boulevard	7, 24, 35, 39, 43, 57, 74, 87, 107, 109	GO Transit, TTC
Spectrum	5005 Spectrum Way	35, 87, 107, 109
Tahoe	4650 Tahoe Boulevard	87, 107, 109
Tomken	4450 Tomken Road	51, 107, 109
Winston Churchill	4310 Winston Churchill Boulevard	36, 45/45A, 109	GO Transit

Terminals and junctions

All MiWay routes are wheelchair-accessible.

 

Former MiWay service booth and platforms at Islington station, before MiWay connections were moved to Kipling Station

Location	Routes	Other connections
Brampton Gateway Terminal	103	Brampton Transit (with the terminal), GO Transit (at Main Street)
Churchill Meadows Community Centre	9, 35
City Centre Transit Terminal	2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 28, 61, 66, 68, 76, 99	20, 26, 107, 109, 110 and Brampton Transit (Züm) (at Rathburn Road), GO Transit (at Station Gate)
Credit Valley Hospital	9, 48	35 (at Eglinton Avenue), 46 (at Erin Mills Parkway), GO Transit (at Erin Mills Parkway and Eglinton Avenue)
Dixie Outlet Mall	4, 5
Erin Mills Town Centre Bus Terminal	9, 13, 46, 48, 49	35 (at Eglinton Avenue)
Humber College North Campus	22, 107^†	Brampton Transit, TTC, YRT (inside campus)
Islington station	26 (on-street at Islington & Bloor)	TTC buses and Line 2 Bloor–Danforth subway.
Kipling station	1/1C, 3, 11, 20, 26, 35, 70, 71, 76, 101/101A, 108, 109	GO Transit, TTC buses and Line 2 Bloor–Danforth subway. The only major hub outside the city limits.
Meadowvale Town Centre Transit Terminal	10, 13, 38/38A, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45/45A, 46, 48, 87, 90, 104, 109	GO Transit (at Aquitaine Avenue)
Sheridan Centre Bus Terminal	29, 71	13, 45A, 110 (at Erin Mills Parkway)
Sheridan College Brampton Campus	61, 66, 99	18, 57 (at McLaughlin Road), Brampton Transit
Sherway Gardens	4	TTC
South Common Centre Bus Terminal	1C, 13, 26, 29, 36, 48, 101, 110	Oakville Transit
Toronto Pearson International Airport	7, 57 (Infield Cargo Area), 24 & 107 (Viscount LINK Station)	Brampton Transit (Terminal 1), GO Transit (Terminal 1), TTC (Terminals 1 & 3)
Trillium Health Centre Queensway West & Hurontario Street	28, 103	4 (at Queensway), 2 (at Hurontario Street)
University of Toronto at Mississauga	1C, 44, 101/101A, 110
Westdale Mall Dundas Street West & Erindale Station Road	1/1C, 6, 101/101A
Westwood Square Bus Terminal	7, 11, 15, 16/16A, 18, 22, 24, 30, 42, 104, 107	Brampton Transit, TTC
Woodbine Centre	11 & 30 (at Rexdale Boulevard)	TTC & YRT (at Queens Plate Drive)

• †: September to April only

GO Transit stations

All MiWay routes are wheelchair-accessible.

 

A Mississauga Flyer D800 bus meeting a TTC bus at Long Branch Loop in 1987

Location	Routes	Other connections
Clarkson	13, 14/14A, 23, 29, 45/45A, 110	Oakville Transit
Cooksville	4, 28, 38, 53	2, 103 (at Hurontario Street)
Dixie	no direct bus connection	5 (nearest on-street route)
Erindale	9	6, 26 (at Burnhamthorpe Road) 38/38A (at Creditview Road)
Hurontario & 407 Park and ride	17, 53	Brampton Transit
Kipling	1/1C, 3, 11, 20, 26, 35, 70, 71, 76, 101/101A, 108, 109	TTC connection available at Kipling station
Lisgar	38/38A	Brampton Transit, Milton Transit
Long Branch Long Branch TTC Loop	5, 23	TTC
Malton	30	18, 42 (at Derry Road) Brampton Transit (at Derry Road)
Meadowvale	90	44 (at Aquitaine Avenue)
Port Credit	2, 8, 14/14A, 23
Streetsville	49A	44 (at Queen Street)

Operations

Operations are funded by the city's municipal government, which allocates tax revenues to the transit operator. In 2022, the city allocated almost $90 million for Miway's budget.^[9]

Services

Routes

All routes are wheelchair-accessible. Routes 1 Dundas, 2 & 17 Hurontario, 3 Bloor, and 7 Airport operate 24 hours.

Legend		Designation
1–99	Regular Service	MiLocal
300s	School Service
100s	Express Service	MiExpress

Route		Direction and termini				Availability
1	Dundas	EB	To Kipling station	WB	To Ridgeway Drive	All week, 24 hours
1C			To Kipling station Via University of Toronto Mississauga		To South Common Centre Via University of Toronto Mississauga	All week
2	Hurontario (South)	NB	To City Centre	SB	To Port Credit GO Station	All week, 24 hours
3	Bloor	EB	To Kipling station	WB	To City Centre	All week, 24 hours
4	Sherway Gardens	EB	To Sherway Gardens Via Huron Park (off-peak only)	WB	To Cooksville GO Station Via Huron Park (off-peak only)	All week
5	Dixie	NB	To Cardiff Boulevard	SB	To Long Branch Loop	All week
6	Credit Woodlands	EB	To City Centre	WB	To Westdale Mall	All week
7	Airport	NB	To Westwood Square Via Renforth Station	SB	To City Centre Via Renforth Station	All week, 24 hours
8	Cawthra	NB	To City Centre	SB	To Port Credit GO Station	Mon–Sat
9	Rathburn-Thomas	EB	To City Centre Via Erindale GO Station (weekday only)	WB	To Churchill Meadows Community Centre Via Erindale GO Station (weekday only)	All week
10	Bristol-Britannia	NB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	SB	To City Centre	All week
11	Westwood	NB	To Westwood Square	SB	To Kipling station	All week
13	Glen Erin	NB	To Meadowvale Town Centre Via South Common Centre	SB	To Clarkson GO Station Via South Common Centre	All week
14	Lorne Park	EB	To Port Credit GO Station	WB	To Clarkson GO Station	Mon–Fri off-peak only
14A					To Winston Churchill Boulevard	Peak hours
15	Drew	EB	To Westwood Square	WB	To Cardiff Boulevard	Mon–Fri (No mid-day service)
16	Malton	CCW	To Westwood Square			Mon–Sat
16A		CW				All week
17	Hurontario (North)	NB	To Hurontario & 407 Park and Ride	SB	To City Centre	All week, 24 hours
18	McLaughlin-Derry	EB	To Westwood Square	WB	To Sheridan College Brampton	Mon–Fri
20	Rathburn	EB	To Kipling station	WB	To City Centre	All week
22	Finch	EB	To William Osler Health Centre via Humber College	WB	To Westwood Square	All week
23	Lakeshore	EB	To Long Branch Loop	WB	To Clarkson GO Station	All week
24	Northwest	NB	To Westwood Square	SB	To Renforth Station	Peak hours
25	Traders Loop	CW	To Matheson Boulevard			Peak hours
26	Burnhamthorpe	EB	To Kipling station Via City Centre (weekends only) and Islington station	WB	To South Common Centre Via Islington station and City Centre (weekends only)	All week
28	Confederation	NB	To City Centre Via Cooksville GO Station (PM peak only)	SB	To Trillium Health Centre Via Cooksville GO Station (AM peak only)	All week
29	Park Royal-Homelands	NB	To South Common Centre	SB	To Clarkson GO Station	All week
30	Rexdale	EB	To Bergamot Avenue Via Malton GO Station (peak hours only)	WB	To Westwood Square Via Malton GO Station (peak hours only)	Mon–Sat
35	Eglinton	EB	To Kipling station	WB	To Churchill Meadows Community Centre	All week
36	Colonial-Ridgeway	NB	To Winston Churchill Station	SB	To South Common Centre	All week
38	Creditview	NB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	SB	To Cooksville GO Station	Mon–Fri
38A						Weekends and holidays
39	Britannia	EB	To Renforth Station Via Paramount Centre (off-peak only)	WB	To Meadowvale Town Centre Via Paramount Centre (off-peak only)	All week
42	Derry	EB	To Westwood Square	WB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	All week
43	Matheson-Argentia	NB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	SB	To Renforth Station	Peak hours (northbound AM service only; southbound PM service only)
44	Mississauga Road	NB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	SB	To University of Toronto Mississauga	All week
45	Winston Churchill	NB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	SB	To Clarkson GO Station	All week
45A						Peak hours
46	Tenth Line-Osprey	NB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	SB	To Erin Mills station	All week
48	Erin Mills	NB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	SB	To South Common Centre	All week
49	McDowell	EB	To Erin Mills Town Centre	WB	To Ninth Line	Mon–Fri (no peak hour service)
49A			To Streetsville GO Station			Peak hours
51	Tomken	NB	To Cardiff Boulevard	SB	To Stanfield Road	Mon–Sat
53	Kennedy	NB	To Hurontario & 407 Park and Ride	SB	To Cooksville GO Station	Mon–Fri
57	Courtneypark	EB	To Renforth Station	WB	To Sheridan College Brampton	Mon–Fri
61	Mavis	NB	To Sheridan College Brampton	SB	To City Centre	All week
66	McLaughlin	NB	To Sheridan College Brampton	SB	To City Centre	All week
68	Terry Fox	NB	To Bancroft Drive	SB	To City Centre	All week
70	Keaton	EB	To Kipling station	WB	To Milverton Drive	Peak hours
71	Sheridan-Subway	EB	To Kipling station	WB	To Sheridan Research Park	Two trips EB, two trips WB per weekday
73	Kamato	NB	To Ambler Drive	SB	To Dixie Station	Peak hours
74	Explorer	EB	To Renforth Station	WB	To Dixie Station	Peak hours
76	City Centre-Subway	EB	To Kipling station	WB	To City Centre	Mon–Fri
87	Meadowvale-Skymark	NB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	SB	To Renforth Station	Peak hours (northbound PM service only; southbound AM service only)
90	Terragar-Copenhagen Loop	EB	To Meadowvale Town Centre Via Meadowvale GO Station (peak hours only)	WB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	Mon–Fri
99	College Shuttle	NB	To Sheridan College Brampton	SB	To City Centre	SuspendedTwo trips NB, two trips SB per weekday (September to April)
101	Dundas Express	EB	To Kipling station Via University of Toronto Mississauga	WB	To South Common Centre Via University of Toronto Mississauga	Mon–Sat
101A			To Kipling station Via University of Toronto Mississauga (September to April)		To Ridgeway Drive Via University of Toronto Mississauga (September to April)	Peak hours
103	Hurontario Express	NB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal	SB	To Trillium Health Centre	All week
104	Derry Express	EB	To Westwood Square	WB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	Suspended
107	Malton Express	NB	To Humber College North Campus (September to April) To Westwood Mall (May to August)	SB	To City Centre	Mon–Sat
108	Meadowvale Business Express	NB	To Meadowvale Business Park	SB	To Kipling station	Peak hours (northbound AM service only; southbound PM service only)
109	Meadowvale Express	NB	To Meadowvale Town Centre Via City Centre	SB	To Kipling station Via City Centre	All week
110	University Express	NB	To City Centre Via University of Toronto Mississauga	SB	To Clarkson GO Station Via University of Toronto Mississauga	Mon–Fri
					To University of Toronto Mississauga (additional short turn service) No peak hour service from May to August	Mon–Fri (no evening service) Mid-day only from May to August
302	Philip Pocock-Bloor West	EB	N/A	WB	To City Centre via Bloor Street	Regular school year
304	Father Goetz-Mississauga Valley	EB	N/A	WB	To Father Goetz Secondary School	Regular school year
306	Streetsville-Terry Fox	NB	To Streetsville Secondary School	SB	To Mavis Road	Regular school year
307	Philip Pocock-Bloor East	EB	To Kipling station	WB	Philip Pocock Secondary School	Regular school year
313	Streetsville Secondary-Meadowvale TC	NB	To Meadowvale Town Centre	SB	Streetsville Secondary School	Regular school year
314	Rick Hansen-Creditview	NB	To Rick Hansen Secondary School	SB	To Creditview Road & Bristol Road West	Regular school year
315	Rick Hansen-City Centre	NB	To Rick Hansen Secondary School	SB	To City Centre	Regular school year
321	Stephen Lewis-St. Joan of Arc	NB	To Stephen Lewis Secondary School and St. Joan of Arc Secondary School	SB	To Winston Churchill Boulevard	Regular school year

TTC-contracted route

Only one Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) route, 52B/52D Lawrence West, is operated by the TTC by contract on behalf of the City of Mississauga. The fare payment method is the same as for regular MiWay buses; via a Presto card, cash, or in some cases, a MiWay special purpose ticket, and transfers to connecting MiWay buses are included. A TTC youth, senior or student ticket or token, depending on the category that the passenger falls into, can also be used, but TTC-only Presto tickets cannot be used to pay the MiWay fare(s). A regular TTC fare is charged if continuing into, and the MiWay fare is charged for passengers riding from Toronto, with Toronto Pearson International Airport set as the boundary.

From 2002 to 2010, another route 32B Eglinton West, operated to Explorer Drive in a similar arrangement.

Route		Direction and termini				Accessible	Operates	Extra fare required
52B	Lawrence West	EB	To Lawrence station via Lawrence West station	WB	To Westwood Mall		Monday through Friday	West of Pearson Airport
52D					To Victory Crescent / McNaughton Avenue		Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays

Rapid transit

Bus rapid transit

Main article: Mississauga Transitway

The Mississauga Transitway is a mostly grade-separated twelve-stop bus rapid transit (BRT) line running alongside or on Highway 403 and Eglinton Avenue, and passes through the City Centre. The line also connects to buses to Pearson Airport at Renforth station.

Future routes

 

Map of rapid transit in Mississauga in 2030; showing the existing Mississauga Transitway, and the under-construction Hurontario LRT, which will extend into Brampton. Also shown is the Line 5 Eglinton LRT, which will run primarily underground across Toronto but will have one station in Mississauga connecting to the eastern end of the transitway at Renforth station

Light rail transit

Main article: Hurontario LRT

 

Construction of the Hurontario LRT in December 2022

Mississauga will be served by a 19 km light rail transit (LRT) route on Hurontario Street, running north from Port Credit GO Station and extending beyond the city limits into Brampton to terminate at Steeles Avenue.^[10] The line will link Port Credit, the City Centre, and the south end of Brampton in response to increasing congestion and anticipated high growth in the corridor.^[11] Construction began in 2020, and the line is projected to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2024.^[12] It will replace MiExpress route 103 Hurontario Express.

The LRT will connect to two GO Transit rail lines (Milton line at Cooksville GO Station and Lakeshore West line at Port Credit GO Station), and other rapid transit lines including Züm Steeles, Züm Main, and the Mississauga Transitway).

Toronto Subway

Main article: Line 5 Eglinton § Eglinton West LRT

In addition to the Hurontario LRT, Toronto's Line 5 Eglinton is being extended to meet the Mississauga Transitway's Renforth station, bringing the Toronto Subway into Mississauga. It is expected to be completed by 2030 or 2031. A later phase will extend the line further to Pearson Airport and a future Airport transit hub.^[13]

Dundas Street BRT

An additional BRT Line is proposed to be built along Dundas Street. The Dundas Street bus rapid transit line is an on-street route that is tentatively proposed to run along the Dundas Street corridor between Kipling Subway Station in Toronto and Ridgeway Drive in west Mississauga and continue west to Waterdown via Oakville and Burlington.^[14]

Accessibility

MiWay operates low-floor, wheelchair-accessible buses. The last high-floor bus was retired on December 1, 2011. A separate transit service for the disabled called Transhelp is operated by the Peel Regional Municipality.

Schedules

Mississauga Transit's paper "Ride Schedules" were discontinued in 2004. From 2005 onward, all timetables were only available from the system's website.

MiWay provides up-to-date bus schedules via their CityLink telephone service. In November 2005 MiWay inaugurated a schedule finder on their website, called Click 'n Ride,^[15] with information specific to each bus stop.

Fares

As of April 1, 2024,^[update] MiWay's cash fare is $4.25 for riders aged 13 to 64 and $1.00 for riders aged 65 and older with valid senior photo identification. Customers can also pay their MiWay bus fare by credit card and the current adult cash fare price is deducted.^[16] Presto cards have been accepted throughout the entire MiWay system since May 30, 2011.^[17] Since July 29, 2019, riders can also use their Presto cards to pay both their MiWay and Toronto Transit Commission fares on TTC-operated bus routes 52B and 52D Lawrence West operating between Mississauga (Westwood Mall or McNaughton) and Toronto (Lawrence Station). Credit and debit cards including those loaded on mobile wallets are accepted on the Presto reader as of August 11, 2022. A fare of $4.25 is deducted (regardless of age).^[18] Children ages 0 to 12 can ride all MiWay bus routes fare-free by travelling with a fare-paying customer. Children travelling alone, even though they can ride fare-free, must tap on with their "child" Presto card on the Presto fare device when boarding.

Cash-paying customers can ask the bus driver for a printed paper transfer after depositing a cash fare into the fare box. For customers paying a single-ride fare by Presto card or credit or debit card, an electronic transfer is automatically stored on their card after their initial tap-on.

Transfers are valid for two hours in any direction, including transfers to and from Brampton Transit, Oakville Transit, Milton Transit and York Regional Transit from the time of issue.^[19]

Presto card fares:

Fare category	Presto MiWay single-ride	Presto Weekly Loyalty program	Presto MiWay monthly pass	Expiry	Notes
Child Ages 6 to 12	$0.00	—	—	On 13th birthday	Does not automatically upgrade to student fare class at expiry Automatically resets to adult fare class at expiry Requires visit to a Presto customer service location to be converted to the student fare class
Youth Ages 13 to 19	$2.65	Free after 12 full fares are paid	—	On 20th birthday	Automatic upgrade to adult fare class at expiry ID required
Adult	$3.40	Free after 12 full fares are paid	$141.00	—	Default setting for unregistered cards Does not automatically upgrade to senior at age 65 Requires visit to a Presto customer service location to be converted to the senior fare class
Senior Ages 65 and over	$1.00	Free after 12 full fares are paid	$65.00	—	Senior photo ID required

Other fares and fees:

Fare category	Price	Notes
GO Train & bus fare integration	Free	Only for Presto cardholders who pay single fares using their stored card balance
Senior photo ID for all senior fares	$5.00	Available for purchase at City Centre Transit Terminal only
Route map	$2.00	Available for purchase at City Centre Transit Terminal only

Presto programs

In 2007, MiWay was the first test site for the new Presto card; Presto was adopted across the entire MiWay system in May 2011.^[20] Since launching the Presto card in Mississauga, MiWay has issued more than 9,000 cards; as of 2012, they were being used for more than 2.4 million trips within the system.^[6] MiWay offers two programs exclusively for Presto cardholders:

• GO Transit co-fare:^[21] Since March 14, 2022, Customers who pay their fares by Presto or contactless credit and debit card and transfer from GO Transit onto connecting MiWay buses get free admission so long as the customer swipes a Presto, credit or debit card on the Presto fare readers onto the connecting MiWay bus within the 3-hour transfer window. Passengers transferring from MiWay to GO Transit services will also be reimbursed the difference between the MiWay fare and the co-fare upon disembarking from GO Transit.

• Loyalty program (weekly fare capping):^[22] When Presto cardholders have paid for 12 regular MiWay fares in a calendar week, they are able to ride for free for the rest of the week. This program does not cover GO Transit co-fares and fares paid on other systems. The weekly ride count resets to zero on Mondays.

Smart Commute discount program

MiWay also offers discounted adult transit passes to employees of the members of Smart Commute Mississauga^[23] and Smart Commute Pearson Airport Area.^[24] Transit passes are automatically paid by payroll deduction.

Employer discount	City discount	Total discount	Monthly pass cost
None	None	None	$132.00
15%	5%	20%	$105.60
25% or more	15%	40% or more	$79.20 or less

Fleet/garages

Fleet numbers	Built	Builder	Model	Status	Notes
1–3	1989	OBI	02.501	Retired	Mississauga City Centre shuttle
2001–2002	1969	GMC	TDH-3502	Retired	2002 last TDH-3502 built
2003	1969	GMC	TDH-3502	Retired
2004	1968	GMDD	TDH-5303	Retired	Ex–Skinner-Sun Parlor Charterways
2005–2009	1971	GMDD	T6H-5305	Retired	Sent to Brampton Transit in 1989
2012	1970–1971	VanHool	Unibus	Retired	Secondhand minibus. Sent to Charterways Transportation.
2010–2014	1974	GMC	T6H-4523N	Retired
2015–2020	1970	GMC	TDH-3301	Retired	Ex–North Bay Transit; Deutz air-cooled engines
2021	1960	CC&F	TD-43	Retired	Ex–Regina Transit
2021	1973	GMDD	T6H-5307N	Retired	Ex-Charterways
2022–2027	1974	GMC	T6H-4523A	Retired	Ex–Sioux City Bus Lines
2028		FORD		Retired
2029–2031	1973	GMDD	T6H-5307N	Retired	Ex-Charterways
2032–2037	1973	GMDD	T6H-5307N	Retired	Double-stream exit doors from this order onwards
2038–2049	1974	GMDD	T6H-5307N	Retired
2050–2069	1976	GMDD	T6H-5307N	Retired
2070–2081	1976	FIL	D800A	Retired
2082–2087	1978	OBI	01.501	Retired	Converted to CNG in 1992. Sent to Burlington Transit.
2085–2089	1954–1956	GMC	TDH-4512	Retired	Ex–Toronto Transit Commission
2090–2099	1954–1956	GMC	TDH-4512	Retired	Ex–Toronto Transit Commission
2101–2120	1977	GMDD	T6H-5307N	Retired
2121–2144	1978	FIL	D800B	Retired
2145–2165	1980	FIL	D900	Retired
3001–3005		FORD	B700	Retired
3006–3022	1974–1975	RVI	Club Car	Retired	One unit was used to promote transit to children
5001–5014	1982	GMDD	TA60-102N	Retired	Articulated
5015–5026	1982	GMDD	TA60-102N	Retired	Articulated; ex-Toronto Transit Commission in 1986.
5027–5038	1982	GMDD	TA60-102N	Retired	Articulated; ex–OC Transpo in 1987; 5034 preserved by private owner in California, USA.
8401–8404	1984	OBI	01.504	Retired	Sent to St. Catharines Transit
8405–8416	1984	OBI	01.506	Retired
8501	1985	OBI	01.508	Retired
8601–8610	1986	OBI	01.508	Retired	8610 ex-OBI demonstrator in 1997
8801–8825	1988	OBI	01.508	Retired	Tinted windows from this order onwards; 8823 CNG powered; 8825 6V92TA engine and HT748 transmission.
8901–8925	1989	OBI	05.501	Retired	Air conditioning from this order onwards. First production Orion Vs; 8901 was sent to Mississauga Fire Department.
9001–9020	1990	OBI	05.501	Retired
9101–9140	1990–1991	OBI	05.501	Retired	Cummins engine LTA10-240 with Voith D863.3 transmission; 9137–9139 Allison HT-746 transmission.
9201–9210	1992	OBI	05.501	Retired	CNG-powered; converted to diesel in 1997.
9301–9312	1992	OBI	05.501	Retired
9350–9370	1993	New Flyer	D60HF	Retired	Articulated; built by MiWay's double-stream rear exit door expectations.
9701–9735	1997	OBI	05.501	Retired	The last unit retired on December 1, 2011, marking the end of MiWay's high-floor era.
9736–9747	1997	OBI	02.501	Retired
9751–9785	1997	New Flyer	D60LF	Retired
9801–9842	1997	OBI	06.501	Retired	Low-floor buses from this order onwards; 9810 Balios orange LED destination display (changed to Luminator MegaMax); 9811 Luminator Horizon destination display; 9812 TwinVision LED destination display (changed to Luminator MegaMax).
0101-0114	2001–2002	OBI	07.501	Retired	First production Orion VIIs
0151-0160	2001	New Flyer	D60LF	Retired	Articulated; infrared transmitters for signal priority.
0301-0344	2003	New Flyer	D40LF	Retired	Infrared transmitters for signal priority
0501-0572	2005	New Flyer	D40LF	Active	57 units retired
0601-0653	2006	New Flyer	D40LFR	Active	19 units retired
0701-0712	2007	EDN	EZ Rider II MAX	Retired	American Seating Metropolitan. Sold to City View Bus Sales & Services in Mississauga.
0721-0735	2007	New Flyer	D40LFR	Active	0732 is retired
0851–0885	2007–2008	New Flyer	D60LFR	Retired	Articulated; 4ONE Aries seats.
0888-0899	2008	EDN	EZ Rider II MAX	Retired	Sold to City View Bus Sales & Services in Mississauga
0801-0844, 0901–0925	2008	New Flyer	D40LFR	Active	American Seating InSight seats; 4 units retired
0930-0941	2009	EDN	EZ Rider II MAX	Retired	4ONE Mariella seats; sold to City View Bus Sales & Services in Mississauga.
1001–1020	2010	OBI	07.501 BRT	Active	MiExpress livery
1031–1045	2010	OBI	07.501 HEV	Active	MiExpress livery
1051–1072	2010	New Flyer	D60LFR	Active	Articulated; 1069-1071 repainted into the MiLocal Livery; 18 units retired
1101–1143	2011	New Flyer	XD40 Xcelsior	Active	MiLocal livery
1201–1215	2012	OBI	07.501 BRT	Active	MiExpress livery
1301–1314	2013	New Flyer	XD40 Xcelsior	Active	MiExpress livery; 1308 is retired
1351–1360	2013	New Flyer	XD60 Xcelsior	Active	Articulated; MiLocal livery
1401–1407	2014	New Flyer	XD40 Xcelsior	Active	MiExpress livery
1701–1727	2017	New Flyer	XD40 Xcelsior	Active	MiExpress livery
1730–1766	2017	NOVA	LFS	Active	MiLocal livery; 1738 is retired.
1770–1799	2017	NOVA	LFS Artic	Active	Articulated; MiLocal livery; 1796 is retired.
1801–1812	2018	NOVA	LFS	Active	MiLocal livery
1901–1910	2019	NOVA	LFS HEV	Active	MiLocal livery
2051–2061	2020	New Flyer	XDE60 Xcelsior	Active	Articulated; MiExpress livery; 2058 & 2060 repainted orange
2151-2155	2021	New Flyer	XDE60 Xcelsior	Active	Articulated; MiLocal livery
2201-2274	2022	New Flyer	XDE40 Xcelsior	Active	MiLocal livery, 2238 pending entry into service
2275-2290	2022	New Flyer	XDE60 Xcelsior	Active	MiLocal livery, being delivered
2301-2353	2023	New Flyer	XDE40 Xcelsior	Active	Milocal Livery, delivery by June 5, 2023 (53) Units^[25]
2375-2396	2023	New Flyer	XDE60 Xcelsior	Active	Articulated; MiLocal Livery, 2375 in MiExpress Livery, delivery by June 5, 2023 (22) Units^[25]

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Transit Enforcement Services

Mississauga Transit Enforcement Officers are members of the City's Corporate Security Team. They are designated as Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and are responsible for:

- Patrolling the MiWay system
- Maintaining the integrity of the fare system by conducting inspections in fare-access areas
- Deterring crime and anti-social behaviour
- Maintaining a presence at City Centre Transit Terminal
- Providing customer service throughout the system
- Providing emergency first aid where applicable
- Enforcing City of Mississauga Transit By-Law 425-03 on Transit properties
- Liaising with other Transit Enforcement Agencies (Metrolinx Special Constables, TTC Special Constables)

Officers can be identified by their dark coloured uniforms that bare the crest of a Mississauga Municipal Law Enforcement Officer. Their fleet consists of Ford Escape Hybrids with the MiWay corporate logo and "TRANSIT ENFORCEMENT" written on all sides.

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References

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21. "Enjoy free travel on MiWay when you connect with GO Transit using your PRESTO card". Mississauga.ca. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
22. "Mississauga.ca – MiWay – PRESTO Loyalty". Mississauga.ca. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
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Works cited

• Mississauga – An Illustrated History, Roger E. Riendeau Windsor Publications Limited 1985.
• Mississauga Transit – 25 Years With You On Board 1974–1999, David Onodera, Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation 1999.

--contains a roster of buses used to 1999.

• Aging bus fleet to be replaced, GTA: Mississauga, Toronto Star, August 24, 2006, R5

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to MiWay.

• Official website
• Peter McLaughlin's Mississauga Bus Drawings
• Drawings and photos of Mississauga Transit buses
• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1572