A Jurisdictional Review of Canadian Initiatives to Improve the Affordability of Public Transit for People Living on a Low Income Beth Dempster and Eric Tucs Civics Research Co-operative February 2012 Canadian Initiatives to Improve the Affordability of Public Transit for People Living on a Low Income Authors: This report was prepared for Toronto Public Health by Beth Dempster and Eric Tucs of The [...] Acknowledgements: The authors gratefully acknowledge the contribution of the following individuals: The members of the Toronto Public Health Project Advisory Committee:. [...] Program evaluations of the impact of discount transit pass programs have been conducted in the Region of Waterloo, City of Calgary, and City of Hamilton. [...] There is a real need for affordable transportation for people living on a low income – the question then is how to design programs that build on the successes described here to facilitate greater inclusion of all people in our community, society, and economy to the benefit of all of us. [...] February 2012 Canadian Initiatives to Improve the Affordability of Public Transit for People Living on a Low Income course, the bulk of the cost of this program is covered by the community agencies that purchase the tickets, thus contributing approximately 95%.