No free rides: Winners and losers of the proposed Toronto Transit Commission U-Pass program

This paper explores the financial gains and losses for university students in Toronto, Ontario as a result of the U-Pass proposed by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). The proposed program was subsequently not implemented in concert with a broader initiative by the Ontario government to reduce mandatory student fees in universities. Based on the proposal, should a student body adopt the U-Pass through majority vote, the program would have …