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Intercity motor coach service for Canada

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::summary Intercity motor coach service for Canada ::

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FieldValue
logoCoach Canada logo.png
logo_size200
imageCoach Canada 86017.JPG
parentVariant Equity Advisors
founded1999
headquarters2015 Fisher Drive
Peterborough, Ontario
service_areaQuebec and Ontario, Canada
service_typeIntercity coach service
Tour bus
Bus charter
Contract service
allianceCoach USA
website
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Charter services (rental of bus with driver) originating in most areas in Ontario can travel to anywhere in North America. However, Megabus operations are confined to the provinces of Quebec and Ontario and provide services under the Megabus brand in the main centres such as Toronto, Montreal, Kingston, and Niagara Falls. Coach Canada is mainly a mix of scheduled services, charter operations, and sightseeing tour operations. Coach Canada was included in the April 2019 disposal by Stagecoach of its North American operations to Variant Equity Advisors.

In June 2024, Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming corporate impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has plans to sell its assets and has planning to sell its Megabus subsidiaries (including Coach Canada) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of the Renco Group.

Operators

Approval under the Investment Canada Act was given to Stagecoach in October 1999, to acquire Erie Coach Lines of London, Autocar Connaisseur Inc., of Montréal and Trentway-Wagar of Peterborough, which became the core of their Canadian operations today.

Gray Line Montreal, although also owned by Coach Canada, is independently operated.

Scheduled bus services

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Coach_Canada_DD42457.JPG" caption="Megabus]] service between Toronto, Montreal and Niagara Falls. A [[Van Hool]] [[double-decker bus]] is shown"] ::

Scheduled services (as Megabus):

Public transit operations

Carpool litigation

Trentway-Wagar won a legal battle in Ontario on 12 November 2008. The company had alleged that PickupPal, an online carpool matching service, was violating Ontario safety laws. PickupPal was ordered to pay $2,836.07 CAN to the Ontario government and $8,500.00 CAN to Trentway-Wagar for the violation of these laws.

Trentway-Wagar received criticism for its litigation against PickupPal, leading to cancellations by clients and prompting politicians to introduce new legislation that is more prepared to deal with emerging businesses like PickupPal.

On 24 April 2009 the Ontario Government amended the Public Vehicle Act to remove any mention of carpool vehicles, thus essentially removing any legal barriers preventing carpooling in Ontario.

References

References

  1. [http://www.stagecoachgroup.com/scg/media/publications/corpinfo/northamerica.pdf Stagecoach in North America] {{webarchive. link. (2007-11-13)
  2. [https://www.stagecoach.com/media/news-releases/2018/2018-12-19.aspx Sale of North America Division for Estimated Enterprise Value of US$271M] Stagecoach 19 December 2018
  3. [https://cbwmagazine.com/stagecoach-sells-off-north-american-division-for-271m/ Stagecoach sells off North American division for $271m] ''[[Coach & Bus Week]]'' 21 December 2018
  4. Stagecoach agrees to sell Coach USA ''[[Buses (magazine). Buses]]'' issue 767 February 2019 page 6
  5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190418100920/http://otp.investis.com/clients/uk/stagecoach/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=273&newsid=1253284 Completion of North America sale] Stagecoach 16 April 2019
  6. (11 June 2024). "Coach USA files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware".
  7. [http://investcan.ic.gc.ca/oct99.htm Investcan: Decisions, October 1999] {{webarchive. link. (2008-04-03)
  8. "Grayline Montreal - about us".
  9. "Safe, convenient, low cost, daily express bus services in Canada and the US".
  10. (2008-11-12). "Canada Fines Company for Advocating Carpooling". Redgreenandblue.org.
  11. (2008-11-12). "Save PickupPal in Ontario » Blog Archive » OHTB takes the side of the Bus Company". Save.pickuppal.com.
  12. "Bus company no friend to PickupPal".
  13. (2009-04-24). "Save PickupPal in Ontario » Blog Archive » Bill 118 receives Royal Assent (We Won!)". Save.pickuppal.com.

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