Coach Canada#Carpool litigation

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Peterborough, Ontario

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| service_area = Quebec and Ontario, Canada

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Coach Canada is the Canadian affiliate of Coach USA.

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.[http://www.stagecoachgroup.com/scg/media/publications/corpinfo/northamerica.pdf Stagecoach in North America] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113195001/http://www.stagecoachgroup.com/scg/media/publications/corpinfo/northamerica.pdf |date=2007-11-13 }} Coach Canada was included in the April 2019 disposal by Stagecoach of its North American operations to Variant Equity Advisors.[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[https://cbwmagazine.com/stagecoach-sells-off-north-american-division-for-271m/ Stagecoach sells off North American division for $271m] Coach & Bus Week 21 December 2018Stagecoach agrees to sell Coach USA Buses issue 767 February 2019 page 6[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

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.{{Cite web|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/coach-usa-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-in-delaware?context=search&index=1|title=Coach USA files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware|date=11 June 2024|access-date=11 June 2024|website=Bloomberg Law|language=en}}

Operators

Approval under the Investment Canada Act was given to Stagecoach in October 1999,[http://investcan.ic.gc.ca/oct99.htm Investcan: Decisions, October 1999] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403170247/http://investcan.ic.gc.ca/oct99.htm |date=2008-04-03 }} 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.{{fact|date=March 2025}}

Gray Line Montreal, although also owned by Stagecoach, is independently operated.{{Cite web |url=http://www.coachcanada.com/info/montrealsightseeing/ftr.aboutus.asp |title=Grayline Montreal - about us |access-date=2008-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329234623/http://www.coachcanada.com/info/montrealsightseeing/ftr.aboutus.asp |archive-date=2008-03-29 |url-status=dead }}

Scheduled bus services

File:Coach Canada DD42457.JPG service between Toronto, Montreal and Niagara Falls. A Van Hool double-decker bus is shown]]

Scheduled services (as Megabus):{{cite web |url=https://ca.megabus.com/journey-planner/map |title = Safe, convenient, low cost, daily express bus services in Canada and the US}}

Toronto / Scarborough / Kingston / Brockville / Cornwall / Kirkland / Montreal
Kingston / Brockville / Ottawa
Toronto / Oakville / Grimsby / St. Catharines / Niagara Falls
Toronto Airport / Port Hope / Trenton / Belleville / Napanee / Kingston
Mississauga / Toronto Airport / Toronto-Yorkdale / Queen's University

Public transit operations

Coach Canada no longer operates municipal transit. It previously held contracts with Durham Region Transit and Cobourg/Port Hope Transit, however those contracts were not renewed.

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.{{cite web|url=http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/12/canada-fines-company-for-advocating-carpooling/ |title=Canada Fines Company for Advocating Carpooling |publisher=Redgreenandblue.org |date=2008-11-12 |access-date=2013-07-05}}{{cite web|url=http://save.pickuppal.com/?p=15 |title=Save PickupPal in Ontario » Blog Archive » OHTB takes the side of the Bus Company |publisher=Save.pickuppal.com |date=2008-11-12 |access-date=2013-07-05}}

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.{{Cite news|title=Bus company no friend to PickupPal|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bus-company-no-friend-to-pickuppal/article663284/|access-date=2021-01-11}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://save.pickuppal.com/?p=16 |title=Save PickupPal in Ontario » Blog Archive » Bill 118 receives Royal Assent (We Won!) |publisher=Save.pickuppal.com |date=2009-04-24 |access-date=2013-07-05}}