Light rail in Canada
City System Transit mode Avg . weekday ridership Opened Stations System length
Calgary , Alberta CTrain Light rail 293,400 1981 45 59.9 km ( 37.2 mi )
Edmonton , Alberta Edmonton LRT Light rail 108,690 1978 18 24.3 km ( 15.1 mi )
Ottawa , Ontario O-Train Light rail 18,600 2001 18 20.5 km ( 12.7 mi )
Toronto , Ontario Toronto streetcar Streetcar 292,100 1861 708 stops 82 km ( 51 mi )
Kitchener-Waterloo , Ontario Ion rapid transit Light rail N/A 2019 19 19 km ( 12 mi )
Existing light rail systems
See also : List of North American light rail systems by ridership The following table lists average weekday ridership figures for the four Canadian light rail systems , using third quarter 2016 figures wherever possible : [ 2 ]
There are light rail systems in four Canadian urban centres - Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Kitchener-Waterloo - and one streetcar system in Toronto. Light rail systems are also planned or under construction in Hamilton, Peel Region, Quebec City, and Toronto.