First Student Canada
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| Slogan | Caring for students today, tomorrow, together. |
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| Parent | FirstGroup |
| Founded | 2006 (purchase of Laidlaw) |
| Headquarters | 3221 North Service Road Burlington, Ontario |
| Service area | Canada (nationwide) |
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school bus contractor public transit contractor |
| Website | www |
First Student Canada, a subsidiary of the British company FirstGroup and a division of FirstGroup America, is a major contractor of school bus services and public transit systems. The company provides services in Canada comparable to those delivered by sister companies First Transit and First Student in the United States. The component parts of the operation consist of the former Laidlaw services and subsequent new acquisitions by First Canada.
Laidlaw Transit Ltd., is a Canadian registered subsidiary which operates former Laidlaw school transportation services throughout Southern Ontario.
The Farwest Group of companies provides transportation services in various communities in British Columbia. These companies were acquired by First Canada in 2004. and are contracted to operate public transit services for BC Transit in Chilliwack,Kamloops, Kelowna Region and the Central Fraser Valley.
Several companies branded as "Cardinal" operated school buses in different locations across Canada. In 2005, Firstbus Canada acquired 471136 B.C. Limited and Cardinal Transportation B.C. Inc., Vancouver, BC and Cardinal Coach Lines Limited and Focus Capital Inc., Calgary, AB and Cardinal Coach Lines (Ont.) Ltd., North York, ON.
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