Region of Peel Accessible Transportation Services

Region of Peel Accessible Transportation Services is a family of paratransit services being operated by the Regional Municipality of Peel.

Caledon Community Services Transportation is an accessible bus service for residents of Caledon. It was created in 1989, providing transportation to medical appointments, day programs, dialysis and other required social services. This service also offers some trips to malls in other cities and regions such as Upper Canada Mall in Newmarket and Bramalea City Centre in Brampton.

CCST operates Monday to Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m, and on Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Passenger Plus program, in partnership with Red Cross, is being offered for dialysis patients in Brampton and Mississauga. Service to hospitals throughout the region are being offered three times a week.

Passenger Plus program is projected to make 17,000 trips in 2012.

The Passenger Assistant Program, also in partnership with Red Cross, is offered for adults and seniors in Brampton and Mississauga who have intellectual or mental health disabilities such as epilepsy, low vision, and Alzheimer's disease. It also serves people who require supervised transportation and assistance while travelling. This is contrary to TransHelp where passengers using that particular service are more independent. Each passenger is met by designated caregivers at each end of their trip. One or more assistants are on board with clients and are present in case of emergency.

As of 2009, the program was being used by 63 people in Mississauga and Brampton, with 60 more on the waiting list. The Passenger Assistant Program is projected to make 32,000 trips in 2012.

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