Welcome, Newcomers!

Travelling on GO
Welcome, Newcomers!

Explore your new home

To help you get settled in the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area (GTHA), we have easy-to-follow instructions that make riding on GO Transit comfortable, safe and convenient.

Ride GO trains and buses when going to work, events, appointments, when visiting family and friends or to discover the region.
You’ll save money because you won’t need to get a car right away to travel around.
Kids 12 and under always ride free.

Welcome Kit brochures in your language

Arabic	Farsi
Punjabi	Spanish
Simplified Chinese	Traditional Chinese
Tagalog	Turkish
Ukrainian	Urdu
French	English

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Participating Settlement Agencies

Agency Name	Street Address
Agincourt Community Services Association	1911 Kennedy Road, Unit 105, Scarborough M1P 2L9
Brampton Multicultural Community Centre	197 County Court Blvd., Suite 303, Brampton L6W 4P6
Catholic Crosscultural Services	3227 Eglinton Ave East, Suite 135, Scarborough M1J 3M5
Centre for Immigrant and Community Services Library Settlement Program	2330 Midland Avenue, Toronto M1S 5G5
Centre for Immigrant and Community Services Markham - Immigrant Youth Centre	5284 Hwy 7, Unit 2, Markham L3P 1B9
Centre for Immigrant and Community Services Markham South Welcome Centre	7220 Kennedy Road, Unit 8, Markham L3R 7P2
Centre for Immigrant and Community Services Newmarket	130 Mulock Drive, Unit 2, Newmarket L3Y 7C5
Community Family Services of Ontario 家和	4051 Gordon Baker Road, Unit A, Scarborough M1W 2P3
Costi	Sheridan Mall 1700 Wilson Avenue Suite 206, Toronto M3L 1B2
Indus Community Services	3038 Hurontario Street, Suite 206, Mississauga L5B 3B9
JVS Toronto	1280 Finch Ave West, Suite 607, North York M3J 3K6
Newcomer Centre of Peel	165 Dundas Street West, Suite 116, Mississauga L5B 2N6
Toronto Albion Road YMCA Newcomer Information Centre (Etobicoke)	1530 Albion Road #83, Etobicoke M9V 1B4
Toronto Bloor Street East YMCA Newcomer Information Centre (Downtown Toronto)	365 Bloor Steet East, 18th Floor, Toronto M4W 3L4
Toronto District School Board Community Services - Newcomer Services Malvern	31 Tapscott Road, Scarborough M1B 4Y7
Toronto Dufferin Street YMCA Newcomer Information Centre (North York West)	4580 Dufferin Street, 2nd Floor, North York M3H 5Y2
Toronto Lansing Square YMCA Newcomer Information Centre (North York East)	2 Lansing Square, Suite 700, North York M2J 4P8
Toronto Milner Business Court YMCA Newcomer Information Centre (Scarborough)	10 Milner Business Court, Suite 600, Scarborough M1B 3C6
Wesley	467 Main Street East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1K1
YMCA Newcomer Information Centre c/o Toronto Reference Library	789 Yonge Street, Toronto M4W 2G8

Travel the region with PRESTO

If you have a PRESTO card, you can use it to pay fares on GO trains and buses.

First, you’ll need to add money to your PRESTO card using one of these methods:

a) Download the PRESTO mobile app or go online at prestocard.ca.

b) Use a PRESTO self-serve machine at a GO train.

c) Go to a participating Shoppers Drug Mart store and ask a customer service representative.

*For a limited time, when you use your new PRESTO card from the welcome brochure, you will automatically get a discount of 50% off the adult fare on GO trains and buses from July 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024.

Have fun and save with PRESTO Perks!

Get discounts on many attractions by showing your PRESTO card:

• Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
• Ontario Science Centre
• Toronto Zoo
• Hockey Hall of Fame

PRESTO Perks

Logos of the ROM, Toronto Zoo, Ontario Science Centre, and the Hockey Hall of Fame

Take GO to world-famous Niagara Falls

Purchase one package and travel roundtrip from Toronto to Niagara Falls, including access to the WEGO bus system that connects to Niagara Parks locations and other destinations across Niagara Falls. Order your ticket online, check the GO Train schedule to pick your preferred time and you’re off exploring.

Ride the GO Train from Union Station to the GO Niagara Train station, where you’ll find the hop-on, hop-off WEGO bus ready to take you exploring along the 56 kilometer Niagara River Corridor.

Round trip (Toronto to Niagara Falls) from $20

Get details here!

Save money on transit with Ontario’s One Fare!

When you ride on GO and pay with PRESTO, transfers to and from local transit are free. Simply tap your PRESTO, credit or debit card along the way, and your local transit trip will be free.

GO Transit, Brampton Transit, Durham Regional Transit, Oakville Transit, HSR, TTC, VIVA, MiWay

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Travelling on GO Transit will save you money

Discover beautiful parks, fun family attractions, great shopping, amazing restaurants and more when you travel faster, easier and more affordably with GO Transit.

Ways to pay