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Amalgamated Transit Union · Canada
Keeping our cities moving, coast to coast.
Our transit workers proudly keep our cities moving across the country. ATU Canada is the national voice of over 35,000 members in 33 local unions, from British Columbia to Newfoundland.
- Equity and InclusionJoin the committee’s mailing listSign up online and confirm your email.
- DirectoryFind your local33 local unions in nine provinces. Search by city or local number.
- TrainingRequest a courseShop steward, duty to accommodate and organizing.
- For membersBylaws and resourcesATU Canada bylaws, the Gender Equity Report and the scholarship.
Who we are
A national voice for transit workers.
ATU Canada fights to protect the rights and interests of our Canadian members, and advocates to every level of government on legislation, education, health and safety, and cultural and social welfare. We provide training, and we help our local unions organize transit workers who want to join the ATU.
Founded as the Amalgamated Transit Union Canadian Council in the 1980s, the organization became ATU Canada in 2015. We are based in Etobicoke, Ontario, as the Canadian branch of ATU International.
- Members
- 35,000+
- Local unions
- 33
- ATU Canada since
- 2015
- Executive board elected every
- 3 years
Our core values
- Loyalty
- Teamwork
- Compassion
- Credibility
- Accountability
Find your local
33 locals, west to east.
Your local is your first stop for questions about your workplace. Pick your province or search by city or local number to see who leads your local.
No local matches that search. Call the national office at 416-679-8846 and we’ll point you to the right one.
Names shown are each local’s President/Business Agent, from the ATU Canada local unions directory.
Equity and Inclusion Committee
Be part of the change.
In 2019 the membership of ATU Canada passed a bylaw to establish the Equity and Inclusion Committee, to address and remedy discrimination in our union and workplaces, and to promote leadership, equality and inclusion for women, people of colour, sexual and gender minorities and others experiencing marginalization.
The committee operates at arm’s length and holds representative delegate status at ATU Canada conventions. Members-at-large do not need to be from an equity-seeking group; the three vice-chair positions are reserved for those who are.
Co-chairs
Emily Groom
Co-chair
Raj Brar
Co-chair
Renee Dunn
Co-chair
Committee mailing list
Get meeting notices and committee news
- 1
Sign up online with your name, email and local.
- 2
Confirm your email with the link we send you.
- 3
You’re on the list. Notices arrive by email, and in the app if you use it. Unsubscribe any time.
This list is for the Equity and Inclusion Committee only, separate from ATU Canada’s general email updates. Joining it doesn’t make you a committee member.
Training
Training for members
Training dates are scheduled based on member requests. Ask for a course from the website or the app, and your certificate stays on your record when you finish.
Request training- 01
Shop steward training
The steward’s role, grievances versus complaints, your local’s grievance procedure, investigating and preparing a grievance, and the Duty of Fair Representation.
- 02
Duty to accommodate
- 03
Organizing
Helping transit workers who want to join the ATU.
- 04
Political action
Leadership
The Executive Board
ATU Canada is led by a national president and seven executive board members, elected every three years at the ATU Canada Conference.
President
John Di Nino
Vice President
Jack Jackson
Financial Secretary
Aleem Tharani
Executive Board Member, Western Canada
Darcy Pederson
Executive Board Member, Western Canada
Crystal Hanley
Executive Board Member, Eastern Canada
Ken Hart
Executive Board Member, Eastern Canada
Rob Cormier
Executive Board Member, Eastern Canada
Noah Vineberg
National office staff
Reach anyone through the office at 416-679-8846.
Crystal Cadeau
Executive Assistant to the President
Matthew Green
Political and Communications Specialist
Sarah Maceda-Maciel
ATU International Organizer
Nabila Sidat
ATU International Organizer
For members
Resources
The documents members ask for most, from ATU Canada and ATU International.
- ATU Canada bylawsAdopted at the founding conference on September 24, 2015, amended August 9, 2022. PDF.
- Gender Equity Report and RecommendationsFrom the 2019 Gender Equity Survey. In English, and in French as SUT Canada Équité entre les sexes.
- Marcel Malboeuf Scholarship AwardAwarded each year on September 13 to a member’s dependant in post-secondary education. Applications open each summer.
- Member benefits and resourcesBenefits made available through the Amalgamated Transit Union.
- Union SavingsMember savings for union members in Canada.
- In Transit magazineThe ATU’s quarterly magazine: labour and transit news, and stories about local unions and members.
Get involved
Ways to take part
- Join the Equity and Inclusion Committee listMeeting notices and committee news, confirmed by email.
- Share your transit photosHelp build ATU Canada’s transit worker photo archive with #ATUCanadaHistory, or email media@atucanada.ca.
- ATU Canada email updatesUpdates about our work and how you can support working people. A separate sign-up from the committee list.
- Become a shop stewardAsk for shop steward training through your local or the national office.
- Join the ATUFrom the shop floor to the bus depots, from British Columbia to Newfoundland, there is a place for you. Confidentiality is guaranteed.
News
From ATU Canada
January 28, 2026
Executive Board welcomes Western Rep Crystal Hanley
Crystal Hanley joins the ATU National Executive Board as Western Representative, bringing deep experience from the shop floor.
December 1, 2025
Help build ATU Canada’s transit worker photo archive
Old buses, vintage streetcars, snowed-in yards, first days on the job. Share photos with #ATUCanadaHistory or email them to media@atucanada.ca with who, where and roughly when.
October 23, 2025
ATU Canada Conference 2025
Delegates from across Canada gathered in Edmonton, Alberta, for the 2025 ATU Canada Conference. ATU members proudly wore their orange shirts.
Contact
The national office
ATU Canada61 International Blvd., Suite 210
Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 6K4
416-679-8846Main line · fax 416-679-9195
office@atucanada.ca