NOTE: Services will likely be impacted in response to COVID-19. Please contact any service prior to visiting in person.
GTA COVID Vaccination and Transportation Assistance
Transportation to Vaccine Clinics - Peel Region
- Description
CANES Community Care, Ride Connect- call 1-877-743-3025 (1-877-RIDE-025)
- provides transportation to seniors 55+ and persons with disabilities who require rides to and from medical appointments
- serves Etobicoke, Brampton, Malton, Mississauga-Halton, Oakville, and Woodbridge areas .
- if the client is travelling with a caregiver, there is no extra charge for the trip; alternately if a passenger requires assistance and does not have someone to travel with, the service can provide a caregiver to the client for Passenger Assistance during their ride
Caledon Community Services- call 905-584-23000 ext 217, 218 or 264 ; agency offers two programs -- Specialized Transportation or Community Transportation Option (details below)
- Accessible transportation seven days a week to medical appointments for seniors 60 years and older and persons 16 years and older who have a disability
- Service requires a certificate signed by doctor as well as a completed application form
- Available to residents aged 13-59 years without a disability who can travel independently and without a mobility aid
- Service requires a Completed Application form
Dignity Transportation:- call 416-398-2222, or toll free at 1-866-398-2109 or send an email to info@dignitytransportation.com
- offers rides to individuals with special needs
- offers wheelchair accessible transportation
- available 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week
- fee for service required
Tulip Nurses and Caregivers- call 905-792-2777 OR 1-844-885-CARE (2273)
- offers non-emergency patient transfer to and from medical appointments
- provides stretcher and wheelchairs if required
- 2 days prior booking is required
- fee for service required
STL Transportation- call 905-599-5816 or email Booking@supertrans.ca
- transports clients to and from medical appointments
- fee for service required
GTA Accessible Transportation- call toll free 1-800-936-3040 or email info@gtaaccessible.com
- offers accessible transportation services for individuals with mobility issues, physical, mental, cognitive and developmental abilities, ranging in age from school aged to senior citizens
- fee for service required
TransHelp- persons of any age who have transportation barriers can use TransHelp to get to and from COVID vaccination appointments in Peel Region free of charge by calling 905-791-1015
- call at least 48 hours in advance of appointment
- do not have to be TransHelp clients for assistance
Uber Vouchers
To qualify for an Uber voucher, client must:- find it difficult to get to and from a vaccine clinic or appointment.
- use voucher to attend a vaccine clinic or appointment.
- be 18 years or older.
- live, work or attend school in Peel (Uber services for Brampton and Mississauga areas only).
- Have a smartphone and Internet access.
- Have an existing Uber account or ability to download the Uber app
- Have a debit or credit card (needed to create an Uber account)
Voucher cannot be used to travel outside of Peel.
Voucher includes a 2-way trip to vaccine clinic/appointment to maximum value of $25 each way. Charges beyond maximum value of voucher will be charged to client's Uber account.
Vouchers can be used 1 time only. Any unused funds cannot be carried over. Vouchers expire at 11:59 p.m. on September 30.
Caledon Residents- Uber does not fully service Caledon; Caledon residents cannot be picked up in Caledon.
- For Caledon clients who have a vaccine appointment in Mississauga or Brampton, Uber can drop off in Caledon following appointment - 1-way trip only.
- 1-way vouchers of $25 given and riders charged for fees beyond $25 voucher limit.
- Eligibility
- Varies by program
- Application Process
- Application varies by program
- Languages
- English, Other languages may be available, call individual programs for details
- Fees
- Varies by program
- Documents Required
- Call or email program for information
- Accessibility
- No physical location
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Updated On
- July 19, 2021
- Address
- No Physical Location
Mississauga, ON
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Hours vary by agency
- Service Area(s)
- Peel Region
