Siemens to Provide Integrated Mobility Solution for Québec City

Siemens Mobility Canada is partnering with the Réseau de Transport de la Capitale (RTC) to introduce one of Canada’s first regional Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platforms for a public transit agency. This innovative project will transform how citizens and visitors travel within the Québec metropolitan community.

“Over the past few years, the RTC has given a major boost to the development of integrated mobility in Québec,” said Maude Mercier Larouche, RTC president.” Just think of the àVélo and Flexibus services alongside the bus network, which have enhanced and diversified the city’s public transportation offerings. The next step is to bring them together on a single, attractive and easy-to-use technological platform for the benefit of all citizens.”

Siemens Mobility Canada will integrate all the Québec metropolitan community’s (CMQuébec) public, private, and shared transport services into a single mobile application. A one-stop shop that will combine bus services offered in the CMQuébec region, adapted transport, the Flexibus transport-on-demand service, and the àVélo electric-assist bike-sharing service, along with other services such as car-sharing, ferries, taxis, private and public car parks, and charging points for electric vehicles.

“Across the world, we’ve seen how MaaS is changing the way people experience travel, making transportation more accessible and convenient to use,” said Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, CEO of Siemens Mobility Canada. “By simplifying access to transportation across the greater Québec City region, we’re not only making daily life easier but also contributing to the broader goals of sustainability and urban mobility. We’re thrilled to bring this innovative solution to Québec and look forward to setting a new standard for transportation in Canada with the RTC.”

This unified system will offer a streamlined and integrated solution for riders, considering the RTC currently has five apps that provide services for different parts of the travel journey (ticketing, a digital payment wallet, trip planning, paratransit support, and on-demand transportation services), along with its third-party bike-sharing app, àVélo.

A beta version of the app will be launched in Fall 2025, and new application features and services will be rolled out successively.