PRESTO launches retail partnership with select No Frills stores

Pilot program includes a limited-edition PRESTO card design

Sept. 16 – Metrolinx has partnered with No Frills on a pilot program to give transit riders greater access to PRESTO services. 

Starting Sept. 15, customers in five select Toronto and Ottawa neighbourhoods can access some PRESTO services — including buying and loading a PRESTO card and setting a fare type to a new card — at their local No Frills.  

These stores also have limited-edition PRESTO cards for purchase.    

The following No Frills locations are participating in the pilot partnership:   

• Jordan’s No Frills, 1022 King St. W. (Toronto)  
• Carlo’s No Frills, 6220 Yonge St. (Toronto)  
• John’s No Frills, 1591 Wilson Ave. (Toronto)  
• Chris and Samia’s No Frills, 200 Grant Carman Dr. (Ottawa)  
• Connor and Kennedy’s No Frills, 2681 Alta Vista Dr. (Ottawa)  

Partnerships with companies like No Frills make it easier for customers to choose transit. Metrolinx will continue to explore new and innovative ways to expand access to these services with Loblaw. 

Customers can also buy and load physical PRESTO cards for $4 at select Shoppers Drug Mart and Loblaws locations, or at Ticket Vending Machines, Self-Serve Reload Machines and Fare Vending Machines at O-Train stations in Ottawa and TTC subway stations in Toronto. 

Accredited journalists can contact our media team at mediarelations@metrolinx.com.  

For customers, please visit Metrolinx – Contact Us to contact the Community Engagement team.