The York Federation of Students (YFS), your central students' union, would like to remind you that as a full-time university student in Toronto, you qualify for a Post-Secondary Student Discounted TTC Metropass!

Established in 2010 after city-wide student action, members now have a $99 monthly Metropass - saving you $22 of the regular price! However, in order to be eligible for the discount, you must receive a Post-Secondary TTC Student Photo Identification Card. This card must be presented upon the purchase of every Metropass, and shown to TTC operators when entering buses, subways and streetcars.

The photo identification cards cost $7 per year and are made on campus. Each card is valid until October 31 of the following year. You must be a full-time registered student to be eligible for the discount.

Procedures to obtain a TTC photo identificaiton Card:

1.  Students must pre-register at the Data Card website.  

The URL for the website is: www.datacard.com/ttc
The access code for Keele is:    yu75004
The access code for Glendon is:    yu75005

2. Obtain your photo identification.
TTC contractor for the photo identification is Data Card, for your convenience, they will be on campus on the following dates:

Keele Campus
Date                    Time                       Location    

August 24         9:00am - 5:00pm     Vanier Renaissance Room

August 25         9:00am - 5:00pm     Vanier Renaissance Room

September 27   9:00am - 5:00pm    McLaughlin Junior Common Room

September 28   9:00am - 5:00pm    McLaughlin Junior Common Room

October 25        9:00am - 5:00pm    Upper and Lower Bear Pit (Central Square)

October 26        9:00am - 5:00pm    Upper and Lower Bear Pit (Central Square)

Glendon Campus
Date                    Time                        Location        
September 15   11:00am - 5:00pm  Glendon Cafeteria

You must bring the following items when coming to get your identification card:

• Data Card pre-registration form (see step 1 for details).
• Your York University student card.
• A printed copy of your course timetable to prove full-time student status.
• $7 cash, exact change - no debit or credit cards.

Alternatively, students may also obtain their photo identification from the TTC Sherbourne Station Photo ID Centre's hours of operation are Monday-Friday 3-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed Sundays and Statutory Holidays).

For further information about Keele campus days, please contact YFS VP Campaigns and Advocacy Alastair Woods at vpcampaigns@yfs.ca or 416 736 2100 ext.77679. For inquiries about Glendon dates, please call the Glendon College Students' Union at 416 736 2100 ext.88230.