This is a great alternative to Apple / Google maps for public transit takers. Generally speaking their data is a lot better for service issues, rerouted lines, and the actual time of arrival for transit vehicles. Many transit authorities in Canada actually offer the premium subscription for this app, for free, to frequent riders AND the app is developed locally (in Québec)
If you’re just looking for general maps however I highly suggest Open Street Map, or the Organic Maps app on Android (which uses OSM data). While they aren’t explicitly Canadian, they get you away from American tech conglomerates and give back ownership of data to you, the user!
I use Transit when taking the bus in Calgary. It’s very helpful. Didn’t know it was Canadian. I would say it is a must-have for transit users.
Yes! It’s a team in Montréal and they apparently work 4-day weeks. Id love to work there, especially since Ive read their blog about how they sent people in various cities to collect telemetry data about the pressure levels that phones can detect so that they can detect more accurately when the trains go through stations
https://blog.transitapp.com/go-underground/
That is a really fascinating blog post! Thank you for sharing it :)