Transit Photography

This is a summary of regulations concerning personal photography on the property or vehicles of transit systems. Personal photography may be allowed on systems highlighted in red, but permission from the agency is required.

Anything can be photographed by anyone for any purpose if it is visible from public property.

Transit Authority	Photography Allowed?	By-Law	By-Law Quotation	By-Law Link	Notes
Brampton Transit	YES, all	None	No Provision	None
Durham Region Transit	YES, all	None	No Provision	None
GO Transit	YES, personal	GTTA By-Law No. 2	3.22 No person shall operate any camera, video recording device, movie camera or any similar device for commercial purposes upon the transit system without the express written permission of the Authority.	[1]
Kingston Transit	YES, all	None	No Provision	None
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	YES, personal	SECURITY POLICY/PROCEDURE 2007-1	See Link	[2]	Valid photo ID may be required Use of ancillary devices prohibited
Metropolitan Transportation Authority	YES, personal	Rules of Conduct	1050.9 c. Photography, filming or video recording in any facility or conveyance is permitted except that ancillary equipment such as lights, reflectors or tripods may not be used.	[3]
Metro Transit	YES	Policies & Guidelines	Although response from email correspondence indicates that one can not arrange to take photos at the garage, there is no by-law restricting photography.	[4]
Mississauga Transit	YES, all	425-03	No Provision	[5]	Transit enforcement quotes "city photo policy", which has not yet been found, in enthusiast harassment
OC Transpo	YES, personal	2007 - 268	19. (6) No person shall operate any camera, video recording device, movie camera or any similar device on transit property without the express written permission of the Director. (7) Subsection (6) does not apply to the following: (a) the operation by a person of any camera, video recording device, movie camera or similar device on a transit vehicle where such operation is for personal use; or (b) the operation by a person of any camera, video recording device, movie camera or similar device on a transit station platform area where such operation is for personal use.	[6]
Timmins Transit	YES, personal	2004-6063	27) No person shall operate for commercial purposes any camera, video recording device, movie camera, or any similar device upon any vehicle or premises of the Transit system without authorization.	[7]
Toronto Transit Commission	YES, personal	1	16) b) No person shall operate for commercial purposes any camera, video recording device, movie camera, or any similar device upon any vehicle or premises of the Commission without authorization.	[8]
York Region Transit	YES, Personal	R-1415-2005-028	3.27 No person shall operate for a commercial purpose any audio or visual recording device on a transit vehicle or within a transit facility unless the person has obtained prior written authorization from the Region allowing him or her to do so and is operating the device in accordance with the terms of such authorization.	[9]	By-Laws supersede codes of conduct