Founded in 1992, the Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation – Fondation canadienne du patrimoine de transport urbain, is the national organization supporting and celebrating Canada’s transit heritage. It is a registered non-profit charitable corporation with work carried out through the efforts of volunteers who are committed to preserving, recording and sharing Canada’s public transit heritage. With a mission “to be the voice and resource for Canada’s transit heritage by preserving and promoting transit history, the CTHF is dedicated to fostering partnerships, delivering value and inspiring innovation.”

The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the membership at the Annual General Meeting in June. Members of the board fulfill the Officer functions of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary while a 5-member Executive oversees the volunteer members that undertake the day-to-day activities.

Donations to support our activities and programs are welcome and are eligible for an income tax receipt. Please proceed to this page for further information and to make an online or offline donation. You will promptly receive an income tax receipt for donations of $25.00 or more.

Foundation Board of Directors and Executive

Executive

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C. H. (Chris) Prentice	President	Founding director, extensive background in public transit management, senior transit consultant with IBI Group/Arcadis.
Patrick Delmore	Vice President and Resource Development	Retired public transit professional committed to the betterment of the past and future of transit in Canada.
Peter Chatoff	Corporate Secretary	45 years in the transit and bus industry leading up to senior positions in both operations and maintenance.
Doug Shields	Treasurer	Chartered Professional Accountant, life-long interest in public transit, past Chair of the Transit Advisory Committee for Oakville ON.
Geoff Marinoff	Marketing and Communications	Professional Engineer and Communications Lead.
Michael Roschlau	Outreach and Coordination	Senior executive, past President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.
Ashton Wong	Technology and Social Media	Transit Enthusiast and IT Professional.

Directors

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Klaus Peter Canavan	Regional Director – British Columbia	Highly accomplished professional with over 27 years of experience in the transit industry.
Marco D’Angelo	Director – CUTA Liaison	President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.
Nick Hauser	Director	Lifelong interest in transit while growing up in Ottawa during the late 1990’s.
Keith Littlewood	Director – Bulletin	Transit industry professional with over 42 years of experience in Management, Operations, Planning, Scheduling and Training.
Robert Lubinski	Regional Director – Ontario	Lifelong interest in public transit and its history, 34-year member and volunteer with the Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association (OERHA) and is President.
Alain Mercier	Regional Director – Québec	Over 40 years in the public transportation field in the private and public sectors in Canada, the U.S. and at the international level.
Kevin Nicol	Assistant Treasurer, Director of Events & Street Side Guide	Lifelong transit enthusiast, planner, scheduler with Hamilton Street Railway, President of the Toronto Transportation Society.
Alex Regiec	Regional Director – Prairies	34 years in public transit planning and operations, and transportation network planning.
Adam Zhelka	Director – Archives	Has a passion for transit history and vehicle preservation. A member of the Foundation since 2006, he joined the Board in 2008.

Archives/Bulletin/Social Media/Website

Adam Zhelka	Archivist Lead
Andrew Gold	Bulletin Editor
Allen Dicion	Webmaster
Ashton Wong	Social Media / Website

Strategic Plan

The CTHF Board adopted its third comprehensive Strategic Plan in September 2026, guiding the future course of action for the Foundation. The Plan covers the time frame 2026-2030 and reinforces the Foundation’s Vision – Pride and Passion in Canada’s Transit Heritage – as well as the Mission Statement adopted as part of the previous plans. The new Plan includes a series of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) which focus on partnerships, value propositions, high-quality products and services, volunteer talent and financial sustainability. Click here to download a summary of our 2026-2030 Strategic Plan.

Corporate Information

The Foundation’s original 1992 Charter and By-Law was continued under the updated Federal Not-for-profit Corporations Act on September 19, 2014.