Founded in 1992, the Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation – Fondation canadienne du patrimoine de transport urbain, is the only 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.”

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.
Doug Shields	Vice President and Treasurer	Chartered Professional Accountant, life-long interest in public transit, past Chair of the Transit Advisory Committee for Oakville ON.
Peter Chatoff	Secretary	45 years in the transit and bus industry leading up to senior positions in both operations and maintenance.
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.
Michael Roschlau	Strategic Advisor	Senior executive, past President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.

Directors

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Adam Zhelka	Director, Archivist	Has a passion for transit history and vehicle preservation. A member of the Foundation since 2006, he joined the Board in 2008.
Klaus Peter Canavan	Regional Director – British Columbia	Highly accomplished professional with over 27 years of experience in the transit industry.
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 – Quebec	Over 40 years in the public transportation field in the private and public sectors in Canada, the U.S. and at the international level.
Alex Regiec	Regional Director – Prairies	34 years in public transit planning and operations, and transportation network planning.
Patrick Delmore	Director	Retired public transit professional committed to the betterment of the past and future of transit in Canada.
Nick Hauser	Director	Lifelong interest in transit while growing up in Ottawa during the late 1990’s.
Bob Hussey	Director – United States Liaison	Lifelong Transit Enthusiast & Historian.
Keith Littlewood	Director, Bulletin	Transit industry professional with over 42 years of experience in Management, Operations, Planning, Scheduling and Training.
David Stowe	Director	34 years in public transit scheduling and planning. Lifelong rail and transit enthusiast.
Ashton Wong	Director – Social Media/Website	Transit Enthusiast and IT Professional.

Archives/Bulletin/Social Media/Website

Adam Zhelka	Archivist Lead
Andrew Gold	Bulletin Editor
Allen Dicion	Webmaster

Strategic Plan

The CTHF Board adopted its second comprehensive Strategic Plan in November 2022 which guides the future course of action for the Foundation. The Plan covers the time frame 2022-2025 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 plan. The new Plan includes a series of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) which are being used by your Directors to guide our work and to measure our success. Click here to download the summary of the current 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.