Important Dates

June 24, 2024

Summer Term U-Pass can be loaded. Summer Term U-Pass allows you to access Saskatoon Transit from July 1 to August 31. You will be required to activate your U-Pass each term.

June 24, 2024

Opt-out applications may be submitted online to the USSU.

June 30, 2024

Spring Term U-Pass is deactivated at the end of the day. Summer Term U-Pass will be required effective July 1.

July 1, 2024

Summer Term U-Pass is active. You will be able to activate your U-Pass on your phone after the start of the term (after 12:00am on July 1st for the Summer Term)

July 8, 2024

Last day to apply for Summer Term opt-outs for students enrolled in Q3 (July) only or Q3&Q4 (July & August) classes. Completed online applications are due by 4:30 pm.

July 10, 2024

Opt-out applications may be submitted online to the USSU for students taking Summer Term Q4 (August classes) only.

July 26, 2024

Last day to apply for Summer Term opt-outs for students enrolled in Q4-only classes. Completed online applications are due by 4:30 pm.

August 31, 2024

Summer Term U-Pass is deactivated at the end of the day. Fall Term U-Pass will be required on September 1.

Opt-out information for the Fall Term will be posted in mid-August. 

Setup Your Smartphone


1. Go to your phone’s app store and download the Saskatoon Transit mobile ticketing app, Transit Go (TGo)

Link to Apple’s App Store
Link to Google Play Store

2. Once you have downloaded and installed the app, follow these steps to create an account:

3. Open the Transit Go app, and in the top right corner, click the three lines to be presented with the Utilities menu

4. Select “My Account”

5. Select “New account” if you haven’t created an account for the Transit Go app

6. Enter your Usask email address in this format abc123@usask.ca

It is essential that you use that email format, do not use abc123@mail.usask.ca or firstname.lastname@usask.ca. If you do not use the abc123@usask.ca format, PAWS will not recognize your account, and your U-Pass will not be available on your phone.

Enter a password for your Transit Go account; we recommend not using the same password as your University accounts.

After entering your password a second time, select the “Create a new account” button.

7. Check your Usask email account (abc123@usask.ca) for a verification email from Saskatoon Transit. The email will be from noreply@justride.com (if you don’t see it within 5 minutes, check your spam/junk folder)

8. You will need to click the Verify Account link in the email to complete your account creation setup

9. After you have verified your account, you can follow the next steps on “Load Your U-Pass.”

Load Your U-Pass

  1. Log in to PAWS and go to the U-Pass portal paws.usask.ca/go/upass
  2. You will then be shown a list of term options that are available to you.
  3. If the system shows that you are not eligible for a U-Pass, you are either:
    1. Not enrolled in classes for that term.
    2. Only taking classes that do not have the U-Pass fee associated with them (such as online classes).
  4. If you are eligible for a U-Pass for a term, you will see a [Activate] button next to the list; click that button.
  5. Please check your Saskatoon Transit Go app on your mobile phone, and your U-Pass will appear in less than 3 minutes.
  6. If you don’t see the pass after that time, select the “My Passes” button in the app and press the refresh icon in the top right corner.
  7. You will then be able to activate your U-Pass on your phone after the start of the term (after 12:00 am on July 1, 2024, for the Summer Term)

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