Important Dates
September 1, 2023
Fall Term U-Pass is active. You can activate your U-Pass on your phone after the start of the term (12:00 a.m. on September 1st for the Fall Term).
September 19, 2023
Last day to submit opt-out applications for eligible students enrolled in Fall Term. Completed online forms are due by 4:30 p.m.
December 18, 2023
Winter Term U-Pass can be loaded on your phone but can’t be activated until January 1, 2024. Winter Term U-Pass allows you to access Saskatoon Transit from January 1 to April 30. You will be required to activate your U-Pass each term.
December 18, 2023
Opt-out applications may be submitted online for eligible students enrolled in Winter Term. You will be required to submit your U-Pass opt-out application each term.
December 31, 2023
Fall Term U-Pass is deactivated at the end of the day. Winter Term U-Pass will be required effective January 1, 2024.
January 1, 2024
Winter Term U-Pass is active. You can activate your U-Pass on your phone after the start of the term (12:00 am on January 1st for the Winter Term).
January 16, 2024
Last day to submit opt-out applications for eligible students enrolled in Winter Term. Completed online forms are due no later than 4:30 pm.
April 30, 2024
Winter Term U-Pass is deactivated at the end of the day. Spring Term U-Pass will be required effective May 1, 2024.
Setup Your Smartphone
1. Go to your phone’s app store and download the Saskatoon Transit mobile ticketing app, Transit Go (TGo)
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Link to Apple’s App Store |
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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
- Log in to PAWS and go to the U-Pass portal paws.usask.ca/go/upass
- You will then be shown a list of term options available to you.
- If the system shows that you are not eligible for a U-Pass, you are either:
- Not enrolled in classes for that term.
- Only taking classes that do not have the U-Pass fee associated with them (such as online classes).
- If you are eligible for a U-Pass for a term, you will see a [Activate] button next to the list; click that button.
- Please check your Saskatoon Transit Go app on your mobile phone, and your U-Pass will appear in less than 3 minutes.
- 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.
- You will then be able to activate your U-Pass on your phone after the start of the term (after 12:00 am on September 1, 2023, for the Fall Term)