Montreal-Area Public Transit Agency Exo Cutting Jobs Amid Sector-Wide Budget Crunch

Montreal-Area Public Transit Agency Exo Cutting Jobs Amid Sector-Wide Budget Crunch
A man looks out a window of an EXO commuter train as it pulls out of a station in Montreal, on Jan. 14, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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Montreal-area transit service Exo is cutting dozens of jobs and is warning of future service reductions as Quebec’s public transportation sector continues to struggle.

Exo’s 2026 budget includes cutting its workforce by about 11 percent, or 73 jobs, as it reduces its overall budget by 0.4  percent compared to the previous year.