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November 2026 · both operators

78.9% of bus arrival predictions were within five minutes.

Complete dataCompared with OctoberHow we measure this
Within five minutes846,822 predictions
78.9%
Predictions checked846,822668,400 within · 178,422 outside
Best day82.5%Monday, November 2Mon, Nov 2
Worst day76.5%Tuesday, November 3Tue, Nov 3

Every day in November

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Where routes land

The largest group, 74 routes, sits at 80 to 100%. 18 routes fall below 60%.
  • Under 20%0
  • 20 to 40%1
  • 40 to 60%17
  • 60 to 80%43
  • 80 to 100%74

135 routes had enough data to rank. 1 more are listed separately: too little data or special service.

See the 18 routes below 60%

Every prediction, counted

Within five minutes
668,400
Early or late by more
178,422

Outside five minutes covers early and late. Missed trips are counted separately, in Cancellations.

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How we measure this

We check the arrival predictions OC Transpo and STO publish, once each trip has finished, and count how many landed within five minutes, early or late.

This tells you how far to trust the countdown on your screen. It is not an independent check of where the bus really was.

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Still running · Preliminary

Both · November 2026

Briefing for decision makers

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Use this page to ask focused questions of the operator. The figures describe saved bus prediction evidence; they are not an audited count of physical arrivals or all scheduled trips.

Finding to examine

The diagnosis for this month has not been published yet. It is produced once, when the month closes, because it re-reads the eligible provider predictions for the month.

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Provide stop-arrival or dispatch records for the flagged route-hours, the matching timetable version, and an operational explanation. Test cost, fleet, labour and transfer effects before adopting a fix.

Evidence and limits

846,822 final eligible bus predictions across 148 routes in this scorecard. Regional calendar coverage: 3 of 30 days with figures. Physical arrival times were not independently verified.

Questions for the record

  1. Do operator vehicle and dispatch records confirm the route-hour pattern shown here?
  2. Which scheduled trips did not run, and how complete were the public cancellation notices?
  3. What timetable, vehicle-position or arrival data can be released to validate bus results and make rail reporting possible?

The CSV exports the full month, including both operators, coverage and method. The operator selector changes the scorecard, cancellation subtotal and route findings; the daily series and calendar coverage remain regional, as do comparisons with other months.

Day by day

This daily series covers both operators, including when one operator is selected above. Each bar is one calendar day. A month reported as a single percentage cannot tell you whether it was uniformly average or fine except for one bad week.

Bars are scaled between 74% and 85%. Weekend days are marked. Service levels and the routes represented can differ from weekdays. The thin line under each bar is how much of that day this site actually measured, against the best-measured day of the month. A short line means the percentage above it rests on far less.

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Daily prediction punctuality, eligible-prediction count and relative evidence coverage
Service dateEvidence stateWithin five minutesEligible provider predictionsRelative coverageWeather
Nov 1, 2026Measured77.3%190,60656% of the best-measured dayNo notable weather
Nov 2, 2026Measured82.5%317,63094% of the best-measured dayNo notable weather
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Daily prediction punctuality, eligible-prediction count and relative evidence coverage
Service dateEvidence stateWithin five minutesEligible provider predictionsRelative coverageWeather
Nov 1, 2026Measured77.3%190,60656% of the best-measured dayNo notable weather
Nov 2, 2026Measured82.5%317,63094% of the best-measured dayNo notable weather
Nov 3, 2026Measured76.5%338,586100% of the best-measured dayNot available
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Bars are scaled between 74% and 85%. Weekend days are marked. Service levels and the routes represented can differ from weekdays. The thin line under each bar is how much of that day this site actually measured, against the best-measured day of the month. A short line means the percentage above it rests on far less.

Best day
Nov 2, 2026 · 82.5%
Worst day
Nov 3, 2026 · 76.5%
Weather that day: Not available.

Weather is shown for context. It is not used to adjust, excuse or score any figure on this page.

Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, daily and hourly climate data for Ottawa International Airport (climate ID 6106001). A climate day runs midnight to midnight, local standard time, so it can differ by an hour from the service day in summer. Historical climate data ↗

What should change

Worked out from this month’s eligible provider predictions and ranked by the sample they affect. Each line says what the feed evidence shows, when, and which operator can review it.

The diagnosis for this month has not been published yet. It is produced once, when the month closes, because it re-reads the eligible provider predictions for the month.

Not covered here

  • Whether scheduled trips actually ran. Provider predictions do not establish trip delivery; that requires separate evidence.
  • Whether eligible provider predictions imply even or bunched spacing on frequent routes. Measured over a recent rolling window, which cannot be reconstructed for this closed month.

Against other months · both operators

The month before

October 2026: 77.6% of eligible provider predictions within five minutes

31 of 31 calendar days with evidence · 8,215,961 eligible provider predictions · 149 routes

Matched prediction comparison

This compares eligible final provider predictions against their scheduled times. It does not verify physical arrivals, prove a cause, or establish equivalent service.

This preserved publication uses an earlier method. Its expected-day counts are shown as originally recorded.

Previous complete calendar month · 2026-10-01–2026-10-31

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Empty evidence lists have not been assessed for this refused comparison. A comparison period is missing

    Timetable feed versions: 68840ddf-afaa-4cf4-9656-22afc030f92f, 6ee8491d-8f94-4122-a67b-ef228d9e0945, cdda76b5-d299-4755-bb81-ca8cd4d16647 / —

    The same month last year

    November 2025 was not measured by this site.

    Matched prediction comparison

    This compares eligible final provider predictions against their scheduled times. It does not verify physical arrivals, prove a cause, or establish equivalent service.

    This preserved publication uses an earlier method. Its expected-day counts are shown as originally recorded.

    Same complete calendar month last year · 2025-11-01–2025-11-30

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    — / — eligible predictions / predictions within the scheduled threshold

    Sample counts are withheld; missing values are not zero. A comparison period is missing

    Baseline

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    Empty evidence lists have not been assessed for this refused comparison. A comparison period is missing

      Timetable feed versions: 68840ddf-afaa-4cf4-9656-22afc030f92f, 6ee8491d-8f94-4122-a67b-ef228d9e0945, cdda76b5-d299-4755-bb81-ca8cd4d16647 / —

      Furthest from the timetable in November 2026

      The routes with the lowest share of eligible final predictions within five minutes of the timetable. A low figure does not establish the cause; inspect the route evidence before drawing conclusions.

      • 2334.7%652 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 27STO40.4%334 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 29STO40.9%208 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 40STO46.2%558 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 85STO47.7%679 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 1348.9%1,998 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 25STO49%400 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 1749.4%883 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 47STO50.5%220 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 41STO50.6%409 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days

      Closest to the timetable in November 2026

      The routes with the highest share of eligible final provider predictions within five minutes of the timetable. All use the same route class, evidence threshold and period. This is a relative ranking, not an operator target or measured arrival rate.

      • 17397.9%5,441 eligible trip-stop predictions · 3 of 3 days
      • 78STO97.2%2,008 eligible trip-stop predictions · 3 of 3 days
      • 77STO96.5%1,285 eligible trip-stop predictions · 3 of 3 days
      • 50STO96.1%231 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 69STO95.9%1,882 eligible trip-stop predictions · 3 of 3 days
      • 6795.9%3,654 eligible trip-stop predictions · 3 of 3 days
      • 79STO95.8%453 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 8495.6%272 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days
      • 9395.5%4,043 eligible trip-stop predictions · 3 of 3 days
      • 62STO94.3%2,070 eligible trip-stop predictions · 2 of 3 days

      Prediction sample, but not enough of the month

      These routes had eligible provider predictions on fewer than half the days with prediction evidence this month. Those predictions count toward the network figure above, but the routes stay out of the rankings because their sample covers only part of the month.

      • 98STO96.3%163 eligible trip-stop predictions · 1 of 3 days

      Bus results only: where is the O-Train?

      The O-Train is not included in these figures. This monthly scorecard is calculated from bus stop-time predictions saved from the operators’ public feeds.

      Otranspo also tracks live bus positions, trip updates and cancellation notices to guide riders. This report uses a narrower historical dataset: the last eligible operator prediction for each scheduled bus stop visit, compared with the timetable. Those records have not been independently checked against a physical stop arrival.

      The public feed used for this report provides no O-Train arrival predictions or live train positions. A comparable rail scorecard needs train observations or predictions with a documented method; the published train timetable alone cannot supply one.

      Still running

      This month has not finished. Figures are measured through Nov 3, 2026, covering 3 of 3 elapsed days, and will change as later service dates are settled.

      Publication status

      Preliminary

      Preliminary. Updated daily. Final on Dec 1, 2026, once every day is counted. Last updated Nov 4, 2026, 10:06 a.m.. Method: monthly-service-report-live-preview-v4.

      Days behind these figures

      Days measured
      3 of 30
      Days with no eligible settled prediction
      0
      Days with no record
      0

      Buses only. The feed used here supplies no O‑Train arrival predictions or live train positions; rail is excluded from every figure on this page.

      Citing this page

      OTranspo, service report for November 2026, settled Nov 4, 2026, 10:06 a.m.. https://otranspo.ca/en/insights/reports/2026-11

      Figures settled
      Nov 4, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
      Method
      monthly-service-report-live-preview-v4

      This calculation is not a frozen publication. Quote it only with the date you read it, and check back for a published snapshot.

      The download carries the same coverage statement and the same caveats as this page.

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