TTC Backpack Drive
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TTC’s annual Backpack Drive returns to help students and families prepare for the new school year. From August 8 to August 29, 2026, TTC employees will collect backpacks and school supplies for distribution to students across Toronto who need them most.
The TTC Backpack Drive demonstrates the positive impact that can be achieved when we collectively come together to support local communities. This grassroots, employee-led initiative began with a simple goal: to give back to the communities that we serve every day.
Through generous donations of backpacks and school supplies, the TTC Backpack Drive helps students start the school year prepared, confident, and ready to learn.
Help us fill 1,000 backpacks with school supplies by August 29, 2026. We’re collecting new or unopened supplies for students from kindergarten to Grade 12.
Items needed:
| Backpacks (any size) | Writing pads |
| Composition books | Geometry sets |
| 3-ring binders | Calculators |
| Glue sticks | Pencils and pens |
| Coloured pencils or crayons | Markers |
| Highlighters | Erasers |
| Rulers | Correction tape |
| Graph paper | Construction paper |
| Lined paper | Sanitizers |
| Paint | Craft scissors |
Check the full schedule below and join us to support the TTC Backpack Drive and help local students start the school year prepared for success. Look out for our setup including a TTC bus at each location.
| Event Date and Time | Location |
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Saturday, August 8 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Walmart – 165 North Queen Street, Etobicoke |
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Saturday, August 15 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Two Locations: FreshCo – 2330 Eglinton Ave West, York FreshCo - 1500 Jane Street, North York Also accepting food donations |
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Sunday, August 16 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. |
Real Canadian Superstore – 2549 Weston Road, York Also accepting food donations |
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Friday, August 21 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. |
Walmart – 1305 Lawrence Avenue West, Toronto |
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Saturday, August 22 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Walmart – 2525 St Clair Avenue West, Toronto |
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Saturday, August 29 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
Line 5 Fest - Cedarvale Station, 1300 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto |
Take a look below at last year’s activities!
