Private company

Intercar

Logo: intercar.ca3

Bus operator in Canada1

Intercar is the second largest interurban bus carrier within the province of Quebec, Canada, and one of the largest providers of school buses. The company was founded in 1959 in Jonquière, but expanded greatly in 1990 with the acquisition of Voyageur's routes in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region and the North Coast of the Saint Lawrence River. The next step in the evolution of the Intercar Group, already well established in student transportation in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, was the launch of school bus services in the area around Quebec City.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: Secondarywaltz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

Intercar is the second largest interurban bus carrier within the province of Quebec, Canada, and one of the largest providers of school buses. The company was founded in 1959 in Jonquière, but expanded greatly in 1990 with the acquisition of Voyageur's routes in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region and the North Coast of the Saint Lawrence River. The next step in the evolution of the Intercar Group, already well established in student transportation in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, was the launch of school bus services in the area around Quebec City. Further expansion of their interurban routes to Sept-Îles meant that by 2001 they dominated those services in the triangle between Sept-Iles, Dolbeau and Quebec. Throughout the early part of this century they have continued to acquire more school transportation companies and further grow their charter service.2

Products and brands

Divisions

The group website provides a helpful list of waypoints and bus stop locations. Operations are based around three centres in Jonquière, Chicoutimi and Quebec City. Subsidiaries which operate from these locations are:

Jonquiere

Autobus Jasmin

Intercar Saguenay

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Autobus Gilbert

Autobus JDJ

Intercar du Fjord

Intercar Chibougamau

Québec

Intercar Inc.

Intercar Atlantique

Autocar Fournier

Transport adapté Intercar

Transport scolaire Intercar

Chicoutimi

Autobus Laterrière

Intercar La Baie

Paul Tremblay Transport

Autobus Tremblay & Tremblay

Intercar Inc.

Transports spécialisés du Saguenay

Fleet

GMC PD 4107

GMC PD 4905

MCI MC-8

MCI MC-9

MCI 102A3

MCI J4500

Prevost Prestige

Prevost LeMirage

Prevost H5-60

Prevost LeMirage XL

Prevost LeMirage XL-45

Prevost H3-40

Prevost H3-41

Prevost H3-45

Prevost LeMirage XLII

Girardin Minibus

School buses manufactured by Blue Bird and Thomas.

From Wikipedia’s article on Intercar, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1959Founded Founded in Jonquière1

Sources

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