Routes Car Rental, headquartered in Toronto, offers a 6,000+ vehicles fleet across all categories and serves more than 250,000 customers a year within the whole group.
The launch of the service was made possible by City Council's approval of the revised Carshare Parking Policies and Traffic Bylaw earlier this year.
Customers will have access to a broader variety of trucks, including multiple truck classes, specialty equipped trucks and moving trucks, as well as cargo and cube vans.
The expansion comes as the province has moved into Phase 3 of coronavirus reopening.
The San Francisco-based carsharing service began operating in Canada in 2016 in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Enterprise CarShare has stopped its carsharing service indefinitely in Toronto.
The Vancouver Taxi Association had sought an emergency injunction against the ride-hailing services, which do not yet operate in Vancouver.
On Forbes list of Canada’s Best Employers 2020, Avis Budget Group ranked fourth in the Travel and Leisure sector and highest among car rental companies.
Before announcing its decision to bring the service to Calgary, Communauto will wait for the final verdict about the policy changes that city council will take in the upcoming weeks.
Communauto, a Canadian-based carsharing service, is negotiating with the city of Calgary about its parking rules. Currently, Calgary has no operating carsharing service since car2go left last fall.