▁embedded ▁chip . ▁The ▁Pr esto ▁ticket ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Trans it ▁Commission . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁strateg ies ▁of ▁The ▁Big ▁Move , ▁the ▁G TH A ' s ▁regional ▁transport ation ▁plan , ▁was ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁integrated ▁trans it ▁fare ▁system ▁amongst ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁public ▁trans it ▁ag encies ▁in ▁the ▁G TH A . ▁The ▁Pr esto ▁system ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁one ▁common ▁method ▁of ▁fare ▁payment ▁on ▁various ▁particip ating ▁public ▁trans it ▁systems , ▁compar able ▁with ▁other ▁systems ▁such ▁as ▁London ' s ▁O yst er ▁card ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁Oct opus ▁card . ▁Pr esto ▁is ▁an ▁operating ▁division ▁of ▁Met rol inx , ▁the ▁Ontario ▁government ▁ag ency ▁that ▁man ages ▁and ▁integr ates ▁road ▁transport ▁and ▁public ▁transport ation ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Toronto ▁and ▁Hamilton ▁Area ▁( G TH A ). ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁of ▁Ontario ▁( M TO ), ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁GO ▁Trans it ▁and ▁G TH A ▁municipal ities , ▁began ▁investig ating ▁the ▁mer it ▁of ▁a ▁regional ▁fare ▁card . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁signed ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year , ▁$ 2 5 0 - mill ion ▁contract ▁with ▁Acc ent ure ▁to ▁design , ▁develop ▁and ▁operate ▁the ▁base ▁Pr esto ▁system ▁for ▁the