Ride Sharing

Just a day after Premier John Horgan’s assured the Vancouver Taxi Association that the government will “minimize negative effects on the taxi sector” from the introduction of ride-hailing services, a group of taxi companies has asked the Supreme Court to strike down rules allowing Uber and Lyft to operate in B.C. (via Vancouver Sun). In his letter...

In an interview yesterday with the Vancouver Sun, TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond weighed in on the eventual arrival of Uber and Lyft in Vancouver, saying that although many transit systems blame ride-hailing for their reduction in ridership, the arrival of ride-hailing companies will have little effect on the growth of transit ridership in the region. During the...

Residents of North Bay have formed a new Facebook support group called ‘North Bay Needs Ride Share!’ in an effort to get ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft to come to the city, CTV News is reporting. The group has already grown to over 600 members and supporters. "It's great to provide more options. I...

With ride-sharing companies now allowed to operate officially, Mississauga taxi drivers are requesting $50,000 per licence from the city in compensation for income loss, reports The Star. The municipality’s Transportation Network Company (TNC) pilot project was launched on July 1, 2017, which formally permitted Uber and Lyft to operate in the city. Taxi drivers say although...

The legislative committee, that was asked to put forward recommendations to Transportation Minister Claire Trevena on how to implement ridesharing in British Columbia, has finally wrapped up its work and is now planning to release the report publicly by the end of March (via Global News). Chaired by Bowinn Ma, the committee was tasked with looking...

Halifax Councillor Matt Whitman has asked the municipality to take a closer look at ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft, CBC News is reporting. 'It's time to get the ball rolling. We're already behind the times,' said Whitman. The councillor, who thought that ride-sharing services would be part of the ongoing review of Halifax's taxi industry underway...

According to a new report from the Calgary Herald, taxi drivers in Calgary are facing a hard time as ride-sharing usage continues to grow. The city said that there was a total of 2,282,276 trips were taken with ride-sharing companies in 2017, while 6,650,069 trips were taken with a traditional taxi. The number of taxi trips has...

According to a new report from CBC News, a total of nine organizations in British Columbia have decided to join forces to advocate in favour of ride-sharing services. Some of the organizations included Vancouver Board of Trade, B.C. Business Council, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, and San-Francisco-based ride-sharing company Lyft.   Today we launch...

Earlier this week, Lyft launched in Toronto, officially marking the company's first market outside the United States. In a statement, a public relations official for Lyft said: "Toronto was a no-brainer for us when we decided to launch internationally. It's the fourth-largest city in North America, we think Lyft's values align well with Toronto's, and...

Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman was reportedly threatened by a representative from a taxi company after he revealed the city's plans to create regulations for ride-sharing companies. On Wednesday, Bowman alleged to a group of taxi-industry delegates that a member of theirs threatened him over the weekend. The mayor did not identify the individual or offer any...

As legislation to dismiss the Manitoba Taxicab Board is just around the corner, Uber is getting really eager to launch in the province. Data collected by Uber shows that more than 30,000 people opened the app in Winnipeg looking for a ride. Even though the ride-sharing company is operating in more than 40 cities in...

Uber and the City of Ottawa have agreed to a surcharge that will go towards supporting accessible transportation. The solution was arranged due to the lack of Uber’s wheelchair-accessible fleet in the city. The city’s general manager of emergency and protective services, Anthony Di Monte, said the seven cent fee from every Uber trip will...