CTA Review, Budget submissions highlight improvements required The Canadian Taxi Association wrote the Ontario government two substantial letters in January in advance of the ground transportation review framework review scheduled for 2026. Taxi News has posted both communications pieces in
Read More“They are motivated to sign up anyone with a car and a pulse“ Halifax voted to comply with Uber’s request that it continue to monitor its own drivers at a the January 27th Council meeting. Halifax Regional Municipality staff had
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While Taxi drivers are required to file their background checks with Oakville, ride hail drivers are not. Image: Oakville
“Oakville licenses the company (Uber, Lyft) and not the individual drivers” Ride hail drivers including Uber and Lyft are not being required to file a police background check under Oakville’s new business licensing system. Taxi drivers will continue to file
Read MoreStaff recommendations “a move in the right direction,” Way writes The Canadian Taxi Association has written the Mayor and Council of Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to express support for a “practical, modern oversight for taxis, limousines, and US-headquartered app-dispatched vehicle-for-hire
Read More“Why would Halifax citizens be asked to accept less?” On January 27, Halifax Council will debate a proposal requiring Uber and other ride-hailing drivers to have the same record checks that Taxi drivers already have. These background checks would then
Read MoreReport available January 15th The Town of Oakville will consider a “proposed business licenising by-law” this month. “As a business with a taxi owner licence with the Town of Oakville, the Municipal Enforcement Services Department would like to notify you that
Read MoreDeveloper for food delivery app spills the beans In a drunken New Year’s rant, an application developer for a grocerty delivery firm appears to have confirmed every delivery driver’s worst nightmare. Corporations labelling some drivers as “High Desperation” send these
Read MoreTasked with reducing Toronto’s congestion, still no mention of VFH cap Toronto’s newly appointed Traffic Czar is scheduled to start work January 6th, according to a Toronto Star report confirmed by Mayor Olivia Chow. Andrew Posluns is described as a
Read More“They’re cooked – they can’t go anywhere” YouTube reporter Lou Valentino reports that Waymo robotic taxis have “stopped dead” during the massive December 21st power outage in San Francisco. The outage has apparently been caused by a fire at California
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