Northern Ontario Taxi companies are adament the province must do a rideshare pilot review after gaining winter experience. Photo: Mike Murchison
Law enforcement agencies to participate Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation will host at least two review sessions of its rideshare pilot project during September. According to an email obtained by Taxi News, the purpose of the sessions will be “to gather
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Image of MTO July 14 email indicating MTO does not regulate rideshare, despite the fact that it gained that authority on May 19, 2026 in the Northern Ontario pilot area.
Neither Sudbury, OPP or MTO know who is responsible as Uber launches Neither the City of Sudbury, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) nor the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) appear to know who is responsible for regulating Uber as it launches
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