Ride Hailing news

“Councillors actually have the time to discuss something like that? That’s crazy. Maybe they could spend talking about Accessible Taxis instead, and what the City plans to do when the whole Accessible vehicle program implodes.

“Maybe we could make sure every Accessible client who needs a ride makes it to every medical appointment on time first?” she suggested. “And then when that’s done, take time to talk about 16-person pedi-cycles?”

The City of Toronto announced today that it has approved AMB Driving School as the first accredited driver training provider, as part of its mandatory driving training program for vehicle-for-hire drivers.

According the the press release posted April 27, drivers for vehicles-for-hire and private transportation companies (PTC), such as Facedrive, Lyft and Uber, need to contact AMB Driving School directly for more information and to register for the training program. The program offered by AMB Driving School includes in-class, virtual class and in-car components and will begin in May, 2022. Information is available at AMB’s website, here.

The class action lawsuit filed by Ottawa Taxi plate owners in 2016 has been delayed again, until January 3, 2023.

Ben Duchene, head lawyer representing the City of Ottawa, was named a case management judge for the Federal Court on March 28^th. As a result of this change, he has passed all of his existing files on to other lawyers.

work in his April 19th newsletter by accessing, analysing and graphically presenting “The 20 Worst Streets in Toronto.”

Centennial College has withdrawn its bid to provide training to Toronto’s vehicle for hire drivers, Centennial’s Dean of Transportation Alan McLelland confirmed in an interview with Taxi News on April 8^th.

“It just doesn’t align with our approach to driver training and other areas, and would have been something brand new for us to move into. We’ve really got to prioritize where we put our time and energy moving forward,” said McLelland.

“Toronto put a lot of time and a lot of effort into establishing their requirements. And so, if our (bid) didn’t meet their requirements, that’s it.”