Taxi fees to return to 100% as report suggests COVID-era breaks should end
Toronto’s Economic Development Committee will consider staff advice to return Taxi fees back to their pre-COVID rates at the September 21st meeting.
If the following item is adopted by Committee, it will proceed to a vote of full Toronto Council on October 11, 2023.
“17. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, to undo the temporary 50 percent reduction of renewal fees adopted by City Council on February 18, 2021 (EX21.2 – 2021 Capital and Operating Budgets) as a COVID-19 financial relief measure for certain vehicle-for-hire licensees, and return the fees to their 100 percent rates beginning on January 1, 2025, substantially in accordance with Table 1 below.”
Table 1: Fees to return to 100 percent Fee Rate beginning January 1, 2025
| Ref. No. | Service | Fee Description | Category | Fee Basis | 2025 Fee* | Annual Adjust. |
| 162 | Renewal Fee: Licence & Permit Issuance | Taxicab Broker licence | Full Cost Recovery | Per application or renewal | $312.24 | Yes |
| 164 | Renewal Fee: Licence & Permit Issuance | Limousine Service Company | Full Cost Recovery | Per application or renewal | $312.01 | Yes |
| 380 | Renewal Fee: Licence & Permit Issuance | Standard Taxicab Owner licence | Full Cost Recovery | Per application or renewal | $1111.63 | Yes |
| 380.2 | Renewal Fee: Licence & Permit Issuance | Toronto Taxicab Owner licence** | Full Cost Recovery | Per application or renewal | $1223.53 | Yes |
| 382 | Renewal Fee: Licence & Permit Issuance | Limousine Owner licence | Full Cost Recovery | Per application or renewal | $785.96 | Yes |
| 439 | Renewal Fee: Licence & Permit Issuance | Taxicab Operator | Full Cost Recovery | Per application or renewal | $338.85 | Yes |
| *2025 Fees assume an annual 2% inflationary increase **Toronto Taxicab Owners use accessible vehicles. Per Chapter 546, the licence application and licence renewal fees for wheelchair accessible vehicles are waived. Updating Chapter 441 for this licensing category is for administrative purposes | ||||||
