US EditionRide-hailing companies like Uber should face more municipal scrutiny: Halifax report
Halifax aims to standardize safety and training for ride-hailing and taxi drivers with a $100 municipal licence every two years, enhancing oversight and rate flexibility.
- Halifax staff proposed bylaw amendments on Monday to align ride-hailing requirements with taxi and limousine rules, forwarding them to transportation standing committee and Halifax Regional Council.
- Under the current system ride-hail companies oversee driver background checks, while taxi drivers submit results to the municipality, and Halifax staff noted many Canadian jurisdictions move toward unified licensing.
- A proposed $100 municipal licence every two years would require English testing, background checks and Halifax’s online training, while Peter Nightingale said there are "thousands" of Uber drivers locally.
- Companies would face liability if they accept noncompliant drivers, and critics warned the licence fee will discourage drivers, while Uber argued the changes are unnecessary.
- With multiple ride-hailing platforms operating, staff want to modernize Halifax rate-setting to let taxi and limousine operators submit rates anytime and allow time-of-day variations to stay competitive.
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Ride-hailing companies like Uber should face more municipal scrutiny: Halifax report
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
HALIFAX—Uber drivers in Halifax could soon be subject to increased monitoring as part of the proposed amendments to the regional carcarrying regulations.A new report prepared by the Halifax Regional Council staff recommended that the requirements for Uber drivers and other similar transportation services be aligned with those for all taxi and limousine drivers.Under the current system, taxi drivers should send to the municipality the results of …
Uber drivers in Halifax could soon be subject to increased monitoring as part of the proposed amendments to the regional transportation regulations.
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