Taxi and rideshare drivers struggle with low ridership

Prior to the pandemic, it was never difficult for Durham, Ont.-based Uber driver Pete Needham to find customers.

Second council vote could bring in mandatory training for Toronto’s ride-hailing drivers

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is exploring making training mandatory for ride-hailing drivers — again.

Grieving mother questions why Toronto licensed 40,000 ride-hail drivers without mandatory training

TORONTO — More than 40,000 licenses for vehicle-for-hire drivers have been issued in the City of Toronto even though those drivers haven’t received the mandatory training.

40K ride hail drivers licensed without training

By [*mis*-] classifying workers as contractors, do Uber and Lyft avoid millions in taxes?

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Uber and Lyft could be avoiding $153 million in Canadian taxes every year by relying on contract workers, report says

Uber and Lyft could avoid a combined $153 million in taxes annually in Canada, a new report claims. Canadians for Tax Fairness blamed lax disclosure laws and companies classifying drivers as contractors. Uber and Lyft both disputed the findings, telling Insider they paid all required taxes in Canada.

C4TF Report: Uber-low Taxes Lyft Ride-sharing Revenue

Uber and Lyft legally avoid paying around $135 million per year in Canadian taxes, including around $81 million in avoided EI and CPP payroll taxes, and up to $54 million in avoided corporate taxes, based on 2019 figures. To avoid paying EI and CPP payroll taxes, while also avoiding responsibility for standard employment protections, the companies […]

What is wrong with Uber? Everything

Some enterprises should not exist. Uber Technologies Inc., for instance. The problem with Uber is, well, everything.

Canada’s laws allow Uber, Lyft to avoid paying as much as $135M a year in taxes, says advocacy group

Ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft could be avoiding up to $135 million in Canadian taxes each year by classifying their drivers as contract workers instead of employees and using other legal tactics to reduce their financial obligations, according to a new report.

FARE NOT FAIR: Uber and Lyft not carrying full tax load, new report says

The federal government needs to ensure companies like Uber and Lyft don’t get a free ride on taxpayers, a new Canadians for Tax Fairness (C4TF) report says.