By [*mis*-] classifying workers as contractors, do Uber and Lyft avoid millions in taxes?
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Read moreUber 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.
Read moreWhat is wrong with Uber? Everything
Some enterprises should not exist. Uber Technologies Inc., for instance. The problem with Uber is, well, everything.
Read moreCanada’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.
Read moreFARE 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.
Read moreA new committee is exploring the future of work — but critics say it lacks a crucial voice: workers
A new provincial committee is set to examine the future of work, promising to tackle the “historic disruption” caused by COVID-19. To proponents, it’s an opportunity to address 16 months that changed the conversation about what work can — and should — look like. To critics, the Ministry of Labour initiative lacks a crucial component: […]
Read moreUber pitches new provincial rules to keep gig workers as contractors — as workers’ resistance ramps up
A year into lockdowns spent delivering food to housebound Torontonians, Uber Eats courier Brice Sopher has never been clearer on the ironies of his job.
Read moreUber’s public transit pitch misses the target
Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney delivered a clear message to Mayor John Tory last August: for Toronto to receive emergency TTC funding in the wake of COVID-19, it must investigate replacing some bus routes by subsidized Uber rides.
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UBER TAKES AIM AT WORKER PROTECTIONS IN CANADA WITH US-STYLE PR AND LOBBYING CAMPAIGN
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Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UBER/ LYFT PLACED 31 MILLION PUBLIC TRANSIT USERS INTO PRIVATE VEHICLES & COST TTC $74 MILLIONS IN FARE REVENUE
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