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LIC
ATI
ON
1.
The
C
ity
of To
ront
o t
he
City
m
akes an app
licat
ion
for :
a
a de
clar
ation that
t
he resp
ond
ents,
Ub
er
Can
ada Inc
., U
her
B
.V.
, and
Rasi
er
O
pera
tions B
.V. to
geth
er U b
er
,
ar
e
ope
ratin
g a
t
axic
ab br
oker
age
in
th
e
C
ity
of
Toro
nto con
trar
y
to
Ci t
y
of
Toro
nto Mu
nicip
al Co
de,
C
hap
ter
545, Lic
ensin
g;
b
a de
clara
tion tha
t Ub
er
i
s o
pera
ting a
lim
ous
ine
s
ervic
e
comp
any i
n
the
Ci
ty
o
f
T
oron
to
c
ontra
ry to
City
of
T
oron
to M
unic
ipal C
ode, Cha
pter 54
5,
Lic
ensi
ng;
c
an
inter
im an
d inte
rlocu
tory
o
rder
in
the
nat
ure of a
n inj
unct
ion rest
raini
ng
U
ber ,
its rel
ated co
mpa
nies
, dire
ctors
,
o
ffice
rs,
em
ploy
ees,
ag
ents, a
nd as
signs f
rom:
i.
op
erat
ing a
ta
xicab
b
rok
erag
e
an
d lim
ousi
ne
serv
ice
com
pan
y in
To
ront
o
with
out va
lid mu
nici
pal
lic
enc
es;
ii
.
reg
iste
ring,
c
ontr
actin
g
w
ith o
r crea
ting ac
coun
ts fo
r
u
sers th
roug
h the
Ub
er
app
licat
ion to arra
nge o
r p
rovi
de tran
spo
rtatio
n
o
r
o
ther
wise
com
mu
nica
ting or e
xcha
ngin
g
in
form
atio
n f
or
the
pur
pose
of
faci
litati
ng
tra
nspo
rtati
on
from
an
y loc
ation
with
in
T
oron
to;
iii.
re
crui
ting,
con
trac
ting
w
ith,
or re
giste
ring
d
rive
rs
to
pro
vide
tra
nspo
rtati
on
th
roug
h
the Ub
er
ap
plica
tion
fro
m
a
ny lo
cati
on wit
hin
T
oron
to; and
iv.
adv
ertis
ing
o
r prom
otin
g
the av
ailab
ility
of
tr
ansp
orta
tion
arran
ged
b
y
or
facil
itate
d
th
roug
h t
he
U
ber ap
plica
tion f
rom
an
y
loca
tion
wi
thin Toro
nto;
d
a pe
rma
nent
ord
er
in
the
natu
re of
an
injun
ctio
n
rest
raini
ng
U
ber,
its
rela
ted
co
mp
anies
,
di
recto
rs, offi
cers
, emp
loye
es,
a
gent
s, an
d
as
sign
s
fro
m:
i.
op
erat
ing a
tax
icab
bro
kera
ge an
d
limo
usin
e
serv
ice co
mpa
ny
in
To
ronto
wit
hout
va
lid mu
nici
pal l
icen
ces;
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ii. re
giste
ring
contr
acti
ng
with o
r c
reat
ing acco
unts for use
rs t
o arr
ange o
r
pro
vide
rides
or c
omm
uni
cate
or
e
xch
ange a
ny
info
rmat
ion
an
d
faci
litate
ride
s fro
m an
y loc
ation w
ithin
Toro
nto thr
oug
h ts
app
lica
tion;
ii
i.
re
cruit
ing cont
racti
ng
w
ith
o
r reg
iste
ring dr
ivers
to
prov
ide tran
spor
tatio
n
orig
inat
ing
fro
m
an
y loc
ation w
ithi
n
To
ron
to; a
nd
iv.
a
dver
tisin
g
o
r pr
omo
ting
the avai
labil
ity
of tra
nspo
rtati
on
e
ithe
r arra
nged
o
r fa
cilit
ated by
U
ber
fr
om any
loca
tion wi
thin
T
oron
to
e
a ma
nda
tory orde
r req
uirin
g
U
ber t
o p
rom
inent
ly
po
st a
co
py
o
f any int
erim
or
perm
anen
t
orde
r
mad
e
b
y thi
s
co
urt
o ts
w
ebsi
te
wit
hin two
da
ys o
f
such
an
or
der be
ing m
ade;
a m
and
ator
y
o
rder
re
quir
ing
U
ber
to de
live
r an e
lectr
onic co
py
of
any int
erim
or
per
man
ent or
der
m
ade
by t
his
cour
t to al
l U
ber user
and dri
ver
acc
oun
t
ho
lders
who have taken
or
provided
trips
in the
Greater
Toronto
Area
within
two
days
of
s
uch
an
ord
er
b
eing
m
ade
;
g
cos
ts
of this
appl
icati
on
o a
s
ubst
antia
l
ind
emn
ity b
asis;
and
h
such
furt
her
a
nd o
ther re
lief
as coun
sel ma
y
a
dvis
e a
nd thi
s
Co
urt m
ay
perm
it
2
. Th
e
gr
ound
s
fo
r the A
ppli
catio
n
ar
e:
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T
he C
ity
s
T
axi
and
L
imou
sine
B
usin
ess
L
icen
sing R
egi
me
a
purs
uant
to the
Cit
y
o
f Toro
nto Act
S
.O. 200
6 C
hapt
er 11
,
Sch
edu
le A
,
th
e
it
y
h
as
br
oad p
ower
s
to
pass
by laws governing business licensing
in the City,
inc
ludi
ng
the
licen
sing
of
ta
xica
bs an
d lim
ous
ines
;
b th
e
City
h
as
ena
cted
a l
icen
sing
r
egim
e
requ
irin
g amo
ng
othe
r thing
s
t
hat:
i.
o
wner
s and
drive
rs
of
taxi
cabs
and
lim
ous
ines
have
C
ityi
ssue
d
lic
enc
es;
ii.
ta
xicab
b
roke
rs
a
ccep
ting
r
eque
sts
in a
ny m
anne
r
for
taxi
cabs u
sed
fo
r
h
ire
have
City issued licences;
and
i
ii. l
imou
sine
se
rvic
e
co
mpa
nies
arr
angi
ng
lim
ousin
e
tr
ansp
ortat
ion h
ave
C
ityis
sued
licen
ces;
to ope
rate
in Toro
nto.
c
the
Cit
ys b
usin
ess
l
icens
ing reg
ime
pro
hibi
ts
taxi
cab
bro
kers
a
nd
lim
ousin
e
service companies
from
arranging transportation:
i.
i
n veh
icles
th
at a
re
no
t lic
ense
d
by
the
ity
and
ii.
in
ve
hicle
s d
riven
by
peo
ple
wi
thou
t
va
lid
C
ity is
sued ta
xica
b
or
lim
ous
ine
dr
iver
s
l
icen
ces;
d
in
acco
rdan
ce wit
h thi
s aut
horit
y
to
lice
nce
bus
ines
ses and
its
a
utho
rity t
o en
act
by
law
s
for th
e
purp
oses
o
f c
ons
ume
r
p
rote
ction
the
econ
omi
c and
e
nvir
onm
ental
w
ell
bein
g
of
th
e
ity
and
the heal
th
saf
ety and
wel
l bei
ng
of
pe
ople
the
Ci
tys
l
icen
sing
reg
ime r
equi
res
th
at
a
mon
g
o
ther
thin
gs:
i. t
axica
b
an
d l
imou
sine
driv
ers
com
plet
e a
tra
ining co
urse
;
ii.
veh
icle
s
use
d
as tax
icab
s o
r li
mou
sine
s p
ass m
ech
anica
l in
spec
tions
and
be e
quip
ped
w
ith cert
ain
safet
y equip
men
t;
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i
ii. veh
icle
ow
ner
s
have
co
mpre
hen
sive in
sura
nce p
olici
es w
ith m
inim
um
cove
rage
of
2
,000
,000
)
a
nd have
d
epos
ited
a
c
opy
o
f
the
ir
ce
rtifi
cates o
f
ins
uran
ce with
the
ity
and
iv.
the
fare
s
or r
ates
cha
rged
fo
r ta
xica
b or lim
ousi
ne
ride
s
a
re
in a
ccor
danc
e
w
ith a
fee
s
ched
ule e
stab
lishe
d by the
Ci
ty.
Ub
er
Ope
rate
s
as
a
Ta
xica
b Brok
erag
e
and
im
ous
ine
Ser
vice
C
omp
any
W
itho
ut
ice
nce
e
U
ber
carr
ies
on bus
ines
s in T
oron
to as a ta
xicab
brok
er
and lim
ous
ine
s
ervi
ce
com
pany
;
Ub
er
i
s r
equi
red to hav
e,
b
ut
h
as
no
t
app
lied
f
or
or
rec
eived
,
a li
mou
sine
serv
ice
com
pany l
icen
ce
and
a tax
icab brok
er
l
icenc
e;
g
U
ber
oper
ates i
n
br
each o
f the
Cit
ys
licen
sing
by-l
aws ins
ofar as
, am
ong othe
r
things,
it
operates
as
a taxicab brokerage
and
limousine service company
by :
i.
r
ecru
iting
,
sc
reen
ing, and
disp
atchi
ng
City
-lic
ense
d
t
axic
ab
an
d
lim
ous
ine
d
rive
rs
in r
espo
nse to
c
alls
for
taxi
cab
and lim
ous
ine
serv
ice
fro
m
pas
seng
ers, wh
ich bu
sine
ss i
t
c
arri
es
o
n
un
der
the
label
s Ub
erT
axi
,
Ub
erBi
ack
a
nd
Ub
erSU
V;
ii.
recr
uitin
g, scre
ening,
and
dispatching individuals
wh o
are
not
licensed as
tax
icab
o
r
lim
ous
ine
drive
rs
in
To
ronto
) to
driv
e their
pers
onal veh
icles
w hi
ch ar
e not
lice
nsed
as tax
icab
s or lim
ousin
es in
Toro
nto) t
o
p
rovi
de
ta
xica
b o
r
lim
ousi
ne serv
ice fo
r pass
enge
rs
wh
o
re
ques
t t
his
s
ervic
e und
er
the
labe
ls Ub
erX
or
Ube
rXL
; and
iii.
ch
argin
g p
assen
gers
for transportation provided
to
them
according to
pric
ing
tha
t it d
eter
mine
s, wh
ich
may
vary de
pend
ing upon
Uher
s
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ass
essm
ent o
f local
dem
and
,
and
w
hich
is not
con
siste
nt
w
ith th
e t
axi
fare
s
o
r
mini
mum
l
imou
sine
rate
s e
stab
lishe
d
b
y
th
e C
ity;
U
ber
s Ong
oing
and
Exp
ande
d Co
ntra
vent
ion
of
the
Citys
Licensing Requirements
h
U
ber
has rec
eive
d sp
ecifi
c n
otice
o
f
and
has fla
gran
tly
di
srega
rded
th
e
C
itys
lic
ensin
g r
equi
rem
ents si
nce
it
co
mm
ence
d it
s
busin
ess ope
ratio
ns i
n T
oron
to;
i
U
ber
s f
lagra
nt
disr
egar
d
o
f
the
City
s
licen
sing
requ
irem
ents
is ev
iden
ced
by
th
e
fac
t
th
at in
Se
ptem
ber
and O
ctob
er,
2
014
,
Ube
r
ex
pan
ded
its ope
ratio
ns as
a
taxicab
brokerage
by
dispatching vehicles
n
ot lice
nsed
as taxi
cabs
in
Tor
onto and
dri
ven
by dri
vers
n
ot
lic
ense
d as ta
xica
b d
river
s
in
To
ront
o,
whi
ch
se
rvice
s
U
ber
of
fers
unde
r th
e lab
els
be
rX
o
r Ub
erX
L;
as o
f O
ctob
er,
201
4,
Ub
er ha
s
bee
n ch
arged
wi
th
36 by
-law offe
nces
relat
ed
to
the
o
pera
tion
of
a l
imou
sine
s
ervic
e
c
omp
any o
r tax
icab
bro
kera
ge
w
itho
ut
a
prop
er
mu
nicip
al lic
ence
as a
re
sult o
f
th
e
ser
vices i
t o
ffer
s un
der t
he
la
bels
U
berT
axi
,
Uber
Biac
k an
d
Ube
rSU
V;
k
th
e by-
law
char
ges
agai
nst
Ub
er
are
sti
ll befo
re
th
e
On
tario C
our
t
of Ju
stice
;
1
the
City ap
plie
s to
restr
ain U
ber
s
o
pera
tion
s in
th
e City
beca
use
Ub
er ha
s
and is
con
tinu
ing to
f
lout
b
usine
ss lic
ensin
g requ
irem
ents
fo
r
ta
xicab
b
roke
rage
s and
l
imou
sine
serv
ice
com
pani
es
as
s
et
out
in
the
City
of
T
oron
to Mun
icip
al
Cod
e;
m
th
e C
ity ha
s elec
ted
to brin
g
th
is Ap
plic
ation
to rest
rain
U
ber
s busi
ness
op
erati
ons
rath
er tha
n to con
tinu
e t
o
lay in
divi
dual
char
ges;
n
Ub
er is a
lso act
ing
in fla
gran
t
dis
regar
d of
the req
uire
men
ts
o
f sect
ion
3
9.1
3
of
the
Highway
TraJ fic
Act, R.S.O.
1990 ,
c.
H
.8,
by
a
rran
ging
tr
ansp
ortat
ion fo
r
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passengers
with drivers
that it knows do
not have
valid City licences
permitting
them
to drive
a
taxicab or
limousine
and
taking
payment for
these rides;
o
Ubers
business operations
are
not saved
by the
provisions of section
1 2 ,
3 or
4 of
the
Public
Vehicles
Act,
R.S.O. 1990,
c.
P.54,
insofar
as
those provisions
only
permit individuals
to car
pool
and
the transportation
services that
Uber
arranges do not
satisfy the car
pooi
criteria;
p restraining
Ubers operations in
Toronto
is
necessary
to
mitigate
risks to
the
public
drivers,
passengers,
and
others who may be
adversely impacted
by
Ubers
ongoing
operation
in contravention
of
the
Citys
licensing
requirements
that mandate, among
other
things, driver
training,
commercial
liability
insurance,
and vehicle
inspections by a
designated
mechanic to
assess
mechanical
safety;
q
restraining
Uhers operations
in Toronto
is
also
necessary
to preserve
the
integrity
and stability
of
the
taxicab and limousine
regime in
the
City as a
whole
because:
i.
taxicabs and limousines
are an important
component
of the Citys
transportation
system
for the public; and
ii.
the evisceration
of the existing
taxicab
and limousine
service
by operators
circumventing
the regulatory regime
will
impair
the Citys
ability to
achieve
policy
objectives
relating
to:
public
safety;
consumer protection,
including
improved accessibility
for
disabled passengers;
and the
economic
and environmental
well-being
the City;
r City of Toronto
Municipal Code, Chapter
545,
Licensing,
545-1,
2,
124-127,
472,
482, 483, 486,
489, and
490;
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s
Cit
y o
f
To
ront
o
Act,
200
6,
S.O
.
2006
,
C
h. 11, S
ched
. A,
as
amen
ded
,
sec
tion
s
8
,
10
, 86
,
94
,
an
d
3
80;
t)
Highway
Traffic Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c.H.8,
section
39.1;
u
P
ublic
Ve
hicle
s Ac t, R
.S.O
. 19
90, c.P
.54,
secti
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