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B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees
The court ruled the city overstepped its authority by imposing fees and restrictions on ride-share vehicles despite provincial regulation centralization, invalidating a bylaw in effect since December 2023.
- The B.C. Supreme Court has invalidated a Vancouver bylaw that imposed fees on ride-hailing companies during peak hours.
- The bylaw prevented ride-share vehicles from picking up or dropping off passengers in the Metro Vancouver core between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. unless they had a permit.
- The court ruled that the bylaw was invalid as the province had made the Passenger Transportation Board the centralized authority to regulate ride-hailing in 2019.
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B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has invalidated a bylaw passed by the City of Vancouver that imposed a fee on ride-hailing companies working on city streets during peak hours.
Uber wins legal challenge against City of Vancouver ride-share bylaw (Metro Vancouver)
Uber Canada Inc. has successfully challenged a City of Vancouver bylaw that requires ride-share companies to pay for a 'congestion and curbside management' permit to pick up or drop off passengers in the metro core of the city between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. The bylaw had allowed the city to charge a set...
VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court of British Columbia invalidated a by-law passed by the City of Vancouver that imposed charges on driver transportation companies, such as Uber and Lyft, operating on the streets of the city during peak hours. Uber Canada sued the City for these by-laws, claiming that it exceeded the authority of a municipal authority to regulate transportation system services, which prohibited carpooling vehicles from taking or depo…
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