Quebec’s Uber drivers will be on the road for at least one more year, according to the agreement reached between the taxi app company and the Quebec government.
That’s the duration of a pilot project meant to see if Uber’s drivers will be able to peacefully share the road with the province’s taxis.
In the agreement, Uber agreed to restrict its driver to 50,000 hours of fares per week, the equivalent of 300 taxi drivers. During those hours, drivers will have to pay 90 cents per fare as a tax to the province. Should drivers exceed that number, the tax will go up to $1.10 per fare for the next 50,000 hours, after which it will be raised again, to $1.26.
The company will also be required to do criminal background checks on all its drivers and ensure they are all properly licensed and cars are in proper working order.
The company’s drivers will also not be permitted to use road lanes reserved for taxis and buses.
