B.C. court quashes Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees during peak hours

Uber Canada took the city to court over the bylaw, claiming it overstepped a municipal government’s power to regulate so-called 'transportation network services.' Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

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 Canada took the city to court over the bylaw, claiming it overstepped a municipal government’s power to regulate so-called “transportation network services.”

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 “congestion and curbside management p