Uber finally approved for Victoria

The Uber logo is seen in front of protesting taxi drivers at the Montreal courthouse, on Feb. 2, 2016. The company had previously applied to operate in B.C.'s capital, but was rejected by the Passenger Transportation Safety Board ., the PTB said it did not believe there was enough demand for the company, and that local operators needed more time to recover from the pandemic.

In 2022, the company took a different tack and applied to purchase the operating licence of a different ride-hailing service that hadOn Wednesday, the PTB announced that it had approved Uber's application to buy the operating licence from ReRyde. Licence transfer approvals are less stringent than applications for new licences, with the PTB only being tasked with assessing if the new purchasers is capable of providing adequate service.

While Uber has been approved to operate in Victoria, an exact launch date has not yet been announced. "Victoria and Kelowna, you are one step closer to requesting a ride with the tap of a button," said Uber Canada in a social media post Wednesday.

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