Ride-hailing app Lyft has limited reach in Canada currently.
"Lyft believes that Alberta should join the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in adopting modern regulations for the passenger transportation industry," the company said in a statement. San Francisco-based Lyft is a mainstay in the United States but has limited presence in Canada, operating in Vancouver, Ottawa and the greater Toronto area.
Haydn Place, press secretary to Alberta Transportation Minister Prasad Panda, said Lyft hasn't scheduled formal meetings with ministry officials. He wouldn't say how the minister views the issue. They also need to present a clean medical record and vision test. Driving tests are approximately $150 depending on the registry. Written exams cost $17.Uber drivers will need class 4 licence, commercial insurance under Alberta bill
So the real savings of uber, lyft and other ride-share companies is they’re taxi services that get exempt from taxi fees.
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