City of Toronto court application for injunction against Uber

8/10/2019 City of Toronto court application for injunction against Uber

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A

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LEGAL

AID OFFICE

Date

d:

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APP

LIC

ATI

ON

1.

The

C

ity

of To

ront

o t

he

City

m

akes an app

licat

ion

for :

a

a de

clar

ation that

t

he resp

ond

ents,

Ub

er

Can

ada Inc

., U

her

B

.V.

, and

Rasi

er

O

pera

tions B

.V. to

geth

er U b

er

,

ar

e

ope

ratin

g a

t

axic

ab br

oker

age

in

th

e

C

ity

of

Toro

nto con

trar

y

to

Ci t

y

of

Toro

nto Mu

nicip

al Co

de,

C

hap

ter

545, Lic

ensin

g;

b

a de

clara

tion tha

t Ub

er

i

s o

pera

ting a

lim

ous

ine

s

ervic

e

comp

any i

n

the

Ci

ty

o

f

T

oron

to

c

ontra

ry to

City

of

T

oron

to M

unic

ipal C

ode, Cha

pter 54

5,

Lic

ensi

ng;

c

an

inter

im an

d inte

rlocu

tory

o

rder

in

the

nat

ure of a

n inj

unct

ion rest

raini

ng

U

ber ,

its rel

ated co

mpa

nies

, dire

ctors

,

o

ffice

rs,

em

ploy

ees,

ag

ents, a

nd as

signs f

rom:

i.

op

erat

ing a

ta

xicab

b

rok

erag

e

an

d lim

ousi

ne

serv

ice

com

pan

y in

To

ront

o

with

out va

lid mu

nici

pal

lic

enc

es;

ii

.

reg

iste

ring,

c

ontr

actin

g

w

ith o

r crea

ting ac

coun

ts fo

r

u

sers th

roug

h the

Ub

er

app

licat

ion to arra

nge o

r p

rovi

de tran

spo

rtatio

n

o

r

o

ther

wise

com

mu

nica

ting or e

xcha

ngin

g

in

form

atio

n f

or

the

pur

pose

of

faci

litati

ng

tra

nspo

rtati

on

from

an

y loc

ation

with

in

T

oron

to;

iii.

re

crui

ting,

con

trac

ting

w

ith,

or re

giste

ring

d

rive

rs

to

pro

vide

tra

nspo

rtati

on

th

roug

h

the Ub

er

ap

plica

tion

fro

m

a

ny lo

cati

on wit

hin

T

oron

to; and

iv.

adv

ertis

ing

o

r prom

otin

g

the av

ailab

ility

of

tr

ansp

orta

tion

arran

ged

b

y

or

facil

itate

d

th

roug

h t

he

U

ber ap

plica

tion f

rom

an

y

loca

tion

wi

thin Toro

nto;

d

a pe

rma

nent

ord

er

in

the

natu

re of

an

injun

ctio

n

rest

raini

ng

U

ber,

its

rela

ted

co

mp

anies

,

di

recto

rs, offi

cers

, emp

loye

es,

a

gent

s, an

d

as

sign

s

fro

m:

i.

op

erat

ing a

tax

icab

bro

kera

ge an

d

limo

usin

e

serv

ice co

mpa

ny

in

To

ronto

wit

hout

va

lid mu

nici

pal l

icen

ces;


4/10

ii. re

giste

ring

contr

acti

ng

with o

r c

reat

ing acco

unts for use

rs t

o arr

ange o

r

pro

vide

rides

or c

omm

uni

cate

or

e

xch

ange a

ny

info

rmat

ion

an

d

faci

litate

ride

s fro

m an

y loc

ation w

ithin

Toro

nto thr

oug

h ts

app

lica

tion;

ii

i.

re

cruit

ing cont

racti

ng

w

ith

o

r reg

iste

ring dr

ivers

to

prov

ide tran

spor

tatio

n

orig

inat

ing

fro

m

an

y loc

ation w

ithi

n

To

ron

to; a

nd

iv.

a

dver

tisin

g

o

r pr

omo

ting

the avai

labil

ity

of tra

nspo

rtati

on

e

ithe

r arra

nged

o

r fa

cilit

ated by

U

ber

fr

om any

loca

tion wi

thin

T

oron

to

e

a ma

nda

tory orde

r req

uirin

g

U

ber t

o p

rom

inent

ly

po

st a

co

py

o

f any int

erim

or

perm

anen

t

orde

r

mad

e

b

y thi

s

co

urt

o ts

w

ebsi

te

wit

hin two

da

ys o

f

such

an

or

der be

ing m

ade;

a m

and

ator

y

o

rder

re

quir

ing

U

ber

to de

live

r an e

lectr

onic co

py

of

any int

erim

or

per

man

ent or

der

m

ade

by t

his

cour

t to al

l U

ber user

and dri

ver

acc

oun

t

ho

lders

who have taken

or

provided

trips

in the

Greater

Toronto

Area

within

two

days

of

s

uch

an

ord

er

b

eing

m

ade

;

g

cos

ts

of this

appl

icati

on

o a

s

ubst

antia

l

ind

emn

ity b

asis;

and

h

such

furt

her

a

nd o

ther re

lief

as coun

sel ma

y

a

dvis

e a

nd thi

s

Co

urt m

ay

perm

it

2

. Th

e

gr

ound

s

fo

r the A

ppli

catio

n

ar

e:


5/10

T

he C

ity

s

T

axi

and

L

imou

sine

B

usin

ess

L

icen

sing R

egi

me

a

purs

uant

to the

Cit

y

o

f Toro

nto Act

S

.O. 200

6 C

hapt

er 11

,

Sch

edu

le A

,

th

e

it

y

h

as

br

oad p

ower

s

to

pass

by laws governing business licensing

in the City,

inc

ludi

ng

the

licen

sing

of

ta

xica

bs an

d lim

ous

ines

;

b th

e

City

h

as

ena

cted

a l

icen

sing

r

egim

e

requ

irin

g amo

ng

othe

r thing

s

t

hat:

i.

o

wner

s and

drive

rs

of

taxi

cabs

and

lim

ous

ines

have

C

ityi

ssue

d

lic

enc

es;

ii.

ta

xicab

b

roke

rs

a

ccep

ting

r

eque

sts

in a

ny m

anne

r

for

taxi

cabs u

sed

fo

r

h

ire

have

City issued licences;

and

i

ii. l

imou

sine

se

rvic

e

co

mpa

nies

arr

angi

ng

lim

ousin

e

tr

ansp

ortat

ion h

ave

C

ityis

sued

licen

ces;

to ope

rate

in Toro

nto.

c

the

Cit

ys b

usin

ess

l

icens

ing reg

ime

pro

hibi

ts

taxi

cab

bro

kers

a

nd

lim

ousin

e

service companies

from

arranging transportation:

i.

i

n veh

icles

th

at a

re

no

t lic

ense

d

by

the

ity

and

ii.

in

ve

hicle

s d

riven

by

peo

ple

wi

thou

t

va

lid

C

ity is

sued ta

xica

b

or

lim

ous

ine

dr

iver

s

l

icen

ces;

d

in

acco

rdan

ce wit

h thi

s aut

horit

y

to

lice

nce

bus

ines

ses and

its

a

utho

rity t

o en

act

by

law

s

for th

e

purp

oses

o

f c

ons

ume

r

p

rote

ction

the

econ

omi

c and

e

nvir

onm

ental

w

ell

bein

g

of

th

e

ity

and

the heal

th

saf

ety and

wel

l bei

ng

of

pe

ople

the

Ci

tys

l

icen

sing

reg

ime r

equi

res

th

at

a

mon

g

o

ther

thin

gs:

i. t

axica

b

an

d l

imou

sine

driv

ers

com

plet

e a

tra

ining co

urse

;

ii.

veh

icle

s

use

d

as tax

icab

s o

r li

mou

sine

s p

ass m

ech

anica

l in

spec

tions

and

be e

quip

ped

w

ith cert

ain

safet

y equip

men

t;


6/10

i

ii. veh

icle

ow

ner

s

have

co

mpre

hen

sive in

sura

nce p

olici

es w

ith m

inim

um

cove

rage

of

2

,000

,000

)

a

nd have

d

epos

ited

a

c

opy

o

f

the

ir

ce

rtifi

cates o

f

ins

uran

ce with

the

ity

and

iv.

the

fare

s

or r

ates

cha

rged

fo

r ta

xica

b or lim

ousi

ne

ride

s

a

re

in a

ccor

danc

e

w

ith a

fee

s

ched

ule e

stab

lishe

d by the

Ci

ty.

Ub

er

Ope

rate

s

as

a

Ta

xica

b Brok

erag

e

and

im

ous

ine

Ser

vice

C

omp

any

W

itho

ut

ice

nce

e

U

ber

carr

ies

on bus

ines

s in T

oron

to as a ta

xicab

brok

er

and lim

ous

ine

s

ervi

ce

com

pany

;

Ub

er

i

s r

equi

red to hav

e,

b

ut

h

as

no

t

app

lied

f

or

or

rec

eived

,

a li

mou

sine

serv

ice

com

pany l

icen

ce

and

a tax

icab brok

er

l

icenc

e;

g

U

ber

oper

ates i

n

br

each o

f the

Cit

ys

licen

sing

by-l

aws ins

ofar as

, am

ong othe

r

things,

it

operates

as

a taxicab brokerage

and

limousine service company

by :

i.

r

ecru

iting

,

sc

reen

ing, and

disp

atchi

ng

City

-lic

ense

d

t

axic

ab

an

d

lim

ous

ine

d

rive

rs

in r

espo

nse to

c

alls

for

taxi

cab

and lim

ous

ine

serv

ice

fro

m

pas

seng

ers, wh

ich bu

sine

ss i

t

c

arri

es

o

n

un

der

the

label

s Ub

erT

axi

,

Ub

erBi

ack

a

nd

Ub

erSU

V;

ii.

recr

uitin

g, scre

ening,

and

dispatching individuals

wh o

are

not

licensed as

tax

icab

o

r

lim

ous

ine

drive

rs

in

To

ronto

) to

driv

e their

pers

onal veh

icles

w hi

ch ar

e not

lice

nsed

as tax

icab

s or lim

ousin

es in

Toro

nto) t

o

p

rovi

de

ta

xica

b o

r

lim

ousi

ne serv

ice fo

r pass

enge

rs

wh

o

re

ques

t t

his

s

ervic

e und

er

the

labe

ls Ub

erX

or

Ube

rXL

; and

iii.

ch

argin

g p

assen

gers

for transportation provided

to

them

according to

pric

ing

tha

t it d

eter

mine

s, wh

ich

may

vary de

pend

ing upon

Uher

s


7/10

ass

essm

ent o

f local

dem

and

,

and

w

hich

is not

con

siste

nt

w

ith th

e t

axi

fare

s

o

r

mini

mum

l

imou

sine

rate

s e

stab

lishe

d

b

y

th

e C

ity;

U

ber

s Ong

oing

and

Exp

ande

d Co

ntra

vent

ion

of

the

Citys

Licensing Requirements

h

U

ber

has rec

eive

d sp

ecifi

c n

otice

o

f

and

has fla

gran

tly

di

srega

rded

th

e

C

itys

lic

ensin

g r

equi

rem

ents si

nce

it

co

mm

ence

d it

s

busin

ess ope

ratio

ns i

n T

oron

to;

i

U

ber

s f

lagra

nt

disr

egar

d

o

f

the

City

s

licen

sing

requ

irem

ents

is ev

iden

ced

by

th

e

fac

t

th

at in

Se

ptem

ber

and O

ctob

er,

2

014

,

Ube

r

ex

pan

ded

its ope

ratio

ns as

a

taxicab

brokerage

by

dispatching vehicles

n

ot lice

nsed

as taxi

cabs

in

Tor

onto and

dri

ven

by dri

vers

n

ot

lic

ense

d as ta

xica

b d

river

s

in

To

ront

o,

whi

ch

se

rvice

s

U

ber

of

fers

unde

r th

e lab

els

be

rX

o

r Ub

erX

L;

as o

f O

ctob

er,

201

4,

Ub

er ha

s

bee

n ch

arged

wi

th

36 by

-law offe

nces

relat

ed

to

the

o

pera

tion

of

a l

imou

sine

s

ervic

e

c

omp

any o

r tax

icab

bro

kera

ge

w

itho

ut

a

prop

er

mu

nicip

al lic

ence

as a

re

sult o

f

th

e

ser

vices i

t o

ffer

s un

der t

he

la

bels

U

berT

axi

,

Uber

Biac

k an

d

Ube

rSU

V;

k

th

e by-

law

char

ges

agai

nst

Ub

er

are

sti

ll befo

re

th

e

On

tario C

our

t

of Ju

stice

;

1

the

City ap

plie

s to

restr

ain U

ber

s

o

pera

tion

s in

th

e City

beca

use

Ub

er ha

s

and is

con

tinu

ing to

f

lout

b

usine

ss lic

ensin

g requ

irem

ents

fo

r

ta

xicab

b

roke

rage

s and

l

imou

sine

serv

ice

com

pani

es

as

s

et

out

in

the

City

of

T

oron

to Mun

icip

al

Cod

e;

m

th

e C

ity ha

s elec

ted

to brin

g

th

is Ap

plic

ation

to rest

rain

U

ber

s busi

ness

op

erati

ons

rath

er tha

n to con

tinu

e t

o

lay in

divi

dual

char

ges;

n

Ub

er is a

lso act

ing

in fla

gran

t

dis

regar

d of

the req

uire

men

ts

o

f sect

ion

3

9.1

3

of

the

Highway

TraJ fic

Act, R.S.O.

1990 ,

c.

H

.8,

by

a

rran

ging

tr

ansp

ortat

ion fo

r


8/10

passengers

with drivers

that it knows do

not have

valid City licences

permitting

them

to drive

a

taxicab or

limousine

and

taking

payment for

these rides;

o

Ubers

business operations

are

not saved

by the

provisions of section

1 2 ,

3 or

4 of

the

Public

Vehicles

Act,

R.S.O. 1990,

c.

P.54,

insofar

as

those provisions

only

permit individuals

to car

pool

and

the transportation

services that

Uber

arranges do not

satisfy the car

pooi

criteria;

p restraining

Ubers operations in

Toronto

is

necessary

to

mitigate

risks to

the

public

drivers,

passengers,

and

others who may be

adversely impacted

by

Ubers

ongoing

operation

in contravention

of

the

Citys

licensing

requirements

that mandate, among

other

things, driver

training,

commercial

liability

insurance,

and vehicle

inspections by a

designated

mechanic to

assess

mechanical

safety;

q

restraining

Uhers operations

in Toronto

is

also

necessary

to preserve

the

integrity

and stability

of

the

taxicab and limousine

regime in

the

City as a

whole

because:

i.

taxicabs and limousines

are an important

component

of the Citys

transportation

system

for the public; and

ii.

the evisceration

of the existing

taxicab

and limousine

service

by operators

circumventing

the regulatory regime

will

impair

the Citys

ability to

achieve

policy

objectives

relating

to:

public

safety;

consumer protection,

including

improved accessibility

for

disabled passengers;

and the

economic

and environmental

well-being

the City;

r City of Toronto

Municipal Code, Chapter

545,

Licensing,

545-1,

2,

124-127,

472,

482, 483, 486,

489, and

490;


9/10

s

Cit

y o

f

To

ront

o

Act,

200

6,

S.O

.

2006

,

C

h. 11, S

ched

. A,

as

amen

ded

,

sec

tion

s

8

,

10

, 86

,

94

,

an

d

3

80;

t)

Highway

Traffic Act,

R.S.O. 1990, c.H.8,

section

39.1;

u

P

ublic

Ve

hicle

s Ac t, R

.S.O

. 19

90, c.P

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secti

on 1

;

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Ru

les

1

4.05

2) and

3

o

f th

e

Ru

les

of

Civ

il

Proc

edur

e,

R.R

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,

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,

Reg

.

194

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le 17

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City of Toronto court application for injunction against Uber