Uber Litigation Regarding Limit on Number of Private Transportation Company Driver Licences

Motions and results

• Amend Motion 14 December 2023

  Lost, 3-21
  • Yes312%
  • No2181%
  • Absent28%

  Majority required - CC13.7 - Bradford - motion 3

• Amend Item 14 December 2023

  Carried, 23-0
  • Yes2388%
  • No00%
  • Absent312%

  Majority required - CC13.7 - Chow - motion 1

• Amend Item 14 December 2023

  Carried, 23-0
  • Yes2388%
  • No00%
  • Absent312%

  Majority required - CC13.7 - Bravo - motion 2

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 22 of 23 (96%) of Yes votes, 0 of 0 of No votes. 90-day window. Ward councillors and committee members are flagged below because they are contacted on local and committee matters by default.

• Yes No Absent
• ● Member contacted
• ◐ Staff contacted
• ○ Not contacted
• W Ward councillor
• C Committee member
• B Voted differently from bloc
• $ Funded by a linked contributor of an organisation lobbying on this item

• Olivia ChowMayor
  Yes◐ Staff contacted3 contacts
  C Committee member
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
  C Committee member
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
  C Committee member
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
  C Committee member
• Gord PerksWard 4
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
  C Committee member
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
  C Committee member
• James PasternakWard 6
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
  C Committee member
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  Absent● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
  C Committee member
• Mike ColleWard 8
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted4 contacts
  C Committee member
• Alejandra BravoWard 9
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted5 contacts
  C Committee member
• Ausma MalikWard 10
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted5 contacts
  C Committee member
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted4 contacts
  C Committee member
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
  C Committee member
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted5 contacts
  C Committee member
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted5 contacts
  C Committee member
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted6 contacts
  C Committee member
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
  C Committee member
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  Absent● Member contacted; Staff contacted10 contacts
  C Committee member
• Lily ChengWard 18
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
  C Committee member
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted10 contacts
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted7 contacts
  C Committee member
• Nick MantasWard 22
  Absent● Member contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted4 contacts
  C Committee member
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted8 contacts
  C Committee member
• Jennifer McKelvieWard 25
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted10 contacts
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Neethan ShanWard 25
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted

Contact status uses the 90-day window. Vote shown is the vote on the deciding motion.

Lobbyists choose whom to contact (persuadable members, ward councillors, committee members), so a difference does not show a change of mind.

Linked lobbying registrations

This link is inferred by lobbyTO; the registry does not record which agenda item a registration concerns.

Links between records are inferred by a model and are not reviewed by a person. Each link shows its score out of 1; moderate-confidence links (0.7 to 0.9) are wrong more often than high-confidence links. How links are scored

• Co-op Cabs · registration SM25496 · 10 January 2018 to 21 December 2023

  • Licences / Licensing
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.86

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM25496: Taxi Licensing (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC13.7: Uber Litigation Regarding Limit on Number of Private Transportation Company Driver Licences (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Uber Canada, Inc. · registration SM19676 · 20 September 2013 to 31 December 2026

  • By-law / Regulation
  • Economic Development
  • Licences / Licensing
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.85

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM19676: Issues relating to the provision of smartphone applications to connect users with licensed transportation providers, discussions about a regulatory framework for ridesharing and related licensing, including dockless bikesharing. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC13.7: Uber Litigation Regarding Limit on Number of Private Transportation Company Driver Licences (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Lyft Canada Inc. · registration SM33157 · 13 April 2022 to 31 December 2026

  • By-law / Regulation
  • Licences / Licensing
  • Transportation
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.85

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM33157: To open discussions with relevant officials and Councillors to discuss the parameters of an appropriate transportation regulatory regime in order to effectively manage, encourage and monitor ride-sharing within the broader sharing economy. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC13.7: Uber Litigation Regarding Limit on Number of Private Transportation Company Driver Licences (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Louelec Rentals Inc. · registration SM34960 · 26 October 2023 to 30 September 2025

  • Environment
  • Fleet Services
  • Transportation
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.80

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM34960: PTC license freeze in Toronto, freezing operations of many companies in the ride share industries, who are trying to accelerate EV adoption (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC13.7: Uber Litigation Regarding Limit on Number of Private Transportation Company Driver Licences (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Lyft Canada Inc. · registration SM33476 · 19 July 2022 to 31 December 2026

  • Transportation
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.79

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM33476: To open discussions with relevant officials and Councillors to discuss the parameters of an appropriate transportation regulatory regime in order to effectively manage, encourage and monitor ride-sharing within the broader sharing economy. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC13.7: Uber Litigation Regarding Limit on Number of Private Transportation Company Driver Licences (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Lyft Canada Inc. · registration SM32592 · 8 October 2021 to 29 July 2024

  • By-law / Regulation
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.73

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM32592: Private Transportation Company (PTC) driver training required under revisions to Ch. 546. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC13.7: Uber Litigation Regarding Limit on Number of Private Transportation Company Driver Licences (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (15 September 2023 to 14 December 2023). 120 communications on 2 linked registrations.

Declared interests

• Nick Mantas declared an interest on 13 December 2023: as his family owns a taxi plate. (written declaration)

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.