Increasing Public Safety and Training Requirements of Private Transportation Companies (PTCs) and other vehicles-for-hire - by Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Josh Matlow

Nick was a brother, an uncle and a son. He would have just celebrated his 29th birthday. In 2016, City Council voted to remove the vehicle-for-hire training requirements for Private Transportation Companies. Cameron's death illustrates the need to increase the public safety and training requirements for Private transportation Companies and other vehicles-for-hire. Evidence from the investigation following the accident showed that the driver of the Uber had just moved to Toronto from Ottawa and did not seem familiar with the City and he did not seem confident driving on the highway. While the vast majority of rideshare drivers are safe and conscientious, the rules as they are allow unsafe and untrained drivers to pick up and drive members of the public. Nick's story shows the consequences of leaving ride-sharing companies in Toronto under regulated. This summer, the Cameron family started a petition to bring back rideshare safety training in Toronto. To date it has over 20,000 signatures from residents across Toronto. Several media outlets, including the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail and the CBC have all published stories in support of the need to change Toronto's ridesharing safety and training requirement. Across North America, many other cities and provinces have established robust training requirements for drivers, including: Quebec, Alberta, New York and Chicago.

a new public reporting process to City Council and the public on the safety records and performance of Private Transportation Companies licence holders and companies.