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 Uber has faced more opposition in Canada than in the United States.  Government officials and taxi drivers there have in most cases sided against Uber, whereas many consumers welcome the service.  

 As of 2015 there are five main cities in Canada with Uber services: Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, and Ottawa. Some have claimed that Uber is a taxi service operating illegally without permit, and have run sting operations against drivers. Others, conceding that the service is legal, have put regulations in place to better manage the service.  

 Waterloo was the first Canadian city to attempt to impose regulations instead of strictly banning the technology company. They are attempting to create a bylaw that will allow for two classes of taxi; one which would be the traditional taxi and the second being a driver with a taxi auxiliary cab license. Drivers would be required to have a GPS and a closed circuit television system installed in their vehicles with a commercial auto insurance policy of a minimum of two million. Waterloo has opened up three forums for public consultations to teach citizens about the new bylaws and hear their opinions. Taxi drivers have used the forums to convey their agreement that the bylaws are a step in the right direction but argue that prosecution still needs to be laid against those who have already in their mind broken the law. 

 Toronto has followed in the steps of Waterloo; in the sense that there has been strong upheaval from taxi drivers but city council is currently looking into putting in new regulations to standardize the service. New regulations would result in a lowered taxi fare, updated taxi and limousine regulations to include services like Uber, and a new licensing category be created which forces Uber drivers have a background check, to own a permit, and to carry insurance. Despite these ongoing issues; Toronto has made a commitment in polling the public on their opinion. Polls have demonstrated two things: the public use of Uber has been growing and currently has thirty percent more usage than taxis within the city as well as that thirty seven percent of non-Uber users claim that they would use Uber if it was standardized and regulated. 

 Hamilton has begun to address the same regulatory ideas that Toronto and Waterloo have proposed. Despite Hamilton’s progression; in July of 2015 the taxi companies of Hamilton filed a complaint to the municipality claiming that the city had not done enough to prosecute Uber drivers. Since then the Hamilton municipality has been prosecuting Uber drivers at an exponential rate. By September 2015, eight people are facing a total of twenty-three charges for working as Uber drivers. Fines for each driver could exceed twenty-five thousand. Despite these fines; Uber has pushed for municipal cooperation by agreeing to establishing regulations and agreeing to support the charged drivers by assisting with their fines.