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Uber gets the green light for Victoria and Kelowna

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 May, 2023 11:24 AM

Ride-hailing service Uber has been given the go-ahead to launch in Victoria and Kelowna.

The province's Passenger Transportation Board says in its latest newsletter that it has approved Uber's application, and the company says services will "launch soon."

The board rejected Uber's application for launching in Victoria and Kelowna several years ago, at the same time the tribunal approved the company to operated in the Lower Mainland.

Last August, Uber submitted a request to take over the licence of another ride-hailing service, ReRyde.

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