Lyft is launching in Montreal soon - PlanetWeb.ca

Montreal is slowly catching up to Toronto. Lyft has mentioned that they are looking to add Montreal to their list of Canadian locations where they operate. They have been operating in The Greater Toronto area since the end of 2018. They also have recently launched their service in Ottawa.

Lyft mentioned that they potentially will be launching in the summer of 2019 in Montreal. Lyft thinks that the new Bill 21 in Quebec will be good for their business, even though hundreds of taxi drivers there protested against it, and some even did self imposed harm, like cutting their wrists on live TV, to get media attention.

Bill 17 helps deregulate Quebec’s taxi industry and makes it easier for ride sharing companies to open up there. Quebec government has also said that taxi drivers will be compensated for the inconvenience.

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Zahraa is a single mother, a Lyft driver, a Muslim, and an American. She was born and raised in a Lebanese immigrant family. Today, she lives in Los Angeles, and like any single mother, spends most of her time caring for her sons — nine year-old twins and a seven year-old. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “People say there are a lot of differences between Muslim women and other American women. Get this: I wake up early every morning, and the same time I'm leaving, my neighbor's leaving. And we're both taking our kids to school, taking them to appointments, running the exact same errands at the exact same time. And, of course every single mom needs her own time as well — I mean, hey, a night with the ladies. Everybody does that. I’m a Muslim woman, and I’m independent. There's no difference between us and anyone else.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #immigration

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Lyft is currently in talks with Quebec to get the best deal sorted out. Ideally they said they want to launch in Montreal, Gatineau, and Quebec City.

Bonne Chance! Launch date in Quebec is coming soon (and will be updated here).

And if you are looking for a job in social media or software engineering, Lyft is hiring in Montreal – make sure to apply today: https://www.lyft.com/careers?location=montreal%252C%2520canada