In the digital age, individuals' transportation needs have
undergone a metamorphosis. Gone are the days of tracking down
friends for a ride or a carpool opportunity, when a personal taxi
service is at our fingertips. Companies like Uber and Lyft came on
the scene in Canada in 2012, dominated the travel industry, and
changed the way Canadians travel, seemingly forever.
According to Uber, the Uber app and affiliated apps are
accessible to 19 million Canadians across 140
municipalities.1 With tens of thousands of drivers and
millions of consumers regularly using Uber and/or Uber Eats,
Canadians cannot deny their reliance on the ridesharing service.
With this change in the transportation industry, new concerns
emerge, particularly in the realm of personal injury and motor
vehicle accidents. Questions like "can I sue my Uber
driver?", "who is liable in an Uber accident?", and
"what do I do if I'm involved in an Uber accident?"
are on the forefront of the minds of
