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We build taxi and ride-sharing apps for Canadian taxi co-operatives, airport shuttle operators, and community ride networks — including many Punjabi-Canadian-owned taxi companies in Brampton, Surrey, and Calgary that need a modern app to compete with Uber and Lyft. Rider app, driver app, dispatcher dashboard, fare engine, and Stripe payouts — App Store ready in 10–14 weeks.
Local taxi co-ops and dispatch companies losing market share to Uber and Lyft. Punjabi-Canadian and South Asian taxi operators in Brampton, Surrey, Mississauga, and Calgary who want their own branded ride-hailing platform. Airport shuttle and pre-booked black-car services. Community ride networks (women-only rides, senior transport, regional rural connectors) where mainstream apps don’t serve well.
Canada’s ride-hailing market is dominated by Uber (in Canada since 2012) and Lyft (since 2017), with Hopp (a Bolt-style entrant), Facedrive, and provincial taxi co-ops fighting for share. Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, and Edmonton are the largest markets. Vehicle-for-hire regulation is mostly municipal in Canada: Toronto requires PTC (Private Transportation Company) licensing, Vancouver requires TNS (Transportation Network Services) approval from the Passenger Transportation Board, Calgary requires a TNC licence, and Montreal taxi regulation runs through the Bureau du taxi de Montréal. Drivers typically need a Class 4 driver’s licence (Ontario, BC, Alberta) or equivalent, a vehicle inspection, commercial-grade insurance (ride-share endorsement), and a clean criminal record check. Punjabi-Canadian operators are especially strong in Brampton, Surrey, Calgary NE, and Edmonton south-side, where many taxi co-ops have been family businesses for two decades and are now modernizing with branded apps. PIPEDA governs rider data, Apple’s App Store requires a clear background-location permission flow, and Quebec apps need French. Stripe Connect Express is the standard payouts rail. Push notifications via FCM/APNs are mandatory for driver-arrived alerts. Typical taxi co-op apps ship in 10–12 weeks; full ride-sharing platforms with surge, dispatch console, and admin take 12–16.
Address autocomplete via Google Places, pickup-pin adjustment on map, vehicle category selection (sedan / SUV / minivan / accessible), upfront fare estimate, live driver location with ETA, in-app chat with masked phone number, scheduled rides up to 30 days out, and trip-sharing with friends or family via SMS link for safety. Apple Pay and Google Pay one-tap.
Native driver app with online / offline toggle, ride requests with 15-second accept window, turn-by-turn navigation handoff to Google Maps or Waze, in-app earnings dashboard updated per ride, surge / peak indicators, and weekly Stripe payouts. Background location tracking conforms to Apple and Google’s latest privacy and battery rules. Optional dashcam upload for safety incidents.
For taxi co-ops with a human dispatcher, a web console shows all active rides on a live map, pending requests, available drivers, and lets dispatchers manually assign rides, override fares, handle phone-in bookings from customers without the app, and reroute drivers during incidents. Critical for operators serving senior or non-smartphone customers.
Configurable fare engine: per-kilometer base, per-minute idle, minimum fare, base flag-drop, airport flat rates, intra-zone flat fares, surge multipliers tied to demand or time of day, and corporate account discounts. Quebec taxi-regulated fare overrides for Montreal where applicable. Receipts auto-email with GST/HST breakdown.
Stripe Connect Express onboarding for drivers (KYC, banking), automatic weekly CAD payouts direct to driver Canadian bank accounts, instant payout for an extra fee, commission split per ride between platform and driver, and full driver earnings statement export. Tipping at end of ride flows direct to driver wallet.
Driver onboarding with document upload (Class 4 / Class 1 commercial licence, insurance certificate, vehicle inspection, criminal record check), background-check workflow, lost-and-found ticketing, dispute resolution, refund tools, SOS button on rider and driver apps with live location sent to admin, and GST/HST reporting per province.
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario
British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia
Alberta
Alberta
Alberta
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario
Quebec
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Yes — in most Canadian cities, ride-hailing is regulated. Toronto requires PTC licensing, Vancouver TNS, Calgary TNC. We build the app; you handle the regulator and driver licensing. We can refer you to operators we have worked with to help navigate the application.
Both models are supported. Most ride-share platforms use driver-owned vehicles (with ride-share commercial insurance endorsement). Most taxi co-ops use a mixed fleet of co-op-owned and driver-owned. The app supports vehicle inspection workflow, insurance expiry tracking, and document re-upload.
Stripe Connect Express handles driver onboarding (KYC) and weekly automatic CAD payouts direct to their Canadian bank account. Tips flow direct to driver. We can also enable instant payouts (driver pays a small fee for same-day cash-out).
Yes — full English / French toggle. Note Montreal taxi regulation is distinct (Bureau du taxi de Montréal) and there are taxi-medallion-style rules; we can configure flat-fare overrides and fleet-only operation if you serve Montreal.
A working local taxi or ride-share app with rider + driver + dispatcher: 10–14 weeks. Uber spent years and billions; you do not need that — you need a reliable, well-priced platform with surge, payouts, and Canadian compliance. We focus you on shipping fast and improving from real ride data.