Uber Canada will ditch mask mandate on Friday, except in Quebec
Uber Canada will on Friday not require drivers or passengers to put on masks throughout rides in a lot of the nation, although the ride-sharing firm says it “nonetheless strongly” recommends them.
The choice, ending a coverage in place since May 2020, was made to mirror altering public well being tips, the corporate stated Tuesday. Ontario and British Columbia ended their masks mandates for many public indoor areas final month. Alberta and Saskatchewan dropped theirs in February.
“As we transfer ahead, and masks steering and COVID-19 protocols proceed to evolve, we’re dedicated to sustaining insurance policies that assist everybody on our platform stay as secure as doable,” the corporate stated in a press release.
Uber Canada will nonetheless require masks in Quebec, which earlier this month prolonged its masks mandate — initially set to run out in mid-April — as a brand new wave of COVID-19 unfold.
In the remainder of Canada, particular person drivers can nonetheless require passengers to put on masks within the automobile. They’ll additionally cancel a visit if the passenger refuses. Passengers may cancel if they do not need to put on a masks, or in the event that they do however the driver doesn’t.
Riders may message drivers upfront by means of the app and ask them to put on a masks, an Uber spokesperson advised CBC Information.
Lyft, Uber’s competitor, advised CBC Information that it’ll proceed requiring drivers and passengers in Canada to put on masks “in the intervening time.”
Within the U.S., each Uber and Lyft stated Tuesday they’d raise their masks mandates. Passengers there can nonetheless cancel a journey if they want, however would possibly get hit with a cancellation price.
