1. The purpose of this Act is to monitor and control remunerated passenger transportation by automobile, in order to ensure the safety of passengers and the transparency of fares in keeping with the principles of sustainable development, carbon footprint reduction, and fairness among(1) the various ways to organize the transportation, regardless of whether it is offered as part of a transportation system;
(2) the various means used to distribute trip requests, whether by mobile application or otherwise; and
(3) the various modes that can be used to offer this transportation, particularly in the case of transportation by taxi, carpooling or shared transportation.
In addition, the Act aims to promote access for persons with disabilities to transportation by automobile, including that offered by way of an adapted automobile, as well as the emergence of technological means and mobility modes.
2019, c. 182019, c. 18, s. 1.