Table of Concordance: Operational Policies (OP) and Policy Guidelines (PG)

OP No. Subject PG No. Comment re: Updated Operational Policies
I. UNDERSTANDING LEGISLATION    
1.1 Board Considerations 4 No major changes
1.2 Exclusions 14 No major changes
1.3 Constitutional Questions 15 No major changes
1.4 Reconsideration Based on New Information 17 No major changes
1.5 PDV Fleet Size Reviews 26 Outlines policy; new Board rule for procedure
II APPLICATION MATTERS    
II.1 Incomplete Applications - New – codifies current practice
II. 2 Written Submissions 1 No major changes
II.3 Urgent Public Need 3 No major changes
II.4 Effect of Licence Expiry on a Pending Application 19 No major changes
II.5 Transfer Application Requirements 23 No major changes – focus is now on administrative transfers
III TERMS & CONDITIONS OF LICENCE    
III.1 Activation of Licences 2 New policy re: additional vehicles
III.2 Contracts & Additional Vehicles 24 No major changes
III.3 Engaged Carrier Authorization 5 No major changes
III.4 Originating Area (Passenger Directed Vehicles) 6, 9, 26 This new OP amalgamates related policy guidelines and establishes new policy, especially re: highway corridors.
III.5 Road Kilometres 11 No major changes
III.6 Vehicle Capacity & Banding 7 27 (13) Amalgamates policy guidelines 7 & 27. Policy guideline 13 is deleted.
III.7 Specialty Vehicles 10 Slight change in focus
III.8 Hailing from the Street (PDVs) 8 Revised – codification of current practice
IV VEHICLES    
IV.1 Accessible Taxis 30 (12) No major changes. Policy guideline #12 deleted.
IV.2 Eco-Friendly Taxis 26 No major changes
IV.3 Eco-Friendly Sedan Limousines New
V RATES    
V.1 Temporary Fuel Surcharge for Taxis 22 Revised to apply to all PDVs
    (28) Deleted – Procedure is now a Board Rule
VI APPEALS    
VI.1 Administrative Penalty Appeals 29 No major change