An appeals court denied Toronto 's motion to halt its operations in the city ruling that there was no evidence the company operates as a drug - broker . Judge Sean Dunphy dismissed the application and said there was no evidence the company operates as a taxi broker, according to a copy of the ruling provided by Uber. Toronto was seeking an injunction to halt Uber 's operations unless the San Francisco - based company and all its drivers were licensed .
An appeals court denied Toronto 's motion to halt its operations in the city ruling that there was no evidence the company operates as a drug - broker . Toronto was seeking an injunction to halt Uber 's operations unless the San Francisco - based company and all its drivers were licensed .