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QUEBEC — Uber drivers who have registered with the company before Aug. 17 will have a three-month grace period to comply with the rules set out in the new pilot project with Quebec.

The Couillard government on Friday released the final version of the deal it struck this week with the U.S.-based ride-sharing company.

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The one-year deal will see Uber acquiring the equivalent of 300 taxi permits, which gives the company 50,000 operating hours a week.

In addition to collecting and paying taxes, Uber will have to pay a 90-cent fee per ride to the government if its drivers collectively work 50,000 hours a week or less; $1.10 per ride between 50,000 and 100,000 hours, and $1.26 for more than 100,000 hours.

Uber will also pay a $0.07 fee per ride, which, the agreement says, is a way to respect the fact that traditional taxi drivers have high insurance costs.

The fees paid by Uber will go into a fund to help modernize the traditional taxi industry, the deal says.