Now that it has a firm footing in Toronto, Uber has its sights set on other municipalities across Ontario.

Uber announced in July that it is expanding to London, Waterloo Region, Hamilton and Guelph. While Uber’s future in Toronto remains uncertain, the rollout to southwestern Ontario came soon after a court threw out the city’s legal challenge to the ride-sharing company.

Virtually everywhere it has set up shop around the world, Uber has been met with resistance by taxi drivers. The popular mobile app effectively allows anyone with a car to operate as a driver for hire. Taxi drivers believe the company is undercutting their business, engaging in unfair labour practices and ignoring regulations.

Already in Ontario, taxi drivers have staged multiple protests and called upon officials to issue stiff fines against Uber drivers. Some vigilante cabbies have even taken it upon themselves to fight Uber. Here’s a breakdown of how the battle is spreading across the province.

Toronto: As of August 7, the city charged 99 drivers using Uber with bylaw infractions. While the city continues to enforce current laws against Uber, Toronto’s politicians remain torn on what to do going forward. Mayor John Tory has declared “Uber is here to stay” and has called for updated laws to reflect that reality, while some city councillors have argued there are good reasons for having the kinds of taxi laws already in place.

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London: The spokesperson for the London Taxi Association has reacted angrily to city councillor Jesse Helmer’s suggestion that bylaws be changed to reflect the arrival of Uber and ride-sharing. “Why do we have a city councillor trying to accommodate someone who has broken the law?” Roger Caranci told the London Free Press. “The city is there to put laws into place, and Uber has come in and said ‘We’re going to do it our way and screw you.’” Currently, the city considers Uber to be operating illegally and drivers using it could face fines of up to $2,400.

Kitchener-Waterloo: Waterloo Taxi has developed its own mobile app allowing customers to book and pay for their taxis in much the same way as they can obtain rides on Uber — unsurprising, given the region’s reputation as a high-tech hub. On the municipal front, officials have said drivers caught using Uber could face $25,000 fines. At the same time, Waterloo Region is touting a proposed bylaw that would make it the first to regulate ride-sharing in Ontario. It would require drivers using Uber and other similar services to obtain an “auxiliary cab licence” and to meet certain safety and insurance regulations. But in an odd twist that must have caused a few chuckles at Uber headquarters, at least eight Waterloo Region cab drivers were fired after their employers found out they were using Uber to pick up passengers on the side.

Guelph: City officials have said Uber drivers could face fines under an existing city bylaw requiring taxis to have licences. As it has done in other cities, Uber has stated it will pay for any fines leveled against Uber users.

Hamilton: The city announced that it will seek out and charge Uber drivers for operating without a taxi licence. The company has responded by saying it will pay for any tickets or legal costs its drivers incur.

Mississauga: Dominik Konjevic, a licensed taxi driver in Mississauga, has launched a $400 million class-action lawsuit against Uber “on behalf of all taxicab owners, taxicab drivers, taxicab workers, limousine owners, limousine drivers and limousine service companies licensed permitted or authorized to operate in the Province of Ontario.” Lawyers for Konjevic allege only licensed operators can charge people for transportation in the province, and Uber is therefore unlawfully diverting money from licensed drivers. A spokesman for Uber has described the suit as “protectionist” and “without merit.”

Ottawa: A group of taxi drivers posted a series of “undercover” videos of Uber drivers in an effort to get the city to issue more fines against people using the mobile app. Mayor Jim Watson has urged the cabbies to stop recording videos, arguing it ultimately hurts their cause. “It makes them look like they're thugs or engaged in vigilante activity,” he says. Taxi driver Roy Noja has responded by calling Watson “a puppet of Uber.” Uber arrived in Ottawa shortly after it started operations in Toronto last year. In July, the city asked Ottawa police to step up enforcement and issue more fines against Uber motorists for operating without the necessary permits.

Map by Michael Lehan