The applicants, taxicab owners, sought judicial review of the City of Toronto's decision to cancel their Standard Taxicab Licences (STLs) unless they converted them to Toronto Taxicab Licences (TTLs) and made their vehicles wheelchair accessible.
The applicants had acquired their STLs under an interim court order during a challenge to a 2014 municipal by-law.
The Divisional Court found that the 2015 court decision resolving the by-law challenge upheld the mandatory conversion requirement upon sale.
The court rejected the applicants' arguments based on a subsequent 2016 by-law, estoppel, and procedural fairness, concluding that the City had provided adequate reasons and the applicants were bound by the conditions they accepted when purchasing their licences.
The application was dismissed.
