[nostrebored]

If Montreal is like most other cities, people driving taxis do not own their own permit -- they typically rent them from a small number of people who control a large number of permits.

[jipiboily]

That's indeed the norm I think in most cities.

[igrekel]

Which always make it funny when your Taxi driver gives you his card for Uber service.

Again, in this case its not Uber thats in question but UberX.