Diamond Taxi is advertising for four taxi drivers in Thunder Bay, Ontario through the Government of Canada's Job Bank at $18.00 to $20.00 an hour plus gratuities, for 4 to 44 hours a week on a part-time-leading-to-full time basis, with the vehicle supplied by the employer and the minimum wage guaranteed. The posting asks for a municipal taxi driver permit and a criminal record, licence-validity and driving-record check, and it is open until September 30, 2026. For a driver in north-western Ontario this is one of the few postings on the DriverPartners.net jobs board that combines an hourly guarantee, tips and no vehicle costs.

The role as posted

The Job Bank posting is for the occupation the federal classification calls taxi driver, with Diamond Taxi as the employer and various locations across Thunder Bay as the workplace. The wage is stated as $18.00 to $20.00 an hour, to be negotiated, for 4 to 44 hours a week, with the note that the minimum wage is guaranteed, and gratuities are listed as a financial benefit. The terms are permanent employment, part time leading to full time, with flexible hours and a start as soon as possible. Four positions are open. Experience is listed as an asset rather than a requirement, and the education requirement is none. The posting lists a municipal taxi driver permit and a driver's licence under certificates, and a criminal record check, a driver's licence validity check and a driving record check under security and safety. Everything in this listing is drawn from the posting; the official Job Bank posting is the authoritative text and the only place to apply.

What the posting lists as tasks

The tasks list is long and describes a full-service taxi role rather than app-style point-to-point driving: clean and make minor repairs to the vehicle, pick up passengers and drive them to destinations, assist passengers with luggage and in boarding, take the vehicle for servicing, collect fares, assist clients with special needs, record transactions, provide basic tourist information, provide pick-up and delivery services on request, attend to complaints or difficult passengers, operate dispatch systems and two-way radios, and drive business or government personnel to and from destinations. Read that list as the . Parcel and delivery runs, accessible-passenger trips and account work for local businesses and agencies are a large part of a northern city's taxi volume, and the dispatch-system and radio items mean the company runs a traditional dispatched fleet rather than an app. The taxi or rideshare driver page on this site explains how dispatched taxi work differs from platform driving.

Pay, hours, tips and the vehicle

At $18.00 to $20.00 an hour, a driver working 44 hours grosses roughly $790 to $880 a week before tips and deductions, and the guaranteed minimum wage means a slow shift still pays. Gratuities in a dispatched taxi are typically a meaningful addition, particularly on airport, hospital and account trips. The decisive line is that the vehicle is supplied: fuel, insurance, maintenance and depreciation are the company's, which makes an $18.00 hourly rate worth far more than a nominally higher own-vehicle rate. Ask at interview how shifts are assigned, whether the 4-hour bottom of the range is a genuine casual option or a screening formality, how the hourly rate interacts with fares and tips, whether tips are pooled, what the overtime arrangement is above 44 hours and how quickly part time becomes full time. The DriverPartners.net blog has a post on tracking mileage and expenses; for a supplied-vehicle role, the expenses to track are your own, not the car's.

The municipal taxi driver permit

The City of Thunder Bay licenses taxi drivers and vehicles under its licensing by-law, administered by the city's licensing and enforcement office, and the posting requires the municipal taxi driver permit as a condition of the job.



The city's process for a taxi driver's licence typically requires a valid Ontario driver's licence of the appropriate class, a criminal record check with vulnerable-sector screening from the Thunder Bay Police Service, a driver's abstract from ServiceOntario, proof of eligibility to work in Canada, a completed application and a fee; some municipalities also require a medical certificate and a training or knowledge component. Check the city's current requirements before you apply, because they change, and ask Diamond Taxi whether the company assists with the application and whether it will hire a driver whose permit is in process. Ontario's driver's abstract is ordered online from ServiceOntario in minutes. The Ontario hub on DriverPartners.net lists drivers and employers across the province.

Driving a taxi in Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay is the largest city in north-western Ontario, spread along Lake Superior with two historic cores, Port Arthur and Fort William, a regional hospital, a university and a college, an airport south-west of the city and the Trans-Canada Highway passing through. Taxi demand follows that geography: hospital and clinic trips, the airport, the university and college in term, the casino, the bars and restaurants of the waterfront and downtown cores at night, and long trips to the outlying communities and First Nations that have no other transport. Winter is long and severe, with lake-effect snow and temperatures well below minus twenty, so the company's vehicles and the driver's winter competence matter more than in southern Ontario. Account and agency work for health services, social services and businesses is a steady part of the volume, which is why the posting lists government and business personnel among the tasks. A driver who knows the city's neighbourhoods, the hospital drop-off arrangements and the highway conditions will be dispatched more.

The checks and how to prepare them

The posting lists a criminal record check, a driver's licence validity check and a driving record check. The criminal record check is obtained from the Thunder Bay Police Service, usually with vulnerable-sector screening for taxi work, and takes days to weeks; the driving record is the ServiceOntario abstract; the licence validity check is the employer's confirmation that your licence is current and of the right class, which for a taxi in Ontario is a G licence in good standing. Order the checks before the interview rather than after the offer, because a company filling four vacancies hires the applicants whose paperwork is ready. The rideshare driver course covers the licensing basics that these checks sit alongside, and the blog post on rideshare driver safety practices covers the habits that keep a driving record clean.

Part time leading to full time: how the 4-to-44-hour range works

A posting that runs from 4 to 44 hours a week is describing two different jobs, and the interview is where you find out which one is on offer. At the bottom, the company is filling gaps in its shift roster, evenings, weekends and the overnight airport and bar runs that established drivers avoid, with casual drivers who take what is available; at the top, it is replacing full-time drivers who have left. Four vacancies at once suggests the second. Ask whether shifts are fixed or bid, whether the company rotates new drivers through nights before offering days, how many weeks a driver typically takes to reach full-time hours, and whether the guaranteed minimum wage applies to every shift or only to those that meet a minimum length. The answers decide whether the posting is a career or a side job, and a driver who needs full-time income from the start should say so.

Accessible trips and account work





Two items in the tasks list deserve attention because they are where a northern taxi fleet earns much of its steady revenue: assisting clients with special needs, and driving business or government personnel. Thunder Bay's health services, social agencies and the regional hospital contract taxi companies for patient and client transport, and those trips are scheduled, paid on account and often involve passengers who need help boarding, a wheelchair stowed or a wait at the clinic. Drivers who are patient and reliable get assigned the account work which is steadier and less fraught than street hails at closing time. Ask at interview whether the company runs accessible vehicles, what training is given, and how account trips are dispatched and paid. The jobs board lists non-emergency medical transport roles elsewhere in Canada that use the same skills at higher rates.

Preparing for the interview

Taxi companies interview for reliability, local knowledge and temperament with difficult passengers, which the posting names explicitly. Expect questions about how you handle an intoxicated fare, a fare dispute or a passenger who becomes unwell, how you would find an address in a neighbourhood you do not know, how you drive in a whiteout and whether you can work nights and weekends. Bring your licence, your abstract, the criminal record check or its receipt, your permit application if in process and references. Ask your own questions: how shifts and vehicles are assigned, whether drivers keep the same car, how fares and tips are handled, what the dispatch system is, what training is given on the radio and the meter, and what the company's policy is on accessible-vehicle trips. The jobs board lists the other taxi and shuttle roles across Canada for comparison.

Similar roles on the board

Supplied-vehicle taxi postings with an hourly guarantee are worth comparing against the own-vehicle chauffeur roles and the app-platform driving described on the drive with Uber, Lyft and rideshare apps page , because the net earnings differ far more than the headline rates suggest. The DriverPartners.net jobs board lists taxi, shuttle, chauffeur and non-emergency medical transport positions across the country, and companies listed under ride-share companies and limousine services recruit year-round. Set your profile to show your city, licence class and availability so that employers searching the network find you, and check the events calendar for the industry events where fleet operators recruit in person.

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Diamond Taxi driver job in Thunder Bay pay?

$18.00 to $20.00 an hour, to be negotiated, plus gratuities, for 4 to 44 hours a week with the minimum wage guaranteed, according to the Job Bank posting. Four positions are open.

Is the vehicle supplied?

Yes. The posting states that the vehicle is supplied by the employer, so fuel, insurance and maintenance are the company's costs.

Do I need a taxi licence before applying?

The posting requires a municipal taxi driver permit from the City of Thunder Bay. Ask the employer whether it will hire a driver whose permit application is in process and whether it assists with the application.

What checks are required?

A criminal record check, a driver's licence validity check and a driving record check, according to the posting.

When does the posting close?

The Job Bank posting is advertised until September 30, 2026. Apply early, because employers often fill positions before the closing date.

Sources and further reading

- Job Bank posting 50300177 – Driver, taxi, DIAMOND TAXI, Thunder Bay
- City of Thunder Bay
- Government of Canada – Job Bank

Pay, hours, vacancies, requirements and closing date are taken from the Job Bank posting as read on 17 September 2026. The posting is the authoritative text; apply only through the link it provides. Municipal permit requirements are set by the City of Thunder Bay and should be checked on its site.

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