DoorDash adds fees in response to B.C. gig worker law [Video]

DoorDash is increasing fees in British Columbia in response to recently passed provincial legislation.

The international food delivery company said new regulations that increased employee wages have significantly impacted operating costs.

“Beginning Oct. 1, all delivery orders placed through DoorDash in B.C. will include a new regulatory response fee of $0.99 for restaurant delivery orders and up to $2.99 for all other delivery orders,” wrote DoorDash in a statement.

In June, the BC NDP announced that the province had finalized regulations to provide fairness, minimum-wage measures and basic protections for app-based ride-hail and delivery workers. The measures came into effect Sept. 3.

DoorDash says its drivers now earn at least $20.88 per hour before tips, plus an additional 35 cents per kilometre during the time spent on each delivery.

The company wrote that the new guaranteed wage is 20 per cent higher than the current regular minimum wage in B.C., which is $17.40.

“We recognize …