Ridesharing service Uber is recruiting drivers in this province as it prepares to submit a licensing application to the provincial government.

The company is hoping to be up and running in the metro area before the busy tourism season, but need to ensure they’ll have enough drivers to meet the demand.

In order to be approved, drivers must have a clean driving and criminal record and a class 4 license.

PC MHA Joedy Wall questions if government is thorough enough in its background checks when it comes to ridesharing services after the owner of Redsea Riding was found to be before the courts on sex charges after his application had been approved.

Minister responsible for Digital Government and Service NL, Sarah Stoodley, says background checks were only mandatory for drivers registered with Redsea.