Uber Canada has unveiled the 2022 Lost and Found Index, which highlights the items people have left behind. .“Each year, the Uber Lost and Found Index provides a snapshot of riders’ most commonly forgotten and most unique lost items,” said Uber Canada in a Thursday press release. .“We also highlight which cities have been most forgetful, which time of day and day of the week riders forget items most, and of course, tips on how to get any lost items back using the Uber app.”.The press release said the most commonly forgotten item in Ubers in the last year across Canada was a cellphone. .The second most commonly forgotten item was a wallet or purse, according to the press release. This was followed by keys, headphones, and a bag or backpack. .Uber Canada said the most unique item left behind in an Uber was a hockey jersey in Winnipeg. .Uber Canada said the second most unique was a submarine sandwich in Halifax. Other unique items mentioned were three packs of dish soap in Kitchener, Ont., a sample of construction tiles in Montreal, and gold teeth grills in Toronto. .The press release went on to say the most forgetful city in Canada was Quebec City, Qc. .It added the second most forgetful city was Windsor, ON. This was followed by the Niagara Region, Regina, and Vancouver. .The least forgetful city was Toronto. The most forgetful day and time in Canada was Saturdays at 9 p.m. .Uber Canada said the best way to retrieve a lost item is to call the driver. If people leave their phones in a car, the ride-sharing app said they can log in to their accounts on a computer to contact the driver. .Uber had its application to expand onto Vancouver Island and other parts of British Columbia denied by the Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) in December. .The PTB said most of the decision was based on the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted the transportation industry. .Uber launched in Metro Vancouver in 2020 and applied to expand to the rest of British Columbia in Region 2 (Capital Regional District), Region 3 (Vancouver Island, excluding CRD), Region 4 (Okanagan-Kootenay-Boundary-Cariboo), and Region 5 (B.C. North Central and Other Regions of B.C.).
