They are still required by provincial law to have a class 4 license:
http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/1958.htm
Quote:
A Class 4 licence is required for a driver who is operating a vehicle under the condition
for hire, as defined below from the Operator Licensing and Vehicle Control Regulation.
For hire with respect to a vehicle, means that the vehicle owner or operator, or the operator’s employer, is being paid for the service that the vehicle is being used to provide, but for the purposes of sections 23 (Class 3 licence) and 25 (Class 5 licence), a motor vehicle is not for hire when the operator drives a private passenger vehicle for the transportation of passengers on an incidental or occasional basis and receives compensation in respect of the transportation of those passengers only in one or more of the following forms:
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Uber only stops doing something when the lawyers come out. They just ignore laws until they get challenged on them. I guess they haven't been challenged on this yet?