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Speciﬁ c Riding Requirements

Power-assisted bicycles are treated as bicycles. This means:

• No driver’s licence is required

• No written test is required

• No vehicle registration or license plate is required

• No motor vehicle liability insurance is required

• Operators must be 16 years of age and older

• All persons are required to wear an approved bicycle helmet

• Only electric bicycles that conform to the federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act regula-

tions and are labelled as a “power-assisted bicycle” are eligible for the pilot program.

Equipment

A power-assisted bicycle (e-bike):

• Has steering handlebars and is equipped with pedals

• Is designed to be propelled primarily by muscular power and to travel on not

more than three wheels

• Has a motor that has a power output rating of 500W or less. The motor is electric,

and is incapable of propelling the cycle at speed of 32km/h or greater on level

ground, without pedaling.

• It must bear label indicating that it is a “Power-Assisted Bicycle.”

Safety Equipment

Power-assisted bicycles will require the same safety equipment as bicycles under the

Highway Tra c Act:

• Proper lights

• Proper brakes

• Proper bell

Bicycle Helmets

Anyone operating an e-bike will be required to wear an approved bicycle helmet. There will be no age ex-

emptions.

Fines and Penalties

All the set  nes established for violating rules of the road and equipment standards that apply to bicyclists

would apply to drivers of e-bikes. However, o ences directly related to the pilot program (i.e.; riding an

e-bike under the age of 16 or anyone riding an e-bike without a helmet) would be subject to the higher  nes

set for pilot projects, ranging from

$250 to $2,500.

Drinking and Driving

Drinking and driving a motor vehicle is a Criminal Code o ence and charges are laid under the Criminal Code

of Canada. Under the Criminal Code, the de nition of a “motor vehicle” would include an e-bike and anyone

operating an e-bike intoxicated could be charged for impaired driving. If convicted, the o ender would be

subject to the Criminal Code penalties, including a  ne or jail time, and a driving prohibition. However, under

this pilot regulation, an e-bike would not be a motor vehicle under the Highway Tra c Act, so penalties for

impaired driving under the Act would not apply.

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