E-bikes
SGI defines a power-assisted bicycle as a two- or three-wheeled bicycle with an electric motor of 500 W or less, built to be pedalled with help from the motor, that can’t go faster than 32 km/h on level ground.
Riders must be 14 or older and wear an approved bicycle or motorcycle helmet. No driver’s licence or registration is needed, though some cities ask for a bicycle sticker. E-bikes follow the rules of the road for bicycles, and can’t be ridden where a municipal bylaw restricts them.
A bike with a motor over 500 W, a gas motor, or no pedals counts as a motorcycle, with motorcycle licensing and equipment rules.
E-scooters
The Limited Speed Motor Vehicle Regulations, in force since September 2022, define an electric kick scooter as a stand-up scooter with:
- up to 4 wheels no larger than 430 mm
- a steering handlebar and no seat or pedals
- motors with a continuous rating of 500 W or less in total that can’t push it past 24 km/h
- a weight of 45 kg or less, including the battery
An e-scooter can be ridden on a road only in a municipality or park that has passed a bylaw for them (s. 6(2)). The rider must be 16 or older (s. 6(3)) and wear a motorcycle or bicycle helmet. No licence or registration is needed (ss. 4, 5).
A municipal bylaw has to name the streets where e-scooters can go. It must keep them off streets posted above 50 km/h unless they ride in a bike lane, and require them to use a bike lane where a street has one (s. 7). Riders must stand, keep a hand on the handlebar, and carry no passengers (s. 14).
Saskatoon changed its traffic bylaw in September 2025 to allow privately owned e-scooters under the same rules as its shared ones.
Onewheels, e-unicycles and e-skateboards
The same regulations bar every limited speed motor vehicle other than an electric kick scooter from public roads (s. 6(1)). Onewheels, e-unicycles, e-skateboards and hoverboards have no category that allows them on roads, which leaves private property.
Cities
Each municipality decides whether e-scooters are allowed and on which streets, and can restrict where e-bikes go. Check your city’s bylaw before riding.