Alberta

Ebike Regulations

All of the models of Ebikes and electric bicycles carried by Green City Motors require no license, no registration, no insurance, and of course, no gas! This includes all of the larger scooter-style ebikes.

Sometimes figuring out the requirements can seem confusing and even overwhelming.  Please feel free to visit or contact our store where our knowledgeable staff can inform you of any particular licensing or other requirements necessary for operating these vehicles in Alberta.

In Canada, each individual provincial ministry is responsible for motor vehicle licensing and legislation.  In Alberta, the ministry of transportation defines a pedal-assist bicycle a:

Definition according to: USE OF HIGHWAY AND RULES OF THE ROAD REGULATION

1(o): “power bicycle” means a vehicle that
(i) may be propelled
(a) by human muscular power
(b) by mechanical power, or
(c) partly by human muscular power and partly by mechanical power

(ii) is fitted with pedals that are continually operable to propel it,

(iii) has a motor that produces not more than 500 watts and that is driven by
electricity or has an engine with a displacement of not more than 50 cubic cm

(iv) does not have a hand-operated or foot-operated clutch or gearbox driven by the motor that transfers power to the driven wheel

(v) does not have sufficient power to enable it to attain a speed greater than 32 kilometres per hour on level ground within a distance of 2 kilometres from a standing start”

Under the definition, “power bicycle” riders are not required to hold a driver’s license, registration or insurance!