eBike Shops in Ontario (2026): 28 Cities, 107 Verified Stores

Ontario's eBike Map, City by City

Rad Power Bikes — for years the default budget e-bike in Ontario garages — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2025 and voided its Canadian warranties, leaving thousands of riders hunting for a local shop that will actually answer the phone. Choose the wrong one and you can sink two thousand dollars into a bike no nearby store will service, or a motor that quietly breaks Ontario's 500 W power cap and turns your "bicycle" into an unregistered, uninsured motor vehicle the moment you ride it. This page exists to make that decision safe: it maps every verified e-bike shop in the province, city by city, and pairs it with the 2026 law you need to know before you buy.

Ontario's e-bike retail landscape is concentrated but deep. Across the 28 cities live today, we have verified 107 storefronts — full-service specialists, manufacturer dealers, and bicycle shops with serious e-bike inventory. Coverage is heaviest in the Greater Toronto Area and the capital, but mid-size and northern centres are well served too: Greater Sudbury has a dedicated specialist that has been a Canadian Electric Bicycle Association member since 2016, and Barrie's largest shop stocks 17 e-bike models on its own floor. Each city below has its own verified directory page; this index points you to the right one and tells you what is unusual about riding there.

Ontario eBike Law — 2026 Quick Reference

An e-bike that meets Ontario's "power-assisted bicycle" (PAB) definition is treated as a bicycle under the Highway Traffic Act — no licence, plate, registration, or insurance required. Cross the line on any one of these limits and it becomes an unregistered, uninsured motor vehicle on a public road. Every rule below comes straight from the named source.

• Motor power — 500 W maximum (continuous/nominal): the motor's sustained rated output, not its peak burst. A 500 W motor that peaks higher is fine; a 750 W motor speed-limited in software is not (ontario.ca; MTO "New and Emerging Vehicles" fact sheet; O. Reg. 369/09).
• Assisted speed — 32 km/h maximum: the motor must stop assisting at or before 32 km/h on level ground. You may keep pedalling faster under your own power (ontario.ca; MTO fact sheet).
• Working pedals required: the bike must be rideable by muscle power alone. Removing or disabling the pedals reclassifies it as a motor vehicle needing a licence, insurance, and registration (ontario.ca).
• Weight — 120 kg maximum unladen: bike plus battery, rider weight excluded (ontario.ca; O. Reg. 369/09; MTO fact sheet).
• Two independent braking systems: capable of stopping the e-bike from 30 km/h within nine metres on level asphalt (ontario.ca; O. Reg. 369/09).
• Rider age — 16 or older: a hard minimum with no learner pathway; no one under 16 may operate a PAB (ontario.ca; O. Reg. 473/06; Highway Traffic Act s. 38).
• Helmet — required at every age: an approved bicycle or motorcycle helmet, for all e-bike riders regardless of age. This is stricter than ordinary cycling, where the helmet rule stops at 18 (ontario.ca; Highway Traffic Act s. 103.1).

These rules remain the law as of June 2026. Two changes are pending but not yet in force: Bill 197 has received Royal Assent but its e-bike sections await proclamation, and an MTO proposal (ERO 026-0422) to create distinct e-bike classes closed consultation on 7 June 2026 without becoming law. Until either takes effect, the framework above stands.

Every Ontario City — 28 Verified, 14 on the Way

Ontario has 42 municipalities with a population over 50,000. We have published a full, individually verified shop directory for 28 of them — 107 stores in total — and the remaining 14 are in the build queue. Live cities link straight through to their store-by-store listing; the rest are listed in plain text until their page is published.

Frequently Asked Questions — eBike Shops in Ontario

How many e-bike shops and cities does this Ontario directory cover?

This index covers 107 verified e-bike shops across 28 Ontario cities as of 2026, from Windsor and Chatham-Kent in the southwest to Thunder Bay and Greater Sudbury in the north. Each shop was cross-checked against its own listing. Ontario's full target is 42 cities of 50,000-plus people, so 14 more are still to come.

What makes an e-bike road-legal in Ontario?

Under ontario.ca and O. Reg. 369/09, a road-legal power-assisted bicycle has a motor rated 500 W or less continuous, stops assisting at 32 km/h, has working pedals, weighs 120 kg or less with its battery, and has two independent brakes. Meeting all five means no licence, plate, registration, or insurance is required.

How old do you have to be to ride an e-bike in Ontario?

Sixteen. Ontario law sets a hard minimum operating age of 16 for any power-assisted bicycle, with no learner pathway below that age (ontario.ca; O. Reg. 473/06). No one under 16 may legally operate an e-bike on an Ontario road, and an owner may not permit them to.

Do adults have to wear a helmet on an e-bike in Ontario?

Yes. Every e-bike rider must wear an approved bicycle or motorcycle helmet, at every age (ontario.ca; Highway Traffic Act s. 103.1). This is stricter than ordinary cycling in Ontario, where the helmet requirement applies only to riders under 18. There is no adult exemption for e-bikes.

Can I ride my e-bike on Ontario trails and in parks?

It depends entirely on the city. Roads and bike lanes are province-wide, but trail and park access is set by each municipality and varies widely — Brampton, Vaughan, and Windsor ban e-bikes from town trails, while Kingston's K&P Trail permits compliant ones. Check your city's directory page for the local bylaw.

My city isn't listed yet — where can I buy an e-bike?

You have two honest options. The nearest listed city is often within driving distance, and its directory page lists verified shops. Or you can buy from a Canadian online retailer that ships province-wide — Zeus eBikes, for example, ships PAB-compliant bikes free across Ontario with 14-day returns and phone support at 1-866-938-7580.

The Bottom Line

The right e-bike shop is a local one you can ride back to when something needs a tune — and this directory exists to help you find it across 28 Ontario cities, with the 2026 law spelled out so you don't buy a bike that breaks it. Use the city pages, test-ride locally, and confirm the compliance label before you pay. If your town isn't listed yet, or you'd rather compare a province-wide online option, there's no rush and no pressure: Zeus ships PAB-compliant bikes free across Ontario, every order carries a 14-day return window, and you can talk through fit, financing, or the legal limits with a real person at 1-866-938-7580 before you decide anything. Worried about the cost? Our financing guide shows how a purchase breaks down into a monthly payment. Take your time — the goal is the bike that's still right for you next winter.