Electric Bike Brands in Canada (2026): All 36, Independently Verified
Quick answer: As of June 2026, this directory independently verifies 36 electric bike brands with a real sales presence in Canada — 8 are Canadian-owned (Biktrix, EBGO, Emmo, ENVO, Gio Electric, iGO Electric, Movin’, and Surface 604), the rest are US-, China-, or Europe-based. For every brand we confirmed the corporate owner, the country where the bikes are actually built, the real warranty terms, and the recall record — against primary sources, not marketing copy. Browse the full list below, then see where to buy in Ontario, British Columbia, or shop verified models at Zeus.
Why This Directory Exists
In December 2025, Rad Power Bikes — for years the default name in North American e-bikes — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission battery-fire warning landed on its best-known models. When a brand folds, or ships from an address that never answers, the warranty you paid for can evaporate overnight — and Canada now has dozens of look-alike names competing for the gap it left. This directory verifies every electric-bike brand sold in Canada against primary records — who owns it, where it’s built, what the warranty actually covers, and its recall history — so you can tell a brand that will stand behind the bike from one that won’t.
The takeaway: Country of origin is not the same as quality — but ownership, certification, and the recall record are verifiable facts, and they are what decides whether a warranty is worth anything. Every entry below links to a fully sourced profile.
How We Verify a Brand
For each of the 36 brands we pulled the corporate registration — Corporations Canada, a U.S. state filing, or the foreign equivalent — to confirm who legally owns the brand and answers a warranty claim. We confirmed the country of manufacture from the company’s own published material, read the warranty and return policy off the live Canadian-facing page on the date shown, and cross-checked the recall record against the U.S. CPSC database and Health Canada’s recall list. Where a brand discloses nothing — no country, no legal entity — we say so rather than guess. No claim here rests on a brand’s own marketing alone, and every brand links to its full, individually sourced profile.
Want the short list instead of the long one? Zeus stocks a curated, Canadian-supported lineup — every model verified, shipped from Canada, backed by a real phone line.
All 36 Electric Bike Brands in Canada, by Origin
Grouped by where the company is actually based — not where the marketing says. Each name links to its full, sourced profile; the line beside it is the single most important verified fact a Canadian buyer should know first.
🇨🇦 Canadian-owned · 8 brands
- Biktrix — Saskatoon, SK — assembled in Canada from imported components. 2-year frame warranty, shorter battery term; UL-certified models.
- EBGO — Owned by Distrik (Quebec); sold through Canadian big-box retail. Canadian warranty support.
- Emmo — Toronto, ON — a real Canadian storefront and support line; founded 2009 (self-reported). Lineup skews to limited-speed e-bikes and scooters.
- ENVO — Burnaby, BC — Canadian-owned, with several UL 2849-certified models.
- Gio Electric — Richmond, BC (GVA Brands); China-built. Warranty terms conflict between documents — confirm before buying.
- iGO Electric — Montreal, QC — Canadian-designed, China-built. Parent Fermetco Inc. entered court-ordered receivership in November 2025.
- Movin’ — Canadian federal corporation (incorporated 2021). Our independent profile documents six red flags and six green flags — read it before buying.
- Surface 604 — Richmond, BC (GVA Brands) — Canadian-owned, with an established dealer network across mid-tier commuter and fat-tire models.
🇺🇸 United States · 12 brands
- Addmotor — California-based, China-built. No published Canadian legal entity; warranty handled cross-border from the US.
- Aventon — Brea, CA; China-built. 2024 Sinch.2 folding-bike recall (CPSC); UL 2849 on its newer line.
- Gotrax — US-based budget brand, China-built. Short battery terms; the profile lists several documented concerns.
- Jetson — US-based, sold via Costco. One-year bike warranty (replacement batteries only 90 days). Its e-bikes have no recall; a Jetson hoverboard was tied to a fatal fire, cause undetermined per CPSC.
- Lectric — Phoenix, AZ; China-built — a high-volume value brand. One 2023 CPSC recall on record.
- Nakto — US-registered, China-built budget brand. No CPSC or Health Canada recall on record for its e-bikes; cross-border Canadian costs apply.
- Pedego — California — a premium brand with a 5-year warranty. Three CPSC recalls (2015, 2020, 2025); Urtopia-backed sale in November 2025.
- Rad Power Bikes — Seattle. Filed Chapter 11 in December 2025, assets sold to Life EV; CPSC battery-fire warning; the Vancouver store has closed.
- Razor — Razor USA (California); Rambler e-bikes are built in China. 90-day warranty — the shortest in this index.
- Swagtron — US-based, China-built. One-year warranty. Its e-bikes are a separate line from the 2016 Swagway hoverboard battery recall.
- Trek — Waterloo, WI — global dealer network, lifetime frame warranty. No battery-fire recall; several 2025-26 mechanical recalls, a coaster-brake one confirmed for Canada (6,822 units).
- Velotric — California (Velopower, Inc.), China-built. Founded by Lime’s hardware co-founder; UL 2849 across its core line.
🇨🇳 China · 12 brands
- Ridstar — Guangdong-built. The factory told us it runs no official website, and multiple sites claim the name; no verified Canadian retailer.
- eAhora — China-built. Several models exceed Canada’s 500W PAB limit — a road-legality catch; 1-year warranty.
- Engwe — China-based and China-built. No government recall on record; one owner-reported 2024 voluntary battery field action in Europe (unconfirmed). 12-month warranty via a third party in Canada.
- Eskute — China-built; markets a “European heritage” the corporate record does not support. One-year Canadian warranty.
- Gyroor — China-built. Six-month battery / one-year parts warranty; a 2022 CPSC recall of its C3 e-bikes (~3,300 units, fire risk), with a free-battery program.
- Heybike — China-registered and China-built. The profile documents 11 sourced red flags; confirm Canadian warranty fulfilment.
- Hiboy — Owned by Freeman Investment Holding Limited (Hong Kong); China-built. One-year parts, six-month battery.
- Himiway — Marketed as US but registered in China; China-built. Two-year frame warranty with a 10%+$200 return-restocking catch.
- iSinwheel — China-built budget brand. Six-month battery and motor warranty — among the shortest here.
- Segway — Segway-Ninebot, headquartered in China. Two-year e-bike warranty; recall history on other Ninebot product lines.
- Sur-Ron — Chinese electric off-road motorcycles. They exceed Canada’s 500W / 32 km/h PAB limit — not road-legal as eBikes in any province.
- Xiaomi — Xiaomi / QiCYCLE folding e-bike, China-built. Sold through Best Buy Canada; no Canadian Xiaomi service network.
🇪🇺 Europe · 2 brands
The takeaway: Eight of these brands are Canadian-owned, but Canadian ownership is no guarantee on its own — one is in receivership, another carries documented red flags. Read the profile, not just the flag.
What to Verify Before You Buy Any eBike Brand
The same six checks we run on every brand here are ones you can run yourself in about ten minutes:
- Who legally owns it. Search the corporate registry (Corporations Canada, or a state/foreign filing). A brand with no findable legal entity is a brand with no one to answer a warranty claim.
- Where it’s actually built. Confirm the country of manufacture against the company’s own material — and check whether it matches the marketing.
- The real warranty. Frame, battery, and parts almost always carry different terms; the battery is usually the shortest. Read it on the brand’s live page, not a third-party summary.
- The recall record. Search the brand on the U.S. CPSC and Health Canada recall lists before you buy.
- Road-legality in Canada. A federal Power-Assisted Bicycle tops out at 500W nominal and 32 km/h with working pedals. Anything beyond that may not be street-legal — see our provincial guides.
- A real Canadian presence. A findable Canadian address and phone number — not just a US website — is the difference between local support and a cross-border shipping label.
Financing the purchase? A verified bike is easier to live with when the payment is too. See how Canadians finance an e-bike — rates, terms, and the math — in our e-bike financing guide.
Where to Buy an eBike in Canada — by Province
Once you have chosen a brand, the next question is where to see it in person. We have published store-by-store, independently verified shop directories for Canada’s four largest provinces:
Verified shop directories
Buy direct & Canadian-supported
The takeaway: A brand you can visit, phone, and return to is worth a premium over a cheaper name that exists only as a checkout page. Proximity is part of the warranty.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many electric bike brands are sold in Canada?
This directory independently verifies 36 brands with a real Canadian sales presence as of June 2026, and we add more as we confirm them. Eight are Canadian-owned — Biktrix, EBGO, Emmo, ENVO, Gio Electric, iGO Electric, Movin’, and Surface 604 — with the remainder based in the US, China, or Europe.
Which electric bike brands are Canadian-owned?
Eight brands in this directory have verified Canadian ownership: Biktrix (Saskatoon, SK), EBGO (Distrik, Quebec), Emmo (Toronto, ON), ENVO (Burnaby, BC), Gio Electric and Surface 604 (both GVA Brands, Richmond, BC), iGO Electric (Montreal, QC — parent in receivership since November 2025), and Movin’ (a federal corporation incorporated 2021). Canadian ownership does not by itself guarantee quality — read each profile.
What happened to Rad Power Bikes in Canada?
Rad Power Bikes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2025 and its assets were sold to Life Electric Vehicles in January 2026. The Vancouver store closed, and a CPSC battery-fire warning had earlier covered several of its best-known models. Pre-bankruptcy Canadian warranties were affected. See our full Rad Power Bikes Canada profile for the sourced timeline.
Are China-built electric bikes safe?
Safety depends on certification and the recall record, not the country on the box. Several China-built brands here carry UL 2849 certification and clean recall histories; others disclose no manufacturing country or legal entity at all. The right question is not “where is it built” but “is the battery system certified to UL 2849 / UL 2271, and what is the recall record” — both of which we list in each profile.
Which electric bike brands have had recalls?
Among brands in this directory, the CPSC has recorded recalls for Aventon (2024 Sinch.2), Lectric (2023), Pedego (2015, 2020, 2025), Gyroor (2022, battery), and Trek (2025-26, one confirmed for Canada); Rad Power carried a CPSC battery-fire warning. Always search the live CPSC and Health Canada lists for your exact model.
How do I check if an electric bike brand is legit?
Run five checks: find the legal entity in a corporate registry; confirm the country of manufacture from the company’s own material; read the warranty and return policy on the brand’s live Canadian page; search the CPSC and Health Canada recall lists; and confirm there is a real Canadian address and phone number. If a brand fails the first or last of those, treat the rest with caution.
More Verified Guides
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The Bottom Line
No directory can ride the bike for you, and no flag on a brand can replace the work of checking. Before you buy from any name on this list, do three things: read its full profile, confirm the warranty on the brand’s own Canadian page, and search the CPSC and Health Canada recall lists for your exact model. If you would rather talk it through with a person, Zeus answers the phone at 1-866-938-7580, ships from Canada, and backs every bike with a 14-day return window — so a verified choice never has to be a rushed one. When you are ready, browse the Zeus lineup or read how Canadians finance an e-bike.
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