Are electric skateboards legal in Montréal?
No statute names the device. No Montréal by-law we read names the electric skateboard. Traffic rules are set borough by borough under the former city's by-law R.R.V.M., c. C-4.1, and they differ: in Ville-Marie (downtown), art. 23 keeps bicycle lanes for bicycles and roller skates; in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, art. 24.3 limits skateboards to bike paths and multi-use trails. In the large parks under city council (By-law 10-020), off-road vehicles are banned, a category that ends with any other “véhicule motorisé destiné à circuler en dehors des chemins publics” (our translation: any other motorized vehicle intended to travel off public roads); the by-law does not say whether a motorized board is one. Quebec provincial law (the Highway Safety Code) also applies on top of these city rules; see the Quebec page. Quebec law applies too — read it here.
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What the law says
| What the text says | Section | |
|---|---|---|
| Ville-Marie: bicycle lanes | R.R.V.M., c. C-4.1 as consolidated for Ville-Marie, art. 23: “Dans une voie cyclable, il est interdit de circuler autrement qu'à bicyclette ou en patins à roulettes.” (our translation: In a bicycle lane, it is prohibited to travel other than by bicycle or on roller skates.) The article does not mention skateboards. | R.R.V.M., c. C-4.1 (Ville-Marie consolidation, 5 Sept. 2026), art. 23 |
| Plateau-Mont-Royal: where skateboards go | R.R.V.M., c. C-4.1 as consolidated for Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, art. 24.3: “La circulation de toute personne en patins à roues alignées ou en planches à roulettes est autorisée uniquement dans les pistes cyclables et les sentiers polyvalents” (our translation: Travel by any person on in-line skates or skateboards is authorized only on bicycle paths and multi-use trails). Art. 24.1: “Sur une bande cyclable, une piste cyclable ou sur un sentier polyvalent, il est interdit de circuler autrement qu’à bicyclette, en fauteuil roulant motorisé ou non, en tripoteur ou en quadriporteur” (our translation: On a bicycle lane, bicycle path or multi-use trail, it is prohibited to travel other than by bicycle, in a wheelchair whether motorized or not, or on a mobility tricycle or quadricycle). Neither article distinguishes powered boards. | R.R.V.M., c. C-4.1 (Le Plateau-Mont-Royal consolidation), art. 24.1 and 24.3 |
| City parks: off-road vehicles | By-law 10-020, art. 9, 1°: in a park it is prohibited to drive a vehicle elsewhere than on a public road “ou d’utiliser un véhicule hors-route” (our translation: or to use an off-road vehicle). Art. 1 defines the off-road vehicle as “« véhicule hors route » : une motoneige, un véhicule tout terrain motorisé” … “bicyclette électrique, une trottinette électrique” … “véhicule motorisé destiné à circuler en dehors des chemins publics” (our translation: a snowmobile, a motorized all-terrain vehicle, an electric bicycle, an electric scooter or any other motorized vehicle intended to travel off public roads). The by-law does not name boards. | Règlement 10-020, art. 1, 9 and 12 |
| City parks: speed | By-law 10-020, art. 12: whoever travels by bicycle, on in-line skates “ou par tout autre moyen de locomotion doit” (our translation: or by any other means of locomotion must), among other duties, “circuler à une vitesse n’excédant pas 20 km/h” (our translation: travel at a speed not exceeding 20 km/h). | Règlement 10-020, art. 1, 9 and 12 |
| City guidance for parks (not a by-law) | The city's park-rules page states: “Si votre mode de déplacement ne demande aucun effort physique, il n’est pas autorisé sur les voies cyclables des parcs.” (our translation: If your way of getting around requires no physical effort, it is not allowed on park bicycle paths.) The page does not cite an article for this sentence. | Ville de Montréal, Règlements dans les parcs |
Each row is the statute's own content, reduced to plain wording where it is long and quoted directly where the exact words matter. The section in the last column is a link to the text.
Electric skateboards in stock in Canada
Priced at shops in Canada, in the currency they charge. Real deals and new lows first, then the lowest price; checked twice a day at the shop itself. We do not rate boards and take no payment for a place here.
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Onewheel Pint X
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Onewheel XR Classic
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Backfire G2 Electric Skateboard
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CA$600.00 | ✓Cheaper than 2021 | |
Onewheel Pint S
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CUSTOM BUILT ONEWHEEL SPORT SERIES GT-S 40KM RANGE – SPEED 40KPH
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Onewheel GT
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CA$4399.00CA$3499.00 | –Cheaper in 2024 |
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Sources
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R.R.V.M., c. C-4.1 (Ville-Marie consolidation, 5 Sept. 2026), art. 23 — Règlement sur la circulation et le stationnement – arrondissement de Ville-Marie.
Official source, read 2026-09-27.
Office consolidation published on montreal.ca (by-law record https://montreal.ca/reglements-municipaux/recherche/60d7ca18fd6531282659b299), including CA-24-414. In French. -
R.R.V.M., c. C-4.1 (Le Plateau-Mont-Royal consolidation), art. 24.1 and 24.3 — Règlement sur la circulation et le stationnement – arrondissement du Plateau-Mont-Royal.
Official source, read 2026-09-27.
Office consolidation published on montreal.ca (by-law record https://montreal.ca/reglements-municipaux/recherche/67f50804e2dfea2be49cdf2f), amendments through by-law 2025-05. Other boroughs have their own consolidations, which we did not read. In French. -
Règlement 10-020, art. 1, 9 and 12 — Règlement sur les parcs relevant de la compétence du conseil municipal de la Ville de Montréal (10-020).
Official source, read 2026-09-27.
Office consolidation dated 3 May 2022, the latest listed on the by-law record https://montreal.ca/reglements-municipaux/recherche/60d7c992fd6531463b59b025. Applies to parks under city council (e.g. parc La Fontaine, parc Jarry, parc Maisonneuve); borough parks have their own rules. In French. -
Ville de Montréal, Règlements dans les parcs — Règlements dans les parcs.
Official source, read 2026-09-27.
City information page, not by-law text. In French.
Every source on this page is the text as published by the legislature or the state agency itself. Open them.
How Montréal compares
The same four questions for Montréal and its neighbours, each linked to its own page and citations. All 99 jurisdictions we have read are side by side on Compare all jurisdictions.
| Jurisdiction | Status | Helmet | Speed limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | Unaddressed | no rule naming the device | By-law 10-020, art. 12: whoever travels by bicycle, on in-li |
| Quebec | Regulated | Required. A rigid shell, padded inside, with a chin strap, correctly fitted and firmly fas | Maximum rated power 500 W, combined across motors, and the d |
Compare all 99 jurisdictions →
The spread is the point. These are neighbouring jurisdictions regulating the same object, and they do not agree on what it is, how fast it may go, who may ride it, or whether it may be ridden at all. A rider who crosses a state line is, quite often, subject to a different legal category rather than a stricter version of the same one — which is why a single national answer to this question does not exist and why anyone offering you one has stopped reading the law.
It also explains why so many rows say the device is unaddressed. Most vehicle codes were written before this machine existed, and a legislature that has not revisited them has not thereby permitted anything — it has left the question to a general classification and to your city.
What about a Onewheel?
No text we read for Montréal names a board with a single wheel. The reading above is for electric skateboards; whether a Onewheel falls in the same class, another one or none is a question the statutes here do not answer, and neither do we. 11 jurisdictions do name it — Are Onewheels legal?
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What this page does not tell you
- It is not legal advice, and it never says you may ride. It says what the statute says, and links it.
- It does not repeat Quebec law. The city's rules sit on top of it; read that page too. Park, transit and campus rules can add more.
- It does not cover private property, insurance, or what happens after an accident.
- It may be out of date. Every source carries the day we read it. A statute amended since then will not have updated itself here.
Across the border: Quebec. Every other jurisdiction: the full list.
Questions this raises
Are electric skateboards legal in Montréal?
No law we can find defines an electric skateboard. What applies instead is a general vehicle classification and, in practice, your municipality. No Montréal by-law we read names the electric skateboard. Traffic rules are set borough by borough under the former city's by-law R.R.V.M., c. C-4.1, and they differ: in Ville-Marie (downtown), art. 23 keeps bicycle lanes for bicycles and roller skates; in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, art. 24.3 limits skateboards to bike paths and multi-use trails. In the large parks under city council (By-law 10-020), off-road vehicles are banned, a category that ends with any other “véhicule motorisé destiné à circuler en dehors des chemins publics” (our translation: any other motorized vehicle intended to travel off public roads); the by-law does not say whether a motorized board is one. Quebec provincial law (the Highway Safety Code) also applies on top of these city rules; see the Quebec page.
Is a Onewheel legal in Montréal?
No statute we read for Montréal names a board with a single wheel, so the law there does not answer directly. For electric skateboards, the status we found is: no statute names the device. Only 11 of the 99 jurisdictions we read name a one-wheel board: Utah, Quebec, Queensland, Tasmania, Seattle, South Korea, Belgium, British Columbia, New York, Victoria, the Netherlands.
Do I need a helmet in Montréal?
No rule naming this device addresses helmets in the sources we have read for Montréal. Your municipality may have one.
How fast am I allowed to go in Montréal?
By-law 10-020, art. 12: whoever travels by bicycle, on in-line skates “ou par tout autre moyen de locomotion doit” (our translation: or by any other means of locomotion must), among other duties, “circuler à une vitesse n’excédant pas 20 km/h” (our translation: travel at a speed not exceeding 20 km/h). That is Règlement 10-020, art. 1, 9 and 12.
Does state law still apply in the city?
Yes. This page reads the city's own code; Quebec law applies on top of it, and where the two differ, the stricter rule is the one you meet on the street. The state reading is on its own page, with its own sources.
How do I check this myself?
Open the links in the sources below. Every row in the table above names the section it comes from, and every source shows the date we read it. That is the whole point of the page: you should not have to take our word for it.