Are electric skateboards legal in Toronto?
No statute names the device. No Toronto text we read names the electric skateboard. Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking) regulates the skateboard without defining it and without saying whether a motorized one counts; those rules are quoted below: skateboards are excluded from the definition of vehicle, § 950-300D says that where there are sidewalks, no person on a skateboard “shall go upon a roadway except for the purpose of crossing the road”, § 950-300F bars reckless riding on sidewalks, and Schedule XLII lists highways where skateboards are banned. The e-scooter rules (§ 950-202) apply only to a device that has handlebars. The Parks chapter (608) names skate boards but does not address power either. The text does not say whether any of these rules reach a powered board. Ontario provincial law also applies on top of these city rules; see the Ontario page. Ontario law applies too — read it here.
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What the law says
| What the text says | Section | |
|---|---|---|
| Skateboards excluded from vehicle (skateboard not defined) | Chapter 950, § 950-101: “COASTER - Includes a skateboard.” The definition of vehicle “does not include a motorized snow vehicle, streetcar, in-line skates, skateboards, coasters, scooters, toy vehicles, toboggans, sleighs or other similar devices”. | Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), §§ 950-101, 950-202, 950-300 |
| Skateboard rule, roadways (§ 950-300D): does not say whether it reaches a powered board | § 950-300D: “where there are sidewalks, no person upon roller-skates, in-line skates or a skateboard, or riding in or by means of any coaster, scooter, toy vehicle, toboggan, sleigh or similar device, shall go upon a roadway except for the purpose of crossing the road”, and when crossing has the rights and obligations of a pedestrian. | Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), §§ 950-101, 950-202, 950-300 |
| Skateboard rule, Schedule XLII (§ 950-300E): does not say whether it reaches a powered board | § 950-300E(2): “no person upon a skateboard shall go upon a highway set out in Schedule XLII”, and for that purpose (E(1)) “HIGHWAY shall be defined as in the Highway Traffic Act and shall also include sidewalks.” | Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), §§ 950-101, 950-202, 950-300 |
| Skateboard rule, sidewalks (§ 950-300F): does not say whether it reaches a powered board | § 950-300F: “No person shall ride upon or operate a bicycle, skateboard, in-line skates or roller-skates, coaster, scooter, toy vehicle, toboggan, sleigh, or any similar device on a sidewalk recklessly or negligently or at a speed or in a manner dangerous to the public”. | Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), §§ 950-101, 950-202, 950-300 |
| E-scooter rules: defined by handlebars | § 950-101 defines an e-scooter as “A one-person vehicle with no more than two wheels, that has handlebars”, and § 950-202A says “No person shall operate an e-scooter on a sidewalk.” A board without handlebars is not described by that definition. | Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), §§ 950-101, 950-202, 950-300 |
| Parks (Chapter 608): skate boards named, power not addressed | Chapter 608 (Parks), § 608-1: a personally powered device means “Skate boards, roller blades, scooters or similar apparatus and includes a bicycle.” § 608-32: “The maximum rate of speed for vehicles, motorized recreational vehicles, bicycles and personally powered devices in a park is 20 kilometres per hour.” § 608-23 forbids using skate boards “where posted to prohibit or otherwise restrict the use of the conveyances” or in a way that endangers other park users. The chapter also defines vehicle to include any conveyance “whatever the mode of power” and keeps vehicles to roadways and parking areas (§ 608-26B), without saying whether a skateboard is one. | Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 608 (Parks), §§ 608-1, 608-23, 608-26, 608-32 |
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.
| Product | Best price | Verdict | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
Onewheel Pint X
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CA$1750.00 | ✓Real deal | |
Onewheel XR Classic
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CA$2700.00 | ✓Real deal | |
Backfire G2 Electric Skateboard
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CA$600.00 | ✓Cheaper than 2021 | |
Onewheel Pint S
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CA$2999.00CA$2175.00 | –Only listing | |
CUSTOM BUILT ONEWHEEL SPORT SERIES GT-S 40KM RANGE – SPEED 40KPH
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CA$3289.00 | –Only listing | |
Onewheel GT
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CA$4399.00CA$3499.00 | –Cheaper in 2024 |
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Sources
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Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), §§ 950-101, 950-202, 950-300 — Traffic and Parking.
Official source, read 2026-09-27.
Official consolidation published by the City of Toronto; the pages carrying these sections are dated July 22, 2022. Read as PDF text. -
Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 608 (Parks), §§ 608-1, 608-23, 608-26, 608-32 — Parks.
Official source, read 2026-09-27.
Official consolidation published by the City of Toronto, pages dated June 3, 2024. Read as PDF text.
Every source on this page is the text as published by the legislature or the state agency itself. Open them.
How Toronto compares
The same four questions for Toronto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Unaddressed | no rule naming the device | — |
| Ontario | Prohibited | no rule naming the device | — |
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 Toronto 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?
Onewheel prices, read at the shops: what a Onewheel costs new · used Onewheel prices · Onewheel or electric skateboard · buy or sell a used one.
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 Ontario 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: Ontario. Every other jurisdiction: the full list.
Questions this raises
Are electric skateboards legal in Toronto?
No law we can find defines an electric skateboard. What applies instead is a general vehicle classification and, in practice, your municipality. No Toronto text we read names the electric skateboard. Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking) regulates the skateboard without defining it and without saying whether a motorized one counts; those rules are quoted below: skateboards are excluded from the definition of vehicle, § 950-300D says that where there are sidewalks, no person on a skateboard “shall go upon a roadway except for the purpose of crossing the road”, § 950-300F bars reckless riding on sidewalks, and Schedule XLII lists highways where skateboards are banned. The e-scooter rules (§ 950-202) apply only to a device that has handlebars. The Parks chapter (608) names skate boards but does not address power either. The text does not say whether any of these rules reach a powered board. Ontario provincial law also applies on top of these city rules; see the Ontario page.
Is a Onewheel legal in Toronto?
No statute we read for Toronto 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 Toronto?
No rule naming this device addresses helmets in the sources we have read for Toronto. Your municipality may have one.
How fast am I allowed to go in Toronto?
No speed limit specific to this device appears in the sources we have read for Toronto.
Does state law still apply in the city?
Yes. This page reads the city's own code; Ontario 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.