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Electric kick-scooters are becoming increasingly common, but Ontario does not automatically permit them on every public road.
Ontario currently operates an e-scooter pilot program. A municipality must choose to participate and pass a bylaw permitting their use. Mississauga participates in the program and allows qualifying e-scooters under specific conditions, including a minimum riding age of 16 and a maximum speed of 24 km/h.
Read Mississauga’s e-scooter safety notice.
The Township of Tiny does not appear to have adopted a bylaw permitting electric kick-scooters under this program. Therefore, residents should not assume that rules in other municipalities allow e-scooters to be operated on public roads in Tiny.
Enforcement responsibilities depend on where the scooter is being used:
- The Ontario Provincial Police have jurisdiction over motorized vehicles operating on public roads.
- The Township of Tiny Municipal Law Enforcement Department enforces Parks By-law 12-032, which prohibits motorized machines on municipally owned lands, including parks, beaches and rights-of-way. Bylaw 14-076 separately prohibits motorized machines on the Tiny Trail.
Electric kick-scooters should not be confused with e-bikes, mobility scooters or ordinary non-electric scooters. Each is classified differently and is subject to different rules.
Before purchasing or operating an e-scooter in Tiny, residents should confirm the current rules with the Township or the OPP.
To report an immediate road-safety concern, call 911 in an emergency or the OPP non-emergency number at 1-888-310-1122. Questions about use on Township property can be directed to Tiny Municipal Law Enforcement at 705-526-4204.
Sources: Ontario e-scooter rules; Township of Tiny motorized-vehicle enforcement; Parks By-law 12-032; and Tiny Trail amendment, Bylaw 14-076
