The types of vehicles permitted on public streets, bike lanes and on sidewalks are regulated by the Province of Alberta. The use of privately owned e-scooters on City of Edmonton property, such as on streets, bike lanes and sidewalks is currently prohibited because the Traffic Safety Act does not include the use of private e-scooters, or other electric micro-mobility options such as a Onewheel device.
Shared e-scooters are permitted in bike lanes and on roads with a speed limit of 50 km/h or less because the province allowed the City of Edmonton an exemption for approved and licensed vendors to operate e-scooters through an active transportation vehicle-sharing program.
The approved vendors are currently Bird Canada, Lime and Neuron. Both vendors have a licence that allows them to operate until December 31, 2026.