Canadians would rather require a license or permit to ride e-bicycles and e-scooters than allowing them on roads like bicycles. (CTV News/Nanos)

Over 1 in 2 Canadians would prefer e-scooters and e-bikes require a permit and/or license to ride over allowing them like bicycles or banning them outright. Younger Canadians (18 to 34)(48%) are more likely than older Canadians (55 plus)(30%) to prefer allowing them like bicycles. Ontarians are more likely to prefer requiring a permit/license to operate them (66%) than residents from the Prairies (50%) or BC (51%).

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,058 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between September 29th to October 2nd, 2024 as part of an omnibus survey. Participants were randomly recruited by telephone using live agents and administered a survey online.

The margin of error for this survey is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

This study was commissioned by CTV News and the research was conducted by Nanos Research.

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