Supporting the Proposed Modernization of Ontario’s Framework for Power-Assisted Bicycles (E-Bikes)

all times with functional hand cranks or foot pedals that are capable of propelling the bicycle by muscular power only and are usable during normal operation of the bicycle, cannot have a footrest or a platform for the operator's feet, must have an adjustable saddle, require a minimum operator age of 16, allows passengers of any age in a seat, and requires helmets for all operators, and the proposal that would require faster, heavier moped/scooter- or motorcycle-style vehicles, to be licenced and insured. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to request the Province to require a maximum weight limit of 55 kilograms for Class 2 power-assisted bicycles, and to require brakes adequate for an operator to safely stop the vehicle within 9 metres even when loaded, travelling at the maximum powered speed and in wet and hilly conditions. 3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to continue to collaborate on the Power-Assisted Bicycle proposals with the Ministry of Transportation to ensure that the City's micromobility by-laws support the safety of cyclists and micromobility users, and pedestrians across the City. 4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with Toronto Police Service, to develop a training program to help police officers easily identify different micromobility devices and where they are permitted to operate on the road network. 5. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to collaborate with the Toronto Police Service on education and enforcement blitzes targeting micromobility devices on sidewalks. 6. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Police Service, to continue evaluating the success of the ongoing enforcement blitzes as outlined in item 2025.IE24.1. 7. City Council expedite the request made by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee and request the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with Toronto Police Service and vulnerable road users, to report back to the December 9 and 10, 2026, meeting of City Council with recommendations to amend Toronto's by-laws for bike lanes, cycle tracks, and multi-use trails to prohibit in all cycling infrastructure any motorized vehicle other than a Class 1 or Class 2 power-assisted bicycle. 8. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to engage and request courier and transportation businesses operating in Toronto to educate contractors on the penalties associated with illegal speed control or battery modifications to motorized micromobility vehicles and the requirement to comply with all rules of the road, and report back in the first quarter of 2027 with an update on implementation and, in the event they are required, to seek additional authorities to implement this direction. 9. City Council request the Fire Chief and General Manager, Fire Services to make recommendations to the province on lithium-ion battery safety standards for all vehicles powered with lithium-ion batteries. 10. City Council direct the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to continue providing advice on amendments to the Ontario Fire Code that would prevent or mitigate lithium-ion battery fires through the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshall's Technical Advisory Committee which was established in response to City Council's request in item 2025.MM33.3. 11. City Council direct the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to submit comments with advice on regulations under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act to Health Canada in response to their Notice of Intent to regulate lithium-ion batteries in consumer products under the Act. 12. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in collaboration with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, and Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation, to report back in the first quarter of 2027 with options to ensure the safe storage of micromobility devices containing lithium-ion batteries. 13. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back in 2027 on licensing rental agencies and retailers of motorized micromobility vehicles, other than a Class 1 or Class 2 power-assisted bicycle, including requirements for vendors to provide safety information to customers in a posted point-of-sale notice and submit safety data. 14. City Council request the Minister of Transportation to amend the Highway Traffic Act to develop a process that authorizes Toronto Police to seize and impound, at the curb, unlicenced motorized micromobility vehicles that move by motor power at more than 32 km/hour. 15. City Council request the Minister of Transportation to add an appearance-based exclusion, modelled on Quebec's Highway Safety Code, that disqualifies motorcycle and moped-styled devices from being considered a Class 1 or Class 2 power-assisted bicycle, regardless of label, based on visible features such as footrests, body panels, and motorcycle-style wheels. 16. City Council request the Minister of Transportation to mandate top-tier safety certification (UL 2849 and UL 2271) for electrical systems and batteries of motorized micromobility vehicles sold, leased or operated in Ontario, other than a Class 1 or Class 2 power-assisted bicycle. 17. City Council request the Minister of Transportation to create a system of standardized markers that would be affixed by manufacturers or retailers to micromobility vehicles that designate the vehicle's class under the Highway Traffic Act or other regulations. 18. City Council request the Federal Minister of Transport and the Federal Minister of Health to introduce regulations that require mandatory safety regulations to address the public fire safety risk created by lithium-ion batteries in micromobility devices, including but not limited to, new or enhanced regulations under the Canada Transportation Act, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.