Introduction
The rising popularity of e-scooters and e-bikes has resulted in an increase in bike and scooter related accidents and injuries. This page reports Canadian statistics on injuries and hospitalizations associated with electric kick-scooters (e-scooters) and electric bicycles (e-bikes). The focus is on documented personal injury outcomes, including hospital admissions, trauma registry cases, pediatric injuries, and helmet use.
All figures are drawn from Canadian government agencies, hospital trauma registries, municipal public health units, and peer-reviewed research. The purpose of this page is informational: To provide journalists, researchers, and policymakers with verifiable injury data related to micromobility devices.
Key Canadian Micromobility Injury Statistics
- 22% – Increase in hospitalizations related to e-scooter injuries in Canada (Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2024).
- 600% – Increase in e-scooter trauma activations at a Toronto trauma centre from 2020 to 2024 (Unity Health Toronto, 2024).
- 240% – Increase in e-bike trauma activations at the same institution over the same period (Unity Health Toronto, 2024).
- 61% – Year-over-year increase in e-scooter-related hospitalizations among children aged 5-17 in Canada (CIHI, 2024).
- 85% – Proportion of serious battery-powered device injuries involving e-scooters at a pediatric trauma centre (Hospital for Sick Children, 2024).
- 2% – Helmet use among injured e-scooter riders in a Canadian emergency-department study (University of Alberta, 2022).
National Hospitalization Data
The Canadian Institute for Health Information reports that hospitalizations associated with e-scooter injuries increased by 22% nationally in its most recent reporting period. CIHI data reflects cases requiring inpatient care and does not include minor injuries treated and released from emergency departments.
CIHI has also identified a 61% increase in hospitalizations involving children and youth aged 5-17, despite age restrictions on e-scooter use in many jurisdictions.
Trauma Registry Findings (Toronto)
Trauma registry data from Unity Health Toronto, which operates a Level 1 trauma centre, documents changes in high-severity injury cases. E-scooter trauma activations increased from 4 cases in 2020 to 28 cases in 2024. E-bike trauma activations increased from 15 cases to 51 cases during the same period.
Trauma activations represent injuries requiring coordinated trauma team response and are distinct from general emergency department visits.
Pediatric Injury Data
The Hospital for Sick Children Trauma Registry reports that between 2021 and 2024, e-scooters accounted for 85% of serious injuries involving battery-powered personal mobility devices treated at the institution.
These figures reflect trauma cases only and do not represent all pediatric emergency department visits involving micromobility devices.
Helmet Use And Injury Characteristics
A peer-reviewed Canadian study examining emergency department presentations in Edmonton found that 2% of injured e-scooter riders were wearing helmets at the time of injury.
The study identified head, face, and upper extremity injuries among commonly reported injury locations but did not assess fault, legal responsibility, or long-term outcomes.
Time Of Injury Presentation
According to Ottawa Public Health, emergency department visits related to e-scooter injuries occurred most frequently in the late afternoon and evening, based on ED registration times. The agency notes that registration time may not precisely reflect the moment of injury.
Data Limitations
Current Canadian data does not yet provide national fault or collision responsibility breakdowns, long-term disability tracking related to micromobility injuries, or standardized reporting of helmet use across all provinces. All statistics should be interpreted within the scope defined by their original sources.
Sources And Methodology
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Injury and hospitalization reporting on e-scooter incidents. 2024.
https://www.cihi.ca/en/podcast/deadly-impact-the-rise-of-e-scooter-injuries
Unity Health Toronto. Trauma Registry data on e-scooter and e-bike injuries. 2024.
https://unityhealth.to
Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Trauma Registry findings on battery-powered device injuries. 2024.
https://www.sickkids.ca
Ottawa Public Health. Emergency department surveillance of e-scooter injuries. 2024.
https://documents.ottawa.ca/sites/default/files/escooter_oph_2024_en.pdf
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine / University of Alberta. Emergency department presentations related to e-scooter injuries. 2022.
https://link.springer.com
CBC News. (2025, July ?). E-scooter hospitalizations rising in Canada [News article]. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/e-scooter-hospitalizations-1.7586991
Afreen, Sazia. Scooter Injuries on the Rise: A Look at Canadian Hospitalizations, 2023-2024. https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/sazia.afreen2039/viz/ScooterInjuriesontheRiseALookatCanadianHospitalizations2023-2024/ScooterInjuriesontheRiseALookatCanadianHospitalizations202324?publish=yes.
The Canadian Press. “E-scooter Injuries Are on the Rise Among Both Kids and Adults, Data and Doctors Say.” Global News, 17 July 2025, https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/e-scooter-injuries-are-on-the-rise-among-both-kids-and-adults-data-and-doctors/article_b5200ed4-2f43-5c2d-aa4b-46fb929f311d.html.
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“Source: Melanson Law – Micromobility Injury Statistics in Canada”
