Bird Canada are launching rental electric scooters in Canada! The e-scooter rental startup will first launch in Alberta this month, with plans to expand in other cities across Canada. When asked about how quickly Bird intends to expand its operations in Canada, Stewart Lyons, Bird Canada’s CEO, said that strategy hinges on regulation. “Alberta is far ahead on that [e-scooter] regulation, and they’re leading the way in Canada. It’s pretty much all approved now, and we’re waiting for the final sign-off,” said Lyons. “Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are bigger cities and a little more cautious, but we anticipate them following suit pretty quickly.”

Bird Canada plans to launch the company’s newer Bird One electric scooters in Canada. It remains unclear how much Bird’s e-scooters will cost to rent in the Canadian market, though Lyons says pricing should be similar to the cost in the U.S., which is $1 USD (roughly $1.31 CAD) to unlock and $0.15 (about $0.20 CAD) per minute to ride. Bird expects to launch in Canadian cities with between 500 and 1,000 e-scooters.

What do you think about the launch of rental electric scooters? Are you going to try it?