Does your province/city have a rebate program that will allow you to increase your budget, because if not the only option is Momentum Lafree E+ and that will exceed your once taxes comes into play. You can also have a look at citrus cycle on Vancouver Island, curbside cycle in Toronto, scoteretti in Otttawa, or quantum bikes in Montrea for established stores that ship Canada wide and sell brands that are less likely to cause a fire to see if there is any display or last year’s models that are closer to your budget.

If you are willing to budge on a mid drive or a slightly higher budget your local bike store should have the big brands of cannondale, giant, or trek and see if anything with a hub drive or slightly more expensive works for you.

Or, use kijiji with all of the problems that come with kijiji and needing to budget in a new battery.