Government of Canada launches consultation on right to repair to better meet Canadian consumers’ needs - Canada.ca
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Canadians rightfully expect that their purchases, from phones to washers and dryers, work well and last for years, and that’s why the Government of Canada is committed to improving Canadians’ ability to repair home appliances and consumer electronics. Every generation should be able to repair their broken appliances or devices—and at a fair price—rather than being forced to purchase a new product when one component fails.

I figured that right to repair is a topic many of us are interested in. The survey below by ISED Canada, a department of the Government of Canada, is open until September 26, 2024.

Canadians can provide their input at the following link: https://ised-isde.survey-sondage.ca/f/s/RTR

    • ProgrammingSocks
      12·
      3 months ago

      Well, a consultation is basically the bare minimum. We’ll have to wait to see if this leads to even the possibility legislation.

      • Rentlar@lemmy.caOP
        10·
        3 months ago

        Two bills of interest on this are C-244 and C-294, both amendments to the Copyright Act. The first is to allow circumvention of technological protection measures to diagnose, maintain or repair, and the second is to allow the same to make one computer software program or embedded device interoperable with another.

        Both bills are 5 out of 6 steps done from becoming law but they need to before the next election, else it will be delayed even more.

        • ProgrammingSocks
          4·
          3 months ago

          Damn, that’s pretty cool. C-244 would do a lot for me personally, so I hope that goes through.

    • Nomecks@lemmy.ca
      8·
      3 months ago

      They have to toss the people a bone or else the NDP might be the decision makers. Our market is small and we don’t manufacture much, so right to repair wouldn’t ruffle many corporate feathers.