Update, June 12: Thanks to the contributions of over 100 OpenMedia community members and iFixit, we were able to commision a poll that shows that 75% of people across Canada would support Right to Repair legislation in Canada. You can see the results by clicking here.

The right to repair movement is growing across North America and Europe. Already, the European Union and at least 20 U.S. states are trying to pass strong right to repair legislation to enshrine this right into law.1

Canada just had its first right to repair bill tabled in the Ontario parliament by MPP Michael Coteau.2 This is a huge milestone for anyone who has tried to repair products they own only to realize it’s prohibitively expensive or outright impossible.

But this is not enough. We need federal legislation that gives everyone across Canada the right to repair!

Why should our MPs care? Here are a few reasons: