"Right-to-Repair"
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Tell us how Right-to-Repair can help you!
Introduction
At the beginning of November 2024, Bills C-244 & C-294 received Royal Assent at the federal level. These bills changed the Copyright Act to address restrictions specific to technology protection measures (TPMs), including those on farm implements.
TPMs are digital locks that restrict you from accessing or using copyrighted works, for example, computers on different types of farm implements.
The new changes to the Copyright Act would allow you to use a computer program or computer to diagnose, maintain, or fix (not modify) your equipment. This change could improve wait times for a repair person or reduce delivery times for ordering parts, as you will be able to advise the dealership or repair shop of the error code or be able to fix a small issue yourself.
The changes in the legislation also allow for connectivity between different technologies, making them compatible without breaking copyright laws. This is generally referred to as interoperability and may bypass TPMs that make technologies incompatible.
This survey is intended to gather feedback directly from producers on particular issues producers have faced with repairing farm implements and interoperability in the past. Results of this survey are anonymous and will be used to determine what, if any, legislative changes are required at the provincial level.
The survey consists of twelve (12) questions:
Questions 1-4 are related to your farming operation.
Questions 5-9 are related to a specific Right-to-Repair issue you may have experienced.
Questions 10-11 ask for suggestions or recommendations you may have regarding Right-to-Repair.
Question 12 asks for feedback on the issue of interoperability.
Please be sure to click on the "next" button at the bottom of each page to move through the survey.
The deadline for responses is August 31, 2025.
We thank you for your participation!
At the beginning of November 2024, Bills C-244 & C-294 received Royal Assent at the federal level. These bills changed the Copyright Act to address restrictions specific to technology protection measures (TPMs), including those on farm implements.
TPMs are digital locks that restrict you from accessing or using copyrighted works, for example, computers on different types of farm implements.
The new changes to the Copyright Act would allow you to use a computer program or computer to diagnose, maintain, or fix (not modify) your equipment. This change could improve wait times for a repair person or reduce delivery times for ordering parts, as you will be able to advise the dealership or repair shop of the error code or be able to fix a small issue yourself.
The changes in the legislation also allow for connectivity between different technologies, making them compatible without breaking copyright laws. This is generally referred to as interoperability and may bypass TPMs that make technologies incompatible.
This survey is intended to gather feedback directly from producers on particular issues producers have faced with repairing farm implements and interoperability in the past. Results of this survey are anonymous and will be used to determine what, if any, legislative changes are required at the provincial level.
The survey consists of twelve (12) questions:
Questions 1-4 are related to your farming operation.
Questions 5-9 are related to a specific Right-to-Repair issue you may have experienced.
Questions 10-11 ask for suggestions or recommendations you may have regarding Right-to-Repair.
Question 12 asks for feedback on the issue of interoperability.
Please be sure to click on the "next" button at the bottom of each page to move through the survey.
The deadline for responses is August 31, 2025.
We thank you for your participation!