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Québec's First Consumer Right-to-repair Law In Canada: What Every Manufacturer And Merchant Needs To Do Now
On June 25, 2025, the Québec government adopted the final version of the regulation related to the right-to-repair provisions introduced by Bill 29: An Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and promote the durability, repair and maintenance of goods (the Regulation). This Regulation provides the long-awaited details on how manufacturers and merchants must comply with Québec's new consumer protection rules. Starting Oct.
More Durable Goods: Key Impacts Of Québec's New Repair And Durability Regulation For Manufacturers And Merchants
BL Borden Ladner Gervais LLP More BLG is a leading, national, full-service Canadian law firm focusing on business law, commercial litigation, and intellectual property solutions for our clients. BLG is one of the country’s largest law firms with more than 750 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals in five cities across Canada. On Jan.
Manufacturers: What You Need To Know About The New Rules On Planned Obsolescence And Product Durability - Dodd-Frank, Consumer Protection Act - Canada
On Oct. 5, 2023, the Québec Lieutenant-Governor assented Bill 29, the Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repair and maintenance of goods (Act), which amends the Québec Consumer Protection Act (CPA). The bill was tabled in June 2023 and limited consultations took place in September with government-invited speakers only, leading to a very quick passing of the bill.
Manufacturers: What you need to know about the new rules on planned obsolescence and product durability
On Oct. 5, 2023, the Québec Lieutenant-Governor assented Bill 29, the Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repair and maintenance of goods (Act), which amends the Québec Consumer Protection Act (CPA). The bill was tabled in June 2023 and limited consultations took place in September with government-invited speakers only, leading to a very quick passing of the bill.
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