October 10th, 2025

The Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan has published its consultation report and survey on the Right to Repair.

From the report: 
"The “right to repair” encompasses a variety of measures aimed at ensuring consumers are able to either repair their consumer products themselves or choose where to have their products repaired and to have their products repaired at a competitive price. Right to repair measures can include, for example, statutory provisions requiring manufactures and retail sellers to provide replacement parts and information necessary to repair products, and statutory prohibitions on the use of terms in a warranty that discourage repair by anyone other than authorized repairers.

Right to repair advocates have suggested that ensuring consumers have a right to repair encourages responsible consumption of goods from both an economic and environmental perspective, increases market competition for repair, and can decrease operating costs for businesses. Some manufacturers have, however, maintained that some right to repair measures may infringe their intellectual property rights, and compromise the security and safety of products, posing a danger to users and repairers. Manufacturers have also suggested that some right to repair policies may have negative economic consequences."

Visit the Commission's website to get the report and take their survey. Consultation is open until January 31, 2026.