Ottawa, Ontario — On Friday, Canada’s Parliament passed Bills C-244 and C-294, poised to become law immediately, both aiming to support consumers’ right to repair by allowing them to bypass digital locks and have technologies work together.
Specifically, for Bill C-294, according to Parliament’s descriptions, “this enactment amends the Copyright Act to allow a person, in certain circumstances, to circumvent a technological protection measure to make a computer program or device in which it is embedded interoperable with any other computer program, device or component.”
Similarly, for descriptions of Bill C-244, “this enactment amends the Copyright Act in order to allow the circumvention of a technological protection measure if the circumvention is solely for the purpose of the diagnosis, maintenance or a repair of certain types of products.”
While these right to repair laws have not been passed solely with the automotive and collision repair industries in mind, because Bill C-244 allows for the bypassing of technological protections for the purpose of repair, those working in the automotive repair and automotive recycling industries would thus be able to circumvent vehicle’s built-in technological systems in order to better evaluate said vehicle’s condition.
For information about Bill C-244 and for other general information, click here.
