Bill C-267

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances Act

An Act to establish a national framework to promote the durability of electronic products and essential home appliances

Sponsor

Abdelhaq Sari  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

In committee (House), as of June 17, 2026

Subscribe to a feed (what's a feed?) of speeches and votes in the House related to Bill C-267.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment provides for the development of a national framework on the durability and repairability of electronic products and essential home appliances. It also sets out reporting requirements respecting the framework.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-267s:

C-267 (2022) An Act to amend the Excise Act (non-alcoholic beer)
C-267 (2021) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
C-267 (2016) Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law)
C-267 (2011) Canada Water Preservation Act

Votes

June 17, 2026 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-267, An Act to establish a national framework to promote the durability of electronic products and essential home appliances

Debate Summary

line drawing of robot

This is a computer-generated summary of the speeches below. Usually it’s accurate, but every now and then it’ll contain inaccuracies or total fabrications.

Bill C-267 proposes a national framework to improve the durability and repairability of electronic products and home appliances. It mandates federal collaboration with provinces and industry to enhance consumer transparency, increase access to spare parts and technical information, and address the issue of planned obsolescence.

Liberal

  • Support for repairability framework: The party focuses on establishing a national framework to ensure products last longer, offering consumers transparency through labelling and ensuring parts and information are available for repairs.
  • Combatting planned obsolescence: Liberals aim to combat planned obsolescence, where devices are designed to fail prematurely, forcing consumers into costly replacements and increasing harmful electronic waste.
  • Economic and environmental advantages: The framework supports local economies by empowering independent repair technicians and small businesses, while helping families save money by avoiding the unnecessary purchase of new appliances.
  • Alignment with global standards: The bill aligns Canada with international right-to-repair standards seen in the EU and US, while ensuring cooperation with provincial partners who have already begun leading on these issues.

Conservative

  • Opposition to new bureaucracy: Conservatives oppose the bill because it establishes a complex federal bureaucracy and framework rather than removing specific barriers to repair, potentially increasing red tape and compliance costs for businesses.
  • Concerns about consumer costs: The party argues that mandated durability standards could increase the price of appliances and electronics, disproportionately affecting low-income Canadians and reducing the availability of affordable product options.
  • Respect for provincial jurisdiction: Members express concern that the federal framework duplicates ongoing efforts by provinces like Quebec and Ontario, leading to regulatory overlap in an area traditionally managed under provincial consumer protection laws.
  • Failure to address agriculture: Critics note the bill ignores the needs of the agricultural sector by excluding farming equipment, leaving producers at a competitive disadvantage compared to international farmers who have established right-to-repair protections.

Bloc

  • Support for product durability: The Bloc Québécois supports referring the bill to committee, viewing the right to repair and product durability as vital components of the green transition and essential for reducing environmental waste and consumer costs.
  • Respecting provincial jurisdiction: Members emphasize that Quebec is a leader in anti-obsolescence legislation and insist that any federal framework must respect provincial jurisdiction and align with Quebec’s existing, more advanced consumer protection laws.
  • Strengthening the national framework: While supporting the bill, the party criticizes its lack of tangible details and notes that the proposed framework must move beyond a simple ministerial mandate to include concrete measures against planned obsolescence.
  • Addressing technical repair barriers: The party highlights the need to investigate how copyright law and software locks create repair monopolies, specifically regarding electronic waste and the ability of local shops to service modern appliances and vehicles.
Was this summary helpful and accurate?

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances ActPrivate Members' Business

June 11th, 2026 / 6:30 p.m.

Liberal

Abdelhaq Sari Liberal Bourassa, QC

Mr. Speaker, I request that the bill be carried on division.

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances ActPrivate Members' Business

June 11th, 2026 / 6:30 p.m.

Conservative

Alex Ruff Conservative Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON

Mr. Speaker, respectfully, we ask for a recorded vote.

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances ActPrivate Members' Business

June 11th, 2026 / 6:30 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker John Nater

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, June 17, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

The House resumed from June 11 consideration of the motion that Bill C-267, An Act to establish a national framework to promote the durability of electronic products and essential home appliances, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances ActPrivate Members' Business

June 17th, 2026 / 3:50 p.m.

The Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-267 under Private Members' Business.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #170

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances ActPrivate Members' Business

June 17th, 2026 / 4:05 p.m.

The Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, this bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances ActPrivate Members' Business

June 17th, 2026 / 4:05 p.m.

Liberal

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Moments ago, the member for Elgin—St. Thomas—London South issued a social media post that included the results of a vote that occurred earlier this afternoon in the House. He indicated in his post that the Prime Minister voted against a motion. However, the Prime Minister did not even vote at all. He is not even in the country.

I wonder if the member for Elgin—St. Thomas—London South will stand up and apologize to the House for the misinformation that he is distributing around the Internet that relates to proceedings in this House.

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances ActPrivate Members' Business

June 17th, 2026 / 4:05 p.m.

The Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia

First of all, the chief government whip alluded to the possibility that the Prime Minister might not be in this chamber.

Does the hon. member for Elgin—St. Thomas—London South want to say something?

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances ActPrivate Members' Business

June 17th, 2026 / 4:05 p.m.

Conservative

Andrew Lawton Conservative Elgin—St. Thomas—London South, ON

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the whip drawing attention to the entire Liberal caucus rejecting efforts to remove Bill C-9 from the orders of the House.

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances ActPrivate Members' Business

June 17th, 2026 / 4:05 p.m.

Conservative

Grant Jackson Conservative Brandon—Souris, MB

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I think it was very audible, the government whip shouting across that a member was a “liar” in the House. You previously ruled on a heckle that called another member a “liar”, and the member was asked to retract that statement. I would ask, Mr. Speaker, that you hold the same standard for the chief government whip.

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances ActPrivate Members' Business

June 17th, 2026 / 4:10 p.m.

Liberal

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

Mr. Speaker, I recognize that the word is unparliamentary, and I hold myself to that standard. I retract that.

National Framework on the Durability of Electronic Products and Essential Home Appliances ActPrivate Members' Business

June 17th, 2026 / 4:10 p.m.

The Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia

We seem to be done with this issue.