Industry committee  The reality is that we can't do all the repairs that are needed by the customers because of workforce development issues, because of the number of mechanics we have, so we maintain that it is in our best interest to make sure that third party repair shops have the parts and have

Industry committee  In some of our provinces, we have legislation in place that guarantees the customer a one-year minimum warranty on the purchase of new farm equipment. That varies by province, but it's pretty much the standard in the industry. The manufacturers go beyond. As an example, for tha

Industry committee  Typically the modification that we see is just for better performance, to increase the horsepower or get better fuel economy. Manufacturers, in the relationships they have with dealers, are very strict in their opposition to that.

Industry committee  Unfortunately, your example is very real, and that's something that we as equipment dealers want to fix. We do not benefit from our customers being down. We do not benefit from our customers having to wait hours or days on end, especially in seeding or harvest. We want to get the

Industry committee  Yes. We recognize the cost. We're very sympathetic to the cost, because for every dollar a customer has to spend on something, that's perhaps a dollar less they're going to spend on the purchase of new equipment. The reality is that the cost of these items is set by the manufactu

Industry committee  If a DEF delete kit is installed on an off-road vehicle, then it would be void there, as well. It's pretty much any alteration to the manufacturer's OEM specifications or standards that voids the warranty.

Industry committee  You know, there's a school of thought in our industry. If you're a customer and you bought a brand new combine—one manufacturer's combine runs at $1 million right now—then you'd be a fool to alter that in any way to void the warranty. We're not dealing with consumer electronics

Industry committee  We don't think that there is, because of the industry commitment. Perhaps the biggest issue is the lack of education from our industry to the customers on what's available.

Industry committee  In terms of a used piece of equipment, perhaps it is a bigger issue for the right to repair. However, that's where the industry has stepped up to that customer or that third party repair shop to make everything that a dealer can access available to assist in that repair.

Industry committee  Our concern is really based on what we're seeing already happening in the industry. If a dealer reports to me that over 50% of the equipment is already modified, this legislation really opens the door to open access to the software, so that we could look at 100% of the farm equip

Industry committee  I can't speak for colleagues sitting at the table here, but I can speak for our industry, and our industry commitment is very clear: A third party repair shop or a farmer customer can get access to the same tools—diagnostic tools, special tools, training manuals, error codes, eve

Industry committee  Thank you for your question. There are two. The first one is the installation of a DEF delete kit on, typically, off-road diesel engines. That gets around the emissions standards that have been set in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. That is illegal. However, we have

Industry committee  Absolutely.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the INDU committee members for the invitation to appear before you today to discuss Bill C-244. The North American Equipment Dealers Association Canada has represented farm equipment dealers in the country since 1927. In addition to the over

Finance committee  We are very supportive of a review that makes sure the equipment is in the right clause, absolutely.