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As we continue to advocate on behalf of the auto care sector to achieve fair and open competition and consumer choice in the vehicle service and repair industry, AIA Canada’s Vice President of Government Relations and Research, Alana Baker, is an active participant of the Canadian Repair Coalition working group....

In the auto care industry, the Canadian Automotive Service Information Standard (CASIS) once emerged as a groundbreaking initiative aiming to provide access to essential service information and diagnostic tools to independent service providers in order to service and repair vehicles.  While CASIS has provided the framework for independent auto care...

As part of the federal government’s mid-year financial update and forecast, Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland spoke to the importance of right to repair for Canadian consumers, including legislative amendments that would be necessary in order to achieve this change. Specifically, the federal government has committed...

Alana Baker, Vice President of Government Relations and Research at AIA Canada, joined Bob Frier at the AAPEX Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 31st, 2023, to talk all things right to repair and the movement’s progress in Canada. Momentum behind the right to repair movement is building in...

In this economy, you need the freedom to choose where you spend your money. This includes where you can take your vehicle to be serviced or repaired. Fortunately, Canadians are one step closer to having the ability to choose how they maintain their vehicles. Passed in the House of Commons...

Today, AIA Canada members engaged with Members of Parliament (MPs) and key political figures from across the country to advocate for the right to repair, and the importance of Bill C-244 as a stepping stone, and the need for standalone legislation for the auto care industry.  What we asked MPs,...