Canadian Repair Convention: May 21-22, 2026

The Canadian Repair Convention is a national gathering dedicated to exploring the repair movement in Canada, including its opportunities, challenges, and transformative potential across technology, law, economy, and society. Repair is more than a technical activity. It is also a movement that advances sustainability, economic resilience, community empowerment, and consumer rights. This multidisciplinary event brings together scholars, practitioners, policymakers, grassroots repairers, makers, students, and the broader public to share knowledge, inspire action, and build networks that strengthen Canada’s repair ecosystem.

Details at a Glance;

When: Thursday and Friday, May 21-22, 2026

Where: Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia

How: Register here

In addition to expert panels and roundtable discussions, the Convention will feature an on-site Repair Cafe, where local fixers and community repairers will lead hands-on sessions demonstrating repair practices, inviting attendees to engage directly with acts of repair.

The Convention welcomes a wide range of stakeholders, including:

• researchers and students from law, sustainability, engineering, information sciences, technology policy, economics , and social sciences;

• community organizers and grassroots repairers running repair cafes, tool libraries, maker spaces, and local workshops;

• policymakers and public servants working on consumer protection, competition policy, procurement, and innovation policy;

• industry professionals from manufacturing, equipment design, aftermarket services, and technology sectors;

• consumers and members of the public interested in sustainability, product longevity, and repair rights.