Québec prepares for its new consumer legal warranty
Québec is preparing for amendments to its Consumer Protection Act that introduce a new “consumer legal warranty.” The changes are intended to set rules for how retailers/sellers must handle warranty obligations, including for consumer electronic products, and to establish certain disclosure requirements.
A consumer legal warranty in Québec could limit how AppleCare+ and other extended warranties are positioned (e.g., requiring that statutory rights and remedies are clearly disclosed and cannot be excluded or weakened). It may also increase seller/manufacturer responsibilities for defects, which could reduce the incremental value AppleCare+ provides for covered failure types while increasing the importance of clearly distinguishing statutory warranty coverage from AppleCare+ terms and process requirements.
This warranty, introduced via amendments to the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) ... electronic devices. Details the disclosure obligations of ...
Country
Canada
Region
The United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico
Discovered
8/2/2026
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Language
English