Repair or replace — priced in Canada, and the brands the tables cannot publish

This Canadian edition prices its own guides in Canadian dollars from Canadian sources: the first is a dryer that will not heat, banded by two Ontario service companies and set beside a federal wage table for the trade. Below that sits the brand and recall page — the names a United States repair index does not publish, and the government records that do name them.

Prices on this site are Canadian market figures and can change; your own quote may differ.

5 guides in this edition, each generated from a fact record whose numbers are tied to the source cited on the page.

Pages in this edition

Canadian pages

Cooktop: not heating — repair CA$150–CA$350
Dishwasher: not draining — repair CA$85–CA$450
Dryer: not heating — repair CA$100–CA$350 vs new CA$700–CA$1,200
Refrigerator: making noise — repair CA$80–CA$350
Refrigerator: not cooling — repair CA$120–CA$350

Repair indicators, as published

Government of Canada, Job Bank — appliance service technician (NOC 72421): Community/Area Canada · Low ($/hour) 20.00 · Median ($/hour) 28.13 · High ($/hour) 41.59 · Basis Labour Force Survey, reference period 2023-2024
Nick’s Appliance Repair (a repair company, Toronto & GTA, Ontario) — appliance repair cost guide 2026 (Toronto & GTA): Appliance Refrigerator · Common repair Compressor, evaporator fan, defrost system · Parts cost CA$45–CA$300 · Total estimate CA$120–CA$350
Max Appliance Repair London (a repair company, London, Ontario) — appliance repair cost guide 2026 (London, Ontario): Appliance Refrigerator · Common repair Evaporator fan, defrost heater, ice maker · Typical cost range CA$150 to CA$400

The rest of the site (United States market)

The guides listed above are Canadian: their prices are in Canadian dollars, from the Canadian sources cited on each page. The calculator, the price data and the rest of this site are United States market figures, linked below in English, and they are not Canadian prices.