RPRA’s Registry is now open for supply and performance reporting for batteries, ITT/AV, and lighting

Published on: Mar 12, 2025 Go back to the Latest News Archive

RPRA’s Registry is now open for supply and performance reporting for batteries, information technology, telecommunications, and audio-visual (ITT/AV) equipment and lighting.

Obligated producers, PROs, processors, haulers, and refurbishers must submit an annual performance report. Producers are also required to submit an annual supply report and pay the 2025 program fee. All reports are submitted online through RPRA’s Registry.

The deadline for battery, ITT/AV and lighting supply and performance reporting is April 30, 2025.

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Important reminders for 2025 reporting

  • RPRA is delaying the requirement for producers and PROs of batteries, ITT/AV, or lighting to submit a performance audit report. Learn more.
  • RPRA is delaying the requirement for lighting producers to submit a supply verification report. Learn more.

Recent amendments to Ontario’s Batteries and Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) regulations

The Ontario government has made amendments to producer responsibility regulations under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (RRCEA), including to the Batteries and Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) regulations.

The following changes may affect producers, PROs, haulers, processors, and refurbishers during the upcoming reporting period:

Batteries Regulation changes

  • Producers will now use a three-year rolling average to determine if they are exempt from registration and reporting
  • The requirement for individual processors to calculate and report on their recycling efficiency rates (RER) for batteries has been removed

More information can be found in the Summary of recent amendments to Ontario’s Batteries Regulation.

EEE Regulation changes

  • Producers will now use a three-year rolling average to determine if they are exempt from registration and reporting
  • Waste reduction incentives that producers were able to claim in their annual supply data report have been removed
  • Producers are no longer required to include ITT/AV components and parts provided to a consumer separately from the related ITT/AV in their annual supply data report
  • The requirement for individual processors to calculate and report on their recycling efficiency rates (RER) has been removed

See the Summary of recent amendments to Ontario’s Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) Regulation for more details.

Reporting resources

Visit RPRA’s Registry Resources webpage to find a library of resources developed to help registrants complete supply and performance reporting, including step-by-step instructions, compliance bulletins, and registry procedures.

For more information on specific reporting requirements, visit the batteries, ITT/AV, and lighting webpages.