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• Program: Batteries , Blue Box , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , Tires

  Topic: Producer

  Toggle the submenu Where a producer is exempt, do the obligations for the materials for which they are the producer become the responsibility of the organization that is next in the producer hierarchy?

  No, where a producer is exempt, the regulatory obligations do not become the responsibility of the organization that is next in the producer hierarchy. The exempt producer remains the “producer” for those materials; they are just exempt from certain requirements under the regulation as set out in the relevant provisions providing for the exemption. This is the case in all RRCEA regulations.

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• Program: Lighting

  Topic: Collection systems , Management activities , Producer , Registration , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu How do I determine if I am an exempt lighting producer?

  A lighting producer qualifies for an exemption if their management requirement isn’t more than 350 kg. The lighting producer is exempt from the following:

  • Registering and reporting to RPRA;
  • Establishing a collection and management system and meeting a management requirement; and
  • Promotion and education requirements.

  Management requirements are calculated using the formulas in the table below. For the 2022 reporting period, producers need to determine if they will be exempt for the 2023 performance period.

  Performance Period	Formula	Exemption threshold (kg)	Exempt if average annual supply less than (kg)
  2023	(2018 supply + 2019 supply + 2020 supply) / 3×30%	350	1167
  2024	(2019 supply + 2020 supply + 2021 supply) / 3×30%	350	1167
  2025	(2020 supply + 2021 supply + 2022 supply) / 3×30%	350	1167
  2026	(2021 supply + 2022 supply + 2023 supply) / 3×40%	350	875
  2027	(2022 supply + 2023 supply + 2024 supply) / 3×50%	350	700

  Producers not required to register and report are required to keep records as set out in section 30 of the regulation. Note: The minimum management requirement percentage increases for the 2025 supply report (2026 performance year) and subsequent years. While some producers may be exempt one year, they might not be exempt in subsequent years. Producers must verify that they continue to meet the exemption each year using the table above.

  Producers are encouraged to confirm their exemption with the Compliance Team at registry@rpra.ca or 1-833-600-0530.

  See our FAQ to understand “How are lighting producers’ minimum management requirements determined?” and “What do I have to do if I am an exempt lighting producer?”

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• Program: Lighting

  Topic: Collection systems , Management activities , Producer , Registration , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu What do I have to do if I am an exempt lighting producer?

  An exempt producer is not required to:

  • Register and report to RPRA;
  • Establish a collection and management system and meet a management requirement; and
  • Promotion and education requirements.

  Exempt producers must retain records related to the weight of lighting supplied into Ontario each year and provide them to the Authority upon request.

  See our FAQ to understand “How do I determine if I am an exempt lighting producer?”

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• Program: Batteries , Blue Box , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting

  Topic: PRO , Producer , Registry

  Toggle the submenu Why can’t I see the Manage PRO widget to add my PRO choice?

  The Manage PRO option will appear on the dashboard below your list of supply data reports when your supply data reporting is complete and if you have management requirements. If your supply data reporting is below the supply exemption threshold you will not have management requirements, and therefore not need to assign a PRO to assist with your obligations.

  Also note that Account Admin are the only portal users that can manage your PRO’s responsibility, so this widget is not viewable to primary and secondary users.

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• Program: Lighting

  Topic: Producer , Registration

  Toggle the submenu How are lighting producer minimum management requirements determined?

  A producer’s individual minimum management requirement is determined by the following formulas, found in section 14 of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) Regulation, summarized in the following chart:

  Performance Period	Formula	Exception
  2023	(2018 supply + 2019 supply + 2020 supply) / 3×30%	350 kg
  2024	(2019 supply + 2020 supply + 2021 supply) / 3×30%	350 kg
  2025	(2020 supply + 2021 supply + 2022 supply) / 3×30%	350 kg
  2026	(2021 supply + 2022 supply + 2023 supply) / 3×40%	350 kg
  2027	(2022 supply + 2023 supply + 2024 supply) / 3×50%	350 kg

  Producers are exempt if their management requirement is 350 kg or less.

  It is important to note that producers must ensure that all lighting collected is managed regardless of what their minimum management requirement is.

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