Frequently Asked Questions
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A tire producer qualifies for an exemption if their average weight of supply for that calendar year is less than 1,175 kg.
Average supply weight is determined using the following formula:
Average weight of tire supply = (Y3+Y4+Y5) / 3
E.g. 2025 average weight of supply = (2022 + 2021 + 2020) / 3
Tire producers that meet the exemption criteria are exempt from:
- Registering and reporting to RPRA
- Establishing a collection and management system
- Meeting a management requirement
Producers must verify that they continue to meet the exemption annually, since their average weight of supply will change from year to year.
Exempt producers must keep records related to the weight of tires supplied into Ontario each year and provide them to RPRA upon request.
Producers are advised to confirm their exemption with the Compliance Team at 833-600-0530 or registry@rpra.ca.
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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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Effective for the 2025 calendar year, and every year thereafter, producers no longer have collection targets and do not have to collect a minimum weight of used tires.
A producer’s individual management requirement is determined by formulas found in section 12 of the Regulation. See the tables below for details:
Management requirements for all tires
Performance Year Supply Report Year Formula *2025 2024 [(2020 supply + 2021 supply + 2022 supply) / 3)]×65% 2026 2025 [(2021 supply + 2022 supply + 2023 supply) / 3)]×65% 2027 2026 [(2022 supply + 2023 supply + 2024 supply) / 3)]×65% 2028 2027 [(2023 supply + 2024 supply + 2025 supply) / 3)]×65% 2029 2028 [(2024 supply + 2025 supply + 2026 supply) / 3)]×65% 2030 2029 [(2025 supply + 2026 supply + 2027 supply) / 3)]×70% Management requirements for large tires
Performance Year Supply Report Year Formula *2025 2024 [(2020 supply + 2021 supply + 2022 supply) / 3)]×60% 2026 2025 [(2021 supply + 2022 supply + 2023 supply) / 3)]×60% 2027 2026 [(2022 supply + 2023 supply + 2024 supply) / 3)]×60% 2028 2027 [(2023 supply + 2024 supply + 2025 supply) / 3)]×60% 2029 2028 [(2024 supply + 2025 supply + 2026 supply) / 3)]×60% 2030 2029 [(2025 supply + 2026 supply + 2027 supply) / 3)]×60% *For reports submitted in 2024, producers should use RPRA’s manual calculator.
It is important to note that producers must ensure that all collected tires are managed, regardless of what their minimum management requirement is.
Note: Producers with a management requirement below a certain threshold may be exempt from registering with and reporting to RPRA.
See our FAQ ‘How do I determine if I am an exempt tire producer?’ to learn more.
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You are a tire collector if you operate a tire collection site where more than 1000 kgs of tires are collected in a year. A tire collection site is a location where used tires are collected, including:
- Repair shops, garages and vehicle dealerships (where used tires are collected as part of changing tires for customers)
- Auto salvage and recycling sites
- Any other site where end-of-life vehicles with tires are managed
You are not a tire collector if you operate a tire collection site where you:
- Also retread tires or process tires (you would be a tire retreader or a tire processor for those sites); or
- Only collect tires from the on-site servicing of vehicles that you own or operate (such as a site where you service your rental car fleet)
Municipalities can choose to operate collection sites, but they are exempt from registering with RPRA. For more information about municipal sites see: How does the Tires Regulation affect municipalities and First Nations?
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If you collect used tires at your site as a result of onsite servicing of your vehicles, you are not a tire collector for the purposes of the Tires Regulation and you are exempt from registering as a collector with RPRA.