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Frequently Asked Questions
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Program: Hazardous and Special ProductsTopic: HSP , Producer , Registration , Registry
When to register as a producer
Producers of oil filters and non-refillable pressurized containers, oil containers, antifreeze, pesticides, refillable pressurized containers, solvents, paints and coatings
If the producer’s average weight of supply in 2018, 2019, 2020 was above the threshold in the table below, the producer was required to register with RPRA by November 30, 2021. Obligated producers who have not yet registered are out of compliance with the regulation and may face compliance action by RPRA.
If a producer was not required to register in 2021, they must register on or before July 31 of the first calendar year that they exceed the threshold in the table below.
Type of HSP Average weight of supply from the previous three calendar years (tonnes) Oil Filters 3.5 Non-refillable pressurized containers 3 Antifreeze 20 Oil Containers 2 Paints and coatings 10 Pesticides 1 Refillable pressurized containers 8 Solvents 3 For assistance in calculating your average weight of supply, contact RPRA’s Compliance Team at registry@rpra.ca.
Producers of mercury-containing barometers, thermometers and thermostats, fertilizers and refillable propane containers
If a producer met the definition of an HSP producer in 2021, they were required to register with RPRA by November 31, 2021.
If you meet the definition of an HSP producer after November 31, 2021, you must register with RPRA within 30 days.
How to register as a producer
- Go to RPRA’s Registry at https://registry.rpra.ca/s/login/?language=en_US
- Note: The Registry will not work with the Internet Explorer web browser. Google Chrome is the recommended web browser to use.
- Click “Don’t have an Account? Create a new Account”.
- Follow the prompts to fill out your account details.
- Information needed at time of registration:
- CRA business number, business name, address, contact information, and
- Name, contact information of the person who will be responsible for completing registration.
- Information needed at time of registration:
- You’ll receive an email with a link to create your password.
- Select the program you want to enroll in.
- Submit a supply report with the total weight of each type of HSP that was supplied to consumers in Ontario in the previous years.
For more information and step by step instructions on how to submit a supply report, view our supply reporting guides here.
- Go to RPRA’s Registry at https://registry.rpra.ca/s/login/?language=en_US
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Program: Batteries , Blue Box , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , TiresTopic: General , PRO , Registration
RPRA does not vet PROs before listing them on the website. Any business that registers as a PRO will be listed. Producers should do their own due diligence when determining which PRO to work with.
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Program: Batteries , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , TiresTopic: PRO , Registration
To register as a PRO, contact the Compliance and Registry Team at registry@rpra.ca or call 647-496-0530 or toll-free 1-833-600-0530.
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Program: Batteries , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AVTopic: PRO , Producer , Reporting
A Verifier can be an individual, either an employee of the business or a hired third-party (including a PRO), who has one of the following designations and is not the same person who prepared the supply report:
- CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant) in Canada or CPA (Certified Public Accountant) in the US
- ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accounts) Qualification
- CIA (Certified Internal Auditor)
- CPB (Certified Professional Bookkeeper) in Canada
- RPA (Registered Professional Accountant) in Canada
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Program: Batteries , Blue Box , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , TiresTopic: Producer
A brand is any mark, word, name, symbol, design, device or graphical element, or a combination thereof, including a registered or unregistered trademark, which identifies a product and distinguishes it from other products.
A brand holder is a person who owns or licenses a brand or otherwise has rights to market a product under the brand.
Note:
- If there are two or more brand holders, the producer most directly connected to the production of the material is the brand holder.
- If more than one material produced by different brand holders are marketed as a single package, the producer who is more directly connected to the primary product in the package is the brand holder.
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Program: Batteries , Blue Box , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , TiresTopic: General , PRO , Producer , Registration
Free riders are obligated parties that:
- Have not registered or reported to RPRA
- Have not established a collection and management system (if they are so required to), or;
- Are not operating a collection and management system (if they are so required to).
See our FAQs to understand “What is RPRA’s approach to free riders?”, and “What do I do if I think a business is a free rider?”
To note:
- Some producers only have requirements to register and report. Please refer to your specific program page on our website to understand producer obligations.
- Collection and management systems may be accomplished by a producer responsibility organization (PRO) on behalf of a producer through contractual arrangements between the producer and PRO. If a PRO is managing a producer’s collection and management requirements, producers must identify that PRO to RPRA.
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Program: Hazardous and Special ProductsTopic: Producer , Registration , Reporting
Yes. You are required to submit 2018, 2019 and 2020 supply data when registering with the Authority if you are a producer of oil filters, oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze, pesticides, solvents, paints and coatings, refillable or non-refillable pressurized containers and:
- supplied materials between January 1, 2018, and October 31, 2021, and
- your average weight of supply is above the threshold stated in the below table
Type of HSP Average weight of supply in respect of the previous calendar year (tonnes) Oil Filters 3.5 Antifreeze 20 Oil Containers 2 Paints and Coatings 10 Pesticides 1 Non-refillable Pressurized Containers 3 Refillable Pressurized Containers 8 Solvents 3 Otherwise, a producer must register on or before July 31 of the first calendar year in which the producer exceeds the above threshold. To calculate your average weight of supply, reference the Registration Form.
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Program: Hazardous and Special ProductsTopic: Collection systems , Management activities , Producer , Promotion and Education , Registration , Reporting
As an obligated HSP producer, you are required to:
- register and report annual supply and performance data of obligated materials
- meet mandatory and enforceable requirements for collection and management
- meet mandatory and enforceable requirements for promotion and education
- meet mandatory and enforceable requirements for auditing, verification, and record keeping
These requirements vary based on material type and amount of material the producer supplies.
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Program: Hazardous and Special ProductsTopic: Producer
The HSP Regulation has 13 materials obligated under it. Materials that share the same obligations have been grouped into categories.
Category A:
- Oil Filters: produced and/or arriving in Ontario, and which are for sale, directly or as part of a product
a) a spin-on style filter or element-style fluid filter that is sold separately or as part of a product, that is used in hydraulic, transmission or internal combustion engine applications,
(b) a filter used for oil, diesel fuel, storage tank fuel, coolant, household furnace fuel, and
(c) a sump type automatic transmission filter
- Non-refillable pressurized containers: that are used for the supply of a gas product, including propane, but cannot be refilled
Category B:
- Refillable pressurized containers: that are used for the supply of a gas and can be refilled
- Antifreeze: that contains ethylene or propylene glycol used or intended for use as a vehicle engine coolant
- Oil containers: that have a capacity of 30 litres or less and that was manufactured and used for the purpose of containing new lubricating oil
- Solvents: that are used to dissolve or thin a compatible substance, comprised of 10% or more of water-immiscible liquid hydrocarbons, including halogen-substituted liquid hydrocarbons
- Paints and coatings: that contain latex, oil or solvent-based architectural coatings whether tinted or untinted, non-pesticide marine paints, paints for automotive craft and industrial applications
- Pesticides: fungicides, herbicides or insecticides that are registered under the Pest Control Products Act
Category C:
- Barometers: that contain mercury, are intended for residential use and may contain electronic components
- Thermometers: that contain mercury, are intended for residential use to measure body or air temperature and may contain electronic component
- Thermostats: that contain mercury, and may contain electronic components
Category D:
- Fertilizers: any substance or mixture of substances containing nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium or other plant food, manufactured, sold or represented for use as a plant nutrient and regulated under the Fertilizers Act (Canada)
Category E:
- Refillable propane containers: A pressurized container that can be refilled, has a water capacity of 109 litres or less and is used only for propane
See our FAQ to understand “Is the packaging of antifreeze, pesticides, solvents, paints and coatings obligated?” and “What are the key changes to antifreeze, solvents, refillable pressurized containers, paints and coatings material definitions?”
- Oil Filters: produced and/or arriving in Ontario, and which are for sale, directly or as part of a product
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Program: Hazardous and Special ProductsTopic: Management activities , Producer
Producers shall ensure that, no later than three months after the day the material is collected, the HSP is processed by an HSP processor who is registered with RPRA.
On and after January 1, 2023, producers or PROs on behalf of producers shall ensure that the HSP is processed by an HSP processor at a facility in respect of which the HSP processor reported an average recycling efficiency rate for that type of HSP that is at least the percentage set out in the table below.
Type of HSP Average Recycling Efficiency Rate (RER) Barometers, Thermometers and Thermostats 90%