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• Program: Blue Box

  Topic: Producer , Registration , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu Am I a producer of Blue Box product packaging?

  See our FAQ to understand “What is blue box product packaging?”.

  Product packaging added to a product can be added at any stage of the production, distribution and supply of the product. A person adds packaging to a product if they:

  • make the packaging available for another person to add the packaging to the product
  • cause another person to add the packaging to a product
  • combine the product and the packaging

  For the portion of the product packaging that a brand holder added to the product, a person is considered a producer:

  • if they are the brand holder of the product and are resident in Canada
  • if no resident brand holder, they are resident in Ontario and import the product from outside of Ontario
  • if no resident importer, they are the retailer that supplied the product directly to consumers in Ontario
  • if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
  • if the producer is a business that is a franchise, the franchisor is the obligated producer, if that franchisor has franchisees that are resident in Ontario

  For the portion of the product packaging that an importer of the product into Ontario added to the product, a person is considered a producer:

  • if they are resident in Ontario and import the product from outside of Ontario
  • if no resident importer, they are the retailer that supplied the product directly to consumers in Ontario
  • if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
  • if the producer is a business that is a franchise, the franchisor is the obligated producer, if that franchisor has franchisees that are resident in Ontario

  For any portion of the packaging that is not described above, the producer is the retailer who supplied the product to consumers in Ontario.

   

  

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

  Topic: Collector , Hauler , Processor , Producer , Reporting , Retreader

  Toggle the submenu Why is there an executive attestation requirement?

  Brand holders and producers that supply products and packaging are required by legislation to meet individual mandatory collection and resource recovery requirements and may face compliance and enforcement consequences for failing to do so. The executive attestation ensures that executives responsible for managing the brand holder’s or producer’s business are aware of these requirements and can ensure that appropriate measures are put in place to achieve compliance with the regulations.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Producer , Registration

  Toggle the submenu Am I a tire producer?

  You are a tire producer if you supply new tires to consumers in Ontario and you have a permanent establishment in Canada. New tires are supplied to Ontario in two ways – sold on new vehicles or sold as loose tires. The definition for tires producers (as outlined in section 3 of the Tires Regulation) applies in both cases.

  New loose tires that are marketed to consumers in Ontario

  • For new tires where there is a brand holder resident in Canada: you are the producer for those new tires if you are the brand holder of the new tires (the legislation defines brand holder to mean a person who owns or licenses a brand or who otherwise has rights to market a product under the brand) and resident in Canada.
  • For new tires where there is no brand holder resident in Canada: you are the producer for the new tires if you are the importer of those new tires and resident in Ontario.
  • For new tires where there is no brand holder or importer resident in Ontario: you are the producer for the new tires if you are the first person to market those tires in Ontario and resident in Ontario.
  • For new tires where there is no brand holder, importer or marketer resident in Ontario: you are the producer for the new tires if you are the person that marketed those new tires and non-resident in Ontario.

  New vehicles with new tires that are marketed to consumers in Ontario

  • For new vehicles where there is a brand holder resident in Canada: you are the producer for the new tires on those new vehicles if you are the manufacturer of the vehicles (the legislation defines vehicle to include motor vehicles, muscular-powered equipment and trailers) and resident in Canada.
  • For new vehicles where there is no manufacturer resident in Canada: you are the producer for the new tires on those new vehicles if you are the importer of those new vehicles and resident in Ontario.
  • For new vehicles where there is no manufacturer or importer resident in Ontario: you are the producer for the new tires on those new vehicles if you are the marketer of those new vehicles in Ontario and resident in Ontario.
  • For new vehicles where there is no manufacturer, importer or marketer resident in Ontario: you are the producer for the new tires on those new vehicles if you are the marketer of those new vehicles and non-resident in Ontario.

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