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Frequently Asked Questions
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Program: Datacall
Your previous years data is visible in sections 2, 3, 4, and 7. Otherwise, you can access your previous data by logging into your previous Datacall, using the following link: https://rpradatacall.ca/datacall2020/
User login information will be the same as what is used for the current year Datacall.
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Program: Datacall
No. The Datacall form only marks a page as “incomplete” if there is a mandatory question that has been left unanswered, which is marked as “required”. You must complete required questions prior to moving on to another section.
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Program: Datacall
The Datacall automatically calculates a diversion credit for the following:
- The Ontario Deposit Return Program (5.51 kg/capita)
- Used Passenger and Light Truck (PLT) tires (currently 7.1 kg/capita)
- Backyard Composting (100 kg diversion credit for all backyard composters distributed to date) and
- Depending on the implementation of waste reduction policies, for example, implementing garbage bag limits and banning grass clippings at curbside, a percentage of total reported leaf and yard waste tonnage will be used as a credit for grasscycling
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Program: Datacall
Yes. A PDF feature is available on the Datacall main page. This feature is offered throughout the entire Datacall submission period, including after the Datacall deadline. You can go back to access previous Datacall years and download the PDF’s.
If there are several users downloading PDFs at the same time, your PDF copy will be emailed to you typically by the end of the day. Select the sections you would like sent and enter an email address to receive the PDF files.
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Program: Datacall
The minimum browser requirements are:
- Macintosh: Netscape 6.0+, Firefox 1.0+, Mozilla 1.0+, Opera 8.5+
- Windows: Internet Explorer 6.0+, Firefox 1.0+, Netscape 6.0+, Mozilla 1.0+, Opera 8.5+
- Linux: Netscape 6.0+, Firefox 1.0+, Mozilla 1.0+
- JavaScript and Session Cookies must be turned on
Please note that Firefox is the preferred browser for the Datacall. Some users have identified compatibility issues with Google Chrome and it is recommended to avoid using it as your browser as the view will have missing components.
If this does not fix the problem, contact datacall@rpra.ca.
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Program: Datacall
The Short-form Datacall is a streamlined version of the Long-form Datacall developed for smaller municipalities. The Short-form Datacall has Section 3.3, and all of Section 5 removed. This means that eligible municipalities do not have to report any Non-Blue Box information. The Short-form Datacall still collects the necessary data for calculating the municipal program’s Blue Box funding (i.e. if a municipal program elects to complete the Short-form, their Blue Box funding will not be affected). Since Non-Blue Box sections are removed, the Authority will not calculate a diversion rate for municipal programs who report into the Short-form Datacall. If a municipal program would still like to receive a diversion rate, then they must report into the standard Datacall.
Through consultation with municipal programs and the Municipal Industry Program Committee (MIPC), a committee of the Authority’s, it was determined that municipal programs with populations of 30,000 or less may be eligible for the Short-form Datacall.
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Program: Datacall
Yes. The following resources can support you with submitting to the Datacall:
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Program: Excess SoilTopic: Registry
Please direct all questions related to the Registry to RPRA via registry@rpra.ca
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Program: Excess SoilTopic: Registry
The Excess Soil Registry is a record of Excess Soil generation and movement established and maintained by the Authority to:
- enable regulated persons to comply with registration and notice filing requirements outlined in the regulation;
- enable the ministry access to notice filings and associated data; and
- enable public access to the information contained in notice filings.
Project Leaders, Reuse Site Owners or Operators, and Residential Development Soil Depot Operators, as defined in the Excess Soil Regulation, are required to ensure notices are filed to the Excess Soil Registry for certain Project Areas (where Excess Soil is generated), Reuse Sites (where Excess Soil is deposited), and Residential Development Soil Depot sites (where Excess Soil is temporarily placed).
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Program: Excess SoilTopic: Registry
For questions related to the regulation, please email the ministry at MECP.LandPolicy@ontario.ca
For site-specific questions related to Excess Soil movement, please contact the ministry’s local district office. To find an office, please use the District Locator.