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Frequently Asked Questions
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Program: Hazardous WasteTopic: RPRA Program and Registry Fees
RPRA received a ruling from the CRA that HST must be charged on its fees under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (RRCEA). RPRA has determined that this ruling applies to all RRCEA producer responsibility programs and the Excess Soil and Hazardous Waste programs.
Before January 1, 2023, you paid Hazardous Waste fees to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Now, you are paying fees to RPRA to cover the costs of building, operating and providing support for the new HWP Registry. These RPRA fees are subject to HST.
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Program: Batteries , Blue Box , Excess Soil , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , TiresTopic: RPRA Program and Registry Fees
Registrants can access past invoices in their Registry account under a new tab labelled “Invoices”. A banner will be displayed that highlights whether an invoice has been amended to include HST as well as the date the amended invoice was reissued. This will show on all invoices with an invoice date before December 21, 2022. See sample screenshot below.
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Program: Hazardous WasteTopic: General , Registry
Each registry account has one account administrator, who is responsible for enrolling the company in programs (e.g., HWP, batteries, etc.) and adding/removing additional account users.
There is one primary user for each program enrolment. In HWP, the primary user can add/remove users to the HWP program, add program roles (such as generator, carrier or receiver) and is the point of contact to receive email notifications (such as when a new invoice is available).
Secondary users in the HWP can create and edit generator facilities and waste information (generator/AGD roles only); add ECA information and edit contact information (carrier/receiver roles only); create, edit and sign manifests.
Driver users are specific to the carrier role in the HWP program. Drivers can create, edit and sign manifests but cannot add ECA information.
Manifest-only users, like the driver user role, have a reduced level of access limited to viewing, creating, editing and signing manifests. They cannot view, edit, or manage facilities, or view information related to fees.
Account admins can manage password resets for all active users in the account. Primary users are also able to manage password resets, but only for active users within the programs they are the primary user for. If secondary users, drivers or manifest-only users require a password reset, they can reach out to the account admin or primary user to do so.
User Management
Functionalities Admin Primary Secondary Driver* Manifest-only Add/remove users across programs ⚫ Reset passwords for all users across programs ⚫ Add / remove users to same program ⚫ ⚫ Reset passwords for active users within the same program ⚫ ⚫ Receive invoice notifications ⚫ ⚫ Create / manage facilities ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ Create / manage wastes ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ View / create / edit and sign manifests ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ *Available only to accounts where the carrier role is selected. Drivers will only be able to view and action manifests where the company is listed as the carrier -
Program: LightingTopic: Collection systems , Management activities , Producer , Registration , Reporting
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: LightingTopic: Collection systems , Management activities , Producer , Registration , Reporting
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: Hazardous WasteTopic: AGD , Generator
No. All secondary users of the account will be able to access all facilities in the account. Once you create an account for your company, any user associated with the account can setup and manage all facilities under that one account.
The HWP Registry is equipped with a robust search and filter functionality to make it easier for users within the account to locate and manage the facilities they are responsible for
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Program: Hazardous WasteTopic: General , Registry , RPRA Program and Registry Fees
Yes. The new Subject Waste Program Regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016, preserves and clarifies existing Hazardous Waste Program fee exemptions, which RPRA must follow when recovering the cost to operate the HWP Registry.
Existing exemptions include:
- Municipal hazardous or special waste
- Contaminated sites
- Emergencies (spills)
- Tonnage-fee exempt recycling facilities
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Program: Hazardous WasteTopic: Generator , Registry
Generators can log into the HWP Registry at any time to see the status of all their manifests from the homepage. From there, they will be able to use filters to only show manifests that require their action (e.g., signature required).
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Program: Blue BoxTopic: Collection systems , Management activities , Municipalities , Producer
Yes, producers are obligated to provide collection services to new single-family residences that come into existence during the transition period.
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Program: Blue BoxTopic: Collection systems , Municipalities , PRO , Producer , Registration , Registry
For most producers and for all municipalities, little has changed:
- Rule creators and the rule creation process, including the allocation table, have been removed. Instead, each producer is responsible for providing Blue Box collection to every eligible source in Ontario and creating a province-wide system for collection.
- Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) are now required to submit a report to RPRA on how they will operate the Blue Box system on behalf of producers.
- Newspaper producers whose newspaper supply accounts for more than 70% of their total Blue Box supply to consumers in Ontario are exempt from collection, management, and promotion and education requirements.
The amendments do not change or impact:
- Producer registration or 2020 supply data reporting to RPRA
- Most producers’ 2021 supply data reporting to RPRA
- The materials collected in the Blue Box system
- The communities that receive collection or the collection requirements
- The transition schedule and its timelines