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• Program: ITT/AV

  Topic: Producer , Registration

  Toggle the submenu Am I an ITT/AV producer?

  You are an information technology, telecommunications, audio-visual (ITT/AV) producer if you market ITT/AV into Ontario and:

  • Are the brand holder of the EEE and have residency in Canada;
  • If there is no resident brand holder, have residency in Ontario and import EEE from outside of Ontario;
  • If there is no resident importer, have residency in Ontario and market directly to consumers in Ontario (e.g., online sales); or
  • If there is no resident marketer, do not have residency in Ontario and market directly to consumers in Ontario (e.g., online sales).

  Even if you do not meet the above definition, there may be circumstances where you qualify as a producer. Read the Opens in new window: Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulation for more detail or contact the Compliance and Registry Team for guidance at registry@rpra.ca or (647) 496-0530 or toll-free at (833) 600-0530.

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• Program: Batteries

  Topic: Producer , Registration

  Toggle the submenu Am I a battery producer?

  You are considered a battery producer under the Batteries Regulation if you market batteries into Ontario and meet the following requirements:

  • Are the brand holder of the battery and have residency in Canada;
  • If there is no resident brand holder, have residency in Ontario and import batteries from outside of Ontario;
  • If there is no resident importer, have residency in Ontario and markets directly to consumers in Ontario (e.g., online sales); or
  • If there is no resident marketer, does not have residency in Ontario and markets directly to consumers in Ontario (e.g., online sales).

  Even if you do not meet the above definition, there may be circumstances where you qualify as a producer. Read the Opens in new window: Batteries Regulation for more detail or contact the Compliance and Registry Team for guidance at registry@rpra.ca or (647) 496-0530 or toll-free at (833) 600-0530.

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

  Topic: About the Authority

  Toggle the submenu What is Individual Producer Responsibility?

  Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR) means that producers are responsible and accountable for collecting and managing their products and packaging after consumers have finished using them.

  For programs under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (RRCEA), producers are directly responsible and accountable for meeting mandatory collection and recycling requirements for end of life products. With IPR, producers have choice in how they meet their requirements. They can collect and recycle the products themselves, or contract with producer responsibility organizations (PROs) to help them meet their requirements.

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• Program: Batteries , ITT/AV , Tires

  Topic: Collection systems , Management activities , PRO , Producer

  Toggle the submenu If a producer meets its collection and management requirements early, can it stop collecting and processing materials?

  No. Producers and PROs working on their behalf must operate the collection systems they have established as required by the Regulation even after their requirements are met. If a consumer is refused permission to drop off materials at a registered collection site, they can contact the Compliance and Registry Team at registry@rpra.ca, 647-496-0530 or toll-free at 1-833-600-0530.

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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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