Questions about the HSP program?

We have answers! Read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) here.

Haulers, processors and disposal facilities are often referred to as service providers.

An HSP hauler is a person that arranges the transport of HSP used by consumers in Ontario that is destined for processing, reuse, refurbishing or disposal.
An HSP processor is a person that processes HSP used by consumers in Ontario for the purposes of resource recovery.
An HSP disposal facility means a facility at which pesticides used in Ontario are disposed of.

Under the HSP Regulation, collection site operators are not required to register or report.

What are my obligations under the HSP Regulation?

Click the headings below to learn more about your obligations as a service provider.

If you are an HSP hauler, processor or disposal facility under the HSP Regulation, you must create an account in RPRA’s Registry.

Register here

Have questions about registration? View our FAQs.

Haulers are required to complete an annual performance report to provide information about their recovery and management activities in the previous calendar year. Haulers must report each HSP material separately. Haulers will need to log into their Registry account annually and report the following information:

Total weight and type of HSP picked up
Total weight and type of HSP dropped off
- Sent to a processor
- Sent to a disposal facility

Deadline: Performance reporting is due July 31 of each year.

Processors are required to complete an annual performance report to provide information about their recovery and management activities in the previous calendar year.

Processors will need to log into their Registry account annually and report the following information with respect to each material they process (excluding fertilizers):

Weight of HSP received from each hauler
Weight of any materials received from outside of Ontario
Weight of processed materials
Processed material disposed:
- Weight of materials that were land disposed
- Weight of materials that were incinerated (excludes material used as fuel or fuel supplement)
- Weight of materials used as a fuel or a fuel supplement
- Weight of materials stored, stockpiled, used as daily landfill cover or otherwise deposited on land
- Weight of processed materials that were sent for processing by a different processor for further processing based on material type and any types of products that were made by the other person from that type of HSP

Deadline: Performance reporting is due by July 31 of each year.

Pesticide disposal facilities are required to complete an annual performance report to provide information about their disposal activities in the previous calendar year.

Disposal facilities will need to log into their Registry account annually and report the following information:

A description of how the pesticides were disposed
Weight of pesticides received from an HSP hauler
Weight of pesticides received from a person other than an HSP hauler
Weight of pesticides that were received from outside of Ontario (if applicable)

Deadline: Performance reporting is due July 31 of each year.

Upcoming important dates

Obligated material(s)	Requirement	Deadline
Service providers that are required to register	Register with RPRA	Within 30 days of hauling or processing HSP, or disposing of pesticides from Ontario consumers
Haulers (except fertilizers)	Submit annual performance report Report on recovery and management activities in 2025.	July 31, 2026
Processors (except fertilizers)	Submit annual performance report Report on recovery and management activities in 2025.	July 31, 2026
Pesticide disposal facilities	Submit annual performance report Report on recovery and management activities in 2025.	July 31, 2026
Unless otherwise stated, all information must be submitted through RPRA’s Registry.

Have questions?

Visit our Registry Resources for HSP to learn more about the HSP Regulation and how to meet your requirements. Resources include reporting guides, FAQs, how-to videos, and compliance documents.

For additional questions, contact our Compliance and Registry Team.