Pile of Tires

Tire PROs

A producer responsibility organization (PRO) is any person retained by a producer to:

  • arrange the establishment or operation of a tire collection or management system (i.e. processing, hauling or retreading)
  • establish or operate a tire collection or management system (i.e. processing, hauling or retreading)
  • prepare and submit reports.

Think of PROs as doing what Ontario Tire Stewardship did, but in competition with one another. Producers can choose the PRO they want to represent them, and the terms and conditions of each contract with a PRO may vary. Contact a PRO to learn about the services they offer.

Visit our Registry Help and Support page to learn more about PROs.

Signing up with a PRO

The following PROs are registered with the Authority. Click the PRO’s name in the green box for their contact information.

Registering as a PRO

To register as a PRO, contact the Compliance and Registry Team at (647) 496-0530 or (833) 600-0530, or email registry@rpra.ca. Please also review the following:

PRO reporting requirements

In addition to reporting on behalf of producers, PROs will be required to report on their own activities each year, beginning in 2020. Click below to learn more.

Beginning in 2020, you will need to report the following information:

  • total actual weight of processed materials
  • number and calculated weight of total tires used and collected in Ontario
  • number and calculated weight of total tires sent for reuse on a vehicle
  • number and calculated weight of total tires sent for reuse for a new purpose
  • number and calculated weight of total tires retreaded
  • actual weight of total processed tire materials, by material
  • date and location of collection events

There are two tire categories for reporting purposes:

  • tires greater than 700 kg (large tires)
  • tires equal to or less than 700 kg

Deadline: October 31, 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the May 31 performance reporting deadline in the Tires regulation will not be enforced provided reporting is completed by no later than October 31, 2020.

Learn more about annual reporting requirements

Tire producers are required to ensure that at least 85% of the tires they collected, or were collected on their behalf, are recycled, retreaded or reused. As the PRO responsible for organizing the collection, recycling or retreading activities on behalf of a producer, you will be able to report on the extent to which the producer achieved that target.

Beginning in 2020, you will need to report the following information for each producer:

  • number and calculated weight of tires used and collected in Ontario
  • number and calculated weight of tires sent for reuse on a vehicle
  • number and calculated weight of tires sent for reuse for a new purpose
  • number and calculated weight of tires retreaded
  • actual weight of processed tire materials, by material type
  •  date and location of collection events held
  •  their tire collection system
  •  their tire management system

Note: as a PRO, you cannot report new tire supply data on behalf of your producers – they will have to log into their Registry account once a year to provide this information and pay the required Registry fee.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tire producers will not be expected to submit their 2018 tire supply data by the May 31 deadline in the Tires regulation. Updated expectations for the timing of supply data reporting and fee payment will be provided soon.

Learn more about annual reporting requirements