Posted on July 28, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
Yes, all users who have an active waste stream associated with an active facility and have not delegated account creation to an Authorized Generator Delegate are required to create an account in the HWP Registry. Account creation consists of entering your company name and contact information and creating usernames and passwords. Once you create an account in the new registry, you will be able to migrate all of your existing generator numbers from HWIN (and associated facility and waste information) to your one company account.
If you are a generator who is fully delegating to an Authorized Generator Delegate (AGD), you will not have to create a Registry account. In that case, the AGD will manage your facility and waste information under their own Registry account.
If you are a generator who doesn’t have an active waste stream associated with an active facility, there is no need to create a registry account or delegate an AGD to do so on your behalf.
See FAQ: Will HWIN users’ data be migrated to the HWP Registry?
See FAQ: What is delegation?
Posted on July 28, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
Posted on July 27, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
Yes, in October 2022, RPRA has migrated the facility and waste stream data identified below to the new registry to minimize the volume of data users would otherwise have to enter from scratch.
Data that has been migrated into the Registry from HWIN includes:
- Active generators accounts:
- Generator ID
- Company details
- Site location
- Company official / alternate HWIN Administrator details
- Site Details
- Waste Identification (for active wastes):
- Waste Class
- Waste Stream
- Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Notification Form
- Fee exemptions
- Carrier and Receiver Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) information:
- ECA number
- Company Name
- Site location
- Company admin / official information
- Waste codes
*The following data has not been migrated:
- Generator accounts where the generator number or ID begins with ONR or ONF
- Inactive waste streams and facilities
- Manifests
- On-site processing, storage and disposal information
- LDR questionnaires (only LDR notification forms will be migrated)
- Financial information (including account balances, payment information)
- Document attachments (such as copies of Environmental Compliance Approvals)
Note: while some recently expired generator accounts might have been migrated to the registry, users should have ensured that their data in the HWIN system is accurate and up to date ahead of the migration in October to ensure their data is accessible in the registry. This may have included reactivating inactive waste streams and facilities in HWIN in order for them to be migrated to the registry.
Posted on July 27, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
As of January 1, 2023, generators, carriers, and receivers of industrial hazardous or liquid waste are required to report their hazardous waste management activities and pay fees through RPRA’s digital Hazardous Waste Program (HWP) Registry or HazTrack mobile app and instead of through HWIN (the Hazardous Waste Information Network).
The HWP Registry is open since November 15, 2022, to allow generators or their delegated service providers (also referred to as an “authorized generator delegate”) to create an account and add facilities and waste streams.
HWIN pre-paid balances have not been transferred to the HWP Registry. The regulated community no longer has access to HWIN to manage their accounts and pay fees associated with activities from 2022 or earlier.
If necessary, the ministry will contact generators to address balances remaining in HWIN pre-paid accounts from 2022.
Posted on July 22, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
Please direct all questions related to the HWP Registry to RPRA via .
Posted on July 21, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
More information about the program and the associated regulations is available through the following resources:
Posted on July 21, 2022 by Michelle Hoover -
The amended Regulation 347: General – Waste Management requires the regulated community to report through the new electronic Hazardous Waste Program Registry, starting January 1, 2023.
In exceptional circumstances, if a person believes that submitting a document electronically through the new Registry will result in undue hardship, a request may be submitted to the Ministry for a time-limited approval to submit a paper submission instead. This is outlined in section 27.1 (1) of Regulation 347 that will take effect January 1, 2023, and more information will be made available by the Ministry in the future.
Posted on July 21, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
Posted on July 21, 2022 by Michelle Hoover -
Annual registration will no longer be required. The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks removed the annual registration renewal requirement (currently between January 1 and February 15), as per the amended Regulation 347: General – Waste Management. Starting January 1, 2023, registration information will be collected from generators at the time the business has a waste management activity to report in the new Registry, or where a waste generator’s facility-related information is inaccurate or has become outdated.
Posted on July 21, 2022 by Michelle Hoover -
Posted on July 21, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is responsible for overseeing the Hazardous Waste Program and conducting compliance and enforcement activities. The program is set out under Regulation 347: General – Waste Management under the Environmental Protection Act and Ontario Regulation 323/22: Subject Waste Program under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act.
Questions related to the regulations should be directed to the ministry at HazardousWasteProgram@ontario.ca
Posted on July 20, 2022 by Michelle Hoover -
We encourage anybody who believes an entity is a free rider to contact RPRA’s Compliance and Registry Team at 1-833-600-0530 or by emailing registry@rpra.ca with information about that entity. RPRA reviews every free rider allegation that is referred to us.
We do not share information about our inspections or progress on specific free rider cases.
See our FAQ to understand “What is a free rider?” and “What is RPRA’s approach to free riders?”
Posted on July 20, 2022 by Michelle Hoover -
RPRA takes a risk-based and proportional approach to compliance. This approach focuses on the potential risks that arise from non-compliance and assessing those risks to guide the use of compliance tools and the deployment of resources to minimize risk and maximize compliance. Learn more about RPRA’s Risk-Based Compliance Framework.
As a provincial regulator, we have the following powers to bring non-compliant parties into compliance:
- Broad inquiry powers including authority to compel documents and data
- Inspections and investigations
- Audits
- Compliance Orders and Administrative Penalty Orders (amounts to be set in regulation once finalized)
- Prosecution
RPRA’s primary approach to compliance is through communications (C4C – Communicating for Compliance). RPRA communicates directly with obligated parties and informs them of their requirements and when and how they must be completed. A high degree of compliance is achieved with this approach.
RPRA considers free riders a high priority to the programs we administer and focuses compliance efforts on bringing free riders into compliance with the regulations.
See our FAQ to understand “What is a free rider?”, and “What do I do if I think a business is a free rider?”
