Posted on January 19, 2021 by Davina Gounden -
A battery producer qualifies for an exemption if its management requirement is less than 1.25 tonnes of rechargeable batteries or less than 2.5 tonnes of single-use batteries. A producer’s management requirement is calculated as a percentage of the weight of batteries supplied into Ontario in a specific period. This calculation changes each year, and therefore producers should verify whether they qualify for an exemption annually.
For information about how to calculate your management requirement, refer to our FAQ, How are battery producer minimum management requirements determined?
A producer who meets the weight exemption is not required to register or report, they must retain records related to the weight of single-use and rechargeable batteries they supplied into Ontario each year and provide them to the Authority on request.
Producers who want to confirm their status as an exempt producer should contact the Compliance Team at registry@rpra.ca or 833-600-0530.
Posted on January 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
Yes. You are still required to register with the Authority Registry even if you already have an existing account.
Posted on January 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
There is no audit verification requirement for the first two supply data reports submitted to the Authority. Therefore, data submitted for single-use batteries supplied in 2018, 2019, and 2020, as well as rechargeable batteries supplied in 2018 and 2019 will not have to be verified in accordance with the Registry Procedure – Verification and Audit.
As shown in the table below, under section 15 of the Battery Regulation, the first supply data report for which there are audit and verification requirements will be submitted in 2022. This supply data report is for single-use batteries supplied in 2021 and rechargeable batteries supplied in 2020.
Posted on January 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
The Batteries Regulation applies to the following types of batteries sold separately in Ontario (e.g., not embedded in products):
- Single-use (primary) batteries weighing 5 kg or less and sold separately from products; and
- Rechargeable batteries weighing 5 kg or less and sold separately from products.
Examples of single-use and rechargeable batteries that fall under the Batteries Regulation are button cells, AA, AAA, C, D, 9V, lantern batteries, sealed lead-acid batteries, and replacement batteries for products (for example, drill, cell phone, laptop) that weigh under 5 kg or less.
The regulation does not apply to the following:
- Batteries sold with or in products (for example, batteries sold with or in drills, cell phones, laptops, toys, vapes, fire alarms); or
- Batteries over 5 kg (for example, car batteries, forklift batteries, stationary batteries).
For more information, see the Compliance Bulletin: What batteries have to be reported?
If you have questions about what items are and are not covered under the Batteries Regulation, contact the Compliance and Registry Team at registry@rpra.ca or (647) 496-0530 or toll-free at (833) 600-0530.
Posted on January 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
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 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.
Posted on September 8, 2020 by Michelle Hoover -
What information do I need to register as a Collector, Hauler, Retreader or Processor?
If your business performs multiple roles (e.g., Hauler and Processor), you only need to create one account and identify those roles. If you are a Producer, use your Producer account to add roles.
1. You will need the following information to create a Registry account:
- CRA Business Number (BN)
- Legal Business Name
- Ontario Tire Stewardship Number (if applicable)
- Business address and phone number
- Address of where you work (if different from the main office)
- Contact information for your additional users
2. You will need to provide the address and phone number for each site where you collect, retread and/or process tires.
3. You will need to identify which of the following tire categories are applicable to your business:
- Passenger/light truck
- Medium truck
- Off-road (except large)
- Large (>700 kg)
4. If you are a Processor, you will also need to identify which of the following materials are applicable to your process:
- Crumb rubber
- Tire derived mulch
- Tire derived aggregate
- Tire derived rubber strips and chunks
- Fluff/fibre
- Tire derived steel/metal
- Other
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Posted on July 17, 2020 by Michelle Hoover -
For regulatory purposes, we need to know your legal name — the name you are incorporated under. We also need to know your business operating name if it is different from your legal business name to add to our published list of registrants. The list of registrants will be available on our website to allow registrants to interact with one another and to provide information to the public.
For example, if you are a registered collector and your legal name is 123456789 Ontario Ltd. and your business operating name is “Jack’s Garage,” a member of the public looking for a place to drop off used tires will need to know the name you are operating under to identify your location.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Michelle Hoover -
To create a Registry account with the Authority, you will need to provide:
- CRA Business Number (BN)
- Legal Business Name
- Business address and phone number
- Address of where you work (if different from the main office)
- Contact information for your billing contact (this may also be added later)
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Monica Ahmed -
You will have to meet the registration requirements for every category that applies to you.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Michelle Hoover -
Resident in Ontario means a person having a permanent establishment in Ontario within the meaning of the Corporations Tax Act. A permanent establishment is usually a fixed place of business such as an office, factory, branch, warehouse, workshop, etc. In some cases, a corporation will be deemed to operate a permanent establishment in Ontario. These include cases where:
- The corporation produced, grew, mined, created, manufactured, fabricated, improved, packed, preserved or constructed anything in the province, in whole or in part;
- The corporation carries on business through an employee or agent in the province who has general authority to contract for the corporation; or
- The corporation carries on business through an employee or agent in the province who has a stock of merchandise owned by the corporation from which they regularly fill orders that they receive.
- A corporation will also have a permanent establishment in Ontario if it uses substantial machinery or equipment in the province, or if it is has a permanent establishment elsewhere in Canada and owns land in the province.
For more details about what constitutes a permanent establishment, see the definition of “permanent establishment” in the Corporations Tax Act.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Monica Ahmed -
No. Municipalities that collect used tires are exempt from the requirement to register with RPRA as a collector or submit reports. Furthermore, there is no requirement for a municipality to establish a tire collection site. Note that a municipality that arranges for the hauling of tires is required to register as a hauler.
Read the FAQ: ‘How does the Tires Regulation affect municipalities?’ for more information.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Monica Ahmed -
No. If a municipality has a private company operating a site on their behalf, the company is not required to register the municipally-owned sites as long as the tires are picked up by a registered hauler and delivered to a registered processor or retreader.
If the private company owns or operates collection sites that are not owned by a municipality, it is required to register and report its non-municipally-owned sites.
To ensure tires continue to be picked up from your sites, you will need to make sure those sites are included in the collection systems established by tire producers or producer responsibility organizations (PROs). Since most producers will work with PROs to establish their collection systems, municipalities should contact a registered PRO.
Visit our webpage about PROs for more information.
Posted on July 16, 2020 by Michelle Hoover -
If you collect used tires at your site as a result of onsite servicing of your vehicles, you are not a tire collector for the purposes of the Tires Regulation and you are exempt from registering as a collector with RPRA.
