Posted on November 16, 2022 by Emma Chothani -
Lighting producers are required to establish and operate a lighting collection system that meets the accessibility requirements in the EEE Regulation. A producer must ensure that all lighting collected is managed regardless of what their minimum management requirements is.
A producer has the choice of establishing and operating their own collection and management systems or working with one or more producer responsibility organizations (PROs) registered with RPRA to meet their obligations.
For detailed information on lighting producer requirements, visit our Lighting Producer webpage.
If you have further questions about lighting producer requirements, contact the Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or 1-833-600-0530.
Posted on November 16, 2022 by RPRA Communications -
Lighting producers report supply data in kilograms from two years prior (i.e., 2023 supply data is reported in 2025) in their annual supply report.
Producers can use the actual weight of the obligated lighting, or RPRA’s weight conversion factors found in the EEE Verification and Audit Procedure.
For further questions, contact the Compliance Team at [email protected] or 1-833-600-0530.
Posted on November 16, 2022 by RPRA Communications -
A lighting producer qualifies for an exemption if their average weight of supply for that calendar year is less than or equal to 700 kg.
Average supply weight is determined using the following formula:
Average weight of lighting supply = (Y3 + Y4 + Y5) / 3
Eg. 2025 average weight of supply = (2022 + 2021 + 2020) / 3
Lighting producers that meet the exemption criteria are exempt from:
- Registering with and reporting to RPRA
- Establishing a collection and management system
- Meeting a management requirement
- Promotion and education requirements
Producers must verify that they continue to meet the exemption annually, since their average weight of supply will change from year to year.
Producers that are exempt must keep records of the materials they supplied, as set out in section 30 of the regulation.
Producers are advised to confirm their exemption with the Compliance Team at 833-600-0530 or [email protected].
See our FAQs: “How are lighting producers’ minimum management requirements determined?” and “What do I have to do if I am an exempt lighting producer?”
Posted on November 16, 2022 by RPRA Communications -
An exempt producer is not required to:
- Register and report to RPRA
- Establish a collection and management system
- Meet a management requirement
- Meet promotion and education requirements
Exempt producers must retain records related to the weight of lighting supplied into Ontario each year and provide them to RPRA upon request.
See our FAQ: ‘How do I determine if I am an exempt lighting producer?’
Posted on November 14, 2022 by Monica Ahmed -
Posted on October 31, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
If you select electronic data interchange (EDI) as your method of payment, this is an electronic payment through your bank, also commonly known as EFT or ACH.
Follow these steps to complete your payment:
- Submit your payment using RPRA’s banking information provided on your invoice.
- Reference your invoice number when you submit this payment to your bank so RPRA can identify your payment and send your remittance details to [email protected]
Please note:
- Invoices are due on receipt.
- Invoices are in CAD funds and payments must be sent in CAD.
- It may take 1-2 weeks for payment to be reflected in your Registry account.
If you have questions relating to fee payment, contact our Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or call 647-496-0530 or toll-free at 1-833-600-0530.
Posted on October 31, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
If you select cheque as your method of payment, follow these steps to complete your payment:
- Make your cheque payable to “Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority”
- Enter your Invoice Number on the memo line of the cheque
- Send your cheque to:
- Resource Productivity Recovery Authority
- PO Box 46114, STN A
- Toronto, ON
- M5W 4K9
Please note:
- Invoices are due on receipt.
- Invoices are in CAD funds and payments must be sent in CAD.
- It may take 2-4 weeks for your payment to be reflected in your Registry account due to mail and cheque processing times.
If you have questions relating to fee payment, contact our Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or call 1-833-600-0530.
Posted on October 31, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
If you select electronic bill payment as your method of payment, this will be done through your online banking account, using the bill payment functionality. It is available at most major Canadian banks (e.g., TD, RBC, BMO, Scotiabank).
Follow these steps to complete your payment:
- Log in to your bank account.
- Go to the bill payment section and add RPRA as payee.
- Enter your registration number (found on your invoice) as the account number.
Please note:
- Invoices are due on receipt.
- Invoices are in CAD funds and payments must be sent in CAD.
- It may take 1–2 weeks for payment to be reflected in your Registry account.
If you have questions relating to fee payment, contact our Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or call 647-496-0530 or toll-free at 1-833-600-0530.
Posted on October 31, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
If you select direct debit (also known as bank withdrawal) as your method of payment, this will be done through your Registry account.
Follow these steps to complete your payment:
- In the payment method section of the Registry, select direct debit as your preferred method.
- Enter your banking information/details.
- Review the withdrawal agreement then click “I agree to let RPRA collect my payments as per the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement.”
- Click PAY and the payment will process automatically.
Please note:
- Invoices are due on receipt.
- Invoices are in CAD funds and payments must be sent in CAD.
- Payment will be reflected in your Registry account once your transaction has been processed.
- By selecting direct debit, registrants authorize RPRA to collect payments as outlined in the withdrawal agreement.
- Registrants can save direct debit as their preferred payment method.
- Hazardous Waste Program (HWP) registrants can enrol in Manifest Autopay with direct debit as their saved payment method.
If you have questions about fee payment, contact our Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or call 1-833-600-0530.
Posted on October 31, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
If you select credit card as your method of payment, this will be done through your Registry account.
Follow these steps to complete your payment:
Follow these steps to complete your payment:
- In the payment method section of the Registry, select credit card as your preferred method.
- Enter your credit card details.
- Click PAY and the payment will process automatically.
Please note:
- Invoices are due on receipt.
- Invoices are in CAD funds and payments must be sent in CAD.
- Payment will be reflected in your Registry account once your transaction has been processed.
- Registrants can save a credit card as their preferred payment method.
- Hazardous Waste Program (HWP) registrants can enrol in Manifest Autopay with credit card as their saved payment method.
If you have questions about fee payment, contact our Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or call 1-833-600-0530.
How do I pay my fees to RPRA by cheque?
If you select cheque as your method of payment, follow these steps to complete your payment:
- Make your cheque payable to “Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority”
- Enter your Invoice Number on the memo line of the cheque
- Send your cheque to:
- Resource Productivity Recovery Authority
- PO Box 46114, STN A
- Toronto, ON
- M5W 4K9
Please note:
- Invoices are due on receipt.
- Invoices are in CAD funds and payments must be sent in CAD.
- It may take 2-4 weeks for your payment to be reflected in your Registry account due to mail and cheque processing times.
If you have questions relating to fee payment, contact our Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or call 1-833-600-0530.
Posted on September 30, 2022 by Jess Turchet -
The mobile app will be inaccessible if the user has logged out of the mobile app and the user is offline, as you need a network connection to log into the app. If the user stays logged into the mobile app, they will be able to use the app offline. It is advised that drivers/users stay logged into the app, or log in before going out of an internet zone, to ensure they can always use offline mode.
Posted on September 29, 2022 by RPRA Communications -
For the purposes of the Blue Box Regulation, a beverage container is a container that:
- Contains a ready-to-drink beverage product,
- “Ready-to-drink” means a beverage packaged by the manufacturer for immediate consumption that does not require any preparation. A ready-to-drink beverage is intended to be consumed as purchased and does not require a dispensing device to be consumed.
- “Beverage” means a consumable liquid for enjoyment or hydration. It does not include an “alcoholic beverage”, or “non-alcoholic beer, wine or spirits” as defined in O. Reg. 391/21.
- Is made from metal, glass, paper or rigid plastic, or any combination of these materials, and
- If a beverage container is made only of flexible plastic, it would be obligated as a Blue Box material but would be reported under the material category “Flexible Plastic” rather than the “Beverage Container” material category. The Blue Box Regulation defines flexible plastic as unmoulded plastic. For more information on reporting of packaging and beverage containers that consist of multiple materials, please see the “Component Threshold Rule” in the Blue Box Verification and Audit Procedure Registry Procedure.
- Is sealed by its manufacturer.
- A cup provided to a consumer in a restaurant filled with fountain pop is not sealed by the manufacturer and is therefore not considered a beverage container. However, the cup (including the lid and straw) would still be obligated as a Blue Box material in the paper and/or plastic material categories.
For greater clarity, the Registrar does not consider the packaging from the following product types to be a beverage container:
- Infant formula
- Meal replacements, nutritional supplements or dietary supplements
- Regulated health products
- Concentrated beverages intended to be mixed or diluted before consumption, such as frozen juices, cocktail mixers, extracts and flavour enhancers
- Liquids that are not intended to be consumed as purchased such as soup, syrups, cream and other beverage additives, whipping cream, buttermilk, broth
- Beverage containers made of flexible plastics such as milk bags (these are still to be reported as flexible plastics)
Milk products and substitutes (e.g., soy beverage, almond beverage, a rigid plastic container of milk, drinkable yogurt) are beverage containers provided they are packaged in a container as defined above.
Posted on August 30, 2022 by Jess Turchet -
A brand supply list is a list of brands of obligated products that a producer supplies to consumers in Ontario. A producer must provide a brand supply list that makes up their supply data annually to RPRA. Each program has different requirements regarding how a producer must submit a brand supply list. For more information, consult the applicable programs’ walkthrough guide or contact RPRA’s Compliance and Registry Team at 1-833-600-0530 or by emailing [email protected].
