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  "url": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe",
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  "title": "Do I owe EPR fees Alberta | Instica",
  "h1": "Do I owe EPR fees Alberta",
  "description": "Under the rules we hold, Alberta has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller.",
  "answer": "Under the rules we hold, Alberta has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller. The size limit on record is CA$1,500,000, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging.",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-04",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-04",
  "dataset": {
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    "licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "licenceLine": "Reuse is allowed under CC-BY-4.0 with credit to Instica and a link to this page."
  },
  "cite": "Instica, “Do I owe EPR fees Alberta”, https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.",
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    {
      "name": "Alberta"
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      "id": "obligated",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#obligated",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.obligated",
      "statement": "Alberta: a packaging EPR obligation applies.",
      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.albertarecycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/0224_EPR-Single%E2%80%91use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws-February-26-2024.pdf",
        "quote": "PPP Producers shall submit an annual report to the Authority no later than June 30th each year.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "level-primary",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#level-primary",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.producer_hierarchy.levels.primary",
      "statement": "Alberta: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller.",
      "value": "brand owner, importer, or seller",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf",
        "quote": "the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
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      }
    },
    {
      "id": "level-secondary",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#level-secondary",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.producer_hierarchy.levels.secondary",
      "statement": "Alberta: for secondary packaging the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller.",
      "value": "brand owner, importer, or seller",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf",
        "quote": "the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "level-shipping",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#level-shipping",
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      "statement": "Alberta: for shipping packaging the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf",
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      "statement": "Alberta: for tertiary (transport) packaging the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller.",
      "value": "brand owner, importer, or seller",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf",
        "quote": "the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,",
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        "status": "verified",
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      "id": "revenue-basis",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#revenue-basis",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.revenue_scope.basis",
      "statement": "Alberta: the revenue test, where one applies, counts revenue earned in the jurisdiction.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "revenue-period",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#revenue-period",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.revenue_scope.period",
      "statement": "Alberta: revenue is measured over the year.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "revenue-currency",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#revenue-currency",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.revenue_scope.currency",
      "statement": "Alberta: revenue limits are stated in CAD.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
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    },
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      "id": "threshold-fee_exempt_revenue",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#threshold-fee_exempt_revenue",
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      "statement": "Alberta: the revenue limit is CA$1,500,000.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "threshold-fee_exempt_revenue-effect",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#threshold-fee_exempt_revenue-effect",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.thresholds[fee_exempt_revenue].effect",
      "statement": "Alberta: at the revenue limit of CA$1,500,000, the producer is exempt below it.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
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      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#threshold-fee_exempt_revenue-logic",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.thresholds[fee_exempt_revenue].logic",
      "statement": "Alberta: the revenue rule reads, in plain words: Exempt from registration and reporting under CAD 1,500,000 Alberta revenue.",
      "value": "Exempt from registration and reporting under CAD 1,500,000 Alberta revenue",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
    {
      "id": "threshold-fee_exempt_revenue-basis",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#threshold-fee_exempt_revenue-basis",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.thresholds[fee_exempt_revenue].basis",
      "statement": "Alberta: the revenue limit is counted as follows: Alberta revenue.",
      "value": "Alberta revenue",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.thresholds[registered_no_fee_tonnage]",
      "statement": "Alberta: the tonnage limit is 9 tonnes.",
      "value": 9,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "less than each of the amounts listed for the following materials: (a) 9 tonnes of paper per calendar year; (b) 2 tonnes of rigid plastic",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage-effect",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage-effect",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.thresholds[registered_no_fee_tonnage].effect",
      "statement": "Alberta: at the tonnage limit of 9 tonnes, a reduced duty applies.",
      "value": "reduced_duty",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "less than each of the amounts listed for the following materials: (a) 9 tonnes of paper per calendar year; (b) 2 tonnes of rigid plastic",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage-logic",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage-logic",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.thresholds[registered_no_fee_tonnage].logic",
      "statement": "Alberta: the tonnage rule reads, in plain words: Above revenue threshold but below each tonnage amount: must register and file, no fee.",
      "value": "Above revenue threshold but below each tonnage amount: must register and file, no fee",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "less than each of the amounts listed for the following materials: (a) 9 tonnes of paper per calendar year; (b) 2 tonnes of rigid plastic",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage-basis",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage-basis",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.thresholds[registered_no_fee_tonnage].basis",
      "statement": "Alberta: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: residential supply per year (9 t paper; 2 t rigid plastic; 2 t flexible plastic; 1 t glass; 1 t metal).",
      "value": "residential supply per year (9 t paper; 2 t rigid plastic; 2 t flexible plastic; 1 t glass; 1 t metal)",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "less than each of the amounts listed for the following materials: (a) 9 tonnes of paper per calendar year; (b) 2 tonnes of rigid plastic",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "exemption-under_revenue",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#exemption-under_revenue",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.exemptions[under_revenue]",
      "statement": "Exemption 1: Producers under CAD 1,500,000 Alberta revenue are exempt.",
      "value": "under_revenue",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "exemption-under_revenue-apply",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#exemption-under_revenue-apply",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.exemptions[under_revenue].must_apply_for",
      "statement": "Alberta: exemption 1 applies without an application.",
      "value": false,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "case-rev_below_fee_exempt_revenue",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#case-rev_below_fee_exempt_revenue",
      "leafPath": "calc.owe[CA-AB:rev-below:fee_exempt_revenue]",
      "statement": "Alberta: for case 1 (Revenue of CA$750,000: below the limit) the engine's result is below threshold.",
      "value": "below_threshold",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "case-rev_at_fee_exempt_revenue",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#case-rev_at_fee_exempt_revenue",
      "leafPath": "calc.owe[CA-AB:rev-at:fee_exempt_revenue]",
      "statement": "Alberta: for case 2 (Revenue of CA$1,500,000: exactly at the limit) the engine's result is obligated.",
      "value": "obligated",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "case-rev_above_fee_exempt_revenue",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#case-rev_above_fee_exempt_revenue",
      "leafPath": "calc.owe[CA-AB:rev-above:fee_exempt_revenue]",
      "statement": "Alberta: for case 3 (Revenue of CA$3,000,000: above the limit) the engine's result is obligated.",
      "value": "obligated",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "case-vol_below_registered_no_fee_tonnage",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#case-vol_below_registered_no_fee_tonnage",
      "leafPath": "calc.owe[CA-AB:vol-below:registered_no_fee_tonnage]",
      "statement": "Alberta: for case 4 (Packaging of 4.5 tonnes: below the limit) the engine's result is more data needed.",
      "value": "needs_data",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "less than each of the amounts listed for the following materials: (a) 9 tonnes of paper per calendar year; (b) 2 tonnes of rigid plastic",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "case-vol_above_registered_no_fee_tonnage",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#case-vol_above_registered_no_fee_tonnage",
      "leafPath": "calc.owe[CA-AB:vol-above:registered_no_fee_tonnage]",
      "statement": "Alberta: for case 5 (Packaging of 18 tonnes: above the limit) the engine's result is more data needed.",
      "value": "needs_data",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "less than each of the amounts listed for the following materials: (a) 9 tonnes of paper per calendar year; (b) 2 tonnes of rigid plastic",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "case-all_above",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#case-all_above",
      "leafPath": "calc.owe[CA-AB:all-above]",
      "statement": "Alberta: for case 6 (Above every limit) the engine's result is obligated.",
      "value": "obligated",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf",
        "quote": "the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "deadline-collection_service_2026",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe#deadline-collection_service_2026",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.deadlines[collection_service_2026]",
      "statement": "Alberta: the other deadline is October 1, 2026.",
      "value": "2026-10-01",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "A PPP Producer must provide, by October 1, 2026, to single-family dwellings in Registered Communities that were not receiving recycling service",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
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  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "answer",
      "heading": null,
      "kind": "answer",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"answer\"></a>\n\nUnder the rules we hold, Alberta has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller. The size limit on record is CA$1,500,000, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging."
    },
    {
      "id": "tool",
      "heading": "Check your own case",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"tool\"></a>\n\n## Check your own case\n\nChoose your role, add your revenue and the packaging you supply, and the checker applies the rules this page describes to your figures. It runs in your browser and stores nothing.\n\nInteractive tool: Do-I-owe checker (works on the web page)\n\nThe Instica free plan covers the threshold check, exemption tracking, the deadline calendar, packaging templates and fee sources, so you can start without paying. [See what the free plan includes](https://app.instica.com/epr/free-plan)"
    },
    {
      "id": "how",
      "heading": "How the checker reaches a result",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"how\"></a>\n\n## How the checker reaches a result\n\nThe checker asks the same questions in the same order for every place, and it stops with a result as soon as a question settles the matter. It never fills a missing answer in for you.\n\n1. Whose brand is on the packaging? If it is another company's brand, you are not the producer for those goods under the roles recorded for Alberta. If you have not said, the checker asks first.\n2. Do you sell into Alberta? A place where you report no sales returns not obligated.\n3. Does a size limit apply? The checker compares your revenue or packaging weight with each limit on record and, where a limit is not met, returns below threshold.\n4. Is an exemption on record for your case? An exemption that is not yet verified is never assumed, and the checker asks for more data instead.\n5. Are related companies counted together? Where the rules add up affiliated companies, their figures are combined before the limits are compared."
    },
    {
      "id": "producer",
      "heading": "Who is the producer in Alberta?",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"producer\"></a>\n\n## Who is the producer in Alberta?\n\nThe first question is whose duty it is. Alberta assigns the duty by packaging level, and the table shows which roles count as the producer at each level.\n\n<a id=\"producer-levels\"></a>**Producer by packaging level in Alberta**\n\n| Packaging level | Producer |\n| --- | --- |\n| other packaging | – |\n| primary (sales) packaging | [brand owner, importer, or seller](#level-primary) |\n| secondary packaging | [brand owner, importer, or seller](#level-secondary) |\n| service packaging | – |\n| shipping packaging | [brand owner, importer, or seller](#level-shipping) |\n| tertiary (transport) packaging | [brand owner, importer, or seller](#level-tertiary) |\n\n- [Alberta: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller.](#level-primary)\n- [Alberta: for secondary packaging the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller.](#level-secondary)\n- [Alberta: for shipping packaging the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller.](#level-shipping)\n- [Alberta: for tertiary (transport) packaging the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller.](#level-tertiary)\n\nFind the row that describes you. Where more than one role appears in a row, the checker asks whose brand is on the product before it gives a result."
    },
    {
      "id": "revenue",
      "heading": "Does revenue matter in Alberta?",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"revenue\"></a>\n\n## Does revenue matter in Alberta?\n\n[Where a revenue limit applies, Alberta counts revenue earned in the jurisdiction.](#revenue-basis) [The revenue figure is taken over the year.](#revenue-period) [Limits are stated in CAD; a figure in another currency is converted with a published rate before it is compared.](#revenue-currency)\n\n> **Not yet published**: how affiliated companies are counted: not yet published. Reason: Affiliate aggregation was not read."
    },
    {
      "id": "thresholds",
      "heading": "Size limits in Alberta",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"thresholds\"></a>\n\n## Size limits in Alberta\n\nSome rules switch the duty on or off by size. These are the limits on record for Alberta, each with what happens when you meet it.\n\n#### <a id=\"threshold-fee_exempt_revenue-heading\"></a>The revenue limit: CA$1,500,000\n\n[Alberta: the revenue limit is CA$1,500,000.](#threshold-fee_exempt_revenue) [Alberta: at the revenue limit of CA$1,500,000, the producer is exempt below it.](#threshold-fee_exempt_revenue-effect) [Alberta: the revenue rule reads, in plain words: Exempt from registration and reporting under CAD 1,500,000 Alberta revenue.](#threshold-fee_exempt_revenue-logic) [Alberta: the revenue limit is counted as follows: Alberta revenue.](#threshold-fee_exempt_revenue-basis)\n\n> has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.\n>\n> Source: files.albertarecycling.ca: EPR Single‑Use Products Packaging and Paper Products Bylaws (https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf), Retrieved: October 7, 2026, Language: en\n\nParaphrase: The source sets the revenue limit at CA$1,500,000.\n\n#### <a id=\"threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage-heading\"></a>The tonnage limit: 9 tonnes\n\n[Alberta: the tonnage limit is 9 tonnes.](#threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage) [Alberta: at the tonnage limit of 9 tonnes, a reduced duty applies.](#threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage-effect) [Alberta: the tonnage rule reads, in plain words: Above revenue threshold but below each tonnage amount: must register and file, no fee.](#threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage-logic) [Alberta: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: residential supply per year (9 t paper; 2 t rigid plastic; 2 t flexible plastic; 1 t glass; 1 t metal).](#threshold-registered_no_fee_tonnage-basis)\n\n> less than each of the amounts listed for the following materials: (a) 9 tonnes of paper per calendar year; (b) 2 tonnes of rigid plastic\n>\n> Source: files.albertarecycling.ca: EPR Single‑Use Products Packaging and Paper Products Bylaws (https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf), Retrieved: October 7, 2026, Language: en\n\nParaphrase: The source sets the tonnage limit at 9 tonnes."
    },
    {
      "id": "exemptions",
      "heading": "Exemptions in Alberta",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"exemptions\"></a>\n\n## Exemptions in Alberta\n\nAn exemption removes the duty for a producer that meets its conditions. Some must be applied for; others apply on their own.\n\n#### <a id=\"exemption-under_revenue-heading\"></a>Exemption 1\n\n[Exemption 1: Producers under CAD 1,500,000 Alberta revenue are exempt.](#exemption-under_revenue) [Alberta: exemption 1 applies without an application.](#exemption-under_revenue-apply)"
    },
    {
      "id": "scope",
      "heading": "What the rules cover in Alberta",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"scope\"></a>\n\n## What the rules cover in Alberta\n\nA duty applies only to the packaging and the sales channels that the rules cover. This is what is on record for Alberta.\n\n> **Not yet published**: which materials and sales channels the rules cover: not yet published. Reason: Marketplace rule summarised from the fact sheet; not re-quoted.\n\n> **Not yet published**: whether the duty can be passed to another party: not yet published. Reason: Transfer rules were not read."
    },
    {
      "id": "cases",
      "heading": "Every case, worked through",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"cases\"></a>\n\n## Every case, worked through\n\nBelow, the same engine that powers the checker is run on a set of standard cases for Alberta. Each case states the input, the result and the next step. The figures are test inputs set at half, equal to and twice each recorded limit, read as of November 4, 2026; they are not rules.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-rev_below_fee_exempt_revenue-heading\"></a>Revenue of CA$750,000: below the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and your revenue is CA$750,000, half the limit of CA$1,500,000. The figure is under the CA$1,500,000 limit, so the engine returns below threshold: the exemption on record applies. [Result: below threshold.](#case-rev_below_fee_exempt_revenue) Next: keep the figures that put you below the limit, and check again as you grow.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-rev_at_fee_exempt_revenue-heading\"></a>Revenue of CA$1,500,000: exactly at the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and your revenue is CA$1,500,000, exactly the limit of CA$1,500,000. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. [Result: obligated.](#case-rev_at_fee_exempt_revenue) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-rev_above_fee_exempt_revenue-heading\"></a>Revenue of CA$3,000,000: above the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and your revenue is CA$3,000,000, twice the limit of CA$1,500,000. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. [Result: obligated.](#case-rev_above_fee_exempt_revenue) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-vol_below_registered_no_fee_tonnage-heading\"></a>Packaging of 4.5 tonnes: below the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and you supply 4.5 tonnes of packaging, half the limit of 9 tonnes. The rules for Alberta set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. [Result: more data needed.](#case-vol_below_registered_no_fee_tonnage) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-vol_above_registered_no_fee_tonnage-heading\"></a>Packaging of 18 tonnes: above the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and you supply 18 tonnes of packaging, twice the limit of 9 tonnes. The rules for Alberta set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. [Result: more data needed.](#case-vol_above_registered_no_fee_tonnage) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-all_above-heading\"></a>Above every limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and every figure is above every limit on record. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. [Result: obligated.](#case-all_above) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace."
    },
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      "id": "after",
      "heading": "If you owe: what happens next",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"after\"></a>\n\n## If you owe: what happens next\n\nIf the result is obligated, these are the steps on record for Alberta. You register, report and pay yourself; Instica prepares the figures and the files.\n\n> **Not yet published**: registration: not yet published. Reason: Registry details not quoted.\n\n> **Not yet published**: the producer responsibility organisation: not yet published. Reason: Producer-organisation wording was not quoted from the ARMA page.\n\n#### Deadlines on record\n\n- [Alberta: the other deadline is October 1, 2026.](#deadline-collection_service_2026)"
    },
    {
      "id": "faq",
      "heading": "Frequently asked questions",
      "kind": "faq",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"faq\"></a>\n\n## Frequently asked questions\n\n### <a id=\"faq-owe\"></a>Do I owe packaging EPR in Alberta?\n\nUnder the rules we hold, Alberta has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller. The size limit on record is CA$1,500,000, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-producer\"></a>Who is the producer in Alberta?\n\nAt the primary packaging level the producer is the brand owner, importer, or seller. The table above lists the other levels.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-limit\"></a>Is there a size limit in Alberta?\n\nYes. The limit on record is CA$1,500,000; below it the rules treat you differently, as the cases above show.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-organisation\"></a>Do I have to join a producer responsibility organisation in Alberta?\n\nWhether membership is required has not yet been published for Alberta.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-register\"></a>Will Instica register or file for me in Alberta?\n\nNo. Instica measures, estimates and prepares your figures and files. You register, sign and submit each filing yourself, and Instica never stores portal credentials.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-legal\"></a>Is this legal advice?\n\nNo. This page is information about published rules and an estimate from them, not legal advice. Check the sources named beside each figure before you act."
    },
    {
      "id": "estimate",
      "heading": "How to read these figures",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"estimate\"></a>\n\n## How to read these figures\n\n> **Estimate**: The figures on this page are estimates we prepare from the published sources listed below. Instica measures your packaging and prepares the numbers; you check them, sign and submit to the regulator or scheme yourself. We never submit for you and never store regulator-portal credentials.\n\nEvery figure in the app carries a data-quality label: measured, supplier, estimated or declared. [How we measure and label figures](https://instica.com/epr/methodology). This page is information, not legal advice."
    },
    {
      "id": "review",
      "heading": null,
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"review\"></a>\n\n[Our reviewers](https://instica.com/epr/reviewers)."
    }
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      "url": "https://www.albertarecycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/0224_EPR-Single%E2%80%91use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws-February-26-2024.pdf",
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      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "PPP Producers shall submit an annual report to the Authority no later than June 30th each year.",
      "quoteLang": "en"
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    {
      "url": "https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,",
      "quoteLang": "en"
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      "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
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      "quote": "has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.",
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      "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
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      "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "less than each of the amounts listed for the following materials: (a) 9 tonnes of paper per calendar year; (b) 2 tonnes of rigid plastic",
      "quoteLang": "en"
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    {
      "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
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      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "A PPP Producer must provide, by October 1, 2026, to single-family dwellings in Registered Communities that were not receiving recycling service",
      "quoteLang": "en"
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